Bruin Davenhill
@bruindavenhill.bsky.social
Mainly here for science, history, humor, and language. *Trying* to avoid politics.
Will block chats.
Will block chats.
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#Trump #MAGA #Project2025 #TheFourthReich #BadFaith #Dominionism archive.is/v8ohF
Why Authoritarians Attack Universities First:
A Yale professor and expert on fascism talks about why he’s leaving the United States under Trump.
⏬ Bluesky 'bite-sized' article thread (9 min) with added links 📖🍿🔊
Why Authoritarians Attack Universities First:
A Yale professor and expert on fascism talks about why he’s leaving the United States under Trump.
⏬ Bluesky 'bite-sized' article thread (9 min) with added links 📖🍿🔊
Why Authoritarians Attack Universities First
A Yale professor and expert on fascism talks about why he’s leaving the United States under Trump.
foreignpolicy.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#Trump #MAGA #Project2025 #TheFourthReich #BadFaith #Dominionism archive.is/v8ohF
Why Authoritarians Attack Universities First:
A Yale professor and expert on fascism talks about why he’s leaving the United States under Trump.
⏬ Bluesky 'bite-sized' article thread (9 min) with added links 📖🍿🔊
Why Authoritarians Attack Universities First:
A Yale professor and expert on fascism talks about why he’s leaving the United States under Trump.
⏬ Bluesky 'bite-sized' article thread (9 min) with added links 📖🍿🔊
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Full Moon is 2226UT 13 January 2025. 🔭 🧪
January 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Full Moon is 2226UT 13 January 2025. 🔭 🧪
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Gavin Newsom launched a website to combat the wildfire disinformation spreading about Los Angeles, because people can’t be bothered to do a simple Google search before sharing nonsense. And because people suck!
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
californiafirefacts.com
January 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Gavin Newsom launched a website to combat the wildfire disinformation spreading about Los Angeles, because people can’t be bothered to do a simple Google search before sharing nonsense. And because people suck!
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
As of 12:07 AM, the evacuation warning areas for the #etonfire have expanded from #Altadena and #Pasadena and now include parts of #SierraMadre, #Arcadia, and #Monrovia down to the 210 Freeway.
For updates:
www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/20...
For updates:
www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/20...
January 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
As of 12:07 AM, the evacuation warning areas for the #etonfire have expanded from #Altadena and #Pasadena and now include parts of #SierraMadre, #Arcadia, and #Monrovia down to the 210 Freeway.
For updates:
www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/20...
For updates:
www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/20...
“I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.”
The quote, often misattributed to Mark Twain, is by Clarence Darrow and endorsed by Parisians.
The quote, often misattributed to Mark Twain, is by Clarence Darrow and endorsed by Parisians.
The crowd in Paris celebrating Le Pen’s death is large.
He was a convicted Holocaust denier & his political views were rife with racism, Islamophobia & anti-semitism.
To many, he was a stain on French politics which remains to this day, despite his daughter’s attempts to soften the party’s image.
He was a convicted Holocaust denier & his political views were rife with racism, Islamophobia & anti-semitism.
To many, he was a stain on French politics which remains to this day, despite his daughter’s attempts to soften the party’s image.
January 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
“I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.”
The quote, often misattributed to Mark Twain, is by Clarence Darrow and endorsed by Parisians.
The quote, often misattributed to Mark Twain, is by Clarence Darrow and endorsed by Parisians.
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All indications point to 2025 being a banner year for stress eating
January 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
All indications point to 2025 being a banner year for stress eating
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Sorry - a not so very good Sunday ice update. #Arctic sea ice extent is easily the *lowest* on record to kick off a new year (JAXA data)... 🌊
• about 610,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 2,160,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Additional long-term sea ice graphs: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 610,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 2,160,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Additional long-term sea ice graphs: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
January 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Sorry - a not so very good Sunday ice update. #Arctic sea ice extent is easily the *lowest* on record to kick off a new year (JAXA data)... 🌊
• about 610,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 2,160,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Additional long-term sea ice graphs: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 610,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 2,160,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Additional long-term sea ice graphs: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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Tonight in stargazing
OH 231.8+04.2-
The Rotten Egg Nebula
Constellation Puppis
Distance 5,000 light years
Discovered by William Herschel 1786
Length 1.4 light years
Named after its high sulfur content it's a star of similar size as our sun but in its early stages of planetary nebula formation
OH 231.8+04.2-
The Rotten Egg Nebula
Constellation Puppis
Distance 5,000 light years
Discovered by William Herschel 1786
Length 1.4 light years
Named after its high sulfur content it's a star of similar size as our sun but in its early stages of planetary nebula formation
January 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Tonight in stargazing
OH 231.8+04.2-
The Rotten Egg Nebula
Constellation Puppis
Distance 5,000 light years
Discovered by William Herschel 1786
Length 1.4 light years
Named after its high sulfur content it's a star of similar size as our sun but in its early stages of planetary nebula formation
OH 231.8+04.2-
The Rotten Egg Nebula
Constellation Puppis
Distance 5,000 light years
Discovered by William Herschel 1786
Length 1.4 light years
Named after its high sulfur content it's a star of similar size as our sun but in its early stages of planetary nebula formation
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The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
January 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
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Happy perihelion! At 13:28 UTC, Earth reached its closest point to the sun in its orbit, a mere 147,104,000 million km distant, about 1.5% closer than average. It's all uphill now until aphelion in July.
January 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Happy perihelion! At 13:28 UTC, Earth reached its closest point to the sun in its orbit, a mere 147,104,000 million km distant, about 1.5% closer than average. It's all uphill now until aphelion in July.
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David Attenborough is right, “if we continue on our current path, we will face the collapse of everything.” We know what we need to do, it’s the corruption & lies of the fossil fuel companies & our leaders that makes extinction more likely. We need zero emissions within 5yrs!
December 13, 2024 at 7:22 AM
David Attenborough is right, “if we continue on our current path, we will face the collapse of everything.” We know what we need to do, it’s the corruption & lies of the fossil fuel companies & our leaders that makes extinction more likely. We need zero emissions within 5yrs!
December 13, 2024 at 12:59 AM
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This\ is, in at least one way, the most remarkable piece of art on earth. I think everyone should know the story of it.
So I made a video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9_...
So I made a video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9_...
December 6, 2024 at 5:51 PM
This\ is, in at least one way, the most remarkable piece of art on earth. I think everyone should know the story of it.
So I made a video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9_...
So I made a video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9_...
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Etymology of the day is ‘jargon’, from the Old French ‘jargoun’, meaning the ‘chattering of birds’.
December 5, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Etymology of the day is ‘jargon’, from the Old French ‘jargoun’, meaning the ‘chattering of birds’.
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What better way to broaden your horizons than to follow a bunch of scientists on Bluesky? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky
Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.
www.nature.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:33 PM
What better way to broaden your horizons than to follow a bunch of scientists on Bluesky? www.nature.com/articles/d41...