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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Two was worse. Maybe this is being a Canadian and having a soft spot for hockey movies, but I didn't mind three.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 14/09/2026

The American Astronomical Society today announced that Dr. Emily Levesque (University of Washington) has been confirmed as the next Editor in Chief of the AAS journals. 🔭https://aas.org/press/emily-levesque-named-editor-chief-aas-journals @publishing.aas.org

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Some great ways to help science get done! Happy to answer any questions about the roles!

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Brampton should be so proud of its boys.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Well, this game is going well....

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Sidrat Research @sidratresearch.com · 07/06/2026

Sidrat Research is excited to be a sponsor for CASCA 2026, the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society in Montreal, Canada. Come stop by our booth to say hi, learn what we're all about, and how we can be your partner at the leading edge of science! 🔭🧪

A Picture of two Observatory Domes, and the tagline: Meet Sidrat Research at CASCA 2026, June 9-11, 2026 in Montreal, Canada

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Haha, gg. Just me being spicy about the Orioles after being a Jays fan in Baltimore for 5 years

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

That's just cruel beating up on that broken, broken, man. 😭

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

We're still gonna get you guys 😊 #gojaysgo

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

It seems like the primary target of this legislation is Muslims, which makes it both racist and sexist - it's Muslim women who are losing their jobs over this. I can't read this as anything other than rank discrimination.

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Montreal's largest school service centre loses more than 100 support staff due to new secularism law | CBC News

Montreal’s largest school board has lost more than 100 support staff because they refused to remove religious symbols to comply with the province’s new secularism law.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I agree, but at some level, it's not about her when it's on the forum of social media - it's everyone else reading. And importantly, responding to a question with something that's simple sounding and just factually wrong only adds to the notion that there is a conspiracy to be had.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

So, this is actually a misdirected pile-on. It's a fair question with a bunch of nuance, especially considering many space capsules (thinking of Russian ones at the moment, but I'm sure there are more) do actually land on land.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

As well, once you get a taste, you'll have to come back when we host ADASS here in 2027. It should be much warmer, hopefully.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

So, an easy way that's not too far off the beaten track is to head to Gerrard Street India Bazaar, which should have some street life in celebration, and maybe use the time to have dinner at a classic haunt: Lahore Tikka House www.lahoretikkahouse.com

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Lahore Tikka House

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Welcome to what I call (in a very biased manner) one of the best places on Earth! Given you're here during Eid-ul-Fitr, try to catch some of the festivities while you're here, and avoid the trap of spending all your time around campus 😂

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I maintain Canadian public transport is certainly not the best in the world, but much better than we complain about.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Eid Mubarak. May the lessons of Ramadan stay with us through the year.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Thank you for fantastic coverage here on BlueSky!

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Thanks for standing up for us up here. We're often too polite to do it ourselves 😂

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Just called my Liberal MP to ask for answers about Carney's pathetic statement. I strongly recommend everyone do the same.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Some of us are fasting and can't even drown our sadness in calories.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Ramadan Mubarak! May this Ramadan give us the strength to help those who are suffering the most.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Ramadan Mubarak to you too!

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

David Hogg has written a white paper on doing astrophysics in the age of LLMs. It looks to be thought-provoking. My initial reaction is that either LLMs will destroy the field or they will force a reckoning with and re-imagining of the current system that often prioritizes output over quality. 🧪

arxiv.org

Why do we do astrophysics?

At time of writing, large language models (LLMs) are beginning to obtain the ability to design, execute, write up, and referee scientific projects on the data-science side of astrophysics. What implic...

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

At the #AAS247 in Phoenix! Pass by the Sidrat Research booth to say hi! 🔭🧪

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I actually have the solid yellow one of these. It's fantastic. I look like a duck in the rain.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Try getting it done at an airport if you really want to feel fancy.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

At UofT, all the 3rd year E&M and Quantums were required (for a specialist at least). In terms of 4th year Physics classes, they had them in "choose 2 from <list>" formats. That's how I took a ton of fluids.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

@emily.space's #ADASS2025 talk repping BlueSky for Astronomy!

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Here in Gorlitz for #ADASSXXXV. So eerie having such a small contingent of US-based astronomers 🔭🧪

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

How can you not be romantic about baseball... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceqa...

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Thank you, Blue Jays fans

YouTube video by Toronto Blue Jays

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I'll be more romantic about it when Toronto puts it away!

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Mamdani is obviously rooting for the Jays. Cuomo is certainly pulling for the Dodgers. Sliwa can't watch baseball any more, ever since Sammy the Bull beat him with a bat.

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Quebec's racism and Islamophobia seem to show no bounds...

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Mubdi Rahman @mubdi.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Because they're not an American team.

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