Jackie Barrientes

Jackie Barrientes

@barrientes.bsky.social

Social Media Specialist - Space Telescopes, Digital Audience Strategist, UNTx/AzSU alum, knitter, wine/bourbon drinker, Texas native, Baltimore 🇲🇽🇺🇸 Unitedstatesofwine.blog

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"When historians pick up their pens to write the story of the 21st century, let them say that it was your generation who laid down the heavy burdens of hate at last and that peace finally triumphed over violence, aggression and war." - John Lewis

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Pat McAfee shouldn't be on tv every day. He should be the guy from college you assume is dead now when in actuality he just works for his dad and was ordered by a judge to delete his Instagram.

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What a sight! Hubble, #NASAWebb, and Chandra’s combined data offers a new almost supernatural view of II Zw 096, two galaxies merging with a brilliant burst of star formation. Credit: X-ray: NASA, CXC, SAO; Visible: NASA, ESA, STScI; Infrared: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. 🔭

I stayed up to watch the Dallas Cowboys beat the Eagles, in a game I was dreading all day. Defense still needs some discipline, but I'm glad the Cowboys have discovered their potential running game. Also, Eagles suck. #NFL

One bishop in the meeting said he felt they were manipulated and apologized for “inadvertently” participating in a political event so close to an election. Another said the meeting was “exploited” for “partisan political purposes” and expressed regret for attending. 🙄

cnn.comCatholic bishops apologize after video shows them praying over Trump in Oval Office | CNN PoliticsTwo Catholic bishops have expressed regret over attending a meeting with 10 other prelates and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, saying they were “exploited” and “manipulated.”

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uh, can't the Hawks play at 12:30pm ET

Alexa Philippou@alexaphilippou.bsky.social

BREAKING: Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will be held Thursday at 12:30pm ET at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. It will be a double-header with the Atlanta Hawks’ game, which will be moved to 8pm.

This is backwards, right? The #WNBA Finals game should have the primetime spot.

Alexa Philippou@alexaphilippou.bsky.social

BREAKING: Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will be held Thursday at 12:30pm ET at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. It will be a double-header with the Atlanta Hawks’ game, which will be moved to 8pm.

I checked out the candidates for the Texas 26th, the district all of my family lives in, and I can't believe it's projected to go to the republican incumbent instead of the democratic health professional who wants to make sure everyone gets access to medical care. #Election2026 #TXElects

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EL-SAYED: I get that the President takes personal offense to my first name. He doesn't mind as much when it's the Saudis who are funding his son-in-law's private equity. Doesn't seem to mind as much when it's the Qataris who are giving them a $400 million private jet…

WINE REVIEW: Underwood's "The Bubbles" from Oregon (2018) is a sparkling wine that comes in a bottle or can. The blend of Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay boasts aromas of pears. With persistent fizz and an extra dry flavor, it’s a decent, inexpensive choice for casual celebrations. #WineSky 🍷

unitedstatesofwine.blogOregon – Sparkling WineUnderwood’s “The Bubbles” from Oregon (2018) is a sparkling wine that comes in a bottle or can. The blend of Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay boasts aromas of peaches and pe…

Mike Rogers has been an absolute crybaby on Meet The Press this morning. He refuses to answer anything about himself and just wants to talk about al-Sayed. Why would Michigan vote for someone like that?

Not me eating at a restaurant in D.C. wondering why I didn't pick a place fancy enough to get held up by Jesse James... 😔

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "In Washington, all the restaurants were closing. People were being held up. They'd walk into a restaurant. Like Jesse James. 'Stand up! Give us all your money.' They're eating dinner at a fancy restaurant. All the restaurants were closing."

There were far more people sitting in torrential rain for the Washington Spirit match on August 2 than for this DC United match. #NWSL

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana.bsky.social

Head coach René Weiler said tonight's match vs. Cincinnati was "a playoff game. A simulation of a playoff game" for #DCU. Entering the 75th minute, down 2-0, and large portions of Audi Field are empty.

