Christine Pulliam
@christinepulliam.bsky.social
Astronomer. Aviator. Always looking up. Cat mom. Science communicator/media relations at STScI. Views are my own.
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"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote
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November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
After watching tonight’s 60 Minutes, I am really liking Margaret Atwood.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
After watching tonight’s 60 Minutes, I am really liking Margaret Atwood.
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After the largest peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in American history, and a blue wave election where voters clearly and loudly said FIGHT ALL OF THIS CHAOS, it is malpractice and disqualifying for an elected Democrat to suggest caving to Trump.
I'm looking in your direction, Chuck Schumer.
I'm looking in your direction, Chuck Schumer.
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
After the largest peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in American history, and a blue wave election where voters clearly and loudly said FIGHT ALL OF THIS CHAOS, it is malpractice and disqualifying for an elected Democrat to suggest caving to Trump.
I'm looking in your direction, Chuck Schumer.
I'm looking in your direction, Chuck Schumer.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
There's a lot of bad news in the aviation world this week, but here's some positive aviation news with an astronomy twist for you: www.stsci.edu/contents/new...
'Coast' Through the Cosmos with Webb at Dulles International Airport
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November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There's a lot of bad news in the aviation world this week, but here's some positive aviation news with an astronomy twist for you: www.stsci.edu/contents/new...
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If you haven't been impacted by the shutdown, consider a donation to help your neighbors. Find a local food back, or one in your favorite state to visit, or the place where your grandmother was born. Everyone needs help. (3/3)
Feeding America Member Food Bank List | Feeding America
Feeding America is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks. See a list of all member food banks in the United States including Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
www.feedingamerica.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you haven't been impacted by the shutdown, consider a donation to help your neighbors. Find a local food back, or one in your favorite state to visit, or the place where your grandmother was born. Everyone needs help. (3/3)
It’s nice to see that toxic assholes with billionaire backers can still lose elections in this country.
"What we see, I think, are a bunch of rich guys who have been comically out of touch with normal people for many decades, and more recently have blowtorched their brains into a smoking pile of ash on Elon Musk’s Twitter/X and in various group chats." prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
America’s Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani - The American Prospect
It’s encouraging on many levels: New York City didn’t submit to a campaign of flagrant bigotry from disgraced two-time loser Andrew Cuomo, and Americans, particularly young ones, can still be politica...
prospect.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s nice to see that toxic assholes with billionaire backers can still lose elections in this country.
It’s very easy to lie and manipulate when you control the sources of information. Just ask Putin.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s very easy to lie and manipulate when you control the sources of information. Just ask Putin.
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"There is something haunting in the light of the [red giant].”
Have a happy and safe Halloween, from STScI! 🎃
Credit: Illustration: Ralf Crawford/STScI; Quote: Joseph Conrad.
Have a happy and safe Halloween, from STScI! 🎃
Credit: Illustration: Ralf Crawford/STScI; Quote: Joseph Conrad.
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"There is something haunting in the light of the [red giant].”
Have a happy and safe Halloween, from STScI! 🎃
Credit: Illustration: Ralf Crawford/STScI; Quote: Joseph Conrad.
Have a happy and safe Halloween, from STScI! 🎃
Credit: Illustration: Ralf Crawford/STScI; Quote: Joseph Conrad.
Just in time for Halloween, our friends at ESA have released a new photo of a cosmic creepy crawly! esawebb.org/images/potm2...
The Red Spider Nebula, caught by Webb
The Red Spider Nebula, caught by Webb
esawebb.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Just in time for Halloween, our friends at ESA have released a new photo of a cosmic creepy crawly! esawebb.org/images/potm2...
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A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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There are going to be a LOT of people in thrift shops this year.
And in food banks.
And at holiday soup kitchens.
For the love of CHRIST - now that someone's brought this to your attention, please go through your stuff - for kids *and* for grown-ups - and for once, give some GOOD stuff away.
And in food banks.
And at holiday soup kitchens.
For the love of CHRIST - now that someone's brought this to your attention, please go through your stuff - for kids *and* for grown-ups - and for once, give some GOOD stuff away.
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
There are going to be a LOT of people in thrift shops this year.
And in food banks.
And at holiday soup kitchens.
