Dr Alfredo Carpineti
@drcarpineti.bsky.social
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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Very happy to say that my book Invisible Rainbows is coming out in a few months!! 🌈
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This is SUCH an important point!
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This is SUCH an important point!
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
I wrote this today, and I really want to scream how stupid all of this is. All this human self-inflicted suffering is so unbelievably stupid.
The Clock is a universally recognized indicator of the world’s vulnerability to global human-made catastrophes. www.iflscience.com/doomsday-clo...
January 27, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I wrote this today, and I really want to scream how stupid all of this is. All this human self-inflicted suffering is so unbelievably stupid.
People living with Frenchness
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
People living with Frenchness
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I was always told that one of the central lessons of the Shoah is that legal, juridical regimes can still be immoral. The claim that Anne Frank was in Amsterdam "legally" is false, but more than that, the question "Was Anne Frank an illegal?" is so grossly missing the point of Holocaust remembrance.
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I was always told that one of the central lessons of the Shoah is that legal, juridical regimes can still be immoral. The claim that Anne Frank was in Amsterdam "legally" is false, but more than that, the question "Was Anne Frank an illegal?" is so grossly missing the point of Holocaust remembrance.
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There's still time to sign up for our one-day symposium for Trans+ scientists, researchers, and students in STEM!
#lgbt #trans #transinSTEM #lgbtSTEM #STEM
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#lgbt #trans #transinSTEM #lgbtSTEM #STEM
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January 27, 2026 at 9:34 AM
There's still time to sign up for our one-day symposium for Trans+ scientists, researchers, and students in STEM!
#lgbt #trans #transinSTEM #lgbtSTEM #STEM
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#lgbt #trans #transinSTEM #lgbtSTEM #STEM
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Somewhat bemused by this. Giorgia Meloni couldn't find enough fascist police in Italy?
That hardly seems likely.
Also the EU has an ICE at home which murders people, are Frontex guys going to be jealous of the ICE guys?
That hardly seems likely.
Also the EU has an ICE at home which murders people, are Frontex guys going to be jealous of the ICE guys?
🔴 BREAKING - ICE agents to help with security at Winter Olympics in Italy
ICE agents to help with security at Winter Olympics in Italy
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January 27, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Somewhat bemused by this. Giorgia Meloni couldn't find enough fascist police in Italy?
That hardly seems likely.
Also the EU has an ICE at home which murders people, are Frontex guys going to be jealous of the ICE guys?
That hardly seems likely.
Also the EU has an ICE at home which murders people, are Frontex guys going to be jealous of the ICE guys?
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"While almost everything that astronomers study occurs in the vacuum of space, astronomy itself does not 'happen in a vacuum'.
Interactions between scientists, as well as outreach to members of the public, improve extensively from access to good communication tools."
Paper day! ⤵️
Interactions between scientists, as well as outreach to members of the public, improve extensively from access to good communication tools."
Paper day! ⤵️
The Astrosky Ecosystem: An independent online platform for science communication and social networking
While almost everything that astronomers study occurs in the vacuum of space, astronomy itself does not `happen in a vacuum'. Interactions between scientists, as well as outreach to members of the pub...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"While almost everything that astronomers study occurs in the vacuum of space, astronomy itself does not 'happen in a vacuum'.
Interactions between scientists, as well as outreach to members of the public, improve extensively from access to good communication tools."
Paper day! ⤵️
Interactions between scientists, as well as outreach to members of the public, improve extensively from access to good communication tools."
Paper day! ⤵️
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Just a reminder that we have a new newsletter (and there's some fun stuff coming out tomorrow)! #PrideinSTEM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📧
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January 26, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Just a reminder that we have a new newsletter (and there's some fun stuff coming out tomorrow)! #PrideinSTEM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📧
You can sign up here:
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You can sign up here:
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This is obviously in and of itself bonkers, but does become better when you consider that she's implying Britain, an Island, can learn from this at its borders.
Here's new Reform MP Suella Braverman, boasting about the time she took a trip to see a wall on "the land border between Italy and Turkey" which caused "crossings on that border to plummet"
January 26, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is obviously in and of itself bonkers, but does become better when you consider that she's implying Britain, an Island, can learn from this at its borders.
