Mary Knapp
@mknapp.bsky.social
Radio astronomer, cycling and gardening enthusiast, fiber artist
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
Official concedes 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody could have been saved as devastated family recalls final days
The parents of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez told CBS News that their daughter died in Border Patrol custody because of negligence and discrimination.
www.cbsnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
Congrats @astrojaket.bsky.social and team!
Novel way to detect signals from stellar and exoplanetary systems unveiled | Department of Astronomy astro.cornell.edu/news/novel-w...
Novel way to detect signals from stellar and exoplanetary systems unveiled
Thanks to this innovation, scientists have discovered new radio bursts originating from dwarf stars and possibly from exoplanets.
astro.cornell.edu
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Congrats @astrojaket.bsky.social and team!
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Novel way to detect signals from stellar and exoplanetary systems unveiled | Department of Astronomy astro.cornell.edu/news/novel-w...
Novel way to detect signals from stellar and exoplanetary systems unveiled
Thanks to this innovation, scientists have discovered new radio bursts originating from dwarf stars and possibly from exoplanets.
astro.cornell.edu
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Novel way to detect signals from stellar and exoplanetary systems unveiled | Department of Astronomy astro.cornell.edu/news/novel-w...
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GET IN, DORKS!
The stakes are high and we have a LOT to stand up for in 2026.
Join us on March 7th, 2026! www.standupforscience.net/march7
Want to host an event in your area? Sign up here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/
#Standupforscience #takebackourscience
The stakes are high and we have a LOT to stand up for in 2026.
Join us on March 7th, 2026! www.standupforscience.net/march7
Want to host an event in your area? Sign up here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/
#Standupforscience #takebackourscience
January 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM
GET IN, DORKS!
The stakes are high and we have a LOT to stand up for in 2026.
Join us on March 7th, 2026! www.standupforscience.net/march7
Want to host an event in your area? Sign up here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/
#Standupforscience #takebackourscience
The stakes are high and we have a LOT to stand up for in 2026.
Join us on March 7th, 2026! www.standupforscience.net/march7
Want to host an event in your area? Sign up here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/
#Standupforscience #takebackourscience
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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Thank you Rümeysa for this brave retelling of the horrors you experienced in ICE detention. The stories you shared in Louisiana have never left me. I’m asking everyone to take a moment and read about the pain being inflicted across our country: www.thecut.com/article/rume...
Hearing My Own Scream
For months, Rümeysa Öztürk has been haunted by the cries of ICE detention — those of scared children, grieving mothers, barking guards — and her own.
www.thecut.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Thank you Rümeysa for this brave retelling of the horrors you experienced in ICE detention. The stories you shared in Louisiana have never left me. I’m asking everyone to take a moment and read about the pain being inflicted across our country: www.thecut.com/article/rume...
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
It’s so weird to open this app and try to work out what bonkers thing happened today from the reactions to said unknown bonkers thing.
January 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
It’s so weird to open this app and try to work out what bonkers thing happened today from the reactions to said unknown bonkers thing.
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I was there the night Phoenix was born. 🥹 Please consider a donation to the sanctuary if you can!
We don't have much time left to meet this matching donation challenge to save more lives like Ember Jane and Phoenix. Please consider a donation if you can! Any amount helps, especially since it is DOUBLED right now! donorbox.org/end-of-year-...
End of Year Match! | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary (Powered by Donorbox)
The end of 2025 has come with some massive vet bills for our residents and the arrival of two precious senior mini horses who have no record of vetting. They need medical exams, vaccines, dental work,...
donorbox.org
December 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I was there the night Phoenix was born. 🥹 Please consider a donation to the sanctuary if you can!
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This is a very serious opportunity for the farm sanctuary I work for. We take care of the most vulnerable animals that have no other place in this world. Please consider a donation to meet this enormous matching miracle!
We have a HUGE opportunity right now thanks to a very generous matching donor. Between now and New Year's Day we need your help to get as close as possible to raising $12,500 to start 2026 with $25,000! donorbox.org/end-of-year-...
End of Year Match! | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary (Powered by Donorbox)
The end of 2025 has come with some massive vet bills for our residents and the arrival of two precious senior mini horses who have no record of vetting. They need medical exams, vaccines, dental work,...
donorbox.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is a very serious opportunity for the farm sanctuary I work for. We take care of the most vulnerable animals that have no other place in this world. Please consider a donation to meet this enormous matching miracle!
