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Science editor / GeekWire / Universe Today / Cosmic Log / Fiction Science podcast / The Case for Pluto

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The Incendiary Bomb Never Seen in Israel Before - bellingcat The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has dropped 5,000 bombs on Iran since the United States and Israel launched an attack last week, according to a statement by the IAF on March 4. Bellingcat has monitored we...

New from Bellingcat - New photos released by the Israeli Air Force show a bomb not previously seen in Israeli service. Analysis suggests it’s a 2,000-lb class bomb fitted with a JDAM guidance kit, with markings indicating a possible incendiary component.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

07.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

06.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 13295 πŸ” 1940 πŸ’¬ 462 πŸ“Œ 168
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So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

07.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 8521 πŸ” 3420 πŸ’¬ 415 πŸ“Œ 355

Seattle:

07.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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nyt website currently resembles one of those mock covers people made before 2016 election: economy floundering, war in the middle east, scandal-plagued cabinet sec, brazen corruption....

06.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2442 πŸ” 516 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 21
TMF Associates blog Β» The Iran question…

My new blog post on Starlink, Iran and drones: tmfassociates.com/blog/2026/03...

06.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready, Set, Collide πŸ’₯

The Large Hadron Collider (#LHC) is gearing up to resume proton collisions. In this concluding physics run of #LHCRun3, proton beams will once again be delivered to the LHC experiments.

06.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 840 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 27
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Phew! NASA rules out asteroid smashup on the moon Here’s one less thing to worry about β€” or to look forward to: NASA has ruled out any chance that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032. Last year, the uncertainty surrounding …

Here's one less threat to worry about ... or one less cosmic fireworks show to look forward to: NASA has ruled out any chance that an asteroid called 2024 Y4 will hit the moon in 2032. cosmiclog.com/2026/03/05/p... H/T @coreyspowell.bsky.social

05.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best

A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best

Americans: we live in a fallen stateβ€”embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best

Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!

05.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 5945 πŸ” 1552 πŸ’¬ 285 πŸ“Œ 532

Suddenly, its turns out that it is not smart to arrogantly shit on an ally that has learned how to down 200 Shaheds every single night and then wipe out and oil refinery or a military airfield with a handful of cheap drones.

05.03.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 2616 πŸ” 584 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 33
Poster with red Statue of Liberty beside the following text:

Stand Up for Science
National Day of Action
Take back our science, health, and democracy!
March 7th, 2026
Seattle, WA
Seattle Center, Mural Amphitheater, 12:00-3:00 PM
Register, volunteer, and donate!
standupforscience.net/march7

Poster with red Statue of Liberty beside the following text: Stand Up for Science National Day of Action Take back our science, health, and democracy! March 7th, 2026 Seattle, WA Seattle Center, Mural Amphitheater, 12:00-3:00 PM Register, volunteer, and donate! standupforscience.net/march7

Hey Seattle! Come join me to #StandUpForScience this Saturday. I'll be speaking about the administration's attacks on climate science and services and what we can do about it.

Seattle Center, Mural Amphitheater, 12-3PM Saturday.

@standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social

04.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

I would not have expected pollination in Alaska to be the big-ticket item here.

04.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cartoon by
Brendan Loper

04.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 1658 πŸ” 478 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 20
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U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflictβ€”and 9000
miles from North Americaβ€”makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

04.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 13487 πŸ” 4967 πŸ’¬ 541 πŸ“Œ 296

Also fun fact. All of these are only on two year terms.

04.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Artist’s concept of the TRAPPIST-1 system, which is known to have seven Earth-sized rocky planets orbiting a red dwarf star. The host star, located in the background, is depicted as a bright white circle. It is surrounded by a yellow glow that fades to orange near the edges of the frame. The seven planets appear in the foreground, with their nightsides, the side facing away from the host star, facing the viewer. The planets are depicted as red-brown spheres. Many distant galaxies and stars faintly appear in the background. Text in bottom left corner reads β€œArtist’s Concept.

