Jeanne Timmons
@mostlymammoths.bsky.social
Freelance writer (she/her) interested in paleontology and archaeology. Avatar by Natalia Jagielska.
https://mostlymammoths.wordpress.com/freelance-work/
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"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. We will find a way to make a way out of no way." - the late Congressman John Lewis
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My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
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Make your bad and unrefined art. Write the piece full of mixed metaphors and run-ons. Play the music missing a lead part you can’t do yet. Then do it again. You can choose how far you want to develop skill to express yourself, whether it’s fine and delicate or punk and messy.
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Make your bad and unrefined art. Write the piece full of mixed metaphors and run-ons. Play the music missing a lead part you can’t do yet. Then do it again. You can choose how far you want to develop skill to express yourself, whether it’s fine and delicate or punk and messy.
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Like show me any of my books and I can point out the mistakes, what I would do differently, what I didn’t have time to develop further.
Eventually you call it done, effective, good enough because at some point it has to be finished, you take what you learn, and you start again.
Eventually you call it done, effective, good enough because at some point it has to be finished, you take what you learn, and you start again.
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Like show me any of my books and I can point out the mistakes, what I would do differently, what I didn’t have time to develop further.
Eventually you call it done, effective, good enough because at some point it has to be finished, you take what you learn, and you start again.
Eventually you call it done, effective, good enough because at some point it has to be finished, you take what you learn, and you start again.
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Bullshit arguments favoring genAI assume artists, writers, musicians, whoever are all wholly pleased with their work and gatekeep the skill.
Meanwhile every creative person I know is never entirely satisfied, even after years of work, and repeat variations of “the perfect is the enemy of the good.”
Meanwhile every creative person I know is never entirely satisfied, even after years of work, and repeat variations of “the perfect is the enemy of the good.”
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Bullshit arguments favoring genAI assume artists, writers, musicians, whoever are all wholly pleased with their work and gatekeep the skill.
Meanwhile every creative person I know is never entirely satisfied, even after years of work, and repeat variations of “the perfect is the enemy of the good.”
Meanwhile every creative person I know is never entirely satisfied, even after years of work, and repeat variations of “the perfect is the enemy of the good.”
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Art doesn’t take talent. It’s skill. Skill that you cultivate and shape how best suits you.
You want to make photorealistic fine art? Yeah that will take time and work to achieve. But you’re also an artist when you doodle, when you sketch, when you make bad art that doesn’t meet your expectations.
You want to make photorealistic fine art? Yeah that will take time and work to achieve. But you’re also an artist when you doodle, when you sketch, when you make bad art that doesn’t meet your expectations.
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Art doesn’t take talent. It’s skill. Skill that you cultivate and shape how best suits you.
You want to make photorealistic fine art? Yeah that will take time and work to achieve. But you’re also an artist when you doodle, when you sketch, when you make bad art that doesn’t meet your expectations.
You want to make photorealistic fine art? Yeah that will take time and work to achieve. But you’re also an artist when you doodle, when you sketch, when you make bad art that doesn’t meet your expectations.
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An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
February 8, 2026 at 5:41 AM
An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
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And remember - do not approach harbor seal pups if you see them in the wild! It's not an issue of stress for them but the mothers go off foraging and will see you from the water - and if you linger too long, they might abandon their pup. Enjoy them from afar!
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
And remember - do not approach harbor seal pups if you see them in the wild! It's not an issue of stress for them but the mothers go off foraging and will see you from the water - and if you linger too long, they might abandon their pup. Enjoy them from afar!
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The pup did manage to get out of the surf zone safely and had its first nap after reuniting with mom 🥹
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The pup did manage to get out of the surf zone safely and had its first nap after reuniting with mom 🥹
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Welcome little guy! On Thursday @tetrameryx.bsky.social saw this one-hour old pup - someone else filmed the birth just before we got there. 🦑🐬
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Welcome little guy! On Thursday @tetrameryx.bsky.social saw this one-hour old pup - someone else filmed the birth just before we got there. 🦑🐬
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
Dwarf hippos! 💙🦛
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Dwarf hippos! 💙🦛
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Thrilled to announce that I’ve just become Associate Editor of Historical Biology journal @historicalbiology.bsky.social! :)
#Palaeobotany #oceanicisland
#Palaeobotany #oceanicisland
February 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Thrilled to announce that I’ve just become Associate Editor of Historical Biology journal @historicalbiology.bsky.social! :)
#Palaeobotany #oceanicisland
#Palaeobotany #oceanicisland
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TONIGHT!! Senator Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov and Comedian, Actor & Producer, @hasanminhaj.com join the panel on an ALL NEW episode of Have I Got News For You 9p ET on @cnn.com and streaming next day on the CNN app.
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
TONIGHT!! Senator Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov and Comedian, Actor & Producer, @hasanminhaj.com join the panel on an ALL NEW episode of Have I Got News For You 9p ET on @cnn.com and streaming next day on the CNN app.
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Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
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Spiny little friend.
A quick doodle of Haolong dongi, a newly described ornithopod from China with... spikes. Numerous sharp spines grew from the animal's neck and back, seemingly different from all other known dinosaur integuments. Definitely wasn't on my bingo card for 2026 dinosaur finds!
