Erin Macdonald

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Writer | Science Advisor (Star Trek franchise) | Producer | PhD, Astrophysics | she/her just an ancient tattooed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 N7 Starfleet rebel pagan soul trapped in modern times https://linktr.ee/drerinmac

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The phrase “you will have to go through me” in punk cutout lettering with the trans flag colors
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Captain von trapp from the sound of music tearing a nazi flag in half
jimkerk writes: the least realistic thing about star trek is that starfleet uniforms don't have pockets and nobody complains about it crisisoninfintefandoms replies: My instinct is to agree with this, but like, when I really think about it... No money, no credit cards, identification is all vocal/fingerprints/retinal, so no wallet. Again, doors are voice activated, or just unlocked by entering a code. No keys. Communication devices are tiny and stick onto clothing starting in Next Gen. TOS had bulkier communication that they carried around or kept in, like, packs and stuff, so the arguments for pockets is a little more valid, and if I remember correctly, those costumes did have pockets, tho I could be wrong about that. But anything post TNG, the point is moot anyway. Tricorders and phasers are really the only thing anyone's carrying around, and that's usually on away missions where they'd be bring their packs/holsters or just have them out. I mean, who wants to stick a phaser in their pocket? So, yeah. There's not much little stuff people need to carry around everywhere. And if they are preparing for a longer journey or want to bring bulkier things. well... just bring a bag. It fits more anyway. jimkerk replies: what if i find a cool rock and want to take it home with me runicbinary replies: Every time a member of the USS Enterprise has found a cool rock and taken it home, it has resulted in eleven deaths, six temporal displacements, the holodecks breaking again, and somebody getting turned into a lizard. Pockets are a privilege, not a right.
Laurels from Austin Film Festival with feathered quills as the border. The text inside says “script competition second rounder Austin film festival 2025”
Rom from DS9 reading the Communist Manifesto on a PADD and quoting “workers of the world unite”
A screenshot of a Bluesky timeline with an image that says Make A Wish, the next one by Brandon Williams saying No Way. Just no way. We aren’t that lucky. And then the last one is an emoji candle summoning circle with “it” in the middle.
Kirk’s famous scene shouting Khan! But the words underneath are Dragon Khan!!
An image of Erin’s schedule for DragonCon this year. The formatting of the text is wonky but you can search for “erin Macdonald” under speakers on the DragonCon app. Text in image below: SCHEDULE ERIN MACDONALD DRAGON CON AUG 28- SEP 1 2025 Friday NERD TREK PRESENTS: THE SCIENCE OF STAR TREK 1:00 PM / HILTON GALLERIA 2-3 THE TUVIX DEBATE 2:30 PM / HILTON GALLERIA 2-3 TEMPORAL MECHANICS 101 4:00 PM / HILTON GALLERIA 2-3 BIG SHIP ENERGY: ENGINEERING EPIC VESSELS 8:30 PM / HILTON 209-211 Saturday STAR TREK ASTROPHYSICS 7:00 PM / HILTON GALLERIA 2-3 Sunday THE SCIENCE OF LOWER DECKS 5:30 PM / HILTON GALLERIA 2-3 SCIENCE VS MOVIES (18+) 10:00 PM / COURTLAND GRAND BALLROOM
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So, effectively immediately, we will no longer prohibit artists who use Al from taking part in our markets. (You folks who do fan art... that's still stealing, and is still not permitted.) In addition, while I'm not going to start generating my own Al images, I'm also not going to stress about Al being used for images I purchase for promotional purposes. It's too hard to avoid, and trying to do so wastes a lot of my time. My first priority is to create a successful event that benefits the artists and artisans taking part, and I will continue to bust my ass to do that. My second priority is my own mental well-being.
A two frame from The Good Place where in the top Eleanor says “who died and left Aristotle in charge of ethics?” And the second frame is Chidi exasperated pointing to the chalkboard and shouting “Plato!”
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But Hurn thinks Walker probably never knew her contributions to astronomy had been recognised during her lifetime and her status as a pioneer was neglected by previous curators of the observatory's history. "She was the first professional woman to earn a living from astronomy," said Hurn. "But if you asked most astronomers today, they wouldn't know her name."
A picture of the book “I think I’m in love with an alien” by Ann Aguirre
A standard rental fridge with an assortment of nerdy art and magnets. Lots of Star Trek magnets, a remade “give a mouse a cookie” that reads “give a bitch a break”, a self care list, and some national park postcards.
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A Star Wars retro style tee shirt of prequel Anakin and Obi wan with them in a promo pose back to back with the lettering Anakin and Obi Wan and Star Wars behind
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A fresh tattoo of Jake the Dog from Adventure Time frying bacon on the wing of a Phoenix which was tattooed nearly 20 years ago, and based on a franchise I don’t support anymore.
