Seconding this as a scicomm person at a public observatory. i also think there are times to nourish people emotionally with science. One of my biggest goals is to chip away at people's shame for not knowing something. To celebrate saying "i don't know... but i get to go find out."

Last day of fundraising for this incredible show!! I had the honor of writing and directing an episode and am so so grateful to this team for making it happen for season 4. If you have the means, give them some support!

200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue. It is here: wclivestream.com/watch

So so glad to have had the opportunity to work with this team!! Help them reach their fundraising goal!!!!

nothing like having a curiosity itch you can't scratch because the exact volumes of a magazine you need are nowhere to be found digitally or to buy hard copies 😭

Hey There friends! Thanks to another few donations, we've officially hit 30% funded, which means it's time for another episode announcement: Episode 4.06: It's Just His Hip. 🐕🛥🐜💙

Striving to have whatever the hell KA Applegate had going on in the 90s and 2000s. I still think about Animorphs and Remnants on the regular.

Raise your hand if you feel personally vicitimized by the absolutely perfect audio fiction piece Hit Singles from Octavia Bray, @gabrielurbina.bsky.social, @sarahshachat.bsky.social, and @itsellenwinter.bsky.social ✋

In case folks needs context: - They only tested 25 boxes total (from California, Iowa, Louisiana) - I have not seen much on the testing itself (if the methods were robust) - The groups involved are associated with antivax and supporting RFK Take what you will but I am highly skeptical of the claims

A lot of people out there seem super ready to talk themselves into learned helplessness or compliance with authoritarianism 💁🏻‍♀️

NGL, the econ blackout tomorrow is a great opportunity to look into Buy Nothing groups in your area as well as free clothing swaps/ skill shares. Recently got into a Buy Nothing group and it's been so helpful in getting some things I needed while also giving away stuff I might have thrown out!

I just wish when I mention to boycott/avoid shopping at Amazon, target etc that people realized, yes I do already know it's not possible for everyone. Like, why must the first reaponse be some moralizing pushback? Not to mention the fact some people don't have other options is also an issue??

It’s wanting to abolish Section 504, wanting to cut Medicare, wanting to get rid of DEIA, wanting to stop people working from home. All of this will kill disabled people. When we tell you that pandemics lead to fascism, this is what we mean. When you excuse our deaths, these policies are pushed.

working in sci comm right now is wild. my philosophy has always been not just to tell people information but also model HOW to learn. to be confidently curious and feeling comfortable to say i don't know or accepting mistakes. some of the conversations i have with people bring hope while others...

Bandcamp lets us keep 85% of revenue. That is the best rate of anybody out there. Over a period of about 15 years, I have taken home ~$3000. Every album is "pay what you want", so you all rock. If you bought an album for $5 then you gave me more than streaming the whole album ~300 times.

I have been talking about this for years at this point. We have a computer in our head and if we don't use it in favor of AI... 😮‍💨

Me reading the urgency of Naomi Klein's 2014 This Changes Everything while living in 2025:

Finally read Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man this year and I honestly yearn for a double feature book club pairing it with Franz Kafka's The Trial. There's some interesting parallels and divergences between those novels that would make for some fun discussion.

Big sale over at @haymarketbooks.org that include an absolute favorite, We Do This Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba - spread the word!

📣 UPDATE: OK, still working with some others to figure out the best way to present it all, but in the meantime here's the first batch of links to the most-recent archived versions of every page at the CDC prior to the Trump/Musk Purge: acasignups.net/25/02/02/whi...

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

For a photo op & a bragging media post, Trump minions at the USACoE have thrown away millions of gals of #water farmers were relying on for later this year. This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting. It is now lost. www.latimes.com/environment/...

while The Horrors persist, let us celebrate less horrors overall…. because all three mega fires in Los Angeles are finally 100% contained!!

Another thing re antidotes... the people you love, who you value... be in the moment with them. Not distracted, not on your phone, but fully present. Open to them. So you can see them and be seen. This feels even more important right now.

California’s monarch butterfly population plummets; fire wipes out Topanga habitat 🧪 www.latimes.com/california/s...

I probably don't even need to say this, BUT. Me not posting about every nightmarish thing is not because I am not internally (or externally!) screaming multiple times per day, i just figure you heard about it from 100 other people posting about each new nightmare. I assure you, my soul is cracking.

The joke "Angelenos when it rains: we really needed this" hits different right now.

I remember attending opening day feeling how invested this bookstore was in community. I'm so grateful to see how Ovtavia's Bookshelf has been showing up and how people in turn having been showing up for Nikki and her store 💜 if you have the funds, help them keep going!!

Hey everyone! Incredible news! Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies! If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you! This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)

For anyone wishing to leave the US military, legal guidance and support can be found here: girightshotline.org. If you have friends or family who are serving but who are expressing doubt about this administration, you could gently share this with them.

Do not dunk. Do not quote-post. Do not screenshot and repost. They wish to be visibly cruel because it makes them feel big and strong. Block them with the most powerful block button we've had on social media to save yourself the energy, and save others from the garage being spread

THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO READ I AM BEGGING YOU TO READ THERE IS A REASON THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO READ!! DON’T DO THEIR WORK FOR THEM BY REFUSING TO READ

This time it’s a shitty law you oppose, but what about next time? What type of precedent is being set? The remedy for the TikTok ban is Congress, not handing a wannabe dictator even more power.

And the way the majority of folks will fall for the okie doke. The first of many distractions in the steady descent.

Deleted tiktok two years ago and just re-downloaded it today to speed run watching all the videos friends have sent me in the interim 💀

Showing wheel live on stream Raising money for @projecthopeorg.bsky.social to support those impacted by the fires in LA! Donate to spin the wheel, make a horrible noise, and more! ➡️Twitch.tv/RoboDessert

Reposting with alt text. Please remember not to leave disabled people behind when posting your information!

Written before the election. I have found that immersive reading is saving my mind right now. That means without my phone nearby to doom scroll, btw. Immersive reading does not work with constant distraction. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

I know there are 10,000 things right now but please consider contacting your rep and asking them to vote NO on HR-28 which would ban trans and intersex kids from playing sports.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES: If you’re looking to get involved with volunteer efforts in LA, please check out this list provided by Mutual Aid LA:

Put together a spreadsheet of Hollywood #crew fundraisers for crew members affected by the #LAFires. If you can give, please do. If you can't, please share! Our crews have had a horrible 5 years, and to start off 2025 with this level of destruction is unimaginable. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Hello! Someone made a list of brands providing products to those impacted by the LA Fire! 🩷 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Tbh, any company calling people to buy their property mere days after it burned down should at bare minimum be publicly shamed.

Re: LAFD Budget Seeing City officials in the press ignore the severe impacts of these budget cuts, especially the ones covering for their poor budget decisions to cut a majority of departments' budgets & even AFTER Chief Crowley told them about the impacts these cuts have had, is DISGRACEFUL.

🚨 SoCal Fires 🔥 1000s evacuated in Pacific Palisades due to wildfires fueled by strong winds. Stay safe: Follow all evacuation orders, check in Genasys Protect app Prep go bags Check on Disabled & older neighbors Need help? Try 211 or call/text Disaster Hotline at 800-626-4959

This is an oldie but gift link on why you if you're near fires right now you want to be inside with an air purifier and if you have to go outside wearing the tightest sealing N95/KN95/KF94 is a really good idea www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

if you live in LA and are or might be evacuating: take a cellphone video of you walking around your place, going over all of your belongings, it's admissible when trying to get insurance payouts for it

The LA Times has a good list of places offering discounted or free food and coffee to displaced families and/or first responders. Check it out and double check to be sure what deals are where. (added this to my running resources list) www.latimes.com/food/list/lo...