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jsidereus.bsky.social
@jsidereus.bsky.social
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Physics & Astronomy Professor
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physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.
September 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
jsidereus.bsky.social
NEWS: Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Quietly Removed From Government Website
open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Quietly Removed From Government Website
This is a major story that more media sites need to cover.
open.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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vrubinobs.bsky.social
‼️We're just TWO DAYS from Rubin's first images! #RubinFirstLook‼️ So let's talk images📷

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's LSST Camera — the largest digital camera ever built — produces 3200-megapixel images... 🔭🧪

But what does that mean, exactly? 🤨

📷: J. Orrell/SLAC Lab
A view looking into the LSST Camera's huge opening. The camera opening is a large black donut shape, with reflections of ceiling light revealing the presence of glass lenses. In the center of the opening is the camera's focal plane detector, which is made of 189 square CCD chips arranged in a roughly square shape. The camera is suspended on a white metal frame with white handrails. The completely white room gives the image an overall sterile feel.
June 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
jsidereus.bsky.social
Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request
Proposal would end nearly all new major science missions
www.science.org
June 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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kyleshivers.bsky.social
Listen through to the end of this interview. I think this is the best way to break through to people on this issue.

For every piece of racist anti-immigrant propaganda, we need stories like this that center on humanity and empathy
rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · Jun 11
This Trump voter says he has “a little buyer’s remorse” after ICE detained a third of the workers at his small roofing company.

He thought the Trump administration would only deport criminals.
June 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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standupforscience.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.

This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
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Front-page-style graphic titled “BREAKING NEWS” with photos of RFK Jr. and Dr. Bhattacharya in front of a government hearing chamber. Text reads: “NIH Scientists Sound the Alarm as Health Research Faces Historic Threat” and “NIH Employees Send Trump Cronies Scathing Wake-Up Call.”
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
That is exactly true.
March 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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philplait.bsky.social
IMPORTANT: Are you ready to Stand Up For Science?

I am, and here's what I have to say about it:

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/stand-up-f...

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Stand up for Science
A rally across the nation to protest the attacks on science and scientists
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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jwstfeed.bsky.social
This is the actual supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (Saggitrarius A*), observed by JWST (NIRCam) for over 9 hours.
The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
February 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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aridrennen.bsky.social
Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now
A screenshot of a text excerpt from a court proceeding, showing a conversation between Judge Reyes and Jason C. Lynch about an executive order that defines “sex” strictly as male or female. Judge Reyes challenges this definition, noting that there are roughly 30 different intersex variations and citing examples such as XXX chromosomes, androgen insensitivity, and five-alpha reductase deficiency. Judge Reyes emphasizes that not everyone fits neatly into an XX or XY pattern, concluding that the executive order’s premise—that there are only two sexes—is biologically incorrect.
February 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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standupforscience.bsky.social
📣 DC friends - please consider supporting this rally on Wednesday, February 19th!
luckytran.com Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Feb 16
IMPORTANT ACTION in response to the illegal firings of scientists and public health workers at HHS, NIH, CDC, and other federal agencies by the Trump administration.

Rally at HHS this Wed, Feb 19 at 12 pm. Show your support!

RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...

@nihfellowsunited.bsky.social
FUND DON'T FREEZE DC RALLY WHEN WHERE WHAT February 19th 12 PM HHS Building Research and 200 Independence academia are Ave SW, under attack. Join Washington DC the nationwide fight for healthcare, education, and jobs! On February 19th, join researchers and academics at the DC rally for the nationwide fight against federal attacks on research and higher education: FUND DON'T FREEZE! Show them that life saving science and academia can NOT be bought by unaccountable, unqualified billionaires! Program to include speeches from affected researchers, scientists, educators, and healthcare professionals. Bring your protest signs and make your voice heard!
February 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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commoncause.org
Our ad with @splcenter.org: www.commoncause.org/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
If you read one thing today read our latest piece we just posted. This one is a very important one. Please consider reading and sharing it with your friends, family, and neighbors. And as always, please share your thoughts and ideas. I am also going to post all of the text here as a thread. 1/
Fight ALL the fights
We have nothing left to lose — let’s f**king act like it!
www.thealtmedia.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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mjfree.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
Sure, there are occasional moments of resistance from senators not facing reelection, but they are fleeting and ultimately meaningless if those same individuals fold when the stakes are high. My latest

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
The Cowardice of Senate Republicans
In 2021, ten of my Republican colleagues in the House joined me in voting to impeach Donald Trump after he incited an attack on our democracy.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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fpwellman.bsky.social
Because of course. This is Elon's government now.
February 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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wendysiegelman.bsky.social
Docs & interviews reveal the now-disgraced firm Cambridge Analytica targeted voters with confidential personal data secretly collected from millions of gun buyers, sporting goods shoppers, others by the National Shooting Sports Foundation(NSSF) via @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/guns...
Gun Lobbyists and Cambridge Analytica Weaponized Gun Owners’ Private Details for Political Gain
Documents and interviews reveal how the now-disgraced political firm targeted potential voters by combining its cache of confidential consumer data with information secretly collected from millions of...
www.propublica.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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aletakesphotos.bsky.social
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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anneschech.bsky.social
Me in AgriPulse on USDA removing their climate-smart conservation web page: "Taking down the page makes it really hard for farmers to even know what to do on their farms for mitigation." evrimagaci.org/tpg/usda-scr...
USDA Scrubs Climate Change Content From Websites
USDA Removes Climate Change References From Public WebsitesUrgent directive to web managers sparks concerns about climate-smart agriculture initiatives.On January…
evrimagaci.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
This. This is what overthrew the elite enslavers in the 1859s and the robber barons in the 1890s. We need these new papers everywhere.
January 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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politicsgirl.bsky.social
You can’t just sign an executive order decreeing people you don’t like no longer exist…
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Male and Female Only
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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January 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
jsidereus.bsky.social
Finally a clear night to take the telescope outside (unistellar equinox 2). NGC 0891, NGC 1023 and Jupiter.
January 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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msmalarkey24.bsky.social
www.advocate.com/education/ne...
New Jersey just banned book bans with Freedom to Read Act
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the Freedom to Read Act, which prohibits public institutions from removing books based on the "origin, background, or views of the material or of its author...
www.advocate.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:41 AM