Jacquelyn Gill
@jacquelyngill.bsky.social
Climate, extinction, and biodiversity scientist researching Earth’s past for a better future. Writing and podcasting for the planet. Chaotic good professor. Forever DM. Working to be a good ancestor. She/her. @makeaplanetpod.bsky.social
Eris, the Baby Cutes, came into my life on the winter solstice twenty years and thirteen days ago; today, on the perihelion, she has gone to be the sunshine forever. She was so very loved and I am so lucky to have been her mama.
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Eris, the Baby Cutes, came into my life on the winter solstice twenty years and thirteen days ago; today, on the perihelion, she has gone to be the sunshine forever. She was so very loved and I am so lucky to have been her mama.
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Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
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fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
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The "Lost Science" series from the NYT is an infuriating and heartbreaking must-read. What a security disaster -- more Americans are in harms way because of the loss of programs like this one:
He Helped Cities Anticipate Damage From Storms
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The "Lost Science" series from the NYT is an infuriating and heartbreaking must-read. What a security disaster -- more Americans are in harms way because of the loss of programs like this one:
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1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
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A petition is circulating to defend OU graduate instructor Mel Curth. You can read the letter to OU’s President and sign the petition here:
actionnetwork.org/forms/defend...
actionnetwork.org/forms/defend...
Defend OU Instructors and Academic Freedom
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members,
The University of Oklahoma made national headlines this month after a routine grading dispute erupted into public controversy, leading OU to ...
actionnetwork.org
December 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A petition is circulating to defend OU graduate instructor Mel Curth. You can read the letter to OU’s President and sign the petition here:
actionnetwork.org/forms/defend...
actionnetwork.org/forms/defend...
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“The demographics of American workplaces, gold-standard studies of workplace discrimination, and the EEOC’s own data belie the idea that white Americans experience systematic discrimination. These data all show the opposite of the Trump Administration’s fact free claims.”
Promoting a New Segregation
The Trump administration wants to make anti-Black racism great again.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:49 AM
“The demographics of American workplaces, gold-standard studies of workplace discrimination, and the EEOC’s own data belie the idea that white Americans experience systematic discrimination. These data all show the opposite of the Trump Administration’s fact free claims.”
After my first class, my Mandarin teacher (who was from China) told me that I didn’t sound like an American trying to speak Chinese, I sounded like a “little Chinese baby.”
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
December 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
After my first class, my Mandarin teacher (who was from China) told me that I didn’t sound like an American trying to speak Chinese, I sounded like a “little Chinese baby.”
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Wow, hearing Ted Danson on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social talk about how he got his sense of activism from his dad, an archaeologist (Southwestern, I think?) who instilled in him a sense of the need to care for future generations, has got me in the feels.
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a bookshelf with a netflix logo on it
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a bookshelf with a netflix logo on it
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Wow, hearing Ted Danson on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social talk about how he got his sense of activism from his dad, an archaeologist (Southwestern, I think?) who instilled in him a sense of the need to care for future generations, has got me in the feels.
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Sharing this piece by @katherinejwu.com - A succinct explanation about why i fear for the younger generation of scientists...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
The Trump Administration’s Most Paralyzing Blow to Science
Cuts to research may have spoiled the country’s appetite for bold exploration.
www.theatlantic.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sharing this piece by @katherinejwu.com - A succinct explanation about why i fear for the younger generation of scientists...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
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If you’re looking for a last minute holiday gift for the Earth science/climate person in your life, I would never say any of these things about my book but other people have www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
December 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If you’re looking for a last minute holiday gift for the Earth science/climate person in your life, I would never say any of these things about my book but other people have www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
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Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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Pediatric brain cancer research: cut.
Faster chemical safety testing: cut.
Training doctors to treat addiction: cut.
Six scientists spoke about the devastating impact of 2025’s federal science funding cuts on their work, on their colleagues and on society. buff.ly/cx6x1Ho
Faster chemical safety testing: cut.
Training doctors to treat addiction: cut.
Six scientists spoke about the devastating impact of 2025’s federal science funding cuts on their work, on their colleagues and on society. buff.ly/cx6x1Ho
‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.
buff.ly
December 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Pediatric brain cancer research: cut.
Faster chemical safety testing: cut.
Training doctors to treat addiction: cut.
