am I going to have to revise my Intro to Astronomy syllabus? I'm going to have to revise my syllabus.
CONTEXT RELAPSE@letmesearch.bsky.social · 2h ago
Mike Boylan-Kolchin
@mbkplus.bsky.social
Dad, husband, astrophysicist, dog herder. Samuel T. and Fern Yanagisawa Regents Professor in Astronomy at UT Austin. This is a personal account and the views expressed in my posts here are mine. https://mrbk.github.io
CONTEXT RELAPSE@letmesearch.bsky.social · 2h ago
They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 13h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Feels like we should have some way of stipulating, in political arguments, that being poor really sucks and makes pretty much every aspect of life harder. We shouldn't have to reinvent and debate that specific wheel every time.
Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 12h agoSpoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.
I don’t think there’s a progressive / left-wing mandate in the Democratic Party at this point but I do think it’s fair to ask what conditions would lead “neutral” commentators to say Ds need to tack left, given all electoral outcomes are typically taken as evidence of a need to move to the center.
I’m sure it’s happened before but I can’t recall a candidate winning a statewide nomination while being outspent ~9:1
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 9h agoUnfathomable
Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 12h agoSpoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.
I fear we may be in the end times (I’m in pretty strong agreement with a Bret Stephens piece)
Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (Gift Article)
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
nytimes.com
Looks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe
Huh. Ellison’s op-ed didn’t get into this at all. Guess he just ran out of space talking about his values and the truth.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayYep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
Seems like a good candidate for party leadership!
House Ethics panel recommends censure for Chuck Edwards after harassment allegations
After a months-long investigation, the ethics committee recommended censure for Edwards because of "persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers."
npr.org
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 17h agoThis just might be the most psychotic act of sexual harassment I’ve ever seen. Not the worst per se, or most menacing but in terms of sheer insanity it’s really up there.
TL;DR Collins: He's going to get confirmed anyway, so I can pretend to have principles.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 18h agoSusan Collins is a NO on Todd Blanche for AG: “While I believe Mr. Blanche is a capable lawyer, the Department of Justice has become increasingly political.” Unlikely to change the outcome; he can lose two Rs and get confirmed. Collins voted YES on Blanche as Deputy AG last year.
Hey @dieworkwear.bsky.social , should a guy with Tom Brady money have a dress shirt with a neck that fits like this?
Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 21h ago
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Damn, felled by the flu, something there’s no way to prevent. Life is so cruel.
JP Acosta@acosta32jp.bsky.social · 21h agoYeah aight
OK, which one of you kicked me out of the “bald guys with the last name Boylan-Kolchin” group chat because “there wasn’t enough space”? It’s starting to feel pretextual and targeted.
Bluesky@bsky.app · 21h agoUpdate: group chats can now host up to 100 members.
Hey @dieworkwear.bsky.social , should a guy with Tom Brady money have a dress shirt with a neck that fits like this?
Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 21h agoHuh. Ellison’s op-ed didn’t get into this at all. Guess he just ran out of space talking about his values and the truth.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayYep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
“I can’t give anyone a view into my heart and mind but I can split some meaningless platitudes that say nothing about my views”. All we can do is judge people by their actions, and we can look at what’s happened at CBS News to see clearly that Ellison is full of shit.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · yesterdayGenuinely a choice to give the son of a billionaire column space to argue for him to further consolidate the media, especially given the pretty abysmal track record of on journalism he has already implemented at CBS
New: Four Texas A&M professors are suing in Houston federal court over its policy prohibiting discussions of race, sexuality and gender in the classroom ~ www.chron.com/texas/articl...
Faculty sue Texas A&M over limits on teaching race, gender and sexuality
Texas A&M is the second state university to be sued over limits on teaching gender, sexuality and race.
chron.com
Fortunately, I am an aspiring poaster, not a writer. (This is great advice about writing, though; it’s part of putting yourself into the mind of your audience, which is often crucial for effective communication)
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 23h agoAs a writer I try to remember that the fact that something annoys me personally does not necessarily make that thing important enough to write about
i, also, look forward to his colleagues reading everything for themselves
Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 23h agoover on the other site
It’s very weird to frame this as an attack on his family when it’s coming from his family
Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 23h agoover on the other site
Me: I have too much self-respect to read that rage-bait article Also me: reads that rage-bait article
Feels to me that a lot of people want to get way too cute about this. Yes, there’s a lot of awful history in the US. But do they really want to argue that repeal of birthright citizenship or various attempts to deport millions of people wouldn’t represent a dramatic break from previous conditions?!?
“I can’t give anyone a view into my heart and mind but I can split some meaningless platitudes that say nothing about my views”. All we can do is judge people by their actions, and we can look at what’s happened at CBS News to see clearly that Ellison is full of shit.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · yesterdayGenuinely a choice to give the son of a billionaire column space to argue for him to further consolidate the media, especially given the pretty abysmal track record of on journalism he has already implemented at CBS