PlasmaNerd
@plasmanerd.bsky.social
A Space Weather/Heliophysics researcher, enjoying the scientific nomadic life, and always hunting for more Aurora experiences.
I believe this is the movie that really cemented the idea of the Mad Scientist.
February 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I believe this is the movie that really cemented the idea of the Mad Scientist.
It may be cold outside, but at least it has meant that I get to have some nice pics of the birds on our deck.
#Leica #Birds #Bird #Chickadee #Photography
#Leica #Birds #Bird #Chickadee #Photography
February 1, 2026 at 1:50 PM
It may be cold outside, but at least it has meant that I get to have some nice pics of the birds on our deck.
#Leica #Birds #Bird #Chickadee #Photography
#Leica #Birds #Bird #Chickadee #Photography
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗦𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
The American right loves to preach self-reliance: "Get a job." "Don’t expect handouts." "The government should stop coddling people." But strangely, this moral crusade against dependency stops short when it comes to corporations.
The American right loves to preach self-reliance: "Get a job." "Don’t expect handouts." "The government should stop coddling people." But strangely, this moral crusade against dependency stops short when it comes to corporations.
If Corporations Are People, Then America Is a Socialist State — For Them.
They get the welfare. They get the write-offs. They get the bailouts. And the workers? They get the boot. Enough is enough - read to learn how to flip the script.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:20 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗦𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
The American right loves to preach self-reliance: "Get a job." "Don’t expect handouts." "The government should stop coddling people." But strangely, this moral crusade against dependency stops short when it comes to corporations.
The American right loves to preach self-reliance: "Get a job." "Don’t expect handouts." "The government should stop coddling people." But strangely, this moral crusade against dependency stops short when it comes to corporations.
All fossil from now on must be shown with googly eyes.
Happy #FossilFriday from this stupid Xiphactinus that I found last April! She is fresh out od prep and just as ugly as I imagined she would be.
January 31, 2026 at 11:43 PM
All fossil from now on must be shown with googly eyes.
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New way of dealing with the world. Listen to the news while taking photos of #birds
#photography #bird #Leica #BlueBird
#photography #bird #Leica #BlueBird
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
New way of dealing with the world. Listen to the news while taking photos of #birds
#photography #bird #Leica #BlueBird
#photography #bird #Leica #BlueBird
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Today, we remember all the victims murdered during the Holocaust, and we stand with those who survived.
We also mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
This dark memory must be passed to future generations.
Never again.
We also mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
This dark memory must be passed to future generations.
Never again.
January 27, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Today, we remember all the victims murdered during the Holocaust, and we stand with those who survived.
We also mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
This dark memory must be passed to future generations.
Never again.
We also mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
This dark memory must be passed to future generations.
Never again.
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More than 10,000 STEM PhD's have left or been fired from the federal workforce since Trump took office again.
NSF, EPA, DOE and USFS hardest hit.
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF, EPA, DOE and USFS hardest hit.
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
More than 10,000 STEM PhD's have left or been fired from the federal workforce since Trump took office again.
NSF, EPA, DOE and USFS hardest hit.
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF, EPA, DOE and USFS hardest hit.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Lunch time with the birdies today. They were quite adorable.
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Lunch time with the birdies today. They were quite adorable.
This is terrifying. Good regulation and policy come from good science, analysis, and expert advice backed by data. It is specific, not approximate.
NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This is terrifying. Good regulation and policy come from good science, analysis, and expert advice backed by data. It is specific, not approximate.
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Do you know of a recent PhD thesis in astronomy or geophysics that should be recognised?
The nomination deadline for the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social thesis prizes is Friday 31 January!
#astronomy #geophysics #PhD #thesis
The nomination deadline for the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social thesis prizes is Friday 31 January!
#astronomy #geophysics #PhD #thesis
Time is running out to submit nominations for this year's RAS Thesis Prizes ⏳⏰
Each year the RAS recognises the best PhD theses in astronomy and geophysics completed in the UK, with three prizes up for grabs.
For info and to nominate now, visit: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Each year the RAS recognises the best PhD theses in astronomy and geophysics completed in the UK, with three prizes up for grabs.
For info and to nominate now, visit: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
January 26, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Do you know of a recent PhD thesis in astronomy or geophysics that should be recognised?
The nomination deadline for the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social thesis prizes is Friday 31 January!
#astronomy #geophysics #PhD #thesis
The nomination deadline for the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social thesis prizes is Friday 31 January!
#astronomy #geophysics #PhD #thesis
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This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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Walz: "We're no longer having a political debate. We're having a moral debate."
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Walz: "We're no longer having a political debate. We're having a moral debate."
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There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
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It's showing a positive effect.
Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution
When California neighborhoods increased their number of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) between 2019 and 2023, they also experienced a reduction in air pollution. For every 200 vehicles added, nitrogen ...
phys.org
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 AM
It's showing a positive effect.
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Minnesota, you are loved.
January 25, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Minnesota, you are loved.
Fruit by the foot...
January 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Fruit by the foot...
Minneapolis has always been home to immigrants. It does not have a perfect past, but one of the best things was the global community. Scandinavians, Irish, Russian, Jews, Hmong, Somalis, Ethiopians, & many more have come finding community & a future in, making it one of the best cities in the world.
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Minneapolis has always been home to immigrants. It does not have a perfect past, but one of the best things was the global community. Scandinavians, Irish, Russian, Jews, Hmong, Somalis, Ethiopians, & many more have come finding community & a future in, making it one of the best cities in the world.
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
Minneapolis is where I spent a good chunk of my early life. I lived in the Ceder Riverside neighborhood. We took part in the winter carnival, the milk carton boat races & more. My heart is breaking and I wish I could be there in person to support the community that supported me and made me who I am.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Minneapolis is where I spent a good chunk of my early life. I lived in the Ceder Riverside neighborhood. We took part in the winter carnival, the milk carton boat races & more. My heart is breaking and I wish I could be there in person to support the community that supported me and made me who I am.
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...
January 23, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...