Patrick McGovern
@planetpatman.bsky.social
Planetary Scientist, Husband, and Father. Was hockey player, now sedentary blimp. Board/strategy gamer with minimal playtime. Tsundoku Master. Opinions are mine alone.
Hmmm, looks like something momentous is about to happen...
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Hmmm, looks like something momentous is about to happen...
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Maybe toeing the line but I feel it's possible to acknowledge that the Union wasn't particularly kumbaya antiracist, that there were a lot of innocent poor folks in the South dragged in to fight for rich slaveowners, and that the Confederacy was explicitly fighting for slavery and can go to hell
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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I agree with Phil that this something to be proud of!
Brush your teeth after eating these or else you'll get calculus.
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I agree with Phil that this something to be proud of!
Here with my homegirl Toph at the Prerelease Sealed Deck (MY JAM!) Event for the new Magic the Gathering set featuring Avatar: the Last Airbender! Live now at Champion Cards & Gaming in scenic Red Oaks Mill, Town of Poughkeepsie!
November 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Here with my homegirl Toph at the Prerelease Sealed Deck (MY JAM!) Event for the new Magic the Gathering set featuring Avatar: the Last Airbender! Live now at Champion Cards & Gaming in scenic Red Oaks Mill, Town of Poughkeepsie!
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MY GOD, STOP FETISHIZING PAPERS PUBLISHED IN NATURE ARRRRGGGHHH
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
MY GOD, STOP FETISHIZING PAPERS PUBLISHED IN NATURE ARRRRGGGHHH
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I did see an ICE goon lower his mask, hyperextend his jaw, and eat a guinea pig whole
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I did see an ICE goon lower his mask, hyperextend his jaw, and eat a guinea pig whole
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Avi Loeb really is the Dr. Oz of astronomy now. Impressive CV but full of pseudoscience so no one in the field likes him any more. 🔭
I've summarized the truth about Loeb's 10 "anomalies" about 3I/ATLAS in one post.
Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!
Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!
Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained
Avi Loeb continues to claim that 3I/ATLAS has many anomalous behaviors that lead to the conclusion that it “might” be an alien spacecraft. He carefully hedges the probability that it is a spacecraft ...
sites.psu.edu
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Avi Loeb really is the Dr. Oz of astronomy now. Impressive CV but full of pseudoscience so no one in the field likes him any more. 🔭
BAR-DOWN BICYCLE KICK GOAL IN A SNOWSTORM!!!
This game is BONKERS and is still going on (on FS2).
This game is BONKERS and is still going on (on FS2).
David Rodríguez with an incredible bicycle kick goal to level the game for Ottawa
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
BAR-DOWN BICYCLE KICK GOAL IN A SNOWSTORM!!!
This game is BONKERS and is still going on (on FS2).
This game is BONKERS and is still going on (on FS2).
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Kudos to the @seattletimes.com for spelling with diacritical marks used in the Hawaiian language, the ʻokina and the kahakō.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
Why we're using this spelling of Hawaiʻi
You may notice a change in how we spell Hawaiʻi and other Native Hawaiian words at The Seattle Times. Here's why.
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Kudos to the @seattletimes.com for spelling with diacritical marks used in the Hawaiian language, the ʻokina and the kahakō.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
Tag urself I’m Makin’ Rocks!
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Tag urself I’m Makin’ Rocks!
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Tracy Morgan as Henry Clerval and Kim Kardashian as Elizabeth and together they try to sue for power of attorney over Victor’s estate
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Tracy Morgan as Henry Clerval and Kim Kardashian as Elizabeth and together they try to sue for power of attorney over Victor’s estate
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<does some research>
<peruses reports>
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You’re the Co-founder of WHATTT?!?! #subtweet
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
<does some research>
<peruses reports>
<evaluates quotes>
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<peruses reports>
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Sailor Take Warning!
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Sailor Take Warning!
hahaha
Okay, but can Mamdani shore up the Mets’ rotation?
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
hahaha
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FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
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Sympathy to whoever has to hose down Stephen Miller tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Sympathy to whoever has to hose down Stephen Miller tonight
Attention: @josephmcgovern845.bsky.social
“First you bug me to go out, and now you want to come right back in? You've been out there for like thirty seconds. Did you at least pee? Tell me you at least peed."
November 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Attention: @josephmcgovern845.bsky.social
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the Pope could do the funniest possible thing to J.D. Vance
BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
the Pope could do the funniest possible thing to J.D. Vance
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Every aspect of American media is now controlled by a small group of far right billionaires. Here’s why America has a liberal media bias problem.
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Every aspect of American media is now controlled by a small group of far right billionaires. Here’s why America has a liberal media bias problem.
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this is such a great encapsulation of why this race feels existential even to people outside NYC. Cuomo as the final boss of everything wrong with the current Democratic Party, Mamdani happily grabbing the third rails everyone’s told are too dangerous to touch (trans people, Muslims, socialism)
It's uncanny how Cuomo has been laser-focused at appealing to the absolute worst qualities in people - their insularity, their tribalism, and now their fear. A campaign monumental in its cynicism, a colossal bet by this man and his billionaire backers that people are basically bad.
This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
November 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
this is such a great encapsulation of why this race feels existential even to people outside NYC. Cuomo as the final boss of everything wrong with the current Democratic Party, Mamdani happily grabbing the third rails everyone’s told are too dangerous to touch (trans people, Muslims, socialism)
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Very proud to have worked on this statement of the Modern Language Association with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and other colleagues on the MLA’s task force on AI in Research and Teaching. It is a direct call for faculty input into Ed Tech decision-making, especially AI: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad... 🧵
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Very proud to have worked on this statement of the Modern Language Association with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and other colleagues on the MLA’s task force on AI in Research and Teaching. It is a direct call for faculty input into Ed Tech decision-making, especially AI: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad... 🧵
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