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Carolyn Kelley
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Mom. Tech writer. Feminist for life.
My dad was a mensch. We didn’t share politics but he was decent and good. Thanks, @ludditerobot.bsky.social
My dad would've been 86 today. He was a lifelong Republican with whom I disagreed very much and often. He was also a scientist who worked for decades for the federal gvt, at the end of his career directing grant money to materials science researchers across the country. Projects exactly like this
Important note about this breakthrough:

Literally would not exist without the kind of Federal support the current administration is slashing.

Took 15+ years of research at a federal lab (Lawrence Berkeley) to get this to a point at which private enterprise could take over and make these at scale.
March 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by Carolyn Kelley
Today, the Governor of Iowa signed a bill removing gender identity as a protected class in state law, the first time any state has removed a protected class in our country’s history.

Trans youth in Iowa: I know you’re scared, but I want you to know that many people love you as you are.
March 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Reposted by Carolyn Kelley
The acceleration of anti-trans attacks isn't what scares me most at the moment. What scares me most are non-trans people who believe the GOP will stop at the military ban and passports and gender-affirming care for youth.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

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February 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Hi! I can’t tell from your profile who you are, friend. Let me know!
March 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM