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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 16 Dec 2015

    Recent evidence indicates that Earth is indeed bi-polar, as we’ve always suspected.

    1:24 PM - 16 Dec 2015
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      2. Heather Ure‏ @riotheatherrr 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson @AmySequenzia No. Disappointed you'd tweet this. Don't appropriate disabled lives.

        40 replies 14 retweets 19 likes
      3. Lyle Chipperson‏ @TheSexBagel 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @riotheatherrr

        @riotheatherrr ugh, "appropriate disabled lives" grow up. Stop imagining what isn't there. It's a fucking inoffensive pun, for christs sake.

        2 replies 2 retweets 96 likes
      4. Ⓐutistic Ⓐvenger‏ @autist_avenger 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @TheSexBagel

        @TheSexBagel @riotheatherrr I don't understand why the fact that the earth has a north and a south pole is controversial.

        1 reply 3 retweets 38 likes
      5. Heather Ure‏ @riotheatherrr 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @autist_avenger

        .@autist_avenger It's a double entendre. He was making a joke about the two poles of earth, comparing it to bipolar condition. That's why

        4 replies 3 retweets 2 likes
      6. Heather Ure‏ @riotheatherrr 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @riotheatherrr

        .@autist_avenger the tweet attracted a bunch more ableist (and sometimes ableist + misogynist) jokes from Dr. Tyson's followers.

        6 replies 3 retweets 3 likes
      7. Heather Ure‏ @riotheatherrr 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @riotheatherrr

        .@autist_avenger It's a tiresomely common trope to "humorously" compare things/events in nature to mental health conditions.

        5 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      8. Heather Ure‏ @riotheatherrr 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @riotheatherrr

        .@autist_avenger Eg. "schizophrenic weather."

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. David Lederer‏ @davidlederer 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson big fan of yours but sad to see this tweet. #mentalillness is not a joke.

        12 replies 6 retweets 14 likes
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      2. Nicole‏ @SpaceAgNicole 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson That's in poor taste. 😞

        3 replies 4 retweets 10 likes
      3. 〈Lacci| 🍃| 🐰 🐇〉‏ @Lacci 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @SpaceAgNicole

        @SpaceAgNicole @neiltyson It's in very poor taste. 😞

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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      2. forethoughtghoul  👻‏ @forethoughtgirl 16 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson mental health isn't a joke Neil. Mildly disappointed in your pun. #stigma

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      2. John Zuchelli‏Verified account @tvzuke 16 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson Should we dump a bunch of Zoloft down the throat of Mt. Vesuvius?

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      2. Rossen‏ @Rosssen 16 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson I used to date an 'Earth'

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      1. The Last Linda‏ @TheLastLinda 16 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson And we're clearly in the manic phase.

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