Alexandre Adler
@bachpropagate.bsky.social
Postdoc at UC Berkeley and LBNL working on @simonsobservatory.org . I might work on the Cosmic Microwave Background, but my puns are never reheated.
Oof poor Jalibert that looked painful
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Oof poor Jalibert that looked painful
That Dupont-Ramos double kick was beautiful. How the Irish line was out of position on Ramos and Bielle-Biarrey.
February 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
That Dupont-Ramos double kick was beautiful. How the Irish line was out of position on Ramos and Bielle-Biarrey.
The thing is, she sounds like a clout chaser and believer, because the stats and analysis quality are far too weak to claim technosignatures in good faith. ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2026arXi... An embarrassment for NORDITA, who publishes with sexual harasser Geoff Marcy.
February 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The thing is, she sounds like a clout chaser and believer, because the stats and analysis quality are far too weak to claim technosignatures in good faith. ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2026arXi... An embarrassment for NORDITA, who publishes with sexual harasser Geoff Marcy.
" We are fighting a proxy war for China against NATO in Ukraine" should be deeply embarrassing for the Russians.
China is now “bankrolling” Russia’s war in Ukraine providing “60 per cent” of the funds needed by Moscow to continue fighting.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
China bankrolling Putin’s war to gain advantage over West, MPs told
Beijing’s huge support for Russian aggression against Ukraine part of larger threatening posture, air marshal tells Commons committee
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
" We are fighting a proxy war for China against NATO in Ukraine" should be deeply embarrassing for the Russians.
HEGSETH
CAUDLE
WHAT AIR DEFENSE DOING
CAUDLE
WHAT AIR DEFENSE DOING
⚡️ A U.S. F-35 fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone after it aggressively approached the USS Abraham Lincoln.
US F-35 Downs Iranian Shahed Drone Near USS Lincoln in Arabian Sea
An F-35 fighter jet intercepted an Iranian drone threatening USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, maintaining the security of US personnel.
united24media.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
HEGSETH
CAUDLE
WHAT AIR DEFENSE DOING
CAUDLE
WHAT AIR DEFENSE DOING
By my estimation, we are about two days away from the US politics discourse on here looping to whether it was appropriate to fire David Shor for posting a summary of an article about the persuasiveness of violent protest.
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 AM
By my estimation, we are about two days away from the US politics discourse on here looping to whether it was appropriate to fire David Shor for posting a summary of an article about the persuasiveness of violent protest.
I recommend people look at the quotes for this thread because I find funny how some people write several sentences, while most Jews and Black people have just written "pogroms" and "slavery".
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 2, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I recommend people look at the quotes for this thread because I find funny how some people write several sentences, while most Jews and Black people have just written "pogroms" and "slavery".
It would be really poetic if Einstein was mostly known in the 20th century for mass/energy equivalence and kickstarting nuclear weapons and in the 21st century for the photoelectric effect underpinning a lot of PV panel research.
February 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
It would be really poetic if Einstein was mostly known in the 20th century for mass/energy equivalence and kickstarting nuclear weapons and in the 21st century for the photoelectric effect underpinning a lot of PV panel research.
The answer turned out to be 24, which is acceptable for 8 but really better for 6.
1 egg is 4 crêpes.
1 egg is 4 crêpes.
I made crepe batter for 9. Please write down your guesses as to how many crêpes that is in a 26cm pan.
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The answer turned out to be 24, which is acceptable for 8 but really better for 6.
1 egg is 4 crêpes.
1 egg is 4 crêpes.
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Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/grow #smbc
February 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/grow #smbc
I made crepe batter for 9. Please write down your guesses as to how many crêpes that is in a 26cm pan.
February 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I made crepe batter for 9. Please write down your guesses as to how many crêpes that is in a 26cm pan.
I’m sure the new British director-general of CERN is happy about being stabbed in the back by his own country during the first year of his term. HL-LHC funding from the UK in trouble
BREAKING: UKRI shelves physics infrastructure projects worth £280m
Major international collaborations with Cern and US Department of Energy in jeopardy, as agency pulls back funds
Scoop by @francesjones.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Major international collaborations with Cern and US Department of Energy in jeopardy, as agency pulls back funds
Scoop by @francesjones.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UKRI shelves physics infrastructure projects worth £280m - Research Professional News
Exclusive: Major international collaborations with Cern and US Department of Energy in jeopardy
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I’m sure the new British director-general of CERN is happy about being stabbed in the back by his own country during the first year of his term. HL-LHC funding from the UK in trouble
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"A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming."
Gift link.
Gift link.
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming."
Gift link.
Gift link.
I will not cede the arts to the Belgians (except La BD) but otherwise yes.
Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/french #smbc
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I will not cede the arts to the Belgians (except La BD) but otherwise yes.
