Dr. Rich B
@morphometrich.bsky.social
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Chicago area Paleontologist 🦖; I dabble with dinosaurs 🦕 and morphometrics. Science Educator. Mostly teach Intro Geology 🪨. Too much baseball ⚾️sometimes. Go Cubs 🐻! Go Ducks 🦆! Go Hoosiers! He/Him. Opinions are my own
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Well, finally made the jump and joined here. I promise 100% more paleontology, 90% less baseball and sports, and 1000% more kitties. Follow at your own risk.
Trex being attacked by cats
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Statement from IDS from Facebook for context:
Facebook post from IDS indicating they will stop printing the news
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Today, #IU ended their print student newspaper. The @idsnews.bsky.social was a major source for news; but the current admin is bowing to #MAGA state governance and #PlagiaristPam is happily doing their bidding. They clearly don't want students knowing the truth.
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS
Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.
www.idsnews.com
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They already declared "antifa" a terrorist organization. This is further softening the public towards them crushing dissent; and the No Kings protest this weekend is their target. All they need to do is slowly build that narrative; we are not literate enough to call it out and the MSM is complicit.
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No argument. May the ghosts of Armstrong, Glen, and others haunt them mercilessly
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No, to privatize it and reward Muskrat with contracts… the type of which would be akin to Chicago’s parking: locking us in with no way out.
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My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
organizingmythoughts.org
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Dear #GoDucks,
In 2014, Mariota & Co lost a bad game to UA at home. Kinda just like this.

They rebounded and made it to the National Championship.

Ball is in your court. You know what to do!
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Ok #GoDucks. You got a gift right there with great field position. MAKE 👏IT👏COUNT
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If the Ducks aren’t down 10 when they get the ball in the 2nd, it will be a major victory
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And IU has the ball back to start the 2nd half.

I’ve seen this game before multiple times with the Kelly-Helfrich kicking game killing us; so I’m having flashbacks.
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#GoDucks is killing me already. Defense looks similarly off as with PSU when they seem to get lazy and that’s letting IU hang around despite gift calls. And that missed FG could loom large.

And the #Cubs haven’t even played yet!
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And I will point out, I'm an alum of BOTH IU and UO. UO got me to IU later. But seeing those behaviors, it's an easy pick in this alma mater match-up!
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#IU Coach Cignetti getting caught telling a young player (maybe 2) to "toughen up" when they took care of themselves is 🤢. I was pulling for #GoDucks in this one just because of IU's fascist admin, but now I want Lanning to run the score up. Make that missed PI call just the first karmic retribution
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I'm more disgusted with Cignetti telling that kid to "toughen up" when he came off. (And I don't think that was the only time this game he was caught on a hot mic saying that to a player).
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What’s the old joke about having a generation taught by football coaches?

Guess now they think they can do civics?
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I am convinced that after that year or two year span where we had Game 163's (or 2 in one year?) MLB and Fox were like, "how can we make this permanent?"
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So sorry. I don’t know what’s worse: the rabies risk or comforting the kitten at the end. Hope it all works out health-wise and sending good vibes for the other stuff.
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Strange times we are in. Who had “allying with MTG” on their 2025 BINGO card?
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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Fortunately, no doctor, psychologist, or evolutionary biologist agrees with you.

Man/Woman are designations that apply to how people want to present or identify in public.
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