Tommy Owens
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Democrats once again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory just days after the country provided an overwhelming vote of confidence.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Democrats once again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory just days after the country provided an overwhelming vote of confidence.
This sent me to Google. I've never seen one before. Nice moire on the dorsal fin.
Caristiidae (manefish) from @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 571 part 5 #mappinggalapagosvents #MarineLife
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This sent me to Google. I've never seen one before. Nice moire on the dorsal fin.
So, about that sink in the Southern Ocean...
We underestimated Southern Ocean outgassing by 40% around Antarctica >40°S
"Substantially underestimated winter CO2 sources of the Southern Ocean"; www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Substantially underestimated winter CO2 sources of the Southern Ocean"; www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
So, about that sink in the Southern Ocean...
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Just want to point out on the video RFK JR ran the second the event started.
So the best we can say, making an assumption based on his initial velocity and likelihood of a distance needed to stop and catch one's breath, is that he stood some several hundred yards away from the moment of crisis.
So the best we can say, making an assumption based on his initial velocity and likelihood of a distance needed to stop and catch one's breath, is that he stood some several hundred yards away from the moment of crisis.
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just want to point out on the video RFK JR ran the second the event started.
So the best we can say, making an assumption based on his initial velocity and likelihood of a distance needed to stop and catch one's breath, is that he stood some several hundred yards away from the moment of crisis.
So the best we can say, making an assumption based on his initial velocity and likelihood of a distance needed to stop and catch one's breath, is that he stood some several hundred yards away from the moment of crisis.
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If I only I had written a scene where a “macho” officer on the witness stand is sobbing while describing the trauma of having the flat side of a hoagie - thrown from 2 feet away - hit him in his bulletproof protected chest.
I mean, that’s comedy gold right there.
I mean, that’s comedy gold right there.
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If I only I had written a scene where a “macho” officer on the witness stand is sobbing while describing the trauma of having the flat side of a hoagie - thrown from 2 feet away - hit him in his bulletproof protected chest.
I mean, that’s comedy gold right there.
I mean, that’s comedy gold right there.
The joint is jumpin'
A swingin’ seafloor hotspot! 🎶
This #Ecosde2Cañones footage fr the Patagonian shelf break is an excellent example of collective foraging behavior. Fish & other creatures navigate deep-sea currents to access an area rich w/nutrients — these vital energy hubs at the interface of shelf & open Ocean.
This #Ecosde2Cañones footage fr the Patagonian shelf break is an excellent example of collective foraging behavior. Fish & other creatures navigate deep-sea currents to access an area rich w/nutrients — these vital energy hubs at the interface of shelf & open Ocean.
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The joint is jumpin'
MAY BE? They are!
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
MAY BE? They are!
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
Ever wonder why they call them gargoyles?
Ever wonder why they call them gargoyles?
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
Ever wonder why they call them gargoyles?
Ever wonder why they call them gargoyles?
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
This just landed in my feed on YouTube.
My first thought was "I wonder if you know about this?"
20 seconds later I had my answer...
This just landed in my feed on YouTube.
My first thought was "I wonder if you know about this?"
20 seconds later I had my answer...
Why Gars Deserve a Week of Their Own | Great Lakes Now
YouTube video by Great Lakes Now
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
This just landed in my feed on YouTube.
My first thought was "I wonder if you know about this?"
20 seconds later I had my answer...
This just landed in my feed on YouTube.
My first thought was "I wonder if you know about this?"
20 seconds later I had my answer...
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A trio of monster active regions have rotated into view over the Sun’s eastern horizon. Whilst the front of the Sun has been quiet for a while, these regions were producing significant activity on the Sun’s backside. They will rotate to face Earth later this week. #spaceweather
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A trio of monster active regions have rotated into view over the Sun’s eastern horizon. Whilst the front of the Sun has been quiet for a while, these regions were producing significant activity on the Sun’s backside. They will rotate to face Earth later this week. #spaceweather
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There are so very, very many things that irk me in the Jurassic movies (80% due to script writers, 19% directors). One consistent flaw is herbivore = not dangerous.
Maybe, for starters, take the scriptwriters on a playdate with some wild rhinos.
Maybe, for starters, take the scriptwriters on a playdate with some wild rhinos.
November 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
There are so very, very many things that irk me in the Jurassic movies (80% due to script writers, 19% directors). One consistent flaw is herbivore = not dangerous.
Maybe, for starters, take the scriptwriters on a playdate with some wild rhinos.
Maybe, for starters, take the scriptwriters on a playdate with some wild rhinos.
Wow!
Earth, 13 minutes ago as seen from Space 🌍
This must have been taken over Washington DC
This must have been taken over Washington DC
October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Wow!
This quote from the article sums up the situation at GSFC:
"I feel like the people I work with, myself included, have just been demoralized, exhausted, terrified, frustrated and angry, for months and months on end with no pause whatsoever."
"I feel like the people I work with, myself included, have just been demoralized, exhausted, terrified, frustrated and angry, for months and months on end with no pause whatsoever."
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This quote from the article sums up the situation at GSFC:
"I feel like the people I work with, myself included, have just been demoralized, exhausted, terrified, frustrated and angry, for months and months on end with no pause whatsoever."
"I feel like the people I work with, myself included, have just been demoralized, exhausted, terrified, frustrated and angry, for months and months on end with no pause whatsoever."
Thought one of my oaks fell earlier. Turns out it was an earthquake. It's always something 🌎
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Thought one of my oaks fell earlier. Turns out it was an earthquake. It's always something 🌎
The golden hour 🌅. So a mast year for Holly?
Looks like my holly, jolly Christmas will be a lot more hollier this year.
I took these during the last few minutes of daylight, which washed out the greens a bit.
