Hossam Aly
@astrohoss.bsky.social
Astrophysics postdoc, currently at TU Delft🇳🇱. Planet Formation, Accretion Discs (especially misaligned and warped ones), Dust Evolution, Computational Astrophysics. Formerly Leicester🇬🇧, Milan🇮🇹, Lyon🇫🇷, and Heidelberg🇩🇪. Originally from 🇪🇬
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He is not wrong. The best I could do while head of school was the prophylactic offering of trying to protect my staff from the worst of it, to preserve a bubble of academic environment.
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
He is not wrong. The best I could do while head of school was the prophylactic offering of trying to protect my staff from the worst of it, to preserve a bubble of academic environment.
Potentially the reason why Peter Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to US a few months ago? Apparently he advised Epstein to stay away from ex-prince Andrew, which Epstein appreciated. Both joking/hoping Trump will be in WH, 2 days before the 2016 elections
![From: Peter Mandelson_____________________
Sent: 11/6/2016 8:36:05 PM
To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Subject: Re:
Importance: High
Of course, donald in WH. Will he get there ?
Yes, without Andrew it would not have gone nuclear. Did you advise me to stay with R ? Such a handful but loyal and never
embarrassing.
From: "jeffrey E."
Date: Sunday, 6 November 2016 at 20:32
To: Peter Mandelson
Subject: Re:
trump/ and having agreat deal of fun. in hindsight. you were right about staying away from andrew. I was right in your
staying with rinaldo
On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Peter Mandelson ________________________________________> wrote:
What's the donald white house ? And how are you ?
From: "jeffrey E."
Date: Sunday, 6 November 2016 at 19:42
To: Peter Mandelson
Subject: Re:
in the donald white house
On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 8:41 PM, Peter Mandelson > wrote:
Just. I have decided to extend my life by spending more of it in the US
From: "jeffrey E."
Date: Sunday, 6 November 2016 at 19:15
To: Peter Mandelson <
Subject:
63 years old. . you made it](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:znhcl6jmnuidrsc4lg54hq6j/bafkreifndop7cvjplxa4ge7rgj2jp35giwmu462jnwslbtzyiv4g4cdifq@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Potentially the reason why Peter Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to US a few months ago? Apparently he advised Epstein to stay away from ex-prince Andrew, which Epstein appreciated. Both joking/hoping Trump will be in WH, 2 days before the 2016 elections
Looking forward to him losing a few more titles but never facing justice in court :/
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Looking forward to him losing a few more titles but never facing justice in court :/
What a disgusting human being!
“I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did.. and I am therefore content.. no matter what..:)“
— Lawrence Krauss
🧪⚛️
— Lawrence Krauss
🧪⚛️
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
What a disgusting human being!
Basbousaius
(Yes I'm back home for a couple of weeks)
(Yes I'm back home for a couple of weeks)
Your Roman name is the last thing you ate with 'ius' added at the end.
I'm Pizzaius. 😅
Who are you? 🤔
I'm Pizzaius. 😅
Who are you? 🤔
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Basbousaius
(Yes I'm back home for a couple of weeks)
(Yes I'm back home for a couple of weeks)
To be fair to history, the celebrated "McCain moment" was also incredibly racist. When a supporter told him she can't trust Obama because he's an Arab, he said no ma'am he's a decent person, he's not an Arab
Q: Why didn't you have a "John McCain moment" in response to the interviewer's Islamophobic comments about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ?
Cuomo: If it had been a supporter I would have done what McCain did, but obviously since it was a *radio commentator* I laughed along and joined in the fun, duh
Cuomo: If it had been a supporter I would have done what McCain did, but obviously since it was a *radio commentator* I laughed along and joined in the fun, duh
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
To be fair to history, the celebrated "McCain moment" was also incredibly racist. When a supporter told him she can't trust Obama because he's an Arab, he said no ma'am he's a decent person, he's not an Arab
Out of curiosity, has Trump ever called a white person "low IQ"? Even among the he hates?
Trump: "They have Jasmine Crockett -- a low IQ person. AOC is low IQ. Have her pass the exams I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. They're cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump. The first couple questions are easy -- a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe ... "
October 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Out of curiosity, has Trump ever called a white person "low IQ"? Even among the he hates?
This shit keeps following me whenever I move to a different country I feel like I might be the problem
Right-wing narratives about immigration have made inroads in the Netherlands.
Dutch voters hit polls as immigration fears propel far right towards power
Right-wing narratives about immigration have made inroads in the Netherlands.
