beornblack.bsky.social @beornblack.bsky.social · 7hwww.youtube.com/watch?v=wxum... baaba maal! yelayoutube.comBaaba Maal - YelaYouTube video by BaabaMaalVEVO 110
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialC&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 7hWomen chemists studying public health and disease development were among those recognized at #ACSFall2026. #chemsky 🧪cen.acs.orgCelebrating research and service with WCC’s fall award winnersWomen chemists studying public health and disease development were among those recognized at ACS Fall 2026 0215
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialnancyroyers.bsky.social @nancyroyers.bsky.social · 23hTramp went to heaven and St Peter said, you’ve got to spend a day in hell too! He went there and saw All his friends dressed beautifully and partying. When he went back they were wearing rags and starving. Why? Satan: yesterday I was just campaigning, today you get what you voted for, lol 😂 133
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialMichael Pascoe @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social · 23h"Some experts"? No, every expert who's not being paid one way or another to support the folly. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comHegseth calls US-built nuclear submarines the ‘apex predator’ of the seas. But are they right for Australia?Some experts argue Virginia-class submarines government is buying second hand are good for fighting American wars, but not for defending Australia 15521
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 22hThis grandma is more stylish than a supermodel Original post 16014
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialMandelbrot_BU @mandelbrot2.bsky.social · 22hsadly, i fear only in our dreams and hopes. I sense no broad desire for a reckoning in the country. 011
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Anyway, if you go to the Maryland Renaissance Faire, try to catch at least some of the "Lore" shows they do around the Fairgrounds. There's a whole story that's been building for 3 decades. 2606
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialDaniel Boris @danboriscreates.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Toxic Approval Ratings ☢️ 16524
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialPC_LOAD_LETTER @pc-load-letter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Western Veil Nebula (NGC-6960) One of my favorites... 300mm 398min Exposure #astro #astrophotography #astronomy #DSO #nebula #ngc6960 1294
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 02/10/2026GOOD NEWS! A new cancer treatment has demonstrated unprecedented results in a large trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors. 443203898
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialInstitute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 03/10/20266/ Iran Update, October 2, 2026: isw.pub/IranUpdate10... 0413
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026As an expert on sexual violence, I have to add that these ethical violations are a nightmare for interviews on sensitive subjects. I would never recommend ANY survivor goes public with their story at an outlet that would do this to them. 81850171
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And still, all of it could have been avoided if USA Today respected the experts they interview. They could have been one of the only publications to get it right *from the beginning* by platforming the concerns that sexual violence researchers had as soon as we saw the DA's statement. 32108118
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026After I posted this thread, I got an email from an editor indicating the story had been updated. They removed my quote and added new text about the developments in the case. I don't know if they ever would have done that without pressure, but it's something. 42825146
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The primary objective of journalism is supposed to be telling the truth. It is a DECISION on the part of USA Today to know that new details have emerged about this case and to refuse to update an old story that is still circulating and still shaming Jane Doe. 22175220
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ironically, my original interview with the journalist I spoke with was primarily about how "inconsistencies" can come from gender bias in investigatory processes and then be blamed on survivors. It was the inspiration for this thread--but none of these points made it into any USA Today article: 32570317
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026The Holei Sea Arch at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park collapsed into the ocean around the same time a tropical storm hit the Big Island in September, the National Park Service said.nyti.msThe Holei Sea Arch, a Centuries-Old Hawaii Wonder, Crumbles Into the PacificA tropical storm was moving through the area when the 90-foot lava rock formation disintegrated, the National Park Service said. 6110831
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialtim dewey @tjdfotographist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026For realsies tho, you can significantly improve your online experience by muting the phrases “just sayin,” “let that sink in,” and “make it make sense.” 111
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Suuuuper interesting, I was not tracking this. The judge found the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is a voter qualification statute, and therefore outside of Congress’s power. Surprisingly, this is an issue of first impression! Decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 341017309
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Trump admin will undoubtedly appeal this case to the 11th Circuit. I have no clue how that will turn out. Florida has its own noncitizen voting crime, so even if this decision is upheld, the defendant could still be prosecuted; and the immigration consequences (deportation) remain the same. 722030
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I read a paper recently and was shocked to learn we can potentially detect RAINBOWS ON EXOPLANETS. What. It's so cool! So I wrote about it for Scientiifc American. www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-... 🔭 🧪scientificamerican.comCan we see rainbows on faraway exoplanets?A future NASA telescope could spot atmospheric phenomena on planets orbiting other stars 621443
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Increasingly convinced that the real goal of this AI/Tech/Longtermism Cult is to trap the C'tan Shard of the Void Dragon on Mars so that they can worship the Omnissiah in this, our bad Warhammer 40K fanfiction-ass present. 2306
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialJonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I have been curating all of my Nature pictures from around the Davis and Yolo County area in the hopes of making a book or such. Here is an example of something that has come from this - all of my pics of borrowing owls in Davis over the years jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/Nature-Pics/... #birdsjonathaneisen.smugmug.com2. Burrowing Owls in Davis CA 68112
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialjaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s not Corruption, you see, because America— just Sparkling Nepotism! 023
