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Dr. SkySkull

@drskyskull.bsky.social

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Professor of optics, blogger of physics, history, & pulp fiction. Generally tries to keep things light-hearted, in spite of *waves hands at everything* (he/him) blog: https://skullsinthestars.com/

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · Nov 15

It seems like my last introductory pinned post disappeared, so: I’m a full professor of physics, specifically theoretical optics, who also like horror fiction, guitar, RPGs, videogames, and cats. Written a couple pf popular science books. Spends more time than is healthy worrying about politics.

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QuadCityPat @quadcitypat.bsky.social · 7m

Fat Tony

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 7m

But then she would've had to see Travis Kelce's penis herself

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Mr. Spookytime Grift @djdunclive.bsky.social · 12m

Good news, everybody! Gail's awake.

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Steve King @stevemking.bsky.social · 10m

Harris memes from 2024, it's still so sad

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 41m

my mini-series abt the history of Western Capitalism/America is called "THEY WILL MAKE FINE SERVANTS" and those words came from Christopher Columbus's mouth when he first saw the first Indigenous Peoples

JUST HORRIFIC for someone to even THINK like that

junoryleejournalism.com/2025/09/24/a...

ALL THIS HAPPENED, MORE OR LESS | “THEY WOULD MAKE FINE SERVANTS” PART 1

“They would make fine servants. With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.”

Read the Full Article
September 24, 2025

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Juno Rylee Schultz

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Brandon Hacha @brandonhacha.bsky.social · 12m

He is “bringing peace to the Middle East” in the same way that Reagan “freed the American hostages in Iran”.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 13m

And of course we hope that it leads to lasting peace and security for everyone, but none of the people arranging this deal are honest actors!

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 13m

Gonna be one of those days when I feel lonely all day

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14m

-- Imagine there's no heaven

-- It's easy if you're Trump

ville hautakangas @vhautaka.milfmessenger.app · 17m

I wonder how long Trump himself will last. He's been talking about Heaven again

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 15m

💔 So sorry.

Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 24m

It's pretty clear that one reason they're rushing to celebrate Trump's "achievement" is because they don't really think things will last and they're desperate to get some accolades before everything goes to shit again.

Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 26m

a)Let's wait six months and see how well the "peace" is working out. (Hell, 1 month, or less. And also 'everyone is dead' is not really 'bringing peace'.)

b)Imma just note one of the signs of the Antichrist is that he'll claim to bring peace to the Mideast. Just sayin'.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 26m

It seems reasonable to expect that the polls would be ridiculously against the GOP if the pundits were actually willing to explain to the public what's going on.

David Nir @davidnir.com · 36m

It's impressive that polls continue to favor the Dems on the shutdown when Beltway flat-out blames the entire thing on them—with zero responsibility assigned to Republicans. Here's an example from today.

Capitol Hill crossroads. Back home, Congress faces a critical moment. Especially the GOP-run House, which has pretty much given up any pretense of relevancy during this impasse. An institution that voluntarily shuts itself down for weeks in the midst of a huge clash over federal spending — something that impacts all Americans — isn’t playing a real role in governing.

Yes, the House passed a CR 23 days ago. But Senate Democrats, who instigated this crisis, have rejected it seven times now. So maybe it’s time to go back to the drawing board.

We’ve told you that the cumulative impacts of a shutdown grow the longer it lasts, and that’s the case here.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 19h

Me when someone asks why I spend so much time paying attention to indie musicians:

Marge holding potato labeled “indie musicians” and saying “I just think they’re neat!”

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 28m

There's a weird phenomenon that seems especially prevalent in US politics where everyone is expected to forget everything that has ever happened that is more than a month old. Or, heck, a week.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30m

Precisely. I've read unconfirmed reports that Israel is already planning more military action. And ceasefires have come and gone in the region for decades.

Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 31m

That's what's so absurd by everyone crowing about his "accomplishment": there have been numerous cease fires throughout the past 75 years in the region. And from what I've read, Israel is already planning more military action.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 4h

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1h

Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7h

U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 58m

Lots of rage baiters on Threads saying stuff like “how can you still hate Trump when he brought peace to the mideast?”

Oh I dunno probably because of everything else he has done over his entire life and continues to do

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 1h

There’s a reason why @scotnational.bsky.social is one of only a few news sources I subscribe to.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 3h

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1h

Look, I'm not in the "news" business, I'm in the legislation business, which I'm also not doing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 3h

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 2h

Okay let's say only 1% are paid to get everyone else worked up, so that's only 10k checks to be written (still very, very, very implausible). Well, now you're saying that 99% of the protesters are there fully voluntarily, and your argument of paid protesters has completely collapsed.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 2h

Heck let’s assume only 10% are actually paid. That’s 100k financial transactions that have to be carried out which is going to come with a lot of logistics, and will be impossible to hide. (100k people keeping quiet? Nope.)

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 2h

Let us modestly assume 1 million people show up for protests. How much would you have to pay people to travel to a protest on their own dime and spend a whole day there? I’m guessing at least $100. So that’s already a $100M price tag. Show us the receipts Sean

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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