We really, really need to practice saying “this isn’t true, possible, etc” when ppl say shit like this

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2h ago

no they don't

no they don't

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 8h ago

$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS

The VLT saw the plume!

ESO@eso.org · 4h ago

Earlier today, the discarded upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket impacted on the Moon. As part of a coordinated observing campaign, our Very Large Telescope detected spectral lines of sodium and lithium gas in the impact plume lasting for 5-10 minutes after impact. 🔭 🧪 📷 ESO/C. Schmidt et al. 1/4

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 · 17h ago

Spoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.

Oh wow: ESA announces it has a positive detection of the SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage booster impacting the moon! I still haven't seen any images of a flash, but that's not surprising. It was faint. Here, they saw evidence of gas (vaporized material) in the impact plume by taking spectra.

ESO@eso.org · 4h ago

Earlier today, the discarded upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket impacted on the Moon. As part of a coordinated observing campaign, our Very Large Telescope detected spectral lines of sodium and lithium gas in the impact plume lasting for 5-10 minutes after impact. 🔭 🧪 📷 ESO/C. Schmidt et al. 1/4

This is a very tough time for those of us who care about preserving history. Join the mailing list for Citizen Historians to support the effort: Info@citizenhistorians.org

Karen Ruckman@ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 2w ago

Protect the Smithsonian Institution, visit and leave a comment that you treasure the research and value the museums. Counter the Trump attacks on our museums. Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/a...

Ralph Lorenz—Huygens showed that Titan can be wet, even at low latitudes. As Dragonfly flies across Titan, the odds it’ll land in mud are low (<1%), and if so, the stickiness will be again to sticky wheat dough (and Dragonfly could still takeoff). #AOGS2026

The new #OMB rules would transform funding decisions. I don't know where I would be without #NSF funding. Thanks @agu.org for providing a way to submit comments about the latest set of disastrous OMB rule changes. Deadline Aug 24th #resist agu.quorum.us/campaign/dvw...

Submit your comment now to help stop NSF from implementing harmful grantmaking changes

A new proposed rule would rewrite the terms of U.S. science at NSF. Submit a comment today to fight back.

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I mean sure why not

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 20h ago

Virginia health officials announced the state’s first documented case of locally acquired dengue, saying a resident who had not traveled outside Virginia was probably infected after being bitten by a mosquito that had previously bit an infected traveler.

will the historian who puts the last fact in order please turn out the lights

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · yesterday

"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.

I will vote for literally anyone who doesn’t actively suck and has a plan to undo all of this

Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 22h ago

🤯🤯🤯 “Steven Quay, a pharma executive known for his books making the case Covid came from a Chinese lab, is on the verge of getting Anthony Fauci’s old job” A Big Pharma executive & lab leaker, what could possibly go wrong? www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

🚨URGENT ADVOCACY ACTION - We can pause OMB's harmful rewrite of grant rules that insert political appointees into the funding process, but only if enough of us speak up THIS WEEK. 🚨 This is our best shot before senators leave for August recess. Send your letter: www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...

Advocacy Action Center

The Planetary Society is organizing a new space constituency that is educated, empowered, and loud.

planetary.org

You know…I said I wouldn’t move platforms ever again but I think I’d be willing to go back to MySpace.

Mar Hicks@histoftech.bsky.social · 2d ago

first order of business: alienate your base🫡

first order of business: alienate your base🫡

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

ABC News reported that it obtained documents showing Ameaka had a work authorization permit until 2029 and had a pending asylum case. www.themirror.com/news/us-news...

ICE detains John Hopkins researcher at airport in 'extremely distressing' case

A Johns Hopkins University researcher was released from ICE detention after she was detained at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Tuesday

themirror.com

If you are an expert on air quality and have 10-15 minutes to talk to me today or tomorrow about important things journalists should know while reporting on wildfires and smoke, my DMs are open, or you can email me at karen at OpenNews dot org.

Disappointed but not surprised. University leadership continue to kowtow to fascism, and for what? Have they learned nothing? I'm sure their own faculty are disgusted.

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 2d ago

Four university presidents, "Andrew Martin at Washington University in St. Louis, Michael Crow at Arizona State University, Douglas Girod at the University of Kansas, & Ronald Daniels at the Johns Hopkins University" collaborated in the latest attack on higher ed. www.chronicle.com/liveblog/her...

I’ve been writing a counter narrative of shutdowns that has me revisiting media from that time. And let me tell you, the only other option was everybody die. So yeah.

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d ago

it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy

If you haven't been masking, give it a try. What do you have to lose? Just wear one in crowds and on planes, trains, and buses. Find a style that fits, so you don't futz with it. You don't have to get sick all the time.

Have you ever really even lived until you’ve hit the MyChart message character limit? (Jokes on them I spent A LOT of time on twitter)

An important summer life hack is to have a local pizza joint that sells their dough

In other news for those of you who keep telling us to make pickles…welp

This may dramatically slow down the attacks on science. It also provides a template for how to prevent the federal government from becoming a patronage state. It’s a big deal!

Politico@politico.com · 3d ago

Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul

Almost 11 years ago my Dad died unexpectedly. A dear friend and colleague immediately took my calendar away from me. She told me I could have one thing and she was canceling everything else.

TFW you have a funny little anecdote to add to a Current Discourse but don’t feel like being seen 😂

Just as I was finishing my last row for the evening, my circular knitting needles just catastrophically failed in a way that had never occurred to me to worry about. No wonder I have trust issues

Me: buys fancy gardening apron with huge pockets for harvesting Also me:

I sincerely believe that men cannot handle this. women may be falling in love with their chat bots, too. But I don't think they are categorically attached to its flattery to the same degree.

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 5d ago

YouTuber Hank Green Admits He Has Unhealthy Relationship With AI After Facing Backlash Over Recent Video 'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Green

August as an academic

So my only advice is if one must use it, and some people are forced to do so...then treat it like a cop when it asks you ANY question. And don't answer it. Feel free to ignore it, or tell it not to ask you personal Qs. You won't hurt feelings after all.