Thomas Lockhart
@thomaslockhart.bsky.social
Builder of astronomical instruments and other tech.
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St. Paul, Minnesota — Masked federal agent pepper-sprays protesters directly in the face at point-blank range
Cowards 🤬🤬🤬
Cowards 🤬🤬🤬
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
St. Paul, Minnesota — Masked federal agent pepper-sprays protesters directly in the face at point-blank range
Cowards 🤬🤬🤬
Cowards 🤬🤬🤬
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"In Collisions: A Physicist’s Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs, Alec Nevala-Lee delivers a masterful and unflinching portrait of [Luis] Alvarez, one of the 20th century’s most inventive—and most divisive—physicists."
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: scim.ag/4kHJlhc
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: scim.ag/4kHJlhc
July 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"In Collisions: A Physicist’s Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs, Alec Nevala-Lee delivers a masterful and unflinching portrait of [Luis] Alvarez, one of the 20th century’s most inventive—and most divisive—physicists."
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: scim.ag/4kHJlhc
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: scim.ag/4kHJlhc
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“In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant applications for the agency, Nature has learnt.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities
The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.
www.nature.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant applications for the agency, Nature has learnt.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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We never had the word homeland in the American vernacular until George W Bush created this department post 9/11
July 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We never had the word homeland in the American vernacular until George W Bush created this department post 9/11
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Trump's anti-DEI purges are wiping out stories of my Air Force service. It's un-American censorship.
Source: Business Insider
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Source: Business Insider
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Trump's anti-DEI purges are wiping out stories of my Air Force service. It's un-American censorship. - NewsBreak
As the Department of Defense removes articles related to DEI, a female Air Force flight test engineer raises concerns about the erasure of history.
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March 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump's anti-DEI purges are wiping out stories of my Air Force service. It's un-American censorship.
Source: Business Insider
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Source: Business Insider
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PhD student opening: understanding of the relationships between assimilate supply, metabolism and seed architecture at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
www.ipk-gatersleben.de/en/career/jo...
#PlantSciJobs #genetics #metabolomics #crops
www.ipk-gatersleben.de/en/career/jo...
#PlantSciJobs #genetics #metabolomics #crops
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
PhD student opening: understanding of the relationships between assimilate supply, metabolism and seed architecture at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
www.ipk-gatersleben.de/en/career/jo...
#PlantSciJobs #genetics #metabolomics #crops
www.ipk-gatersleben.de/en/career/jo...
#PlantSciJobs #genetics #metabolomics #crops
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My old friend is Elon Musk's right-hand fixer.
It was heartbreaking to write this. But it's an analysis I haven't seen elsewhere...Via @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
It was heartbreaking to write this. But it's an analysis I haven't seen elsewhere...Via @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
My Old Friend Is Helping Elon Musk Destroy America
For Steve Davis, Musk’s right-hand man at DOGE, life has always been a game — but Musk’s game increases inefficiency and makes people’s lives worse.
www.rollingstone.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My old friend is Elon Musk's right-hand fixer.
It was heartbreaking to write this. But it's an analysis I haven't seen elsewhere...Via @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
It was heartbreaking to write this. But it's an analysis I haven't seen elsewhere...Via @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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My kid was having trouble preparing for middle school science olympiad because the cdc pages that are linked as resources for basic epidemiology info are gone. I found an archived version, but unsurprisingly, they do not want you to know how to calculate whether a vaccine is effective.
March 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My kid was having trouble preparing for middle school science olympiad because the cdc pages that are linked as resources for basic epidemiology info are gone. I found an archived version, but unsurprisingly, they do not want you to know how to calculate whether a vaccine is effective.
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Stop the madness!
March 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Stop the madness!
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This statement from AG Bondi is a disgrace. The judge did not “support” terrorists. He decided a case, based on facts and law, finding the requirements of the Alien Enemy Act lacking.
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March 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This statement from AG Bondi is a disgrace. The judge did not “support” terrorists. He decided a case, based on facts and law, finding the requirements of the Alien Enemy Act lacking.
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Know a U.S. healthcare worker? We want to hire them.
B.C. has unveiled a plan to fast-track recognition of U.S. doctors' and nurses' credentials and is planning an advertising and recruitment blitz in West Coast states.
globalnews.ca/news/1107668...
B.C. has unveiled a plan to fast-track recognition of U.S. doctors' and nurses' credentials and is planning an advertising and recruitment blitz in West Coast states.
globalnews.ca/news/1107668...
‘We will welcome you’: B.C. to fast-track hiring of U.S. doctors and nurses | Globalnews.ca
That's the message B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne delivered Tuesday, as she said the province will fast-track the recognition of American health-care workers' credentials.
globalnews.ca
March 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Know a U.S. healthcare worker? We want to hire them.
