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Dr Alfredo Carpineti

@drcarpineti.bsky.social

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Astrophysicist, science writer for @iflscience.com, geek, immigrant, and also The Astroholic. Chair of @prideinstem.bsky.social | He/him | opinions are my own

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · Aug 1

For the last seven months, Chris and I have worked on creating a limited series to tackle the topic of dark skies and light pollution, and why you should care about it.

We couldn’t be prouder. The first episode is now out on all your favourite podcast apps

www.theastroholic.co.uk/blog/fading-...

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bobby @bobbylewis.bsky.social · 1h

she wouldn’t be the first nobel peace prize recipient to openly support murder

Max P III @blackballer.bsky.social · 1h

She literally supports trump bombing the boats

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 1h

From Sunday, come watch me dying repeatedly in a classic Tomb Raider game! 🔫🔫

Chris 🎬🎧 @raidercast.bsky.social · 2h

Hey Tomb Raider folks, we're back!

🎬 www.youtube.com/@Raidercast

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Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · 16h

I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 10h

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 16h

Best of luck 🫂

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C.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 16h

I’m not kidding when I say these weird ass costumes and antics are actually an extremely effective tactic from a media standpoint bc when enough people do them, the media can’t fully scrub them out

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Chris(tyn) Parkes @parkesland.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent research here. Though it isn't the focus, what Dr Pagel warns of has occured with frightful efficacy in DSIT, EHRC, and DSHC over trans rights. All three have been targeted by malicious actors seeking trans people's marginalization.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 22h

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 18h

Happy birthday 🥳

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 19h

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 1d

God if the outcome of all this is a discovery that a specific type of black mold makes you a weird bigot I'm gonna have a hearty chuckle then fill my pockets with stones and walk into a lake. We are now living in the mold age. The mildew years. The roaring fungis.

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 1d

Suuuure it's the "molds" fault. Whats next, a very specific strain of mold that turns children's book authors into raging terfs?

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 1d

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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 1d

There is nothing more pathetic than a fascist. They are insecure, sniveling losers, and they show their weakness with every action they take.

Mock them mercilessly. It saps them of what little power they have.

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Kevin (Antifa 414th Moral Support Battalion) @kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social · 1d

this stuff shouldn't scare you. it should embolden you. it exposes their weak spots.

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Emily Dische-Becker @emilydische.bsky.social · 1d

incredible investigation by @972mag.com
– and an indictment of western media outlets who have disseminated fictionalized visualizations created by the Israeli army in order to justify the destruction of civilian infrastructure

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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 1d

This is significant.

Council of Europe adopts landmark Recommendation on Equal Rights for Intersex Persons - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - www.coe.int

www.coe.int

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Em, spookily 👻 @lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 4d

Every time I see a stupid debate on here that reminds me of middle school, I think @veryimportant.lawyer is right

Patrick Cosmos
@veryimportant.lawyer
working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer • 23d
"I'm strong and I want to have like fifty kids and a farm" of course you do. You're twelve.
"I don't want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal" hell yeah homie you're twelve. "Maybe if there's crime we should just send the army" bless your heart my twelve year old buddy

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday 🥳

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Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · 2d

Happy International Lesbian Day! ☀️☀️☀️

Lesbian marching with a sign that says a day without lesbians is like a day without sunshine

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 2d

Not one government has told Israel to stop kidnapping their citizens in international waters and let them bring baby formula to starving babies. What a shameful time to be alive

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists

Israeli foreign ministry confirms interception and says those on board will be deported A new Gaza-bound aid flotilla has been intercepted by the Israeli army, days after the detention of activists on board vessels bound for the war-torn territory caused international outrage and widespread protests. The Israeli military was jamming signals with at least two boats being boarded, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Instagram. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 2d

Tolkien could have listened to the first five Black Sabbath albums.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 2d

They had a whole light show for the Nobels too!

The Stockholm city hall being illuminated with a blue print of what’s inside

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

Fuck Gavin Newsom. I will never vote for him and you shouldn't either.

Excerpt from an article discussing LGBT+ protections in California legislation. It states that Governor Newsom neither signed nor vetoed certain bills. One bill strengthened protections under Sen. Scott Wiener’s “State of Refuge” law. The highlighted portion reads: “At least four bills directly addressed trans protections,” followed by examples such as healthcare and patient confidentiality, streamlining legal name and gender changes, nondiscrimination in health insurance, and inclusive homelessness programs.

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 2d

It warmed the heart