ACasualWalnut
@acasualwalnut.bsky.social
Amateur paleoartist, interested in many critters, mostly the Colosteids.
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Why not, I'm not available to hire or commission (yet!) but it's #portfolioday, gaze upon my works and.. rejoice! I do #paleoart and as of recent, #mecha art.
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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"Basically, the allegations go like this: industrial megafarms operating in the area are responsible for churning out millions of gallons of wastewater, laden with nitrates from fertilizers. All that waste has to go somewhere, which is one way of saying it mostly ends up in the ground."
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Basically, the allegations go like this: industrial megafarms operating in the area are responsible for churning out millions of gallons of wastewater, laden with nitrates from fertilizers. All that waste has to go somewhere, which is one way of saying it mostly ends up in the ground."
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Harassment isn't harassment if your target is trans.
Inciting violence isn't inciting violence if your target is trans.
Trans people are not protected by law in this country.
Inciting violence isn't inciting violence if your target is trans.
Trans people are not protected by law in this country.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Harassment isn't harassment if your target is trans.
Inciting violence isn't inciting violence if your target is trans.
Trans people are not protected by law in this country.
Inciting violence isn't inciting violence if your target is trans.
Trans people are not protected by law in this country.
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Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (1998)
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (1998)
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1. In a devastating decision for trans kids in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee, the 6th Circuit has ruled students can bully trans kids by repeatedly misgendering them.
Trans kids also are not allowed to return the favor to their bullies.
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Trans kids also are not allowed to return the favor to their bullies.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
6th Circuit Rules Cis Students May Bully Trans Students By Repeatedly Misgendering Them
The Circuit also seemed to suggest that trans students could not misgender their bullies in return.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
1. In a devastating decision for trans kids in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee, the 6th Circuit has ruled students can bully trans kids by repeatedly misgendering them.
Trans kids also are not allowed to return the favor to their bullies.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trans kids also are not allowed to return the favor to their bullies.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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#FossilFriday
Here are 3 beautiful Pentremites sp. Blastoids I collected from the Upper Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous, Serpukhovian) Lower Bangor Limestone in Russellville, Alabama.
Here are 3 beautiful Pentremites sp. Blastoids I collected from the Upper Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous, Serpukhovian) Lower Bangor Limestone in Russellville, Alabama.
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#FossilFriday
Here are 3 beautiful Pentremites sp. Blastoids I collected from the Upper Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous, Serpukhovian) Lower Bangor Limestone in Russellville, Alabama.
Here are 3 beautiful Pentremites sp. Blastoids I collected from the Upper Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous, Serpukhovian) Lower Bangor Limestone in Russellville, Alabama.
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Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.
October 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Walking in the footsteps of…giant Carboniferous trees?
Some 325 million years ago these coal swamp trees were so heavy they made ‘tree prints’ in the soft coral-infused limestone under the soil.
And today we saw them on our University of Edinburgh undergrad trip to Barns Ness!
Some 325 million years ago these coal swamp trees were so heavy they made ‘tree prints’ in the soft coral-infused limestone under the soil.
And today we saw them on our University of Edinburgh undergrad trip to Barns Ness!
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Walking in the footsteps of…giant Carboniferous trees?
Some 325 million years ago these coal swamp trees were so heavy they made ‘tree prints’ in the soft coral-infused limestone under the soil.
And today we saw them on our University of Edinburgh undergrad trip to Barns Ness!
Some 325 million years ago these coal swamp trees were so heavy they made ‘tree prints’ in the soft coral-infused limestone under the soil.
And today we saw them on our University of Edinburgh undergrad trip to Barns Ness!
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BREAKING 🌍🌡📈
The German Meteorological Society and Physical Society warn today that 3°C of global warming could be reached already by 2050!
Global warming is accelerating - A call for decisive action
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The German Meteorological Society and Physical Society warn today that 3°C of global warming could be reached already by 2050!
Global warming is accelerating - A call for decisive action
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September 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
BREAKING 🌍🌡📈
The German Meteorological Society and Physical Society warn today that 3°C of global warming could be reached already by 2050!
Global warming is accelerating - A call for decisive action
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The German Meteorological Society and Physical Society warn today that 3°C of global warming could be reached already by 2050!
Global warming is accelerating - A call for decisive action
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So many facets of palaeontology are weird and cute and interesting, we need more communicators popularising their work and wonders of natural history.
Until a few weeks ago I knew next to nothing about early Devonian jawless fish. To be honest, I still know shamefully little about them. But I’m currently illustrating a bunch of them, and have become utterly fascinated by these extraordinary little freaks.
Anyway, just saying 🤷♂️
Anyway, just saying 🤷♂️
September 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
So many facets of palaeontology are weird and cute and interesting, we need more communicators popularising their work and wonders of natural history.
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Sounds like the segregationists in Connecticut are having a grand ole time
“While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'”
www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...
“While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'”
www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...
Alex O'Keefe, Award-Winning Black Screenwriter, Pulled From Train After White Woman Objects To How He Was Sitting
Alex O'Keefe, an award-winning Black screenwriter, was pulled from a train by the police after a white woman objected to his posture.
www.blackenterprise.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sounds like the segregationists in Connecticut are having a grand ole time
“While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'”
www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...
“While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'”
www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...
Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score
Plot wise this movie fumbles its bag I can't argue there, but from a premise and execution standpoint this is probably one of the most high-concept animated movies I've ever seen, like this bangs I will die on this hill.
Plot wise this movie fumbles its bag I can't argue there, but from a premise and execution standpoint this is probably one of the most high-concept animated movies I've ever seen, like this bangs I will die on this hill.
September 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score
Plot wise this movie fumbles its bag I can't argue there, but from a premise and execution standpoint this is probably one of the most high-concept animated movies I've ever seen, like this bangs I will die on this hill.
Plot wise this movie fumbles its bag I can't argue there, but from a premise and execution standpoint this is probably one of the most high-concept animated movies I've ever seen, like this bangs I will die on this hill.
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The first two pieces of Lemuria Phase II are done and here you get the coral reefs! An incredibly crowded mess of sessile and mobile critters trying to get by.
One of my whales also sometimes visits here but since it's 11 m long I only show it's lower jaw/skull here...
One of my whales also sometimes visits here but since it's 11 m long I only show it's lower jaw/skull here...
September 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The first two pieces of Lemuria Phase II are done and here you get the coral reefs! An incredibly crowded mess of sessile and mobile critters trying to get by.
One of my whales also sometimes visits here but since it's 11 m long I only show it's lower jaw/skull here...
One of my whales also sometimes visits here but since it's 11 m long I only show it's lower jaw/skull here...
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Just watched an Animalogic video that:
(1) continues to perpetuate the myth that birds peck the eyestalks off Leucochloridium-infected snails (NO ONE has ever seen this happen).
And even starts a new myth by claiming:
(2) this somehow "cures" the snail of its infection
😒🧪
(1) continues to perpetuate the myth that birds peck the eyestalks off Leucochloridium-infected snails (NO ONE has ever seen this happen).
And even starts a new myth by claiming:
(2) this somehow "cures" the snail of its infection
😒🧪
Leucochloridium paradoxum is one of the most recognisable parasites.
While the oft-told story about them is that the infected snail's pulsating eyestalks attract birds which proceeds to eat them - NO ONE has ever seen this actually happen
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2016/12/leuc...
While the oft-told story about them is that the infected snail's pulsating eyestalks attract birds which proceeds to eat them - NO ONE has ever seen this actually happen
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2016/12/leuc...
<i>Leucochloridium paradoxum</i> (revisited)
Parasites manipulating their hosts' appearance and behaviour is one aspect of parasitology which seems to have captured the public's imagina...
dailyparasite.blogspot.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Just watched an Animalogic video that:
(1) continues to perpetuate the myth that birds peck the eyestalks off Leucochloridium-infected snails (NO ONE has ever seen this happen).
And even starts a new myth by claiming:
(2) this somehow "cures" the snail of its infection
😒🧪
(1) continues to perpetuate the myth that birds peck the eyestalks off Leucochloridium-infected snails (NO ONE has ever seen this happen).
And even starts a new myth by claiming:
(2) this somehow "cures" the snail of its infection
😒🧪
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A pair of beautiful Carboniferous tetrapod skulls on display at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum for #FossilFriday
August 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A pair of beautiful Carboniferous tetrapod skulls on display at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum for #FossilFriday
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"Gavin Newsom is America's Keir Starmer" is perhaps the most devastating thing that has ever been or could ever be said about an American.
Seeing people in the US of States glazing Newsom's dank memes and being all "Gavin slayyyy" is giving Starmer Fever 2024 and, American pals, it's equally embarrassing to witness.
August 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
"Gavin Newsom is America's Keir Starmer" is perhaps the most devastating thing that has ever been or could ever be said about an American.
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So many of these pics are in front of land that has been absolutely razed by farming activities
If BBC local news gave even a fraction of the attention it gives to nimbyism to the dual climate and biodiversity crises, it's just possible there'd be less nimbyism.
Hundreds sign petition against Cornwall solar farm plans
Residents say the plan, equivalent to 69 football pitches, is inappropriate for the Lanreath area.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
So many of these pics are in front of land that has been absolutely razed by farming activities
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I dont "NETWORK", I do not "keep a consistent schedule", I don't try to make my art "stand out" on people's feeds. I POST MY ART. And if it flops, I DON'T CARE.
August 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I dont "NETWORK", I do not "keep a consistent schedule", I don't try to make my art "stand out" on people's feeds. I POST MY ART. And if it flops, I DON'T CARE.
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The web of life, evolved over countless aeons, being torn apart in our time.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The web of life, evolved over countless aeons, being torn apart in our time.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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When I found a pub with an inverted normal map. (If you understand what this means, you have to repost.)
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
When I found a pub with an inverted normal map. (If you understand what this means, you have to repost.)