Brigid Christison
@brigidomorpha.bsky.social
palaeontologist & pet owner
palaeopoems.webflow.io
palaeopoems.webflow.io
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sun dogs from this morning to help remind me the cold weather isn't all bad.
February 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
sun dogs from this morning to help remind me the cold weather isn't all bad.
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February 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
February 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
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It must be easy when your platform is just destruction and restriction
February 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It must be easy when your platform is just destruction and restriction
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Since more and more instances are popping up of terrible men using autism as a scapegoat for their behavior, I’d like to link an article I made for the Nib in 2018. I hate that its continued to be relevant today thenib.com/james-damore...
Autism Isn’t To Blame For Bad Behavior | The Nib
Autism is a developmental disability, not an attitude or personality.
thenib.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Since more and more instances are popping up of terrible men using autism as a scapegoat for their behavior, I’d like to link an article I made for the Nib in 2018. I hate that its continued to be relevant today thenib.com/james-damore...
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broke - Kamala Harris: “i will follow the law when it comes to transgender individuals”
woke - Stephen Smith:
woke - Stephen Smith:
February 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
broke - Kamala Harris: “i will follow the law when it comes to transgender individuals”
woke - Stephen Smith:
woke - Stephen Smith:
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I get that we’re all stressed, but I would love for people to not work out their feelings in some stranger’s mentions. Nobody knows what to do for you here. Find a loved one.
February 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I get that we’re all stressed, but I would love for people to not work out their feelings in some stranger’s mentions. Nobody knows what to do for you here. Find a loved one.
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NEW: The Jewish leaders who led the early X ad boycott under Musk released a new letter. We call on:
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
Analysis | Some Jewish leaders renew calls for X boycott as Musk’s power grows
Citing “Nazi salute” and antisemitic content, rabbis break with ADL in pressing advertisers, app stores to drop X
wapo.st
February 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NEW: The Jewish leaders who led the early X ad boycott under Musk released a new letter. We call on:
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
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Watching in real time how the policy of complying in advance actually reduces scientific productivity
January 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Watching in real time how the policy of complying in advance actually reduces scientific productivity
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World bad comics good
January 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
World bad comics good
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re Leaving America… like 1. fuck you! my friends are here and 2. do people think that there’s a country that they’ve never heard of that’s immune to the fascist turn by every nuclear power that you can only see if you look at a globe in a mirror
January 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
re Leaving America… like 1. fuck you! my friends are here and 2. do people think that there’s a country that they’ve never heard of that’s immune to the fascist turn by every nuclear power that you can only see if you look at a globe in a mirror
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"Check on your trans frie-" No. Give them money. Hire them. Buy them a video game.
January 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Check on your trans frie-" No. Give them money. Hire them. Buy them a video game.
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In November, after the election results led to a wave of shock and despair in the trans community that overwhelmed hotlines and stunned therapists, Assigned put together the Stay With Us package.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Stay With Us — Assigned
Assigned Media wants you to live! And, what keeps us steadfast and ready to meet the moment is the example of other members of our community who refuse to let fear or hopelessness keep them from their...
www.assignedmedia.org
January 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
In November, after the election results led to a wave of shock and despair in the trans community that overwhelmed hotlines and stunned therapists, Assigned put together the Stay With Us package.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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📣 Come work with us! Three year Research Associate position to work as part of Leverhulme Trust funded project collecting and studying amazing Jurassic mammal fossils from the Isle of Skye. PhD not necessary; CT segmentation skills essential. Contact me for details:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLK473/r...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLK473/r...
January 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
📣 Come work with us! Three year Research Associate position to work as part of Leverhulme Trust funded project collecting and studying amazing Jurassic mammal fossils from the Isle of Skye. PhD not necessary; CT segmentation skills essential. Contact me for details:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLK473/r...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLK473/r...
It may not look like much, but this chunk is from the stomach of a mosasaur that died ~80 million years ago, and is chock-full of fossil teeth and bones. Really excited to see what our undergrad volunteers will find in those gut contents this semester! 🧪 #FossilFriday
January 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It may not look like much, but this chunk is from the stomach of a mosasaur that died ~80 million years ago, and is chock-full of fossil teeth and bones. Really excited to see what our undergrad volunteers will find in those gut contents this semester! 🧪 #FossilFriday
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We need a new deal to save local journalism:
We Need A New Deal To Save Local Journalism | Defector
During the first week of the fires, I would go up to my building’s roof once a day. I’d look at the Los Angeles skyline at whatever shade of yellow-orange-brown muck the fires had delivered that day…
defector.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a new deal to save local journalism:
This article explains really well why devastating wildfires happen even after a really wet season. "Whiplash" is right.
The future of West Coast wildfire is whiplash: defector.com/the-future-o...
The Future Of West Coast Wildfire Is Whiplash | Defector
Since Jan. 7, devastating fires in and around Los Angeles have burned more than 40,000 acres of land, an area slightly larger than Washington D.C. They have razed or damaged more than 12,300 homes and...
defector.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This article explains really well why devastating wildfires happen even after a really wet season. "Whiplash" is right.
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science friends: do you have a favorite form of endosymbiosis?
looking for a cool example of an invertebrate in longterm partnership (helpful or harmful) with another species it lives inside, or that lives inside it 🧪
looking for a cool example of an invertebrate in longterm partnership (helpful or harmful) with another species it lives inside, or that lives inside it 🧪
January 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
science friends: do you have a favorite form of endosymbiosis?
looking for a cool example of an invertebrate in longterm partnership (helpful or harmful) with another species it lives inside, or that lives inside it 🧪
looking for a cool example of an invertebrate in longterm partnership (helpful or harmful) with another species it lives inside, or that lives inside it 🧪
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From a statement by the Palestinian Youth Movement on ig @palestinianyouthmovement
January 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
From a statement by the Palestinian Youth Movement on ig @palestinianyouthmovement
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If it’s true that a ceasefire agreement has been reached, it’s more important than ever to donate to Gazan fundraisers.
Here are some campaigns that truly need your help that @divyampersaud.com has been working tirelessly to get more donations in - please share and donate! Every little bit helps!
Here are some campaigns that truly need your help that @divyampersaud.com has been working tirelessly to get more donations in - please share and donate! Every little bit helps!
January 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If it’s true that a ceasefire agreement has been reached, it’s more important than ever to donate to Gazan fundraisers.
Here are some campaigns that truly need your help that @divyampersaud.com has been working tirelessly to get more donations in - please share and donate! Every little bit helps!
Here are some campaigns that truly need your help that @divyampersaud.com has been working tirelessly to get more donations in - please share and donate! Every little bit helps!
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love to be on the website where people with no money or power or influence scold each other not to comply in advance, meanwhile every corporation cranks up a big dial that says TRANSPHOBIA while looking at the audience for approval
January 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
love to be on the website where people with no money or power or influence scold each other not to comply in advance, meanwhile every corporation cranks up a big dial that says TRANSPHOBIA while looking at the audience for approval
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new chapter on Wednesday 🎸
January 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
new chapter on Wednesday 🎸