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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 12h

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New fossils reveal the hand of Paranthropus boisei - Nature

Analyses of newly discovered hand and foot bones of a Paranthropus boisei specimen provide insight into possible tool use and other palaeobiology characteristics among Plio-Pleistocene hominin species...

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 12h

Awesome papers out today by some awesome colleagues of mine.

Ardipithecus ramidus ankle provides evidence for African ape-like vertical climbing in the earliest hominins - Communications Biology

Morphometric analyses of ankle bones provide evidence that humans evolved from an ancestor with vertical climbing adaptations like those of chimpanzees and gorillas.

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 12h

Democrats would need a massive national landslide just to have a chance of winning the house if all the proposed Republican gerrymanders happen. Republicans are trying to rig the election so that they can stay in power permanently and Trump is never held accountable.

Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 20h

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 13h

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💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 17h

www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-ag...

Woman Rips ICE Agents To Their Face In Video: 'F**k Wrong With Y’all?'

A woman gave federal immigration agents an earful at New York’s 26 Federal Plaza this week.

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 1d

Every time.

Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 1d

"We have a rising new Dem star who really engages with people, and is sure to win their next election."

DEM LEADERSHIP: That's fantastic.

"What are the next steps?"

DEM LEADERSHIP: Simple. Force them to step aside and throw their support behind this 80-year-old lifetime politician.

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 3d

Is he lying or just a confused old man?

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 5d

Perfection

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 6d

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 5d

Dementia Don is a figurehead.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 5d

Excellent. All of them need to publicly and loudly reject this ridiculous agreement.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5d

Breaking: MIT just became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump admin's higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment.

"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 5d

Yep

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 5d

😂😂😂

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 7d

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 7d

The Dude abides

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 7d

The Dude has spoken:

"ICE? Let's get ICE off our streets and into our beverages. This aggression will not stand. Let's just abide together"

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 7d

This is the way

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 8d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 7d

This is what people voted for with Trump and his minions. Corporate profit over the well being of Americans.

EPA moves to roll back drinking water standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water systems.

www.newsweek.com

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 7d

Compassionate conservative was a lie then but now it's laughable. There is no such thing in the US today. If you call yourself a Republican today you identify as racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and fascist. If you are none of those things, you aren't a Trump Republican.

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 8d

The defining feature of this administration is corruption

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Durbin to Bondi: "Although you've been a registered foreign agent for Qatar, you didn't recuse yourself from signing off on Trump's solicitation of a free jet from the royal family, even though this gift was clearly illegal. Connections to Bondi seem to yield more favorable outcomes for defendants."

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 8d

😂😂😂

Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 8d

I’m feeling hopeful 🤣

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 8d

Abbott getting dunked on again.

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 11d

Go Bears! 🐻🐻🐻

Micah @rincewind.run · 11d

my favorite Cal vs Stanford dunk is Cal pointing out that the periodic table contains Berkelium and Californium but no Stanfordium

(also Seaborgium, which is named after a Cal Nobel prize winner and is an anagram of Go Bears)

Graphic with Berkelium and Californium but still no “Stanfurdium”

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 11d

Go Bears!

Micah @rincewind.run · 11d

my wife is a Cal fan and apparently this week they’re putting a “59” on their football helmets to honor the 59 Nobel laureates tied to Cal in order to flex on Duke

this is maybe my favorite dunk anyone has ever done on Duke

Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 13d

This is how to do it.

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 13d

Video from the UN of world leaders laughing during Trump's speech. They find him as ridiculous as many of us do. We are the laughingstock of the world. Or at least he is.

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Chris Robinson @3dmandibleny.bsky.social · 14d

Hair gel subsides...😂