Gar Bering
Heliophysics professor, spacecraft engineer, father of two 30 something's. Houston, Texas. @EaBeringEdgar on that other place.
- Reposted by Gar BeringTexas Governor Greg Abbott (!!!) is now publicly criticizing ICE. Oh, they're getting scared now. The backlash is being felt, and they don't want any part of this narrative. www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2...
- Reposted by Gar BeringHow many years have we been watching gun nuts open carry semiautomatic rifles into, like, a Dunkin' Donuts as a statement against government control? And they're now silent over a citizen being murdered by federal agents and then blamed for legally carrying a firearm?
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- Reposted by Gar BeringOutstanding news! www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
- Reposted by Gar BeringI would like to say that pretty much every immigrant in this country is more of an American than anyone doing Trump’s bidding
- Reposted by Gar BeringA new low.
- Reposted by Gar BeringIt’s really demoralizing how many colleagues are using AI. Your job is literally to use your brain- your extremely unique, highly trained brain 😭
- Reposted by Gar BeringThe perfect Christmas ornament doesn’t ex-
- Reposted by Gar BeringSome of my best friends are other people’s dogs 🐶❤️🥹
- Reposted by Gar BeringNow this is the way to start winter -- 14-27" of snow predicted by Thanksgiving in Houghton!
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- Reposted by Gar BeringBeam Dump xkcd.com/3168/
- Reposted by Gar BeringFlagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
- Reposted by Gar Bering"The government shouldn't operate missions, they should purchase science data from missions operated by private companies" is the techbro equivalent of "The government shouldn't help the poor, that should come from churches and charities", and then people don't get help from churches and charities.
- Reposted by Gar Bering"For every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There's no way we can meet that gap. There's no way we can replace every single one of those meals. It is not sustainable for food banks to fill this gap. We were not built to do this."
- Reposted by Gar BeringGood morning. It's been 31 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress. Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
- Reposted by Gar Beringuv makes installing and using Python *so* easy! It works on pretty much any computer and it's lightning fast. 🔭☄️ #astrocode If you're still using conda, pyenv, or... basically any other tool, then I can *highly* recommend switching:
- Reposted by Gar BeringNo Kings march is beginning in Ellsworth, Maine!
- Reposted by Gar BeringI’m on board with this assessment, and it is also striking to me that McCartney has been an A-list celebrity continuously for 60+ years, probably longer than anyone else in history. I believe that every show he has performed in since 1963 has had him or his group as headliners.
- Reposted by Gar BeringSomeone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.
- Reposted by Gar BeringThis is a fucking good question, now isn't it? 🤔
- Reposted by Gar BeringI don't have all the answers here. I wish I had more. But please please remember, a free country doesn't censor media, comedians, and federal workers. A free country doesn't come for people who are trans, people who don't look like the majority. This is not normal. Pay fucking attention. 8/8
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- Reposted by Gar BeringWonderful to see! Welcome back Janine - this place has felt weird without you! 🩵
- Reposted by Gar BeringThat’s probably enough internet for tonight
- Reposted by Gar BeringROVE: “.. Using Charlie’s murder to justify retaliation against political rivals is wrong and dangerous. It will further divide and embitter our country. No good thing will come of it.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
- Reposted by Gar Bering"Antifa" is not, never was, and never will be an organization. It's a cause. Declaring "antifa" to be terrorism is making the viewpoint of being against fascism illegal. That includes anyone and everyone who opposes this administration. Things are about to get very very bad.
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- Reposted by Gar BeringWhat. The ever-loving. Frak.
- Reposted by Gar BeringHey, in my three weeks in Glacier I never spent time outside at night where I was more than 10 feet away for a car or building.
- Reposted by Gar BeringLast times I was in DC was for a Good Night Oppy thing. Walked past a charity run on my way to NASM to visit a dusty old friend, and then a spectacular array of kites being flown on the mall walking to the film festival later in the day. Post your last photo of DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
- Reposted by Gar BeringThis is some Handmaid’s Tale bullshit. No talent assclown major thinks this is ok? I feel like I’m just howling into the void with this - but it’s fucking unreal that this clown is SecDef. apnews.com/article/wome...
- Reposted by Gar BeringThe agencies meant to protect us are being stolen from us and used to benefit the pocket books and feed the delirium of the current administration and it makes me sick. They are putting us all in grave danger.
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- Reposted by Gar BeringBeen bad at updating on my recent adventures, but I’ll always have time to support fellow artists! Had the pleasure of meeting @spaceart.bsky.social in Antarctica of all places, the artist behind many posters you may have seen in National Park visitor centres Half the park is after dark!
- Reposted by Gar BeringI'm absolutely delighted to share that my Hubble Space Telescope proposal has been accepted! We will search for the first UV detection of an aurora outside the solar system on the brown dwarf 2M1047, using simultaneous observations from HST and the VLA. Stay tuned for some very exciting science! 🔭📡
- Reposted by Gar BeringGoddard Director resigned…
- Reposted by Gar BeringAlmost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.
- Reposted by Gar BeringThis discovery was made possible by federal funding. 🔭⚛️🧪 www.newscientist.com/article/2488...
- Reposted by Gar BeringMy email is just one person after another emailing to tell colleagues that they are leaving NASA. I’m so sad and angry it’s honestly hard to function.
- Reposted by Gar Beringas long as trump lives he's still with us in spirit
- Reposted by Gar BeringEvery major American newspaper had damn well better be dropping major exposés about the government paying random fascist collaborators to cosplay as government agents.
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- Reposted by Gar BeringYep. USRA's capitulation really worked out for them.
- Reposted by Gar BeringAngus King's son is running in Maine, too. I'm so tired of nepo baby candidates. So much for the US ditching royals.
- Reposted by Gar BeringBlog post: RIP Cookie, 2010-2025 skullsinthestars.com/2025/05/28/r...
- Reposted by Gar BeringGOES mag diving hard in the paint now! Substorm growth phase is underway, and a good release could push views of the aurora to the central U.S. briefly. Keep an eye on these plots and webcams over the next hour or so. go.theauroraguy.com/webcams go.theauroraguy.com/goesmag
- Reposted by Gar BeringIt really is good for us that so many of these people are so unbelievably stupid.
- Reposted by Gar BeringThou shalt call Donald a TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) from now on because HOLY SHIT HE HATES IT.
- Reposted by Gar BeringThe bipartisan framing of Chinese people as dangerous to the United States has been building up for years and has created this deeply racist and xenophobic opening for the Trump administration. I stand with my Chinese colleagues and all of our Chinese students. 🧪
- Reposted by Gar BeringThey’re not banning books because they’re dangerous—They’re banning them because they expose the truth. 📚 Erased tells the history they tried to bury—& now they’re coming for it. If it’s “too dangerous to teach,” you need to read it. ⚠️Read it before they ban it for good: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