🌱📷📸
I took these during the last few minutes of daylight, which washed out the greens a bit.
🌱📷📸
October 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The golden hour 🌅. So a mast year for Holly?
Hurricane Melissa is undergoing rapid intensification and is likely to reach Cat 5 strength as she slowly closes in on Jamaica and Haiti. Not a good scenario.
October 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Hurricane Melissa is undergoing rapid intensification and is likely to reach Cat 5 strength as she slowly closes in on Jamaica and Haiti. Not a good scenario.
Had a great radio contact, this morning, with Flight Engineer Mike Fincke (KE5AIT) aboard the ISS. The students from Larissa, Greece were able to ask the astronaut all twenty of their planned questions. #ARISS #NASA #ISS
An absolutely incredible image of the International Space Station taken by a *satellite* also in orbit by heospace.com & blacksky.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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You heard the man…
One of the reviews for this book of mine called it "a great short story, that for its full impact needs to be read during the last week of October." So, uh, now's your chance, I guess. It's $0.99 on Kindle. Read the preview and see what you think. a.co/d/0PdsqPn
Vespasian Moon's Fabulous Autumn Carnival: A Long Short Story
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October 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
You heard the man…
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Excited to share our new paper out today in Science led by Patrizia Ziveri and the BIOCAL Working Group!
With @willerstorfi.bsky.social, @nanophyto.bsky.social, @tdegaridel.bsky.social and many colleagues!
@climatecerege.bsky.social
@icta-uab.bsky.social
🔗 science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq8520
With @willerstorfi.bsky.social, @nanophyto.bsky.social, @tdegaridel.bsky.social and many colleagues!
@climatecerege.bsky.social
@icta-uab.bsky.social
🔗 science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq8520
Calcifying plankton: From biomineralization to global change
The cycling of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the ocean is closely linked to seawater alkalinity and the regulation of atmospheric CO2. In the modern pelagic ocean, almost all CaCO3 is produced by three...
science.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Excited to share our new paper out today in Science led by Patrizia Ziveri and the BIOCAL Working Group!
With @willerstorfi.bsky.social, @nanophyto.bsky.social, @tdegaridel.bsky.social and many colleagues!
@climatecerege.bsky.social
@icta-uab.bsky.social
🔗 science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq8520
With @willerstorfi.bsky.social, @nanophyto.bsky.social, @tdegaridel.bsky.social and many colleagues!
@climatecerege.bsky.social
@icta-uab.bsky.social
🔗 science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq8520
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1500 BCE
👽: We come from the stars with advanced technology.
🙋🏻♂️: To eradicate our diseases?
🙋♀️: To wipe out hunger?
🙋: To share your technology?
👽: Er, nooo. But what we can do is cut giant bricks for pyramids with remarkable precision.
👽: That and install Anderson replacement windows.
👽: We come from the stars with advanced technology.
🙋🏻♂️: To eradicate our diseases?
🙋♀️: To wipe out hunger?
🙋: To share your technology?
👽: Er, nooo. But what we can do is cut giant bricks for pyramids with remarkable precision.
👽: That and install Anderson replacement windows.
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
1500 BCE
👽: We come from the stars with advanced technology.
🙋🏻♂️: To eradicate our diseases?
🙋♀️: To wipe out hunger?
🙋: To share your technology?
👽: Er, nooo. But what we can do is cut giant bricks for pyramids with remarkable precision.
👽: That and install Anderson replacement windows.
👽: We come from the stars with advanced technology.
🙋🏻♂️: To eradicate our diseases?
🙋♀️: To wipe out hunger?
🙋: To share your technology?
👽: Er, nooo. But what we can do is cut giant bricks for pyramids with remarkable precision.
👽: That and install Anderson replacement windows.
Practice with the students and faculty went well this morning. Looking forward to the ISS contact on Friday morning.
Contact upcoming with Greece!
18th Primary School of Larissa will talk live via ham radio with Mike Fincke on the ISS.
Scheduled Fri. 24-Oct at 08:04 UTC | 4:04 AM ET | 11:04 AM EEST via K6DUE telebridge.
Listen live on 145.800 MHz in eastern US or watch on YouTube.
18th Primary School of Larissa will talk live via ham radio with Mike Fincke on the ISS.
Scheduled Fri. 24-Oct at 08:04 UTC | 4:04 AM ET | 11:04 AM EEST via K6DUE telebridge.
Listen live on 145.800 MHz in eastern US or watch on YouTube.
October 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Practice with the students and faculty went well this morning. Looking forward to the ISS contact on Friday morning.
Tried to join a Teams meeting.
It's a new phone, so Teams was not set up.
I install it, supply userid and passwd -- MS sends a 2FA code to my Outlook app.
Outlook was also not yet set up.
I install it, supply userid and passwd -- MS sends a TFA code to my Outlook app.
Checkmate Microsoft
It's a new phone, so Teams was not set up.
I install it, supply userid and passwd -- MS sends a 2FA code to my Outlook app.
Outlook was also not yet set up.
I install it, supply userid and passwd -- MS sends a TFA code to my Outlook app.
Checkmate Microsoft
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Tried to join a Teams meeting.
It's a new phone, so Teams was not set up.
I install it, supply userid and passwd -- MS sends a 2FA code to my Outlook app.
Outlook was also not yet set up.
I install it, supply userid and passwd -- MS sends a TFA code to my Outlook app.
Checkmate Microsoft
It's a new phone, so Teams was not set up.
I install it, supply userid and passwd -- MS sends a 2FA code to my Outlook app.
Outlook was also not yet set up.
I install it, supply userid and passwd -- MS sends a TFA code to my Outlook app.
Checkmate Microsoft
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This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary.
This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...
This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...
Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary.
This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...
This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...