barbylon
@barbylon.bsky.social
Category 1 mind, Category 4 attitude. 🧪🔭🚀
Going to attempt to limit my time online for the rest of the week. wish me luck.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Going to attempt to limit my time online for the rest of the week. wish me luck.
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I am not going to let Schumer and 8 center-right Democrats bring me down. We won on Tuesday. We're gonna keep winning. Just keep telling the stories of what the Trump administration is doing and how it's making lives so much harder, about the corruption, the incompetence, the violence.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I am not going to let Schumer and 8 center-right Democrats bring me down. We won on Tuesday. We're gonna keep winning. Just keep telling the stories of what the Trump administration is doing and how it's making lives so much harder, about the corruption, the incompetence, the violence.
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When ACA passed, and being female could no longer be considered a pre-existing condition, my premiums dropped, and my grant budget for travel and equipment effectively achieved gender parity.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When ACA passed, and being female could no longer be considered a pre-existing condition, my premiums dropped, and my grant budget for travel and equipment effectively achieved gender parity.
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Pre-ACA, I was a postdoc on an NSF fellowship at a university that didn't offer employment benefits to independent fellows. At that time, being a woman meant that my premiums were double that of my male counterparts. The extra cost came out of my grant's budget for benefits, equipment, and travel.
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Pre-ACA, I was a postdoc on an NSF fellowship at a university that didn't offer employment benefits to independent fellows. At that time, being a woman meant that my premiums were double that of my male counterparts. The extra cost came out of my grant's budget for benefits, equipment, and travel.
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Welcome back to the grind! 🤪
Sol 1678: WATSON Camera, acquired at 19:32:37.130 (local mean solar time)
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Welcome back to the grind! 🤪
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Call them:
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Call them:
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
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Check out Behind the Wings 'Unlocking Asteroid Secrets' which will air on PBS later this month. An excellent summary of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission including some science discoveries from the Astrobiology Analytical Lab at Goddard share.google/A9Ve47s2dE0V...
Behind The Wings | Unlocking Asteroid Secrets | Season 7 | Episode 4
Explore how NASA's OSIRIS-Rex may change our understanding of our place in the universe.
share.google
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Check out Behind the Wings 'Unlocking Asteroid Secrets' which will air on PBS later this month. An excellent summary of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission including some science discoveries from the Astrobiology Analytical Lab at Goddard share.google/A9Ve47s2dE0V...
Mamdani is going to implement Shar Pei law. Everything's gonna go to the dogs.
Mamdani is going to implement Oh Sherry law. All song titles must rhyme with the singer’s name, and our loves will hold on, hold on.
Mamdami is going to implement Share Law. Everyone will have to divide the dessert they ordered for themselves, after specifically being told by their spouse “I dont want any!” Into two equal portions because “it looks so good in person! I just want to try it!”
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shar Pei law. Everything's gonna go to the dogs.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
Go ESCAPADE!!
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Go ESCAPADE!!
Before you suggest science-as-a-service, please consult with what scientists require and compare that with what is on offer. Science isn't simply "measurements."
Thoughts from Aravind Ravichandran as NASA (again) flirts with moving Earth observation to commercial data buys:
“Here is an underappreciated irony: commercial EO companies already depend on NASA's public infrastructure.”
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/why-science-...
“Here is an underappreciated irony: commercial EO companies already depend on NASA's public infrastructure.”
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/why-science-...
Why "Science-as-a-Service" Doesn't Work for Earth Science
There has been a lot of talk lately about whether commercial Earth observation (EO) companies could replace parts of NASA’s Earth science mission portfolio. With a new Administrator coming in, that de...
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Before you suggest science-as-a-service, please consult with what scientists require and compare that with what is on offer. Science isn't simply "measurements."
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Dear Physicists and Physics fans,
I would like to encourage you to celebrate #WomenInPhysics Day this Friday, November 7th.
Why November 7th? Because it is the birthday of two of the most impactful women physicists of the 1900's: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬
I would like to encourage you to celebrate #WomenInPhysics Day this Friday, November 7th.
Why November 7th? Because it is the birthday of two of the most impactful women physicists of the 1900's: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Dear Physicists and Physics fans,
I would like to encourage you to celebrate #WomenInPhysics Day this Friday, November 7th.
Why November 7th? Because it is the birthday of two of the most impactful women physicists of the 1900's: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬
I would like to encourage you to celebrate #WomenInPhysics Day this Friday, November 7th.
Why November 7th? Because it is the birthday of two of the most impactful women physicists of the 1900's: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬
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Please sign this
🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions.
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Please sign this
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🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions.
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions.
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
You've seen the news about issues at Goddard closing facilities and the culture of fear and intimidation. AGU has generated an email and a call script to contact your representatives. Please take a few minutes over your coffee this morning to send it. And thank you. agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
Save NASA Goddard & JPL before it's too late
Firing huge swaths of workforce and now closing facilities--stop the dismantling of space science now
agu.quorum.us
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
You've seen the news about issues at Goddard closing facilities and the culture of fear and intimidation. AGU has generated an email and a call script to contact your representatives. Please take a few minutes over your coffee this morning to send it. And thank you. agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
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As always, don't worry about being eloquent- most calls go straight to voicemail anyway.
All you gotta do is verbalize "Hi I'm in your state. Thanks for insisting on health coverage. Please don't pass an end to the shutdown until we fix this healthcare problem."
That's it! All done!
All you gotta do is verbalize "Hi I'm in your state. Thanks for insisting on health coverage. Please don't pass an end to the shutdown until we fix this healthcare problem."
That's it! All done!
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
As always, don't worry about being eloquent- most calls go straight to voicemail anyway.
All you gotta do is verbalize "Hi I'm in your state. Thanks for insisting on health coverage. Please don't pass an end to the shutdown until we fix this healthcare problem."
That's it! All done!
All you gotta do is verbalize "Hi I'm in your state. Thanks for insisting on health coverage. Please don't pass an end to the shutdown until we fix this healthcare problem."
That's it! All done!
This is my only way. Phone calls are impactful.
Folks new to calling reps and nervous about it can also get practice by timing calls for after hours and leaving messages.
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is my only way. Phone calls are impactful.
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Folks new to calling reps and nervous about it can also get practice by timing calls for after hours and leaving messages.
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Folks new to calling reps and nervous about it can also get practice by timing calls for after hours and leaving messages.
The surest way to find something I've lost is to buy a new one.
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The surest way to find something I've lost is to buy a new one.
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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Emily Carney interviewed David Charney and me about ISS in Real Time for an article in The Space Review. Thanks, Emily!
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Emily Carney interviewed David Charney and me about ISS in Real Time for an article in The Space Review. Thanks, Emily!
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
The best thing I heard this morning is that Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill were roommates and friends and they were texting each other throughout their elections results and acceptance speeches 💖
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The best thing I heard this morning is that Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill were roommates and friends and they were texting each other throughout their elections results and acceptance speeches 💖
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Think back to how you felt a year ago when Trump was reelected.
Now think about how you feel after last night's election.
You volunteered. You went to protests. You didn't check out.
You put in the work required for our democracy — and it's paying off.
Remember this.
Now think about how you feel after last night's election.
You volunteered. You went to protests. You didn't check out.
You put in the work required for our democracy — and it's paying off.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Think back to how you felt a year ago when Trump was reelected.
Now think about how you feel after last night's election.
You volunteered. You went to protests. You didn't check out.
You put in the work required for our democracy — and it's paying off.
Remember this.
Now think about how you feel after last night's election.
You volunteered. You went to protests. You didn't check out.
You put in the work required for our democracy — and it's paying off.
Remember this.
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Hey, astronomers. Can you imagine astronomy research without ADS?!?!? No? So, have you filled out the ADS survey yet?
Help archives help you!
(Help archives keep funding!)
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Help archives help you!
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Astrophysics Data System (ADS) User Feedback Survey
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) digital library. Your insights will help us improve the platform and better serve the scientific community. All ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Hey, astronomers. Can you imagine astronomy research without ADS?!?!? No? So, have you filled out the ADS survey yet?
Help archives help you!
(Help archives keep funding!)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Help archives help you!
(Help archives keep funding!)
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