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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌
@chanda.blacksky.app
98K followers 5.8K following 20K posts
Theoretical Astro/Physicist:
https://chanda.science

First book:
https://tinyurl.com/DisorderedCosmos

PREORDER MY NEXT BOOK:
https://tinyurl.com/EdgeOfSpaceTime

Newsletter:
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all Black/all Jewish. 🏳️‍🌈/agender/woman.

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For posterity
Simon Little * @simonplittle.ca •8m Bluesky Elder The Eastern Pacific absolutely does exist. Just because the Pacific is West of the USA does not make it "western." The Western Pacific borders Russia, Asia. The Eastern Pacific borders the Americas. © Chanda Prescod-Weinstein C • she/they Bluesky Elder I am losing my mind @chanda.blacksky.app .8h DO ANY OF THESE JOURNALISTS KNOW THAT VENEZUELA IS NOT ON THE PACIFIC THAT THE CARIBBEAN SEA DOES NOT TOUCH THE PACIFIC THAT IN FACT THIS IS WHAT THE PANAMA CANAL WAS BUILT FOR WTF IS THE EASTERN PACIFIC PLEASE LOOK AT A MAP 1 3
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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My friend @moyazb.bsky.social literally wrote the dictionary 😭😭😭

One of the new words in this edition of @merriam-webster.com:
misomy mi-sa-go-me, mi-\ n: a hatred of marriage - misogamist \mi- 'sä-go-mist\ " {Gk misein to hate + Eng-gamy} (ca. 1656) 'misogynist \mo-'sä-ja-nist| n: a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person ‹But there are enough ~s who want to keep women out of ... managerial positions. —Lesa Donnelly, quoted at Washington Post> (1620) 2 misogynist adj : feeling, showing, or characterized by hatred of or prejudice against women: MISOGYNISTIC <~ comments> (1857) misogynistic \ma-sä-ja-'ni-stik\ adj: feeling, showing, or characterized by hatred of or prejudice against women: of, relating to, or being a misogynist <~ attitude/behaviors> - misogynistically \ma-,sä-ja-'ni-sti-k(a-)lē\ adv (1821) misogynoir \ma-sä-ja-'nwär\ n.: hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against Black women ‹... ~ in action, the crossroads of misogyny and racism ... —Renée Graham› ‹ blend of MISOGYNY and F noir "black" (going back to OF neir, going back to L nigr-, niger, of obscure origin) | (2010) misogynous \ma-'sä-ja-nas\ also misogynic \,mi-sa-'ji-nik, - gi-\ adj : characterized by or expressing misogyny or hatred of women: MISOGYNISTIC <~ lyrics/comments> (1825) misogyny 9 \mo-'sä-ja-nē\ n: hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women ‹a culture that promotes violence and ~› ‹... women also knew a thing or two about ~ in early Europe, where they were persecuted and tried th ha WI = mis : t les mis a w anc Son misI posi prev mol den misr peop the s
December 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Today’s NYT reporting

NONE OF THE PLACES MENTIONED HERE ARE NEAR THE PACIFIC

Is the suggestion that designated terrorist organization boats are going through the Panama Canal? The extremely regulated one??
The strikes, which the military said were carried out in international waters on what it deemed "designated terrorist organizations," brought the number killed to at least 95 since the Trump administration's contentious military campaign against such vessels began in September. The attacks, which also have been carried out around the Caribbean Sea, have drawn outrage from legal experts and some members of Congress, who say the killing of unarmed civilians breaches the laws of war The military said the eight killed on Monday were all male and included three people each in two of the boats and two in the remaining boat. The three strikes brought the number of attacks on boats to 25. It was one of the deadliest days of the military campaign. The Trump administration has rapidly built up forces in the region around Venezuela, as it maintains that vessels there are smuggling drugs and criminals into the United States. The Southern Command said the boats attacked on Monday were all traveling along a known narco-trafficking route.
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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I got THE BEST Chanukah gift: the new @merriam-webster.com!

Not just America's most trusted dictionary. Also one of America's most trusted social commentators. We'd elect it president if we could. frfr

Happy to report that the entry for "abide" mentions cats
Merriam-Webster THE NEW TWELFTH EDITION America's Most Trusted Dictionary Over 5,000 new words Plus: fascinating word lists and histories, expert usage guidance, expanded entries for the top 500 lookups, and more For generations, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has been an essential reference source. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and redesigned to be even more useful and engaging for students, professionals, and everyone who loves words. MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S 'ollegiate Dictionary SINCE 1828 TWELFTH EDITION AM ENCYCLOPADIA BRITANNICA COMPANY USA $34.95 ISBN 978-0-87779-406-6 5 3 4 9 5 9 780877 794066
December 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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We must lay down our swords and shields and study war no more
Hebrew, which followed by the English translation: 4 Thus God will judge among the nations And arbitrate for the many peoples, And they shall beat their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning hooks: Nation shall not take up Sword against nation; They shall never again know war.
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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also you didn’t notice there was a second person but you said “both”?
December 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Hello, it’s me: the person who is about to launch book two and racing to wrap up book three 😬

