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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Spending time with my pets is one of the highlights of my day, and it's a highlight of theirs too (at least I think so).
The idea of outsourcing that to a robot is revolting. It would make my life so much worse.
The idea of outsourcing that to a robot is revolting. It would make my life so much worse.
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Spending time with my pets is one of the highlights of my day, and it's a highlight of theirs too (at least I think so).
The idea of outsourcing that to a robot is revolting. It would make my life so much worse.
The idea of outsourcing that to a robot is revolting. It would make my life so much worse.
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I need everyone to understand that this could not happen anywhere else exclusively because the people of minnesota started showing up for george floyd and then never stopped
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I need everyone to understand that this could not happen anywhere else exclusively because the people of minnesota started showing up for george floyd and then never stopped
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
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If you’re cold, he’s cold.
Keep Bovino outside.
Keep Bovino outside.
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 AM
If you’re cold, he’s cold.
Keep Bovino outside.
Keep Bovino outside.
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This is a demented set of headlines
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 5:22 AM
This is a demented set of headlines
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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Almost every dog you have ever come across loves some human more than you or I will ever be capable of loving something.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Almost every dog you have ever come across loves some human more than you or I will ever be capable of loving something.
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Dear #BookSky Minneapolis has an absolutely incredible literary culture. In fact, three of the most important small presses call the city home; Coffeehouse Press, Graywolf, and Milkweed. There are also a ton of great bookstores in the Twin Cities. So here's the assignment...
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Dear #BookSky Minneapolis has an absolutely incredible literary culture. In fact, three of the most important small presses call the city home; Coffeehouse Press, Graywolf, and Milkweed. There are also a ton of great bookstores in the Twin Cities. So here's the assignment...
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The call is coming from inside the white house...
Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.
January 23, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The call is coming from inside the white house...
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gurl
Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 AM
gurl
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I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
Benny has the best strategy to deal with the cold.
January 23, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Benny has the best strategy to deal with the cold.
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i never should have eaten that shit. got me seeing the duendes.
It's always the same hallucination across time and space and in whatever country the mushroom grows in. Extremely weird.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 AM
i never should have eaten that shit. got me seeing the duendes.
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Democrats needing to message on affordability as the country endures a brutal authoritarian takeover is tragic. Take it from someone who lives in occupied Minneapolis. Our problems go deeper than prices.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Democrats needing to message on affordability as the country endures a brutal authoritarian takeover is tragic. Take it from someone who lives in occupied Minneapolis. Our problems go deeper than prices.
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Where's reviewer 3 when you need them😂
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Where's reviewer 3 when you need them😂
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GOSSIP!
Chicago, Rochester, WashU, Dartmouth, MIT, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Duke, Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, and Case Western got a secret Provost club.
Gotta thread this
(lol stay true to you Dartmouth)
www.chronicle.com/article/high...
Chicago, Rochester, WashU, Dartmouth, MIT, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Duke, Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, and Case Western got a secret Provost club.
Gotta thread this
(lol stay true to you Dartmouth)
www.chronicle.com/article/high...
Higher Ed’s Secret Provost Club
In 10U, chief academic officers at private research universities gather, share ideas, and commiserate.
www.chronicle.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 AM
GOSSIP!
Chicago, Rochester, WashU, Dartmouth, MIT, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Duke, Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, and Case Western got a secret Provost club.
Gotta thread this
(lol stay true to you Dartmouth)
www.chronicle.com/article/high...
Chicago, Rochester, WashU, Dartmouth, MIT, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Duke, Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, and Case Western got a secret Provost club.
Gotta thread this
(lol stay true to you Dartmouth)
www.chronicle.com/article/high...
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Him posting this on Truth Social reads like your aunt posting "Meta does not have permission to use my data" on Facebook.
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Him posting this on Truth Social reads like your aunt posting "Meta does not have permission to use my data" on Facebook.
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This is enraging, erasing the stories of Philly's enslaved African Smerican populatiin. A friend said one sign remained, but that was the *state* historical marker he helped sponsor. So one solution now is for PA (looking at you, Shapiro) to step in with their own markers. Grrrr!!!
Crews today dismantled plaques telling the stories of enslaved people who lived in the President's House in Philadelphia following orders by President Trump and Interior Secretary Burgum to remove content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the US. 6abc.com/post/philade...
Slavery exhibits at President's House in Philadelphia removed after Trump administration directive
Crews dismantled plaques telling the stories of the nine enslaved people who lived in the President's House and were owned by George Washington.
6abc.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 AM
This is enraging, erasing the stories of Philly's enslaved African Smerican populatiin. A friend said one sign remained, but that was the *state* historical marker he helped sponsor. So one solution now is for PA (looking at you, Shapiro) to step in with their own markers. Grrrr!!!
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Trump's buddies now control TikTok in the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/t...
The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed | CNN Business
The joint venture acquiring TikTok’s US assets has been formally established and has announced its leadership team, according to the company, one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump ...
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Trump's buddies now control TikTok in the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/t...
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Sending J.D. Vance is so funny. They know that we hate him so much. There's no way he will gets what he wants from us, either in the sowing chaos sense or in the backing down sense. He is just a complete failure of a human being that people will go out of their way to spite.
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Sending J.D. Vance is so funny. They know that we hate him so much. There's no way he will gets what he wants from us, either in the sowing chaos sense or in the backing down sense. He is just a complete failure of a human being that people will go out of their way to spite.
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Remember the constant urgency with which American media covered the news during 9/11? That's the energy that we need from the media now, not their current anodyne sanitizing both-sidesism.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Remember the constant urgency with which American media covered the news during 9/11? That's the energy that we need from the media now, not their current anodyne sanitizing both-sidesism.
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Protect Nekima Levy Armstrong
BREAKING: A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
The woman who led a protest at a Minnesota church service has been arrested, Bondi says
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Protect Nekima Levy Armstrong
Goals.
Also if you ever have a book launch I suggest you get a cake that looks just like your book.
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Goals.
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maybe call your senator, bro
Kristi Noem is telling ICE agents they can forcibly enter your home without a judicial warrant.
That is unconstitutional.
History will judge us if we do not stand up to the lawlessness and cruelty of this administration.
That is unconstitutional.
History will judge us if we do not stand up to the lawlessness and cruelty of this administration.
January 23, 2026 at 1:58 AM
maybe call your senator, bro
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January 23, 2026 at 1:50 AM