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Shea (she/her)
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solar physicist, early career research scientist, heliophysics community manager, STEM policy advocate, outreach coordinator, education enthusiast, avid mentor AND mentee, neurospicy woman in STEM, activist, humanist
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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · Oct 2
Dear ALL #Colleges and #Universities,

Now is the time for a united front. Just say no.

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

(That means you too, @stanford.edu)

#SaveHigherEd #UnitedFront #StrongerTogether
www.wsj.com
solarshea.bsky.social
Missing signatories are our #california #Senators and other #houseofrepresentatives 😡

@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @kevinmullin.house.gov @liccardo.house.gov

#RepresentMe
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
solarshea.bsky.social
Thank you to @chu.house.gov and others who continue to stand up for science! My question is, why are there only 30 of them?

chu.house.gov/media-center...
Reps. Chu, Bacon Lead Colleagues in Urging Strong Final FY26 Appropriations for Space Science and Exploration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Don Bacon (NE-02) led a group of bipartisan colleagues in sending a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders urging them to prot...
chu.house.gov
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
solarshea.bsky.social
Recording of a @ucs.org webinar on "How Scientists Can Stand Up for Democracy". Share around our science communities (and beyond)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf6o...

#StandUpForScience #StandUpForDemocracy
@aas.org @agu.org @planetarysociety.bsky.social @roguenasa.altgov.info @roguenoaa.altgov.info
How Scientists Can Stand Up for Democracy
YouTube video by Union of Concerned Scientists
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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roguenoaa.altgov.info
Unable to mass fire Feds, Vought’s tactic is to starve agencies and programs of funds, in a variety of (likely) illegal ways. You’ll see more of this as the fiscal year progresses. This administration must be removed and prosecuted for all illegal activity.

prospect.org/2025/11/12/r...
Russ Vought Tries to Bankrupt the CFPB - The American Prospect
A legal office in the White House, at the behest of Office of Management and Budget director and Project 2025 architect Russ Vought, has decided to redefine the word “earnings” in order to bankrupt th...
prospect.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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aaup.org
The unity of students, faculty & staff powered our legal victories against the Trump admin!

Administrators & elected officials are not the ones filing the lawsuits against the Trump admin when our universities are under attack. Rather, faculty, students & staff are the ones defending higher ed.
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
solarshea.bsky.social
IMPEACH. CONVICT. REMOVE.

@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov

❤️ @algreen.house.gov ❤️

@kevinmullin.house.gov @liccardo.house.gov @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
solarshea.bsky.social
#INSPIRING. We need to start spreading the word to people to contact #Congress and tell them to support these #impeachment proceedings.

@indivisible.org @indimidpen.bsky.social @indivisiblepaplus.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @swingleft.bsky.social

youtu.be/RUJRQnAML6I?...
BIG BREAKING: Rep. Al Green Announces New Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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planetarysociety.bsky.social
JUST IN! Congress is considering a stopgap bill to keep the government open through Nov. 20. OMB is planning to cut billions from NASA during this, risking paid-for missions and thousands of jobs.

Tell Congress to protect NASA science and prevent these cuts: www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...
Advocacy Action Center
The Planetary Society is organizing a new space constituency that is educated, empowered, and loud.
www.planetary.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
solarshea.bsky.social
‼️HEADS UP‼️
Wed, Dec 3: nomination hearings for #NASA director (J Isaacman again) and Commerce Sec. (S Haines; includes #NOAA & #NIST)

👀 Live stream on the #Senate Committee website or YouTube

@roguenasa.altgov.info @noaa.gov @roguenoaa.altgov.info
@aas.org @agu.org @planetarysociety.bsky.social
www.commerce.senate.gov
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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aaup.org
AAUP TV — WEDS, NOV 19 @ 7 PM ET!

Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel, and Todd Wolfson, AAUP President, will discuss the historic victory in AAUP v. Trump and what it means for the UC system & higher ed!

@proftwolf.bsky.social
@veenadubal.bsky.social

Tune in on IG or YouTube (link in thread)!
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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jakeyeston.bsky.social
Folks, there are many female Harvard undergrads in Larry Summers’ courses RIGHT NOW. Imagine being in that situation and reading The Crimson.

“This semester, he is teaching two large undergraduate courses and one graduate class.”

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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solarshea.bsky.social
Back to the streets!!

Celebrate our wins Nov 4, protest illegally stopping SNAP, stand up for democracy & our rights, speak out against ICE in our communities and military intimidating citizens and immigrants

@indimidpen.bsky.social @indivisiblepaplus.bsky.social

@redwoodcityca.bsky.social
NO KINGS/VETS SAY NO/CELEBRATE WINS · Indivisible Portola Valley
NO KINGS, VETS SAY NO,Celebrate our wins Nov 4th, protest starving the poorest by illegally stopping SNAP, stand up for democracy, our rights, keeping ICE out of our communities, using the national gu...
www.mobilize.us
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
solarshea.bsky.social
ACCURATE.

#goingtowork #existentialcrisis #innermonologue #dontpanic

Thanks for seeing us, @indimidpen.bsky.social

@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dnb9tk/
Who can relate? #fyp #trump #2025 #POTUS #epstein
TikTok video by Indivisible Mid-Pen
www.tiktok.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
solarshea.bsky.social
@padilla.senate.gov and @schiff.senate.gov - DON'T YOU DARE VOTE FOR THE "SAFE" ACT. It is a #racist targeting of #science #collaboration and discriminates against many of our colleagues and friends. This bill is an abomination!

Everyone contact your #senators and tell them to vote no.
#SaveScience
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
solarshea.bsky.social
Back to the streets!!

Celebrate our wins Nov 4, protest illegally stopping SNAP, stand up for democracy & our rights, speak out against ICE in our communities and military intimidating citizens and immigrants

@indimidpen.bsky.social @indivisiblepaplus.bsky.social

@redwoodcityca.bsky.social
NO KINGS/VETS SAY NO/CELEBRATE WINS · Indivisible Portola Valley
NO KINGS, VETS SAY NO,Celebrate our wins Nov 4th, protest starving the poorest by illegally stopping SNAP, stand up for democracy, our rights, keeping ICE out of our communities, using the national gu...
www.mobilize.us
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
solarshea.bsky.social
Don't let this failure by @democrats.senate.gov and #Democratic leadership like @schumer.senate.gov slow you down, folks. Be livid. Take action. Force change. Together, great things will happen. Stay tuned.

@kevinmullin.house.gov
@liccardo.house.gov
@padilla.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
solarshea.bsky.social
youtu.be/TOXsIjwVfuA?...

Thank you, @ezralevin.bsky.social I couldn't have said it better.

@indivisible.org @indimidpen.bsky.social @indivisiblepaplus.bsky.social
Incandescent Rage: Ezra Levin on the Eight Democrats Who Put Americans Last
YouTube video by The Contrarian
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Post from Pete Buttigieg that reads: It's a bad deal. Everyday life - making it better and more affordable - must always be our bottom line. For months, I’ve been hearing from people bracing for their health insurance bills to skyrocket - so much that some will lose coverage altogether. Some say they simply haven't even opened their letter yet, dreading the bad news. Any deal that fails to address this directly is a bad deal.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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altspaceforce.altgov.info
How much could a @schumer.senate.gov Cave cost you?

Check the math here👇
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
solarshea.bsky.social
📢 CALL YOUR SENATORS NOW! Especially:
@senpeterwelch.govpeeps.us
@rosen.senate.gov
@senatortammybaldwn.bsky.social
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social
@ossoff.senate.gov
@peters.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@hassan.senate.gov
@slotkin.senate.gov

@democrats.senate.gov
solarshea.bsky.social Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 16d
‼️URGENT ACTION ITEM‼️
#Senate vote as early as TONIGHT on a 2 month #Budget that DOES NOT include #Healthcare funding. Only a lackluster promise to discuss it.

📢 Tell the Senate to vote against any budget that doesn't extend ACA tax credits, reverse fed layoffs, and block illegal budget cuts
Demand a Strong Deal to End the Government Shutdown ⭑ 5 Calls
The federal government shutdown is now the longest running shutdown in U.S. history. The House has remained out of session for its entirety, at the …
5calls.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
solarshea.bsky.social
‼️URGENT ACTION ITEM‼️
#Senate vote as early as TONIGHT on a 2 month #Budget that DOES NOT include #Healthcare funding. Only a lackluster promise to discuss it.

📢 Tell the Senate to vote against any budget that doesn't extend ACA tax credits, reverse fed layoffs, and block illegal budget cuts
Demand a Strong Deal to End the Government Shutdown ⭑ 5 Calls
The federal government shutdown is now the longest running shutdown in U.S. history. The House has remained out of session for its entirety, at the …
5calls.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
solarshea.bsky.social
@indivisible.org @indivisiblepaplus.bsky.social @indimidpen.bsky.social @sano-organizers.bsky.social

CALL YOUR #SENATORS AND #CONGRESSMEMBERS ASAP! TELL THEM TO HOLD THE LINE!! We demand affordable healthcare!

@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
ezralevin.bsky.social Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 16d
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.

It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
joshtpm.bsky.social Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16d
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
solarshea.bsky.social
I have a source that confirms this, but we aren't seeing reporting on any main stream media.

www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...

#RapidResponse #detaineerights #immigration #sfbayarea
ICE Aggressively Handcuffs Rapid Response Network Member in Santa Clara County : Indybay
On October 31, ICE aggressively handcuffed a rapid responder in Santa Clara County. The Rapid Response Network in Santa Clara County says they need more responders and is calling on people to join the...
www.indybay.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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stanfordaaup.bsky.social
We’ve started our Teach-In as part of the @aaup National Day of Action with @palumboliu.bsky.social talking about the implications of institutional neutrality in this moment. If we don’t engage with topics such as immigration, freedom of speech, etc, we are letting our whole community down.
Phot of David Palumbo Liu standing on an outdoor stage talking
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
solarshea.bsky.social
I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/6BwcGztz
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
app.sosha.ai
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM