tobychev @tobychev@qoto.org

Another crucial result, already anticipated in its twin paper (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.26918) is that regardless of the B-field configuration, there always is the development of a sharp exponential drop in |B| at some distance from the galaxy, meaning that in realistic plasma conditions, magnetic fields cannot just diffuse away from their source and fill empty space as we would think based on classical electromagnetism and the idea of perfect voids.

Internal email: 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi told staffers Bari Weiss pulled the CECOT segment after the Trump administration refused an interview (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/21/cbs-news-bari-weiss-intervention/
http://mediagazer.com/251221/p4#a251221p4

Wishing for a Mastodon plushie this Christmas?🎄

We’re giving away two of the new ones for free to two random people who boost and favorite this post! Winners will be announced on December 25th, just like last year.

If you’d like to support our server and projects like these, donations are always welcome:

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Thank you all for turning this year into what it has been! :ablobcatsnowjoy:

#Plushtodon #ChristmasGiveaway #GiveAway #Mastodon #FediLove

I missed this post from LeoLabs on Dec 18, where they noted that 10s of debris objects were detected from the Starlink 35956 anomaly event of 17 Dec 2025.

They also assessed that the satellite’s initial drop in orbital altitude was likely caused by an internal energetic source (e.g., an explosion) rather than a collision with space debris or another object.

Ed Lu of LeoLabs posted today 100s of debris objects being tracked.

No info on fragment sizes or apogee.

No new word from SpaceX.
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"A large-scale model study shows how the global food system can contribute to the fight against global warming. It identifies 23 levers and concludes: a decisive transformation of this sector alone, without the indispensable energy transition, can limit the global temperature increase to 1.85°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. In addition, food will become healthier and cheaper, and agriculture will be more compatible with biodiversity conservation."

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-levers-sustainable-food-combat-global.html

Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵 Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...

"The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.

In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children."

https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3mag7myutmc2d
#UsPol
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This perspective on human performance is super interesting!

Many of our stories about "genius," "superstars," and high performers are grounded in assuming that the patterns of early learning will extrapolate to the rest of life - e.g., child prodigies, gifted students, and those with early steep curves on the achievement trajectory. But what happens when you expand the window of observation?

Trump & Musk angriper nu öppet Sverige, EU och Europeiska demokratier, från EXAKT samma håll som Putin gjort under ytan i många år. Men varje upptrappning förminskas eller tom. välkomnas plötsligt av tunga röster och starka krafter inom högern. Bra text i VLT om det inhemska medlöperiet. Men...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cpfeczldovxyybm7qtee44xa/post/3mae7qubwh22e

TV Republika, the largest right-wing broadcaster in Poland, plans an English-language channel, seeking to fill a market gap in Europe for MAGA-aligned outlets (Raphael Minder/Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/fec67146-0654-4104-a2cc-d354feb0e6c1
http://mediagazer.com/251217/p21#a251217p21

The United Kingdom is coming back to Erasmus+!

Negotiations for the United Kingdom’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027 have been concluded.

It will offer significant opportunities across education, training, sports, and youth, giving people the chance to connect across borders once again.

This follows the EU-UK Strategic Partnership agreed at the first ever Summit in May.

A step forward for youth, education, and cooperation, together again. 🤝

More: https://link.europa.eu/vf3vJk

Meta is telling some Facebook users with professional pages that their link sharing will soon be restricted, unless they pay for the Meta Verified subscription, which costs between $14.99 and $499 per month. Those who don't pay up will be limited to sharing links in two organic posts a month. Here's more from Social Media Today (the story was first reported by @mattnavarra).

https://flip.it/QbCbVu

#Technology #Tech #SocialMedia #Facebook #Meta #Publishing #Media

More women experience sexual dysfunction than men. The FDA took 6 months to approve Viagra for men. It took 6 yrs to approve Addyi for sexual dysfunction in pre-menopausal women & 10 more yrs to approve it for post-menopausal women under age 65. https://time.com/7341012/sexual-desire-pill-addyi-cindy-eckert/

RE: https://fediscience.org/@rupdecat/115656777135368541

Interesting Question! How many competing repositories and registries can we live with? And how do we teach people to navigate what s out there?

Internal documents: Meta earned $18B+ in annual ad sales from China in 2024, making up 10%+ of its global revenue, with $3B+ linked to fraudulent ads like scams (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-tolerates-rampant-ad-fraud-china-safeguard-billions-revenue-2025-12-15/
http://mediagazer.com/251215/p10#a251215p10

Sources of Deception

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

Went to Belfast for a weekend away with my wife. Saw a parade going past and assumed it would a great Gay Pride event. It turns out I know very little about Northern Ireland and the orange people don't want to be joined by lesbians. That said, we had a lovely weekend.

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"Trots alla experters varningar om att kriminella bara kommer rekrytera yngre och yngre, och att risken är att de som fängslas i stället hamnar djupare i kriminalitet, fortsätter både regering och socialdemokrater att komma med förslag.

Nu senast föreslog Magdalena Andersson fotboja på barn mellan 6–12 år. De behöver inte ens ha begått något brott, de ska vara i ”riskzonen”."

De vill bura in barnen som ringer Bris i panik

https://www.aftonbladet.se/ledare/a/Okn0qq/de-vill-bura-in-barnen-som-ringer-bris-i-panik

Happy #QuantumDay to all who celebrate!

Max Planck presented work on blackbody radiation to the German Physical Society #OTD in 1900.

His novel “quantum hypothesis” suggested that matter should be treated as it it emits and absorbs light with frequency f only in discrete chunks of energy E=hf.

Image: AIP