Silvia Kuna
@thecriticalmartian.bsky.social
Science writer & burnt-out teacher.
Nuclear power, Mars exploration, and the human mind. And a lot of rants
#decolonisingscience
Nuclear power, Mars exploration, and the human mind. And a lot of rants
#decolonisingscience
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Runs in breathless
They got mad about nuns wearing head coverings
They got mad about nuns wearing head coverings
April 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Runs in breathless
They got mad about nuns wearing head coverings
They got mad about nuns wearing head coverings
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Today in 1952, during Operation Tumbler-Snapper, Los Angeles television station KTLA made the first live nationwide television broadcast of a nuclear test from the Nevada Proving Ground. The test was Shot CHARLIE, a 31-kiloton airdrop from a B-50 bomber which exploded at a height of 3,447 feet.
April 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Today in 1952, during Operation Tumbler-Snapper, Los Angeles television station KTLA made the first live nationwide television broadcast of a nuclear test from the Nevada Proving Ground. The test was Shot CHARLIE, a 31-kiloton airdrop from a B-50 bomber which exploded at a height of 3,447 feet.
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Can't wait for the, "It is unclear what prompted the Minuteman III nuclear missile launch, but there were differing accounts inside the administration as to how it had been mishandled" lede.
“It is unclear what prompted the letter to be sent last Friday. Its content was authentic, the three people said, but there were differing accounts inside the administration of how it had been mishandled.”
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard (Gift Article)
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Can't wait for the, "It is unclear what prompted the Minuteman III nuclear missile launch, but there were differing accounts inside the administration as to how it had been mishandled" lede.
I have a question: How do you know they are trans if their documents were amended? Will they start strip searching all women who "don't look like women"? Is it what those FART dickheads fought for?
April 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I have a question: How do you know they are trans if their documents were amended? Will they start strip searching all women who "don't look like women"? Is it what those FART dickheads fought for?
Take me to a planet where this isn't a thing
April 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Take me to a planet where this isn't a thing
Imagine starting a trade war with a country that has consistently shown they can make copies of basically everything that's produced elsewhere in the world
April 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Imagine starting a trade war with a country that has consistently shown they can make copies of basically everything that's produced elsewhere in the world
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I think one thing chatGPT's invention has revealed is how many people - including some very important people in society - find just basic reading and writing to be laborious and cumbersome to perform, and how oddly closely that type of strained literacy correlates with having other shitty opinions.
Leading mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo faced fierce backlash from his rivals on Monday over his campaign, citing the AI software ChatGPT in a section of his housing plan released over the weekend.
www.amny.com/news/democra...
www.amny.com/news/democra...
NYC Mayor’s Race: Democratic rivals pile on Cuomo for citing ChatGPT in garbled section of housing plan | amNewYork
Leading 2025 NYC mayor's race candidate Andrew Cuomo faced fierce backlash from his rivals on Monday over his campaign, citing the AI software ChatGPT in a
www.amny.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I think one thing chatGPT's invention has revealed is how many people - including some very important people in society - find just basic reading and writing to be laborious and cumbersome to perform, and how oddly closely that type of strained literacy correlates with having other shitty opinions.
Wrong kind of drag
Federal agents wearing plain clothes tried to question kids at elementary schools in L.A. on Monday, according to a reporter at Spectrum News.
"Superintendent Carvahlo said the agents claimed they had parent permission to question the kids, but it wasn't true"
"Superintendent Carvahlo said the agents claimed they had parent permission to question the kids, but it wasn't true"
April 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Wrong kind of drag
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"Outer space is no longer just for global superpowers and large multinational corporations."
As more countries enter space, the boundary between civilian and military enterprise is blurring. Dangerously.
A new article by Zohaib Altaf. ⬇️
As more countries enter space, the boundary between civilian and military enterprise is blurring. Dangerously.
A new article by Zohaib Altaf. ⬇️
As more countries enter space, the boundary between civilian and military enterprise is blurring. Dangerously.
In countries such as India, China, and the United States, private space companies themselves—not just their technologies—are becoming militarized and integrated into national security.
thebulletin.org
April 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"Outer space is no longer just for global superpowers and large multinational corporations."
As more countries enter space, the boundary between civilian and military enterprise is blurring. Dangerously.
A new article by Zohaib Altaf. ⬇️
As more countries enter space, the boundary between civilian and military enterprise is blurring. Dangerously.
A new article by Zohaib Altaf. ⬇️
I usually try really hard to dodge Godwin's Law, but sometimes it's just plain impossible. This is the Zone of Interest, only updated.
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
michiganadvance.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I usually try really hard to dodge Godwin's Law, but sometimes it's just plain impossible. This is the Zone of Interest, only updated.
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A bright red Ranitomeya reticulata carrying its tadpole to water.
