__isinglass__
@isinglass.bsky.social
fan of things that fly or that can be found in the sky. scared of, but fascinated by, the ocean things. husband. dad. also like dvorak, saabs, and backpacking. before kids, a triwingual hg/pg/cessna pilot.
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Important piece from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Being Black in Pete Hegseth’s Military
The secretary of defense is sending the message that Black service members are not welcome.
www.theatlantic.com
June 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Important piece from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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What you see in the Sun, is the Chicago skyline from the Indiana Dunes beach, across Lake Michigan.
You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located.
[📷 wesskywalker]
You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located.
[📷 wesskywalker]
May 21, 2026 at 7:04 AM
What you see in the Sun, is the Chicago skyline from the Indiana Dunes beach, across Lake Michigan.
You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located.
[📷 wesskywalker]
You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located.
[📷 wesskywalker]
I can see why some mathematicians loose their minds: www.quantamagazine.org/what-can-we-...
What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity? | Quanta Magazine
Ultrafinitism, a philosophy that rejects the infinite, has long been dismissed as mathematical heresy. But it is also producing new insights in math and beyond.
www.quantamagazine.org
May 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I can see why some mathematicians loose their minds: www.quantamagazine.org/what-can-we-...
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This is wild: the authors find evidence for giant, macro-predatory octopuses in Late Cretaceous oceans that might max out at *62 feet long,* comfortably large enough to attack, kill and eat mosasaurs
Earliest octopuses were giant top predators in Cretaceous oceans
Top predators drive changes in ecosystem structure. For the last ~370 million years, large-sized vertebrates have dominated the apex of the marine food chain, while invertebrates have served as smalle...
www.science.org
April 23, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This is wild: the authors find evidence for giant, macro-predatory octopuses in Late Cretaceous oceans that might max out at *62 feet long,* comfortably large enough to attack, kill and eat mosasaurs
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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For a couple of weeks the sun has been pretty quiet. But now we have AR 4366. And it's showing some spirit. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
February 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
For a couple of weeks the sun has been pretty quiet. But now we have AR 4366. And it's showing some spirit. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
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Icelandic uses various animal poop in insults. Examples: Sparðatíningur (lamb poop picking) = you’re nitpicking. Kríuskítur (arctic tern poop) = you’re super pale. Tittlingaskítur (small bird poop) = doesn’t matter/small fry. Taðskegglingur (horse poop beard) = you’ve such a bad/nonexistent beard.
The meanings of seven different types of animal poop in English…
7. Apeshit = angry
6. Batshit = unhinged
5. Bullshit = lies (or unfair)
4. Horseshit = bigger lies (or totally unfair)
3. Chickenshit = cowardly
2. Dogshit = inferior quality
1. Catshit = what you do when someone throws a ball at you
7. Apeshit = angry
6. Batshit = unhinged
5. Bullshit = lies (or unfair)
4. Horseshit = bigger lies (or totally unfair)
3. Chickenshit = cowardly
2. Dogshit = inferior quality
1. Catshit = what you do when someone throws a ball at you
February 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Icelandic uses various animal poop in insults. Examples: Sparðatíningur (lamb poop picking) = you’re nitpicking. Kríuskítur (arctic tern poop) = you’re super pale. Tittlingaskítur (small bird poop) = doesn’t matter/small fry. Taðskegglingur (horse poop beard) = you’ve such a bad/nonexistent beard.
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Question for @brunota2003.bsky.social and @alaskawx.bsky.social and any other weather folks.
Is this hoar frost or something else? Long columnar formations coating virtually everything, especially in shady areas. Seems to have grown longer over successive days. No precip. Clear skies. In KTN.
Is this hoar frost or something else? Long columnar formations coating virtually everything, especially in shady areas. Seems to have grown longer over successive days. No precip. Clear skies. In KTN.
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Question for @brunota2003.bsky.social and @alaskawx.bsky.social and any other weather folks.
Is this hoar frost or something else? Long columnar formations coating virtually everything, especially in shady areas. Seems to have grown longer over successive days. No precip. Clear skies. In KTN.
Is this hoar frost or something else? Long columnar formations coating virtually everything, especially in shady areas. Seems to have grown longer over successive days. No precip. Clear skies. In KTN.
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This is by far more effective at conveying what the government does than simply standing at a press conference surrounded by emergency personnel.
