Jackie
@jackietownhq.bsky.social
Science geek seeking the drops of awesome in everyday life and working to leave the world better than I found it. Fan of facts and data, SciFi, Mary Oliver, and diversity. Per aspera ad astra.
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There are people on TikTok spending their precious time rating your profile pic if you send them a cowboy hat and then there are people on TikTok doing this
July 18, 2026 at 2:35 AM
There are people on TikTok spending their precious time rating your profile pic if you send them a cowboy hat and then there are people on TikTok doing this
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Celebrate Pride by making a donation to The Trevor Project! If everyone chips in just $5, we can make a huge difference for LGBTQ+ youth. It only takes a moment, but the impact can last a lifetime. Please share widely! Trevorproject.org/beans
June 27, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Celebrate Pride by making a donation to The Trevor Project! If everyone chips in just $5, we can make a huge difference for LGBTQ+ youth. It only takes a moment, but the impact can last a lifetime. Please share widely! Trevorproject.org/beans
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UNPOPULAR OPINION;
Children deserve to eat and I do not care if my taxes go towards buying them food.
Children deserve to eat and I do not care if my taxes go towards buying them food.
June 27, 2026 at 8:05 AM
UNPOPULAR OPINION;
Children deserve to eat and I do not care if my taxes go towards buying them food.
Children deserve to eat and I do not care if my taxes go towards buying them food.
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A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren: Our Plan to Save Social Security "Congress must act now to save Social Security for generations of Americans to come".
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/o...
Opinion | Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren: Our Plan to Save Social Security
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM
A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
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Wait. So banning abortion didn't decrease abortions and it only made them more deadly? WEIRD.
Mike Johnson on mifepristone: "By mailing the drugs to women across state lines, you go around state laws. It's a serious problem. Abortions have increased in numbers since Dobbs overturned Roe, and that's a great concern to us. The mailing of this drug is a very dangerous thing."
May 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Wait. So banning abortion didn't decrease abortions and it only made them more deadly? WEIRD.
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Dr. Nancy Roman created NASA's space #astronomy program.
NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She was born #OTD in 1925. #WomenInSTEM
NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She was born #OTD in 1925. #WomenInSTEM
May 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Dr. Nancy Roman created NASA's space #astronomy program.
NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She was born #OTD in 1925. #WomenInSTEM
NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She was born #OTD in 1925. #WomenInSTEM
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This has been the GOP game plan since Ronald Reagan. Receipts in my book. Link in bio.
They had contracts for prison labor at these camps?? Before they even bought them?
www.projectsaltbox.com/p/contracts-...
www.projectsaltbox.com/p/contracts-...
Contracts Show ICE Planned Detainee Labor at Warehouse Sites Slated as Short-Term Facilities
Contracts signed before the government owned either warehouse described years of detention operations, and a program to put detainees to work
www.projectsaltbox.com
May 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
This has been the GOP game plan since Ronald Reagan. Receipts in my book. Link in bio.
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The maker of jets that crashed and killed everyone onboard and the carmaker fined tens of millions for mishandled recalls have suddenly decided to sponsor their top regulator's reality show purely for the love of the open road www.wsj.com/business/boe...
Boeing, Toyota Donated $1 Million Each to Transportation Secretary’s Road-Trip Show
A video series will feature Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his family on a road trip to mark America’s 250th birthday and promote tourism.
www.wsj.com
May 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The maker of jets that crashed and killed everyone onboard and the carmaker fined tens of millions for mishandled recalls have suddenly decided to sponsor their top regulator's reality show purely for the love of the open road www.wsj.com/business/boe...
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Americans have a habit of trying to compare all authoritarianism to Nazi Germany. I think in some ways i think it is comforting to view authoritarianism as a foreign ideology. If you want to understand our current authoritarian moment, you need to look to our own past, not to Europe 1/x
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Americans have a habit of trying to compare all authoritarianism to Nazi Germany. I think in some ways i think it is comforting to view authoritarianism as a foreign ideology. If you want to understand our current authoritarian moment, you need to look to our own past, not to Europe 1/x
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Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol.
Motherfuckers, we built this:
Motherfuckers, we built this:
April 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol.
Motherfuckers, we built this:
Motherfuckers, we built this:
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My hottest “I have no data to back this up” take is that phones aren’t making young people less happy. What’s making them less happy is living in a world where everyone is having their reality defined by recommendation algorithms that can only care about whether something keeps you watching.
April 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
My hottest “I have no data to back this up” take is that phones aren’t making young people less happy. What’s making them less happy is living in a world where everyone is having their reality defined by recommendation algorithms that can only care about whether something keeps you watching.
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For over 8 million Americans, Trump wants to collect:
"Medical and pharmaceutical claims, diagnoses, treatments, visit length, provider information, doctor’s notes or after-visit summaries..."
All "with identifying information, such as names and birth dates"
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
"Medical and pharmaceutical claims, diagnoses, treatments, visit length, provider information, doctor’s notes or after-visit summaries..."
All "with identifying information, such as names and birth dates"
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
April 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
For over 8 million Americans, Trump wants to collect:
"Medical and pharmaceutical claims, diagnoses, treatments, visit length, provider information, doctor’s notes or after-visit summaries..."
All "with identifying information, such as names and birth dates"
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
"Medical and pharmaceutical claims, diagnoses, treatments, visit length, provider information, doctor’s notes or after-visit summaries..."
All "with identifying information, such as names and birth dates"
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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SPLASHDOWN CONFIRMED!
There we go, for the first time in over half a century, humanity has reached the Moon and safely returned.
A small step in a journey of a thousand miles.
Congratulations to the crew, NASA, and everyone involved 🍾
There we go, for the first time in over half a century, humanity has reached the Moon and safely returned.
A small step in a journey of a thousand miles.
Congratulations to the crew, NASA, and everyone involved 🍾
April 11, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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“Better to die in Iran for your country and your pride,
Then to live in a nation that would ask you to be kind.”
Thank You Jesse Welles!
Then to live in a nation that would ask you to be kind.”
Thank You Jesse Welles!
April 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM
“Better to die in Iran for your country and your pride,
Then to live in a nation that would ask you to be kind.”
Thank You Jesse Welles!
Then to live in a nation that would ask you to be kind.”
Thank You Jesse Welles!
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I've never understood why so many try to shame Wikipedia. Yes, it can get things wrong from time to time, but they have mechanisms for correcting the whiffs and nearly everything is footnoted. This 👇 is just another reason to like it.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
One of the Internet’s Most Iconic Websites Just Took a Bold Stand. The Rest Should Follow.
The fight to keep the internet’s encyclopedia bot-free scored a big win.
slate.com
April 2, 2026 at 10:29 AM
I've never understood why so many try to shame Wikipedia. Yes, it can get things wrong from time to time, but they have mechanisms for correcting the whiffs and nearly everything is footnoted. This 👇 is just another reason to like it.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.”
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
March 27, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.”
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...