Julia (she/her)
@tlaquatl.bsky.social
Aspiring fool. Lover of textiles, speculative fiction and crying.
Current reads: Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi
Current reads: Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi
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Here's the research article reporting on the newly reinterpreted Mayan Dude Ranch sauropod trackway, which was published earlier in 2025. Kudos to "Jurassic Judy" for her discovery & for her well-deserved inclusion as a coauthor on the study. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🧪🦕🐾🪨 #ichnology
www.tandfonline.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Here's the research article reporting on the newly reinterpreted Mayan Dude Ranch sauropod trackway, which was published earlier in 2025. Kudos to "Jurassic Judy" for her discovery & for her well-deserved inclusion as a coauthor on the study. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🧪🦕🐾🪨 #ichnology
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Behind the scenes on our love notes from nature calendar!
Meg’s work is so stunning and you can see what her process is like here 👀
Get ‘em at squidfacts.net 🫡
These calendars fund our 2026 native plant project in Philly!
Meg’s work is so stunning and you can see what her process is like here 👀
Get ‘em at squidfacts.net 🫡
These calendars fund our 2026 native plant project in Philly!
Drawing each page has fed my obsession to learn about each of these fascinating animals. I hope you can share in my delight! Get a copy of the 2026 Love Notes From Nature calendar here: www.etsy.com/listing/4366...
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Behind the scenes on our love notes from nature calendar!
Meg’s work is so stunning and you can see what her process is like here 👀
Get ‘em at squidfacts.net 🫡
These calendars fund our 2026 native plant project in Philly!
Meg’s work is so stunning and you can see what her process is like here 👀
Get ‘em at squidfacts.net 🫡
These calendars fund our 2026 native plant project in Philly!
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Explore the UMP titles we selected for this year's International Open Access Week and read more about why we are committed to Open Access with this blog post: buff.ly/YqPuDrC #OAWeek
October 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Explore the UMP titles we selected for this year's International Open Access Week and read more about why we are committed to Open Access with this blog post: buff.ly/YqPuDrC #OAWeek
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The Texas law @heykellyjensen.bsky.social describes in this article effectively abolishes school libraries in Texas. Libraries rely on the curatorial expertise of professional librarians; otherwise they’re just buildings full of books.
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A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries
In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.
bookriot.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Texas law @heykellyjensen.bsky.social describes in this article effectively abolishes school libraries in Texas. Libraries rely on the curatorial expertise of professional librarians; otherwise they’re just buildings full of books.
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bookriot.com/new-braunfel...
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bookriot.com/new-braunfel...
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At UNB, professors and students were surveilled for Palestine solidarity because, per campus security, the university is the President’s “house.”
“If I tell my kids my kids you can’t do this, I don’t need to write it down… He’s the President and he can set the rules.”
“If I tell my kids my kids you can’t do this, I don’t need to write it down… He’s the President and he can set the rules.”
October 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
At UNB, professors and students were surveilled for Palestine solidarity because, per campus security, the university is the President’s “house.”
“If I tell my kids my kids you can’t do this, I don’t need to write it down… He’s the President and he can set the rules.”
“If I tell my kids my kids you can’t do this, I don’t need to write it down… He’s the President and he can set the rules.”
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instead they get grandmas, and priests, and inflatable frogs, and ordinary decent people rising up and saying "this is vile, this is unamerican, these are secret police"
they get kristi noem in a staring contest with a guy in a chicken suit
they get kristi noem in a staring contest with a guy in a chicken suit
October 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
instead they get grandmas, and priests, and inflatable frogs, and ordinary decent people rising up and saying "this is vile, this is unamerican, these are secret police"
they get kristi noem in a staring contest with a guy in a chicken suit
they get kristi noem in a staring contest with a guy in a chicken suit
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I eagerly await the first video of a newly-motivated, clarinet-playing protester in an inflatable animal costume
“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”
Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents
‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said
www.independent.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I eagerly await the first video of a newly-motivated, clarinet-playing protester in an inflatable animal costume
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Still conferencing but here is a peek at the slides for "The Call Is Coming From Inside the House: How White Librarianship Protects Itself and Hinders Belonging"
Images are linked and there is a full resource sheet at the end.
Full blog post with more on Friday.
drive.google.com/file/d/1b3Fg...
Images are linked and there is a full resource sheet at the end.
Full blog post with more on Friday.
drive.google.com/file/d/1b3Fg...
The Call is Coming From Inside The House.pdf
drive.google.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Still conferencing but here is a peek at the slides for "The Call Is Coming From Inside the House: How White Librarianship Protects Itself and Hinders Belonging"
Images are linked and there is a full resource sheet at the end.
Full blog post with more on Friday.
drive.google.com/file/d/1b3Fg...
Images are linked and there is a full resource sheet at the end.
Full blog post with more on Friday.
drive.google.com/file/d/1b3Fg...
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As a memoir in essays, this is a big change. I'm telling my own stories..but also a broader story about changes in queer life around the Millennium: from private to public; disconnected to online; gay and lesbian to queer and trans; AIDS as death sentence to manageable condition (for some) etc.
My Bad
A powerful and hilarious personal history that tells the true story of the queer ’90s and how it transformed queer life in the decades that followed
The 19...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As a memoir in essays, this is a big change. I'm telling my own stories..but also a broader story about changes in queer life around the Millennium: from private to public; disconnected to online; gay and lesbian to queer and trans; AIDS as death sentence to manageable condition (for some) etc.
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It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
October 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
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This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.
Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop
Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop
Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games
www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...
www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...
October 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.
Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop
Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop
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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today we celebrate the heritage, beauty, and perseverance of hundreds of cultures and nations across North America that have thrived and endured here for thousands of years, and will be around for thousands more.