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialDiario Red @diario.red · 02/10/2026🖼️ Los afectados 🖌️ @ferranmartin.bsky.socialdiario-red.comLos afectadosLa viñeta de Ferran Martín 01711
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialRyan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Prediction market and sports gambling companies are the new tobacco companies. How long will we allow their depredations continue to destroy lives? Tobacco advertising was banned decades ago. Why are gambling ads permitted to stain every sports broadcast? It's sickening. 1448
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust) 8648411467
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) captured this slightly less spectacular specimen at 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) deep in Monterey Bay during the summer of 2021. The scientific name "Halitrephes maasi" honors German zoologist Otto Maas, with Halitrephes meaning "sea-nourished". 118320
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Because it lives in such deep water, no human stings have ever been documented, but it's related to the Portuguese man-o-war (Physalia physalis), so we can assume it packs a potent punch. In the dark depths, it's nearly invisible. It needs the rover's lights to illuminate the tentacles... 314410
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026... where the light bounces off tightly-packed nematocysts (stinging cells). First recorded in 1909, there have only been a handful of observations, all by remote-operated vehicle, so we don't really know how rare or common they are in their biome. 114910
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Here's the original video via YT. I think the human reaction to observing this jellyfish during a very expensive, very technically demanding ROV mission should be entered as testimony of the human ability to appreciate the beauty of nature. A delightful thing beneath the seas. 😀🪼🎆youtube.comA Burst of Deep Sea Fireworks: Halitrephes Jelly | Nautilus LiveYouTube video by EVNautilus 218232
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026ABSOLUTE INSANITY GOING ON IN MIDDLE EAST Night Minimums up to 33C, world heat records for October smashed and re/smashed. And guess what ..it will get MUCH worse WEEKS of July-weather with Mins 30/35C and maxes >45C. BY FAR; THE MOST HEAT EXTREME EVENT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN 4805421
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialSavchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🇭🇺🇺🇦 Hungary is investigating the arrest of the collectors of Oshchadbank during Orban's term - a criminal case is being prepared against the former prime minister, — FT Hungary is conducting a campaign called "Cleansing Fire", the aim of which is to dismantle the corruption system built by Orban. 727251
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialPatrick Koppenburg 🐧 @koppenburg.ch · 02/10/2026www.nikhef.nl/en/news-and-...nikhef.nlSwiss Grant Bolsters VU and Nikhef Research on Asymmetry Between Matter and Antimatter - NikhefWouter Hulsbergen, distinguished professor of Flavor Physics at the LHC at VU Amsterdam and a researcher at Nikhef, is a co-applicant for the grant. EPFL is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology i... 062
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 02/10/2026The July data just released by CERES shows the Earth's Energy Imbalance (EEI) at *only* 1.22 million Hiroshimas per Day (HpD), down from 1.25 million HpD in June. The EEI should continue declining over the next few months as El Niño increases outgoing longwave radiation. 35816
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialDaniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good morning from this small lion-like animal running alongside a bicycle, strapped to a flag of the US ... 1426
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.social🌄 @exopotamia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026En El País y en el diario resuenan tambores de elecciones. ¡Ojalá! 021
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialTjeerd Royaards @tjeerdroyaards.com · 02/10/2026Post-privacy society. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl. #privacy #data #SmartGlasses #ArtificialIntelligence 14326
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialDr Juliette McIntyre 🩷💚 🏳️🌈 @drnajimagi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026do i know anyone who is interested in lighthouses in a scholarly kind of way and not just in my i love them so much i tattooed one on my arm kinda way? 352
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialBoyer @boyer-speaks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've been sober for a while now, but I'm getting trashed when Trump is finally gone. 🥂 111
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialProf. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026Feeling very stressed about everything, and I went out to do some astrophotography. I was hoping for auroras, and was first excited to see an orange glow on the horizon, then annoyed as I realized it's probably a combine, then delighted again as I realized […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 074
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialProf. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026[incredibly depressing, satellites] While I was out photographing, I saw out of the corner of my eye the BRIGHTEST satellite flare I've ever seen - this happens when the sun reflects off a big flat thing, like a solar panel, directly at you. It was much, much brighter than Venus. It was just […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 011
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialProf. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026[incredibly depressing, satellites] So many satellite streaks in 13 second exposures (and one airplane, you can tell because it's dashed) 246
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialProf. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026You can still get photos with few/no satellite streaks, but it's hard (of course there's software processing to get rid of streaks, but that's not my point here). While there are still lots within ~2 hours of sunrise and sunset, we're getting to the time of […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 033
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialAgates from Mexico @agatesfrommexico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Galena cubes formed first, then silica-rich fluids replaced them — leaving agate in perfect cubic form. A textbook pseudomorph: agate replaced the original galena structure. Rare geometry you don't see often. 🔲 0123
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialAndrew Tan @andrewtanyongyi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"arXiv now limits submitters to up to two submissions per calendar month, with a limit of three total active submissions at any given time." Fair Moderation, Equitable Access, and AI: arXiv’s Updated Rate Limit Policy By Kat Boboris October 1st 2026blog.arxiv.orgFair Moderation, Equitable Access, and AI: arXiv’s Updated Rate Limit PolicyarXiv, and the scientific community at large, are facing a watershed moment. Scholarly publishing is currently changing at a rapid pace, and we are seeing a… 011
Reposted by @beornblack.bsky.socialOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026capped off Nigerian independence day with suya as God intended 2841
