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savetheacademy.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social · 20h
Let’s talk numbers. The numbers on these slides show we care about the Academy of Natural Sciences. Join us at our virtual rally on the 15th. Join us at City Hall on the 26th. Keep calling Drexel, the Mayor, the governor, and our Councilmembers. #savetheacademy
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.newsweek.com/exclusive-br... #FortHood #Justice #Newsweek #Grief #Livestream #DeathPenalty
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Brother of slain Fort Hood soldier urges Trump to stop livestream execution
Kristopher Craig told Newsweek he is writing to Trump to prevent his brother's death becoming "part of another public spectacle."
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Anyway, here's Wonderwall.....
Short description: A small river otter named Steve stands on its hind legs with his paws on the keys of a bright red toy piano, looking up at the viewer.

Baked-in text: “Vilac depuis 1911”
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Steve is preparing for Halloween. I want to know what he has stashed in that pumpkin...
Photo of Steve the otter outdoors on bare ground, poking his paw through the mouth of a carved jack-o’-lantern pumpkin.  
There is no text baked into the image.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Good point...
Description: A photograph of Steve the otter and another otter sitting side by side on a rock by calm turquoise water, nuzzling affectionately.  
Embedded text: “It is a risk to love.  
What if it doesn’t work out?  
Ah, but what if it does.”
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savetheacademy.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
SAVE THE ACADEMY COALITION statement This is what we are asking regarding the October 26th hearing. The full statement may be read here: save-the-academy.org #savetheacademy
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🦖 Sign and share the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... Contact decision makers: Trish Wellenbach Interim Leader of the Academy: tw958@drexel.edu Antonio Merlo Drexel President: 215.895.2100 president@drexel.edu Scott Cooper CEO of the Academy of Natural Sciences: sac454@drexel.edu
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Liz Climo @lizclimo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Otter says “everyone says there’s a monster in this lake.” Monster replies “yeah. They’re talking about me.” Otter hugs monster “I don’t think you’re a monster.”
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cara giaimo @cjgiaimo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
i was fortunate enough to profile Margaret Hamilton in 2019. A really kind and curious person. This was my favorite story she told me:
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/10/2026
This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.
Margaret Hamilton with printed computer code in 1969. Credit: NASA/Alamy
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savetheacademy.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Today has been the sixth day that Philadelphia has not had a public facing side of the Academy of Natural Sciences. We can #savetheacademy. Join us on Oct 26th. ❤️🦖
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Happy National Taco Day! 🌮 #NationalTacoDay #TacoTuesday #Tacos
"I wonder if tacos think about me too." With an image of a contemplative taco at the bottom.
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Pusheen @pusheen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🍂 🧡
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savetheacademy.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
✅The City Council Hearing Has Been Rescheduled!! ✅ We just received news that the City Council hearing regarding the Academy of Natural Science has been rescheduled for October 26th! The situation is pretty fluid. Stay tuned, stay engaged. We WILL see you at City Hall SOON. We WILL #savetheacademy
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
From @savetheacademy.bsky.social: Contact Isaiah Thomas, Head of the Legislative Oversight Committee at 215-686-3446 to express your concern and urge a quick rescheduling of the hearing. You can also email the clerk in charge of the hearing, David Maynard, at david.maynard@philly.gov #Philly
Nina Ahmed and Jeffrey Young Jr.: Save the T.Rex Hearing to Save the Academy of Natural Sciences Canceled.  Call the Head of the Legislative Oversight Committee Isiah Thomas at 215-686-3446
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savetheacademy.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🚨call to action🚨 Are you part of an organization or professional society that could provide a letter of support to the Academy? Check these slides. Let’s #savetheacademy !
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Love this idea! 🚎 #publictransit #publictransportation #weekwithoutdriving
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you to leaders like Nina Ahmad who have proposed solutions and possible paths forward to save the Academy of Natural Sciences. ❤️ 🦖 #savetheacademy #AcademyofNaturalSciences #Philadelphia #Philly #science #museums #scienceeducation #Drexel
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Keep contacting decision makers (Drexel Board, Mayor, Governor) to encourage the Academy of Natural Sciences to take the donation from the William Penn Foundation to buy time to find a long term solution. The museum can be saved! 😊❤️🦖 #savetheacademy #AcademyofNaturalSciences #Philadelphia #Philly
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savetheacademy.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#savetheacademy Today is the first day the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philly no longer has a public facing portion of its museum. Here’s one story about the museum’s impact: Blaine, Concerned Academic on what the Academy means to them save-the-academy.org/stories.html...
save-the-academy.org
Your Academy stories — Save the Academy
Share your memory of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum, with a photo, and read what other people remember.
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pumpkin spice jorbo 🍂 @bookenj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the most galling aspect of late stage capitalism is the idea that these public institutions aren’t actually public goods, and are just another asset class to be exploited. there is no reason a board of trustees should be able to unilaterally decide to shutter an institution to goose earnings. none
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Jennifer 🦋🐶☕️🦋 @jenelliot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#NOMORE
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When people in power deliver bad news to you, they expect you to just take punch, accept it, and move on. In these situations, we need to empower ourselves to reject the premise. I want you to look at three time points in the fight to save the academy of natural sciences with me. (Thread)
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 28/09/2026
“You close museums, you close minds,” said Suzanne Ryan, a retired teacher and grandmother who has volunteered at the Academy of Natural Sciences since June.
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A final day at the Academy of Natural Sciences brought tears, nostalgia, and disbelief
Inside the museum, a steady stream of visitors took photos, touched the skin of a scaly anteater being circulated by educators, and guided toddlers in dinosaur costumes through exhibits.
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Sean Closson🦖🦕 @coffeeblack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think everyone should watch very closely if the administrators of Drexel University suddenly get raises or bonuses if they still go forward with the closing the Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Save the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia ❤️ 🦖 #AcademyofNaturalSciences #Philadelphia #Philly #Drexel #savetheacademy #science #museums
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨🚨Emergency protest🚨🚨 The Drexel board will be at the constitution center in Old City (525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106) from 5-6. We're asking Drexel to disaffiliate from the Academy of Nat Sci to allow them to negotiate what's best for them w/o Drexel interference. Be there.
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Brittney Elizabeth Stoneburg @brittandbone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One thing - this isn't to blame museums. As a museum staff member, I can tell you: we are, as a group, extremely passionate & resourceful. But the unis, gov, etc that oversee museum admin just see a budget line item bleeding money, & not the actual purpose of that line item (education, research)
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savetheacademy.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hey Philly!! It’s rally time!! See you at the Academy of Natural Sciences!!! Let’s #savetheacademy !💃❤️🦖
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savetheacademy.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Academy of Natural Sciences is set to close its doors to the public after today. We can #savetheacademy! 8000 people visited yesterday. Today at 5pm, there will be a vigil and a walk to City Hall. Join us! and visit save-the-academy.org for action items all of us can do! ❤️🦖
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today from 2-6 PM at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia #AcademyofNaturalSciences #Philadelphia #Philly #Drexel #DrexelUniversity #Paleontology #Museums #Science
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🔴 Save priceless specimens like this and keep the the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public to continue to inspire a love for science for future generations. Please sign the petition if you haven't already. It's up to 98,000. Let's get it up to 100,000! actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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Circ @tinyicecat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going.
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mark156.bsky.social @mark156.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Happy sunday from the woods here a little subtle 🍂 change a sprawling green cathedral.
Looking up a complex pattern of sprawling branches and leaves a slight hint of autumnal yellowing bronze and green leaves spread high into the grey sky,a queen of the woods.
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Send personal reasons why the Academy of Natural Sciences been important to you & your family as well as Philadelphia as a whole to Trish Wellenbach at tw958@drexel.edu More info: www.instagram.com/reel/DduFCgp... #AcademyofNaturalSciences #Philadelphia #Drexel
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🚨Action Alert! Trish Wellenbach interim leader of the Academy of Natural Sciences needs to hear from us! Send heartfelt *not angry* messages about why it should stay open so she can show community support. Add anecdotes & say you don't want the public facing museum to close. Send to tw958@drexel.edu
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🔴 Sat. Sept. 27 is the last day the Academy of Natural Sciences is open to the public. Let decision makers know you want it saved. Contact Drexel president at (215) 895-2100 or president@drexel.edu Contact the Philadelphia Historical Commission staff at (215) 686-7660 or preservation@phila.gov
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Tuesday Adams ™ 🌹 @tuesdayadams111.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy 9-2-5 Dolly Day. 🌹 Enjoy your day. ❤️🖤💛💙🩷
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 Sunday, September 27, 2026 is currently the last day the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philly will be open to the public. Please contact PA Governor Josh Shapiro to let him know you want him to work with Drexel University to save the museum. 🦖 www.pa.gov/form/governo... #AcademyofNaturalSciences
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Contact Form | Governor Josh Shapiro
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🔴 Sunday, September 27, 2026 is currently the last day the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia will be open to the public. Please contact Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker to let her know you want her to work with Drexel University to save the museum. 🦖 www.phila.gov/departments/...
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Mayor’s correspondence form | Office of the Mayor
Correspond with the Mayor of Philadelphia.
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🔴 Sunday, September 27, 2026 is currently the last day the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia will be open to the public. Please sign and share the below petition to ensure it remains open to the public for future generations. Thank you! 🦖 #AcademyofNaturalSciences #Philadelphia #Drexel
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Please sign the petition to save the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia! 🦖 actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... #AcademyofNaturalSciences #Philly #Philadelphia #Drexel #Science #Education #DrexelUniversity #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Fossils #Research #EnvironmentalScience #Science #Biodiversity
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Petition to Keep the Academy of Natural Sciences Open to the Public
The scientific community in Philadelphia and concerned neighbors are calling on Drexel University to keep the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia’s public-facing museum open beyond their impos...
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Stephen Colbert took the stage to a standing ovation and accepted the Emmy for best variety series for the final season of “the late show“.
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RaphMikeyTurtle @raphmikey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#nature #garden #flowers #mobilephotography Thursday flowers 😁🙏🌹
Hot pink Azaleas, a spring time delight.
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Elon Musk's VoteSafe .org shares users' personal information. Here's how we know | Snopes.com www.snopes.com/fact-check/v... Note, the VoteSafe site is not an official government site despite appearances. #VoteSafe #ElonMusk #Election #Voting #DataHarvesting #DigitalSurveillance #Privacy #Vote
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Elon Musk's VoteSafe.org shares users' personal information. Here's how we know
Musk's America PAC funds the online voter registration hub.
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Lillie B. @lilliebeltran.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Salesforce is currently in the process of implementing a fix #Salesforce #outage #Dreamforce www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/u...
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Salesforce outage: What happened as customers faced delays and errors worldwide
Salesforce outage hit customers worldwide with delays and errors. The company said it found the issue, tested a fix and began restoring services.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...
A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.
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KYW Newsradio on 103.9 FM @kywnewsradio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Around 200 people gathered outside the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University to protest the impending closure of its museum. They say they will not allow the university to close the oldest natural history museum in the country without a fight. www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...
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Hundreds gather outside Academy of Natural Sciences to protest museum closure
Around 200 people gathered outside the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University to protest the impending closure of its nearly 200-year-old museum. | KYW Newsradio
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
To get the apple you gotta be Apple
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