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Or not. This has been removed for review by the University. (Who asked me to write it in the first place). You can find it here while they sort themselves out: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Funding piece
Modern astronomy is full of marvels. In recent years we have rejoiced in the success of the James Webb Space Telescope, and been puzzled by the surprisingly vibrant early Universe it is showing us. We...
docs.google.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Or not. This has been removed for review by the University. (Who asked me to write it in the first place). You can find it here while they sort themselves out: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You know, I think the conflict of interest of being STFC chair and IoP president(-elect) should have taken less than a year to recognize. And would have best been solved long before you send a letter telling people STFC is going to destroy Astroparticle/HEP science funding.
Michele Dougherty steps aside as president of the Institute of Physics – Physics World
IOP president-elect Paul Howarth will take on Dougherty’s responsibilities with immediate effect
physicsworld.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
You know, I think the conflict of interest of being STFC chair and IoP president(-elect) should have taken less than a year to recognize. And would have best been solved long before you send a letter telling people STFC is going to destroy Astroparticle/HEP science funding.
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It is not well-known, but Sartre conceived of "No Exit" (Hell is other people) after being stuck in the same room as PEG, TCW and BHL for 10 minutes.
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 AM
It is not well-known, but Sartre conceived of "No Exit" (Hell is other people) after being stuck in the same room as PEG, TCW and BHL for 10 minutes.
Dilution fridge? More like delusion fridge, am I right people?
Sorry, that's Bluefors humor, maybe a little off-cooler.
Sorry, that's Bluefors humor, maybe a little off-cooler.
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Dilution fridge? More like delusion fridge, am I right people?
Sorry, that's Bluefors humor, maybe a little off-cooler.
Sorry, that's Bluefors humor, maybe a little off-cooler.
God is not with them www.euronews.com/2026/01/26/l...
Lightning strike at Brasilia rally injures 89 Bolsonaro supporters
Eighty-nine people were injured by lightning at a rally supporting former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, as the demonstrators gathered to demand Bolsonaro's release from prison.
www.euronews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 AM
God is not with them www.euronews.com/2026/01/26/l...
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The night sky looks steady. It's not. 💥
In the night sky, asteroids drift. Stars pulse and flicker. Distant galaxies flare when something dramatic like a supernova is happening inside them.
The Universe is constantly changing, even when our eyes can’t see it. 🔭🧪☄️
In the night sky, asteroids drift. Stars pulse and flicker. Distant galaxies flare when something dramatic like a supernova is happening inside them.
The Universe is constantly changing, even when our eyes can’t see it. 🔭🧪☄️
January 26, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The night sky looks steady. It's not. 💥
In the night sky, asteroids drift. Stars pulse and flicker. Distant galaxies flare when something dramatic like a supernova is happening inside them.
The Universe is constantly changing, even when our eyes can’t see it. 🔭🧪☄️
In the night sky, asteroids drift. Stars pulse and flicker. Distant galaxies flare when something dramatic like a supernova is happening inside them.
The Universe is constantly changing, even when our eyes can’t see it. 🔭🧪☄️
BY God that’s the LLM cadence. Those lummoxes are using LLMs to delude themselves into thinking Minnesotans are the Mahdi’s army.
The rest of it is even funnier
January 26, 2026 at 6:50 PM
BY God that’s the LLM cadence. Those lummoxes are using LLMs to delude themselves into thinking Minnesotans are the Mahdi’s army.
In a Berkeley context, I wonder if Chemerinsky sometimes fantasizes about giving Yoo a wedgie during faculty meetings.
Ilan Wurman’s name, to offer a glaring example, should taste as bitter as ashes on the tongues of his neighbors and colleagues in St. Paul at this point.
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
In a Berkeley context, I wonder if Chemerinsky sometimes fantasizes about giving Yoo a wedgie during faculty meetings.
The penguin going inland is insane. So is the Sundown Skid
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The penguin going inland is insane. So is the Sundown Skid
“We went to war with Germany for the Lusitania, we’ll go to war with Greenland for the Titanic"
"You don’t turn the Titanic around overnight, you steer it a bit so the damage is unsurvivable"
"Like the Titanic, I hope this country gets crushed by ICE, with the rich getting lifeboats”
"You don’t turn the Titanic around overnight, you steer it a bit so the damage is unsurvivable"
"Like the Titanic, I hope this country gets crushed by ICE, with the rich getting lifeboats”
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“We went to war with Germany for the Lusitania, we’ll go to war with Greenland for the Titanic"
"You don’t turn the Titanic around overnight, you steer it a bit so the damage is unsurvivable"
"Like the Titanic, I hope this country gets crushed by ICE, with the rich getting lifeboats”
"You don’t turn the Titanic around overnight, you steer it a bit so the damage is unsurvivable"
"Like the Titanic, I hope this country gets crushed by ICE, with the rich getting lifeboats”
This is bait and I will fall for it
January 21, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This is bait and I will fall for it