If you want to support this Native: bit.ly/3L67Yrs
If you want to support this Native: bit.ly/3L67Yrs
October 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today we celebrate the heritage, beauty, and perseverance of hundreds of cultures and nations across North America that have thrived and endured here for thousands of years, and will be around for thousands more.
If you want to support this Native: bit.ly/3L67Yrs
If you want to support this Native: bit.ly/3L67Yrs
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This goes far beyond what usually happens in a government shutdown, which is that federal workers are furloughed but are restored to their jobs once the shutdown ends.
White House Fires Federal Workers to Pressure Dems on Shutdown
The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have begun as the government shutdown continues.
buff.ly
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This goes far beyond what usually happens in a government shutdown, which is that federal workers are furloughed but are restored to their jobs once the shutdown ends.
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U.S. Department of Education reverses decision and will fund programs for students who are both deaf and blind.
But the money will flow a different way.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
But the money will flow a different way.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...
www.propublica.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
U.S. Department of Education reverses decision and will fund programs for students who are both deaf and blind.
But the money will flow a different way.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
But the money will flow a different way.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.
The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”
The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”
Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance
Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.
www.10news.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.
The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”
The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”
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Another reason we can't "just get private bookmobiles to schools to get kids banned books" is that this isn't about the books. It's about the fundamental rights to democratic spaces that represent a whole community.
Right now, judges are chipping away at *our* rights.
bookriot.com/parnell-vs-e...
Right now, judges are chipping away at *our* rights.
bookriot.com/parnell-vs-e...
Another Judge Chips Away at Library Patron First Amendment Rights
A District Court judge rules that neither library patrons nor authors have First Amendment rights when it comes to library collections.
bookriot.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Another reason we can't "just get private bookmobiles to schools to get kids banned books" is that this isn't about the books. It's about the fundamental rights to democratic spaces that represent a whole community.
Right now, judges are chipping away at *our* rights.
bookriot.com/parnell-vs-e...
Right now, judges are chipping away at *our* rights.
bookriot.com/parnell-vs-e...
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As someone who wrote a book literally titled WHITE FLIGHT, I’d just like to say that the argument that *whites* were the victims of violence in neighborhood transitions is so laughably racist it’s almost insane.
October 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
As someone who wrote a book literally titled WHITE FLIGHT, I’d just like to say that the argument that *whites* were the victims of violence in neighborhood transitions is so laughably racist it’s almost insane.
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Not that we needed any additional evidence that this administration has no legitimate interest in museum practice, this man was fired because he wouldn't let the President personally take an object from its collection and give it away.
BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: NARA Ousts Eisenhower Library Director Over Proposed Trump Gift to King Charles
The director, a historian and Army veteran, declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a priceless artifact from the library's permanent collection
lastcampaign.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Not that we needed any additional evidence that this administration has no legitimate interest in museum practice, this man was fired because he wouldn't let the President personally take an object from its collection and give it away.
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American Christians deciding the Pope doesn't know the Bible because he said immigrants are human is the perfect summary of the evangelist movement
really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today
October 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
American Christians deciding the Pope doesn't know the Bible because he said immigrants are human is the perfect summary of the evangelist movement
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People in the US won't believe this, but a society requiring people to own a motor vehicle to get anywhere actually gives you LESS freedom than a society where you can safely walk, bike, or feasibly opt to take mass transit.
If you're a slave to your car, you're also a slave to your job.
If you're a slave to your car, you're also a slave to your job.
October 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
People in the US won't believe this, but a society requiring people to own a motor vehicle to get anywhere actually gives you LESS freedom than a society where you can safely walk, bike, or feasibly opt to take mass transit.
If you're a slave to your car, you're also a slave to your job.
If you're a slave to your car, you're also a slave to your job.
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DAY 114
SPECIES 114 - Sphaerisporangium rhizosphaerae
STAGE: Bacteria
MEDIUM: Chromatek paper, Chromatek + QoR Watercolor. Charsoco + Kingart Pens
NOTES: Experimenting on this one
S. rhizosphaerae an actinomycete isolated from the rhizosphere soil of a rubber tree
#sciart #bacteria #painting #art
SPECIES 114 - Sphaerisporangium rhizosphaerae
STAGE: Bacteria
MEDIUM: Chromatek paper, Chromatek + QoR Watercolor. Charsoco + Kingart Pens
NOTES: Experimenting on this one
S. rhizosphaerae an actinomycete isolated from the rhizosphere soil of a rubber tree
#sciart #bacteria #painting #art
September 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Had to pull out of a campus conference on censorship because I was ordered to censor my comments. Here's my open letter explaining my stance.
When Your University Censors a Conference on Censorship — Adventures in Censorship
Sometimes the absurdity of modern American life is almost too much. I’m a censorship nerd. Quite literally not a day goes by where I don’t think about the topic. I’ve spent months of cumulative time i...
adventuresincensorship.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Had to pull out of a campus conference on censorship because I was ordered to censor my comments. Here's my open letter explaining my stance.
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So I ended up short on my last paycheck due to missing work with no pay because i was out with covid.
Im missing about $700 from my check, and have gotten help over the last few weeks but still need about $500 to fully make it to next paycheck.
Anything helps two trans people survive!
Im missing about $700 from my check, and have gotten help over the last few weeks but still need about $500 to fully make it to next paycheck.
Anything helps two trans people survive!
September 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So I ended up short on my last paycheck due to missing work with no pay because i was out with covid.
Im missing about $700 from my check, and have gotten help over the last few weeks but still need about $500 to fully make it to next paycheck.
Anything helps two trans people survive!
Im missing about $700 from my check, and have gotten help over the last few weeks but still need about $500 to fully make it to next paycheck.
Anything helps two trans people survive!