Mary Knapp
@mknapp.bsky.social
Radio astronomer, cycling and gardening enthusiast, fiber artist
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Hi, it's me again
I have these calendars. They are so pretty. @megstampede.bsky.social made them. They have a bunch of animals on them, like crows and humpbacks and cuttlefish and salamanders.
Each month has facts about the animals AND actions you can take to help them
Get one at Squidfacts.net!
I have these calendars. They are so pretty. @megstampede.bsky.social made them. They have a bunch of animals on them, like crows and humpbacks and cuttlefish and salamanders.
Each month has facts about the animals AND actions you can take to help them
Get one at Squidfacts.net!
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hi, it's me again
I have these calendars. They are so pretty. @megstampede.bsky.social made them. They have a bunch of animals on them, like crows and humpbacks and cuttlefish and salamanders.
Each month has facts about the animals AND actions you can take to help them
Get one at Squidfacts.net!
I have these calendars. They are so pretty. @megstampede.bsky.social made them. They have a bunch of animals on them, like crows and humpbacks and cuttlefish and salamanders.
Each month has facts about the animals AND actions you can take to help them
Get one at Squidfacts.net!
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4/ Summers is welcome to publish papers via peer review like anyone else. He should not be a leader of the profession, given plums such as invited publications, lectures, made integral to programmatic policy statements, etc. Doing so implies that gross sexism is regarded as triviality.
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
4/ Summers is welcome to publish papers via peer review like anyone else. He should not be a leader of the profession, given plums such as invited publications, lectures, made integral to programmatic policy statements, etc. Doing so implies that gross sexism is regarded as triviality.
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The fact that Larry Summers was able to continue having a prominent career despite explicit bias toward women and Black folks (can't bring myself to imagine being a Black woman in his orbit) AND being a shitty economist to boot has enraged me for decades. Hope this finally puts him where he belongs.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The fact that Larry Summers was able to continue having a prominent career despite explicit bias toward women and Black folks (can't bring myself to imagine being a Black woman in his orbit) AND being a shitty economist to boot has enraged me for decades. Hope this finally puts him where he belongs.
Oh *fuck* this. Other 👏 economists 👏 are 👏 available!
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Oh *fuck* this. Other 👏 economists 👏 are 👏 available!
Thinking this morning about the fun “national debate” Larry Summers started in 2005 when I was a 16 year old aspiring to a STEM career…turns out he was personally, actively undermining women in STEM by sexually harassing them and chitchatting about it with his best pal Epstein…
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Thinking this morning about the fun “national debate” Larry Summers started in 2005 when I was a 16 year old aspiring to a STEM career…turns out he was personally, actively undermining women in STEM by sexually harassing them and chitchatting about it with his best pal Epstein…
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
This video unexpectedly brought me to tears. We live on such a beautiful planet filled with such joyous creatures
Rare albino humpback whale 🐋
Only 1 in 40,000 whales are albino
#tuesdayvibe #tuesdaymotivations
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Only 1 in 40,000 whales are albino
#tuesdayvibe #tuesdaymotivations
📹issydphoto
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This video unexpectedly brought me to tears. We live on such a beautiful planet filled with such joyous creatures
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I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
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If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Do you know a high school student who is interested in astrophysics? Here is a list of 10 Astrophysics Summer Programs for High School Students! See horizoninspires.com/blog/astroph... for more details.
10 Astrophysics Summer Programs for High School Student...
This blog includes 10 great astrophysics summer programs for high school students, including internships, pre-college programs, and research programs in the field.
horizoninspires.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Do you know a high school student who is interested in astrophysics? Here is a list of 10 Astrophysics Summer Programs for High School Students! See horizoninspires.com/blog/astroph... for more details.
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This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
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This account also feels in line with some of what other people that have been in Broadview have shared.
Lawsuit Alleges Inhumane Conditions at Broadview ICE Facility
Federal authorities moved two plaintiffs in the suit out of state; a judge has ordered they be returned Monday.
southsideweekly.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This account also feels in line with some of what other people that have been in Broadview have shared.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Oh do fuck off with this bullshit. You couldn’t think of *any other* politician’s financial entanglements to investigate? Really?
How much is Zohran Mamdani worth? Here’s what Forbes uncovered about his career and finances.
