Doctor Apatite
@doctorapatite.bsky.social
Skittle-haired, charmingly insubordinate, disabled, punk rock ukulele playing, mid-century glassware collecting, BVB/USMNT/USWNT/USYNT supporting, Belgian-loving planetary scientist. Normally busy making hand-crafted mischief for the swap meet of science.
Pinned
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My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
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Does he mean instead of guillotines?
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Does he mean instead of guillotines?
True, even though the last word is "@nytimes", lol.
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
True, even though the last word is "@nytimes", lol.
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Oh no, we can't loose the strict adherence to traditional ideas of gender and sexuality that the Looney Tunes cartoons were so famous for.
December 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Oh no, we can't loose the strict adherence to traditional ideas of gender and sexuality that the Looney Tunes cartoons were so famous for.
Knowing FIFA that trophy was made from real hands.
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Knowing FIFA that trophy was made from real hands.
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
I have been awarded the NASA Peace Prize 2025, lmk if you want to win it in 2026. I just made it up so I guess I can choose next year's winner too.
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I have been awarded the NASA Peace Prize 2025, lmk if you want to win it in 2026. I just made it up so I guess I can choose next year's winner too.
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why are notebooks more expensive than books with words in them
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
why are notebooks more expensive than books with words in them
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getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, prolific actor known for his roles in “Mortal Kombat,” “Last Emperor” and “Man In The High Castle,” has died at 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor best known for his roles in the Mortal Kombat films, The Last Emperor and The Man in the High Castle, has died.
deadline.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, prolific actor known for his roles in “Mortal Kombat,” “Last Emperor” and “Man In The High Castle,” has died at 75
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The U.S. poverty line for a family of four is $32,150.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The U.S. poverty line for a family of four is $32,150.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
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Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
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He's done it.
Erling Haaland reaches 100 Premier League goals in record time, beating Alan Shearer by 13 matches.
Erling Haaland reaches 100 Premier League goals in record time, beating Alan Shearer by 13 matches.
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
He's done it.
Erling Haaland reaches 100 Premier League goals in record time, beating Alan Shearer by 13 matches.
Erling Haaland reaches 100 Premier League goals in record time, beating Alan Shearer by 13 matches.
Counterpoint: It's a rock on Mars everything about it is remarkable.
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Counterpoint: It's a rock on Mars everything about it is remarkable.
Handy list.
These are the 10 richest people in the world right now.
The Top 10 Richest People In The World | December 2025
There’s a new No. 2 on Forbes’ ranking of the world’s wealthiest people.
www.forbes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Handy list.
I named my fists Proto-Earth and Theia because it takes both hands to moon you.
B/c after I hit you there will be few clues as to what I was like.
B/c I will hit you so hard that a piece of you will fly off into space.
B/c they're isotopically indistinguishable.
(Can you tell I'm home sick?)
B/c after I hit you there will be few clues as to what I was like.
B/c I will hit you so hard that a piece of you will fly off into space.
B/c they're isotopically indistinguishable.
(Can you tell I'm home sick?)
I've named my fists Hall and Oates because whoa-oh here they come, watch out boy, they'll chew you up
I named my fists Pride and Prejudice, because it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of two fists must be in want of whupping ass
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I named my fists Proto-Earth and Theia because it takes both hands to moon you.
B/c after I hit you there will be few clues as to what I was like.
B/c I will hit you so hard that a piece of you will fly off into space.
B/c they're isotopically indistinguishable.
(Can you tell I'm home sick?)
B/c after I hit you there will be few clues as to what I was like.
B/c I will hit you so hard that a piece of you will fly off into space.
B/c they're isotopically indistinguishable.
(Can you tell I'm home sick?)