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Engineer & educator, she/her
#STEM #Boston #pluralism #NoAI

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and the 79 dems who explicitly voted Nay
California: Barragán Chu Cisneros DeSaulnier Friedman Garamendi Gomez Huffman Jacobs Kamlager-Dove Matsui Min Mullin Rivas Ruiz Sánchez Sherman Simon Swalwell Takano Thompson Torres Waters Texas: Casar Castro Crockett Doggett Escobar Garcia Green, Al Illinois: Davis García Kelly Krishnamoorthi Ramirez Schakowsky New York: Clarke Espaillat Nadler Ocasio-Cortez Velázquez New Jersey: McIver Menendez Norcross Watson Coleman Pennsylvania: Boyle Evans Lee Georgia: Johnson Scott, David Williams North Carolina: Adams Foushee Oregon: Bonamici Dexter Washington: Jayapal Randall New Mexico: Leger Fernandez Stansbury Massachusetts: McGovern Pressley Wisconsin: Moore Pocan Michigan: Thanedar Tlaib Arizona: Ansari Vermont: Balint Ohio: Brown Louisiana: Carter Tennessee: Cohen Colorado: DeGette Florida: Frost Connecticut: Hayes Maryland: Ivey Minnesota: Omar Maine: Pingree Mississippi: Thompson Nevada: Titus Hawaii: Tokuda
June 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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128 democrats who voted to table impeachment, sorted roughly by size of state
California: Aguilar Bera Brownley Carbajal Correa Costa Gray Harder Khanna Levin Liccardo Lieu Lofgren Panetta Pelosi Peters Tran Vargas Whitesides New York: Gillen Goldman Jeffries Kennedy Latimer Mannion Meeks Meng Morelle Riley Ryan Suozzi Tonko Torres Massachusetts: Auchincloss Clark Keating Lynch Moulton Neal Trahan Illinois: Budzinski Casten Foster Quigley Schneider Sorensen Underwood Florida: Castor Cherfilus-McCormick Frankel, Lois Moskowitz Soto Wasserman Schultz Washington: DelBene Larsen Perez Schrier Smith Strickland Maryland: Elfreth Hoyer McClain Delaney Mfume Olszewski Raskin Virginia: Beyer McClellan Scott Subramanyam Vindman Texas: Cuellar Fletcher Gonzalez, V. Johnson Veasey New Jersey: Conaway Gottheimer Pallone Pou Connecticut: Courtney DeLauro Himes Larson Pennsylvania: Dean Deluzio Houlahan Scanlon Michigan: Dingell McDonald Rivet Scholten Stevens Oregon: Bynum Hoyle Salinas Minnesota: Craig McCollum Morrison Colorado: Crow Neguse Pettersen Ohio: Kaptur Landsman Sykes Rhode Island: Amo Magaziner Missouri: Bell Cleaver Georgia: Bishop McBath Indiana: Carson Mrvan North Carolina: Davis Ross Alabama: Figures Sewell New Hampshire: Goodlander Pappas Nevada: Horsford Lee Hawaii: Case South Carolina: Clyburn Kansas: Davids Louisiana: Fields Maine: Golden Delaware: McBride Kentucky: McGarvey Arizona: Stanton New Mexico: Vasquez
June 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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To the literal millions of protestors out here today for #NoKings across 1,800+ locations, thank you!

...Remember to pick up your weekly $1,000 antifa checks 🚫👑❤️🏳️‍🌈
June 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Thousands of people at #Boston #Pride #NoKings today 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The feds tear gas nonviolent protestors and hide behind face coverings from fear & hatred

