Posted on 05/09/2025 8:48:26 AM PDT by algore
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, often outspoken for his liberal viewpoints, has continued to fuel speculation that he's veering right.
In a Thursday X post, Dr Tyson showed off an image of his wife's bullet-riddled target paper from their trip to a shooting range in Nevada.
On the surface, it would seem like a perfectly innocent post taking pride in his wife, Alice Young, after their day of target shooting.
That post comes less than two weeks after Tyson triggered a liberal meltdown on social media after posing with one of Trump's Make America Great Again hats.
Tyson, an astrophysicist, writer, and media personality, has never openly supported President Trump and has often opposed conservatives on issues like transgender rights and climate change awareness.
Despite that, some of Tyson's left-leaning fans on social media saw the seemingly pro-gun tweet as another sign the 66-year-old is shifting to the right.
Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, a position he has held since 1996.
He has authored numerous books, including The Pluto Files in 2009 and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry in 2017, which popularized complex scientific concepts.
Tyson has been a prominent science communicator, gaining widespread fame through media appearances and hosting various educational programs devoted to space. He current co-hosts the podcast StarTalk, blending science with pop culture.
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Ozempic?
Here lately (after the last Election), yes many do. Individual motivations may vary.
Two words, “Luigi Mangione”
Si, Signore’!
Purely a media DEI fantasy creation.
As most people are.
I regularly see black patrons at the indoor pistol range in lanes alongside Hasidim who seem to favor pistol caliber carbines.
Jewish conservative friends of mine in Palm Beach County have noticed a trend toward middle class blacks and women at their local gun range.
Sadly this is true and our side has our heads in the sand.
“He’s not America’s most famous scientist.”
ya think? ... i never even heard of him ... OTOH, i definitely know all about Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna who ramrodded the discovery of the CRISPER gene editing biotechnology ... now THAT’S a scientist, a real one, AND a very famous one
Agreed. NdGT hosted those 2 later "Cosmos" mini-series on TV during 2014 and 2020. He is a huge man-made climate change advocate. Like his mentor, Carl Sagan, he is best known as a "science communicator/facilitator. Really enjoyed Sagan's "Cosmos", but when you look back it, you see that he believed in man-made climate change also.
Carl Sagan was a very bright guy. Neil has a good sense of humor. There’s nothing wrong with the guy. Heck I’d have a drink with him. He seems like a pretty fun person but a genius no
There seems to be an epidemic of sanity starting. It is most welcome.
Had a physics prof as an undergrad who spent about 10 minutes
of each lecture (3/wk) on the work of Nobel Laureates.
He emphasized physics but covered all sciences and something about all winners.
The only Tysons I’m aware of raise chickens or box.
> Leftists in my area are buying g guns and going to the range. Prepping to kill you.
This.
“MAGA does not need him.”
The entertainment value would be epic
If it makes a liberal pee their pants I will choose both rifles.
Remember when some anti-gun woman was screaming about “A-s-s-ault Rifles!” The photo she showed was of a gussied up bolt action rifle similar to this.
https://content.osgnetworks.tv/photopacks/sako-trg-22-a1-bolt-action-centerfire-rifle-full-review_470969/470973_sako-trg-22-a1-bolt-action-rifle-hero_hero_1200x800.jpg
This.
“America’s most famous scientist.......”
Yes, he is a qualified scientist:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson
But he is mainly a popularizer and commentator, and in no way our most famous scientist!
"Keep looking up!"
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