Michael Sherman
@msherman19.bsky.social
High school science teacher (earth science, chemistry, physics). Dad. Scale models. Hex and counter war games. Hiking. Gene Wolfe fan. Amateur astronomer. Gardener. Soccer Dad, Hockey Dad.
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A woman on TikTok did a very simple experiment:
With SNAP benefits paused, would churches give a poor mother with an infant who was starving a can of baby formula?
Spoiler alert: the Protestants failed.
religionunplugged.com/news/kentuck...
With SNAP benefits paused, would churches give a poor mother with an infant who was starving a can of baby formula?
Spoiler alert: the Protestants failed.
religionunplugged.com/news/kentuck...
Woman’s Church ‘Baby Formula Test’ Goes Viral, Exposing Compassion Gap
A Kentucky woman who was turned down by dozens of churches of various denominations and sizes in the Bible Belt in donating formula to her hungry baby has created a TikTok sensation. Fortunately, a fe...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A woman on TikTok did a very simple experiment:
With SNAP benefits paused, would churches give a poor mother with an infant who was starving a can of baby formula?
Spoiler alert: the Protestants failed.
religionunplugged.com/news/kentuck...
With SNAP benefits paused, would churches give a poor mother with an infant who was starving a can of baby formula?
Spoiler alert: the Protestants failed.
religionunplugged.com/news/kentuck...
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A Revised Three-dimensional Visualization of the Local Group of Galaxies, by Antonio Ciccolella
☑️ research note of the AAS doi.org/10.3847/2515-5172/ae1efc
☑️ ultra-high resolution version flic.kr/p/2rD6yGU
🧪 #Cosmology
☑️ research note of the AAS doi.org/10.3847/2515-5172/ae1efc
☑️ ultra-high resolution version flic.kr/p/2rD6yGU
🧪 #Cosmology
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A Revised Three-dimensional Visualization of the Local Group of Galaxies, by Antonio Ciccolella
☑️ research note of the AAS doi.org/10.3847/2515-5172/ae1efc
☑️ ultra-high resolution version flic.kr/p/2rD6yGU
🧪 #Cosmology
☑️ research note of the AAS doi.org/10.3847/2515-5172/ae1efc
☑️ ultra-high resolution version flic.kr/p/2rD6yGU
🧪 #Cosmology
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Direct hit! A beautiful, full-halo CME is now leaving the Sun following the X1.2 flare, and it's heading right for us. We'll have to see what the models think about this one, but we now have two Earth-directed CMEs coming at us and a good chance for geomagnetic storms Nov 11-12.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Direct hit! A beautiful, full-halo CME is now leaving the Sun following the X1.2 flare, and it's heading right for us. We'll have to see what the models think about this one, but we now have two Earth-directed CMEs coming at us and a good chance for geomagnetic storms Nov 11-12.
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Good read about powerhouse behind Maine’s #NativePlants Wild Seed Project, whose seeds I have used myself. Especially good for NE #gardening but lots of overlap with Midwest too. Also important idea of future-proofing for climate change by planting adjacent species.🌱 downeast.com/land-wildlif...
This Woman Wants to Destroy Your Lawn
Heather McCargo and the Wild Seed Project want us all to think differently about what we plant (and yeah, to think about it in the winter).
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January 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Good read about powerhouse behind Maine’s #NativePlants Wild Seed Project, whose seeds I have used myself. Especially good for NE #gardening but lots of overlap with Midwest too. Also important idea of future-proofing for climate change by planting adjacent species.🌱 downeast.com/land-wildlif...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Happy Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Happy Halloween
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"why is everything a trunk or treat now. nobody trick or treats anymore"
maybe it's the giant useless trucks that seem to intentionally limit the vision of the drivers allowing them to mow over pedestrians.
maybe it's the giant useless trucks that seem to intentionally limit the vision of the drivers allowing them to mow over pedestrians.
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"why is everything a trunk or treat now. nobody trick or treats anymore"
maybe it's the giant useless trucks that seem to intentionally limit the vision of the drivers allowing them to mow over pedestrians.
maybe it's the giant useless trucks that seem to intentionally limit the vision of the drivers allowing them to mow over pedestrians.
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I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.
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Pete Hegseth is furiously screaming "I SAID NO FATTIES!"
Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot
October 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Pete Hegseth is furiously screaming "I SAID NO FATTIES!"
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“Can the people who never took a chemistry class please stop ‘teaching’ us about chemistry?”
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Can the people who never took a chemistry class please stop “teaching” us about chemistry? 🙃
YouTube video by Jessica Knurick, PhD, RDN
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October 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Can the people who never took a chemistry class please stop ‘teaching’ us about chemistry?”
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Pete Hegseth says overweight military leaders should resign. Shouldn’t that include Fat Satan?
October 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Pete Hegseth says overweight military leaders should resign. Shouldn’t that include Fat Satan?
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New composition: Autumn Leaves.
September 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
New composition: Autumn Leaves.
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September 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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When a group of cells in a body decides that their survival supersedes the needs of the rest of the system, draining all resources until eventual death, we call that a cancer*… and it’s a tragedy.
But somehow so many do not see that this is exactly what b*llion*ires do.
But somehow so many do not see that this is exactly what b*llion*ires do.
September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
When a group of cells in a body decides that their survival supersedes the needs of the rest of the system, draining all resources until eventual death, we call that a cancer*… and it’s a tragedy.
But somehow so many do not see that this is exactly what b*llion*ires do.
But somehow so many do not see that this is exactly what b*llion*ires do.
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Historians will one day listen to his speeches and wonder how he wasn't immediately slapped into a straitjacket and trundled off to an asylum. Actually, I suspect a lot of historians wonder about that right now.
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Missed Trump’s deranged UN speech? We’ve got you covered.
YouTube video by Zeteo
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September 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historians will one day listen to his speeches and wonder how he wasn't immediately slapped into a straitjacket and trundled off to an asylum. Actually, I suspect a lot of historians wonder about that right now.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
www.youtube.com/shorts/pTHXx...
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
www.youtube.com/shorts/pTHXx...
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A team of sex pests, bigots, kooks, and clueless numpties has written a book. Yay free speech.
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September 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A team of sex pests, bigots, kooks, and clueless numpties has written a book. Yay free speech.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...