Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒
@marspidermonkey.bsky.social
Primatologist. Biological anthropologist. Recovering academic. Mammal Madness fan. Dog mom to the cutest rescue dog. Expertise in social relationships and stress in monkeys, apes, & humans, and the systemic inequities in academia & science. She/her
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Time for a book review! Starting out with Apes on the Edge: Chimpanzee Life on the West African Savanna by Jill Pruetz (University of Chicago Press, 2025)! (1/11)
🧪🦊 #Primates #Booksky #ScienceBooks #BookReview
🧪🦊 #Primates #Booksky #ScienceBooks #BookReview
Starting a pinned thread of book reviews! This is the review for Apes on the Edge, by Jill Pruetz!
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well well well look who’s afraid of memes now
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
well well well look who’s afraid of memes now
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Trump sold the oil from a seized Venezuelan tanker for $500,000,000.. Where is the money? He deposited it in a bank in Qatar where Congress can't get to it.
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Trump sold the oil from a seized Venezuelan tanker for $500,000,000.. Where is the money? He deposited it in a bank in Qatar where Congress can't get to it.
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
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This also explains why every few years somebody tries to get me in some right-wing movie. I think they assume if you’re anywhere below the sea list, you can be enticed over to their side. Not gonna happen.
It really is kinda wild just how many MAGA influencers are either Hollywood hopefuls, has-beens or never-would-bes and you would think people would connect the dots when it comes to that. Hell, the MAGA Overlord himself is a B-list celebrity
Erika Kirk's Amazing Race audition tape shows that all these right wing grifters really just wanna be rich and famous and won't stop until they stumble on an audience dumb enough to let that happen
January 24, 2026 at 2:39 AM
This also explains why every few years somebody tries to get me in some right-wing movie. I think they assume if you’re anywhere below the sea list, you can be enticed over to their side. Not gonna happen.
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It really is kinda wild just how many MAGA influencers are either Hollywood hopefuls, has-beens or never-would-bes and you would think people would connect the dots when it comes to that. Hell, the MAGA Overlord himself is a B-list celebrity
Erika Kirk's Amazing Race audition tape shows that all these right wing grifters really just wanna be rich and famous and won't stop until they stumble on an audience dumb enough to let that happen
January 24, 2026 at 1:43 AM
It really is kinda wild just how many MAGA influencers are either Hollywood hopefuls, has-beens or never-would-bes and you would think people would connect the dots when it comes to that. Hell, the MAGA Overlord himself is a B-list celebrity
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Friends, this Native (Hidatsa-Mandan) mother was murdered just a few weeks ago. Her daughters aged 11 and 16 need funds for care & travel for the ongoing investigation. Funds will also go toward an attorney to help seek justice for this #MMIW.
Donate to Support for Bernadine’s Daughters and Family, organized by Margaret Scott
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January 23, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Friends, this Native (Hidatsa-Mandan) mother was murdered just a few weeks ago. Her daughters aged 11 and 16 need funds for care & travel for the ongoing investigation. Funds will also go toward an attorney to help seek justice for this #MMIW.
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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hand it to the people that made it politically impossible for her not to be there
Today we marched together in below zero weather. Thanks to the thousands and thousands of Minnesotans who turned out to stand up and speak out. ICE OUT.
January 24, 2026 at 1:10 AM
hand it to the people that made it politically impossible for her not to be there
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this is not the action of a regime that is confident in its ability to hold power
he tried to speedrun Putin and ended up crashing into a wall like Wile E. Coyote
he tried to speedrun Putin and ended up crashing into a wall like Wile E. Coyote
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 2:28 AM
this is not the action of a regime that is confident in its ability to hold power
he tried to speedrun Putin and ended up crashing into a wall like Wile E. Coyote
he tried to speedrun Putin and ended up crashing into a wall like Wile E. Coyote
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As we finally start realizing Republicans are not patriotic, strong, law abiding, moral driven citizens, we are now seeing they also are not Christians.
I was at the interfaith protest in Minneapolis today. Here are some of the shots I took.
Something deeply wrong about loading up zip tied faith leaders onto a bus for their ‘crime’ of peacefully protesting the violent abduction of their neighbors.
My full story: www.qasimrashid.com/p/live-from-...
Something deeply wrong about loading up zip tied faith leaders onto a bus for their ‘crime’ of peacefully protesting the violent abduction of their neighbors.
My full story: www.qasimrashid.com/p/live-from-...
January 24, 2026 at 2:31 AM
As we finally start realizing Republicans are not patriotic, strong, law abiding, moral driven citizens, we are now seeing they also are not Christians.
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Dammit! UCLA fired eminent ecologist Dr. Priyanga Amarasekare anyway, after putting her through 3 years of hell for speaking her mind about diversity (and violating faculty code of conduct, of course). Her punishment began soon after she was honored with ESA’s Robert MacArthur award.
Terrible news
Terrible news
UC Board of Regents approves dismissal of tenured ecology professor - Daily Bruin
The UC Board of Regents approved the dismissal of a tenured UCLA professor Wednesday. Priyanga Amarasekare, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor who began at UCLA in 2005, was initially suspe...
dailybruin.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Dammit! UCLA fired eminent ecologist Dr. Priyanga Amarasekare anyway, after putting her through 3 years of hell for speaking her mind about diversity (and violating faculty code of conduct, of course). Her punishment began soon after she was honored with ESA’s Robert MacArthur award.
