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Today’s pizza lunch: @spacewhalerider.com on being Astronomer in Residence at the Grand Canyon in 2024

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A small grey cat lies on a dark green couch. He eyes are slow blinking. Her toe beans poke gently out of her white socks.

A small grey cat is curled into a nearly perfect circle inside the world's greatest invention (a heated cat bed). One small paw, with white socked fur, sticks out for balance.

A tan and brown circular cat bed sits on a grey and white shaggy area rug. Sugarplum, a small grey and white tabby, perfects her Olympic diver pose while napping insids.

Sugarplum does #caturday correctly.... the cutest ways possible. #catsofbluesky #catnaps

ICE changes story on Christmas Eve shooting by agents in Glen Burnie Federal officials changed their account of the Christmas Eve shooting by ICE agents in Glen Burnie.

ICE shot a man in Glen Burnie and the story they told was contradicted by:

1. ICE’s own photos
2. Bystander video
3. Lawyer for another immigrant at the scene
4. Anne Arundel County Police

Now ICE is revising its story.

The latest from Alex Mann:

www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

I'll share this again for 2026 and for any new influx--well over 100 planetary scientists here on Bluesky.

Given <waves hands around> they may not necessarily be posting much about planetary science, but that's how it goes.

If you're a planetary scientist and want to be on the list, DM me!

It's never been about safety. It's about punishing blue cities and states, cementing authoritarian control, and enshrining white supremacy.

A bit of good news this week…Y’all may remember this graphic I made, showcasing what the President’s budget request would do to NASA’s science fleet (tldr it would decimate it). Well the house just passed a bill that soundly rejects these cuts, keeping NASA funding roughly the same as last year🧪🔭

By default, you should assume that McLaughlin in particular is not being honest.
www.ms.now/opinion/kris...

Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that: If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...

Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org

religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...

Logo of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) with the tagline "Expanding the Frontiers of Space Astronomy" over a vibrant cosmic background.

HIRING: The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore is searching for a Office of Public Outreach Division Head. The person would lead the science communication and public outreach activities for the Institute.

Apply today or share this post with your network: https://bit.ly/4qeUTMt

Anyone in main stream media still talking about the Epstein files? No? Anyone wonder why...?

funny how the people who most strongly embrace the 2nd amendment now find themselves in full political alignment with the well-armed militia that it was supposed to protect them from hmmm

Sugarplum is quite the snugglebug lately. I cant say I mind. Her olympic diver pose will never ceaae to amaze. #self-care #catsofbluesky

One of the many reasons "Abolish ICE" has been a popular refrain on the left — besides the fact that borders and border security means violence — is that ICE and CBP were always going to be the agencies that would become the SS.

@mhdksafa for the record: cops aren't supposed to kill guilty people either (from 2023)

a woman is smiling and saying `` this is the bad place '' . ALT: a woman is smiling and saying `` this is the bad place '' .

Me, after this week. *checks watch* it's only Wedneaday and the 7th day of 2026...

Chin up, though also sleep is more than valid. I have nothing else to offer. Hugs and a solid #preach from afar

Proud that this is one of my senators tonight.

🔊Announcing a new Physics/Astro PhD scholarship scheme in Edinburgh, for students from a Black heritage, inc mixed Black background. Please help me spread the word. The scholarship covers all tuition fees, living costs & research travel. #blackinSTEM 🔭👩‍🔬⚛️

ℹ️: www.ph.ed.ac.uk/studying/pos...

you’re telling me that another thirtysomething republican has nazi beliefs. wow

The ‘America First’ party, everyone.

GOP gave $20 billion to Argentina yesterday

☕️Furloughed Feds & Friends 2nd meet up!

We at St. Mary's County, Maryland Indivisible STAND with our federal workers. If you are a furloughed Fed, are a family member or friend of one, and want to build community in this time, please consider joining this meet-up.

(next to an image of the Capitol and a hand holding a megaphone) STOP THE TRUMP SHUT DOWN

Mike Johnson keeps canceling House business to shield Republicans from questions about huge healthcare cuts and health insurance premium hikes.

We must keep up the pressure on Republicans to stop hiding and end the Trump Shutdown: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

The Crime of Human Virtue Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...

Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis

Check out the new trailer for @esa.int's proposed Ramses mission! 🍿📽️

Ramses would escort the cruise-ship-sized asteroid Apophis through its safe but exceptionally rare flyby of Earth in 2029: www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

Lunch is on the house: Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us! Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel. We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

Government workers 👇🏾

I prefer “anti-fascist“ for a host of reasons and this is a nice practical one.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?” Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.” A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Being against vaccines when diseases are rampant (measles, Covid) is like adding chlorine to the gene pool. Darwin is watching.