You should read @zachweinersmith.bsky.social's book Open Borders. It makes a very strong case that we should throw the borders open wide.
Phil Plait
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Bad Astronomer (formerly @BadAstronomer), SciCommer, Dork. Crash Course Astronomy guy. He/him. Newsletter: badastronomy.beehiiv.com
I'm self-employed so my opinions do in fact represent my company's.
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Gotta admit, that Starship 10 test flight was impressive. They overstressed the rocket to push its limits, and despite a lot of burn damage to the aft flaps it "landed" right on the money next to a buoy in the Indian Ocean.
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For some reason we're getting dozens of bees that are VERY INTERESTED in the seedling tray.
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This is, quite simply, bullshit. RFK Jr. is a conplete and utter crackpot, and one of the most dangerous this country has ever seen.
RFK Jr claims that windmills are "wiping out the whale population" in the Atlantic
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I'm skeptical, but intrigued. Survey says?
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:) Thanks!
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Seems like it's in a pretty public place at Va beach. :)
Also my science chops are still there: My first thought was this was irridescence caused by wave interference likely due to oils in the leaves, and I was right! Too bad this is like a 3 hour drive for me; I'd love to see it.
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I once had an umbrella so big six people could stand under it, but I've never seen one before that could fit a hundred billion stars.
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It’s an umbrella, but it’s a hundred thousand light-years long
Galaxy collisions do really weird things
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I just checked, and it's at least 6, including 2 of yours. Three are novels, which is kinda weird.
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