Rachel Dellon
@rdellon.bsky.social
DC native, Philly transplant, and proud nerd. Frequent nonprofit, musical, and cat posts. All views my own; reposts not auto-endorsements. (She/her)
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I really, really try to tell myself the least I can do is not look away, but the post above this one broke me.
Maria is one of hundreds of children, who — like Liam Ramos — have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.
Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/
Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/
Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school
A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I really, really try to tell myself the least I can do is not look away, but the post above this one broke me.
I want to just post a gif of someone walking away with a dead-eyed expression, but that feels far too flippant.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I want to just post a gif of someone walking away with a dead-eyed expression, but that feels far too flippant.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Apropos of nothing, any apartment dwellers have tips for getting cats in their carriers when a fire alarm goes off?
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Apropos of nothing, any apartment dwellers have tips for getting cats in their carriers when a fire alarm goes off?
Some important mews.
February 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Some important mews.
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I arrived at The Post during a personal and professional nadir. But they welcomed me into their merry band of misfits, and believed in me — so I started believing in myself, too.
My ode to what makes The Post so special. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹 www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
My ode to what makes The Post so special. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹 www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I arrived at The Post during a personal and professional nadir. But they welcomed me into their merry band of misfits, and believed in me — so I started believing in myself, too.
My ode to what makes The Post so special. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹 www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
My ode to what makes The Post so special. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹 www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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It feels like a good time for me to reshare this meme:
February 3, 2026 at 12:53 AM
It feels like a good time for me to reshare this meme:
Really, it’s a wonder I don’t get trapped in a loop just constantly thinking about Punxsutawney Phil’s lore.
February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Really, it’s a wonder I don’t get trapped in a loop just constantly thinking about Punxsutawney Phil’s lore.
One home. Hundreds (if not thousands) to go.
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
One home. Hundreds (if not thousands) to go.
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Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They definitely let Grok write the requirements for this without supervision, didn’t they.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
They definitely let Grok write the requirements for this without supervision, didn’t they.
You know how deeply beloved someone is when everyone has a deeply personal tribute and they’re all focused on an entirely different thing.
Catherine O'Hara, the actor and comedian best known for "Home Alone," "Beetlejuice" and "Schitt's Creek," has died at the age of 71.
She died at her home in Los Angeles "following a brief illness," her agency said in a statement.
She died at her home in Los Angeles "following a brief illness," her agency said in a statement.
January 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM
You know how deeply beloved someone is when everyone has a deeply personal tribute and they’re all focused on an entirely different thing.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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It's Threshold Day! Don't be afraid to make that weird thing you've been thinking about making because this actually aired!
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 AM
It's Threshold Day! Don't be afraid to make that weird thing you've been thinking about making because this actually aired!
Justice (and hats) for Liam.
“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
Rep. Joaquin Castro meets with the 5-year-old boy held with his father at a Texas detention facility | CNN
US Rep. Joaquin Castro met Wednesday with Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old Minnesota boy taken from his family’s suburban Minneapolis driveway last week after federal agents apprehended his father, t...
www.cnn.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Justice (and hats) for Liam.
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An underrated reason that higher ed should not structured as leveraged individual investments in marketable skills. It's pro-cyclical and on a lag!
I feel genuinely awful for all those kids who got told to get computer science degrees they weren’t actually that passionate about over the last decade, only to get completely walloped on the job market due to the AI craze among executives.
January 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
An underrated reason that higher ed should not structured as leveraged individual investments in marketable skills. It's pro-cyclical and on a lag!
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
"Is this the five year old in the hat or a different five year old?" is really not a question I should find myself asking.
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 AM
"Is this the five year old in the hat or a different five year old?" is really not a question I should find myself asking.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
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Bless the Aunties
Minneapolis, MN
Several women are walking through the area of protests with sambuus. They are stil hot from what I’m told.
Several women are walking through the area of protests with sambuus. They are stil hot from what I’m told.
January 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Bless the Aunties
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This would be disastrously bad for universities in Florida and the state as a whole. The Board is essentially handpicked by DeSantis so the odds of this passing are high.
As the article notes, The proposal also forbids discrimination based on national origin, which is some cognitive dissonance.
As the article notes, The proposal also forbids discrimination based on national origin, which is some cognitive dissonance.
Florida Proposes Banning H-1B Visa Hires Across All Public Universities
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Florida Proposes H-1B Hiring Ban at All Public Universities
All Florida public universities would be banned from hiring foreign workers on H-1B visas under a policy change that the Florida Board of Governors will consider next week.
www.insidehighered.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This would be disastrously bad for universities in Florida and the state as a whole. The Board is essentially handpicked by DeSantis so the odds of this passing are high.
As the article notes, The proposal also forbids discrimination based on national origin, which is some cognitive dissonance.
As the article notes, The proposal also forbids discrimination based on national origin, which is some cognitive dissonance.
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Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
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Rest in Precision
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Rest in Precision