Jennifer A. Johnson

Jennifer Johnson

@jajohnson.bsky.social

780 followers 640 following 170 posts

Astronomer. Fan of the Galaxy. Member of @sdssurveys.bsky.social. Periodically interested in origin of elements. Still working on triple pirouette.

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Jennifer Ann Johnson is assistant professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University, and one of the chief editors of the journal Sexualization, Media, and Society.

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Physics 34%

Psychology 25%

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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 2d

“I have a confession: whenever I travel I take pictures of scenic drain covers, making sure to get my feet in the photo. Had a great show in San Sebastián last night, one of my favorite cities. Did a city ramble after soundcheck. Quite a nice drain cover,and the shoes are good too.” - Peter

Jennifer Johnson @jajohnson.bsky.social · 4d

He is gifting himself for Christmas on a regular basis these cold winter days 😺

Jennifer Johnson @jajohnson.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, both tuxedos passed away way too soon, so I have adopted Rowan (pictured) last year and Gingko earlier this year

Jennifer Johnson @jajohnson.bsky.social · 5d

Christmas came early and I got what I wanted!

A gray and white cat is curled up in a heated cat bed under a Christmas tree

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 5d

"are you enjoying duo mobile" does a hamburger enjoy being made of quarks. does a fish enjoy linear time. does the mountain enjoy the first taste of a cup of hot chocolate when you get back to the ski lodge. your question means nothing to me. i couldn't enjoy duo mobile even if i tried

Jennifer Johnson @jajohnson.bsky.social · 6d

thank you

Jennifer Johnson @jajohnson.bsky.social · 9d

Happy opening day of biathlon season to all who celebrate!

a man in a blue and white striped costume holds a flag in front of a building with the olympic rings on it

Alt: a man in a blue and white striped costume cheers in the cold

media.tenor.com

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RedScharlach @redscharlach.bsky.social · 12d

I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.

A small cartoon version of the ceramic Mongolian hedgehog shown in the quoted post. Behind him is the word AHHH in very large lettering. The caption under him says "just keep screaming".

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 13d

Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵

Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 13d

DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2

Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 13d

All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.

I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 27d

He stole the Resolute Desk !

Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 28d

In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.

The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.

The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.

Why?

It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 28d

this @katelynburns.com piece about the death of lia smith deserves your full attention

www.teenvogue.com/story/politi...

Politicizing Transgender Athletes Is Dangerous. Lia Smith Deserved Better.

"Let her passing be an inflection point for how you think about trans rights and trans people more generally."

www.teenvogue.com

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Alaska Raptor Center @raptororg.bsky.social · Nov 4

Meet our newest patient here at the Alaska Raptor Center, a Northern Pygmy Owl named King Owlbert by his rescuers. Owlbert arrived with a drooping wing, making flight difficult. We’ve given him a supportive wing wrap, plenty of tasty mice, and time to heal. #small #owls #adorable

Jennifer Johnson @jajohnson.bsky.social · Nov 2

A > 45 minute wait for early voting in Franklin County, OH. A sarcastic “thank you” to the Ohio Secretary of State for limiting early voting hours and polling places to suppress turnout. Because Ohio GOP is afraid of the voters

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Oct 30

I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.

We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · Oct 29

Leisure time. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a white man reclining comfortably in a chair, reading a magazine. In his lap is a very very cozy shorthaired tabby cat, seems to be orange, looking sleepy and happy sprawled on its back.

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David Dickinson @astrodave.bsky.social · Oct 28

You might’ve heard the news: SpaceX just passed 10,000 Starlink satellites launched. And that number is already old news, as there’s now a new Starlink batch launched every other day. Here’s what that looks like in a short animation of Comet A6 Lemmon courtesy of Michael Jaeger:

Jennifer Johnson @jajohnson.bsky.social · Oct 18

Fall break

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Common Cause Ohio @commoncauseohio.bsky.social · Oct 14

Why Ohio GOP hasn't produced a congressional redistricting map yet
by Morgan Trau
www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

Why Ohio GOP hasn't produced a congressional redistricting map yet

Ohio Republicans have yet to share a proposed congressional map with the public as the second deadline to pass a bipartisan map approaches. Why? They say they want to hear from citizens first.

www.news5cleveland.com

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Emily J. Edwards @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · Oct 13

i feel like i need to share this oldie but a goodie today

A tumblr post that reads "WHo would have believed that the perfect wikipedia photo caption could have been improved upon?" Two identical images are then side by side. The first caption is "Piper Kerr, a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904". The Caption for the image on the left reads, "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904"

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · Oct 8

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

Jennifer Johnson @jajohnson.bsky.social · Sep 28

woot woot!

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · Sep 28

So exhausting..

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · Sep 26

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · Sep 24

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Jennifer Johnson @jajohnson.bsky.social · Sep 18

Being stylish at the Veleros de Columbus game

Three people with three different ballcaps on

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Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · Sep 12

Process of the commission prize for K'Andra, winner of the @blackinastro.bsky.social Art Contest!
#sciart

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Maui Now @mauinow.com · Sep 10

Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, has announced the rediscovery of two native Hawaiian land snails not seen in nearly a century.

#BishopMuseum #Kahuli #Snails

Rare native Hawaiian land snails rediscovered after nearly a century

Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, has announced the rediscovery of two native Hawaiian land snails not seen in nearly a century.

mauinow.com

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Laura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · Sep 10

Okay, astro sky! 🔭 Has anyone successfully started a NSF AAPF application on grants.gov or research.gov? My advisee says it is grayed out/not available, but the program officer confirms that the AAPF should be open!

Laura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · Aug 23

Hi astro 🔭 sky, I heard that the NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoc Fellowship (AAPF) is not being offered this year. Is that correct? I know it was cut in the PBR, but I wasn't sure what that meant in practice. Typically app would have opened Aug 15. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...