Chris Casper
@spacecasper.bsky.social
Tiptoeing back onto social media so not sure where I’m going with this
B2B tech copywriter living in New Mexico via California, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and points across the pond
Interests include astronomy, citizen science, sci-fi, cooking
B2B tech copywriter living in New Mexico via California, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and points across the pond
Interests include astronomy, citizen science, sci-fi, cooking
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Chris Casper
@spacecasper.bsky.social
· Oct 8
Gulf of America
It’s pronounced “Gulf of Mexico”
Say it wrong and you’re instantly marked as someone visiting from another sadder, hatier reality
It’s pronounced “Gulf of Mexico”
Say it wrong and you’re instantly marked as someone visiting from another sadder, hatier reality
@heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov Please don't vote for this
Even the corporatist Hill reporters are gobsmacked by how complete @schumer.senate.gov's collapse is: "And this does absolutely zero on Obamacare. The most Democrats get is a Senate vote. After 40 days."
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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GREED‼️ GREED‼️ GREED‼️
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
GREED‼️ GREED‼️ GREED‼️
Just going to leave this here:
“The East Wing of the White House is a partially demolished, two-story structure built to serve as office space for the first lady and her staff…”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wing
“The East Wing of the White House is a partially demolished, two-story structure built to serve as office space for the first lady and her staff…”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wing
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Just going to leave this here:
“The East Wing of the White House is a partially demolished, two-story structure built to serve as office space for the first lady and her staff…”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wing
“The East Wing of the White House is a partially demolished, two-story structure built to serve as office space for the first lady and her staff…”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wing
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Bluesky vs X…
So I shared the same post on my X account and even though I have 194k followers I had less intersection than here with only 5k followers.
Trying to share the beauty of the cosmos in a perpetual dumpster fire environment is tough!
Thanks to all at bluesky, you guys rock x
So I shared the same post on my X account and even though I have 194k followers I had less intersection than here with only 5k followers.
Trying to share the beauty of the cosmos in a perpetual dumpster fire environment is tough!
Thanks to all at bluesky, you guys rock x
Behold the Eastern Veil Nebula, a haunting supernova remnant that lit up the skies over 10,000 years ago!
It took a month to capture using our little amateur telescope under the clear Texas skies.
This is also Decembers shot in my 2026 calendar (link in my bio)
It took a month to capture using our little amateur telescope under the clear Texas skies.
This is also Decembers shot in my 2026 calendar (link in my bio)
October 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Bluesky vs X…
So I shared the same post on my X account and even though I have 194k followers I had less intersection than here with only 5k followers.
Trying to share the beauty of the cosmos in a perpetual dumpster fire environment is tough!
Thanks to all at bluesky, you guys rock x
So I shared the same post on my X account and even though I have 194k followers I had less intersection than here with only 5k followers.
Trying to share the beauty of the cosmos in a perpetual dumpster fire environment is tough!
Thanks to all at bluesky, you guys rock x
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Some news from the Portland war front!
September 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Some news from the Portland war front!
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this sweater is meant to commemorate duckhead's 160th anniversary as a brand but i might buy it as a "160th anniversary of appomattox and emancipation" www.duckhead.com/collections/...
1865 Intarsia Sweater - 160th Anniversary Edition
Description Inspired by our iconic preppy legacy, this intarsia sweater nods to the style’s rise in the ’80s, when bold, playful motifs defined the look. This version showcases our founding year, 1865...
www.duckhead.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
this sweater is meant to commemorate duckhead's 160th anniversary as a brand but i might buy it as a "160th anniversary of appomattox and emancipation" www.duckhead.com/collections/...
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Amateur astronomers collaborated with scientists to track an asteroid, enhancing understanding of its atmospheric disintegration and ground impact. 🌌🪨 Link: https://tinyurl.com/2azzgfnj #AsteroidTracking #SpaceScience #CitizenScience
September 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Amateur astronomers collaborated with scientists to track an asteroid, enhancing understanding of its atmospheric disintegration and ground impact. 🌌🪨 Link: https://tinyurl.com/2azzgfnj #AsteroidTracking #SpaceScience #CitizenScience
Technologically advance a band:
Huey Lewis and the Social Media
Huey Lewis and the Social Media
technologically advance a band.
