Prof. Joey Neilsen

@joeyneilsen.bsky.social

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Black hole astrophysicist at Villanova. Formerly: MIT, Boston University, Harvard, Kenyon College | X-rays | husband | dad of 2 | cooking. He/him. Skeets are my own.

Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 21:46 UTC

something something jumanji

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 21:20 UTC

I’m not a reporter but I did have a blogroll once, so here’s some follow-ups for the former president that seem important: which parts of Project 2025 do you disagree with? Would you appoint anyone to your admin that is supporting it? How do you feel about the “bloodless if the left allows” comment?

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 01:41 UTC

We moppin?

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 13:43 UTC

How many times were we told the Supreme Court was not meant to consider the implications of their decisions?

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 02:50 UTC

Today in “a little on the nose:” this year’s fireworks display failed. Happy birthday America

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 03:29 UTC

How I spent my morning

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 03:15 UTC

Could at least hit Mar-a-Lago…

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 01:14 UTC

So sorry to hear this Saavik! Sounds like you’ve got access to great care, and I hope they take good care of your mom.

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 01:08 UTC

This would fix me

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 23:39 UTC

That’s why I’m not wearing earplugs

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 17:09 UTC

My new understanding is that as long as the money is given *after* the pardon, it's fine

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

Driving with my eyes closed so I don’t risk seeing a cybertruck

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 03:00 UTC

Reminds me of the people blaming Biden for inflation who can’t explain why there’s inflation in other parts of the world…

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 01:48 UTC

I've been here for a long time but I'm not enough of a bluesky elder to have been looked for anywhere on discord

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 19:04 UTC

Those pitas look amazing

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 18:27 UTC

Small world! My MIL and her brother just came back from the transfer station with a Children's Brittanica...

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 18:24 UTC

truly don't understand the point of this

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 02:35 UTC

excellent point!

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 03:20 UTC

Gotta make room for other stuff to go in the freezer

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Themperor Kennedée🐸🏳️‍🌈 @kennedytcooper.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 00:59 UTC

Supreme Court rules 6-3 that vampires no longer need to be invited into your house to enter

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 01:10 UTC

Supreme Court rules 6-3 that vampires can no longer be required to avoid sunlight or to sleep during the day and prowl at night

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 19:19 UTC

Put cheese inside a noodle -> tortellini. Put cheese inside a hot dog -> cheese dog. I think this needs more research

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:20 UTC

I wonder if his wife has seen this post. Can she really say she's seen him at his worst if she hasn't?

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:18 UTC

I'm joking, but the joke is "the criminal justice system in the US," not "haha this would never happen."

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:15 UTC

Patriarchy! It's the worst of both worlds

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:12 UTC

If they can prove they're not addicted, they should be able to get themselves out of jail and sue for wrongful imprisonment.

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:05 UTC

Rooting for pollution to win so that The Six can see what they’ve done before their terms… “end”

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:05 UTC

*after the fact, don't forget!!

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

What's your position on mini golf tho

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Link is coconut-pilled. 🥥 🌴 @knilirabaj.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 15:33 UTC

Anyone who attended law school before 2019 should be given a refund and/or have their student debt forgiven.

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 03:50 UTC

Thanks for the heads up

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 01:29 UTC

Sorry everyone, really sorry about this

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 01:29 UTC

Sorry everyone, really sorry about this

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 01:18 UTC

Ohhh gonna have to tag out for the evening, I don't even want to see posts about this

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 01:17 UTC

@duetosymmetry.com If Hawking radiation is more like cavity radiation, does it actually require a horizon? Do neutron stars emit Hawking radiation?

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 23:23 UTC

Face off, huh?

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 22:14 UTC

"I need your help to get this country back on track. This man needs your help to keep him out of prison, for his treasonous insurrection, and his decades of fraud. He tells you he'll be a dictator. That's not idle words. He means it. You know he does. On November 5, vote to keep America a Republic."

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 21:53 UTC

HS I just got a text from JOE BIDEN, he says he will do a good job at the debate if I send money

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 20:50 UTC

I am compact enough to fit in a starter pack in case anyone needs one more to round it out

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 20:45 UTC

Without even thinking about whether or not it was a weird thing to do! I would just be doing it.

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 20:44 UTC

Would

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Robert McNees @mcnees.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 20:43 UTC

This belongs in the 🧪 and 🔭 feeds, for the astrophysicist trying to bang out their own model for calculating damages in an antitrust trial.

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 18:01 UTC

I've been saying this [to myself]! They're going to produce more criminals than they rehabilitate

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 18:00 UTC

"We care about crime, so we're going to scorch the Earth and boil the seas in an effort to torture convicts for the rest of their shortened lives."

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:39 UTC

What a sweet note to send to someone you barely know 🥰

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:36 UTC

Yes! I had a long argument with a guy once about birth control; he just had absolutely no idea how any of it worked, and he could not accept that fact. And where ignorance leaves gaps, misogyny is all too happy to fill them in.

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:24 UTC

It will never cease to amaze that [Idaho et al.]'s "pro life" position works out to: ERs should let women die from ectopic pregnancies. Cursed timeline.

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:00 UTC

"Unintended" consequences

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Prof. Joey Neilsen @joeyneilsen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 04:35 UTC

As far as I am concerned, and as far as appearances are concerned, the exterior walls of my house are hollow shells filled with ants

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