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After 20 yrs tackling some of the DoD's toughest problems, I'm moving to Australia.
We're losing decades of institutional knowledge for no good reason. My colleagues deserve better & US citizens deserve better, too.
More details in my next post and more love & support for federal workers to come 🫶
We're losing decades of institutional knowledge for no good reason. My colleagues deserve better & US citizens deserve better, too.
More details in my next post and more love & support for federal workers to come 🫶
@sydneyoperahouse.bsky.social Excited to see a show, great turnout. Just wish it wasn't "Is it fascism yet?" ☹️ Glad someone is talking about it, though
September 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
@sydneyoperahouse.bsky.social Excited to see a show, great turnout. Just wish it wasn't "Is it fascism yet?" ☹️ Glad someone is talking about it, though
Just moved to AUS and found this fine fellow--a Maratus griseus, or white-banded house jumper, a common jumping spider in Australia.
My goal is to discover something in AUS. Not sure what it'll be, but this species was discovered in 1882, so I'm ~143 years too late. Maybe next time! #DiscoverAUS
My goal is to discover something in AUS. Not sure what it'll be, but this species was discovered in 1882, so I'm ~143 years too late. Maybe next time! #DiscoverAUS
September 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Just moved to AUS and found this fine fellow--a Maratus griseus, or white-banded house jumper, a common jumping spider in Australia.
My goal is to discover something in AUS. Not sure what it'll be, but this species was discovered in 1882, so I'm ~143 years too late. Maybe next time! #DiscoverAUS
My goal is to discover something in AUS. Not sure what it'll be, but this species was discovered in 1882, so I'm ~143 years too late. Maybe next time! #DiscoverAUS
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“If you can’t honor a man by quoting him directly because his own words seem disparaging to his legacy, then perhaps you shouldn’t try to honor him at all.” Watch my latest here: www.youtube.com/live/2Mv50KZ...
September 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“If you can’t honor a man by quoting him directly because his own words seem disparaging to his legacy, then perhaps you shouldn’t try to honor him at all.” Watch my latest here: www.youtube.com/live/2Mv50KZ...
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I plan to post this ABC News supercut video of Trump calling Harris and Democrats "fascists" (and "communists"!) everytime I see a Republican on TV whining about Trump being called a "fascist" by the left.
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
September 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I plan to post this ABC News supercut video of Trump calling Harris and Democrats "fascists" (and "communists"!) everytime I see a Republican on TV whining about Trump being called a "fascist" by the left.
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
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⚡️Ukraine destroys $40 million Russian Buk air defense system, military intelligence says.
Ukrainian special forces detected and destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sept. 14, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported.
Ukrainian special forces detected and destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sept. 14, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported.
Ukraine destroys $40 million Russian Buk air defense system, military intelligence says
Ukrainian special forces successfully detected and destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sept. 14, Ukraine's military intelligence agen...
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September 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
⚡️Ukraine destroys $40 million Russian Buk air defense system, military intelligence says.
Ukrainian special forces detected and destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sept. 14, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported.
Ukrainian special forces detected and destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sept. 14, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported.
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We are at the point in the honoring-Charlie-Kirk's-memory cycle when faculty are being fired for posting, without comment, Charlie Kirk's words. At the behest of politicians sworn to uphold the first amendment, and in public institutions covered by first amendment protections.
September 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We are at the point in the honoring-Charlie-Kirk's-memory cycle when faculty are being fired for posting, without comment, Charlie Kirk's words. At the behest of politicians sworn to uphold the first amendment, and in public institutions covered by first amendment protections.
So sad to hear that more senseless NASA cuts will affect gravitational wave studies, impacting the next generation of multi-messenger astronomy efforts--and everyone interested in this fundamental research about our universe. Congress needs to put an end to this nonsense!
The budget cuts would force one of the LIGO detectors to shut down. This would be a huge blow to the field.
And if these proposed cuts are implemented, things look very bleak for the future GW detectors (e.g. LISA, Cosmic Explorer)...
And if these proposed cuts are implemented, things look very bleak for the future GW detectors (e.g. LISA, Cosmic Explorer)...
September 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
So sad to hear that more senseless NASA cuts will affect gravitational wave studies, impacting the next generation of multi-messenger astronomy efforts--and everyone interested in this fundamental research about our universe. Congress needs to put an end to this nonsense!