My Chatbot Romance
My Chatbot Romance
technologically advance a band.
Nine Inch Nailguns
Nine Inch Nailguns
September 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Technologically advance a band:
Huey Lewis and the Social Media
Huey Lewis and the Social Media
Explains my penchant for navel gazing…
Capricorn: We are all stardust but you also have an abnormally high lint content.
September 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Explains my penchant for navel gazing…
#GBBO My mind kinda broke. A border collie / lab mix?
Collies are hyper intelligent and hyper… hyper. And labs are big lumps of love but not always the sharpest pups in the kennel.*
How does that combo work??
*I’ve spent half my life with goldens so I say that w/ ❤️
Collies are hyper intelligent and hyper… hyper. And labs are big lumps of love but not always the sharpest pups in the kennel.*
How does that combo work??
*I’ve spent half my life with goldens so I say that w/ ❤️
September 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
#GBBO My mind kinda broke. A border collie / lab mix?
Collies are hyper intelligent and hyper… hyper. And labs are big lumps of love but not always the sharpest pups in the kennel.*
How does that combo work??
*I’ve spent half my life with goldens so I say that w/ ❤️
Collies are hyper intelligent and hyper… hyper. And labs are big lumps of love but not always the sharpest pups in the kennel.*
How does that combo work??
*I’ve spent half my life with goldens so I say that w/ ❤️
“Captain Kirk of the Senate” 🙄
Although, to be fair, both Cruz and Shatner were born in Canada…
Although, to be fair, both Cruz and Shatner were born in Canada…
#SENATECMRCSCI #NASA - Mike Gold calling Ted Cruz the "Captain Kirk of the Senate" Curz quipped Mr. Gold, your time is extended to 10 minutes. Gold said that Gateway should be finished. With Gateway, Artemis can support luner ops for 60 to 90 days; without it, we'll be limited to 5 to 7 days. "
September 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Captain Kirk of the Senate” 🙄
Although, to be fair, both Cruz and Shatner were born in Canada…
Although, to be fair, both Cruz and Shatner were born in Canada…
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Recent advances in East African archaeology reveal advanced civilizations that established international trade relationships and developed powerful and practical technologies during the most recent 11,700 years knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Civilizations of Africa through a new lens
Small settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa’s archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent history. An archaeologist explains ...
knowablemagazine.org
August 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Recent advances in East African archaeology reveal advanced civilizations that established international trade relationships and developed powerful and practical technologies during the most recent 11,700 years knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Slightly diminish a band: Nickelback
Slightly diminish a band: The Only Mostly Dead Kennedys
Slightly diminish a band: The Beach Toddlers
August 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Slightly diminish a band: Nickelback
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The stories we tell matter. I know this not from watching but from memory. I was just a child, held behind barbed wire in a U.S. internment camp, when an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima—killing members of my family.
August 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The stories we tell matter. I know this not from watching but from memory. I was just a child, held behind barbed wire in a U.S. internment camp, when an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima—killing members of my family.
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What are these gigantic blue arcs near the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)? Discovered in 2022 by amateur astronomers, the faint arcs -- dubbed SDSO 1 -- span nearly the same angular size as M31 itself. At first, their origin was a mystery: are they actually near the Andromeda Galaxy, or alternatively near
August 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What are these gigantic blue arcs near the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)? Discovered in 2022 by amateur astronomers, the faint arcs -- dubbed SDSO 1 -- span nearly the same angular size as M31 itself. At first, their origin was a mystery: are they actually near the Andromeda Galaxy, or alternatively near
I don't understand why google flagged this as spam. 🤷♂️
I mean, Attorney Hogan Lovells says he's an upright and credible attorney! He wouldn't lie would he? 🤔
🔥🔥🔥 ✉️ 🔥🔥🔥
I mean, Attorney Hogan Lovells says he's an upright and credible attorney! He wouldn't lie would he? 🤔
🔥🔥🔥 ✉️ 🔥🔥🔥
July 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I don't understand why google flagged this as spam. 🤷♂️
I mean, Attorney Hogan Lovells says he's an upright and credible attorney! He wouldn't lie would he? 🤔
🔥🔥🔥 ✉️ 🔥🔥🔥
I mean, Attorney Hogan Lovells says he's an upright and credible attorney! He wouldn't lie would he? 🤔
🔥🔥🔥 ✉️ 🔥🔥🔥
#enshittification Fran Blanche celebrated the Apollo 11 landing’s anniversary using NASA public domain video (stuff US taxpayers paid for). #Sony and @nbcnews.com banned her content.
