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Dr. SkySkull

@drskyskull.bsky.social
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Professor of optics, blogger of physics, history, & pulp fiction. Generally tries to keep things light-hearted, in spite of *waves hands at everything* (he/him) Blocking doomerism on sight. blog: skullsinthestars.com

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 7h
Like, everyone in that room knows it. Wonder what they were thinking at that moment as he said that.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 10h
trump going on an emergency 17 state media tour to support republican candidates before the midterms and he is going with “nobody knows that dumb has a b on the end”
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BillThePony @billthepony.bsky.social · 15h
Andy Basheer just said to Jake Tapper the KY had 1 (ONE!!!!) transgirl playing sports. She is in 7th grade and SHE STARTED THE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM TO PLAY WITH HER FRIENDS. Think about her when you are demanding democrats crush these young people for the *potential* political gain
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14h
Dune 3: Dune Hard with a Vengeance
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14h
Back home after Frontiers in Optics! Thanks @optica.org for a great meeting!
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19h
Judge Strikes Down Latest Version Of $100,000 H-1B Immigration Fee www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Judge Strikes Down Latest Version Of $100,000 H-1B Immigration Fee
A federal judge has struck down the $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa holders and invalidated the Sept. proclamation that renewed it.
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 15h
My friend is a trans woman who is trying to stabilize her living situation but is being confronted with thousands of dollars in dental bills for urgent care she needs for her teeth. Please chip in if you can! chuffed.org/project/2041...
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Funds needed urgently for dental care
Hi, my name is Hazel. I'm a trans woman in desperate need of 2 dental crowns and possibly a root canal, and they aren't covered by insurance. I fear I’ll lose my two front teeth if I can’t get them fi...
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onion person @junlper.beer · 15h
it’s amazing that there’s no crime anymore. if you do crime you’re actually just the victim for getting caught. the people who catch you are the criminals
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Micah @rincewind.run · 18h
this tracks, since nixon being forced to resign was the original sin that led to the modern conservative media environment that gave us trump
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 15h
Turns out the village didn’t want its idiot back
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 17h
This may be the most delusional thing he’s said yet
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 19h
Random pretty photo from Rochester. Nice to see the changing trees.
Photo of an ornate church with golden fall trees in front of it
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 19h
Unlike the unscientific and fantastical claims of OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs and those who uncritically repeat their talking points, the harmful, and well-documented, impacts of these companies’ products have arisen because people believe that the products are superintelligent, not because they actually are.
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 19h
Heading back to Charlotte today. Had a great time at FiO and pleasantly surprised at how many folks recognized me and were happy to see me!
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 19h
New bro code: "Protect women. Respect women. Believe women." The code is accountability, human decency, human kindness, respect. It has to be.
New bro code:
"Protect women. Respect women. Believe women."

Photo of Mychal in Valkyries shirt.
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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
bsky mods when they review my posts
•Erica, 40, Republican, Latino, customer service 
“Bad”

•Pam, 66, Republican, white, retired
 “Amoral”

•Becky, 51, Democrat, white, retail 
“Disgusting”

•Robert S., 52, Republican, Latino, human resources 
“Two words: morally corrupt”

