Sharon Monica
@sharonmonica.bsky.social
Personal account. Aerospace Systems Engineer. Hampton U., UVA, ODU and Silver Life Member 💗💚
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Yes the Democrats caved, but understand why:
They caved because Donald Trump was willing to starve children to death.
When the other side is willing to kill children, it’s not a negotiation anymore.
They caved because Donald Trump was willing to starve children to death.
When the other side is willing to kill children, it’s not a negotiation anymore.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Last night’s speech
Mamdani: Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall—your struggle is ours too
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Last night’s speech
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I remember all of the hype around Isaacman being the one who would "save NASA" at the time.
Turns out his plan was the plan put forward by the Trump admin OMB
You know, the one that was designed around absolutely gutting NASA science and exploration programs?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Turns out his plan was the plan put forward by the Trump admin OMB
You know, the one that was designed around absolutely gutting NASA science and exploration programs?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
A confidential manifesto lays out a billionaire's sweeping new vision for NASA
The former, and possibly future, nominee for the space agency said he did not intend for the document’s public release.
www.politico.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I remember all of the hype around Isaacman being the one who would "save NASA" at the time.
Turns out his plan was the plan put forward by the Trump admin OMB
You know, the one that was designed around absolutely gutting NASA science and exploration programs?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Turns out his plan was the plan put forward by the Trump admin OMB
You know, the one that was designed around absolutely gutting NASA science and exploration programs?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Congratulations to the #NASA Aeronautics QueSST team!
NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight
After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/10/28/n...
After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/10/28/n...
NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight
After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for
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October 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Congratulations to the #NASA Aeronautics QueSST team!
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Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
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Bill Nye is currently on the Hill to advocate against a proposed 47% cut to NASA science from the Trump admin
October 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Bill Nye is currently on the Hill to advocate against a proposed 47% cut to NASA science from the Trump admin
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Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
RIP George Hardy
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
www.nbcnews.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
RIP George Hardy
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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.
MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.
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The cruelest thing about the Trump/Kennedy pseudoscience press conference today is that there are now women who believe they caused their child’s autism.
To those women: you didn’t.
To those women: you didn’t.
September 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The cruelest thing about the Trump/Kennedy pseudoscience press conference today is that there are now women who believe they caused their child’s autism.
To those women: you didn’t.
To those women: you didn’t.
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Today is National Voter Registration Day!
Everyone can take an action:
Register to Vote in VA: bit.ly/YourVAVoteMatters
Apply to have rights restored: restore.virginia.gov
Already registered? Great! Check that your voter status is ACTIVE: bit.ly/YourVAVoteMatters
Share with family & friends!
Everyone can take an action:
Register to Vote in VA: bit.ly/YourVAVoteMatters
Apply to have rights restored: restore.virginia.gov
Already registered? Great! Check that your voter status is ACTIVE: bit.ly/YourVAVoteMatters
Share with family & friends!
September 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today is National Voter Registration Day!
Everyone can take an action:
Register to Vote in VA: bit.ly/YourVAVoteMatters
Apply to have rights restored: restore.virginia.gov
Already registered? Great! Check that your voter status is ACTIVE: bit.ly/YourVAVoteMatters
Share with family & friends!
Everyone can take an action:
Register to Vote in VA: bit.ly/YourVAVoteMatters
Apply to have rights restored: restore.virginia.gov
Already registered? Great! Check that your voter status is ACTIVE: bit.ly/YourVAVoteMatters
Share with family & friends!
This describes several people I know
So how are all my former gifted and talented kids who used to read several books a day and now rot their faculties doomscrolling while ignoring a TV show doing tonight
September 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This describes several people I know
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CEO says Boeing is facing a “mountain of work” regarding its 777X certification
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CEO says Boeing is facing a “mountain of work” regarding its 777X certification
Boeing CEO acknowledges delays in 777X certification program.
airlive.net
September 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
CEO says Boeing is facing a “mountain of work” regarding its 777X certification
airlive.net/new/2025/09/...
airlive.net/new/2025/09/...
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
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On this Labor Day, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
September 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
On this Labor Day, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
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🔴 Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday, its second in a year. After emerging in March with $795 million debt-for-equity swaps, the carrier still faced weak domestic fares and high costs, having avoided deeper structural fleet or network cuts. #Airways #News
August 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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No more unions allowed at #NASA according to this new executive order
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Further Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7103(b)(1) of title 5,
www.whitehouse.gov
August 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
No more unions allowed at #NASA according to this new executive order
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
August 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
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Column: Virginia Wesleyan sold its legacy, sold out alumni trib.al/oGHEjIq
Column: Virginia Wesleyan sold its legacy, sold out alumni
The values Virginia Wesleyan University taught students over decades were wiped away by a checkbook, political consultant Brian Kirwin writes in a guest column.
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August 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Column: Virginia Wesleyan sold its legacy, sold out alumni trib.al/oGHEjIq
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Deepfakes destroy reputations, spread lies, and undermine our democracy. We need rules of the road to protect people from this abuse.
www.inforum.com/news/minneso...
www.inforum.com/news/minneso...
Klobuchar pushes 'No Fakes Act' after AI deepfake targets her online
Sen. Amy Klobuchar published an op-ed after an AI deepfake mimicked her voice, pushing for the bipartisan “No Fakes Act,” aimed at giving people power to remove fake videos online.
www.inforum.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Deepfakes destroy reputations, spread lies, and undermine our democracy. We need rules of the road to protect people from this abuse.
www.inforum.com/news/minneso...
www.inforum.com/news/minneso...
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If you speed on I-64 in New Kent, your warning time is up trib.al/KO9nXc1
If you speed on I-64 in New Kent, your warning time is up
Starting Aug. 12, drivers clocked at 11 mph or more above the posted speed limit started receiving civil violation notices for $100.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If you speed on I-64 in New Kent, your warning time is up trib.al/KO9nXc1
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Hey VA CD3 - @bobbyscott.house.gov is having a town hall in Hampton on Tuesday! RSVP today - bobbyscott.house.gov/HamptonRSVP
Hampton Town Hall RSVP
bobbyscott.house.gov
August 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Hey VA CD3 - @bobbyscott.house.gov is having a town hall in Hampton on Tuesday! RSVP today - bobbyscott.house.gov/HamptonRSVP