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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)

@peterjwagner3.bsky.social

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Computational Paleobiologist, Lord of Chaos & Entropy, Cubs Fan, Estranged Lover of 🐌 & self-proclaimed Bilbo Baggins of Paleontology. Opinions & sarcasm mine & mine alone, but model-based. I block apologists for the South, MAGA, etc. He/Him.

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · Nov 10

From Darwins' Day 2019:
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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 2h

Game 1 was a very tough unusual aberration: this is the (very typical) outcome from getting badly outhomered.

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 2h

Note that they do not mention of which species…

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 3h

I always thought that it would be funny if relationships were required letters of reference and a potential girlfriend/boyfriend got "recommendations" from ones' exes.

And by "funny," I mean "please kill me now" funny...

Tʜɪɢʜᴍᴀs Pʀɪᴍᴇ 🦾🚚 @romebknowing.blacksky.app · 4h

Getting on my gawtdamn nerves 😭🤭😂

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 4h

They need followers: Sauron relied on his orcs, after all.

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 10h

Heh, I’d say that they live in an alternate reality past: living in the actual past would require living in the (formerly) real world and thus be a step up!

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 10h

“The answer is: Columbia, South Carolina in February 1865.”

*bing*

“Where and when did Antifa forces last burn down a city in North America?”

*bing bing*

“I’ll take ‘Questions that MAGA Hates’ for $500, Alex!”

“I’m not Alex.”

“Shut up and give me the answer…”

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 11h

Tell that to the family it devoured after I let it loose…

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 11h

Communion=Papist=Anti-Christ Followers?

Seriously, given that the Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society are dominated by Conservative Catholics, but the voting base on which they most heavily rely are Catholic hating Evangelicals, thinks will be interesting after they kill the rest of us.

a picture of a monster with the words looks like meat 's back on the menu boys below it

ALT: a picture of a monster with the words looks like meat 's back on the menu boys below it

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 12h

I just had to save people from a spawn of Ungoliant…

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 15h

A little salute to my department members who did an admirable job of defending EAS against proposed cuts yesterday. Thanks to all of you who wrote letters of support.

And now… we wait.

Eurypterid support Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 16h

I did nazi this coming…

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 16h

Heh, my father did that to me almost 25 years ago! That’s another “thanks” we owe to Reagan…

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 16h

Clearly they do not understand what the Blue Dogs really are/were!

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 17h

Given that Sauron and Saruman are both allegories for people who steal power with technology & capitalism, one would think so!

(Tolkien was old school conservative: new money was usurped power to him!)

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 1d

(A complete meltdown by a pitcher probably is #2, though…)

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 1d

Nah: games like this are won more often on homers than anything else.

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 1d

That figure always made me think of Escher…

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 1d

My bet: 50:50, or some number well within the expectations of flipping a fair coin N time.

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 2d

Wasn’t she one of Keith Richards’ grandkids?

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 2d

I'm afraid that your liver might have to take a few more hits for the team.

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 2d

And now it's back to ~50:50. Hopefully the extra day of rest will help Shota.

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 2d

I am enthralled…

Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 3d

oh hell yeah youtu.be/nGZOFyLrCwk?...

Slug Eating Spaghetti Time Lapse (With Stopwatch Timer)

YouTube video by Nature's Fantastic

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 2d

Evamgelicals, really: and although they call themselves “Protestant,” the mainline Protestants disown them.

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 2d

Well, the home team always gets 27 outs at least! 😎

Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 2d

I was wondering about that!