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Ole Trav
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Just an old soldier and firefighter, retired now, stumbling through life...✌️
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davidbflower.bsky.social
Waxing Crescent Moon. 2103UT 29 June 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Moon at waxing crescent phase in a blue sky.
June 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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jonathans.bsky.social
Another quick project now that the weather is finally getting better. M8 and M20, the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae in LRGB. Dark skies and bright objects are basically a cheat code, making targets like this almost easy.
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
a nebulous region of the Milky Way, with a blue nebula with a pink core in the bottom left (the Trifid Nebula), a pink region in the top middle (the Lagoon Nebula), which fades into a more yellow/brown region of the Milky Way core in the upper right
June 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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astrorich.bsky.social
Rho Ophiuchi
This region of the summer Milky Way has it all - red emission nebula, blue reflection nebula, dark nebula and a globular cluster. 2 1/2 hours of total integration time. Five minute exposures.
#stars #nebula #astrophotography #milkyway #rhoophiuchi
June 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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cbsnews.com
Heavy rains and dangerous flooding struck the Southeast U.S. as much of the East endured a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather Saturday. https://cbsn.ws/3CG3d4o
At least 9 dead as Eastern U.S. endures flooding with snow and frigid temperatures in the forecast
Water submerged cars and buildings in Kentucky and mudslides blocked roads in Virginia as heavy rain and dangerous flooding struck the eastern U.S.
cbsn.ws
February 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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meidastouch.com
Trump posted 14 times about his Daytona 500 trip—but not once about the deadly flooding in multiple states.
Trump Posted 14 Times About His Daytona 500 Trip, Nothing About Multi-State Flooding
An indifferent Trump was chauffeured around the racetrack as Kentucky mourned 8 deaths including a mom and her 7 year old child
meidasnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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jwstfeed.bsky.social
Light from the deep universe seeb through the mirrors of NIRCam.
Processed by @landru79
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A collage of five images from the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) showcasing a deep field of galaxies. Each inset reveals a variety of galaxy morphologies and colors against the black backdrop of space. The central, largest image features a bright, prominent galaxy with a dense, luminous core and spiral arms faintly visible. Surrounding it are smaller galaxies, some appearing as bright spots, others as elongated discs, and a few with distinct spiral structures. The smaller inset images, two at the top and two at the bottom, echo this diversity, displaying galaxies in various orientations and stages of formation, some appearing as mere smudges of light while others exhibit more defined structures and brighter cores. The overall color palette includes soft whites, blues, oranges, and hints of red, indicating the presence of starlight and dust within these distant galaxies.
February 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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drstevecohen.bsky.social
Free for all to hear is the latest episode in my podcast series 🧪. I discuss the long history of using hydrogen as a fuel. thehistoryofchemistry.buzzsprout.com/1985736/epis...
158: It's a Gas - The History of Chemistry
We hear about the history of hydrogen gas as a fuel, starting in the early 1800s with François Isaac de Rivaz. We continue through the 19th and 20th centuries, with dual-burning vehicles, airplanes, a...
thehistoryofchemistry.buzzsprout.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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bskoribalski.bsky.social
Cool science: A giant X-shaped galaxy with a monster black hole as its engine * theconversation.com/experts-solv... (from May 2020) #extragalactic #astronomy #radioastronomy
Left: One of the 36 ASKAP telescopes in the Western Australian desert, with the novel wide-field Phased Array Feed (PAF) receiver illuminated and the Milky Way galaxy in the background. Right: ASKAP radio continuum image, taken as part of the EMU survey, of the giant X-shaped radio galaxy PKS 1014-55.
February 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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comethunter.de
#bskycometography no. 92

C/1933 D1 (Peltier)

1933 Feb 16: Discovery by visual star observer and comet hunter L. C. Peltier (USA) visually at 8 mag. The comet was past perihelion (Feb 6 at 1.00 au), passed perigee at 0.56 au on Feb 23, and was last seen on Apr 14.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch
Image of comet Leslie C. Peltier with the 15-cm refractor in the 1930's, https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/44368-1930s-leslie-peltier-inside-the-cowpasture-observatory-with-the-6-inch-fitz-comet-seeker-visit-leslie-peltiers-100-years-with-the-stars-hosted-by-david-h-levy-jarnacjarnacorg/
February 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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robseaman.bsky.social
The link to the International Asteroid Warning Network page for 2024 YR4. Median impact probability has stabilized at 2.1% pending follow-up from large-aperture ground and space-based telescopes. The very likely outcome remains a miss in 2032.

#PlanetSci #2024YR4 #K24Y04R

iawn.net/obscamp/2024...
February 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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meidastouch.com
Trump keeps whining about the U.S.-Canada trade deal and sparked global chaos over it—but what’s rarely mentioned? He’s the one who negotiated it and spent his first term bragging about it.
February 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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meidastouch.com
Glad Trump had the chance to waste millions of taxpayer dollars to fly over the Daytona 500 and then ride The Beast on the track as parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee are underwater. Priorities.
February 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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stephenking.bsky.social
Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand.
#resist
February 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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meidastouch.com
Trump quickly loses the AI race as China reemerges as a global leader—then Trump makes it WORSE; Trump's illegal moves at DOJ; Prices skyrocket and MAGA tells Americans its patriotic to pay more; and much more! Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT!
LIVE: MeidasTouch RESPONDS to BREAKING NEWS
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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January 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously.

Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."

They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jan 27
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
SUBJECT: Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs 'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve. This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025). Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20. 2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20. ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00 rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated conducting merit review panels No later than Febrar - 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant has reviewed provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information act recordin grant and ptions allowing Federal agencies to issue new awards or take other case basis. To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law
January 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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roguenasa.altgov.info
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molly.wiki Molly White @molly.wiki · Jan 27
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
January 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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ericholthaus.com
If this grant "freeze" holds, it is essentially a hostile takeover by Trump of Congress's authority to allocate federal resources.

This single action makes every federal grant subject to individual approval by one of Trump's political appointees.

It's sheer chaos.

Gift link:
wapo.st/4gfgcHQ
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
wapo.st
January 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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meidastouch.com
A federal appeals court upheld a jury verdict finding Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against E. Jean Carroll.
Second Circuit Affirms E Jean Carroll Sexual Abuse Verdict Against Trump
Unless the Supreme Court takes the case, Trump will be forced to pay the judgement to Carroll in short order
meidasnews.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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patriottakes.bsky.social
Pete Hegseth Attacked News Coverage of Abu Ghraib Torture Prison in 2016 Speech

MeidasTouch uncovers second instance of Trump’s Defense nominee complaining about coverage of war crimes and human rights violations
Pete Hegseth Attacked News Coverage of Abu Ghraib Torture Prison in 2016 Speech
MeidasTouch uncovers second instance of Trump’s Defense nominee complaining about coverage of war crimes and human rights violations
meidasnews.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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meidastouch.com
More from the Gaetz Report
December 23, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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redditspaceviewes.bsky.social
Ten thousand light years from earth there is massive cloud of alcohol.

To drink all of that, every person on earth would have to drink 300,000 pints each day for one billion years.
December 18, 2024 at 9:42 PM
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solarham.bsky.social
Another noteworthy eruption of plasma, this time from well beyond the southwest limb. Add this one to the growing list of eruptions that are directed away from Earth. SolarHam.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
Posting this now for no particular reason.
December 17, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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dworkin.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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sassy0210.bsky.social
18 states have banned CRT. These only represent a moving target as there is a myriad of other state jurisdictions looking to end the practice of teaching critical race tenets.
December 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM