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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality

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DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.

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Woody Guthrie

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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☄️ 🔭 The impact probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 has dropped from 2.8% to 0.16%. Thanks to new observations, Earth is now at the edge of our shrinking ‘uncertainty window.’ If this trend continues, the risk may soon reach 0%.

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Deadline extended | Could you be our new MA rep in the East of England? 📍 We're looking for one new member representative to champion the MA and our values in England: South East. We'll be prioritising applications from the East of England to ensure good geographical spread. Apply by 2 March 👇

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Genuine lol from @privateeyenews.bsky.social

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Nicolaus Copernicus was born 19 February 1473 Read this excellent biographical essay by @karlgalle.bsky.social #histsci thonyc.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/p...

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Archive Request xkcd.com/3052

submitted 6 days ago • 124 comments

Has anybody out there made science zines (I know you have). And if so, would you be down to let me put them in my little free science zine library 🥺

submitted 8 days ago • 29 comments

Like Physics videos? Over 500 clips now on my youtube channel #iTeachPhysics 🎢 www.youtube.com/channel/UC4y...

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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

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ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: I’ll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF. Now. Print hard copies. And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...

submitted 10 days ago • 326 comments

Interesting aircraft spotting day over Nordic countries with a (pair of?) B52 strategic bomber over N Sweden, in a cross-Atlantic mission and simultaneously a R135 Rivet Joint listening for the reactions. And plenty of aerial re-fuelers around, ie more planes unseen.

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Join us on a short #LGBTQHistoryMonth thread as we look into a symbol of identity, solidarity and love, hidden between plain covers and written under an alias at a time when being openly yourself could be a criminal offence #LGBTHM

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

So it’s #getadifferentnameday. The name Merchant Adventurers conjure up images of Tudor daring do and swashbuckling. If you are from the UK they may also make you think of the TV programme Blackadder and a certain adventurer…

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Donald Trump’s second term as US President has begun with staff layoffs, slashed budgets, axed diversity programmes and cancelled conferences in what some see as a new "dark ages" 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/us-science...

submitted 11 days ago • 22 comments

Not a single reporter at the Superbowl asked any of the Eagles why they didn't fly the Fellowship to Mordor.

submitted 12 days ago • 88 comments

Love this thread. My absolute favourite thing in any museum of the ancient world is when you happen upon a letter or a carving or a past time that makes you go 'oh, right. We're still the same dumb monkeys'. I find it magical and oddly comforting.

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Day dress with cape of woollen jersey designed by Madeleine Vionnet, made in Paris, 1933. The outfit is described by V&A collections as ‘an understated masterpiece’. Read more here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O15564/...

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As we segue into the late evening here in the UK, I'd just like to thank everyone who got on board with the #superbowl / #superb #owl thing today - particularly the sustained and inspired nonsense from @romanpalace.bsky.social and @yorkadventurers.bsky.social - thanks for a fun afternoon! 😁

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There are some infosec folks who are playing semantics or splitting hairs or saying ‘let’s wait and see’ in defense of what the DOGE workers are doing. If they witnessed such sloppy cybersecurity in any corporate environment, they would be screaming bloody murder. Why the double standard? Why?

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Spot on

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News | Royal Museums Greenwich gets £1.25m towards Royal Observatory revamp – institution among several museums and galleries to benefit from Wolfson Foundation grants Featuring @northeastmuseums.bsky.social, @natlmotormuseum.bsky.social, @rafmuseum.bsky.social, @spacecentre.bsky.social

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Slurms prediction: Yoshi will be in the next Mario movie. There will, 100%, be a scene where Chris Pratt Mario does his stupid holding out hands to velociraptors thing as a nod to Jurassic World. I will then hunt down everyone involved with a crossbow.

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This is a message from Eugène Delacroissant, curator of the Museum of Mankind: the Vagina Museum are ending my residency on 23rd February! :( Not as important as sharing manly knowledge, anyway. Come and see the exhibition before my unpaid interns pack it up www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/exhibitions/...

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attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"

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How does academia help and hinder the careers of neurodivergent researchers? I had two incredibly candid discussions for @natureportfolio.nature.com's Careers Podcast. www.nature.com/articles/d41... (search "Working Scientist" wherever you get your pods 🧪🎵)

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