Six scientists spoke about the devastating impact of 2025’s federal science funding cuts on their work, on their colleagues and on society. buff.ly/cx6x1Ho
Faster chemical safety testing: cut.
Training doctors to treat addiction: cut.
Six scientists spoke about the devastating impact of 2025’s federal science funding cuts on their work, on their colleagues and on society. buff.ly/cx6x1Ho
Artist friends, check out a fun paid opportunity!
I am interested in working with an artist on a graphic novel on soil and/ or global environmental change. The lab would have money to fund this.
Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?
Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?
December 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Artist friends, check out a fun paid opportunity!
Renewing your Annual National Park Pass? Not a fan of the 2026 design? Would you rather look at beautiful wildlife while supporting our parks? Check out these lovely stickers by a Colorado artist, which you can use to customize your pass!
National Parks Pass Stickers - Donate to the National Park Foundation
Cover your National Parks Pass with these $5 scenic vinyl stickers. Choose from 3 designs. 100% of proceeds go to the National Park Foundation.
www.thesageleafstudio.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Renewing your Annual National Park Pass? Not a fan of the 2026 design? Would you rather look at beautiful wildlife while supporting our parks? Check out these lovely stickers by a Colorado artist, which you can use to customize your pass!
If you’re cold, they’re not cold. Put on more layers and stop whining. Definitely do not bring them inside. If you do bring them in, you’re the meanest dad ever and you’ll be reported to Mom for cruelty and neglect, you monster.
December 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you’re cold, they’re not cold. Put on more layers and stop whining. Definitely do not bring them inside. If you do bring them in, you’re the meanest dad ever and you’ll be reported to Mom for cruelty and neglect, you monster.
There is an unfortunate error in this newly published @globalchangebio.bsky.social paper.
The caption for this image reads "upper panel with dragon icon symbolising all tetrapod" but this is incorrect. That is either a wyvern (with two wings and two legs) or it is not a tetrapod (6 limbs).
The caption for this image reads "upper panel with dragon icon symbolising all tetrapod" but this is incorrect. That is either a wyvern (with two wings and two legs) or it is not a tetrapod (6 limbs).
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There is an unfortunate error in this newly published @globalchangebio.bsky.social paper.
The caption for this image reads "upper panel with dragon icon symbolising all tetrapod" but this is incorrect. That is either a wyvern (with two wings and two legs) or it is not a tetrapod (6 limbs).
The caption for this image reads "upper panel with dragon icon symbolising all tetrapod" but this is incorrect. That is either a wyvern (with two wings and two legs) or it is not a tetrapod (6 limbs).
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This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
I think my winter break project is going to be to make kimchi. I can't stop thinking lately about the Korean restaurant I used to go when I was a postdoc at Brown. It was on Thayer, below street level, and they had this huge cauldron of self-serve miso soup. On cold days, it was the best.
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I think my winter break project is going to be to make kimchi. I can't stop thinking lately about the Korean restaurant I used to go when I was a postdoc at Brown. It was on Thayer, below street level, and they had this huge cauldron of self-serve miso soup. On cold days, it was the best.
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Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
Fund science, not war. Fund healthcare, not war. Fund clean energy, not war. Fund childcare, not war. Fund education, not war. Fund literally anything else but war.
Trump claims that ultimately he plans to build "20 to 25" new battleships
December 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Fund science, not war. Fund healthcare, not war. Fund clean energy, not war. Fund childcare, not war. Fund education, not war. Fund literally anything else but war.
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NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
Church organ tuning records mirror our warming climate
The records appear to reflect climate change, as well as the increased heating of churches in winter
www.thereengineer.pro
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
It was such a tell that so many interviews about the impacts of "political correctness," and later "DEI" and then "wokeness" boiled down to "I'm mad that I am not allowed to say certain words now." That's it. One side wants fundamental human rights, the other side just doesn't want to be shamed.
Important context here: when Peter Thiel and David Sacks began their war on diversity as undergrads at Stanford, thirty years ago, the very first tactic they adopted was to normalize slurs that had already been stigmatized out of mainstream society. This return of these hateful terms was a key goal.
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It was such a tell that so many interviews about the impacts of "political correctness," and later "DEI" and then "wokeness" boiled down to "I'm mad that I am not allowed to say certain words now." That's it. One side wants fundamental human rights, the other side just doesn't want to be shamed.