Terrible news
Terrible news
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NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...
religionnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM
NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
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THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
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ICE 🤝 IDF
Using food as bait to kill people
Using food as bait to kill people
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 23, 2026 at 6:10 PM
ICE 🤝 IDF
Using food as bait to kill people
Using food as bait to kill people
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A friend of a friend is a US citizen, born in Texas to a Venezuelan family.
They were abducted by ICE today.
They were abducted by ICE today.
No news reporter should go uncorrected whenever they call this an "immigration crackdown".
When they are kidnapping people simply based on the color of their skin that is an ethnic cleansing.
When they are kidnapping people simply based on the color of their skin that is an ethnic cleansing.
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
A friend of a friend is a US citizen, born in Texas to a Venezuelan family.
They were abducted by ICE today.
They were abducted by ICE today.
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DESPITE A COURT ORDERING HER RELEASE
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 1:12 AM
DESPITE A COURT ORDERING HER RELEASE
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This is not a dunk whatsoever, but I wholeheartedly disagree with the first sentence. I'm old enough that a friend in my K class got polio and she ended up in a wheelchair for life. I think not vaccinating is akin to neglect like not feeding or clothing a child. And yes I have a kid.
I do think parents should absolutely have the right to choose not to vaccinate their kids.
I also think schools, sports teams, and other clubs or activities should absolutely have the right to exclude those who don’t want to participate in keeping these communities safe by getting vaccinated.
I also think schools, sports teams, and other clubs or activities should absolutely have the right to exclude those who don’t want to participate in keeping these communities safe by getting vaccinated.
January 23, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is not a dunk whatsoever, but I wholeheartedly disagree with the first sentence. I'm old enough that a friend in my K class got polio and she ended up in a wheelchair for life. I think not vaccinating is akin to neglect like not feeding or clothing a child. And yes I have a kid.
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If you want to turn a famous brand into a propaganda rag, you have to keep subsidizing the inoffensive sections of the paper so people have reason to read the stupid stuff.
According to an internal email to Washington Post sports staff, the paper isn't sending any reporters to cover the winter Olympics next month. The decision comes as major layoffs are expected in the coming weeks.
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
If you want to turn a famous brand into a propaganda rag, you have to keep subsidizing the inoffensive sections of the paper so people have reason to read the stupid stuff.
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As an educator, seeing this is horrifying. This is devastating for these kids. This will scar them for life.
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:49 AM
As an educator, seeing this is horrifying. This is devastating for these kids. This will scar them for life.
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A general strike against fascist terror makes this one of the most politically important days in the lives of everyone reading this.
January 24, 2026 at 12:03 AM
A general strike against fascist terror makes this one of the most politically important days in the lives of everyone reading this.
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Not a single day should go by without at least one impeachment filing in Congress.
That they refuse does not make Congress effective, it makes them complicit. Nobody needs permission to file. And impeachment for corruption IS the ultimate kitchen table issue. That’s our money being wasted.
That they refuse does not make Congress effective, it makes them complicit. Nobody needs permission to file. And impeachment for corruption IS the ultimate kitchen table issue. That’s our money being wasted.
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"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Not a single day should go by without at least one impeachment filing in Congress.
That they refuse does not make Congress effective, it makes them complicit. Nobody needs permission to file. And impeachment for corruption IS the ultimate kitchen table issue. That’s our money being wasted.
That they refuse does not make Congress effective, it makes them complicit. Nobody needs permission to file. And impeachment for corruption IS the ultimate kitchen table issue. That’s our money being wasted.
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California just joined the World Health Organization.
I love it.
I love it.
California joins WHO public health network following US exit, marking a first for any state
California joined WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, countering federal withdrawal from the organization.
www.abc10.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM
California just joined the World Health Organization.
I love it.
I love it.
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'Scarlet Macaw Peekaboo' by William Halladay
This photo was taken in Costa Rica, on a farm dedicated to the protection of #macaws. Due to habitat loss, their numbers have been declining.
Finalist in Smithsonian Magazine #Photo contest.
#photography #animals #birds #photos #CostaRica
This photo was taken in Costa Rica, on a farm dedicated to the protection of #macaws. Due to habitat loss, their numbers have been declining.
Finalist in Smithsonian Magazine #Photo contest.
#photography #animals #birds #photos #CostaRica
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM
'Scarlet Macaw Peekaboo' by William Halladay
This photo was taken in Costa Rica, on a farm dedicated to the protection of #macaws. Due to habitat loss, their numbers have been declining.
Finalist in Smithsonian Magazine #Photo contest.
#photography #animals #birds #photos #CostaRica
This photo was taken in Costa Rica, on a farm dedicated to the protection of #macaws. Due to habitat loss, their numbers have been declining.
Finalist in Smithsonian Magazine #Photo contest.
#photography #animals #birds #photos #CostaRica
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given the fact that the evangelicals have seized the public face of Christianity in this country and risen it to power on a platform of just hurting everyone who makes them feel weird...
this is something to behold. it feels like their death grip is cracking.
this is something to behold. it feels like their death grip is cracking.
I think clergy from elsewhere have come in to protest and form a barrier between ICE and their targets…
Glad to see so many walking the walk.
Glad to see so many walking the walk.
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
given the fact that the evangelicals have seized the public face of Christianity in this country and risen it to power on a platform of just hurting everyone who makes them feel weird...
this is something to behold. it feels like their death grip is cracking.
this is something to behold. it feels like their death grip is cracking.