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@amblue78

Scientist: toxicology & sustainability Nerd: Tolkien πŸ’, Star Trek πŸ––, Marvel Too many hobbies: πŸͺ‘πŸ§ΆπŸ“ΈπŸ§³

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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

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...

22.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 3598 πŸ” 2767 πŸ’¬ 125 πŸ“Œ 424
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a woman in a yellow jacket is standing next to a woman in a red jacket with the words see behind her Alt: A scene from the TV show Star Trek: Starfleet Academy where Jett Reno says "Everything is gonna brie alright"

Wow, excellent episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy this week. It's quickly becoming a top series for me and can't wait to see more πŸ––

12.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Holding institutions accountable and wanting them to do better is not the same as delighting in their demise.
Plus, yes, social media is a cesspool but sometimes it's the only way the unfiltered truth can get out.

05.02.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is standing next to a white horse in the water and talking to it . Alt: The most heart breaking scene in all of the movie The Neverending Story where the horse Artex is succumbing to the Swamps of Sadness and Atreyu is crying "You have to try. You have to care."

Just thinking about this scene makes me cry. And yes, traumatized for life.

28.01.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pro-life my ass

26.01.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the current temperature in Cincinnati, OH. It's -14Β°C and mostly cloudy.

A screenshot of the current temperature in Cincinnati, OH. It's -14Β°C and mostly cloudy.

Opposite end of the extreme here. And supposed to get colder πŸ₯Ά
Stay safe!

26.01.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United

This is insane. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

08.01.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 6580 πŸ” 2568 πŸ’¬ 640 πŸ“Œ 583

πŸ––

05.01.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The United States was the gold standard for science and technology for decades, and there was never any reason that had to end.

05.01.2026 05:05 πŸ‘ 1386 πŸ” 399 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 9
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a man in a red sweater is crawling on the floor in a room . Alt: a man in a red sweater is crawling on the floor in a bathroom. A scene from the movie The Goonies.

Courtesy of The Goonies ...

05.01.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.

I ... I didn't know what this means 🫣

20.12.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
in the pit

in the pit

This entire weekend

15.12.2025 03:58 πŸ‘ 34402 πŸ” 7269 πŸ’¬ 218 πŸ“Œ 253

Not to mention, WTH is with that song! I get the world is a total dumpster fire but there's definitely a better way to use that in your holiday ad.

09.12.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Targeted machine learning is a better phrase here than "AI". It has been used in science for awhile now - without the environmental impacts of GenAI, which is trash.

01.12.2025 11:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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two men are sitting at a table with the words wow that 's ambitious behind them Alt: O'Neal and Jackson from Stargate SG-1 sitting at a table with the caution "wow ... that's ... ambitious"

Phew, those with actual saving experience! πŸ”˜ πŸŒ€ 🌌

25.11.2025 12:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Between the rising costs and AI crammed into all of them - that'll be a no from me.

24.11.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're at the next stag of the authors' lawsuit against Anthropic.

Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.

Four of mine were in there.

18.11.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 880 πŸ” 423 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 14
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a boy in a blue shirt is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor Alt: a boy in a blue shirt is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor giving the thumbs up after hitting the donate now button

I made a donation today.
Don't forget to check if you have an employer matching program too!

11.11.2025 22:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Donate to Freestore Foodbank Donate to Freestore Foodbank today! https://giving.classy.org/campaign/618797/donate

Just donated to my local food bank and fortunate to have an employer matching program to maximize the donation.
Check to see if you have a similar program!
give.freestorefoodbank.org/campaign/716...

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lmao

07.11.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 570 πŸ” 162 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 40

So comforting as I'm sitting in an airport!

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Over the past week, the president said the DOJ should pay him a quarter billion dollars, bulldozed half the White House to build himself a gaudy ballroom, bragged about murdering civilians in international waters, pardoned some more criminals, directed federal prosecutors to indict his opponents ...

23.10.2025 21:42 πŸ‘ 12641 πŸ” 4575 πŸ’¬ 512 πŸ“Œ 413

Me if you text after 8pm

21.10.2025 22:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Funny, talked about the olden days at work promoted by someone asking what a channel a show was on ...
I looked at her and said 'channel?' πŸ™ƒ

14.10.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜They Need to Suffer’: Inside Trump’s War on Dissent

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump expanded his war on free speech, the left, and ordinary Americans.

It’s going to get worse.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

05.10.2025 15:18 πŸ‘ 420 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 13

πŸ“Œ pinning for future use
Thank you!

28.09.2025 11:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

23.09.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 32124 πŸ” 19468 πŸ’¬ 1215 πŸ“Œ 1784
(XII) Any other pornographic material.
(B) Is a depiction, description, or simulation, whether real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory, that includes a disconnection between biology and gender by an individual of 1 biological sex imitating, depicting, or representing himself or herself to be of the other biological sex by means of a combination of attire, cosmetology, or prosthetics, or as having a reproductive

(XII) Any other pornographic material. (B) Is a depiction, description, or simulation, whether real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory, that includes a disconnection between biology and gender by an individual of 1 biological sex imitating, depicting, or representing himself or herself to be of the other biological sex by means of a combination of attire, cosmetology, or prosthetics, or as having a reproductive

News orgs HAVE to stop calling these porn bans. Yes, #HB4938, does also criminalize porn β€” also terrible β€”Β it goes far beyond that.

LGBTQ+ sites, social media sites, community forums, Shakespeare, drag, a review of Mrs. Doubtfire, all punishable by jail $500K fine and twenty years in jail.

15.09.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 1801 πŸ” 1065 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 44