I have been procrastinating on working on materials for class by figuring out how much I should be contributing to my IRA and therefore yeah I'm an adult, I'm middle aged, it has happened to me.
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Joshua Lüdtke
Профиль VivelyHe/him. Mammalian paleontology PhD candidate on hiatus. On Kumeyaay lands. This summer I work as a biology instructor and a mitigation paleontologist. The Zionist entity's settler colonial occupation of Palestine is illegal, unethical, and immoral.
One of the all-time best species names. "Well they've got a big head, so, let's just say their head is big" no notes, thats 100% correct and accurate
American Museum of Natural HistoryIt's Fossil Friday! Meet Eryops megacephalus. This critter, which lived some 280 million years ago during the Early Permian, was among the most terrestrial of the early tetrapods. Spot it in the Hall of Vertebrate Origins! Plan your visit: amnh.link/4bnMbG3 Photo: © AMNH
"First evidence that ichthyosaurs ate pterosaurs." What an incredible find holy cow
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.Beneath the waves: Extraordinary dietary insights from a dismembered i... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1 Matt Y posts here _and_ on Twitter but he chooses to post his weirdest takes on Twitter, wonder why that is 2 why is it that he thinks telling highly engaged, educated, younger progressives that they can have political success a bad thing? Isn't instilling hope into young voters/activists good?
Philip Bump[guy who reportedly makes seven figures arguing for centrist positions]:
It is possible to do two things at once; it is possible to make personal decisions that decrease your carbon footprint _and_ that makes you more likely to fight for larger-than-personal policies for carbon withdrawal.
Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist)Important new study out at Nature Climate Action showing that individual climate actions do not stop people from participating in collective climate action. Instead, they were associated with greater collective engagement and somewhat stronger policy support. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Thread on historical paleontologists who have good politics
Natalia (娜塔莉)I did a thread on paleontologists contributing to eugenics & fascism. What about the opposite end of political spectrum?🧵 Ernst Untermann (1864–1956) palaeontologist by trade, painted murals for the Dinosaur National Monument. A prolific socialist, first in US to translate Das Kapital into English.
I know I'm in a bubble because I have never talked to anyone who was enthusiastic about Pete Buttigieg. Like I'm sure that such people exist (and ... Good for them?) but y'all are in a different part of The American Left than me
Poll Tracker 📊2028 Democratic presidential primary (Emerson): Pete Buttigieg 19% Gavin Newsom 17% Jon Ossoff 13% AOC 13% Kamala Harris 8% Andy Beshear 7% Josh Shapiro 5% JB Pritzker 3% Ro Khanna 2% Someone else 3% Undecided 13% 7/19-7/20 emersoncollegepolling.com/july-2026-na...
Gonna share this image with my anatomy students, hopefully will get some good input
Bad Medical TakesDemocratic candidates who won't support trans people do not deserve support.
Erin Reed1. In major news, the Ohio Dem Party has banned the Progressive Caucus from criticizing candidate for Gov. Amy Acton's transphobia. It has now applied more pressure to quiet criticism of anti-trans politics than it has on its own nominee to stop embracing them. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Good photosynthesis thread
c0nc0rdanceI love trees, but let's be honest, they're the 'B-team' of photosynthesis. A junior varsity squad. This video from NASA's Earth Observatory shows the real stars of the show: phytoplankton. This is chlorophyll concentration (in mg/m^3) by month since 2003. Notice anything surprising? (📷: NASA)
I don't have a lot of nice things to say because Lindsey backtracked on almost any good political position he had. He was in favor of bipartisan climate change legislation in October of 2009, until he decided that his constituents no longer cared, so he stopped caring. Terrible political figure.
ReutersUS Senator Lindsey Graham passes away at 71 reut.rs/4yizar4
I'll try to find the time to read this but I'm seeing some interesting comments here on Bluesky
Tim JanickeIn a new #Viewpoint we argue that the binary definition of #BiologicalSex based on gamete size is a scientifically robust framework that is entirely compatible with the diversity of sexual phenotypes and human gender identities. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"stay in character" implies that somehow there is something inauthentic about Count Binface?!?! He's obviously a nobleman of House Binface.
YouGovIf Count Binface won the Clacton by-election, do Britons think he should stay in character as an MP, or take the role seriously? Should primarily stay in character: 26% Should primarily take the role seriously: 48% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
Alright Maine here's your reminder of who to run for US Senate.
Andrea LaFlammeI’m ready to answer the call.
The worst thing about the gift of prophecy is that no one listens to the prophecy at the time.
Andrea LaFlammeWhat I’m seeing are the same Dems who condemn Swalwell are supporting Platner and their duplicity needs to be called out.