If I can’t see you, you can’t take me on a walk.
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 AM
If I can’t see you, you can’t take me on a walk.
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🎶 People in the United States have been getting treated this way the whole time 🎶
It’s not a boomerang, it‘s an expansion
It’s not a boomerang, it‘s an expansion
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🎶 People in the United States have been getting treated this way the whole time 🎶
It’s not a boomerang, it‘s an expansion
It’s not a boomerang, it‘s an expansion
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let's gooo
imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
let's gooo
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Can we just get past the idea that "gender critical" people are in any way in favour of womens' rights? When you lie down with fascists, you, erm, end up a fascist.
according to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, @darrenpjones.bsky.social, streeting and so on — who are totally on the right side of history — graham linehan is a kindly liberal and women's right activist who has been cruelly cancelled by the powerful trans lobby
'gender critical' is a far right pipeline
'gender critical' is a far right pipeline
January 25, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Can we just get past the idea that "gender critical" people are in any way in favour of womens' rights? When you lie down with fascists, you, erm, end up a fascist.
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When we talk about people murdered by ICE, we shouldn't forget Keith Porter, a black man who was shot by ICE on new years eve
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
When we talk about people murdered by ICE, we shouldn't forget Keith Porter, a black man who was shot by ICE on new years eve
Is this going to be a very serious book about astronomy, Alfredo?
Well, this is the kind of edits I’m currently at 😅
Well, this is the kind of edits I’m currently at 😅
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Is this going to be a very serious book about astronomy, Alfredo?
Well, this is the kind of edits I’m currently at 😅
Well, this is the kind of edits I’m currently at 😅
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it's cool that so many people in positions of power and influence were so negatively polarized by "wokeness" that they convinced themselves that there was an actual debate about who wanted to erase history and the "wokes" were on the wrong side bsky.app/profile/arch...
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
it's cool that so many people in positions of power and influence were so negatively polarized by "wokeness" that they convinced themselves that there was an actual debate about who wanted to erase history and the "wokes" were on the wrong side bsky.app/profile/arch...
If it’s dark where you are and look west, underneath the crescent moon you’ll see Saturn.
Rushed home (was walking the puppikin) but it clouded over, barely manage to snap a quick Jupiter
Rushed home (was walking the puppikin) but it clouded over, barely manage to snap a quick Jupiter
January 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
If it’s dark where you are and look west, underneath the crescent moon you’ll see Saturn.
Rushed home (was walking the puppikin) but it clouded over, barely manage to snap a quick Jupiter
Rushed home (was walking the puppikin) but it clouded over, barely manage to snap a quick Jupiter
Ecstatic to finish the week with the final cover for the book! 🤩
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January 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Ecstatic to finish the week with the final cover for the book! 🤩
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January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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this would quite literally be prison on a vast scale, shutdowns on a vast scale, bans and blocks, servers hauled off, doors kicked in, under any other circumstance
A study on the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok embedded on X estimates it created 3 million sexualized images in 11 days in January, including 23,000 of children.
Grok could have produced 3 million sexual deepfakes in 11 days, says estimate
European regulators have yet to decide how to handle the explosion of nonconsensual deepfakes on the platform.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:05 AM
this would quite literally be prison on a vast scale, shutdowns on a vast scale, bans and blocks, servers hauled off, doors kicked in, under any other circumstance
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In one week, my book NIGHTFARING will be released into the wild. Waterstones named it one of the top non-fiction books in 2026! It is my dream come true & I'm so excited to share these stories & experiences with the world. Pre-orders still open, links in the post🌌📚🤓 open.substack.com/pub/nightfal...
One week until NIGHTFARING
UK publication day on 29 January
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January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
In one week, my book NIGHTFARING will be released into the wild. Waterstones named it one of the top non-fiction books in 2026! It is my dream come true & I'm so excited to share these stories & experiences with the world. Pre-orders still open, links in the post🌌📚🤓 open.substack.com/pub/nightfal...