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@nataliajagielska.bsky.social

For people outside of paleontology:

This senior paleontologist, who married a 19-year-old, visited a convicted pedophile in 2012 & 2016. Is beefing over a conference argument from 13 years ago, angry because he was banned from a family-friendly event across the Atlantic. The level of petty.

Jack Horner Facebook post from 12 Feb. So, while I'm being investigated by SVP, why don't you outraged paleo-people get back to doing some factual science, using the scientific method. You seem to have forgotten how that works, you know, using actual evidence? For Darren, I think this is essential, as I get the impression from his DinoCon disinvite, he's still cheesed off from Kevin and I pummeling him over the whole Darwin sexual selection argument back in 2013.

But, I do thank you Darren, for weeding out the invasive nuisances from my social media platforms, I was curious as to how I was going to do that on my own.

February 12, 2026 at 2:50 AM

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕

@restingdinoface.bsky.social

And Horner had a rep as a creep well before this. Marrying a 19 year-old-student when he was 65, then treating it as some kind of joke or unserious. Women MSU students who told me they were interested in paleo, until their interactions with him. Not to mention how got his fame by claim jumping.

Natalia Jagielska (娜塔莉) @nataliajagielska.bsky.social · 15h

For people outside of paleontology:

This senior paleontologist, who married a 19-year-old, visited a convicted pedophile in 2012 & 2016. Is beefing over a conference argument from 13 years ago, angry because he was banned from a family-friendly event across the Atlantic. The level of petty.

February 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM

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Natalia Jagielska (娜塔莉)

@nataliajagielska.bsky.social

Minimalist Microraptor

February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM

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Dino Dad Reviews

@dinodadreviews.bsky.social

Reposting for International Women and Girls in Science Day, because Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska deserves more recognition!

dinodadreviews.com/2026/02/01/d...

Dinosaur Desert

All about the life and discoveries of Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska!

dinodadreviews.com

February 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM

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Albluu

@albluu.bsky.social

Marsh guardian

February 11, 2026 at 7:10 AM

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Crazy Optical Illusions

@crazyopticalillusions.net

Printed illustration of an ambiguously-shaped animal that can be seen as either a duck or a rabbit depending on orientation and or worldview. Text next to the illustration reads 'Is this a drawing of a rabbit or a duck?'

January 20, 2026 at 5:17 AM

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saturn

@mystery.systems

stuck on a character design? have you considered: plugsuit and big jacket? you cant possibly go wrong with plugsuit and big jacket. any gender, any body type, any age... plugsuit and big jacket. consider it, won't you...?

February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM

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Christopher DiPiazza

@chrisdipiazza.bsky.social

Speed paint #watercolor #paleoart of the recently published hedgehog dino, Haolong. What a neat creature!

February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM

thysanniaaa 💕🏳️‍⚧️

@thysannia.bsky.social

negative neck on this pigeon

A photo of a pigeon huddling on the ground. Its neck and head are tucked in so tightly that it looks essentially spherical, with its head barely poking out from its body.

February 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM

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‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾

@winter.etheirys.social

despite what this post may say: this is not a walkback. this is a reiteration. we already knew this information. do not fall for unwise propaganda. keep the pressure on, financially or verbally. barrage them.

Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 2d

Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)

Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults.

Hey folks –

I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news.

I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults.

And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.)

Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence.

Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details.

And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!

February 10, 2026 at 2:57 AM

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Raven Amos (2026 Edition)🎨🐦‍⬛

@alaskanime.bsky.social

Reposted with alt text for people with screen readers - this is a welcome departure from how certain large organizations are handling revelations that high-profile members associated with and accepted money from Epstein and his organization, _AFTER 2008_ when he was convicted for soliciting a minor.

announcement from Dinocon:

DINOCON

We at DinoCon take the safety of our attendees, speakers, and staff very seriously. As a result of the release of half of the Epstein files, it has come to light that a select number of scientists, authors, and researchers relevant to the field of palaeontology allegedly engaged in correspondence with members of the Epstein organisation after the conviction of Jeffrey Epstein. We want to state that all respective individuals are banned from all of our events.

Additionally, we find it deplorable that some established palaeontological organisations are not taking firm action to protect their members in light of these allegations. As such, executive committee members from organisations that are not issuing public bans to these individuals are also banned from our events. We do not tolerate those who allow this behaviour to go unchallenged within our community.

February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM

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Randall Munroe

@xkcd.com

Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs

xkcd.com/3204/

Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]

February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM

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Mylie Softail

@stagefatality.bsky.social

if i know discord for anything is that they can and will pussy out if people bully them enough for something. get fucking loud about this

The Verge @theverge.com · 3d

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Age verification for all.

buff.ly

February 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM

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Darren Naish

@tetzoo.bsky.social

We're not ready to announce #DinoConUK 2026 events yet BUT David Armsby has released some info across social media... follow @dinoconuk.bsky.social and visit dinocon.co.uk for info. Happens July 25th-26th in Birmingham.

David Armsby promotional image for DinoCon 2026.

February 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM

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Luke Ridge (Commissions open✏️)

@lri.bsky.social

Wow, not the post I expected to read this evening. Well done #DinoCon for standing firm 💪

DinoCon @dinoconuk.bsky.social · 2d

February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM

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Armin Reindl

@arminreindl.bsky.social

Damn, I can never remember the name of that new dinosaur...

February 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM

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Lauren

@tinylongwing.bsky.social

Little 1-hr Resplendent Quetzal portrait sketch, off @kulindadromeus.bsky.social 's dinosaur prompt list #DrawDinosDaily (link to list in reply)

Phew yay I will finally have time to do some of these!

🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt