Julie Rathbun
@lokivolcano.bsky.social
Planetary scientist studying volcanoes on Io (favorite is Loki). Pronouns: she/her.
I've been MIA here for a bit, so maybe I missed it if someone else proposed it. What about a virtual, open, social media centered Alt-LPSC? Come up with a hashtag, encourage planetary scientists to share images, videos, or text about their current research projects. All free and open to all.
Alexandra Witze@alexwitze.bsky.social · 11mo agoWhere is alt-LPSC going to be?
Announcing a NEW workshop from myself and @jagrier.bsky.social EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE LEADERSHIP: A NEW WORKSHOP ON STRATEGIES FOR UNLOCKING INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL August 18-20, 2025, 4 hours daily, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm EST (entirely virtual) workforce.psi.edu/leadership/
Rolling Stone has excerpted an essay from my forthcoming book. It's about what happens when you get all of your info about the world from the TV (cops are heroes!), and then go out into the world and see for yourself. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Copaganda and Me
Maris Kreizman writes about the way police are mythologized in popular culture in this excerpt from her book 'I Want to Burn This Place Down'
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This table was downloaded on Feb 21 when ROSES 2025 was published and public for a few hours before being taken down for revision of 'EO compliance'. Late items marked in red. Due dates less than 60 days off marked in yellow. This will be updated as more due dates are missed.
NASA has closed its chief science office, its technology/policy/strategy office, and the DEI branch of its equal opportunity office. 23 people have been fired, per a HQ spokesperson.
Dr. MM@otherorb.bsky.social · 2y agoThe closed the entire office.
There are lots of BIG emotions during this week of the annual LPSC meeting. Some folks are there and wondering if it will be their last time. Some are not there due to government regulations. Some are not there due to the dangerous actions of the Texas government. #LPSC2025 #PlanetaryScience
Paul Byrne@theplanetaryguy.com · 2y agoToday is the first day of the annual* Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, the biggest planetary science meeting in the world. And we're hearing that NASA's Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy and Office of the Chief Scientist have been shut down. (1/n)
A group of planetary scientists, who have served as co-chair of the former Cross-AG EDIA Working group, has written an open letter on "The value of EDIA to planetary science" sites.google.com/view/the-val.... Please co-sign the letter if you agree that EDIA efforts make for better science.
The value of EDIA
To co-sign this letter, use this form. You may choose to sign anonymously.
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The US risks diminishing its hard-won advantages when it undermines its investment in national institutions and strips them of their people and resources, writes Janet Vertesi. As the moonshot teaches us, building up is much harder than tearing down. www.techpolicy.press/invigorating...
Invigorating the American Space Sector Requires Working With NASA, Not Against It | TechPolicy.Press
When programs are cut to the bone, America loses much more than it gains, writes Janet Vertesi.
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Fascinating and well-researched article about the interaction of money and knowledge at NASA. Bottom line: You can loose knowledge if you cut NASA too much. (Example: we had to relearn how to get to the moon.) I'd bet that this applies to other government agencies.
Janet Vertesi@cyberlyra.bsky.social · 2y agoTacit knowledge: use it wisely, or break it all up and lose it for good. #nasa #science #space www.techpolicy.press/invigorating...
I started to do a back up of AG documents that have been purged here: planettreky.com/documents/ I will also post other planetary documents and resources as I find them. #PlanetaryScience
Documents
Important Documents for Planetary Science This is a collection of important repots in our field that are currently no longer publicly accessible. I am not an author nor do I claim own…
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From the CHOIR collaboration: To stand with our community in physics, astronomy, & planetary science affected by the federal grant funding freeze we (choir, Black in Astro, Astro Poverty Survey, Movement Consulting) have organized a mutual aid initiative. www.choircollaboration.com/mutual-aid 🔭🧪
Some folx have only realized the extent of this crisis now that their own science is at stake. I'm glad these colleagues have mobilized, but I doubt they realize the key to ending this crisis *forever* is to center our most vulnerable members. 🧵 #standupforscience2025 #academicsky #sciencesky 🧪🔭😷👩🦽⚛️🏳️🌈
Nature Portfolio@natureportfolio.nature.com · 2y agoThe authors of a Comment article in Nature Human Behaviour propose six actionable steps of allyship that researchers, faculty members and educators can engage in to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive academia. #Academicsky 🧪
Given how many individual careers in American science have been delayed, ruined, or just made much harder than they should be due to insecure misogynist twerps, it would somehow make sense for the entire enterprise of American science to face the same at the hands of an insecure misogynist twerp.
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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This is a letter I did not want to write. There is a WWII-era saying: “If there’s a Nazi at the table and ten other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with eleven Nazis.” If you voted for #Trump, you are a #Nazi. brandy-schillace.medium.com/the-letter-b...
The Letter
This is a letter I did not want to write. I had hoped that the angels of our better natures would win out, would convince people that…
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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
“It feels like a betrayal by NASA....It’s inefficient, it’s wasteful, and it’s also just messed up.” This is how scientists inside and outside the agency are feelings about the cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Words by me: 🧪
NASA embraced diversity. Trump’s DEI purge is hitting space scientists hard
Some researchers at NASA and outside it feel betrayed by the changes at the agency, which was known for promoting inclusion in science.
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"Gender bias in the workplace can be particularly evident in STEM disciplines where systemic biases and barriers impact the career progression of women and often lead to a lack of retention of qualified women within organisations and research institutions." #WomenInSTEM
Women in Science – a work in progress - Bylines Scotland
On The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, equality and inclusivity are still works in progress
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Seeing reports that the traitors and spies have infiltrated NASA HQ… Send your favorite, second-favorite, and least-favorite (but not maga) NASA HQ employees love and hugs today.
Trump and the GOP are in a full-out war against science. I have a lot to say about that. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-attack... 🧪 🔭
The Attacks on Science
Science is under siege like never before in the US. What can we do?
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a reminder to not close your eyes and turn away from what is happening in the US right now. Fascism is an assault on scientific integrity, knowledge, and innovation. www.chron.com/news/space/a...
NASA to wipe mentions of women, Indigenous people from websites
NASA employees told to remove mentions of women, indigenous people, and environmental justice from websites.
chron.com
Elon Musk's DOGE team gained access to NASA today. Musk is the CEO of SpaceX, which is NASA's largest private contractor. This is a MAJOR conflict of interest. Let's talk about it👇
Once again, why I hate that fucking poem. They come for anybody, we show up for anybody, it’s actually much simpler. Welp.
Jeremy C. Young@jeremycyoung.bsky.social · 2y agoSome higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI. I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.
Some higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI. I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.
I've signed. 🧪🔭
Dr. MM@otherorb.bsky.social · 2y agoHere’s a new letter we wrote re: the unprecedented chaos being created by the bad-faith actions of the current administration and the impact that chaos is having on our scientific communities. Please sign if you agree; you may join w/o signing your name. sites.google.com/view/space-s...
ICYMI: I talked to federal employees across eight agencies about the internal chaos they're experiencing because of Trump/Musk and how they feel going forward in their jobs. A clear theme? They are scared -- and also pissed and digging in for a fight. "Fuck that." www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
‘F**k That’: Federal Workers Say They’re Scared But ‘Digging In’ Amid Trump’s Chaos
“Ironically for the Trumpies, bringing us back to the office will make us stronger morale-wise,” said one EPA employee as Trump vowed to purge civil servants.
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