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There's a total lunar eclipse on the 13/14th (Thursday night/Friday morning)! I have a summary and links in today's newsletter. Also: how asteroid impact predictions tend to drop to 0.
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How to watch this week’s lunar eclipse! Also, how asteroid impact risk predictions tend to shrink
Links and info about the March 13/14 event, and a cool graph shows how predicted risk drops
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
There's a total lunar eclipse on the 13/14th (Thursday night/Friday morning)! I have a summary and links in today's newsletter. Also: how asteroid impact predictions tend to drop to 0.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-wat...
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-wat...
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Sadly, it’s time to revive this 2017 TIME cover.
March 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sadly, it’s time to revive this 2017 TIME cover.
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Last night Elon Musk moved to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. His team is now inside, and he posted “CFPB RIP 🪦” on X.
This agency has saved Americans billions.
DOGE isn’t about cutting waste—it’s about dismantling the government so Musk and his billionaire friends can take control.
This agency has saved Americans billions.
DOGE isn’t about cutting waste—it’s about dismantling the government so Musk and his billionaire friends can take control.
February 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Last night Elon Musk moved to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. His team is now inside, and he posted “CFPB RIP 🪦” on X.
This agency has saved Americans billions.
DOGE isn’t about cutting waste—it’s about dismantling the government so Musk and his billionaire friends can take control.
This agency has saved Americans billions.
DOGE isn’t about cutting waste—it’s about dismantling the government so Musk and his billionaire friends can take control.
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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Trump ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.
If you or someone you know has cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or one of many countless illnesses that needs a cure — this could have devastating effects.
If you or someone you know has cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or one of many countless illnesses that needs a cure — this could have devastating effects.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Trump ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.
If you or someone you know has cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or one of many countless illnesses that needs a cure — this could have devastating effects.
If you or someone you know has cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or one of many countless illnesses that needs a cure — this could have devastating effects.
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Look up this weekend: Venus and Saturn will be visible in the southwest, with Mars and Jupiter in the east. All four will be visible to the naked eye.
Here’s your chance to see four planets at once — if Colorado skies are clear
An hour after sunset, Venus and Saturn will be visible in the southwest, with Mars and Jupiter in the east. All four will be visible to the naked eye.
www.denverpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Look up this weekend: Venus and Saturn will be visible in the southwest, with Mars and Jupiter in the east. All four will be visible to the naked eye.
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The 43-year-old son of Republican Senator Kevin Cramer was sentenced to 28 years for killing a police officer in a 100mph meth-fueled chase after escaping a hospital and stealing his mom's car. Cramer has frequently attacked President Biden by invoking his son, Hunter.
Senator’s Son Sentenced After Killing Deputy in Car Chase
Republican senator Kevin Cramer’s son took meth and bath salts, stole his mom’s car and drove 70 miles before killing the officer.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 30, 2024 at 11:23 PM
The 43-year-old son of Republican Senator Kevin Cramer was sentenced to 28 years for killing a police officer in a 100mph meth-fueled chase after escaping a hospital and stealing his mom's car. Cramer has frequently attacked President Biden by invoking his son, Hunter.
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Given that the hostages were released literally minutes after Reagan took office, this bit of GOP assholery was well understood even at the time.
Remember the right-wing plot to sabotage Jimmy Carter’s re-election by urging Iran to hold American hostages longer? You don’t? It’s a shocking example of the American right’s treachery that more people should know about. (Gift link to 2023 NYT story.)
A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election (Gift Article)
A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Given that the hostages were released literally minutes after Reagan took office, this bit of GOP assholery was well understood even at the time.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY 🎄 🎅
December 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY 🎄 🎅
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Feels like now is a good time to remind folks that Trump literally stole money from kids with cancer.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
December 20, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Feels like now is a good time to remind folks that Trump literally stole money from kids with cancer.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Trump: “He will pull out of the Paris Agreement. Allies say he’ll strip the phrases “climate change,” “clean energy” and “environmental justice” from every agency website.”-NYT
I feel embarrassed to be an American.
I feel embarrassed to be an American.
November 25, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Trump: “He will pull out of the Paris Agreement. Allies say he’ll strip the phrases “climate change,” “clean energy” and “environmental justice” from every agency website.”-NYT
I feel embarrassed to be an American.
I feel embarrassed to be an American.