Pleased to report I hit 50K today and I am feeling good

I think *The Cosmos is a Black Aesthetic* might be a banger 👀

(Under contract with @dukepress.bsky.social!)
ALAIN LOCKE THE NEW NEGRO AESTHETIC PENGUIN CLASSICS W. E.B. DU BOIS THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK PENGUIN CLASSICS bell hooks Art on My Mind Gooding-Williams DEMOCRACY and BEAUTY COLUMBIA CHARTING THE AFROFUTURIST IMAGINARY IN AFRICAN AMERICAN ART Elizabeth Carmel Hamilton GATES & JARRETT HIANAWINKGRO Routledge PRINCETON MOLESWORTH The Works of ALAIN LOCKE OXFORD STEWART THE NEW NEGRO THE LIFE OF ALAIN LOCKE OXFORD
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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It's hard to find the right words for this level of absurdity, but this is how intense anti-Palestinian (and anti-Arab) racism is in the United States, all under the guise of philosemitism but often at the expense of Jewish students.

via Palestine Legal instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DSFzYLWCcZ...
Top Incidents of Anti-Palestinian Censorship 1 2 4 5 A public California university investigated a student for antisemitism for calling a Zionist counterprotester a "goofy ass bitch." Adelphi University took down a photo of a student wearing a green Slytherin scarf because it is "similar to imagery used by Hamas." Tufts University investigated students for discriminating against a building, after students protested weapons research on campus. Pomona College and Case Western Reserve University charged all students who were connected to WiFi at the time of a protest. The University of California - Los Angeles called in police officers to raid a screening of The Encampments. Wearing riot gear and holding projectile weapons, they seized the screen (a sheet and two poles).
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Pleased that Starfleet Academy looks gay as fuck
Starfleet Academy Streaming Jan 15 A photo of 6 people lying on the ground touching each other, all thirst trapping lol
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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I specifically wanted to see if it was an op-ed, but it’s not.

#GiftLink, courtesy of my library:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump Calls Somalis 'Garbage' He Doesn't Want in the Country President Trump has a history of insulting people from African countries, but the outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement. Listen to this article • 5:54 min Learn more Trump Calls Somalis 'Garbage' in Xenophobic Rant
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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So pleased with the color antisymmetry between the UK and North American covers :-)

Honestly, collect them all?

North America: April 7
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...

UK/Europe: May 7
buythebook.online/edge-of-spac...

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the UK cover on the left and the US cover on the right, description similar to that in the first post at top of the thread
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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🎉 🎉 🎉 UK & EUROPE COVER REVEAL 🎉 🎉 🎉

The Edge of Space-Time is coming to European readers via UK publisher @canongate.co.uk on 7 May 2026! With a slightly different subtitle 😂

Preorders now open! Please support your local indie. It helps authors so much!

buythebook.online/edge-of-spac... #BookSky
The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry and the Cosmic Dream Boogie cover on a neon rainbow background. This cover is black background with a central image that is half Black and white circular pattern and half neon rainbow circle. Beneath the cover it says UK: 7 May 2026.
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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It tried to kill me but I have finished the book. Second pass pages read through, final copy and line edits done.

Please read my book. I worked very hard on it. 😭 (Also read Legendborn, as you can see from the background, I’m a fan)

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
Me with my head on the second pass pages of the book, tongue stuck out
November 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Week 2 of @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social letting Larry Summers and all their alumni subscribers know who should be under investigation (hint: it’s not them!)

Got heeeeeeeeem
HUA The Harvard Crimson THE UNIVERSITY DAILY, EST. 1873 | VOLUME C28 | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025 EPSTEIN EMAILS Summers in Exile Students Favor Israel Divestment on Survey AN OPAQUE PROCESS. The Harvard Undergraduate Association's Election Commission declined to release complete data from the survey, on which a majority of respondents approved of divestment. SEE PAGE 4 FAS ADMIN FAS Lightens Cuts to Science Ph.D. Admissions HARVARD'S FORMER PRESIDENT abruptly left his teaching ned uptar ever his tes to efrey. esten, SE SUMMERS ON PAGE G CAM E. KETTLES — CRIMSON PHOTOGRAP
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Amazing economy Trump has put together

Source: The Guardian
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Bar chart showing how every Thanksgiving staple is more expensive, especially ham (49% more) and cranberry sauce (22% more)
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Remember when just two weeks ago Larry Summers was like “The Crimson should be investigated” and then two days later the Epstein emails dropped and I was like get hiiiiiimmmm Crimson? Well anyway every alumni subscriber got this in the mail lol