We protest because we love America and are proud

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Thousands of people at Copley Square in Boston, on the streets & sidewalks. Faces and identifying details are covered for sake of privacy. The Old South Church tower is visible in the background, as well as some green trees and Boston brick buildings. The weather is drizzly but not quite raining. The gloomy sky contrasts with the colorful signs, flags, and accessories. Here are some of the things I can see: Sign: "Don't let this be the day Democracy died." Sign: "No Kings!" Sign: "Im-Peach Orange!" Sign: "The Constitution is not a Suggestion." One sign is the Boston "T" symbol (for MBTA transit) in front of rainbow colors. There are many rainbow flags, some U.S.A. flags, some bi flags, and some rainbow umbrellas.
June 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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June 14, 2025
The protestors are extra cute 🏳️‍🌈
#boston #pride #nokings #alttext
No Kings protestors marching from Back Bay toward South End in Boston. Faces and identifying features have been covered. Lots of LGBTQ+ and USA flags being waved, and colorful signs, juxtaposed with the Boston brick buildings in the background. The weather is drizzly & cloudy but not raining. I'll write down as many things as I can read, from theft to right. Sign that reads "We the People..." Sign thag reads "If you're not resisting, you're assisting!" Sign with "King" crossed out under a 'not allowed' circle. Sign that reads "Dethrone the Mad King... Banish the Bully!" A flag worn as a cape that reads "Science is Real, Black Lives Matter, No Human is Illegal, and Love is Love". Sign that reads "Out and Proud" next to another that reads "More Pride Less Prejudice", both in rainbow lettering. Sign in different colors that reads "Fuck Trump, Fuck GOP, Fuck Rubio. No Kings! We're Not Afraid Anymore! We the People Are Way Stronger Than They Are! Slava Ukraine!" Sign that reads "Respect Existence of Expect Resistance!" A sign with a black Peace symbol in front of the rainbow flag colors. The picture does not show this, but the other side said "Free Palestine!" Sign that reads "We Love Our Immigrant Trans Neighbors". A sign in the back reads "Protect ALL Our Rights". Sign that reads "Make Greed Wrong Again". Sign that reads "Yes to Democracy". A large U.S. flag on a tall handle is flown upside down. Sign that reads "We are Indivisible" above a rainbow. Sign with a taco that reads "Trump Always Chickens Out". Sign that reads "When the people are afraid of the government, there is tyranny. When the government is afraid of the people, there is freedom! Thomas Jefferson". Under this sign is another one of a painted U.S. flag upside down.
June 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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cc @governor.ca.gov who's been disappointing his California constituents by drifting more and more right
Bar chart from AtlasIntel, at the end of May. Summarizes responses to the question, "Do you have a positive or negative image of the following politicians?" Notably, Governor Newsom is one of the most net negatively perceived, with -27%. Barack Obama: 53% say positive, 43% say negative. Net is +10%. Michelle Obama: 49% say positive, 45% say negative. Net is +4%. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 46% say positive, 44% say negative. Net is +2%. Donald Trump: 44% say positive, 55% say negative. Net is -11%. J. D. Vance: 42% say positive, 56% say negative. Net is -14%. Kamala Harris: 42% say positive, 52% say negative. Net is -10%. Joe Biden: 37% say positive, 55% say negative. Net is -18%. Hillary Clinton: 32% say positive, 59% say negative. Net is -27%. Mike Johnson: 30% say positive, 52% say negative, and remaining 17% say "I don't know". Net is -22%. Gavin Newsom: 27% say positive, 54% say negative, and remaining 20% say "I don't know". Net is -27%. John Thune: 14% say positive, 29% say negative, and remaining 56% say "I don't know". Net is -15%.
June 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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– All the racist voter suppression www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-v...
– Explore the mail-in vs election day data yourself data.electiontruthalliance.org thanks to @electiontruth.bsky.social
Plot of Pennsylvannia presidential candidate vote share percentage (vertical) across precinct vote total (horizontal), for the 2024 US Presidential Election. It would be expected that this candidate vote share is approximately uniform across precinct, as is the case for the mail-in vote data, however, for this data, there is a clear trend across precinct size. In particular, the vote share for Harris starts around 80% for precincts smaller than 300 votes per precinct and decreases steadily to about 40% past that point.
June 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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"77 million Americans voted for this" #FAFO

Yeah, many did... but *that* many? Don't get shortsighted by the number

– The results were so *quick* to finalize
– Implicit quotes about election interference youtu.be/ClkJcpSdZTs
– Twitter hijacking/disinformation www.instagram.com/reel/DCSQwot... ...
Elon Musk on Twitter at 9:46 AM, June 5, 2025: "Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate. Such ingratitude."
June 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Do they -- honest to god -- believe that being trans has to do with sex/pornography?

I can't tell if they write like this just to further their ends, or is their first & only thought when they hear "transgender" really a porn category? wtf
Sentence from Project 2025. It reads: "Look at America under the ruling and cultural elite today: Inflation is ravaging family budgets, drug overdose deaths continue to escalate, and children suffer the toxic normalization of transgenderism with drag queens and pornography invading their school libraries."
June 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Btw, to use this tool, zoom in or out to see at different scales. Hover over the nodes to see the sentences. There's a search bar to highlight nodes with certain phrases, like in this screenshot. Phone works, but computer is easier.
Searching for " ICE " helped me find this sentence: "ICE should be funded for a significant increase in detention space, raising the daily available number of beds to 100,000. Congress should fund ICE for at least 20,000 ERO officers and 5,000 Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) attorneys."
June 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Honestly not learning much, they're just incredibly hell-bent, twisted in how they see the world /:
Sentence from Project 2025 about NIH and covid-19. It reads: "Despite its popular image as a benign science agency, NIH was responsible for paying for research in aborted baby body parts, human animal chimera experiments, and gain-of-function viral research that may have been responsible for COVID-19."
June 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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The 900+ pages of #Project2025 are daunting, and that's on purpose. So imagine collecting all those sentences and exploring them as different colored islands.
Project 2025 visualized as thousands of small nodes, labeled and colored by category, such as one seemingly for space operations & policy, or another for abortions, Title IX, & gender. There are at least two dozen clusters visible from this screenshot. The overall shape is a blob with clear pinched structures.
June 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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#alttext
Most transgender adults say all or most of their friends are LGBTQ. Illustration shows percent of LGBTQ adults saying that all, most, some, or a few or none of their friends are LGBTQ. There is a breakdown by queer category, by age, and by political affiliation. By queerness: 63% transgender adults report that all or most of their friends are LGBTQ. 30% for gay or lesbian adults. 20% for bisexual. For all LGTBQ adults, it's 28%. By age group: ages 18-29 have a majority of their friends as LGBTQ at 37%. The proportion decreases smoothly over age, with age 50+ adults having 20% responding all or most, and 41% responding a few, one, or none. By political leaning: 13% republican or republican-leaning have a majority LGBTQ friend group, and 50% have a few, one, or none. 31% have a majority LGBTQ friend group for the democrat or democrat-leaning category. Note: data for gay/lesbian and bisexual adults exclude transgender individuals. Transgender adults are included in all sexual orientation data. Source: Survey of LGBTQ U.S. adults conducted January 8-19, 2025. "The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today". Pew Research Center.
May 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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#alttext
66% of trans adults are younger than 30. Illustration shows percent of LGBTQ adults in each age group. There are four categories shown: gay or lesbian adults, bisexual adults, transgender adults, and all LGBTQ+ adults. All LGBTQ+ adults: The age distribution is more spread out, with 38% in the 18-29 age range, 25% in the 30-39 range, and approximately 11-13% in each subsequent age range. Gay or lesbian: 21% are 18-29, with a fairly even distribution across the other age ranges. 25% are 60 or older. Bisexual: 46% is in the 18-29 age group, larger compared to gay/lesbian adults. Transgender: The vast majority, 66%, falls into the 18-29 age bracket. Only 4% are 60+. Notes: Gay or lesbian/bisexual adults exclude those who are transgender. Transgender adults are of any sexual orientation. Source: Survey of LGBTQ U.S. adults conducted January 8-19, 2025. "The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today". Pew Research Center.
May 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Well over 200 marched, not including the other #50501Movement protests going on in Boston

