Twilight

Twilight

@lynxworx.bsky.social

Blah. Senior Software Engineer, Open Source Committer, Photographer, Wx/Astronomy/Science Enthusiast, Amateur 3D Artist, VRChat Avatar Tweaker/World Creator, RP Gamer.

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Doesn't surprise me. Republicans are all groomed to be fearful. It makes them easier to manipulate by the fearmongerers.

Remember kiddies: "Evil cheats. That's its nature." -- The Umpire from Ghostbusters' "Night Game" episode.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social

Breaking: Trump just sued to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate race — but only if the Republican loses.

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We've removed all ads from our podcasts. To keep this sustainable, we need to get our number of patrons up to 1500. We're just 25 away from 1200. Can we hit that next milestone by the end of Monday? PS - Paying patrons will get the next episode early. www.patreon.com/cw/Astronomy...

patreon.comAstronomy Cast — Creating Your Fact-Based Journey Through the CosmosGet more from Astronomy Cast on Patreon. Creating Your Fact-Based Journey Through the Cosmos. Support Astronomy Cast and get exclusive access to their work.

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Day 5 -- Harlequin Though physically harmless, harlequin moths had been known to startle hapless travelers into making poor decisions when encountered in the deep woods at night.

Huh, just heard on the news that the Fort Hood shooter's execution is going to be livestreamed. Have we all regressed to 18th century villagers who would all come to the town square for the spectacle of an execution? Gross.

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"With this merger, the entire media space is concentrated in the hands of a few oligarchs, all of whom you’ve seen whispering sweet nothings into Trump’s ear. Ellison has CBS and CNN, Musk has X, Zuckerberg has his Meta empire, and Bezos let democracy die in broad daylight when he gutted WaPo."

plus.briantylercohen.comThe Rightwing Media Machine Just Got Way More DangerousThe right has been consolidating the media for three decades, and the left keeps sleeping through it.

Bastards. Everyone.

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.

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The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor.

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.

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Aid and comfort to the enemy

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. San Diego is not collateral damage,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria posted. “We are not expendable. And we are never a ‘small price to pay.’ Keep our city out of your reckless war talk.” @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Goddammit. The contempt these people have for everything wondrous and good and *human* is so grotesque.

Feena van@feenavan2099.bsky.social

"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"

Just wait until there's no diesel for the trucks that ship regular fuel. As always, good job breaking everything, and you know to whom I'm speaking to. We literally cannot have a functioning society thanks to you.

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9 away... Can we do this tonight? Pamela is observing with the teacup telescope and will stay up late we remain hopeful we will see 800 podcasts, 20 years, and 1000 patrons all come together in one glorious week.

Astronomy Cast@astronomycast.com

We are 11 patrons away from the 1000 patron mark as we celebrate 20 years of podcasting. Come on a facts-based journey through the Universe with hosts Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay as we explore not just what we know but how we know it about this universe we all share. patreon.astronomycast.com

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We are 11 patrons away from the 1000 patron mark as we celebrate 20 years of podcasting. Come on a facts-based journey through the Universe with hosts Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay as we explore not just what we know but how we know it about this universe we all share. patreon.astronomycast.com

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We are now 10 people away...

Astronomy Cast@astronomycast.com

We are 11 patrons away from the 1000 patron mark as we celebrate 20 years of podcasting. Come on a facts-based journey through the Universe with hosts Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay as we explore not just what we know but how we know it about this universe we all share. patreon.astronomycast.com

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This is shocking to hear! Einstein kept a picture of Maxwell on his office wall and admired him more than any other scientist. Every fall I teach a whole course about his work. This is like hearing that Westminster Abbey might be purchased so a new car rental place can built on Newton’s grave.

Help! Parton Community Council has 60 days to raise £70k to buy Parton Kirk (resting place of James Clerk Maxwell). They plan to turn it into a visitor centre celebrating our great hero! The other buyers could turn it into long-term storage 😬 Even £5 would help 🙏🧪⚛️ www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

This is why I always go to my county's website, and find the voting related resources there. Don't trust these weird websites, unless you enjoy being fooled.

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Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of five years in prison for former Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn, after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a child solicitation sting operation.

mprnews.orgProsecutors seek 5-year sentence for former state Sen. Justin Eichorn in child solicitation caseThe sentence that federal prosecutors are seeking goes beyond the sentencing guidelines, which call for the former state senator to be imprisoned for 15 to 21 months.

Reading about Trump having historic cherry trees destroyed just for a golf course near the white house just confirms one thing: Republicans are like Morgoth -- they can only corrupt and destroy, but can never create. Good job, life long republican voters. You own this one, too.

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I keep thinking, they can't be this cartoonishly evil, can they? And then

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There will always be assholes who will put kids in the hospital to make a buck. What we need is a government that will prosecute and shut them down, not one full of lunatics who actively promote this literally shitty product.

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”

Good job, Republican Voters. You really are the gift that keeps on giving.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social

A extremely dangerous maggot that eats human flesh called Screwworm has just been found for the first time since it was eradicated in 1966. This comes after Trump cut funding for Screwworm monitoring programs. apnews.com/article/scre...

Republican values hard at work. You must be so proud of yourselves.

MPR News@mprnews.org

Many young adults transitioning out of foster care lost their federal food aid benefits on Monday as stricter work and education requirements went into effect. The new eligibility requirements are part of what President Donald Trump calls the "One Big Beautiful Bill."

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Hey look if we get him on insider trading that works for me. It's a little disappointing to think they got Capone on taxes, but there are proximate considerations here.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. This is an insane amount of trades,” he said, adding that it looks more like something done by “a hedge fund with massive algo trades” that buys and shorts securities than a personal account. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Then I guess it's not a financially sustainable organization. They'll have to close some locations or shorten their hours. Alternatively, we could end the public navy and let private navies provide this service.

Defense News@defensenews-poster.bsky.social

US Navy could run out of money by July, top officer warns - https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/13/us-navy-could-run-out-of-money-by-july-top-officer-warns/

By now, if you haven't figured that voting for Republicans means you're evil, then you're never going to figure that out. Probably because you've long since sold your soul and the moral compass which comes with it.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana’s decision to suspend congressional primaries already underway — arguing the state is illegally nullifying votes and plunging an active election into chaos following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the VRA. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The hypocrisy is astronomical: Trump slashed NASA’s budget by 23% and then took credit when astronauts made history. Artemis II does not belong to politicians dismantling American space science. Join the fight for science: standupforscience.net zurl.co/JHmEp

theguardian.comTrump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency’s budgetAstronauts had a call with the US president from space after setting record for the farthest-traveled humans from Earth