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 25, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is by far more effective at conveying what the government does than simply standing at a press conference surrounded by emergency personnel.
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Looks like a star-forming cluster against a galactic spread of stars 🤩
#PPOD: NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy, on July 1, 2025. Storm observations from the space station help scientists study Earth’s upper atmosphere... 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 📷
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Looks like a star-forming cluster against a galactic spread of stars 🤩
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Psst.
This is a lightning bolt.
On fucking Jupiter.
This is a lightning bolt.
On fucking Jupiter.
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Psst.
This is a lightning bolt.
On fucking Jupiter.
This is a lightning bolt.
On fucking Jupiter.
Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer
YouTube video by Joe Lynch
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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It's a cotdamned masterpiece of a photo. @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It's a cotdamned masterpiece of a photo. @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
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I had a book when I was younger that defined a recession as a depression that spares the wealthy
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I had a book when I was younger that defined a recession as a depression that spares the wealthy
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They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
One of the best paragliding videos I've seen. Although I think hang gliding gives you more of that super man feeling tbh. But paragliding is it's own kind of awesome
youtube.com/watch?v=O7ss...
youtube.com/watch?v=O7ss...
WHY I FLY
YouTube video by Jean-Baptiste CHANDELIER
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
One of the best paragliding videos I've seen. Although I think hang gliding gives you more of that super man feeling tbh. But paragliding is it's own kind of awesome
youtube.com/watch?v=O7ss...
youtube.com/watch?v=O7ss...
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
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Today: Wadi al-Hitan. The world heritage site features whale fossils, including whales with hind legs. Marine mudstone and sandstone give us the geological formations visible today. It really is a special place. Ok
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today: Wadi al-Hitan. The world heritage site features whale fossils, including whales with hind legs. Marine mudstone and sandstone give us the geological formations visible today. It really is a special place. Ok
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It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
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Astronomers call this planet a "Tidarren" world. It is probably the remains of a former star that was eroded down to planet size by its cannibalistic companion star. 🧪🔭
scitechdaily.com/jwst-finds-a...
scitechdaily.com/jwst-finds-a...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Astronomers call this planet a "Tidarren" world. It is probably the remains of a former star that was eroded down to planet size by its cannibalistic companion star. 🧪🔭
scitechdaily.com/jwst-finds-a...
scitechdaily.com/jwst-finds-a...
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Today I learned: There are more unspent pennies in the United States than there are stars in the Milky Way. 🧪
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today I learned: There are more unspent pennies in the United States than there are stars in the Milky Way. 🧪
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Marvelous new image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, taken by photographer Satoru Murata before dawn this morning.
On the right you can also see galaxy NGC 4691. There should be a lot more pictures coming in soon. 🧪🔭
www.facebook.com/groups/22700...
On the right you can also see galaxy NGC 4691. There should be a lot more pictures coming in soon. 🧪🔭
www.facebook.com/groups/22700...
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Marvelous new image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, taken by photographer Satoru Murata before dawn this morning.
On the right you can also see galaxy NGC 4691. There should be a lot more pictures coming in soon. 🧪🔭
www.facebook.com/groups/22700...
On the right you can also see galaxy NGC 4691. There should be a lot more pictures coming in soon. 🧪🔭
www.facebook.com/groups/22700...
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The unspoken premises of these "media lost trust" laments:
-conservatives' opinion of mainstream media matters most
-some of the biggest media outlets don't count as the media
-anyone left of center losing trust doesn't count as loss of trust
So the obvious "solution" is reach out more to the right
-conservatives' opinion of mainstream media matters most
-some of the biggest media outlets don't count as the media
-anyone left of center losing trust doesn't count as loss of trust
So the obvious "solution" is reach out more to the right
Ezra Klein Accidentally Shows How the Media Brought Us Trump
The prominent liberal pundit made up a fake version of Charlie Kirk to praise, laundering his reputation the way a lot of mainstream media launders MAGA
www.arcdigital.media
October 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The unspoken premises of these "media lost trust" laments:
-conservatives' opinion of mainstream media matters most
-some of the biggest media outlets don't count as the media
-anyone left of center losing trust doesn't count as loss of trust
So the obvious "solution" is reach out more to the right
-conservatives' opinion of mainstream media matters most
-some of the biggest media outlets don't count as the media
-anyone left of center losing trust doesn't count as loss of trust
So the obvious "solution" is reach out more to the right