Gabriel S. Jacobs
@gsjphd.bsky.social
Paleontologist. Schoolteacher. Big galoot. Bespoke homemade opinions. (he/him)
Arthropod enthusiast, echino-curious.
Eamus Catuli, illegitimi non carborundum.
Arthropod enthusiast, echino-curious.
Eamus Catuli, illegitimi non carborundum.
Pinned
me in rock ID groups on social media these days, to be honest.
“Glass” 🤖
YouTube video by Apollo and Frens
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February 18, 2026 at 3:24 AM
me in rock ID groups on social media these days, to be honest.
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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Someone captured my colleagues an I servicing the cameras during Kīlauea’s episode 42. We stopped to discuss what we were seeing, but because I talk with my hands it looks like I’m fixing to push someone in…
Credit: Volcano Hideaways
Credit: Volcano Hideaways
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Someone captured my colleagues an I servicing the cameras during Kīlauea’s episode 42. We stopped to discuss what we were seeing, but because I talk with my hands it looks like I’m fixing to push someone in…
Credit: Volcano Hideaways
Credit: Volcano Hideaways
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”This is a world of compensations; and he who would *be* no slave, must consent to *have* no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”
February 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
”This is a world of compensations; and he who would *be* no slave, must consent to *have* no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”
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i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.
February 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.
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ant minyan size: 613
February 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
ant minyan size: 613
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Not a lot to be proud of as an American these days, but I admit to feeling a swell of pride when I see an extremely normal person setting fire to a planned concentration camp
that’s a wine mom imo. we count those
KMBC: "A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government."
February 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Not a lot to be proud of as an American these days, but I admit to feeling a swell of pride when I see an extremely normal person setting fire to a planned concentration camp
Doctoral student desperately trying to salvage their comprehensive exam under questioning from their committee:
February 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Doctoral student desperately trying to salvage their comprehensive exam under questioning from their committee:
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Welcome back to #FossilFriday everyone!
Here we have a beautiful chain coral known as Halysites cantenularia. This comes from the Lower Silurian Cordell Formation (Monistique Group) Door County, Wisconsin.
Here we have a beautiful chain coral known as Halysites cantenularia. This comes from the Lower Silurian Cordell Formation (Monistique Group) Door County, Wisconsin.
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Welcome back to #FossilFriday everyone!
Here we have a beautiful chain coral known as Halysites cantenularia. This comes from the Lower Silurian Cordell Formation (Monistique Group) Door County, Wisconsin.
Here we have a beautiful chain coral known as Halysites cantenularia. This comes from the Lower Silurian Cordell Formation (Monistique Group) Door County, Wisconsin.
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Perhaps dangerously, I've discovered there's an audience for grapolites on here. Thus: graptolite structural models made by E. S. Parkington and by (or inspired by) W. J. Sollas. The perfect dinner party centrepiece. In the @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social collections #FossilFriday
February 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Perhaps dangerously, I've discovered there's an audience for grapolites on here. Thus: graptolite structural models made by E. S. Parkington and by (or inspired by) W. J. Sollas. The perfect dinner party centrepiece. In the @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social collections #FossilFriday
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Ill be clear about why I am so angry and critical about it: Im seeing a good portion of my students who have imbibed the notion that they dont have to read, think or write for themselves because ChatGPT/CoPilot will do their thinking for them, and its terrifying. It should scare all of us.
February 12, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Ill be clear about why I am so angry and critical about it: Im seeing a good portion of my students who have imbibed the notion that they dont have to read, think or write for themselves because ChatGPT/CoPilot will do their thinking for them, and its terrifying. It should scare all of us.
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A lot of people really don’t realize that there is a vast amount of information out there that is not online and plausibly never will be, or can’t be.
I think that's a point that will surprise a lot of people. There's a lot of calling the internet capable of accessing "the sum of all human knowledge" and such that I think gives people the impression that any and all records exist online somewhere.
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
A lot of people really don’t realize that there is a vast amount of information out there that is not online and plausibly never will be, or can’t be.
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As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding
The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
www.nature.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
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Someone at Esri is having a very weird day.
February 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Someone at Esri is having a very weird day.
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dear peace monks, you don’t know me but DO NOT GET ON THAT BUS
Incredibly honored to welcome the Buddhist monks completing their Walk for Peace in Washington, D.C. this morning.
Their courage and compassion are a powerful reminder of what leadership should look like. May their journey challenge Congress to choose peace, dignity, and unity.
Their courage and compassion are a powerful reminder of what leadership should look like. May their journey challenge Congress to choose peace, dignity, and unity.
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
dear peace monks, you don’t know me but DO NOT GET ON THAT BUS
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Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
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I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 AM
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
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they said it couldn't be done, folks, big strong men with tears in their eyes, they came up to me and said "no president could completely wreck an entire united states economy twice", they said "no one's ever put more people out of work than you"
US HIRING AT RECESSION LEVELS: HIRING RATE AT 3.3%, MATCHING THE 2020 CRISIS AND NEAR A 13-YEAR LOW.
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 AM
they said it couldn't be done, folks, big strong men with tears in their eyes, they came up to me and said "no president could completely wreck an entire united states economy twice", they said "no one's ever put more people out of work than you"
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hi, church boy here. this isn't funny, Christians only do this when they're in extreme distress
HOOOOOO boy.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?"
Lyons: "Yes ma'am."
McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?"
"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?"
Lyons: "Yes ma'am."
McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?"
"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
February 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM
hi, church boy here. this isn't funny, Christians only do this when they're in extreme distress
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
Neighborhood dinosaur report:
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Neighborhood dinosaur report:
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming