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πŸͺAshley πŸ”­ LindalΓ­aβ˜„οΈ

@that-astro-chic

Astrochemist βš—οΈ | Planetary Scientist πŸ”­ | The Realest In The Streets | Founder of BlackInAstro | Fairy Godmother of Astro πŸ§šπŸ½β€β™€οΈ| Astronomy's fave hype woman| NASA FINESST| Ice Queen 🧊🌨| πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ά

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Latest posts by πŸͺAshley πŸ”­ LindalΓ­aβ˜„οΈ @that-astro-chic

I'm really proud of myself today. I got some things accomplished. I hope my research results come out nice. 😭😭

10.03.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Dr. Earyn McGee's SciWomen Origin Story

Cover of Dr. Earyn McGee's SciWomen Origin Story

Here's the origin story of herpetologist Dr. Earyn McGee, Coordinator of Conservation at the Los Angeles Zoo. Her #FindThatLizard social media campaign educates and inspires a global audience about herpetology.

Link: sciall.org/wp-content/u...

πŸ§ͺ #herpetology #WomenInSTEM 🧡6/7

09.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Dr. Jessica Esquivel's SciWomen Origin Story

Cover of Dr. Jessica Esquivel's SciWomen Origin Story

Here's the origin story of experimental particle physicist Dr. Jessica Esquivelβ€”proudly queer, Black, Latina, and neurodivergent, and a vocal advocate for diversity and inclusion in STEM.

Link: sciall.org/wp-content/u...

πŸ§ͺπŸŽ’βš›οΈ #WomenInSTEM 🧡2/7

09.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
(L-R) Top: Kristen Lear, BurΓ§in Mutlu-Pakdil and Ritu Raman. Bottom: Jessica Esquivel, Ana Maria Porras, and Earyn McGee.

(L-R) Top: Kristen Lear, BurΓ§in Mutlu-Pakdil and Ritu Raman. Bottom: Jessica Esquivel, Ana Maria Porras, and Earyn McGee.

For #WomensHistoryMonth and #InternationalWomensDay, let us celebrate six outstanding women in science through their origin stories β€” as told in comic book form by the talented artist Juanele (@juaneletamal.bsky.social). Follow along to links to their stories!πŸ§ͺπŸŽ’βš›οΈπŸͺπŸ”­ #WomenInSTEM 🧡1/7

09.03.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Rihanna at home as Beverly Hills mansion is hit by at least 10 rounds of gunfire, police say A woman fired several shots into the Beverly Hills home of pop star Rihanna on Sunday, and a round penetrated a wall of the mansion, a law enforcement source told The Times.

A woman reportedly fired several shots into the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna while the pop star was inside, the LA Times reports

No injuries were reported in the incident, authorities said

08.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 441 πŸ” 177 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 126
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Heal Minds Gaza: empowering Palestinian children who were in detention Palestinian children in Israeli occupation prisons face severe psychological violence that deeply impacts their sense of safety, identity, and community after their detention. The Heal Minds Gaza…

A Palestinian psychologist has partnered with me to get YOUR support for this important initiative: mental health workshops and recovery kits for kids in Gaza who were detained in Israeli prisons.

We have three weeks left! Help with supplies & more: chuffed.org/project/hmg

08.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas.

#CloseTheCamps and #AbolishICE

apnews.com/article/suic...

07.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...

Hello! One month from today I’m releasing my new book about our majestic universe, which thinks with poetry, quantum physics, relativity, Zhou kingdom philosophy, galaxies, particles, Akan aphorisms, Black feminism, Star Trek, Alice in Wonderland. AND it’s for all readers. πŸ“šπŸ’™

Please preorder it! 🧡

07.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 665 πŸ” 221 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 24

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 30293 πŸ” 7517 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 239
8x10” oil painting of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in visible, ultraviolet, and infrared

8x10” oil painting of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in visible, ultraviolet, and infrared

No big deal just holding my Jupiter painting next to my Jupiter tattoo πŸ€“

Back from the art show, varnished, and ready to go to its new home on Monday! I will miss you Spectrum of Storms. I spent a month on this lil guy adding details with the smallest brush.

06.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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a large group of people standing in a field with a helicopter flying overhead Alt: a large group of people standing in a field with a helicopter flying overhead

lol all the communities pulling up to Michael B. Jordan's Oscars win now include: opera singers, ballerinas, Black folks, Marvel fans, The Wire fans, and the list goes on and on.

07.03.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel – Munitions and Munitions Support - United States Department of State The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel to buy Munitions and Munitions Support.Β  The estimated total cost is $151.8...

The US is public about the contractor providing the bombs for the US sale to Israel. Of course, news sites aren't including that. It's right there on the page.

Repkon USA, in Garland, Texas. www.state.gov/israel-munit...

07.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

🫢🏽🫢🏽🫢🏽🫢🏽🫢🏽

07.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's one of the largest churches in Chicago that can hold that many people. It has like 10,000 seats. Same place Bernie Mac memorial was at.

06.03.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I showed my mama this. Why she look it up and say damn, it's too many of them? Lmfaoooo

05.03.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And no VFX; they were really in the fire. When I say you felt this scene, here’s another reason why. Thank you Autumn Durald Arkapaw!

05.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 22
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Way too many Jalens in the NBA

04.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 917 πŸ” 329 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 98
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β€˜Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.

The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students β€” and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"

05.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 5558 πŸ” 2677 πŸ’¬ 284 πŸ“Œ 587

US health officials are trying to delay a regional World Health Organization meeting that would confirm the loss of its measles elimination status until after the midterm elections in November.

This is a reckless, accountability-dodging move that puts politics over public health.

03.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 540 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 12

I went through and added up the total paid rents through our adopt-a-rent program, and it is 329 families for $463,217. All peer-to-peer, no fundraising. Just neighbors helping each other out.

If you want to adopt a family, and can afford to give $500 or more, signal me at asiniiwiikwe.72

01.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 1101 πŸ” 461 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 19
Photo of Ashley Walker

Photo of Ashley Walker

For the final day of #BlackHistoryMonth, let's celebrate the current generation of Black scientists and engineersβ€”including Ashley Walker (@that-astro-chic.bsky.social), researcher of planetary atmospheres and founder of BlackInAstro (www.blackinastro.com)! πŸ§ͺπŸͺβ­πŸ”­ #WomenInSTEM

28.02.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today marks 14 years since 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home.

14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace β€” without being treated like a threat.

27.02.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 16620 πŸ” 4458 πŸ’¬ 422 πŸ“Œ 187
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Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead

www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...

27.02.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 5004 πŸ” 2541 πŸ’¬ 301 πŸ“Œ 300

trump going on about corruption and then slandering somali-americans makes my blood boil

25.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 5684 πŸ” 568 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 12
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The 2026 AAS Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) meeting will take place 22-26 June in Chicago, IL at the University of Chicago.

Abstract submission is open! submissions.mirasmart.com/DDA57/Splash...

24.02.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ Gaza Needs Your Support: Help Build a Lifeline for Students and Remote Workers! In Gaza, war has destroyed homes, blocked roads, and left countless people without work. Yet, amidst the rubble, hope remains. Students and remote workers face daily strugglesβ€”power outages, broken…

Once a day, I'll remind you of this amazing humanitarian project serving a whole communityβ€”displaced workers, studentsβ€”with high-speed internet + electricity! That means families can earn a living in dignity.

Help keep the lights on. Hit "weekly"! chuffed.org/project/spar...

25.02.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

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25.02.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you're thinking about the BAFTA situation and trying to navigate the intersection of Disability, Race, and systemic rather than merely individual anti-blackness, I highly recommend watching this video (part two as well), from @jumaane.bsky.social D. Williams.

24.02.2026 06:02 πŸ‘ 229 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I am really sick of white people's racism overshadowing Black achievement, especially during Black History Month.

23.02.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 283 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
My arm with the Hylian Crest and Master Sword tattoo

My arm with the Hylian Crest and Master Sword tattoo

40 years of Legend of Zelda! You might say I am a fan πŸ—‘οΈ

22.02.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0