Margaret Silvers
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Margaret Silvers
@masilvers.bsky.social
Feeling some kind of way.
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What wisdom will the Soul Nebula whisper for 2026? Astronomers know how to listen. [1/2]

Image credit: my tiny telescope

#science #astronomy 👩🏾‍🔬🔭
January 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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📸 This NASA/ESA #Hubble Space Telescope image captures NGC 4449, a dwarf galaxy just 12.5 million light-years away from us that’s forming stars at an extraordinary rate 🧪🔭

www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... @stsci.edu @science.esa.int
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Here is one of my favorite visual objects, and makes a great astrophotography target too. Having a few names - The Owl Cluster, Dragonfly Cluster or ET Cluster, NGC 457 makes a great view in any size telescope. Details: 30 x 120s RGB, Stellarvue SVX102T Refractor, ASI2600MM. #astrophotography 🔭📷
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Messier 33 Triangulum Galaxy from August, initially discarded as subs washed out due to Moon and high cloud but decided to give the new #PixInsight MultiscaleAdaptiveStretch a go
ASI2600MCP, SW100ED, 18x180s
#astrophotography
telescopius.com/pictures/vie...
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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🇪🇸 Hoy de #pixelart he hecho a un OC, una astroGnoma bien mona.

¿Qué nombre le pondríais? Tengo 3 opciones:

- Mérope
- Dubhe
- Mintaka

🇬🇧 Today's pixelart is an OC, a very cute astroGnomer.

Wich name do you think suits her the most? i have 3 options:

- Mérope
- Dubhe
- Mintaka

#astronomy #art
January 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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I actually would disagree with this take - though he might not have known it, Hitler has essentially set the conditions to make eventual defeat and regime extinction very likely (and so his great power position very poor) by November 1940 at the latest, even with the success of Fall Gelb/Rot.
From a great power diplomacy perspective, Hitler had a good run until the twin idiocies of invading the Soviet Union and declaring on the US.

His luck might have run out with the invasion of Poland if the invasion of France hadn’t worked. However, he did have a de facto alliance with the Reds.
In defense of my discipline, we do not, in fact, all agree to that.

Indeed, the general view from a military perspective is that the Wehrmacht succeeded (to the degree it did) substantially despite Hitler. I'm not sure many serious historians of any field would label him a 'genius.'
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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DUMB TELEVISION 1/2 [TIMES ET]

*FULL MADS MARATHON*
10am - The Mads: Cosmos War of the Planets [Q&A: Jonah Ray]
12:22pm - The Mads: A Night of Shorts 8 [Q&A: Bridget Nelson]
2:18pm - The Mads: Battle of the Worlds [Q&A: Martha Kelly]
4:13pm - The Mads: Bride of the Monster [Q&A: Rachel Lichtman]
January 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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New from @pamherd.bsky.social & I: Key takeaways from Mamdani's inauguration speech.
"Mamdani will force a conversation among the left about how it should govern." 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/understand...
Understanding Mamdani's Vision
His inauguration speech challenges the left to govern
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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As device searches at the border increase, here are some ways you can protect your privacy while you travel.
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up: How to Protect Your Privacy
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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It is a true honor to represent the Fourth District in Congress. Despite the chaos and reckless policies driven by the Trump Administration and Republicans, I've stood firm for progress, justice, and democracy.

Here’s a snapshot of the work that my team and I were able to deliver in 2025 ⤵️
January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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uh holy SHIT?
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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184. The Space Race wasn't all just white men - if you go looking, you will find the women.
🧪 🔭 #WomenInSTEM #TabClosed2026
Unsung indigenous women behind moon landing celebrated in art
A Kent composer and artist have teamed up to create a tapestry and accompanying piece of music.
www.bbc.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Happy New Year! We love sharing these pro-book posters from the Works Projects Administration Poster Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest.
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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The Two Gentlemen ushered in the year Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Six on an all-new Mystery Hour last night, now available in The Dumb Clubhouse and on our YouTube!

#dumbindustries #mysteryhour #livestream #twitch #comedy
January 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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In January 1421 a small fleet of Dutch ships arrived in London. And did they bring the eels? Oh yeah.

One ship, belonging to Gerbrand Heykysson, unloaded 400 large eels, 2,700 medium eels, 23,00 small eels, & 6 barrels of salted eels.

Also a small sack of feathers.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Find me the conservative parents with kids in daycare who would be okay with a group of anonymous men, some masked, some with cameras, being allowed without their permission into their kid’s daycare in the middle of the day to *film their kids*.

Find me one.
January 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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I missed Mary Somerville’s Boxing Day birthday, so happy belated birthday to her! 🐡🧪👩🏼‍🔬🔭🧮🎢 #histsci
Happy birthday to #mathematician & #polymath, Mary Fairfax Somerville (1780-1872). 🧮👩🏼‍🔬🔭🎢🐡🧪 #histsci As a young widow she made a name for herself when she won a silver medal in 1811 from the Military College at Marlow math journal. Wallace suggested she read Laplace & finding she understood it as 🧵
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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New year, new scope with diffraction spikes (an f/4 Newton), new #astrophotography shot of IC434 the Horse Head nebula.

What's there @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
January 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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When Musk says he's going to build colonies on Mars, remember he also said, “I think we can [save] at least $2tn” by cutting gov't costs.

He didn't know what he was talking about then.

And about Mars, he doesn't now. tinyurl.com/73y7bdmv
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‘They sowed chaos to no avail’: the lasting legacy of Elon Musk’s Doge
The billionaire – who had no government experience – left various federal agencies in disarray while overseeing an ‘efficiency’ drive across Washington
tinyurl.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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The rain returned today, but Tuesday evening was clear, and I imaged the glorious Horsehead and Flame Nebulas in Orion with my little Seestar S30 smart telescope #astronomy #astrophotography
January 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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What could be better than starting the year off with The Thin Man?

Nothing.
January 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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January 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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If 2025 didn't stop you nothing will
January 1, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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#BestOf2025, from @candicebernd.bsky.social: Approximately 40 crypto-mines are operating in the state in 2025, together consuming about 3,200 MWs, enough to power 800,000 homes. The 15 largest operations each consume more than 75 MWs of energy.
The Crypto Racket
Bitcoin mining afflicts locals with noise pollution, threatens water supplies, and receives generous public backing.
www.texasobserver.org
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM