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jbsimon.bsky.social
Professor, astrophysicist, planetary scientist, cat-dad, skeptic, uncle, friend to many. (He/him/his) Hobbies: music, TV, science fiction Views expressed are my own & do not reflect the views of Iowa State University or the state of Iowa.
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Everyone who is unhappy with the current administration and its butchering of science, please call your representatives in Congress! I’m happy to help craft a statement if you want!

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Listen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets.

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My anxiety is so high right now. But they’re not going to stop me from being informed and fighting. That’s what they want. They will fail (at least with me)!

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"The first two weeks of Trump’s presidency have not shown his strength. He is trying to overwhelm you. He is trying to keep you off-balance. He is trying to persuade you of something that isn’t true. Don’t believe him." archive.is/WrNy5#select...

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

My fear of flying has been significantly amplified by Trump’s changes to aviation. I have several trips coming up. Should I cancel?? Sigh

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My chapter for Comets III is finally published and printed!

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

We truly live in the Golden age of TV! At the other end of the spectrum, movies are all stupid super hero crap these days, which bores the hell out of me.

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Ted Lasso is a masterpiece. That is all.

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h/t @karaswisher.bsky.social

submitted 39 days ago • 454 comments

I’m so glad Apple spends time and money developing tons of emojis that I’ll never use instead of just fixing their software bugs! Argh! C’mon “Tim Apple”!

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listen guys, we can't invade canada. we need canada. who are we going to pretend to be when when we travel in europe if not canadian?

submitted 42 days ago • 973 comments

Please come see my crafts in person! Once you touch how soft they are, you will fall in love!

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I love that Jeri Ryan posts anti-Trump stuff on here. Even more reason to love her (in addition to the fact she played an excellent character in Star Trek)

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Hahaha

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

My cat missed me so much she is basically permanently attached to my shoulder

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The final ERA5 temperature data are now in. 2024 was the warmest year on record. Thanks humans! 🔥

submitted 51 days ago • 20 comments

Happy New Year! 🎊🎈🎆

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Getting tired of Facebook and the fact I can’t see anything but ads anymore. I’m probably going to be posting here from now on.

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