For #women in #science, our work often gets framed in a way that focuses on gender. It’s not a bad thing, but there’s so much more to who we are.

Many of us didn’t set out trying to be “females in science” so much as simply “scientists” doing research we love.

Our contributions are frequently less about shattering glass ceilings, and more about succeeding at institutions that weren’t built by us or for us.

A number of folks keep suggesting joining a smaller instance. Yes, there are so many appealing options, but at the same time, I'm not sure why I'd move. I've really been enjoying the mastodon.social community and have very interdisciplinary interests. (I'm a scientist, occasional journalist, and love the arts).

What are your experiences with large vs small #Mastodon instances? #TwitterMigration

GOP is blocking Biden’s student loan cancellation. They celebrated PPP loan cancellation & $2T tax cancellation for billionaires—but freeing working families from predatory loans is unfair? Absurd.

MAGA: Canceling student loans is immoral. This is why we need Govt based on the Bible.

Deuteronomy 15: “At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. This is how: Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made.”

MAGA: Not that part of the Bible.

I bet you’ve heard of Galileo & Hubble, but what about Henrietta Swan Leavitt?

Leavitt changed astronomy. She figured out new ways to measure a star’s distance from Earth & her work helped determine the universe is expanding.

Her boss, Edward Pickering, published her findings UNDER HIS NAME. Later, Shapley used her findings to determine distances around the Milky Way w/o credit.

Leavitt’s work is still used today. Next time you hear about famous men in #science share her story. #HistoryRemix

This is a big problem for Mastodon.

Canadian journalist Erica Ifill just had her mastodon.online account suspended without explanation. She's been sharing stuff critical of Mastodon re: intersectional issues.

I get the decentralized structure and idea that each server has its own rules. But this Reddit-style moderation, where moderators with god-complexes make mysterious and arbitrary decisions, is going to cause people migrating to Mastodon to flee in droves.

https://www.presscheck.org/journalists/erica-ifill