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This shit keeps following me whenever I move to a different country I feel like I might be the problem
Your yearly reminder that university rankings are less than useless
October 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Your yearly reminder that university rankings are less than useless
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It might've been missed in the coverage today, but one of the recipients of today's Nobel prize, Omar Yaghi, is the first Palestinian to win the chemistry award.
Omar's family comes from a village which, like 100s of Palestinian villages, stopped existing after 1948
Omar's family comes from a village which, like 100s of Palestinian villages, stopped existing after 1948
October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It might've been missed in the coverage today, but one of the recipients of today's Nobel prize, Omar Yaghi, is the first Palestinian to win the chemistry award.
Omar's family comes from a village which, like 100s of Palestinian villages, stopped existing after 1948
Omar's family comes from a village which, like 100s of Palestinian villages, stopped existing after 1948
It might've been missed in the coverage today, but one of the recipients of today's Nobel prize, Omar Yaghi, is the first Palestinian to win the chemistry award.
Omar's family comes from a village which, like 100s of Palestinian villages, stopped existing after 1948
Omar's family comes from a village which, like 100s of Palestinian villages, stopped existing after 1948
October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It might've been missed in the coverage today, but one of the recipients of today's Nobel prize, Omar Yaghi, is the first Palestinian to win the chemistry award.
Omar's family comes from a village which, like 100s of Palestinian villages, stopped existing after 1948
Omar's family comes from a village which, like 100s of Palestinian villages, stopped existing after 1948
Very nice 🛢 As a kid we learned that Egyptian cotton is a thing. But I would've never thought that this is a direct consequence of the American civil war!
Also relevant to note that British occupation of Egypt started about 20 years after that point
Also relevant to note that British occupation of Egypt started about 20 years after that point
US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
October 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Very nice 🛢 As a kid we learned that Egyptian cotton is a thing. But I would've never thought that this is a direct consequence of the American civil war!
Also relevant to note that British occupation of Egypt started about 20 years after that point
Also relevant to note that British occupation of Egypt started about 20 years after that point
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
September 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
"Instead, Trump went for the cheap shot: telling women, without good evidence, to simply put up with the pain."
September 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Instead, Trump went for the cheap shot: telling women, without good evidence, to simply put up with the pain."
Anyone who missed Qaddafi's performance at the UN would rejoice
Trump's brain is now incoherently flitting from topic to topic as the UN sits listening him to complete silence
September 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Anyone who missed Qaddafi's performance at the UN would rejoice
Better (75 years) late than never!
Israel always retaliates by punishing Palestinians, this time it might be by annexing the West Bank
www.bbc.com/news/live/cp...
Israel always retaliates by punishing Palestinians, this time it might be by annexing the West Bank
www.bbc.com/news/live/cp...
UK, Canada and Australia announce formal recognition of Palestinian state - live updates
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu previously said the move
www.bbc.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Better (75 years) late than never!
Israel always retaliates by punishing Palestinians, this time it might be by annexing the West Bank
www.bbc.com/news/live/cp...
Israel always retaliates by punishing Palestinians, this time it might be by annexing the West Bank
www.bbc.com/news/live/cp...
This is a strong letter that does not mince words! As a member of the Dutch scientific community I support this statement
As a member of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts & Sciences (KNAW) I support our statement on the war in Gaza.
www.knaw.nl/en/news/stat...
www.knaw.nl/en/news/stat...
Statement by the KNAW Board on the situation in Gaza - KNAW
The KNAW Board calls on the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science to actively press for suspension of Israel’s participation in the EU’s Horizon Europe programme for scientific and scholarl...
www.knaw.nl
September 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is a strong letter that does not mince words! As a member of the Dutch scientific community I support this statement
This is rather chilling account.
These people are going to go back to their countries after their 'adventure' ends, and likely face no prosecution for their crimes. As their home countries continue to enable, and deny, the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
These people are going to go back to their countries after their 'adventure' ends, and likely face no prosecution for their crimes. As their home countries continue to enable, and deny, the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich
Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civilians
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is rather chilling account.
These people are going to go back to their countries after their 'adventure' ends, and likely face no prosecution for their crimes. As their home countries continue to enable, and deny, the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
These people are going to go back to their countries after their 'adventure' ends, and likely face no prosecution for their crimes. As their home countries continue to enable, and deny, the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Qatar just suspended all mediation efforts. I suspect Turkey and Egypt may follow, as they both recently hosted Hamas negotiators for mediation talks. There's simply no reason to think Israel respects anyone's sovereignty, or adhere to any international norms
It's important to stress that Qatar is a major US ally, hosting the largest US military base in ME. It's also hosting Hamas leadership *at the request* of the US for ceasefire negotiations.
