David Aronstein
@airinshtyne.bsky.social
Professional photophile. Easily bribed with macadamia nuts.
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Every 4th of July, I take the time to read "What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July." Let us begin:
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
(1852) Frederick Douglass, "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July"
Explore the speech "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July" delivered by Frederick Douglass in 1852, including full text and historical context.
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July 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Every 4th of July, I take the time to read "What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July." Let us begin:
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
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Starting my own merch line from a conversation that came up in therapy.
May 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Starting my own merch line from a conversation that came up in therapy.
@drskyskull.bsky.social I got my Tuvan throat singing on tonight and thought of you. youtu.be/HO39qZK1NNY
Kaa-Khem
YouTube video by Yat-Kha - Topic
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May 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
@drskyskull.bsky.social I got my Tuvan throat singing on tonight and thought of you. youtu.be/HO39qZK1NNY
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Great overview of some of the important space work taking place at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), where JWST 🔭 was integrated, and where the Roman Space Telescope is taking shape right now www.washingtonian.com/2025/01/30/i...
Inside the NASA Center in Maryland Helping Us Explore Space
A pioneering hub of space science and exploration, Goddard Space Flight Center, is in charge of designing, building, and testing many spacecrafts.
www.washingtonian.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Great overview of some of the important space work taking place at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), where JWST 🔭 was integrated, and where the Roman Space Telescope is taking shape right now www.washingtonian.com/2025/01/30/i...
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I say we beat the shit out of 2025 as soon as it shows up, just as a message to any potential future years
December 31, 2024 at 5:17 AM
I say we beat the shit out of 2025 as soon as it shows up, just as a message to any potential future years
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Why did we collectively decide on "submarine sandwich" when "bread zeppelin" was right there? We could have even called the toasted ones Hindenburgers! (Only the best flame-grilled beef of course)
May 19, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Why did we collectively decide on "submarine sandwich" when "bread zeppelin" was right there? We could have even called the toasted ones Hindenburgers! (Only the best flame-grilled beef of course)
@drskyskull.bsky.social interesting article but sharing because PARTHENOGENESIS! www.businessinsider.com/forty-six-th...
November 18, 2023 at 8:18 PM
@drskyskull.bsky.social interesting article but sharing because PARTHENOGENESIS! www.businessinsider.com/forty-six-th...
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A truly dedicated #physics teacher: Anne L’Huillier continuing her lecture today (appropriately, in the Rydberg lecture hall at Lund University) after* being notified she had won the Nobel Prize in Physics - but before the official announcement had been made! #ITeachPhysics #NobelPrize
October 3, 2023 at 7:04 PM
A truly dedicated #physics teacher: Anne L’Huillier continuing her lecture today (appropriately, in the Rydberg lecture hall at Lund University) after* being notified she had won the Nobel Prize in Physics - but before the official announcement had been made! #ITeachPhysics #NobelPrize