DarkSapiens
@darksapiens.bsky.social
Astrophysics, science communication, sci-fi, nerdery (he/him)
Astronomer at @cefca-oaj.bsky.social
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@darksapiens.bsky.social
· Apr 19
#Spacetober2023 1. Rocket
Starting out with an Ariane 6
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#SpacetoberChallenge 🔭
Starting out with an Ariane 6
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#SpacetoberChallenge 🔭
Here's the thread of 31 drawings I did for #spacetober last year :) bsky.app/profile/dark...
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—Sí, por supuesto, es indispensable que cada persona disponga de una tonelada de metal que durante 23 horas al día ocupe ociosamente el espacio de una habitación, y la hora restante atiborre el espacio urbano, llenándolo de ruido y gases tóxicos.
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
—Sí, por supuesto, es indispensable que cada persona disponga de una tonelada de metal que durante 23 horas al día ocupe ociosamente el espacio de una habitación, y la hora restante atiborre el espacio urbano, llenándolo de ruido y gases tóxicos.
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"Google breached its own policies that barred use of artificial intelligence for weapons or surveillance in 2024 by helping an Israeli military contractor analyze drone video footage, a former Google employee alleged in a confidential federal whistleblower complaint reviewed by The Washington Post."
Google helped Israeli military contractor with AI, whistleblower alleges
A whistleblower complaint filed with the SEC claims that Google breached its own ethics rules to help an Israeli contractor apply AI to drone surveillance video.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
"Google breached its own policies that barred use of artificial intelligence for weapons or surveillance in 2024 by helping an Israeli military contractor analyze drone video footage, a former Google employee alleged in a confidential federal whistleblower complaint reviewed by The Washington Post."
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El profesorado, como siempre, colaborador necesario en el maltrato infantil:
Avisas a la madre de que una profesora del colegio donde trabajas está maltratando a su hija y la sancionada eres tú 😡
www.farodevigo.es/gran-vigo/20...
www.farodevigo.es/gran-vigo/20...
Sancionan a la cocinera de una escuela infantil de Vigo por alertar a una madre sobre un presunto episodio de acoso psicológico a su hija
El acto del que informó a la progenitora habría sido ejecutado por una profesora sustituta
www.farodevigo.es
February 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
El profesorado, como siempre, colaborador necesario en el maltrato infantil:
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Cuatro niños de la misma escuela secuestrados a miles de kilómetros en Texas. De la misma escuela. No de la misma ciudad o el mismo Estado. De la misma escuela. Es terrorífico.
We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
JUST IN: The five-year-old Columbia Heights Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who have been in an ICE detention facility in Texas, are on their way home.
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Cuatro niños de la misma escuela secuestrados a miles de kilómetros en Texas. De la misma escuela. No de la misma ciudad o el mismo Estado. De la misma escuela. Es terrorífico.
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Qanon was like this story I read in Marlon Brando's autobiography. While at military school, he hated the sound of a clocktower bell, so he stole it, buried it, then acted outraged and volunteered to lead the search party to find it and the culprit. The culprit, lol, was never found.
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Qanon was like this story I read in Marlon Brando's autobiography. While at military school, he hated the sound of a clocktower bell, so he stole it, buried it, then acted outraged and volunteered to lead the search party to find it and the culprit. The culprit, lol, was never found.
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Qanon was never about taking down actual pedophiles and pursuing justice for victims. It was about smearing any and all prominent liberal figures while protecting and empowering actual pedophiles. Qanon was a movement of pedophiles, protecting pedophiles.
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Qanon was never about taking down actual pedophiles and pursuing justice for victims. It was about smearing any and all prominent liberal figures while protecting and empowering actual pedophiles. Qanon was a movement of pedophiles, protecting pedophiles.
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So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM
So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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Hemos llegado a un punto de la historia en el que 'tregua' o 'alto el fuego' significa matar de manera regular y sistemática a menos de 30 personas al día.
🔴 Israel mata al menos a 26 personas, seis de ellas niños, en bombardeos en Gaza contra edificios y tiendas de campaña de desplazados
Israel mata al menos a 26 personas, seis de ellas niños, en bombardeos en Gaza contra edificios y tiendas de campaña de desplazados
Los ataques, que las autoridades israelíes presentan como una respuesta a violaciones de la tregua por parte de Hamás, elevan la cifra de muertos desde el alto el fuego por encima de 510
elpais.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Hemos llegado a un punto de la historia en el que 'tregua' o 'alto el fuego' significa matar de manera regular y sistemática a menos de 30 personas al día.