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If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25
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Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
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On #GivingTueaday, we know there are so many worthy charities who rely on donations asking for money. It can feel hard to support everyone when we’re all spread so thin.
Sustainable monthly giving is the lifeblood of rescues & makes a huge impact for just a few $’s each month: linktr.ee/crits4cats
Sustainable monthly giving is the lifeblood of rescues & makes a huge impact for just a few $’s each month: linktr.ee/crits4cats
December 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
On #GivingTueaday, we know there are so many worthy charities who rely on donations asking for money. It can feel hard to support everyone when we’re all spread so thin.
Sustainable monthly giving is the lifeblood of rescues & makes a huge impact for just a few $’s each month: linktr.ee/crits4cats
Sustainable monthly giving is the lifeblood of rescues & makes a huge impact for just a few $’s each month: linktr.ee/crits4cats
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I hope that on this #GivingTuesday you might consider a donation to my fundraiser for our local shelter. They don't just adopt out animals - they run a low-cost vet and spay/neuter clinic, offer emergency pet housing for domestic violence victims, and so much more. givebutter.com/n5l31M
Molly's Holiday Fundraiser 2025
Make Winter Merry and Bright in Honor of Fergus
givebutter.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I hope that on this #GivingTuesday you might consider a donation to my fundraiser for our local shelter. They don't just adopt out animals - they run a low-cost vet and spay/neuter clinic, offer emergency pet housing for domestic violence victims, and so much more. givebutter.com/n5l31M
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I just found out there is a BEAUTIFUL senior cat named MRS. DOUBTFIRE up for adoption in Centre County, Pennsylvania! So, of course, I had to spread the word.
If you’re in Central Pennsylvania, please help this elegant lady find a home!
centrecountypaws.org/cats/adopt
If you’re in Central Pennsylvania, please help this elegant lady find a home!
centrecountypaws.org/cats/adopt
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I just found out there is a BEAUTIFUL senior cat named MRS. DOUBTFIRE up for adoption in Centre County, Pennsylvania! So, of course, I had to spread the word.
If you’re in Central Pennsylvania, please help this elegant lady find a home!
centrecountypaws.org/cats/adopt
If you’re in Central Pennsylvania, please help this elegant lady find a home!
centrecountypaws.org/cats/adopt
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💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
MELIA can live with cats, no dogs. She needs a patient, loving human who can train and be her forever. She needs a calm adult only home. 3.5 years old. Around 50 pounds. Over 800 days 😢
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
MELIA can live with cats, no dogs. She needs a patient, loving human who can train and be her forever. She needs a calm adult only home. 3.5 years old. Around 50 pounds. Over 800 days 😢
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
MELIA can live with cats, no dogs. She needs a patient, loving human who can train and be her forever. She needs a calm adult only home. 3.5 years old. Around 50 pounds. Over 800 days 😢
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
MELIA can live with cats, no dogs. She needs a patient, loving human who can train and be her forever. She needs a calm adult only home. 3.5 years old. Around 50 pounds. Over 800 days 😢
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
I feel both seen and attacked.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I feel both seen and attacked.
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Friends, I hate to ask but I need some help please 🙏 I urgently need a new temp quarantine space.
If you have a little extra would you consider donating toward heavy-duty cages? Thank you for considering!
donorbox.org/ccn-quaranti...
(Also check out my new logo! 🤩🥳)
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If you have a little extra would you consider donating toward heavy-duty cages? Thank you for considering!
donorbox.org/ccn-quaranti...
(Also check out my new logo! 🤩🥳)
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Quarantine Cages for Cat Care Network | CAT CARE NETWORK (Powered by Donorbox)
donorbox.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Friends, I hate to ask but I need some help please 🙏 I urgently need a new temp quarantine space.
If you have a little extra would you consider donating toward heavy-duty cages? Thank you for considering!
donorbox.org/ccn-quaranti...
(Also check out my new logo! 🤩🥳)
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If you have a little extra would you consider donating toward heavy-duty cages? Thank you for considering!
donorbox.org/ccn-quaranti...
(Also check out my new logo! 🤩🥳)
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What a universe. Sometimes I feel it's good that we really don't matter to it (and also good that it matters to us).
Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
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science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
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science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells 'Spiraling' Apep, Limits Long Orbit - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding
science.nasa.gov
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
What a universe. Sometimes I feel it's good that we really don't matter to it (and also good that it matters to us).