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Jason Betzner

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I’m a former science teacher with interests in photography, space, and art. I’m the “enemy within”. He/Him Silence is Consent. Resist. 🥄 🥄 https://linktr.ee/jbetzner

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Jason Betzner @jbetzner.bsky.social · Jul 24

A photo of the Milky Way with the Lagoon and. Trifid.

Shot with a Rokinon 135mm and Canon 6D from my local dark sky site last night.

#Astrophotography

Colorful gases of the Milky Way, stars, and some pink nebulae.

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Jason Betzner @jbetzner.bsky.social · 2h

Heading to Chicago for a conference.

Might have time for the Field Museum while I am there.

Also, where’s a good place near downtown to get deep dish pizza?

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Jason Betzner @jbetzner.bsky.social · 9h

Classic braided stream patterns

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Chris Becke (aka BeckePhysics) @chrisbecke.bsky.social · 1d

Had quite the view yesterday

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 11h

No other U.S. president has used the military as their own personal police force against the American people.

We implore the courts to reject Donald Trump's ongoing, illegal actions and definitively affirm states' sovereign right to handle public safety matters.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 12h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

This is insane.

“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

OMG! In Comey's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, he points to others who have lied to Congress that were NOT prosecuted. Number one is JEFF SESSIONS when he said "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two, but I did not have contact with the Russians." 1/

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Jason Betzner @jbetzner.bsky.social · 11h

Are you shocked though?

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

omg!

"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...

"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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ACLU @aclu.org · 14h

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.

Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

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Jason Betzner @jbetzner.bsky.social · 21h

If you’re using Sky Safari, make sure to update the solar system data in settings

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Ann @stellarpics.net · 1d

Rare clear night and comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon. Unfortunately I don't have a very good view since it sets behind trees quickly. This is only 11 minutes of data. Plan is to capture a little bit every night and build from there. It is developing a very nice tail. #astrophotography #comet #nightsky

Comet against a field of stars. Its glowing emerald green coma is in lower left of the frame. The trailing tail of gas is visible moving up to the right of the frame.

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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 1d

protesting was awesome.

now it's time to make sure we take this energy to the ballot boxes in New Jersey and Virginia.

Mike Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger are on the top of the tickets and would make excellent governors.

vote blue all the way down.

talk to your friends and family.

let's win.

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Jason Betzner @jbetzner.bsky.social · 1d

Comet 2025 A6 Lemmon photographed around 5:30am October 16.

#Astrophotography #cometlemmon

A green comet with a white tail and surrounding stars against a black background

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!

So were the signs...

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 1d

Quick cell phone snap on my way to work: Venus and crescent Moon w/earthshine. 🔭

Venus and the upturned horns of a just-waxing crescent moon just above the coming sunrise

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kevinosx @kevinosx.bsky.social · 1d

This morning was our first below freezing temps of the season, so decided to stay close to home since it was a little colder...

#photography #landscapephotography #sunrise #StunDay #ColorADay #OrangeSun

Looking across a pond as the rising sun peeks through the trees on the far side. A fisherman sits in his small boat in the sun's rays.

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Chris Becke (aka BeckePhysics) @chrisbecke.bsky.social · 1d

Another take

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Pat Lillich @quietlynow.bsky.social · 2d

@robcrank68.bsky.social 's #birdoftheday is any bird with #black this #oystercatcher the only path past this Falklands #oystercatcher was too close - waited for awhile and then finally walked past with my too long lens. it didn't care #birds #photography #eastcoastkin #nature #wildlife

this black bird with the bright orange beak and red ringed golden eye is an Oystercatcher. It is standing on one pink leg, the pink toes of the other foot showing tucked into its belly. taken in the Falklands - the only way past him was a narrow path between the base of a steep rocky hill and the sea. Sat and watched it for quite awhile but it was happy where it was. finally walked past with my too long lens and it didn't even put its foot down.

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Jason Betzner @jbetzner.bsky.social · 2d

I think we know who the real dicks are here.

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 2d

Here's what the last substorm looked like in Maine with a time indicator on the GOES Mag plots in the bottom left. The aurora started brightening shortly before the plots spiked up which can sometimes happen.

I explore this concept in a blog post here: go.theauroraguy.com/october2024s...

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 3d

Doing a little early leaf peeping in northern Arkansas! 👀

A large rocky overhang sticks out over a tree-covered valley with some fall colors showing.

A close up picture of a hill covered in trees of all colors - green, yellow, orange, and red.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

The American people have made their voices heard today. Trump and the Republicans have never looked smaller. Their lies about these protests have completely discredited them and backfired. They miscalculated. Badly.

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 2d

Substorm ongoing with tall, red pillars in Maine!

go.theauroraguy.com/webcams

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Jason Betzner @jbetzner.bsky.social · 2d

Why does Puppy Killer Noem need 2 planes?