#frogs #poisondartfrogs #nature #photography #biology #macrophotography #studiophotography #pets
#frogs #poisondartfrogs #nature #photography #biology #macrophotography #studiophotography #pets
April 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A bright red Ranitomeya reticulata carrying its tadpole to water.
#frogs #poisondartfrogs #nature #photography #biology #macrophotography #studiophotography #pets
#frogs #poisondartfrogs #nature #photography #biology #macrophotography #studiophotography #pets
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Exquisite BLADE RUNNER concept art by Syd Mead. To think Ridley Scott basically hired him to design some futuristic cars and Mead built a whole world around them.
April 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Exquisite BLADE RUNNER concept art by Syd Mead. To think Ridley Scott basically hired him to design some futuristic cars and Mead built a whole world around them.
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“Hands Off! demonstrations were organized for more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups”
Enjoy these pictures ❤️ and continue the fight for democracy ✊
Enjoy these pictures ❤️ and continue the fight for democracy ✊
Photos: See demonstrators around the country rally in 'Hands Off!' protests
NPR member station photographers documented what they saw at the demonstrations against the Trump administration, from cuts and layoffs to federal departments, to mass deportations.
www.npr.org
April 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Hands Off! demonstrations were organized for more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups”
Enjoy these pictures ❤️ and continue the fight for democracy ✊
Enjoy these pictures ❤️ and continue the fight for democracy ✊
"Gets the narrative wrong" My bad, I thought they tried to cover up war crimes such as targeting & killing first aid staff. Again. But that's OK cuz a newspaper that couldn't possibly lie says ONLY about 15k victims were children and women. The rest may or may not have been militant. What a relief!
Every time Israel gets the narrative wrong, it's "look Israel is a liar and evil" but when Hamas systematically manipulates data to trick the world into thinking there's an anti-Palestinian holocaust... well that's fine.
Hamas admits that >70% of war deaths were militant-aged males. They lied for global sympathy. Shocked. Just shocked. #endhamas #freethehostages #endterrorism
April 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"Gets the narrative wrong" My bad, I thought they tried to cover up war crimes such as targeting & killing first aid staff. Again. But that's OK cuz a newspaper that couldn't possibly lie says ONLY about 15k victims were children and women. The rest may or may not have been militant. What a relief!
Caroline Kennedy speaks against RFK Jr. highlighting not only his lack of qualifications whatsoever, but his grim personality.
Most comments focus on her wrinkles or like "how DARE she speak against her family, such a traitor!"
But yeah, you tell me leftists should be more open to dialogue.
Most comments focus on her wrinkles or like "how DARE she speak against her family, such a traitor!"
But yeah, you tell me leftists should be more open to dialogue.
April 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Caroline Kennedy speaks against RFK Jr. highlighting not only his lack of qualifications whatsoever, but his grim personality.
Most comments focus on her wrinkles or like "how DARE she speak against her family, such a traitor!"
But yeah, you tell me leftists should be more open to dialogue.
Most comments focus on her wrinkles or like "how DARE she speak against her family, such a traitor!"
But yeah, you tell me leftists should be more open to dialogue.
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How do you make a 76-foot-long Atlas ICBM look small? Park it next to a 97-foot-long, 31-foot-high B-58 Hustler bomber (which had a wingspan of almost 57 feet).
This photo, likely circa 1957-59, displays two nuclear war-fighting products manufactured for the United States Air Force by Convair.
This photo, likely circa 1957-59, displays two nuclear war-fighting products manufactured for the United States Air Force by Convair.
April 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
How do you make a 76-foot-long Atlas ICBM look small? Park it next to a 97-foot-long, 31-foot-high B-58 Hustler bomber (which had a wingspan of almost 57 feet).
This photo, likely circa 1957-59, displays two nuclear war-fighting products manufactured for the United States Air Force by Convair.
This photo, likely circa 1957-59, displays two nuclear war-fighting products manufactured for the United States Air Force by Convair.
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Ah fuck it then @teamlabouruk.bsky.social if morality & standards aren’t an issue just do a deal with Putin & we can have all of that wonderful cheap energy again & Trump will also be well impressed 🫢👌
April 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Ah fuck it then @teamlabouruk.bsky.social if morality & standards aren’t an issue just do a deal with Putin & we can have all of that wonderful cheap energy again & Trump will also be well impressed 🫢👌
Me: Please use AI responsibly
Also me: here's Muhammad Dalí
Also me: here's Muhammad Dalí
April 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Me: Please use AI responsibly
Also me: here's Muhammad Dalí
Also me: here's Muhammad Dalí
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Self-Learning Netflix Algorithm Produces Jeffrey Dahmer Stand-Up Special
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April 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Self-Learning Netflix Algorithm Produces Jeffrey Dahmer Stand-Up Special
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How it started... How it is going
March 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
How it started... How it is going