Dr. SkySkull
@drskyskull.bsky.social
Professor of optics, blogger of physics, history, & pulp fiction. Generally tries to keep things light-hearted, in spite of *waves hands at everything* (he/him) Blocking doomerism on sight.
blog: https://skullsinthestars.com/
blog: https://skullsinthestars.com/
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Dr. SkySkull
@drskyskull.bsky.social
· Nov 15
It seems like my last introductory pinned post disappeared, so: I’m a full professor of physics, specifically theoretical optics, who also like horror fiction, guitar, RPGs, videogames, and cats. Written a couple pf popular science books. Spends more time than is healthy worrying about politics.
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AND his touring band has now dropped out…who are founding members of the Irish Artists for Palestine movement 🤣
All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his touring band have dropped out of the remaining dates of his ‘Loop’ tour in solidarity with Palestine and Macklemore.
September 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
AND his touring band has now dropped out…who are founding members of the Irish Artists for Palestine movement 🤣
Paul Verhoeven comments gizmodo.com/paul-verhoev...
Paul Verhoeven Reminds Us of the True Intent Behind 'Starship Troopers'
After President Trump unveiled Space Force uniforms inspired by the film, the director chimed in.
gizmodo.com
September 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Paul Verhoeven comments gizmodo.com/paul-verhoev...
This feels like a really big deal to me
All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his touring band have dropped out of the remaining dates of his ‘Loop’ tour in solidarity with Palestine and Macklemore.
September 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This feels like a really big deal to me
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The funny thing (it's not really funny) about the various cults that dip into and out of AI is that the most chilling thing I've heard from AI boosters isn't "AI will kill everyone."
It's "we will use AI to benefit all of humanity."
It's "we will use AI to benefit all of humanity."
The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That:
September 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The funny thing (it's not really funny) about the various cults that dip into and out of AI is that the most chilling thing I've heard from AI boosters isn't "AI will kill everyone."
It's "we will use AI to benefit all of humanity."
It's "we will use AI to benefit all of humanity."
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basically
So the torment nexus was a kink thing this whole time huh
September 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
basically
To celebrate Widow's Bay Emmy wins, went back and watched Kate O'Flynn highlights from the show
September 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
To celebrate Widow's Bay Emmy wins, went back and watched Kate O'Flynn highlights from the show
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“Senator McConnell, are you aye or nay?”
“Shfjdjhfkg.”
“Shfjdjhfkg.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell is set to vote at the U.S. Capitol today for the first time in 3 months after being hospitalized in June.
McConnell to return to Capitol after 3-month absence
The Kentucky Republican's return could finally unjam the farm bill.
www.axios.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
“Senator McConnell, are you aye or nay?”
“Shfjdjhfkg.”
“Shfjdjhfkg.”
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The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour.
September 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour.
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Thank you to everyone who has ever bought, read, checked out, reviewed, recommended, discussed, or gifted The Actual Star. You gave it wings. May it continue to give us hope that, even though we face terrible challenges in the near future, not all is lost: only transformed.
September 14, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Thank you to everyone who has ever bought, read, checked out, reviewed, recommended, discussed, or gifted The Actual Star. You gave it wings. May it continue to give us hope that, even though we face terrible challenges in the near future, not all is lost: only transformed.
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10/10 no notes perfect score
September 15, 2026 at 4:06 AM
10/10 no notes perfect score
Started reading @casskhaw.bsky.social’s The Library at Hellbore and she wasn’t kidding when she told me it gets gory - starts on page one!
September 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Started reading @casskhaw.bsky.social’s The Library at Hellbore and she wasn’t kidding when she told me it gets gory - starts on page one!
On thing about posting this joke on Threads is how many people don't seem to realize that Scrooge was visited by the ghost of his dead partner before the three ghosts showed up
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate to warn his colleagues that they will be visited by three ghosts this Christmas Eve
September 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
On thing about posting this joke on Threads is how many people don't seem to realize that Scrooge was visited by the ghost of his dead partner before the three ghosts showed up
bootlicking fuckers
BREAKING: The Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes and branding dispute with President Trump, AP sources say.
Live updates: Trump goes after Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots
President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court on Tuesday after it rejected his push to let the US Postal Service restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterm elections.
bit.ly
September 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
bootlicking fuckers
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THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT is out today!
In 1994, three girls go to the movies to see an obscure film. Only one comes out.
30 years later, the survivor learns the movie isn't done with her yet.
Now playing in a bookstore near you 😈📽️
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827994...
In 1994, three girls go to the movies to see an obscure film. Only one comes out.