For the love of CHRIST - now that someone's brought this to your attention, please go through your stuff - for kids *and* for grown-ups - and for once, give some GOOD stuff away.
And in food banks.
And at holiday soup kitchens.
For the love of CHRIST - now that someone's brought this to your attention, please go through your stuff - for kids *and* for grown-ups - and for once, give some GOOD stuff away.
Munch, munch, munch! This white dwarf is snacking on one of its ex-planets. www.stsci.edu/contents/new...
Aging White Dwarf Still Consuming Its Planetary System
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October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Munch, munch, munch! This white dwarf is snacking on one of its ex-planets. www.stsci.edu/contents/new...
Now that’s a winning platform!
“We will rebuild the White House as it was and pay for it by seizing assets from Trump, the Trump Organization, and his family.”
None of this is legal! People are choosing to break the law! Other people are choosing not to hold them accountable! What the fuck!!!
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Now that’s a winning platform!
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The fact that Republicans get upset about tearing down confederate monuments, but not demolishing the White House, says a lot.
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The fact that Republicans get upset about tearing down confederate monuments, but not demolishing the White House, says a lot.
This was a fun thread to start my morning.
pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
October 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This was a fun thread to start my morning.
It’s amazing how much a person’s mood can improve after 10 hours of mostly uninterrupted sleep.
October 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It’s amazing how much a person’s mood can improve after 10 hours of mostly uninterrupted sleep.
I can vouch for Mark - he’s good!
Greetings, and happy #PortfolioDay! My name is Mark A Garlick. I've been space illustration for 30 years and animation for around 15.
#SciArt #spaceart #Blender
#SciArt #spaceart #Blender
October 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I can vouch for Mark - he’s good!
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Procrastination takes may forms. Tonight as a service to the astronomical community I offer help with your JWST proposal titles.
#JWST 🧪🔭✨
#JWST 🧪🔭✨
October 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Procrastination takes may forms. Tonight as a service to the astronomical community I offer help with your JWST proposal titles.
#JWST 🧪🔭✨
#JWST 🧪🔭✨
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I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
The hot water balloon festival in Albuquerque should not be missed. ;-) xkcd.com/3153/
Hot Water Balloon
This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The hot water balloon festival in Albuquerque should not be missed. ;-) xkcd.com/3153/
Today I learned there is a Mister Global National Costume Competition. And I am HERE for it! If you need a smile, or just want to admire some truly gorgeous costume work, this is the thread for you.
You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)
October 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today I learned there is a Mister Global National Costume Competition. And I am HERE for it! If you need a smile, or just want to admire some truly gorgeous costume work, this is the thread for you.
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The President of the United States calling for the imprisonment of elected officials with no legal basis should alarm everyone, regardless of party.
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The President of the United States calling for the imprisonment of elected officials with no legal basis should alarm everyone, regardless of party.
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I hope people spend days and days talking about her (she is 10,000,000 times more important than Charlie Kirk) and the amazing work she did.
This photo will always be so powerful and as defining of who we all can be.
Be like Jane Goodall.
Photographer: Hugo van Lawick
This photo will always be so powerful and as defining of who we all can be.
Be like Jane Goodall.
Photographer: Hugo van Lawick
October 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I hope people spend days and days talking about her (she is 10,000,000 times more important than Charlie Kirk) and the amazing work she did.
This photo will always be so powerful and as defining of who we all can be.
Be like Jane Goodall.
Photographer: Hugo van Lawick
This photo will always be so powerful and as defining of who we all can be.
Be like Jane Goodall.
Photographer: Hugo van Lawick
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Now on @sciam.bsky.social: NASA’s next-gen Habitable Worlds Observatory may be our best chance to find alien life. But can a nation busy ripping itself apart unite to launch a mission to solve life’s cosmic mysteries? By @nadiadrake.bsky.social (and me).
www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-...
NASA’s First-Ever Alien-Hunting Space Telescope Could Enlighten Our New Dark Age
The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earthlike planets are common—if it can get off the ground
www.scientificamerican.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Now on @sciam.bsky.social: NASA’s next-gen Habitable Worlds Observatory may be our best chance to find alien life. But can a nation busy ripping itself apart unite to launch a mission to solve life’s cosmic mysteries? By @nadiadrake.bsky.social (and me).
www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-...