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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️

@spahn711.bsky.social

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Storm chaser. Volcano hunter. University Physics, Astronomy, & Earth Science Instructor. MS Physics/BS Astrophysics. Rockhounder & Mineral Collector. Raccoon whisperer. Allow me to share our planet's beauty with you. linktr.ee/spahn711

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · Oct 18

With all the new faces here, I figured I'd also say hi and reintroduce myself. I am a professor of physics, astronomy and earth science, among other things, but most of what you'll get from me are photos of our immensely beautiful planet. Sharing that beauty is my passion; we're so lucky to be here.

A photo of myself writing "Hi! :)" on a lightboard.

A photo of a comet just after sunset with a rocky, foggy waterfall among tree-covered hills in the foreground.

A supercell thunderstorm with pancake-stacked structure and lightning protruding out from the clouds in a few directions. A clear, starry sky sits to the left.

A gibbous Moon sits directly above an erupting volcano, with lava fountaining in all directions and a lava pool sitting out front.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 2h

looks like it’s working as expected

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Wordweaverlynn @wordweaverlynn.bsky.social · 5h

Gorgeous timeline cleanse.

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 5h

One year ago today, a spectacular aurora display graced the night sky across much of the globe. This was my view in *Oklahoma.* What a beautiful world we are fortunate to live on. #photography

Pink, green, and orange aurora pillars with a SAR arc and moon-lit clouds over relatively still waters of a large lake.

The andromeda galaxy between a red SAR arc and the Milky Way.

Numerous pinkish aurora pillars with a bluish-purple sky and spotty clouds over relatively still waters of a large lake.

Pink, green, and orange aurora pillars with a bluish-purple sky over relatively still waters of a large lake.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you! One of the rare times that clouds *didn't* ruin a night sky photo, but actually enhanced it lol.

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 4h

True, but this post isn't about them so let's focus on the beauty. :) ✨

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 5h

One year ago today, a spectacular aurora display graced the night sky across much of the globe. This was my view in *Oklahoma.* What a beautiful world we are fortunate to live on. #photography

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 6h

The far right has sold out for free Trump swag and videos of brown people being arrested. About a decade ago, there was a huge Republican scandal in Idaho after a proposed Chinese factory was rumored to be a "self-sustaining city" and beachhead for invasion. People resigned.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 19h

Tempted to buy one for the No Kings protest.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 19h

I love people sometimes lol.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 19h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 19h

wtf

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 19h

Just for the chaos, they should randomly give Obama a second Nobel peace prize. Screw it.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 20h

Yep. I still frequently think about Jan 6 and the fact that it somehow wasn't the end of this nightmare. I will never understand it.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

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

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

Far northeast Utah. I honestly forgot the name of the arch.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

A sane country would begin impeachment proceedings ASAP. Or yesterday. Or not have reelected him. Or not have elected him at all in the first place.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

Obama absolutely broke his brain ever since he made fun of Trump at that dinner.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

I completely agree with you, but I hold my standards to every candidate, and there's not a single positive thing in the three minutes of this clip. Whataboutisms aside, it is a very bad look.

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

My preferred kind of golden arches.

A photo of a golden arch. Inside of the arch is a distant view of the northern Utah landscape. Some green shrubs are on the left of the arch/frame and there are mostly clean blue skies overhead.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

2. she gets angry and quits the interview over such a simple question. Maybe its just me, but a leader who can't handle the most standard of questions is not a leader. Yes, I know about Trump, etc. Not here for whataboutism.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

was horrendous. 1. she not only blatantly says she doesn't need them, which immediately tells a significant chunk of voters who would be your constituents, that you aren't here for them, but she turns to the camera to literally laugh in their faces. Even if you don't need their votes, its *gross*.

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

Every candidate, regardless of party or views, should be "nitpicked." But this wasn't even a nitpick; she lost her shit over a very basic question that has been asked over and over again to other candidates, not just in this race. Even if she believed she didn't need them, the way she handed this

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

...It's one of the worst interviews I've ever seen, outside of Trump.

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

The funnel of a dissipating EF-2 tornado in north Texas with bizarrely iridescent clouds around it. 🌈

The dark funnel of a dissipating tornado points down toward the ground. Wrapped around the funnel is a thin veil of iridescent clouds showcasing a rainbow of color.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

An image of a dark street with the words "winter fans be like: ah yes, 3 pm"

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 2d

How does he still think that "asylum seeker" means they come from mental institutions lol

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 2d

Some random dude from Turning Point USA lol