Rachel Kerestes
@kerestes.bsky.social
Perpetually curious.
Scientist by training and temperament.
Tennis player. Ocean lover. Occasional mischief-maker. Executive Director @numfocus.bsky.social
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Scientist by training and temperament.
Tennis player. Ocean lover. Occasional mischief-maker. Executive Director @numfocus.bsky.social
Views mine.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
(Photo: my grandfather, Andrew Kerestes, WWI US Army Veteran 💕🇺🇸
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
(Photo: my grandfather, Andrew Kerestes, WWI US Army Veteran 💕🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
(Photo: my grandfather, Andrew Kerestes, WWI US Army Veteran 💕🇺🇸
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
(Photo: my grandfather, Andrew Kerestes, WWI US Army Veteran 💕🇺🇸
Happy Halloween!!
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Happy Halloween!!
My U10 soccer team was trying to cute with their use of Gen Z slang. Bless their hearts. But this Gen Xer hit them with Pauly Shore (buuuudddiiieeesszzz). Minds blown. (But what is he saying coach?!?!? 😆🤣😝)
youtu.be/RlILZNz04Lo
youtu.be/RlILZNz04Lo
Pauly Shore requests a friend's father to not tax his gig so hardcore cruster
YouTube video by It's Just Weird Esoteric Media Clips
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October 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
My U10 soccer team was trying to cute with their use of Gen Z slang. Bless their hearts. But this Gen Xer hit them with Pauly Shore (buuuudddiiieeesszzz). Minds blown. (But what is he saying coach?!?!? 😆🤣😝)
youtu.be/RlILZNz04Lo
youtu.be/RlILZNz04Lo
I keep forgetting this channel exists 🤷♀️
October 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I keep forgetting this channel exists 🤷♀️
Today I remember Leslie, Charles, Zoe, Dana, Lisa and Anthony. For 24 years now, and always. 💕
September 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today I remember Leslie, Charles, Zoe, Dana, Lisa and Anthony. For 24 years now, and always. 💕
I can't begin to even say how much I oppose this move. It flies in the face of science and evidence. But also history. We know what happens when children aren't vaccinated because it hasn't been so long since vaccines were invented.
apnews.com/article/flor...
apnews.com/article/flor...
Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates
State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who announced the decision, cast current requirements in schools and elsewhere as “immoral” intrusions.
apnews.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I can't begin to even say how much I oppose this move. It flies in the face of science and evidence. But also history. We know what happens when children aren't vaccinated because it hasn't been so long since vaccines were invented.
apnews.com/article/flor...
apnews.com/article/flor...
Using tennis as a metaphor for policy? YES!
America Firsters Need to Take Tennis Lessons www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...
America Firsters Need to Take Tennis Lessons www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Using tennis as a metaphor for policy? YES!
America Firsters Need to Take Tennis Lessons www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...
America Firsters Need to Take Tennis Lessons www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...
It’s gonna be a great day 🤩
August 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It’s gonna be a great day 🤩
Some of you didn’t live in DC in the 90s and it shows 😆
(And FWIW I loved DC so much more then - before the gentrification and snooty restaurants and fancy apartment buildings)
(And FWIW I loved DC so much more then - before the gentrification and snooty restaurants and fancy apartment buildings)
August 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Some of you didn’t live in DC in the 90s and it shows 😆
(And FWIW I loved DC so much more then - before the gentrification and snooty restaurants and fancy apartment buildings)
(And FWIW I loved DC so much more then - before the gentrification and snooty restaurants and fancy apartment buildings)
I didn’t grow up in DC. I moved into the city and became a DC citizen in 2001. The years I lived in the District were wonderful. It is a great city with great people. But I hated not having Congressional representation. Taxation without representation is fundamentally un-American.
August 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I didn’t grow up in DC. I moved into the city and became a DC citizen in 2001. The years I lived in the District were wonderful. It is a great city with great people. But I hated not having Congressional representation. Taxation without representation is fundamentally un-American.
Played a three hour match this morning from 9:30 - 12:30 then jumped in a clinic at 1 for an hour. 93 degrees, 107 heat index. But this is why we play all summer in Florida. You get to a level of conditioning that you just can’t up north.
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July 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Played a three hour match this morning from 9:30 - 12:30 then jumped in a clinic at 1 for an hour. 93 degrees, 107 heat index. But this is why we play all summer in Florida. You get to a level of conditioning that you just can’t up north.