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Right? They murder women in forced childbirth every day, involuntarily sterilize immigrant women, and I’m supposed to care that this Charles Manson wannabe got exactly what he asked for? Give me a break.
September 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Right? They murder women in forced childbirth every day, involuntarily sterilize immigrant women, and I’m supposed to care that this Charles Manson wannabe got exactly what he asked for? Give me a break.
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Thank you, Senator Warren.
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Thank you, Senator Warren.
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This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
September 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
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I'll be presenting for the British Science Festival in Liverpool tomorrow at 3pm
It's free, so I hope to see some friendly faces!
britishsciencefestival.org/event/truth-...
It's free, so I hope to see some friendly faces!
britishsciencefestival.org/event/truth-...
Truth in the dirt: Combatting pseudoarchaeology | British Science Festival
Run time: 15.00 – 16.00 From ancient aliens and lost civilizations, pseudoarchaeology is a growing field of unsupported theories that spread misinformation about the past and often fuel political…
britishsciencefestival.org
September 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I'll be presenting for the British Science Festival in Liverpool tomorrow at 3pm
It's free, so I hope to see some friendly faces!
britishsciencefestival.org/event/truth-...
It's free, so I hope to see some friendly faces!
britishsciencefestival.org/event/truth-...
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Their Krebs aren't cycling!
“Mitochondrial challenges”, folks. Thank you for you attention to this matter.
August 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Their Krebs aren't cycling!
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Pretending not to hear the whole room chanting “shame” at her is the most Susan Collins things ever
Senator Susan Collins got an earful from protesters at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Searsport today.
August 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Pretending not to hear the whole room chanting “shame” at her is the most Susan Collins things ever
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I asked for the latest COVID vaccine this week at my VA clinic and they didn't have any. They said they are "out" but maybe more is on the way. The don't have an ETA.
August 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I asked for the latest COVID vaccine this week at my VA clinic and they didn't have any. They said they are "out" but maybe more is on the way. The don't have an ETA.
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This looks like it was composed by Chat GPT
WTF is it even saying?
WTF is it even saying?
August 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This looks like it was composed by Chat GPT
WTF is it even saying?
WTF is it even saying?
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#ResistanceRoots
Zonia Baber was born on this day in 1862 in Kansas Township, Ill. Baber was a geographer and geologist who developed innovative teaching methods that emphasized experiential learning. She was also an activist who advocated for women’s rights and against Western imperialism. /1
Zonia Baber was born on this day in 1862 in Kansas Township, Ill. Baber was a geographer and geologist who developed innovative teaching methods that emphasized experiential learning. She was also an activist who advocated for women’s rights and against Western imperialism. /1
August 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
#ResistanceRoots
Zonia Baber was born on this day in 1862 in Kansas Township, Ill. Baber was a geographer and geologist who developed innovative teaching methods that emphasized experiential learning. She was also an activist who advocated for women’s rights and against Western imperialism. /1
Zonia Baber was born on this day in 1862 in Kansas Township, Ill. Baber was a geographer and geologist who developed innovative teaching methods that emphasized experiential learning. She was also an activist who advocated for women’s rights and against Western imperialism. /1
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In solidarity with Kevin Sorbo and Scott Baio stating they are refusing any acting jobs in California, I hereby refuse to play defense for the Colorado Avalanche in the upcoming season!
I will also not be pitching for the Rockies this year...
HOLD THE LINE, BOYS!👍
I will also not be pitching for the Rockies this year...
HOLD THE LINE, BOYS!👍
August 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In solidarity with Kevin Sorbo and Scott Baio stating they are refusing any acting jobs in California, I hereby refuse to play defense for the Colorado Avalanche in the upcoming season!
I will also not be pitching for the Rockies this year...
HOLD THE LINE, BOYS!👍
I will also not be pitching for the Rockies this year...
HOLD THE LINE, BOYS!👍
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Name one.
JD Vance: "I think the Russians have made significant concessions."
(They have in fact made no concessions.)
(They have in fact made no concessions.)
August 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Name one.
Absolutely inhumane. It's unconscionable to send anyone there for any reason. What a disgrace; terrible that Neri and others suffered so much.
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." If only they could see the US now...
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." If only they could see the US now...