A quick doodle of Haolong dongi, a newly described ornithopod from China with... spikes. Numerous sharp spines grew from the animal's neck and back, seemingly different from all other known dinosaur integuments. Definitely wasn't on my bingo card for 2026 dinosaur finds!
February 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Spiny little friend.
A quick doodle of Haolong dongi, a newly described ornithopod from China with... spikes. Numerous sharp spines grew from the animal's neck and back, seemingly different from all other known dinosaur integuments. Definitely wasn't on my bingo card for 2026 dinosaur finds!
A quick doodle of Haolong dongi, a newly described ornithopod from China with... spikes. Numerous sharp spines grew from the animal's neck and back, seemingly different from all other known dinosaur integuments. Definitely wasn't on my bingo card for 2026 dinosaur finds!
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It's been a bit, but my ko-fi is back up!!!
ko-fi.com/telekitnetic...
#telekitneticart #indigenousart #formline
ko-fi.com/telekitnetic...
#telekitneticart #indigenousart #formline
February 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
It's been a bit, but my ko-fi is back up!!!
ko-fi.com/telekitnetic...
#telekitneticart #indigenousart #formline
ko-fi.com/telekitnetic...
#telekitneticart #indigenousart #formline
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(♻️) 🪹🏞️ RAVEN IMMEMORIAL #telekitneticart #formline #indigenousart
Prints up for sale here 👉 ko-fi.com/s/2245fcff40
Prints up for sale here 👉 ko-fi.com/s/2245fcff40
February 7, 2026 at 11:21 PM
(♻️) 🪹🏞️ RAVEN IMMEMORIAL #telekitneticart #formline #indigenousart
Prints up for sale here 👉 ko-fi.com/s/2245fcff40
Prints up for sale here 👉 ko-fi.com/s/2245fcff40
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Young Dinornis at the Beach 🏖️
August 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Young Dinornis at the Beach 🏖️
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
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#FossilFriday: The Pacific mastodon, Mammut pacificus, known from California and Idaho. This species was described in 2019. This is the second of two species of Mammut from North America, the other being Mammut americanum.
January 30, 2026 at 6:16 PM
#FossilFriday: The Pacific mastodon, Mammut pacificus, known from California and Idaho. This species was described in 2019. This is the second of two species of Mammut from North America, the other being Mammut americanum.
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my 10 yr old nephew found this 11myo Gomphothere molar while hiking in Red Rock state park, calif many years ago. We took photos--then turned it over to park staff. They told my nephew that it was sent to the Natural History museum of L.A. with his name as discover. He was so proud!
#fossilfriday
#fossilfriday
January 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM
my 10 yr old nephew found this 11myo Gomphothere molar while hiking in Red Rock state park, calif many years ago. We took photos--then turned it over to park staff. They told my nephew that it was sent to the Natural History museum of L.A. with his name as discover. He was so proud!
#fossilfriday
#fossilfriday
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Deinotherium: Vintage X Contemporâneo
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Deinotherium: Vintage X Contemporâneo
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It is not often that I make a 2 #FossilFriday posts but, I will make an exception. This is the skeleton of the fish Xiphactinus audax. It was found by a friend looking fossils in the Late Cretaceous (Santonian) Smokey Hill Chalk in Kansas. You think you afraid of the ocean now? You've seen nothing!
February 7, 2026 at 12:02 AM
It is not often that I make a 2 #FossilFriday posts but, I will make an exception. This is the skeleton of the fish Xiphactinus audax. It was found by a friend looking fossils in the Late Cretaceous (Santonian) Smokey Hill Chalk in Kansas. You think you afraid of the ocean now? You've seen nothing!
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For #FossilFriday, we present Paulina Mühlmann. 🇦🇷
In 1935, she conducted the first geological field campaign by a woman at the University of Buenos Aires. She later became Chief of the Petrographic Lab at YPF, collecting key Paleozoic fossils. 🦕
#Geology #WomenInScience #Paleontology
In 1935, she conducted the first geological field campaign by a woman at the University of Buenos Aires. She later became Chief of the Petrographic Lab at YPF, collecting key Paleozoic fossils. 🦕
#Geology #WomenInScience #Paleontology
February 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
For #FossilFriday, we present Paulina Mühlmann. 🇦🇷
In 1935, she conducted the first geological field campaign by a woman at the University of Buenos Aires. She later became Chief of the Petrographic Lab at YPF, collecting key Paleozoic fossils. 🦕
#Geology #WomenInScience #Paleontology
In 1935, she conducted the first geological field campaign by a woman at the University of Buenos Aires. She later became Chief of the Petrographic Lab at YPF, collecting key Paleozoic fossils. 🦕
#Geology #WomenInScience #Paleontology
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#FossilFriday Hildegarde Howard, American pioneer in avian paleontology, known for her discoveries in the La Brea Tar Pits, among them the Rancho La Brea eagles #FeministFriday 🧪⚒️
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January 30, 2026 at 8:02 PM
#FossilFriday Hildegarde Howard, American pioneer in avian paleontology, known for her discoveries in the La Brea Tar Pits, among them the Rancho La Brea eagles #FeministFriday 🧪⚒️
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2019/05/01/f...
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2019/05/01/f...