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some good news buried among the horrible behavior listed:
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
Minneapolis’ Hotel Workers Are on Edge
Staff across the city told NOTUS how their lives have changed since the start of the federal immigration operation. “It's frightening,” one said.
www.notus.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
some good news buried among the horrible behavior listed:
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
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Parece mentira que ya pasaron 15 años de que unos señores con corbata color racionalidad se escandalizaron porque una mujer dijo que no hay que acosar sexualmente.
Que tales señores estuvieran conectados con Epstein es un plot twist que, como los buenos plot twists, parece obvio en retrospectiva.
Que tales señores estuvieran conectados con Epstein es un plot twist que, como los buenos plot twists, parece obvio en retrospectiva.
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Parece mentira que ya pasaron 15 años de que unos señores con corbata color racionalidad se escandalizaron porque una mujer dijo que no hay que acosar sexualmente.
Que tales señores estuvieran conectados con Epstein es un plot twist que, como los buenos plot twists, parece obvio en retrospectiva.
Que tales señores estuvieran conectados con Epstein es un plot twist que, como los buenos plot twists, parece obvio en retrospectiva.
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Legendary Hungarian-American filmmaker George Pal (1908-1980) was born 118 years ago today.
He produced Destination Moon (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), Conquest of Space (1955) and The War of the Worlds (1953).
And he directed The Time Machine (1960):
He produced Destination Moon (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), Conquest of Space (1955) and The War of the Worlds (1953).
And he directed The Time Machine (1960):
H.G Wells Time Machine -- Moving through Time --1960
YouTube video by COZ 1973
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Legendary Hungarian-American filmmaker George Pal (1908-1980) was born 118 years ago today.
He produced Destination Moon (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), Conquest of Space (1955) and The War of the Worlds (1953).
And he directed The Time Machine (1960):
He produced Destination Moon (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), Conquest of Space (1955) and The War of the Worlds (1953).
And he directed The Time Machine (1960):
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Lo digo siempre: cuando El Mundo saca una noticia y la destaca en portada para darle mucho bombo, de entrada pienso que es mentira hasta que lo investigue un poco o lo vea en otro medio. No tienen ninguna credibilidad.
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Lo digo siempre: cuando El Mundo saca una noticia y la destaca en portada para darle mucho bombo, de entrada pienso que es mentira hasta que lo investigue un poco o lo vea en otro medio. No tienen ninguna credibilidad.
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Gente, mañana es el ultimo dia, si no lo habeis hecho ya, por favor hacedlo, solo os tomara unos minutos.
El plazo para la presentación de aportaciones termina el día 02 de febrero de 2026, a las 23:00:59.
Link para las aportaciones: expinterweb.mites.gob.es/participa/li...
Para el registro es necesario identificarse mediante DNIe, certificado electrónico, Cl@ve PIN o Cl@ve Permanente.
Link para las aportaciones: expinterweb.mites.gob.es/participa/li...
Para el registro es necesario identificarse mediante DNIe, certificado electrónico, Cl@ve PIN o Cl@ve Permanente.
February 1, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Gente, mañana es el ultimo dia, si no lo habeis hecho ya, por favor hacedlo, solo os tomara unos minutos.
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This is crazy, you can apparently find whole email conversations between Krauss and the Arizona State dean and legal team in these files as he was forwarding them to Epstein (and Woody Allen?) for advice.
Unsurprisingly, it seems there are more mentions of Jeffrey Epstein in the newly released Lawrence Krauss files.
February 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This is crazy, you can apparently find whole email conversations between Krauss and the Arizona State dean and legal team in these files as he was forwarding them to Epstein (and Woody Allen?) for advice.
