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Associate Astronomer at the University of Arizona. JWST/MIRI Instrument Team. Debris disk aficionado. Classic car enthusiast. Opinions my own. He/him
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So what's the rumor out there? When are Cy4 JWST results gonna drop? I've heard dates as late as March 10.

Celebrated the little kiddo's birthday, which was space themed, and showed the planets to the group of friends that came. Took some photos while at it. The Universe is still awe inspiring as are little kids who are always so curious. Public outreach is so much fun.

Please sign this letter to support our NPS workers. act.npca.org/page/79522/a...

Ketamine, couldn't you have taken EM instead of Matthew Perry?

Another Starlink SpaceX launch!

There are about 2 million federal employees. If each of them spends on average half an hour writing said email, this exercise will cost the government around 20-30 million dollars in work time. If they do this every week from now on, it is $1.3 billion per year. What a waste!

Every single day they do something that makes me upset. I seriously wonder if there is a part of society, other than billionaires, who they haven't yet screwed over.

The country ALMOST made it to 250 years of independence from a KING.

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

Mike Pence standing up to Trump. Who would have thought.

"Yoni says the customers who terminated the roofing contract specifically told him that the issue was that he drove a Cybertruck." www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...

Time for another national ATC strike. www.huffpost.com/entry/doge-f...

🚨 Update: we were able to track down Yesenia, the mother picked up with her 2 kids in Tucson. After a night of interrogation at Border Patrol station, the Venezuelan mother of 4 was deported to Mexico. Her husband and two of her kids remain in US. azluminaria.org/2025/02/16/v...

More than 150 people gathered on the northwest side of Tucson this morning, protesting outside of the Tesla dealership.

So many heartbreaking stories. Sit down, get a cup of warm drink, and read. Then get upset and decide to do something. NASA may be up next. www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...

All greencard holders/naturalized citizens must have recent MMR vaccines (even COVID19). When it is all over, we will be in the majority here!

NEW — In an alarming email last night reviewed by me, Coast Guard members learned that 1,135 members' direct deposit account routing information was compromised due to a data breach from unauthorized access. It was only discovered because an officer “reported anomalous activity” on their account.

We had it good. We really did. Our functioning society is being ripped apart in front of our eyes.

This thread is just heartbreaking. So many devoted young people being laid off. www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...

Glen Schneider (1955–2025) was a self-confessed "umbraphile" -- a "shadow-lover" who pursued solar eclipses around the globe and earned a world record for the greatest number of total solar eclipses ever experienced. Read about his work and lasting legacy: bit.ly/4hVUaet

The best way to fight back against Musk: Don’t buy a Tesla. (And if you own one, sell it.) The company was already in a precarious position before Musk launched his assault on democracy. A Tesla boycott would be devastating – and richly deserved. Me, in Slate 🧵

Email from our GOP representative. Nice to see them focusing on the important matters.

Swasticars are going under.

Have you contacted your representatives/senators today? Carve out 10-15 minutes every day to do so! I just wrote this letter to my GOP representative. He responded to my previous rant, let's hope he does this time as well.

OK, time to bust another @USAID myth. Stephen Miller said on Fox today that USAID is a rogue slush fund. Trump & Elon have made the same accusation. FALSE. They're either ignorant of how USAID spends money, or willfully lying about it. Or... Anyway, caffeinate and read on. 🧵

Celebrating Black History Month with our Free Little Library. Do what you can!

The operating mode of the current administration. It was dangerous then, it is terrifying now.

Work on protecting the 2026 elections needs to start immediately. They will do everything in their power to make sure they stay in power.

This will be devastating to all universities.

Maybe a "kid" shouldn't have access to treasury accounts. His words, not mine.

New email signature recommendations: Mr. John Doe, Ph.D Ms. Jane Doe, Ph.D Mr/Ms. J. Doe, Ph.D Let them have issues with that.