“As if the entire world signed a really bad record contract in the 60s to the media companies”
youtu.be/OqK68ZLROC4
“As if the entire world signed a really bad record contract in the 60s to the media companies”
youtu.be/OqK68ZLROC4
Apollo Is Banned Now?
YouTube video by Fran Blanche
youtu.be
July 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
#enshittification Fran Blanche celebrated the Apollo 11 landing’s anniversary using NASA public domain video (stuff US taxpayers paid for). #Sony and @nbcnews.com banned her content.
“As if the entire world signed a really bad record contract in the 60s to the media companies”
youtu.be/OqK68ZLROC4
“As if the entire world signed a really bad record contract in the 60s to the media companies”
youtu.be/OqK68ZLROC4
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my has wife asked me to stop my running Werner Herzog commentary during our Donkey Kong Bananza playthru
July 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
my has wife asked me to stop my running Werner Herzog commentary during our Donkey Kong Bananza playthru
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If InCryptid wins the Best Series Hugo, I will finally install Bluesky on my phone to facilitate posting cat pictures, and I will pose my Maine Coons with all my Hugo trophies. Including the glass one.
July 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If InCryptid wins the Best Series Hugo, I will finally install Bluesky on my phone to facilitate posting cat pictures, and I will pose my Maine Coons with all my Hugo trophies. Including the glass one.
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Oh yay, they announced it!!
Ma'am. I am so happy right now! Congratulations! Now can we get H. Jon Benjamin for ART?
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
‘Murderbot’ Starring Alexander Skarsgård Gets Season 2 Renewal at Apple TV+
The series created and showrun by Oscar nominees Chris and Paul Weitz airs its Season 1 finale on Friday with star Alexander Skarsgård.
www.yahoo.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Oh yay, they announced it!!
Ishtar 2
July 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ishtar 2
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Did something just hit #Saturn? 🪐😲🔭 Mario Rana, a long-time contributor to EarthSky Community Photos, was recording Saturn on Saturday morning when he captured what looks like a bright flash of light on the limb of the planet. Did anyone else see it too?
More: buff.ly/GXEWuSk
📸 Mario Rana.
More: buff.ly/GXEWuSk
📸 Mario Rana.
July 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Did something just hit #Saturn? 🪐😲🔭 Mario Rana, a long-time contributor to EarthSky Community Photos, was recording Saturn on Saturday morning when he captured what looks like a bright flash of light on the limb of the planet. Did anyone else see it too?
More: buff.ly/GXEWuSk
📸 Mario Rana.
More: buff.ly/GXEWuSk
📸 Mario Rana.
I had no illusions - my fate was sealed long ago. It was inevitable he’d find me. Now that day finally approaches.
*sigh* Perhaps I have time for a final carne adovada.
*sigh* Perhaps I have time for a final carne adovada.
Capricorn: The best things in life are free, including your upcoming demise at the hands of a monkey gladiator.
July 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I had no illusions - my fate was sealed long ago. It was inevitable he’d find me. Now that day finally approaches.
*sigh* Perhaps I have time for a final carne adovada.
*sigh* Perhaps I have time for a final carne adovada.
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Astronomers from UNM, along with researchers and citizen scientists, have confirmed the existence of a rare new giant exoplanet, TOI-4465 b, a gas giant located approximately 400 light-years away that's 25% larger in radius than Jupiter! Read more about this giant discovery:
bit.ly/4kopC5S
bit.ly/4kopC5S
UNM astronomers confirm new gas giant exoplanet with help from citizen scientists worldwide
Astronomers from The University of New Mexico, along with U.S. and international researchers, have confirmed the existence of a new giant exoplanet, made possible through a collaboration with citizen ...
bit.ly
July 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Astronomers from UNM, along with researchers and citizen scientists, have confirmed the existence of a rare new giant exoplanet, TOI-4465 b, a gas giant located approximately 400 light-years away that's 25% larger in radius than Jupiter! Read more about this giant discovery:
bit.ly/4kopC5S
bit.ly/4kopC5S