Artist’s concept of the TRAPPIST-1 system, which is known to have seven Earth-sized rocky planets orbiting a red dwarf star. The host star, located in the background, is depicted as a bright white circle. It is surrounded by a yellow glow that fades to orange near the edges of the frame. The seven planets appear in the foreground, with their nightsides, the side facing away from the host star, facing the viewer. The planets are depicted as red-brown spheres. Many distant galaxies and stars faintly appear in the background. Text in bottom left corner reads β€œArtist’s Concept.

What is the James Webb Space Telescope revealing about the TRAPPIST-1 system? ➑️ go.nasa.gov/4cnluTm πŸ”­ πŸ§ͺ

More about TRAPPIST-1 in this 🧡. (1/5)

04.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
U.S. Military Announces Plan To Consolidate All Wars Into Final, Epic Battle

U.S. Military Announces Plan To Consolidate All Wars Into Final, Epic Battle

U.S. Military Announces Plan To Consolidate All Wars Into Final, Epic Battle https://theonion.com/u-s-military-announces-plan-to-consolidate-all-wars-in-1824018300/

04.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 2190 πŸ” 298 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 28
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Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

NEW: Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts, Internal Agency Records Show www.propublica.org/article/kris...

04.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 387 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 15
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Remember the "Russia is winning, Russia's victory is inevitable, so Kyiv should surrender" narrative that the Kremlin started to push heavily last year?

It was amplified by the Trump administration and parroted by certain Western media that should have known better...

04.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 441 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 8
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Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

"The most effective consumer boycotts in history share two qualities: they are narrow and they are easy," writes @rutgerbregman.com

04.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 2312 πŸ” 1150 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 105
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NASA Repairs Upper Stage Helium Flow, Preps Continue Ahead of Rollout - NASA With NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida,

NASA just posted an update, seal in the quick disconnect was dislodged and was preventing helium flow, now resolved, investigation ongoing as to why the seal was dislodged

Pic of said seal and QD would be nice :)

Source: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

#ArtemisII

03.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
A computer can never be held accountable.

Therefore a computer must never make a management decision.

A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore a computer must never make a management decision.

Always a good time these days to repost this slide from an IBM internal presentation in 1979.

03.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 537 πŸ” 193 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 8

Truth…

03.03.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Credible reports that ginormous Russian LNG (liquid natural gas) tanker Arctic Metagaz is on fire in Mediterranean. Reports suggest it was hit be a USV (uncrewed surface vessel)

Whether Iran linked or Ukraine, very big implications for Russian war effort

03.03.2026 11:33 πŸ‘ 1124 πŸ” 311 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 64
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Extraterrestrial Perspectives How aliens may assess developments on Earth. || Kenneth Silber

I write about alien views of Earth developments. www.splicetoday.com/politics-and...

03.03.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have the same view!

03.03.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course? The human subconscious is such an interesting thing. No matter how much you think you’ve got it figured out, it’ll always spit out the most random stuff. Take me, for example. After coming home from a...

Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?

02.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 7659 πŸ” 1423 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 62
Map showing cities where Waymo is operating with a coming soon Star on Seattle

Map showing cities where Waymo is operating with a coming soon Star on Seattle

The WA House transportation committee is having a work session on autonomous vehicles today.

Waymo is showing this map stating that operations are "coming soon" to Seattle, despite the fact that state law still doesn't allow AVs to operate without a human present.

02.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Total lunar eclipse will turn the full moon red β€” but will the skies be clear enough to see it? March weather could turn your chance to see a blood-red moon into an iffy proposition.

Here's the scoop on exactly when you can see tonight's total lunar eclipse - and perhaps just as importantly, exactly where you can find cloud-cover forecasts telling you how likely it is that you can see it. www.geekwire.com/2026/total-l... #eclipse #lunareclipse

02.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blackout Iran. When the Trump administration launched a major attack on Iran, news organizations had to navigate a shaky environment for communicationsβ€”and moral clarity.

When the Trump administration launched a major attack on Iran, news organizations had to navigate a shaky environment for communicationsβ€”and moral clarity. Read Jem Bartholomew and Ivan L. Nagy. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

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