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A helpful feminist comment to make here that was implicit to mine but not said explicitly is the way this capitalist structuring of higher education enables and sustains rape culture and sexism within higher education and research spaces
February 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
A helpful feminist comment to make here that was implicit to mine but not said explicitly is the way this capitalist structuring of higher education enables and sustains rape culture and sexism within higher education and research spaces
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Part of what I’m saying is that university presidents and finance apparatuses knew and supported these relationships
We can and should blame the individuals named in the files but they represent a larger structural phenomenon and it’s not just rape culture
We can and should blame the individuals named in the files but they represent a larger structural phenomenon and it’s not just rape culture
February 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Part of what I’m saying is that university presidents and finance apparatuses knew and supported these relationships
We can and should blame the individuals named in the files but they represent a larger structural phenomenon and it’s not just rape culture
We can and should blame the individuals named in the files but they represent a larger structural phenomenon and it’s not just rape culture
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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INCREDIBLE resource here.
"Movements and campaigns are won not by overpowering one’s active opposition, but by shifting each group one notch around the spectrum (passive allies into active allies, neutrals into passive allies, and passive opponents into neutrals),.."
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"Movements and campaigns are won not by overpowering one’s active opposition, but by shifting each group one notch around the spectrum (passive allies into active allies, neutrals into passive allies, and passive opponents into neutrals),.."
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I truly believe discourse about voters (especially those who may have voted for Trump) would go better on this app if everyone was using the spectrum of allies as a framework
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
Spectrum of Allies
The Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice.
commonslibrary.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
INCREDIBLE resource here.
"Movements and campaigns are won not by overpowering one’s active opposition, but by shifting each group one notch around the spectrum (passive allies into active allies, neutrals into passive allies, and passive opponents into neutrals),.."
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"Movements and campaigns are won not by overpowering one’s active opposition, but by shifting each group one notch around the spectrum (passive allies into active allies, neutrals into passive allies, and passive opponents into neutrals),.."
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The galaxy will have to answer these same kind of questions after the Battle of Exegol. This is maybe one of the reasons why a Disney-owned Lucasfilm is having a hard time telling stories after Episode IX - the galaxy really can't be a friendly place for giant, politically complaint megacorps.
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The galaxy will have to answer these same kind of questions after the Battle of Exegol. This is maybe one of the reasons why a Disney-owned Lucasfilm is having a hard time telling stories after Episode IX - the galaxy really can't be a friendly place for giant, politically complaint megacorps.
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The Star Wars sequel trilogy is fundamentally a story about how neo-fascism can sneak up on a society that should know better and can even tear apart families that you thought would be safe from this shit. They are fully as prescient as the Prequels were.
If this administration is ever purged and people like Bari Weiss continue to hold positions of influence, Americans will just continue to have their grasp on cause and effect, and their tether to reality eroded. If you want to get rid of weeds you have to rip out the roots or they just grow back.
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The Star Wars sequel trilogy is fundamentally a story about how neo-fascism can sneak up on a society that should know better and can even tear apart families that you thought would be safe from this shit. They are fully as prescient as the Prequels were.
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I am really angry about all of the scientists who cozied up to Epstein even after it was known who he was.
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
You don't have to dirty your soul to be a successful academic or a scientist. Have some fucking pride. Have some fucking principles.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
February 1, 2026 at 3:35 AM
I am really angry about all of the scientists who cozied up to Epstein even after it was known who he was.
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
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Ojalá este mentecato nos diga quien eliminó esos derechos y quien los defendía
February 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ojalá este mentecato nos diga quien eliminó esos derechos y quien los defendía
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AR 4366 produced an X1.04 flare peaking around 1233 UT today. This was part of a triad of flares in short succession with M6.75 and M5.88 flares shortly before and after the X-class, respectively. Notably, there was NO CME produced by this event...
February 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
AR 4366 produced an X1.04 flare peaking around 1233 UT today. This was part of a triad of flares in short succession with M6.75 and M5.88 flares shortly before and after the X-class, respectively. Notably, there was NO CME produced by this event...
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I was a postdoc at Harvard (in human evolutionary biology) from 2010 to 2012 and it’s grim how many men I interacted with during that time are popping up in the Epstein files trying to prove disgusting evo-psych theories about women *shudder*.
February 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I was a postdoc at Harvard (in human evolutionary biology) from 2010 to 2012 and it’s grim how many men I interacted with during that time are popping up in the Epstein files trying to prove disgusting evo-psych theories about women *shudder*.