Eryn Cangi, PhD
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planetary atmospheric scientist studying Mars, Venus, + @ CU Boulder. From PDX 💚 cats, plants, dnd, climate, outdoor stuff, Star Trek 🖖, bothering geologists about rocks, NPs geek
As people at Delaney Hall enter their third week of hunger and labor strikes to call out the reprehensible, inhumane conditions there, federal agents continue to brutalize people in this facility and their supporters outside. Our elected leaders must heed the strikers' demands.
Hundreds at Delaney Hall in Hunger Strike with Detained People Across Country
Detained people at an immigration facility in New Jersey are protesting against inhumane conditions alongside individuals held in other states.
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As a fan of Star Trek & other science fiction, I don’t mind if science is fudged for dramatic effect. But when the scientific process & scientists themselves are misrepresented, inserting secrecy & efforts at social control, it contributes to distrust in science & misconceptions that can cause harm.
Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe new movie Disclosure Day is all about a big, alien secret. But SETI researchers behind the updated postdetection protocol say they aren’t in the business of secrets
That really should say, “thanks to the markets changing their rules so index funds would have to automatically buy SpaceX shares to add to their portfolio instead of the previous 1-year block on companies joining the market before consideration, SpaceX’s share price rose 20%” or something like that
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 2mo agoShares in Elon Musk's SpaceX jumped more than 20 percent on their first day of trading Friday after the biggest initial public offering in history, making the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire as he vowed to take humanity to Mars. u.afp.com/Sz5q
1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵
AoS is how I got a green card. It's very normal. H1Bs are 'temporary' work visas but with immigration intent. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Grant ‘Adjustment of Status’ Only in Extraordinary Circumstances | USCIS share.google/AAIm2oRh5jSU...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Grant ‘Adjustment of Status’ Only in Extraordinary Circumstances | USCIS
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a new policy memo reiterating the fact that, consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking adj...
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US immigration memo seeks to end temporary visas as easy path to green cards | What it means to Indians The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday issued a new policy memo reaffirming that foreign nationals seeking adjustment of status must complete the process through consular…
US immigration memo seeks to end temporary visas as easy path to green cards | What it means to Indians
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday issued a new policy memo reaffirming that foreign nationals seeking adjustment of status must complete the process through consular processing outside the United States via the Department of State, in line with existing immigration laws and court rulings. Indian applicants will be forced to leave the US and apply for “adjustment of status” for a green card in India except in extraordinary circumstances. (X/@unumihaimedia) Officers have been directed to consider all relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether a foreigner warrants this extraordinary form of relief.
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Ummmmm guys... I just went to canvas to do something for class and this is all I can see. IT has said nothing and my students need to use this to submit assignments and I need it to grade and also what information are we being blackmailed with and...Well, things are going great!
Kind of surprised that this hasn't been bigger news. It's finals week for a whole lot of universities, and yet, Canvas (a learning/grading platform used by ~9,000 schools globally) is currently inaccessible because of a pay-or-have-your-data-leaked hack. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
“PAY OR LEAK”: Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor
The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week. The hackers, who have also attacked individual universities, demanded the ed-tech giant pay up or face a data leak.
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#Artemis II - Photo 2 from yesterdays flyby ECLIPSE. April 6, 2026. Totality, beyond Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a view few in human history have ever witnessed. Photo: NASA 🚀🌕🌑
#Artemis II - We have the first image from yesterdays Lunar flyby captured by the crew on Orion EARTHSET. April 6, 2026. Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. 🚀🌕🌍
If you live in the mountain west, stuff like this should be a core voting issue. It’s about the survival of an entire way of life. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...
Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
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We really cannot overstate how bad and stupid this idea is
Alejandro Soto@soto.space · 4mo agoBack in the '90s, when I first heard discussion about plans for solar reflectors in space, it was obvious then that there are so many things wrong with these idea. I don't know where to start, so for now I will say: This is such a bad idea. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Yeah that’s cool
Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)@drspacejunk.bsky.social · 4mo agoAstronaut Jeremy Hansen is taking Indigenous culture past the Moon: his mission patch was designed by Henry Guimond, an Anishinaabe artist, incorporating one Indigenous perspective about the seven sacred laws, which are represented by animals. 🧪 #ArtemisII
Rome.
Jennifer C@thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 4mo agoROME, ITALY has massive crowds in the streets today standing in solidarity with Americans fighting for democracy. 🔥 This is no longer just an American story; this is a global movement against authoritarianism. The whole world is watching. The whole world is rising. #NoKings2026
For your consideration: Crowd funding for "The Sky is the Limit (NCAR--A documentary about a crown jewel of American science, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the peril it faces."
The Sky is the Limit (NCAR)
A documentary about a crown jewel of American science, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the peril it faces.
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I was unaware how much tobacco marketers went on to influence our perceptions of climate change. It's always eye-opening -- and inspiring -- to speak with atmospheric scientist and educator @katharinehayhoe.com:
If most Americans care about the climate, why is the US clawing back protections? | Colorado Public Radio
Two thirds of Americans say they are concerned about climate change. Asked whether they are directly affected, and the percentage plummets. Asked what they should do about it, and it shrinks further. ...
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Some not great news out of Portland State University. www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
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Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM
For all the but how can we afford space exploration folks…this means we’ve already spent more on this war that started last week than Cassini cost in the 26 years it took to build, launch, and operate it.
Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 5mo agoPreliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1 BILLION a day. So far.
Star Trek fans: buy physical media of everything
Esto es algo que digo ya abiertamente: creo que la IA es un paywall del conocimiento. Ahora estamos en la fase de enganche (si, como la droga), accesible y a precios razonables o gratis. En poco tiempo se tirará la carta de los rentabilidad y empezará la enshitificacion. Precios 🔺, prestaciones 🔻🔻🔻
Kelsey Hightower@kelseyhightower.com · 6mo agoWhy learn to code when you can use an LLM and pay a subscription fee for the rest of your life.
Hearing about this new trend. It's called brown hair
The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan. darksky.org/news/two-sat...
Satellite proposals threaten the night sky
In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…
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