Ross
@rossengineer.bsky.social
Former future astronaut | Xitter refugee, same handle | bio pinned | opinions my own | science, politics, stray thoughts, some swearing | no porn, crypto, scams, plz | he/him | pathologically unable to do things that make no fucking sense | YMMV, LLAP 🖖✌️
1 hour and 44 minutes from now, a rocket will crash into the Moon. [my suggestion: keep audio very low while waiting. this astronomer speaks very loudly.] Thanks @drspacejunk.bsky.social for sharing!
Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)@drspacejunk.bsky.social · 13h agoI don't know if anyone else is live streaming the impact (it's not like a rocket launch, we'd be lucky to see that plume as Einstein crater is hard to see) but this astronomer is streaming using a Celestron RASA 8-inch telescope 🧪 🔭
Good 🧵 of ENSO effects on higher altitudes than the surface -
Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · yesterdayI've previously done 2026 and 2027 global temperature estimates for the Earth's surface, but a lot of people also seem interested in what will happen in the lower troposphere (TLT). Historically TLT has had a much bigger response to El Niño and La Niña than we see on the surface:
An extraordinarily risky move for AOC. Honestly not sure how big the MAHA crowd is and how many can be peeled away, but this points to a larger number of both than I thought. Covid-19 decimated public health, Republicans' response to the virus devastated the idea of public health.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 2d agoThere is pervasive corruption across our healthcare and agricultural systems that defy party lines. I meet with MAHA activists because a lot of their concerns are bipartisan issues that major corporations paint as partisan. The fight isn't left and right, it's top and bottom.
NASA’s new NavCube3-mini navigation receiver is about half the size of a shoebox and weighs only 3.5 pounds! Operating on less than 20 watts of power (like a laptop), it tracks Earth-based GPS and Galileo signals across lunar distances. 1/3
Text of bill proposing technical assistance and grants to cover the costs of portable air quality monitors, mainly for rural communities / communities expected to be exposed to wildfire smoke. www.bennet.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.gov · 3d agoThat's why I'm glad to join my colleagues to introduce the Wildfire Air Quality Sensor Expansion Act, which will help state, local, and Tribal agencies monitor worsening air pollution from wildfires and make better public health decisions.
Not content to molest just the US flag, President Creepy also sexually harasses religious symbols.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d agoWTF
Heat protections for outside workers is only going to become more salient in the next few years.
United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · 3d agoAt your next meal, take a second to think about the people working long hours in HOT 100° temps to put food on your table. They're not just statistics. They're real people who can't avoid the heat in an air conditioned house or office. #WeFeedYou
Trip to the coast this weekend! Yaquina Head lighthouse, Newport Oregon Open image to see the paraglider 🪂
A desperately hollow little man, a black hole of greed & destruction.
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4d agoPresident Pickpocket is legitimately Trumpshit insane. He doesn’t just crave the spotlight, he thinks he’s Elvis in his prime. The ego is off the charts.
The left must reject all bigotries, no matter how tempting those psychological & intellectual dead-ends may be.
Matt Baldwin@thisbrokenwheel.bsky.social · 5d agoAnd look, I'm just going to say it: antisemitism is doing to the US political left (not just leftists/DSA) right now, before our very eyes, what transphobia did to the British political left, and anyone who doesn't see it is choosing not to.
Or you could work on issues that affect your constituency, Thomas. You know a USA Congress works on *American* issues. Not Spain, not Morocco, the United States of America. Thank you for your attention, Thomas.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d agoGOP Rep Thomas Massie: “Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage. Two weeks ago the House passed a bill that greenlighted the transfer of Spanish territory to Morocco. Every Republican except me voted for it, but now THEY are acting shocked at the invasion.”
What an amazing specimen of a sad little man. Throwing her under the bus must make him feel like a Big Man. The taste of boot leather must linger in his weakling mouth. You are just as guilty as the rest of the regime, Doug.
Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 4d agoOh my. Pirro v Burgum is on people. (Cannot see how they both stay in their jobs)
This is not a dystopian movie, this is the dystopian reality.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d agoLooking good sir
The future will be written by those with the political will to unashamedly & wholeheartedly increase what makes the USA great. - bodily autonomy for women & transfolk - more immigration - greater inclusion - intersectional civil rights - freedom of & from religion - independence from a mad tyrant
Sean McKnight@ynot1989.bsky.social · 4d agoCounterpoint:
The anatomy of a thunderstorm as seen by satellite. Quick snippet from my weekly satellite + weather video.
Today is the anniversary of Ranger 7's launch in 1964, the first US mission to successfully reach the Moon. I think these machines, and the ones that followed, are beautiful in their hand-built hopefulness. airandspace.si.edu/stories/edit...
Oops. Did it again. 😉 SPHERE at the VLT and Betelgeuse are a great combination for nice results ! Thanks to all the team who contributed to this result, and to the people @eso.org who collected the data.
ESO@eso.org · last wk.The conclusion of a century-long quest 😲 Our VLT obtained firm evidence that Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star in the Orion constellation and one of the most famous stars in the night sky, is not alone! 🔭 🧪 1/4
Hi, it's me. 👋 I'm an addict as below -
Micro SF/F by O. Westin@microsff.com · last wk.... users can be found giggling, crying, or simply staring into the distance saying "Whoah..." We spoke to one, and asked how they feel about warnings that the practice is addictive: "I could stop, but I don't want to." Some experts say if reading was invented today it would be banned at once.
Trump will announce an escalation in the Iran War after this meeting. After that, anything.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · last wk.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran and a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship.
47 was just doing its job and minding its own business. Useful in mathematics and other things until one day it's career was set on fire. A humble number, even as a prime, all it wanted to do was it's job and go home to the family.
If we're we're going to end up recapitulating another fight against a mad tyrant as it was 250 years ago, then it is time to harness the Revolutionary War spirit. In the end, We The People of the USA will be victorious.
Wandering Hoo@wanderlib.bsky.social · last wk.Thus. Always. To Tyrants.
The Iran "Military Conflict" is not over yet, Mr. President. Not the main point, but the Pentagon says 14 dead in Iran War, so which is it?
TrumpReposter@trumpreposter.bsky.social · last wk.
Guess we're going to find out if Social Security is indeed still the third rail of politics. Tip O'Neill would be interested to see how this shakes out.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2w agoNEWS: Brandon Herrera, GOP congressional candidate for Texas' 23rd District, is doubling down — defending his jokes about killing the elderly and calling Social Security "a joke" that needs replacing. This from a Trump- and Speaker Johnson-endorsed nominee.