B.C. has unveiled a plan to fast-track recognition of U.S. doctors' and nurses' credentials and is planning an advertising and recruitment blitz in West Coast states.
globalnews.ca/news/1107668...
B.C. has unveiled a plan to fast-track recognition of U.S. doctors' and nurses' credentials and is planning an advertising and recruitment blitz in West Coast states.
globalnews.ca/news/1107668...
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Get in loser, we're tanking the economy
March 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Get in loser, we're tanking the economy
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Surprised to find that the staffing level at the Dept of Education is less than 100 people per state. Surely this already counts as an Efficient Agency. Of course that is beside the point for the bloodletting…
March 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Surprised to find that the staffing level at the Dept of Education is less than 100 people per state. Surely this already counts as an Efficient Agency. Of course that is beside the point for the bloodletting…
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...
March 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...
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Musk has now poured $8.3 million into buying the tie-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court seat for Brad Schimel. That is vastly more than any other single donor—to eliminate a state-level check on his and Trump's power.
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Musk has now poured $8.3 million into buying the tie-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court seat for Brad Schimel. That is vastly more than any other single donor—to eliminate a state-level check on his and Trump's power.
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
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NOAA carries a two century legacy of America’s first government science agency
www.southernfriedscience.com/noaa-carries...
www.southernfriedscience.com/noaa-carries...
NOAA carries a two century legacy of America’s first government science agency
NOAA, the US government science and management agency in charge of sustainable fisheries, the national weather service, and ocean exploration, is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and P…
www.southernfriedscience.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
NOAA carries a two century legacy of America’s first government science agency
www.southernfriedscience.com/noaa-carries...
www.southernfriedscience.com/noaa-carries...
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NASA briefing telling folks to get through tough times, stay positive, and focus on the science. I CAN’T FOCUS ON THE SCIENCE THAT I DO WITHOUT A JOB #LPSC2025
March 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NASA briefing telling folks to get through tough times, stay positive, and focus on the science. I CAN’T FOCUS ON THE SCIENCE THAT I DO WITHOUT A JOB #LPSC2025
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The day after Felonius the First decrees we’ll stop countering Russian cyber attacks he cuts off aid to Ukraine.
It’s not like anyone couldn’t see this pattern before the election. It’s not like we didn’t warn you.
Shame on you who ignored the warnings.
#DemVoice1
It’s not like anyone couldn’t see this pattern before the election. It’s not like we didn’t warn you.
Shame on you who ignored the warnings.
#DemVoice1
March 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The day after Felonius the First decrees we’ll stop countering Russian cyber attacks he cuts off aid to Ukraine.
It’s not like anyone couldn’t see this pattern before the election. It’s not like we didn’t warn you.
Shame on you who ignored the warnings.
#DemVoice1
It’s not like anyone couldn’t see this pattern before the election. It’s not like we didn’t warn you.
Shame on you who ignored the warnings.
#DemVoice1
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You can’t overstate the historic importance of today’s speech to both American and Canadian citizens by Canada’s Prime Minister.
Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
Watch Trudeau speak directly to Trump during blistering speech
YouTube video by CNN
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March 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
You can’t overstate the historic importance of today’s speech to both American and Canadian citizens by Canada’s Prime Minister.
Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
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In Trump’s SOTU address, he claims to be chosen by god and says he’ll take Greenland “one way or another”, “reclaim” Panama, impose punitive tariffs, end “wokeness”…
A masterclass in wild egomaniacal bullshit and ugly threat, delivered to standing ovations.
Christ America. You’ve completely lost it.
A masterclass in wild egomaniacal bullshit and ugly threat, delivered to standing ovations.
Christ America. You’ve completely lost it.
March 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
In Trump’s SOTU address, he claims to be chosen by god and says he’ll take Greenland “one way or another”, “reclaim” Panama, impose punitive tariffs, end “wokeness”…
A masterclass in wild egomaniacal bullshit and ugly threat, delivered to standing ovations.
Christ America. You’ve completely lost it.
A masterclass in wild egomaniacal bullshit and ugly threat, delivered to standing ovations.
Christ America. You’ve completely lost it.
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If you're wondering what happens when a democracy slides into authoritarianism, here it is!
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March 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If you're wondering what happens when a democracy slides into authoritarianism, here it is!
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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I advise NOAA on Tribal and Indigenous issues on the ocean as a member of the Marine and Coastal Area Management Federal Advisory Committee
Well, I used to anyway
Trump just dissolved it
Well, I used to anyway
Trump just dissolved it
March 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I advise NOAA on Tribal and Indigenous issues on the ocean as a member of the Marine and Coastal Area Management Federal Advisory Committee
Well, I used to anyway
Trump just dissolved it
Well, I used to anyway
Trump just dissolved it