Hard to overstate how much this changes things in ME
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
Hard to overstate how much this changes things in ME
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
Israel says it carried out a strike on Hamas' main political office in Qatar
The Israeli military says it has carried out an airstrike on Hamas political headquarters in Qatar. Television footage from Doha showed a huge cloud of gray smoke rising over the area of Doha where th...
www.npr.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Qatar just suspended all mediation efforts. I suspect Turkey and Egypt may follow, as they both recently hosted Hamas negotiators for mediation talks. There's simply no reason to think Israel respects anyone's sovereignty, or adhere to any international norms
It's important to stress that Qatar is a major US ally, hosting the largest US military base in ME. It's also hosting Hamas leadership *at the request* of the US for ceasefire negotiations.
Hard to overstate how much this changes things in ME
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
Hard to overstate how much this changes things in ME
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
Israel says it carried out a strike on Hamas' main political office in Qatar
The Israeli military says it has carried out an airstrike on Hamas political headquarters in Qatar. Television footage from Doha showed a huge cloud of gray smoke rising over the area of Doha where th...
www.npr.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's important to stress that Qatar is a major US ally, hosting the largest US military base in ME. It's also hosting Hamas leadership *at the request* of the US for ceasefire negotiations.
Hard to overstate how much this changes things in ME
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
Hard to overstate how much this changes things in ME
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
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In 1988, UNGA convened in Geneva instead of New York to hear PLO leader Yasser Arafat after the US refused to grant him a visa.
If the US refuses to change course, UNGA should consider doing the same once more-- not out of love for the PA or PLO, but out of respect for international law.
If the US refuses to change course, UNGA should consider doing the same once more-- not out of love for the PA or PLO, but out of respect for international law.
US to revoke visas for PLO and PA members ahead of UN General Assembly 2025 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-says-it-will-deny-plo-and-pa-members-visas-un-general-assembly
US to revoke visas for PLO and PA members ahead of UN General Assembly 2025
Several countries are expected to recognise the state of Palestine at United Nations General Assembly in September in New York City
www.middleeasteye.net
August 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In 1988, UNGA convened in Geneva instead of New York to hear PLO leader Yasser Arafat after the US refused to grant him a visa.
If the US refuses to change course, UNGA should consider doing the same once more-- not out of love for the PA or PLO, but out of respect for international law.
If the US refuses to change course, UNGA should consider doing the same once more-- not out of love for the PA or PLO, but out of respect for international law.
Risking the very idea behind the UN charter, and sacrificing your responsibility as a host, just to prevent any chance of Palestinian statehood, in the middle of a Palestinian genocide!
This devotion to settler colonialism at the expense of international law is really beyond bizarre
This devotion to settler colonialism at the expense of international law is really beyond bizarre
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that he would not issue visas to Palestinian officials to prevent them from attending the annual UN General Assembly in New York next month.
Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York
The United States generally allows foreign officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly. The administration’s move comes amid a new push for Palestinian statehood.
nyti.ms
August 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Risking the very idea behind the UN charter, and sacrificing your responsibility as a host, just to prevent any chance of Palestinian statehood, in the middle of a Palestinian genocide!
This devotion to settler colonialism at the expense of international law is really beyond bizarre
This devotion to settler colonialism at the expense of international law is really beyond bizarre
I've honestly been pondering this question for a long time
What is the red line for European governments, in terms of Israeli policy in Gaza - the red line after which they would stop treating Israel as misbehaving ally, "a democratic country exercising self defence"?
If mass starvation and annihilation of entire cities don't cut it, I'm really not sure.
If mass starvation and annihilation of entire cities don't cut it, I'm really not sure.
August 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I've honestly been pondering this question for a long time
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In just three days, the IDG destroyed 10,000 olive trees in Al Mughayyir village, in the occupied West Bank.
Some of the trees were over 500 years-old.
Art by Silman Mansour
Some of the trees were over 500 years-old.
Art by Silman Mansour
August 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
In just three days, the IDG destroyed 10,000 olive trees in Al Mughayyir village, in the occupied West Bank.
Some of the trees were over 500 years-old.
Art by Silman Mansour
Some of the trees were over 500 years-old.
Art by Silman Mansour
Reposted by Hossam Aly
Jupiter and Saturn being in front of the moon would kill everyone, tbf
August 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Jupiter and Saturn being in front of the moon would kill everyone, tbf