•Hitesh, 57, Republican, Asian, looking for work 
“Disgusting”
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 19h
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug! - It's the Apocalypse!! And billionaire Hollingsworth Hound knows who caused it! Can you guess? - Great thanks to The Inner Hive, including long-time member Amy DG and new member Steve Track! Join us at tomthedancingbug.com/the-inner-hi... 👊 - READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 20h
“Mister Trump, your campaign has the momentum of a runaway freight train… why are you so popular?”
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21h
Important; it’s an immigration judge, who unlike federal judges are under the direct supervision of the Administration, which has been pushing out judges they feel are unduly biased towards immigrants.
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 20h
I made over 100 of these individual small paintings 😅 Best pickings are at Art on the Avenue in Alexandria on Saturday artontheavenue.org
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Lilith Treah 🏳️‍⚧️ @riveroceansea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Friends I is still needs 237$ rent helps so I do not die in streets I has no foods I be clean my fridge that what I be try to do I has no rent no food I is going to die with no help please helps me
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Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 20h
This is another example of how pretending AI thinks masks absurdity and horror. Trump doesn't trust his advisors anymore, or the instincts of his slowed brain, he only trusts Grok, so he's just asking Grok and doing the first thing a chatbot says. www.rawstory.com/trump-grok-2...
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'Hard to convince him to do anything': Tr ​ ump insiders terrified they've been replaced
President Donald Trump is leaning heavily upon Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok to help shape decisions about his presidency and legacy — and close advisers are alarmed are alarmed by how much weight he's ...
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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 20h
It’s October 1st
David Lynch. Next to him is a graphic with a Halloween jack-o-lantern and the text, “Devil’s Night.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Enten: "Congratulations to Ken Paxton. You are the least popular Texas Senate GOP nominee this century. No one was even in the negative, and you're at -16."
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 20h
Stopped at Pastrymancer for breakfast for my last meal on this Rochester trip and it was lovely! www.democratandchronicle.com/picture-gall...
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Pastrymancer bakery opens on Monroe Avenue in downtown Rochester
Pastrymancer bakery opens on Monroe Avenue in downtown Rochester
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 21h
"War is peace."
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 21h
Hey @realinfowars.bsky.social you need to sue
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 23h
Christa Pike was tortured yesterday by the state of TN in every single USians name and the fact is that this is a country that is mostly OK with this. This says everything about all of us. We are all implicated in this barbaric practice. It's sickening.
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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Between 1890-2010, 276 of 8,776 executions were botched (3.15%). For lethal injection specifically, 75 of 1,054. Those are just the ones we have verifiable records for. In 2022 alone, the Death Penalty Information Center identified seven of 20 execution attempts (35%) as “visibly problematic.”
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy Spooky Season Eve!
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Monstrous.
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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sending love to all the women out there who are extremely triggered and reliving their own assaults. I know I am not ok, and it’s ok if you’re also not ok. 🩷
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
every day it seems like a brand new sentence is written to describe the state of the world
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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Finally, a member of this adminsitration that tells the truth.
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Man I wish I were young enough to not know who Hulk Hogan was
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Maybe It Will Happen soon
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Too late, Senator. You knew what you were getting.
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The White House is the world's most expensive memory care facility
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Man I haven't been this broke since...like...2003 finding consistent work really is a turd in this economy Bank account 130 Pending Car insurance 64 Leftover 70 147 PayPal = total 217 Electric/water 150 Total left : 67 + whatever in wallet My pride is fucking bleeding out in the corner
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Annaleigh Watts 🇲🇽 @annaleighmaria.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jesus Christ. OK y'all, I got paid, paid back some loans but couldn't borrow as much back this time so I have a shortfall. Giving myself an extra day to pay rent bc I need it. 😬 Please I need $400. So sorry. 💕💸 V: Annaleigh-Watts CA: $annaleighmaria PP: AnaleeWatts
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Florida Woman Holds 'Rent Is Due' Sign
Alt: Florida Woman Holds 'Rent Is Due' Sign
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pnwpirate.bsky.social @pnwpirate.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ROFLMFAO
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎶And the ladder 🎶Is unstable 🎶Shouldn't put it 🎶On a table
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Okay Pete we’re dropping you into Iran good luck
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Signal boosting for a friend!
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I just assumed it is because I have no friends 😢
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Trump special: completely nonsensical yet also manages to be racist
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Post poster selfie!
Me in front of my poster on “Deterministic vortex beams in atmospheric turbulence”
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Then I fucking wrecked it.”
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­­ ­ ­ the­ ­­ ­ ­ ghostes @rem.bsjky.team · 30/09/2026
its like if credit cards came in envelopes that said THIS IS A CREDIT CARD on them
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Keep talking, Trump. Only 30something days to go.
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