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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Jun 9

Searching for a cute and breathable muzzle on Etsy for my reactive dog (who also likes to eat poop).

Reader: Do not just type in muzzle to Etsy at 5am over coffee. I WAS NOT READY.

Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Jun 8

Watching Greta Thunberg change the world whilst I'm sitting on the exercise bike in my underwear because I don't want to "create" too much laundry.

She's just so fucking awesome.

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · May 29

Sometimes I worry that the internet knows too much about us and then Zillow sends me a "recommended" house in Beverly Hills for $17 million dollars.

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · May 29

I'm currently working with a realtor called Andrew Tate (no relation), and I've learned that his name is a built in red flag detector based entirely on how people react to it... kinda wanna pay him to just hang out with me forever. It would make things simpler!

Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · May 12

I emailed someone earlier with an important question, only to receive an out of office response saying TO CONTACT ME WITH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS! 😭😭

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · May 12

My non-profit and the work the team does is only growing and I'm so excited to help every neurodivergent space scientists I can before my last breath.

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The Neuroverse Initiative @neuroverse-tni.bsky.social · May 9

🎉 CONGRATS JESS! 🧠🎓

Join us in celebrating our fearless leader, TNI's CEO

@jesstella.bsky.social

In graduating with her PhD! 👩‍🎓

Call her Dr Crusher, cause she crushed it! 🖖

We love you Jess, and are so excited about the direction you're taking TNI.

To the stars and beyond! ✨

#TNI

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · May 12

I have spent 20% of 2025 in Marriott hotels for work. Now, don't get my wrong, I adore my job, but I'm past the point of getting dressed for breakfast and will attend in hot pants. You've been warned.

My bottom is falling out like the stock market.

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · May 11

My mum got me a PhD sword... and not just any sword... a perfect replica of Glamdring.

📚🗡️🧝🏻‍♀️🎓

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · May 7

To have the white man confidence of the guy in front of me in line who scanned his wife's boarding pass instead of his and doubled down that it was his to the gate assistance, the assistant gate assistant, his wife, and me!

Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · May 6

Anyone out there living with an addict that you deeply love. I see you. Choosing to stay & work through things can tare your heart out.

One day I hope we will look back & see this dark time, as something we overcame. Together.

Note: never stay in a situation in which you feel unsafe. I am safe.

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Apr 25

I spoke about my center's funding loss in this Time article and NSF "declined to comment". That feels like a flex 💪🏻

time.com/7279068/trum...

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Sage Divinorum 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · Apr 18

Autism Speaks now that RFK Jr is talking about sending “useless eaters” to “wellness camps”:

a guy dressed up as autism speaks saying “-"we're all trying to find the guy who did this!"

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Apr 18

It's like the federation and the Klingon empire teaming up against a mutual enemy.

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Apr 16

Eric's book is one of my favourites to recommend to newly diagnosed folk who want to better understand the different intersections of autism (ie race, socioeconomic status) etc. 🧠

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Apr 16

Hey everybody, you may have seen me asking that question to RFK Jr. about increased autism diagnoses among nonwhite people. I wrote a whole book about autism, neurodiversity and why we need to move on from talking about vaccines. Buy it here.
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...

We're Not Broken

“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also...

www.harpercollins.com

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · Apr 7

Sir Issac Newton proving sunlight is gay:

vintage illustration of Issac Newton holding a prism in a shaft of light creating a rainbow

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Apr 2

There's been so much on lately that I forgot I did an interview with Nancy Disbrow on her amazing podcast the Dyslexia Maverick. Thankfully my Mum reminded me from 9,000 miles away.

So go listen to me excitedly talk to me fast about neurodiversity anywhere you get your podcasts ❤️🎙️
🔭🧠

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Kaitlin Ruiz @kaitlinruiz.bsky.social · Mar 29

the U.S. government is targeting legal noncitizen scholars, not on the basis of any wrongdoing, but as part of a larger assault against an educated public.

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Mar 28

Spoons is a phrase widely used in the disability community to mean units of energy. Amongst those of us with disabilities it's common to say things like this. 🙂

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_t...

Spoon theory - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Mar 28

I just wrote this email:

"I am dreadfully sorry for my late reply. I was finishing my doctorate, which took all of my spoons! So, between that and the end of the world, my emails have started to pile up."

and realized:

1) It's so obvious I am British when I type, and
2) What the actual fuck?

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Mar 27

As an astrophysicist I know it may be weird that I read my horoscope (I think that's silly - another topic), but today it told me that someone is going to send me a message that is going to upset me, and now my heart sinks every time my phone goes off 😭😭

Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Mar 24

And I did it all with AuDHD!

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Mar 24

Finally submitted my thesis last night. All ~250 pages of it.
After 34 years I am finally done with school.
Dr Jess of astrophysics ❤️ I'm really fucking proud of myself!

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Mar 20

Good morning.

Has anyone done it yet?

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Benjamin Pope @benjaminpope.bsky.social · Mar 19

No possibility of organising or attending international meetings in the US anymore. Appalling situation.

Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · Mar 19

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik @jesstella.bsky.social · Mar 19

Recently, I feel like I've levelled up in noticing and checking my own ego.

Addressing the hardest flaws is so rewarding.

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