Mary C

Mary C

@mcrocketscience.bsky.social

Lover of science, reading, whisky. Nerd for human spaceflight, rockets, JWST, and voting. Fierce advocate for women, especially in STEM. Retired NASA JSC engineer.

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Hopefully that first-ever World Cup Halftime "show!" will be the last-ever World Cup Halftime show. The entertainment version of a dump cake; throw several unrelated ingredients together into a heated rectangle and hope it works. 👎 (The Muppets, as always, get a pass.) #FIFAWorldCup #HalftimeShow

On the pub porch in Houston, watching USA play Australia. And scoffing at each of the dozen times the announcers talked about the heat at the game. Seattle: 75ºF, dewpoint of 49ºF, heat index 75-80ºF Houston: 91ºF, dewpoint of 77ºF, heat index 107-110ºF USA wins 2-0! Worth it. #WorldCup2026

He Who Must Not Be Named: In Deathly Hallows, a "taboo" spell was placed upon Voldemort's name, so his followers could trace anyone who uttered it. In this age of data scraping, I now completely understand why wizards used the alternative to avoid vindictive repercussions. Can't risk ruination.

Thanks, #Samsung, for updating your Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and giving me a link to 50 screen pages of micro-print legalese to read to see if I "agree." All without a single paragraph or page to say what part of them were changed with what updates. So convenient. So demure. #sarcasmfont

I was watching the Superbowl mostly for interesting ads. But so far it's been Tom Cruise, YouTube, FoxNews, Starlink, Meta, and Fox again. A roster of sycophants. This is gross. Remote is getting a workout.

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⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid. On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.

I registered voters in TX. I phone banked. I put up yard signs. I posted to social media and replied to nonsense with facts. My income is my civil service pension. Its continuation is at the mercy of vindictive disruptors who need little reason to rescind it, legal or not. So now I'm silenced.

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I think it already is. But seriously. Don’t call them names. We want the door open for them when they realize the mistake they made. We are for a better America. Not a vindictive America

Mike WARKER@mjwarker.bsky.social

Hey Mark do you think voters remorse will ever hit the magat crowd I Doubt It

Four-wheeling in Houston snow. My favorite moment was when they brought a bigger one and started tying the sled to it instead, but forgot about the little one and it started puttering down the road by itself. I just barely caught them catching up to it. #snowfall

Completed my recertification training today to continue as a Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar in Harris County, TX. And Galveston County. Good to go for another two years. Just trudging dejectedly forward against a high tide...what else can I do? It's still important. #Vote #VoterRegistration

How awesome would it be if Biden resigned the presidency now, allowing Harris to briefly be the 47th president and first woman to hold the office? And completely derailing all the merch sales and sloganeering being planned for the next four years. After the #Carter funeral, of course.

Four years ago today, I was riding the highest of highs after getting my first COVID vax at 7:30 am. By noon, I was plunged into the lowest of lows watching chaos unfold at the Capitol and dreading the future of our country. Happy to still be alive, but the dread is so much worse. #January6th

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🚨 Reports indicate that the attacker responsible for driving into a crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter, resulting in 10 deaths and 30 injuries, is 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, an American citizen and U.S. Army veteran born and raised in Texas.

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