Yamile916
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Yamile916
@yamile916.bsky.social
Retired Science Teacher & independent researcher
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Following the successful WDR, Starship S39 has been removed from atop B 9, ahead of the expected rollback to the production site for final preflight processing and getting its sim-link payload.
nsf.live/starbase
May 12, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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The otherwordly landscape of Patagonia
April 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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New studies find that Paxlovid no longer reduces hospitalizations or deaths, but that’s good news, because the baseline risk of severe Covid has dropped so much that the drug is now largely unnecessary for most people.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
The end of the Paxlovid era? Why two new negative trials are great news.
These large and highly-anticipated trials found no reduction in hospitalization or death—and reveal how much the risk of Covid-19 has fallen.
insidemedicine.substack.com
April 27, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Incredible picture:

Orion snapped this high-resolution selfie in space with a camera mounted on one of its solar array wings during a routine external inspection of the spacecraft on the second day into the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA
April 4, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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Lasers were a huge scientific breakthrough and now we use them to play with cats. Computers were also a huge scientific breakthrough and now we use them to look at pictures of cats. In other words, science was made for cats.
April 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
February 14, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
share.google
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Couldn't let this sunflower be hidden in my album when it could be bringing some sunshine and color to everyone here on Bluesky! 🌻🌻🌻

#SundayYellow

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
December 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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WE NEED EQUAL RESEARCH NOW‼️
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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When brain talks back to the eye "The state of our brain shapes what we see, but how early in the visual system does this start? A new study in PLOS Biology shows that brain state-dependent release of histamine modulates the very first stage of vision in the retina" journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
When the brain talks back to the eye
The state of our brain shapes what we see, but how early in the visual system does this start? This Primer explores a new PLOS Biology study which shows that brain state-dependent release of histamine...
journals.plos.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Google Tables, a work-tracking tool and competitor to the popular spreadsheet-database hybrid Airtable, is shutting down. The app will not be supported after December 16, 2025.
Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival | TechCrunch
Google Tables, a work-tracking tool and competitor to the popular spreadsheet-database hybrid Airtable, is shutting down. The app will not be supported after December 16, 2025.
techcrunch.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Ancient organisms may have left microscopic "biosignatures" on Mars. That's according to NASA scientists, who say a rock sample offers the most concrete proof yet that the red planet once hosted life.
Life on Mars? NASA says a rock sample shows potential signs of ancient life
Ancient organisms may have left microscopic "biosignatures" on Mars. That's according to NASA scientists, who say a rock sample offers the most concrete proof yet that the red planet once hosted life.
n.pr
September 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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In her blistering dissent on the 6-3 decision by SCOTUS to allow the Executive to gut the Dept of Education, Justice Sotomayor wrote:
July 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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let's take stock here:

(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.

Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷‍♀️ YOLO?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Here are the Top 10 Dogs of 2025 so far!

youtu.be/8Lash0gUHXM
Top 10 Dogs of 2025 So Far!
YouTube video by WeRateDogs
youtu.be
July 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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July 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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June 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Good night, Bluesky!

Aurora over Mt Rainier, Washington 6/2/25
📸credit in frame
June 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Since 1975 (the past fifty years) global vaccination efforts have saved the lives of 154 million people, especially reducing infant deaths — by 40%.

That’s greater than the total population of France + Germany.

#ScienceMatters
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
A major landmark study reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years. The vast m...
www.who.int
May 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM