Sarah E Moran

2 weeks until the days start getting longer 🌤

Come work with us at Penn State!

The Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds is hiring postdocs, and welcomes applicants who can make connections with its sibling centers like @pseticenter.bsky.social doing SETI, Astrobiology, and Planetary Systems Science:

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If you're interested in pursuing a PhD in planetary astronomy (or other astronomy/astrophysics) topics at Queen's University Belfast - we're having a information session (in-person and online participation) on Monday December 8 12pm - Register: forms.office.com/e/DSk4A9K3dB 🔭 🧪

close up of a fluffly grey tabby cat. she appears to be melting into my lap. she has very floofy ear fur sticking straight out of her silly ears.

my little cat daughter was diagnosed with feline diabetes last week, and I have responded in the only way I know how: by giving myself a crash course in feline diabetes. I have spreadsheets. my partner says I'm only being *a little* crazy

advice from others welcome, if you've got it

Have you considered kicking out the people who gave up the fight and picking a new leader who is capable of leading the same

Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders. After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...

After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.

We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.

If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇

How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.

I don’t think I’ll get over how this is probably the literal worst outcome possible from the shutdown, and it’s entirely from the Senate Democrats own choice

Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him

And they should, given this is his fault.

Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.

I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them

So the Democrats SWEPT recent elections, and are celebrating their newfound momentum: by caving in to everything the Republicans wants! Wow that sounds like a really great way to mobilize your base and turn out the voter next year‘s election 🙄🙄🙄

Chuck, portrayed by Paul Scheer, a member of the Good Place Committee: "He's got a point. The fair thing for us to do is just keep giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, until this demon is finally happy."

Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:

Looking to start a PhD in Physics & Astronomy in 2026? The team @physicsuol.bsky.social have announced their STFC-funded projects on offer next year, spanning astrophysics, planetary science, and space instrumentation. Deadline: Jan 18th, contact us to learn more!

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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028

Sending all my love to New York City right now. Fuck yeah. What a great town.

East coast to Trump: DROP DEAD

EXPEDITIOUSLY AT LOUD VOLUME

Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.

We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?

The U.S. government has been shut down for 28 days now.

Over 900,000 federal workers have been furloughed.

Air traffic controllers are going without paychecks.

SNAP benefits to feed people run out on Sunday.

The House GOP refuses to meet in session.

None of this is normal nor acceptable.

I will repost this forever.

Now with proper link! Inspiring people with science is a major part of UC Observatories' mission. We have an opening for a support astronomer at Lick Observatory to both support science and also to lead our amazing mountain-top public programming.

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Ah, yes. I see the Department of Metaphors and Idioms is still fully staffed, despite other government cuts. This one is a little on the nose, but effective.

One of my least rational beliefs is that if you pull off a heist without hurting anyone or getting caught within a day, that's your stuff fair and square.

It's important to track how many citizens are kidnapped by ICE. But I'll keep hammering the point that it simply does not matter if someone is native-born or undocumented — NO ONE deserves to be brutalized by glorified rent-a-cops in a fascist state. There are no "innocent" victims. Just victims.

I’d like to stop talking about ICE so I can focus on talking about ice in Greenland, Antarctica, the Arctic, and elsewhere.