Bill Sheehan

Astronomers, especially those who like wine—if you’re looking for a fun podcast/outreach thing to do, I recommend getting on @astropotamus.com‘s schedule! And everyone should listen to his podcasts that are already out!

#SciComm 🔭

While I was at it, I was able to get a slightly improved version of Barnard's Loop. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

War is a tragedy for some Americans but an exciting business opportunity for others.

Trump Now MoonWalking Away From Regime Change As Fast As He Can Yesterday UN Ambassador Mike Waltz announced that the US was moving ahead...

Trump Now MoonWalking Away From Regime Change As Fast As He Can talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...

Slurs magically filled a chat—with no one doing the filling.

Passive voice supreme.

Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

me too, precisely the moment I knew 🇺🇸 lost its humanity…. it’s only gotten worse since

that's because it was guns, "our" guns, and guns are sacred here. If it was a foreign missile that killed our "precious" children, we'd nuke them.

Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.

There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase “accused him without evidence” no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory “hasn’t been formally charged.” www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...

oh my goodness -- watch Mike Johnson, Scalise, Emmer, and McClain clap like seals for Trump for nearly two minutes straight. None of them want to be the first to stop!

The silence is deafening from most “pro-life” conservatives about Trump bombing an elementary school.

Trump: All of the people that died through the roadside bombs. Died and are right now walking around with no legs.

Folks who didn’t grow up in American evangelicalism & think that “we’re at war to kick off Armaggedon” story sounds far-fetched—it isn’t. There are many folks—lots now in positions of power—who desperately want war in the Middle East because it’s required by their interpretation of Biblical prophecy

🚨FBI Interviews of Epstein/Trump accuser.🚨 Read for yourself. Time to subpoena Trump. ⬇️

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When the war ends, we still won't know what it was about. Which means it was about Jeffrey Epstein.

This 37% zone where Trump has settled is close to the percentage of people who are authoritarian (about 1 in 3, per social science studies)

Trump: Operation Epic Fury will continue

Another lie to justify his stupid and illegal war.

India, Canada aim for trade pact by year end, agree uranium deal Bilateral trade expected to hit $50bn by 2030, says Indian PM Modi as he hosts his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney.

"India, Canada aim for trade pact by year end, agree uranium deal" www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

"Manhattan Institute’s Criticisms Vindicate Cato’s Report on Fiscal Effect of Immigrants: Part 1" www.cato.org/blog/manhatt... via @CatoInstitute @David_J_Bier

The Art of the Deal

This guy rules.

Twenty-Four States Led by Oregon File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 122 Tariffs NA Today, 24 states led by the state of Oregon filed the first lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's massive new Section…

"Twenty-Four States Led by Oregon File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 122 Tariffs" reason.com/volokh/2026/...
"This may be the first time a lawsuit filed by blue state governments quoted Milton Friedman" 🔥

"The Effects of a Sudden Stop in Low-Skilled Immigration: Evidence from Korea’s Guest Worker Program" www.nber.org/papers/w34927
"the collapse in inflows led to a significant increase in firm exit.... Firms did not respond by expanding domestic hiring to replace missing guest workers."

Anyone who believed this was not paying attention.

Trump has literally achieved not one single objective.

Virginia passes legislation prohibiting schools from teaching falsehoods about Jan. 6 riot The bill passed by the Virginia legislature prohibits schools from teaching what it considers to be falsehoods about the U.S. Capitol riot, including portraying it "as peaceful protest."

Virginia passes bill banning schools from teaching lies about Jan 6

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YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports HERE IT IS! After 3 years of foot-dragging (and lies)… the Jan 6 plaque is finally hung at Capitol

After three years of foot-dragging (and lies)… the Jan 6 plaque is finally hung at Capitol

But … not in an easily-accessible area

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