HFR🇺🇦🇬🇱
@dinochick.bsky.social
Another Paleontologist. Warning: post not always about fossils. Original post are my opinions & thoughts, & not that of my employer.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"The trip actually took place in South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where collecting fossils on reservation land without explicit tribal permission is considered looting."
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 AM
"The trip actually took place in South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where collecting fossils on reservation land without explicit tribal permission is considered looting."
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Racist, convicted felon trash. A stain on the Presidency.
BREAKING: President Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash. The White House had defended it but now blames staffer.
Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates in a jungle
President Donald Trump has used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Racist, convicted felon trash. A stain on the Presidency.
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Founders of modern paleontology, and their contributions to systemic racism, classism and sexism (🧵)
Henry Osborn (1857–1935), responsible for naming of Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor; president of ANHM.
Co-founder of the American Eugenics Society. Contributing to books later praised by Hitler.
Henry Osborn (1857–1935), responsible for naming of Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor; president of ANHM.
Co-founder of the American Eugenics Society. Contributing to books later praised by Hitler.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Founders of modern paleontology, and their contributions to systemic racism, classism and sexism (🧵)
Henry Osborn (1857–1935), responsible for naming of Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor; president of ANHM.
Co-founder of the American Eugenics Society. Contributing to books later praised by Hitler.
Henry Osborn (1857–1935), responsible for naming of Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor; president of ANHM.
Co-founder of the American Eugenics Society. Contributing to books later praised by Hitler.
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The Paleontological Research Institution invites applications from undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers for the 2026 John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program who want to visit PRI collections
www.priweb.org/collections/...
Deadline is March 2, 2026.
www.priweb.org/collections/...
Deadline is March 2, 2026.
Grant Opportunities — Paleontological Research Institution
www.priweb.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The Paleontological Research Institution invites applications from undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers for the 2026 John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program who want to visit PRI collections
www.priweb.org/collections/...
Deadline is March 2, 2026.
www.priweb.org/collections/...
Deadline is March 2, 2026.
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Relevant to current conversations happening in Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. This problem isn’t exclusive to our society, and there aren’t great solutions.
The fact that conventions can't have a shared resource for People We Have Banned For Being Creeps &/or Assholes because such a document would be considered professional libel was a REAL EYE OPENER when I started conrunning.
The most maddening thing when talking about sex pests in media is that the genre actually doesn't matter. They're literally everywhere. And they love to form their own creepy networks. But if you respond in kind, somehow you're the problem.
February 6, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Relevant to current conversations happening in Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. This problem isn’t exclusive to our society, and there aren’t great solutions.
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We're hiring a full-time technician to support radiocarbon analyses. If you have some experience with analytical instruments and background in chemistry, earth sciences, archaeology, and/or ecology, this could be the job for you! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Technician III, Tree Ring Laboratory
Duties and Responsibilities:Assisting with the meticulous preparation of samples for radiocarbon analysis following established protocols. This includ...
arizona.csod.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We're hiring a full-time technician to support radiocarbon analyses. If you have some experience with analytical instruments and background in chemistry, earth sciences, archaeology, and/or ecology, this could be the job for you! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Who could this be? Hmm…
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Who could this be? Hmm…
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VOLUNTEER ON A DINOSAUR DIG: We run one of the only free dinosaur digs in the USA. We work public land and the fossils go in our public museum, forever. It's hard work, but we find some cool things. If this sounds like you, we're taking applications. Link in comms. #dinosaurs
February 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
VOLUNTEER ON A DINOSAUR DIG: We run one of the only free dinosaur digs in the USA. We work public land and the fossils go in our public museum, forever. It's hard work, but we find some cool things. If this sounds like you, we're taking applications. Link in comms. #dinosaurs
I got the best mail from @alaskanime.bsky.social A new suncatcher I got for my office!! Excited to have rainbows on the walls. Thank you!
Order yours here
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February 4, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I got the best mail from @alaskanime.bsky.social A new suncatcher I got for my office!! Excited to have rainbows on the walls. Thank you!
Order yours here
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www.etsy.com/shop/alaskan...
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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I am calling on @icegov.bsky.social Director Todd Lyons to immediately confirm or deny the existence of a “domestic terrorist” database. If true, you’re violating the Constitution. If not, maybe talk to your “border czar” to get your stories straight. This isn’t a game–it’s the Constitution.
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I am calling on @icegov.bsky.social Director Todd Lyons to immediately confirm or deny the existence of a “domestic terrorist” database. If true, you’re violating the Constitution. If not, maybe talk to your “border czar” to get your stories straight. This isn’t a game–it’s the Constitution.
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Garcia, up again, ends by holding up a photo of Stephen Miller and says:
"There is probably no single person who has done more damage and more harm to people across this country...than this man right here. It's our job...to hold him responsible for the crimes that are happening to U.S. citizens."
"There is probably no single person who has done more damage and more harm to people across this country...than this man right here. It's our job...to hold him responsible for the crimes that are happening to U.S. citizens."
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Garcia, up again, ends by holding up a photo of Stephen Miller and says:
"There is probably no single person who has done more damage and more harm to people across this country...than this man right here. It's our job...to hold him responsible for the crimes that are happening to U.S. citizens."