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Reposted by Rachel Kerestes
July 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Gotta say that I really enjoyed the latest #Superman. I especially loved the traces of John Williams’s iconic theme sprinkled throughout. 🎶
July 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Gotta say that I really enjoyed the latest #Superman. I especially loved the traces of John Williams’s iconic theme sprinkled throughout. 🎶
The importance of promoting open practices in research, data and scientific computing is especially critical right now. I’m thrilled to be joining this pivotal organization and look forward to getting to know the community.
After a nationwide search involving the Administrative Board, Technical Steering Committee, & Advisory Council, the NumFOCUS Board of Directors is pleased to name Rachel Kerestes (@kerestes.bsky.social) as the organization's new Executive Director. Learn more at numfocus.medium.com/f53646b81767
NumFOCUS Names Rachel Kerestes as Executive Director
After an extensive nationwide search involving the Administrative Board, Technical Steering Committee, and Advisory Council, the NumFOCUS…
numfocus.medium.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The importance of promoting open practices in research, data and scientific computing is especially critical right now. I’m thrilled to be joining this pivotal organization and look forward to getting to know the community.
I totally judge the potential quality of your @letourfr.bsky.social commentary by how well you pronounce Pogačar. 🚴
July 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I totally judge the potential quality of your @letourfr.bsky.social commentary by how well you pronounce Pogačar. 🚴
After a great and rewarding tenure as Executive Director
@cclusa.org, I am preparing to depart for a new opportunity. It was wonderful to lead this community of everyday folks dedicated to solving climate change. There's still much work to do on climate change, but CCE/CCL will surely do it.
@cclusa.org, I am preparing to depart for a new opportunity. It was wonderful to lead this community of everyday folks dedicated to solving climate change. There's still much work to do on climate change, but CCE/CCL will surely do it.
July 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
After a great and rewarding tenure as Executive Director
@cclusa.org, I am preparing to depart for a new opportunity. It was wonderful to lead this community of everyday folks dedicated to solving climate change. There's still much work to do on climate change, but CCE/CCL will surely do it.
@cclusa.org, I am preparing to depart for a new opportunity. It was wonderful to lead this community of everyday folks dedicated to solving climate change. There's still much work to do on climate change, but CCE/CCL will surely do it.
Well those were some interesting fireworks tonight in Fernandina Beach. A gangway in the harbor loaded with people collapsed mid-display. People screamed and ran b/c this is America and they thought there was a gunman. Thankfully there was no shooter and only minor injuries from the collapse.
July 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Well those were some interesting fireworks tonight in Fernandina Beach. A gangway in the harbor loaded with people collapsed mid-display. People screamed and ran b/c this is America and they thought there was a gunman. Thankfully there was no shooter and only minor injuries from the collapse.
Reposted by Rachel Kerestes
UPDATE: The Senate voted last night to advance the budget reconciliation bill, and voting on final passage will be tomorrow. Urge a NO vote: clusa.org/iradefense
June 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
UPDATE: The Senate voted last night to advance the budget reconciliation bill, and voting on final passage will be tomorrow. Urge a NO vote: clusa.org/iradefense
As the GOP ire around the Byrd Bath grows...all I have to say is...play parliamentary tricks, run into the Parliamentarian. There is a way out of this though, it's called regular order.
June 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
As the GOP ire around the Byrd Bath grows...all I have to say is...play parliamentary tricks, run into the Parliamentarian. There is a way out of this though, it's called regular order.
Two hours of whacking the felt of a ball in the Florida sun will definitely prepare you for what comes next. 🎾 🔥
June 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Two hours of whacking the felt of a ball in the Florida sun will definitely prepare you for what comes next. 🎾 🔥
Today we celebrate the day all people living in the USA, including the formerly enslaved, were officially granted freedom - June 19, 1865. It is important that we not shy away from difficult conversations or attempt to ignore the past. Let’s do the work. #Juneteenth
June 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today we celebrate the day all people living in the USA, including the formerly enslaved, were officially granted freedom - June 19, 1865. It is important that we not shy away from difficult conversations or attempt to ignore the past. Let’s do the work. #Juneteenth
Philadelphia Freedom 💕
June 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Philadelphia Freedom 💕
Reposted by Rachel Kerestes
And some say women are too emotional for positions of leadership 🙄
June 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
And some say women are too emotional for positions of leadership 🙄