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Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · Jul 17

Bio in comments, sporadically appended -

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 40m

From today's TRO hearing in Illinois v. Trump, Judge April Perry:

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2h

Perry: "I agree with you about the seriousness of threats, generally, across the United States right now. I don't think there's a single public servant, really, who is not being subject to threats.

"Mine started about 10 minutes after I got this case."

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 7h

Congress had to swoop in and save a mission that could literally help save humanity, which of course Trump wants to cancel

Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 9h

One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...

One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo

“Damage is being done already. Even if funding is reinstated, we have already lost people.”…

arstechnica.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17h

This is important.

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 21h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 18h

" a group of researchers evaluated the conservation status of all 4,046 tree species endemic to Mesoamerica and described in the Global Tree Assessment project. They found that 46% of these trees are at some risk of extinction."

Eos @eos.org · 21h

46% of trees in Mesoamerica are at risk of extinction. Researchers hope a new regional study will inform targeted conservation strategies.

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Read more in our October issue: bit.ly/Eos-Oct2025

First Species-Level Assessment Reveals Extinction Risk in Mesoamerica - Eos

Forty-six percent of tree species in Mesoamerica are threatened with extinction. Researchers hope a new regional study will inform targeted conservation strategies.

eos.org

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Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 17h

This is really, really cool.

Beauty all around everywhere you look.

Thank you for sharing.

Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 17h

Exactly.

We remember the chronology.

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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 20h

After more than 30 years, a key medical tracking system now lists Gulf War Illness as a formal diagnosis in international medical practice. trib.al/TZDulj3

Long-dismissed 'Gulf War Illness' finally recognized with international medical code

After more than 30 years, a key medical tracking system now lists Gulf War Illness as a formal diagnosis in international medical practice.

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Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 21h

Delano, CA

Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 21h

This is getting more dangerous & stupid.

Adam Schiff posts on X/Twitter -
"Tomorrow, I, along with @SenTimKaine will be forcing a vote to block President Trump’s use of our Armed Forces to conduct strikes against vessels in the Caribbean Sea.

Congress has not authorized these strikes. They are illegal and risk dragging America into another war."
Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia replies (translated from Spanish to English)
"Senator Adam Shiff is right.

I'm currently in a meeting with European governments, and I'll say the same thing.

A new war zone has opened up: the Caribbean.

Evidence shows that the last boat bombed was Colombian, with Colombian citizens inside. I hope their families come forward and file complaints.

There isn't a war against smuggling; it's a war for oil, and the world must stop it.

The aggression is against all of Latin America and the Caribbean. "

Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 22h

Cool photos!

Good detail.

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 1d

#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day

NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula

Credit: Nevenka Blagovic Horvat & Miroslav Horvat

www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a... 🧪🔭

Located only 8,000 light years away, the Wizard nebula, featured here, surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional medieval sorcerer. The active star-forming region spans 100 about light years, making it appear larger than the angular extent of the Moon. The Wizard Nebula can be located with a small telescope toward the constellation of the King of Aethiopia (Cepheus). Although the nebula may last only a few million years, some of the stars being formed may outlive our Sun.

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Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 1d

Better late than never.

My cousin suffered for years from this.

Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 1d

Wow

Geology @geologytime.bsky.social · 1d

MOST unusual, sharply color-zoned slice of amethyst from a bizarre stalactitic growth. This was found in India

Photo: Rob Lavinsky Cc

#minerals #crystals

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Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 1d

Wait, I've seen this!

a man in a suit and tie is standing in a courtroom .

Alt: a solicitor (attorney) in a suit and tie is standing in a courtroom from the movie Castle - "It's the vibe and, uh... no that's it. It's the vibe."

media.tenor.com

Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 1d

This is encouraging news.

Fuck cancer.

Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 1d

A newly identified protein, KCTD10, helps prevent DNA damage during cell division and may offer a promising target for developing future cancer therapies. doi.org/g955nx

'Traffic controller' protein that protects DNA discovered, and it may help kill cancer cells

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell division—a discovery that could lead to new cancer therapies, according to a study published in Nature.

medicalxpress.com

Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 1d

Nice ear to the skies.

Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 1d

European Space Agency inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia

🔭🧪 @science.esa.int @operations.esa.int @esa.int
www.csiro.au/en/news/All/...

European Space Agency inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia

The European Space Agency (ESA) has expanded its capability to communicate with scientific, exploration and space safety missions across our Solar System with the inauguration of a new 35-m diameter d...

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Eos @eos.org · 1d

Congratulations to atmospheric scientist & AGU Member Ángel F. Adames-Corraliza on being selected as a MacArthur Fellow!

www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

In 2018, he also received @agu.org's James R. Holton Award for his study of the Madden-Julian Oscillation!

eos.org/agu-news/ada...

Well done!

Ángel F. Adames Corraliza

Advancing understanding of the forces that drive tropical weather patterns.

www.macfound.org

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Eos @eos.org · 1d

Scientific research and the platforms to share it are facing mounting financial challenges. Your support is more important than ever. Please make your recurring, tax-deductible donation to sustain ethical and accurate science journalism at Eos.

bit.ly/SupportEos

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 1d

Spectacular imagery of Typhoon Halong, churning to the south of Japan.

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kosmi.bsky.social @kosmi.bsky.social · 1d

Typhoon Halong as seen today by Sentinel-3.

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Tamara Keel, but spooky @tamslick.bsky.social · 1d

“A Logic Named Joe”

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Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating interview with the Nobel Prize in Medicine about paleogenetics.

Svante Pääbo, father of paleogenetics: ‘The reason for the Neanderthals’ extinction lies in how numerous we’ve become’

The Nobel Prize winner in Medicine is investigating genetic changes that could have given our species a competitive advantage, and the possibility of extracting the genome of the Flores hobbit

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.

We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

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Jason Major @jpmajor.bsky.social · 1d

A little bit of the "green flash" captured during Sunday night's sunset

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kosmi.bsky.social @kosmi.bsky.social · 2d

Penguin colony [ No. 25 ].

Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Oct. 5, 2025.

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