Here’s How Much New York Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Is Worth
Despite his own privileged path to power, or perhaps because of it, the son of a Columbia University professor and a movie director campaigned as a socialist intent on redistributing New York’s wealth...
www.forbes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Oh do fuck off with this bullshit. You couldn’t think of *any other* politician’s financial entanglements to investigate? Really?
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Our local animal shelter just put out an urgent request for food for the Pet Food Bank. If you have a local pet food bank please help people feed their pets during this challenging time ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Our local animal shelter just put out an urgent request for food for the Pet Food Bank. If you have a local pet food bank please help people feed their pets during this challenging time ❤️
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Teen Vogue rising after the 2016 election and dying after the 2024 election doesn't even feel like a metaphor as much as a microcosm of what is happening all over places that were once strong areas of resistance.
November 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Teen Vogue rising after the 2016 election and dying after the 2024 election doesn't even feel like a metaphor as much as a microcosm of what is happening all over places that were once strong areas of resistance.
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November is Adopt A Senior Pet Month.
Flower, age 15, is here to remind you that seniors are cute, have love to give, can learn your routine and would appreciate safe retirement.
Kittens are cute too, but give a home to a senior.
Adopt the Seniors !
#cats #CatsOfBluesky #gato
Flower, age 15, is here to remind you that seniors are cute, have love to give, can learn your routine and would appreciate safe retirement.
Kittens are cute too, but give a home to a senior.
Adopt the Seniors !
#cats #CatsOfBluesky #gato
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
November is Adopt A Senior Pet Month.
Flower, age 15, is here to remind you that seniors are cute, have love to give, can learn your routine and would appreciate safe retirement.
Kittens are cute too, but give a home to a senior.
Adopt the Seniors !
#cats #CatsOfBluesky #gato
Flower, age 15, is here to remind you that seniors are cute, have love to give, can learn your routine and would appreciate safe retirement.
Kittens are cute too, but give a home to a senior.
Adopt the Seniors !
#cats #CatsOfBluesky #gato
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I'm so happy that my favorite knitted #JWST sock design is back in stock 🤩
Inspired by the first Deep Field image released by the telescope ✨
sciencesocks.co/products/jws...
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Inspired by the first Deep Field image released by the telescope ✨
sciencesocks.co/products/jws...
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JWST Deep Field Socks
Cosmic comfort inspired by James Webb Space Telescope's Deep Field! After our umbrella, 1000 piece puzzle, now available as knitted socks 🧦
sciencesocks.co
November 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I'm so happy that my favorite knitted #JWST sock design is back in stock 🤩
Inspired by the first Deep Field image released by the telescope ✨
sciencesocks.co/products/jws...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
Inspired by the first Deep Field image released by the telescope ✨
sciencesocks.co/products/jws...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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The Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5 million U.S. government grant because it required them to renounce all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5 million U.S. government grant because it required them to renounce all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
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Where can lefties improve?
I think knowledge about Christian nationalism is a big gap with progressives, lefties, socialists, etc. This is a problem because it means that people aren't always strategizing around the opposition we actually face.
Here are my recs for self-ed 🧵
I think knowledge about Christian nationalism is a big gap with progressives, lefties, socialists, etc. This is a problem because it means that people aren't always strategizing around the opposition we actually face.
Here are my recs for self-ed 🧵
The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
bookshop.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Where can lefties improve?
I think knowledge about Christian nationalism is a big gap with progressives, lefties, socialists, etc. This is a problem because it means that people aren't always strategizing around the opposition we actually face.
Here are my recs for self-ed 🧵
I think knowledge about Christian nationalism is a big gap with progressives, lefties, socialists, etc. This is a problem because it means that people aren't always strategizing around the opposition we actually face.
Here are my recs for self-ed 🧵
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Sophie & Gizmo’s foster needs to step back soon — these two sweethearts need new foster or adoptive homes ASAP. They make the perfect pair, but together or apart, they’re ready for love
📩 [email protected]
#AdoptDontShop #RescueCats
📩 [email protected]
#AdoptDontShop #RescueCats
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Sophie & Gizmo’s foster needs to step back soon — these two sweethearts need new foster or adoptive homes ASAP. They make the perfect pair, but together or apart, they’re ready for love
📩 [email protected]
#AdoptDontShop #RescueCats
📩 [email protected]
#AdoptDontShop #RescueCats
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(Hi friends, I am in need of a little help financially in the wake of some health issues that have affected my ability to work recently.)
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
(Hi friends, I am in need of a little help financially in the wake of some health issues that have affected my ability to work recently.)