Got heeeeem @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social lol
CAMBRIDGE The Harvard Crimson THE UNIVERSITY DAILY, EST. 1873 | VOLUME CLII, NO.27 | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025 CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION New Ballot Count Leads to School Committee Upset A WIN FOR WEINSTEIN. Incumbent David J. Weinstein is set to return to his seat after an updated ballot count, displacing challenger Eugenia B. Schraa Huh '04. The first count erroneously included test ballots. SEE PAGE 8 November 29, 2016 at 12:13 From: Larry Summers To: Jeffrey Epstein Always quiet advice to anybody ho can use it. Try always discreet. become associated publicly something the reputations conver October 27, 2017 at 3:10 p.m. Larry Summers Jeffrey Epstein observed that half the IQ in world was possessed by women without mentioning they are more than 51 percent of population.. Emails Show Summers Maintained Ties to Epstein PAPER TRAIL. Documents released by House Republicans on Wednesday exposed years of friendly, at times confiding correspondence between jeffrey Epstein and former Harvard President Lawrence Summers. Their exchanges — on women. politics, and Harvard-linked projects — continued until shortly before Epstein's 2019 death. SEE EMAILS ON PAGE 6 AINTEL. CHANG -CRIMSON DESIGNER UNIVERSITY Harvard Lays Off 38 HUIT Staff BUDGET CUTS. Harvard laid off 38 information technology workers last week in its latest cost-cutting measure amid extended financial uncertainty. Chief information officer Klara POLICE Harvard Taps Yale Police Chief Anthony Campbell To Lead HUPD, 6 Months After Clay's Resignation
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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ATTENTION HOLIDAY SHOPPERS:

If you want to give someone an apparently innocuous but actually quietly radical book as a holiday gift, then you should gift them @natanlast.bsky.social’s marvelous book, great even for crossword incompetents like me🔥 #BookSky

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
A photo of the book described at the link, Across the Universe by Natan Last
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Posted a tiny teaser on Instagram so why not here #BookSky

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
The Edge of Space-Time Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie xiV Sankofa! Good morning, daddy! Ain't you heard The boogie-woogie rumble Of a dream deferred?" Those of us living through these times of genocide and global warming know intimately the meaning of the phrase "dream deferred." Hughes wrote from a time of extreme repression of Black people, especially those whose sexuality, like his, refused confinement in heterosexuality. Sadly, his words have continued to speak to generations of Black/queer folks-including my own and the ones coming
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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One of the many banners folks carried that day as we protested yet another tuition hike in the University of California, enacted by the regents with the support of Governor Schwarzenegger

November 22, 2005
A group of people marching with a banner aloft that says CALIFORNIA AXIS OF EVIL SCHWARZENEGGER DYNES PARSKY which was the governor, UC president, and I believe the chair of the regents at the time
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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A photo of me taken at Santa Cruz that morning before we drove to Berkeley to protest outside the regents meeting

Again, November 22, 2005 — 20 years ago this week.
A photo of me wrapped in a banner that says NO and has some $$ signs on it. There is a group of people standing around talking next to me.
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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A photo I took on November 22, *2005* when I was external VP of the UCSC Grad Student Association and thus UCSC grad rep to statewide student government UCSA

Literally 20 years ago, and it’s always the same fucking excuses from the pinche regents
A group of students holding signs that say things like “don’t railroad students” and “don’t bury us in debt”
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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THE SECOND PASS PAGES ARE HERE 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

There are a few corrections I need to make but this is almost the final version — and at least one chapter is noticeably different from the galleys 👀

Soon I will be done reading this thing and it will be your turn 😹

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
THE EDGE OF SPACE-TIME Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Pantheon Books New York Pres_9780593701683_all_2p_r1.r.indd 3 11/14/25 11:43AM
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Happy LGBTQ+ in STEM Day! I’m celebrating with the dapper Invisible Enby, who is a queer fashion metaphor for the way dark matter shapes visible matter in the cosmos. Want to learn more? Preorder my new book, where they appear! 🧪
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
A dapper invisible figure in a suit with a monocle The Invisible Enby by S. Zainab Williams as seen in The Edge of Space-Time (2026) by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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PEOPLE OF NEW YORK CITY!!! @natanlast.bsky.social is going to be in conversation with the amazing Doreen St. Félix about his genuinely fun new book about the history and culture of crossword puzzles and you should go and take pictures for me

Nov 25 at 7 pm:
www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/natan-...
Photos of Natan and Doreen along with the cover of Natan's book Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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“I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did.. and I am therefore content.. no matter what..:)“
— Lawrence Krauss

🧪⚛️
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November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM