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Mike Boylan-Kolchin

@mbkplus.bsky.social

Dad, husband, astrophysicist, dog herder. Samuel T. and Fern Yanagisawa Regents Professor in Astronomy at UT Austin. This is a personal account and the views expressed in my posts here are mine. https://mrbk.github.io

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The wing plate plus a David Brooks or two would run you $80, Biden must answer for this

02.12.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thought-provoking for those who believe that every accusation is an admission

02.12.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They could never handle the grind of an SEC schedule

02.12.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a general desire to not let people pull a fast one, but if there's no actual gain from the people trying to 'falsely' claim accommodations, why worry? I'd much rather focus on getting everyone to show up on time and communicate in a clear and timely manner when they need an extension, etc.

02.12.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

i'd like to see some kind of evidence that the people who are trying to game the system (and I'm sure there are such people) are actually getting a tangible benefit from this. my guess is that these folks are mostly doing about the same as they would have done without the accommodations. [1/2]

02.12.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

one in a good-adjacent movie: Steven Seagal in Executive Decision

02.12.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Franklin the Turtle Learns the Dos and Don'ts of the Chow Line at Leavenworth

02.12.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The folks at Walter Reed may want to get its MRI machines checked

02.12.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

New account, who this?

02.12.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Book of Jerry, Chapter 1, verse 1 (there's only 1 verse and chapter)

02.12.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Donald the dove has finally crossed a red line

02.12.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Tim Walz is crumbling, along with his 2028 hopes The Minnesota governor tries to answer for social services fraud on his watch.

Thanks for your input, Jim Geraghty, but I think the Democrats can make these decisions without advice from the National Review’s senior political correspondent

02.12.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Austin cuts $95 million from its budget, shrinking funding to parks, homelessness services The city passed a revised budget after Prop Q, which would have raised an additional $110 million in taxes, was defeated in the November election.

Love to see what's expendable and what's not here

02.12.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New test: understanding the difference between a cognitive test and an intelligence test

02.12.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Franklin the Turtle Learns the Dos and Don'ts of the Chow Line at Leavenworth

02.12.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You could tell me that AI came up with this and none of the bands are real and I'd believe you. You could also tell me that the bands are listed first and the songs are listed second and I'd believe that, too. Think it's time for me to sit on a rocking chair on the porch & complain about the weather

02.12.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Here are some more details, and a link to the full memorandum, related to the flowchart. This is going to cause a lot of confusion and concern at the faculty level and will probably result in an unimaginable increase in workload at the admin level. www.texastech.edu/downloads/25...

02.12.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Challenging my audience's assumptions by repeatedly stating that 2+2=22

02.12.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We asked the least authentic instrument in the cosmos to gauge authenticity, and we think you'll be pretty pleased by the results.

02.12.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
A Texas-shaped waffle

A Texas-shaped waffle

Owning one of these could fix me

02.12.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

this is a good act by the Dells but good lord, "Trump accounts"?

02.12.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michael and Susan Dell to Put $250 in 25 Million Children’s Accounts

'The money expands the number of children who will receive seed money for the investment accounts, known as β€œTrump accounts.”' 🫠

02.12.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Did you ever wonder "what kind of amoral monster would be a cheering spectator at a lynching?"

02.12.2025 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

are you fucking kidding me with this framing in 2025

02.12.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 346    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 0
A Texas-shaped waffle

A Texas-shaped waffle

Owning one of these could fix me

02.12.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Hegseth wants to portray himself as a macho 'lethality' warrior without taking any responsibility for the actions or consequences he celebrates (and shitposts about on twitter). That's weakness incarnate, and I can't imagine that either enlisted personnel or officers respect him in the least for it.

02.12.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
Maude Lebowski: My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal which bothers some men.

Maude Lebowski: My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal which bothers some men.

02.12.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hand Grubrr stands in front of a window. He speaks into a walkie talkie, saying β€œhit it again”

Hand Grubrr stands in front of a window. He speaks into a walkie talkie, saying β€œhit it again”

02.12.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

That preventative MRI sure did its job, the guy is as sharp as ever

02.12.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you ever wonder "what kind of amoral monster would be a cheering spectator at a lynching?"

02.12.2025 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

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