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Mercury! Clear of the trees, houses, clouds and sunlight this evening. 1/2 #astronomy #astrophotography #planetaryparade @stormhour.bsky.social @photohour.bsky.social

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Flowers to brighten your day.

Severe cuts to intramural research “Trump administration has imposed a new restriction on employment that could push out thousands of NIH’s senior scientists: The agency cannot retain scientists in 1-year to 4-year positions that have long been routinely renewed.” 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

My 1978 Martin D-28. Wonderful instrument.

I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?

Grandson winning his wrestling match. 15 yo.

Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 www.theguardian.com/world/galler...

The UK reported a human case of H5N1 - a poultry in the Midlands - today. It’s genotype D1.2, distinct from the B3.13 seen in the US in cows and (most) birds. D1.2 is circulating globally in wild birds, so the transmission chain of wild bird -> poultry -> poultry worker is much more typical. 🧪

Grouse tracks.

@jonpotrykus.bsky.social Here we are.

More wintery near Petoskey MI. Temp up to + 3 deg F!

A while ago. My late friend Rod Lester (R) and I. Cowboyed up.

Another pic of me.

New here. Thanks for this. Mrs and I at a New Year’s Eve party.