Here's a pic from the end of day, where we conclude:

Yes, it's been a firestorm, & continues to be, but we stay positive, we stay resilient, because we have to — we will make it through
Hundreds of marchers rest on the grass and picnic tables in Franklin Park, south of Boston, after marching. Picture taken from the middle, looking toward the speakers at front, to minimize capturing faces. Faces & tattoos have been blurred out. A two-spirit pride flag can be seen, and others are also holding signs or flags.
April 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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I have to give it to them... they're pretty good at keeping up their such conspicuous irony & projection for so long

While everyone can get caught in social bubbles, Trump supporters do seem to be more clustered

www.wired.com/story/intern... archived: archive.ph/P33n7
Map illustrating Twitter follower connections during the 2016 US presidential election. (Source: The Electome, Laboratory for Social Machines at the MIT Media Lab.) The large cluster of Trump supporters on Twitter have little mutual follower overlap with other users and are remarkably cohesive group. They exist in their own information bubble. Hillary Clinton supporters in the other user group are not as cohesive as Trump supporters and they interact more frequently with users who follow both or neither candidate. They have few mutual follower networks in common with the far-right conservative cluster.
April 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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From #HandsOff on Saturday, California
Hands Off rally at the California State Capitol, which is seen in the back left. A faint rainbow halo is in the sky behind the tree leaves. The rally poster in front reads, "Redeem the Soul of our Nation", a partial quote from Representative John Lewis before his death in Summer 2020, in an essay about standing up for what we believe in.
April 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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About 75% of US scientists, and about 50% of US trans adults, have considered leaving... These could be underestimates, since I know friends who have already left.

1/3

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/3/...
Many of the 1,608 respondents who answered the question below in Nature survey said that the election of Donald Trump as president had affected their future plans. They were asked: "Are you a US researcher who is considering leaving the country following the disruptions to science prompted by the Trump administration?" 75.3% said Yes. 24.7% said No. From a poll titled: "A Majority of Transgender Adults Have Considered Moving in the Past Year Due to Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies" The question asked: "In the past year, have you considered moving out of your community or state as a result of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation?" 52% said Yes. 41% said No. The remaining said Not Sure.
March 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Did my best
A cat figure flying toward the viewer with the fist, US flag, and fire emojis. Text reads, "你爹来啰" meaning "daddy's coming". An edited picture of a person with the fist, US flag, and fire emojis. Text reads, "要给他迎头痛击", roughly meaning "hit him head-on". A black and white drawing of a woman with the fist, US flag, and fire emojis. She says through a speech bubble, "吧用对他", which roughly means "just use him". An edited picture of Trump at an airport runway, with the fist, US flag, and fire emojis.
March 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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I research role models and how they may appear in school curricula. Here's a graph of inventors in the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), of the count of men and women inventors (using "him", "her", etc. as proxy measures).

Over 600 inventors inducted since 1973, less than 10% women.

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A plot with two traces, one for men inventors and one for women inventors inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame over the years from 1973 to 2023. Women inventors began being inducted in about 1991. As of 2023, the men inventors trace reaches about 575, and the women inventors trace reaches 57.
March 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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At the #StandUpForScience rally in #Boston, it's refreshing to be with real people (like, not just Blueskyers) who share my concerns, are just as outraged, and live in the interconnected community in which I am part of

Science communication is important now more than ever
Rally of people on Boston Common outside the Massachusetts State House, standing up for science, with signs such as "Make Science Great Again", "I heart NIH", "Fund Science, Fund the Future", "It *is* political", and "No Science, No Cures". Rally of people on Boston Common outside the Massachusetts State House, standing up for science, with signs such as "Science Saves Lives, RFK is a quack", "Time to React", "Science Funding Pays for Itself", and "No Science Deniers in the White House"
March 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM