woke tyrannosaurus 🦖 (taryn)
@actualraptor.bsky.social
she/they | STEM femme
queer gamer, academic & writer with a focus on horror and dinosaurs. writing queer horror & TTRPGs, & putting dinos in both.
MESci in Geology. MSc in Palaeobiology.
https://linktr.ee/actualraptor
queer gamer, academic & writer with a focus on horror and dinosaurs. writing queer horror & TTRPGs, & putting dinos in both.
MESci in Geology. MSc in Palaeobiology.
https://linktr.ee/actualraptor
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Hi everyone, I'm Taryn. I'm a queer writer/academic, beginner paleoartist, occasional AP performer, and a ttrpg gremlin/dice hoarder.
I specialise in queer horror/SFF and, more importantly, dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles (namely hadrosaurs)🦕
Hi everyone, I'm Taryn. I'm a queer writer/academic, beginner paleoartist, occasional AP performer, and a ttrpg gremlin/dice hoarder.
I specialise in queer horror/SFF and, more importantly, dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles (namely hadrosaurs)🦕
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we are the granddaughters of the monsters you couldn't mash
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
we are the granddaughters of the monsters you couldn't mash
I did in fact already book my hotel, this year's con was incredibly fun and I can't wait
🦕We’re delighted to announce that DinoCon 2026 will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Sat 25th & Sun 26th July, 2026!🦖
Tickets will be on sale in January but you can book your room with a massive discount NOW!
More details can be found on our website www.dinocon.co.uk
Tickets will be on sale in January but you can book your room with a massive discount NOW!
More details can be found on our website www.dinocon.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I did in fact already book my hotel, this year's con was incredibly fun and I can't wait
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Our inaugural #DinoConUK, held 2025 at the University of Exeter, was a massive success, with over 860 attendees. We're thrilled to announce that DinoConUK 2026 will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole in late July, an excellent central venue. Tickets are not yet on sale but hotel places are.
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Our inaugural #DinoConUK, held 2025 at the University of Exeter, was a massive success, with over 860 attendees. We're thrilled to announce that DinoConUK 2026 will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole in late July, an excellent central venue. Tickets are not yet on sale but hotel places are.
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Spooky season approaches, can finally unmask 🎃🌿
August 22, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Spooky season approaches, can finally unmask 🎃🌿
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Shout out to all the women who wrote under male pseudonyms during the so-called golden age of Sci-fi.
"Women are not usually into science fiction"is legitimately one of the stupidest, most divorced from reality sentences I have ever read in my life
okay grandpa, let's get you to bed
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Shout out to all the women who wrote under male pseudonyms during the so-called golden age of Sci-fi.
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What I'm looking for in a relationship
October 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
What I'm looking for in a relationship
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The Rite of Spring
November 29, 2024 at 3:32 PM
The Rite of Spring
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In all honesty, it’s not rhetoric any more. It’s not narrative. I’ve experienced more racism in the last 4 months than I can ever remember. The wheels are off in the UK and it’s being led by 3 political parties.
October 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
In all honesty, it’s not rhetoric any more. It’s not narrative. I’ve experienced more racism in the last 4 months than I can ever remember. The wheels are off in the UK and it’s being led by 3 political parties.
very overdue another BG3 run so maybe I start that soon idk
September 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
very overdue another BG3 run so maybe I start that soon idk
devastating to my mental and physical health to discover my go to is called a redneck margarita
www.tumblr.com/elliegoose/7... This chart of cocktail names for different types of Mountain Dew mixers is killing me. I didn't even know there WAS hard Mountain Dew.
September 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
devastating to my mental and physical health to discover my go to is called a redneck margarita
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"You'll get more conservative as you get older"
Me:
Me:
Me at 11 watching the X-Men movies: Xavier is doing his best in a difficult world!
Me now: Magneto should be allowed to hunt every senator that supported the mutant registration act for sport
Me now: Magneto should be allowed to hunt every senator that supported the mutant registration act for sport
August 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"You'll get more conservative as you get older"
Me:
Me:
I'm one minor inconvenience away from rewatching all the Transformers movies for comfort
September 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I'm one minor inconvenience away from rewatching all the Transformers movies for comfort
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The minute it became September I felt my body unclench slightly.
September 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The minute it became September I felt my body unclench slightly.
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I don't want to repost the awful stuff in that Chat GPT suicide case. But I will say that Chat GPT should be destroyed, financially and legally. The data centers should be disassembled and recycled. Sam Altman should go to prison.
August 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I don't want to repost the awful stuff in that Chat GPT suicide case. But I will say that Chat GPT should be destroyed, financially and legally. The data centers should be disassembled and recycled. Sam Altman should go to prison.
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i havent seen a lot of people talking about this for some reason but all my love and solidarity to lil nas x right now. leo herrera had a really beautiful post about this situation on instagram. unconditional support for struggling queer black people.
Lil Nas X was charged with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.
Lil Nas X charged with attacking police officers as he walked naked on Los Angeles street | CNN
Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.
www.cnn.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
i havent seen a lot of people talking about this for some reason but all my love and solidarity to lil nas x right now. leo herrera had a really beautiful post about this situation on instagram. unconditional support for struggling queer black people.
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Museums play a fundamental role in preserving cultural and natural history. They also educate the public, enrich our lives with knowledge, and inspire us to build a better future. The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see 🧪
August 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Museums play a fundamental role in preserving cultural and natural history. They also educate the public, enrich our lives with knowledge, and inspire us to build a better future. The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see 🧪
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I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven
July 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven
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Erebor - watercolor and acryla gouache on paper
Complete with Lake Town and a tiny Bilbo in an alcove
✨Prints on saIe!✨
Complete with Lake Town and a tiny Bilbo in an alcove
✨Prints on saIe!✨
August 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Erebor - watercolor and acryla gouache on paper
Complete with Lake Town and a tiny Bilbo in an alcove
✨Prints on saIe!✨
Complete with Lake Town and a tiny Bilbo in an alcove
✨Prints on saIe!✨
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August 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Welcome to a new member of the Isle of Wight iggy family! Congratulations @valdosaurus.bsky.social!
A new sail-back ornithischian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wealden Group of the Isle of Wight & the origins of neural spine elongation in iguanodontians onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #FossilFriday #PapersinPalaeontology
August 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Welcome to a new member of the Isle of Wight iggy family! Congratulations @valdosaurus.bsky.social!
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actually unreal how funny this image is
June 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
actually unreal how funny this image is
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It’s wild that the most unrealistic part of Terminator 2 is now the idea of a tech founder being told their creation will enslave humanity and they decide to destroy their product & company.
August 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It’s wild that the most unrealistic part of Terminator 2 is now the idea of a tech founder being told their creation will enslave humanity and they decide to destroy their product & company.
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Do NOT run at me in the Weapons (2025) pose. Do not teach my children to run Weapons (2025)-style. Everyone please run normally, thank you.
August 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Do NOT run at me in the Weapons (2025) pose. Do not teach my children to run Weapons (2025)-style. Everyone please run normally, thank you.
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Can't stress enough how there's never been a movement against censorship of adult media this widespread or getting this much attention. We have a real chance to get something done so keep going with me
August 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Can't stress enough how there's never been a movement against censorship of adult media this widespread or getting this much attention. We have a real chance to get something done so keep going with me
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do u ever just explode bc u love ur oc so much
August 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
do u ever just explode bc u love ur oc so much