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BREAKING: The NWSL and NWSLPA have settled several grievances, including the High Impact Player rule. The criteria is wiped (still 12% cap charge). ANY player can be HIP. Also settled: Other Rodman grievance, footwear grievance. Greater $ transparency reporting now required. More on @espn.com:

espn.comNWSL dropping 'Rodman rule' restrictions; all players now eligible in wider settlementThe NWSL and NWSL Players Association have agreed to remove restrictive qualifications from the High Impact Player rule.

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“We’ve established that the observatory is fully functional,” said Julie McEnery, #NASARoman senior project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. “The telescope can guide and take exposures, data flows appropriately, and we can slew from one place to another for observations.” 🔭

science.nasa.govNASA’s Roman Space Telescope Enters Final Commissioning Phase - NASA ScienceNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission has now entered the science commissioning phase, having successfully completed a comprehensive checkout and

A leading theory for what enabled reionization was that winds created by supernovae in early galaxies cleared the way for ionizing radiation to escape. But using Hubble, the team has shown that those winds are actually missing in the galaxies where ionizing radiation escapes. 🔭

news.umich.eduShining new light on the 'last major phase transition in the universe'An international team of researchers, including members from the University of Michigan, has revealed surprising results that could rewrite our understanding of a key transition in the early universe.

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It’s a no brainer: PMR 1, nicknamed the “Exposed Cranium” nebula, is pretty cool. #NASAWebb’s mid-infrared view reveals its structure, which provides evolutionary clues: The outer gas shell was ejected first, and an inner dust cloud followed suit: https://go.nasa.gov/4yaYgIg 🔭

My boyfriend is one of these trained professionals who has moved historic items in and out of the Pentagon. But instead of calling his department that deals with Army artifacts, Hegseth got a bunch of idiots to move Eisenhower's globe, who then broke it.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

"Ordinarily, moving historical items within the building is a deliberate process overseen by curators. Hegseth’s staff dispatched its own team to relocate an Eisenhower globe. They dropped it...The resulting gash appears to be several inches wide." wapo.st/3WF2YQo

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Talarico: Elon wants our land. He's already trying to buy one of our beautiful state parks down in South Texas. He wants our water for these AI data centers. And he wants his very own personal United States senator — and that's what he thinks he can get with Ken Paxton.

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Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer surgery last week was a success and no further treatment is required, the Vatican press office said in a bulletin. https://cnn.it/4iumS9j

Gov. Greg Abbott said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commission would not be taking up the issue of a potential sale of Boca Chica State Park to Elon Musk’s SpaceX "anytime soon," following a Texas Monthly news article saying as much.

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Watch the Orion constellation spin in three dimensions, as the familiar pattern in the the night sky distorts into a whole new perspective. Credit: Christian Nieves, Frank Summers and Ralf Crawford (STScI). 🔭

Five of the world’s space agencies joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a robotic prospector plus a rover on Phobos, a lumpy, potato-shaped rock just 22 kilometers (14 miles) or so across, the larger and closer of Mars’ two pint-sized moons.

apnews.comJapan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samplesA Japanese spacecraft is rocketing toward Mars on a quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples.

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Just mentioning the double-double undersells what Angel did tonight for the Dream. 30 points 16 rebounds 3 assists 2 blocks 1 steals Haters in shambles #WNBA

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It's a new week, Bluesky. Trust no poll. Trust no pundit. Vote early if you can. Vote in person if you can.

Whoever decided Jalen Hurts could fly to London with blood clots should have whatever authority they have over the players revoked. And medical staff should have their licenses examined.

Ian Rapoport@rapsheet.bsky.social

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, who is out for the season after several blood clots were revealed in his lungs. Before the London game, Hurts was in the hospital until 4 am and did not sleep because sleep was a risk. He played the game without having slept. Crazy.

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That horrible lying trad wife in the Texas pac ads is Miriam Evans. She's a lying fake Christian. And that's the truth. If you love your children and your family don't vote for Ken Paxton.

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El-Sayed on JD Vance: First of all, Ohio State owes that boy a refund because he clearly didn't get anything from his education there…

OK, I would watch that movie.

Dozens of cattle spilled onto a street in Kansas City, Missouri, when a semitractor-trailer plunged off a highway overpass in the city's downtown, shutting down some roads and setting off a search for the traumatized animals that survived.