Kathleen Labrie
@kathleenlabrie.bsky.social
Cats are the best. I like reading with a sweet spot for sci-fi, I try my best at travel photography, and prefer sensible people. To pay the bills, I'm an astronomer working on scientific research software.
Someone made me realize today that Australia is wider than the Moon.
October 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Someone made me realize today that Australia is wider than the Moon.
Blackie showed up with her new chicks. So darn cute.
We normally collect the eggs but we never found the nest this time.
We normally collect the eggs but we never found the nest this time.
October 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Blackie showed up with her new chicks. So darn cute.
We normally collect the eggs but we never found the nest this time.
We normally collect the eggs but we never found the nest this time.
Oh! Good grief. This is so funny. Santa Claus would be proud.
October 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Oh! Good grief. This is so funny. Santa Claus would be proud.
I took a photo of this little angel of chaos this morning.
July 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I took a photo of this little angel of chaos this morning.
From the May 11 eruption. It was one of the biggest so far... until last night's which was about twice as high.
May 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
From the May 11 eruption. It was one of the biggest so far... until last night's which was about twice as high.
After we play, we rest.
May 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
After we play, we rest.
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8th May: (2 of 2)
Video clip from 1 of 2 - Wonton eats by herself for the first time in exactly 7 weeks.
Video clip from 1 of 2 - Wonton eats by herself for the first time in exactly 7 weeks.
May 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
8th May: (2 of 2)
Video clip from 1 of 2 - Wonton eats by herself for the first time in exactly 7 weeks.
Video clip from 1 of 2 - Wonton eats by herself for the first time in exactly 7 weeks.
Kilauea eruption, episode 20.
May 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Kilauea eruption, episode 20.
A moonrise from my lanai.
(From a few months ago.)
(From a few months ago.)
April 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
A moonrise from my lanai.
(From a few months ago.)
(From a few months ago.)
Reposted by Kathleen Labrie
Reposted by Kathleen Labrie
Rachel Homan's Canadian curling team has won the women's world championship. www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Canada's Homan repeats as curling world champion with win over Switzerland's Tirinzoni in rematch | CBC Sports
Rachel Homan's Canadian curling team has won the women's world championship with a 7-3 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in Uijeongbu, South Korea.
www.cbc.ca
March 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Rachel Homan's Canadian curling team has won the women's world championship. www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
That.
63 studies: women who assert their ideas, make direct requests, and advocate for themselves are liked less.
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
March 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
That.
Homegrown, home roasted macadamia nuts are the bomb.
March 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Homegrown, home roasted macadamia nuts are the bomb.
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McKinley tried to annex Canada through terrifs. He was assassinated BTW. History 😊
time.com/7212675/tari...
time.com/7212675/tari...
Using Tariffs to Try to Annex Canada Backfired in the 1890s
Instead of compelling Canada to become an American state, the 1890 McKinley Tariff drove Canada into British hands.
time.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
McKinley tried to annex Canada through terrifs. He was assassinated BTW. History 😊
time.com/7212675/tari...
time.com/7212675/tari...
How more ridiculous can it get?
The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
How more ridiculous can it get?
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We have baby pineapples. Harvest in a few months.
March 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
We have baby pineapples. Harvest in a few months.
Sunset on Mauna Kea.
February 22, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Sunset on Mauna Kea.
Canada wins!!!!
February 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Canada wins!!!!
I made a mountain of cookies.
February 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I made a mountain of cookies.
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As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go
The federal webpage for an observatory named for the late astronomer Vera Rubin was edited to omit any recognition of the fact that science remains a male-dominated field or that the observatory was…
propub.li
February 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
PSA. If you have joint pain, or other pain of that nature, try physical therapy. It’s magical.
January 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
PSA. If you have joint pain, or other pain of that nature, try physical therapy. It’s magical.
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NEW: My DMs and email have been flooded with Federal Workers anonymously sharing information. Here's an update on what I'm seeing. www.muellershewrote.com/p/federal-go...
Federal Government Employees Reach Out
This is an update on the information I'm receiving from federal government employees across agencies.
www.muellershewrote.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW: My DMs and email have been flooded with Federal Workers anonymously sharing information. Here's an update on what I'm seeing. www.muellershewrote.com/p/federal-go...