30 years later, the survivor learns the movie isn't done with her yet.
Now playing in a bookstore near you 😈📽️
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827994...
September 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT is out today!
In 1994, three girls go to the movies to see an obscure film. Only one comes out.
30 years later, the survivor learns the movie isn't done with her yet.
Now playing in a bookstore near you 😈📽️
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827994...
In 1994, three girls go to the movies to see an obscure film. Only one comes out.
30 years later, the survivor learns the movie isn't done with her yet.
Now playing in a bookstore near you 😈📽️
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827994...
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It kills me that the UofU could have had a member of the National Academy of Medicine, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and a Mexican-American woman as president back in 2021.
But they went with a white guy businessman who spent millions on McKinsey & Co. buddies to "optimize" the UofU.
But they went with a white guy businessman who spent millions on McKinsey & Co. buddies to "optimize" the UofU.
The firms, Huron and McKinsey, are both known for suggesting staff cuts as a solution.
The University of Utah plans to lay off hundreds after seeking advice from national consulting firms. Here’s what we know.
The firms, Huron and McKinsey, are both known for suggesting staff cuts as a solution.
www.sltrib.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It kills me that the UofU could have had a member of the National Academy of Medicine, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and a Mexican-American woman as president back in 2021.
But they went with a white guy businessman who spent millions on McKinsey & Co. buddies to "optimize" the UofU.
But they went with a white guy businessman who spent millions on McKinsey & Co. buddies to "optimize" the UofU.
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worth reading the opinion here, you can almost feel the eye rolling coming off the page
BREAKING: Judge Cooper, again, says the Kennedy Center board can't put Trump's name on the building. Also, Cooper says they can't name it Trump Plaza.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
worth reading the opinion here, you can almost feel the eye rolling coming off the page
I did not know Matthew Rhys is Welsh and I love him more now www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUVe1k3d/
We asked a Welshman in New York (none other than double-Emmy nominated Matthew Rhys) to discuss popular misconceptions about his homeland of Wales. 🏴 Pob lwc yn y gwobrau Emmy heno Matthew! P...
TikTok video by Wales 🏴
www.tiktok.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I did not know Matthew Rhys is Welsh and I love him more now www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUVe1k3d/
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September 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I feel like we have reached peak absurdity for this administration.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
PATEL: The previous regulation automatically disqualified any individual who participated in either side of it
KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal?
P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them
K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.
KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal?
P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them
K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.
September 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I feel like we have reached peak absurdity for this administration.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
Before we judge someone for fucking an emu we need to ask what the emu was wearing
Sen. Durbin: The FBI lowered its hiring standards by dropping disqualification for applicants who engaged in bestiality. Do you believe those are qualified candidates that the FBI is losing?
Kash Patel: We did not want to punish victims of bestiality
Kash Patel: We did not want to punish victims of bestiality
September 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Before we judge someone for fucking an emu we need to ask what the emu was wearing
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Some of those that work forces
Are the same that fuck horses
Are the same that fuck horses
FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’
FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’
The FBI has reportedly relaxed hiring standards that previously automatically disqualified applicants who admitted to hiring prostitutes, engaging in bestiality, or stealing from an employer.
The post FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
September 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that fuck horses
Are the same that fuck horses
so much this.
Sheeran should have told the NFL owners to enjoy their empty stadiums and no concession sales. And also tell his fans that any customer service questions should go to the stadium hotlines.
September 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
so much this.
I mean look how well that worked for the Union Stock Yards in Chicago in the early 1900s
Mike Johnson on OpenAI and Anthropic: "They can self-police. They can self-regulate."
September 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I mean look how well that worked for the Union Stock Yards in Chicago in the early 1900s
*Bob's Country Bunker voice*
"Oh we've got both kinds here in the GOP, child rapists and animal rapists!"
"Oh we've got both kinds here in the GOP, child rapists and animal rapists!"
Kash Patel: "Applicants who have engaged in beastiliaty means they were victims of beastility because they were forced to do so. At this FBI we are not going to criminalize and prevent victims from serving."
September 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
*Bob's Country Bunker voice*
"Oh we've got both kinds here in the GOP, child rapists and animal rapists!"
"Oh we've got both kinds here in the GOP, child rapists and animal rapists!"
"Big tent" for the GOP means pedophiles AND animal fuckers
Kash Patel: "Applicants who have engaged in beastiliaty means they were victims of beastility because they were forced to do so. At this FBI we are not going to criminalize and prevent victims from serving."
September 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
"Big tent" for the GOP means pedophiles AND animal fuckers