“They’re going to kill me here,” Neri Alvarado thought.
Alvarado was allegedly targeted by the Trump administration because of his tattoo of an autism awareness ribbon. Now, free from El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison, Alvarado wants the world to know what they lived through.
Alvarado was allegedly targeted by the Trump administration because of his tattoo of an autism awareness ribbon. Now, free from El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison, Alvarado wants the world to know what they lived through.
August 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Absolutely inhumane. It's unconscionable to send anyone there for any reason. What a disgrace; terrible that Neri and others suffered so much.
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." If only they could see the US now...
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." If only they could see the US now...
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We are truly witnessing the death of free speech
Cheered on by people who claim to believe in free speech. But only for their viewpoints
While most of the rest of us are simply too tired and fearful to speak up
Cheered on by people who claim to believe in free speech. But only for their viewpoints
While most of the rest of us are simply too tired and fearful to speak up
August 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We are truly witnessing the death of free speech
Cheered on by people who claim to believe in free speech. But only for their viewpoints
While most of the rest of us are simply too tired and fearful to speak up
Cheered on by people who claim to believe in free speech. But only for their viewpoints
While most of the rest of us are simply too tired and fearful to speak up
@cosmicrami.com It's me, the binary-neutron-star-merger-gravitational-wave tattoo guy, and lover of #NeutronStarWeek. My wife & I are actually moving from the US to AUS. We'll be in Sydney Sep/Nov and I'm trying to meet new people, can I buy you coffee or lunch sometime and hear about neutron stars?
August 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
@cosmicrami.com It's me, the binary-neutron-star-merger-gravitational-wave tattoo guy, and lover of #NeutronStarWeek. My wife & I are actually moving from the US to AUS. We'll be in Sydney Sep/Nov and I'm trying to meet new people, can I buy you coffee or lunch sometime and hear about neutron stars?
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So, what's inside neutron stars?
We're not sure!
By using radio telescopes to time pulsars, X-ray telescopes to watch hotspots, and getting accurate distances of these objects, there are models (equations of state of matter)
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/clos...
📸 NASA SVS
#NeutronStarWeek
We're not sure!
By using radio telescopes to time pulsars, X-ray telescopes to watch hotspots, and getting accurate distances of these objects, there are models (equations of state of matter)
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/clos...
📸 NASA SVS
#NeutronStarWeek
August 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
So, what's inside neutron stars?
We're not sure!
By using radio telescopes to time pulsars, X-ray telescopes to watch hotspots, and getting accurate distances of these objects, there are models (equations of state of matter)
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/clos...
📸 NASA SVS
#NeutronStarWeek
We're not sure!
By using radio telescopes to time pulsars, X-ray telescopes to watch hotspots, and getting accurate distances of these objects, there are models (equations of state of matter)
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/clos...
📸 NASA SVS
#NeutronStarWeek
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Superfluid Neutrons - surely that's a cool band name?
So, what's inside neutron stars?
We're not sure!
By using radio telescopes to time pulsars, X-ray telescopes to watch hotspots, and getting accurate distances of these objects, there are models (equations of state of matter)
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/clos...
📸 NASA SVS
#NeutronStarWeek
We're not sure!
By using radio telescopes to time pulsars, X-ray telescopes to watch hotspots, and getting accurate distances of these objects, there are models (equations of state of matter)
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/clos...
📸 NASA SVS
#NeutronStarWeek
August 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Superfluid Neutrons - surely that's a cool band name?
The US is fortunate that Russian corruption always delays the fielding of their capabilities and degrades their effectiveness. America should root out all corruption in the federal government to ensure the same thing doesn't happen here. Unfortunately, more corruption seems to be the trend rn...
Russia’s Upgraded Nuclear Battlecruiser Back At Sea After Nearly Three Decades
www.twz.com/sea/russias-...
www.twz.com/sea/russias-...
Russia’s Upgraded Nuclear Battlecruiser Back At Sea After Nearly Three Decades
The deeply refitted Kirov class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov is expected to become the new flagship of the Russian Navy. The deeply refitted Kirov class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov is expected to...
www.twz.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The US is fortunate that Russian corruption always delays the fielding of their capabilities and degrades their effectiveness. America should root out all corruption in the federal government to ensure the same thing doesn't happen here. Unfortunately, more corruption seems to be the trend rn...