"There is probably no single person who has done more damage and more harm to people across this country...than this man right here. It's our job...to hold him responsible for the crimes that are happening to U.S. citizens."
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I've seen fossils in some remarkable places, but this takes the prize: the benthic foram Nummulites in the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These massive blocks were quarried from the Eocene Mokkatam Formation when a relictual population of woolly mammoths still lived on Wrangel Island.
February 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I've seen fossils in some remarkable places, but this takes the prize: the benthic foram Nummulites in the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These massive blocks were quarried from the Eocene Mokkatam Formation when a relictual population of woolly mammoths still lived on Wrangel Island.
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Paleosky is on fire today...
February 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Paleosky is on fire today...
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Let‘s open this question up: who are the kindest, most wholesome paleontologists you know (Current/retired/historical/whatever)? Who SHOULD be featured in documentaries?
I’m tired of doomering, let’s focus on the bright lights among us.
I’m tired of doomering, let’s focus on the bright lights among us.
Ok, so is there any non-creep paleo figure the public would recognize from the 80s through 2000s?
February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Let‘s open this question up: who are the kindest, most wholesome paleontologists you know (Current/retired/historical/whatever)? Who SHOULD be featured in documentaries?
I’m tired of doomering, let’s focus on the bright lights among us.
I’m tired of doomering, let’s focus on the bright lights among us.
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Opportunity for women students in paleontology! The Winifred Goldring Award will be presented to three women graduate students and the AWG Undergraduate Paleontology Award will be presented to a student pursuing a career in paleontology. Due April 30th. More information here: tinyurl.com/msdc3m68
February 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Opportunity for women students in paleontology! The Winifred Goldring Award will be presented to three women graduate students and the AWG Undergraduate Paleontology Award will be presented to a student pursuing a career in paleontology. Due April 30th. More information here: tinyurl.com/msdc3m68
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Reminder: in the first month of this year ice murdered 9 people in cold blood that we know about.
Renee good
Alex pretti
Keith Porter Jr
Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Víctor Manuel Díaz
Parady La
Luis Beltrán Yáñez–Cruz
Heber Sánchez Domínguez
Renee good
Alex pretti
Keith Porter Jr
Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Víctor Manuel Díaz
Parady La
Luis Beltrán Yáñez–Cruz
Heber Sánchez Domínguez
February 2, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Reminder: in the first month of this year ice murdered 9 people in cold blood that we know about.
Renee good
Alex pretti
Keith Porter Jr
Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Víctor Manuel Díaz
Parady La
Luis Beltrán Yáñez–Cruz
Heber Sánchez Domínguez
Renee good
Alex pretti
Keith Porter Jr
Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Víctor Manuel Díaz
Parady La
Luis Beltrán Yáñez–Cruz
Heber Sánchez Domínguez
This. I’m *not* going to get into it here, but there have been & ARE STILL many problematic & predatory people. We try to keep people safe & keep an eye out for people. When you are young it’s easier to not always understand what situations you might be walking into. Not apologizing for anyone
Um, yes it really was bad during that time, sorry to say. A few exceptions, but even some grad students were to be avoided. The whisper network was a lifeline for many of us.
Currie and Gould definitely meet that standard, and people like Jenny Clack and Chris Brochu played prominent roles in various popular TV documentaries. It wasn't really all bad. Others weren't creeps or predators but just have reputations of being irresponsible in the field.
February 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM
This. I’m *not* going to get into it here, but there have been & ARE STILL many problematic & predatory people. We try to keep people safe & keep an eye out for people. When you are young it’s easier to not always understand what situations you might be walking into. Not apologizing for anyone
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Very exciting discovery of Early Cretaceous (~130 mya) dinosaur tracks in South Africa, representing theropods & (possibly) ornithopods & sauropods. 🦖🦕🐾🪨
February 1, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Very exciting discovery of Early Cretaceous (~130 mya) dinosaur tracks in South Africa, representing theropods & (possibly) ornithopods & sauropods. 🦖🦕🐾🪨
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4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Volcanology🌋
Photography📷
Calculus 😰😭❌
Conservation of Natural Resources 🌳
Organic Evolution🧬
Volcanology🌋
Photography📷
Calculus 😰😭❌
Conservation of Natural Resources 🌳
Organic Evolution🧬
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Archery & Bowling
Universal Stage Optical Mineralogy
General Relativity
Advanced Mineralogy
Introduction to Geophysics
Archery & Bowling
Universal Stage Optical Mineralogy
General Relativity
Advanced Mineralogy
Introduction to Geophysics
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Linear Algebra
Nuclear Physics (don’t ask)
Engineering Geology
Optical Mineralogy
Field Geology
Linear Algebra
Nuclear Physics (don’t ask)
Engineering Geology
Optical Mineralogy
Field Geology
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Volcanology🌋
Photography📷
Calculus 😰😭❌
Conservation of Natural Resources 🌳
Organic Evolution🧬
Volcanology🌋
Photography📷
Calculus 😰😭❌
Conservation of Natural Resources 🌳
Organic Evolution🧬
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Oh Macaulay 😭😭😭
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Oh Macaulay 😭😭😭