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Erin and Aaron at the altar in a cantina smiling at the guests. Erin is in a Leia dress and Aaron is wearing a kilt and Han Solo vest while flashing “Live Long and prosper”
A black cat sits in a tiny Amazon box which is just big enough for her and stares back at the camera. One of her eyes is permanently half shut
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Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda! Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN! 284 ReTruths 898 Likes 5/4/25, 7:18 PM
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Jillian Holtzmann from Ghostbusters wearing flight goggles on her forehead and winking while chewing on a straw in a cup
A picture of an inside arm with a tattoo of the spaceship Lego guy, purple and black space with stars behind, and the word spaceship in a comic band with the original series Star Trek font
A black cat lying on the stares on her back looking up at the camera. She is a chonky cat.
Erin has long red hair and is smiling while giving the live long and prosper hand signal in front of bushes with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background
A selfie of Erin sitting in her gaming chair holding up three colors of lip balm with pip dots on them.
A young boy sits at a window at night writing math equations on the glass
A picture of Captain Kathryn Janeway disguised as Queen Arachnia sitting on a throne
The crew from Our Flag Means Death in a nighttime scene on the edge of the ship, with one character aiming a crossbow while the rest look on with a mix of fear and anticipation
Several federally-operated campgrounds at one of Pennsylvania's most popular summer destinations will be closed indefinitely due to "executive-order driven staffing shortages." Raystown Lake, in Huntingdon County, is the largest lake entirely within Pennsylvania. The 8,300-acre lake is managed by the U.S. Army Corps Engineers and, according to a news release from the agency's Baltimore office, staffing shortages will require staff to focus on "dam operations for flood protection and emergency response readiness" ahead of the 2025 season.
Liz lemon trying to get in the spirit of St Patrick’s Day by wearing green hulk hands
An amateur photo of the lunar eclipse. The moon is a little blurry but you can just make out darker patches. The moon is mostly glowing red with a soft white crescent on the top
Spock sits alone at a table fiddling with a radio, looking lonely and pensive.
Screengrab from Star Trek's City on the Edge of Forever with Kirk making eyes at Edith Keeler while Spock stands in the background, his hands gently forming a fist of frustration
A stuffed Kermit sitting on a bed with coins spread in front of him looking appalled at how little there is left
People who are at risk of exposure to the recent measles case include: • Travelers who were at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX the evening of March 5 between 7 and 10:40 p.m. • People who visited Cloud 9 Nail Salon in North Hollywood on March 7 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. The salon is at 5142 N. Lankershim Blvd. • Customers of Superior Grocers at 10683 Valley Blvd. in El Monte who visited on March 10 between 8:15 and 10:30 a.m.
Planet Express ship and Swordfish II from cowboy bebop are tattooed on a forearm with black stars in the background
A brightly colored graphic with a comic book vibe, with pink background on the top and blue backgroundon the bottom. The center has the logo for the film in a comic bang graphic. The logo reads Long Away in rainbow letters with two hearts next to it, the smaller heart being a trans flag. The text beneath the logo reads "A sci-fi short film by Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges" Underneath is a QR code with the text "Support this film at Seed and Spark" and a trans flag is draped in the bottom right corner.
A close up of a glass trophy that says Study UK Alumni Awards United States of America 2025 • Dr. Erin Macdonald Culture and Creativity Award Winner February, 2025 It is being held by two hands with reddish brown metallic nail polish, a metal wedding band, and a Scottish tartan sash on her clothing Oh and there are some smudges on the glass because Erin didn’t clean it before taking the picture but her nails looked too good.
A black cat sitting in a brown paper target bag on the kitchen tile floor looking back at the camera with a “what?” expression
A black and white image from Star Trek voyager where Janeway is dressed as Queen Arachnia holding a retro scifi gun
An outdoor picture of a neighborhood with a glowing red sun sitting above the apartment building across the street. The air is thick and hazy with an early morning glow despite the sun being high
A photo outside an apartment window onto more apartments with black clouds and slightly hazy outlines though the window screen makes it a little difficult to discern
A shot of a game table with the Mass Effect board game, the photo olayer has Garrus in front of them
A still from Lower Decks with a group of Harry Kim clones, all in various styles of yellow starfleet uniforms except one who is wearing the delta flyer uniform. One in the middle is addressing the rest
A screencap from the site Coverfly which says "To Skye" is on the Red List, with the following accolades: number 19 Historical Feature in the past month, Top 8% of discoverable projects on Coverfly, 2 finalist awards, Overall top 10% and Historical Feature top 20 of the month.