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Dr. Jessie Christiansen
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Caltech/IPAC Planet Hunter | Chief Scientist, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute | @TEDFellow | Science consultant | General Nerd | My views are not the views of NASA | She/her
One time my husband and I were asked to bring 'a dessert' to his family's Thanksgiving that we were driving six hours to attend. We made a box brownie mix the night before and brought it in the car with us that day.

Turns out it was THE dessert for 20+ people.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore

I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Ohhh I see. They couldn't let Democrats get the credit for the extension, so they waited them out, re-opened the government, *then* extended the subsidies so Trump could get the credit.
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Wandering around saying “That’s Bazball, baby!” every time I do something unfathomably stupid. #ashes
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Who says five day tests are over. Just structured differently. Two days of cricket. Three days of commentary. #ashes
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
TFW the most anticipated test match in two years is over in two days. #Ashes
a man sitting in a field of yellow flowers
Alt: a man sitting in a field of yellow flowers
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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I did something very similar for my latest YT vid!

bsky.app/profile/mark...
Horseshoe Crabs are a Galactic Species! 🧪🔭
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Surprise highlight after the DGA #WickedForGood screening - Ava DuVernay sat down with Jon M. Chu to chat about how this moment felt after five years of development and even more of dreams.
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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I love this.
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We got creative with the homemade pretzels tonight. If you squint, maybe you can see the dragon.
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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evergreen
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Not a reference to the wonderful STAR TREK: VOYAGER episode "Distant Origin".

(Where at least some dinosaurs were sentient, developed spaceflight, left Earth, and built a civilization in the Delta Quadrant)
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Wow ok :)
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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When an impossibly large space meets a ludicrously long time…
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Caution: the ten-year-olds have discovered the Macarena. I repeat: the ten-year-olds have discovered the Macarena.
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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More than ready for more of this:
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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The Barmy Army spending longer in a plane to watch the first test than they did actually watching the first test will never not be funny
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I would simply not swing at a ball bowled at *does math* eighth stump. #Ashes #ArmchairAshes
Jesus wept… #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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🤠
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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and you thought queuing at the co-op took forever
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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'“It’s the most shortsighted lack of investment by a federal government since before the Abbott government. And they were stupid," [a former long-serving researcher at #CSIRO] said.'

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne..., article by @sbasfordcanales.bsky.social and @donnadlu.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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This is so fuckin cool
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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MIND BLOWN. Ugh I love thinking about geologic time. I literally switched my major at the last minute in college because of it. Such an odd duck I am, looking always for other odd ducks in the universe, and so happy when I find them.
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It’s Friday night.

I’ve done enough this week.

You’ve done enough this week.
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM