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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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.
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Look at these weirdos (complimentary) voluntarily being outside when it’s colder than many people have ever felt or ever will.
'A sea of people': Thousands turn out for anti-ICE march in downtown Minneapolis
January 23, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Look at these weirdos (complimentary) voluntarily being outside when it’s colder than many people have ever felt or ever will.
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Gotta remind yourself not to cry when you see the kid's signs.
It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous.
"LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!"
"ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"
It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous.
"LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!"
"ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"
January 23, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Gotta remind yourself not to cry when you see the kid's signs.
It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous.
"LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!"
"ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"
It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous.
"LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!"
"ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"
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Shabbat Shalom to the 100+ rabbis who joined clergy in Minneapolis today to say:
Jews stand with our neighbors. We want ICE out of Minnesota, out of NYC, and out of all our communities.
Jews stand with our neighbors. We want ICE out of Minnesota, out of NYC, and out of all our communities.
Meanwhile in Minneapolis...
...some very cold, very determined NYC rabbis experiencing Minnesota winter for the first time. Cold can't stop us from answering the call to support Minneapolitans demand ICE OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS!
...some very cold, very determined NYC rabbis experiencing Minnesota winter for the first time. Cold can't stop us from answering the call to support Minneapolitans demand ICE OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS!
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Shabbat Shalom to the 100+ rabbis who joined clergy in Minneapolis today to say:
Jews stand with our neighbors. We want ICE out of Minnesota, out of NYC, and out of all our communities.
Jews stand with our neighbors. We want ICE out of Minnesota, out of NYC, and out of all our communities.
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The whistles are fantastic. That tactic - and a TON of the whistles - came from a group of organizers & activists in Rogers Park, Chicago, where Bovino and his goobermensch were before coming here. This is a global resistance.
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The whistles are fantastic. That tactic - and a TON of the whistles - came from a group of organizers & activists in Rogers Park, Chicago, where Bovino and his goobermensch were before coming here. This is a global resistance.
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This is truly holy action. May they be blessed forever.
Over 100 priests have been arrested in Minneapolis for protesting ICE.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
This is truly holy action. May they be blessed forever.
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"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
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Hakeem Jeffries literally conspired with Republicans so Democrats could virtue signal opposition to ICE without actually stopping them from getting more funding.
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Hakeem Jeffries literally conspired with Republicans so Democrats could virtue signal opposition to ICE without actually stopping them from getting more funding.
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Love is all around
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Love is all around
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A new ope.
Lots of good signs here, but I have to confess my favorite is a rebel alliance where they replaced the red insignia with blue and the Minnesota loon.
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
A new ope.
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How do you have a last name like Cuellar, Perez, or Gonzalez and still not understand the ramifications of voting for this shit?
Poll shows over 90% of Democrats believe ICE has gone too far- yet these 7 Democrats voted to fully fund ICE with ZERO conditions. Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX), Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Laura Gillen (N.Y.), Don Davis (N.C.), Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) and Vicente Gonzalez (Texas).
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
How do you have a last name like Cuellar, Perez, or Gonzalez and still not understand the ramifications of voting for this shit?
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I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
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Kids like Liam should be learning to read and playing with their friends. Instead, ICE is traumatizing an entire generation.
They're kidnapping kids, assaulting protestors, deporting citizens--all funded by our taxpayer dollars. And today the House votes to give them more money.
Abolish ICE.
They're kidnapping kids, assaulting protestors, deporting citizens--all funded by our taxpayer dollars. And today the House votes to give them more money.
Abolish ICE.
ICE detains four children from Minnesota school district, including 5-year-old
Columbia Heights Public Schools district officials accused ICE officers of using the 5-year-old “as bait.” A 10-year-old and her mother were also detained.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Kids like Liam should be learning to read and playing with their friends. Instead, ICE is traumatizing an entire generation.
They're kidnapping kids, assaulting protestors, deporting citizens--all funded by our taxpayer dollars. And today the House votes to give them more money.
Abolish ICE.
They're kidnapping kids, assaulting protestors, deporting citizens--all funded by our taxpayer dollars. And today the House votes to give them more money.
Abolish ICE.
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ICE continues to move with impunity—terrorizing communities, kidnapping children, and murdering our neighbors, all enabled by our tax dollars.
I'm proud to join @ramirez.house.gov and @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social in introducing the Melt ICE Act as a step towards abolishing this lawless agency.
I'm proud to join @ramirez.house.gov and @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social in introducing the Melt ICE Act as a step towards abolishing this lawless agency.
January 22, 2026 at 10:25 PM
ICE continues to move with impunity—terrorizing communities, kidnapping children, and murdering our neighbors, all enabled by our tax dollars.
I'm proud to join @ramirez.house.gov and @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social in introducing the Melt ICE Act as a step towards abolishing this lawless agency.
I'm proud to join @ramirez.house.gov and @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social in introducing the Melt ICE Act as a step towards abolishing this lawless agency.
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ICE isn't a rogue agency.
It’s operating exactly as it was intended: to systematically target and inflict violence on immigrants and marginalized people.
It must be abolished.
It’s operating exactly as it was intended: to systematically target and inflict violence on immigrants and marginalized people.
It must be abolished.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
ICE isn't a rogue agency.
It’s operating exactly as it was intended: to systematically target and inflict violence on immigrants and marginalized people.
It must be abolished.
It’s operating exactly as it was intended: to systematically target and inflict violence on immigrants and marginalized people.
It must be abolished.
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I wonder how many Democratic politicians expected to answer the question 'what did you do to fight the fascists?' with "In the spirit of bipartisan cooperation, I voted to fund the Gestapo"
January 23, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I wonder how many Democratic politicians expected to answer the question 'what did you do to fight the fascists?' with "In the spirit of bipartisan cooperation, I voted to fund the Gestapo"