Hannah
@paleodarcy.bsky.social
I’m a former paleontologist with a day job now
Illini fan, art enthusiast, and roommate to an empty headed orange boy 🐈
Illini fan, art enthusiast, and roommate to an empty headed orange boy 🐈
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I really love that we're at the cultural point wher the sewage treatment plant gets to make jokes about the media ecosystem.
(Also I kinda love this video - water infrastructure is awesome!)
(Also I kinda love this video - water infrastructure is awesome!)
February 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I really love that we're at the cultural point wher the sewage treatment plant gets to make jokes about the media ecosystem.
(Also I kinda love this video - water infrastructure is awesome!)
(Also I kinda love this video - water infrastructure is awesome!)
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In light of today’s palaeo news, and whilst not claiming to be a visionary genius or anything (that’s for history to judge… 😉) I’m just gonna drop my illustration of a quilled and spiky iguanodon from back in 2021.
Sometimes you don’t need to be good. Just lucky.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sometimes you don’t need to be good. Just lucky.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM
In light of today’s palaeo news, and whilst not claiming to be a visionary genius or anything (that’s for history to judge… 😉) I’m just gonna drop my illustration of a quilled and spiky iguanodon from back in 2021.
Sometimes you don’t need to be good. Just lucky.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sometimes you don’t need to be good. Just lucky.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A tall goth lady complimented my hair at the co-op grocery store today. Another lovely day in a lovely town 🥰
February 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
A tall goth lady complimented my hair at the co-op grocery store today. Another lovely day in a lovely town 🥰
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As sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has become the first state in the nation to officially recognize a conservation tactic known as rewilding.
Illinois Rewilding Law, first in US, a step toward state wetland protection
Officials and environmentalists, pushing for state regulation of wetlands, say law will help close federal gaps after Trump rollbacks.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
As sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has become the first state in the nation to officially recognize a conservation tactic known as rewilding.
This clip of The Good Wife popped up on my YouTube reels. LOOK AT THAT BROOCH. I need to find this. I need one 😭😭😭
February 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This clip of The Good Wife popped up on my YouTube reels. LOOK AT THAT BROOCH. I need to find this. I need one 😭😭😭
Jack Horner being the first named paleontologist in the files 100% tracks with what everyone in the field knows about him
Jack Horner being in the Epstein files is not something I had on my bingo card for 2026.... Horner seemingly visited Epstein's ranch multiple times, including apparently with a student.
![Email from John Horner to Jeffrey Epstein 6/29/2012
Hi [redacted] Since i don't really know how long it would take to get from Albuquerque to the ranch and visa versa [sic], and don't know how I'm to get there (would someone be picking me up or should I rent a car) it would probably be best if you just booked the flight for me. Delta Airlines connecting through Salt Lake is the most convenient for me. My official name and frequent number [sic] is:
John Robert Horner
Delta # [REDACTED]
The geology maps are perfect.
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![email from Lesley Groff to Jeffrey Epstein
"Reminder: John Horner and student to visit ranch today... [redacted] =ill [sic] be taking care of them...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eqyx54eikl5vllctjxufeavr/bafkreidykpmdkytzqsinvhufnpoyvhxkajaj6oltk2jjjoafnracumq63m@jpeg)
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Jack Horner being the first named paleontologist in the files 100% tracks with what everyone in the field knows about him
I’m waiting to see the inclusion of the sex parties thrown by a very very prominent US natural history museum’s paleontologists. I only know because one year they invited the men from one of my state school Alma maters and I was encouraged to tag along
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I’m waiting to see the inclusion of the sex parties thrown by a very very prominent US natural history museum’s paleontologists. I only know because one year they invited the men from one of my state school Alma maters and I was encouraged to tag along
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I love it when infographics are like ‘boycot Palantir and Lockheed Martin’ like yeah, word, on it.
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I love it when infographics are like ‘boycot Palantir and Lockheed Martin’ like yeah, word, on it.
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I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for
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Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
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This is one of those things that’s very exciting if you already know a cooler thing.
A lot of lizards and some extinct guys in our lineage have a “third eye,” a light sensing spot that connects to the pineal gland which makes our sleepy hormone.
Looks like this evolved from paired complex eyes!
A lot of lizards and some extinct guys in our lineage have a “third eye,” a light sensing spot that connects to the pineal gland which makes our sleepy hormone.
Looks like this evolved from paired complex eyes!
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This is one of those things that’s very exciting if you already know a cooler thing.
A lot of lizards and some extinct guys in our lineage have a “third eye,” a light sensing spot that connects to the pineal gland which makes our sleepy hormone.
Looks like this evolved from paired complex eyes!
A lot of lizards and some extinct guys in our lineage have a “third eye,” a light sensing spot that connects to the pineal gland which makes our sleepy hormone.
Looks like this evolved from paired complex eyes!
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gordon ramesses: it's fucking Ra!!!
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 AM
gordon ramesses: it's fucking Ra!!!
Good grief, after so many years of waiting, and The Book of Dust trilogy was an unsatisfying hot mess. I think I’m actually put off of fiction right now 😅 so many random names to try and remember that meant absolutely nothing to the story
January 19, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Good grief, after so many years of waiting, and The Book of Dust trilogy was an unsatisfying hot mess. I think I’m actually put off of fiction right now 😅 so many random names to try and remember that meant absolutely nothing to the story
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Maps have a long tradition of being used for propaganda. I think this is partly because maps are often seen as authoritative. Co-opting that trust can lend credibility to absurd notions.
But all maps are arguments. They all communicate values. They should all be challenged. Start with this one.
But all maps are arguments. They all communicate values. They should all be challenged. Start with this one.
US Secretary of the Interior posts prevailing, still current view of US Administration. The propaganda imagery is getting tiring, and yet maps are still popular.
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Maps have a long tradition of being used for propaganda. I think this is partly because maps are often seen as authoritative. Co-opting that trust can lend credibility to absurd notions.
But all maps are arguments. They all communicate values. They should all be challenged. Start with this one.
But all maps are arguments. They all communicate values. They should all be challenged. Start with this one.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
Watercolors are hard when you don’t have patience 😅 red drum for #sundayfishsketch
January 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Watercolors are hard when you don’t have patience 😅 red drum for #sundayfishsketch
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here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings
They did it. It took them 12 years, but the feds did it
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
They did it. It took them 12 years, but the feds did it
HB 4439: Designates the soybean as the official state bean of Illinois
A new year means new laws taking effect to make sure that even more Illinoisans can thrive.
From increasing insurance coverage to ensuring our students are prepared for the future, know that we are looking out for you.
From increasing insurance coverage to ensuring our students are prepared for the future, know that we are looking out for you.
26 new Illinois laws taking effect in 2026 you should know about
Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Illinois at the start of the new year, but there are some you might want to pay special attention to.
www.nbcchicago.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
HB 4439: Designates the soybean as the official state bean of Illinois