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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Regarding events of last week in SVP and the wider vertebrate paleontology community.
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Regarding events of last week in SVP and the wider vertebrate paleontology community.
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Smart people have already written about the many problems of generative AI better than I could, but I’ll tell you this about the thing I know: writing is about writing. It’s an action. A verb. It’s what we do. I write, you write, they write. Skip that and you’re not a writer.
February 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Smart people have already written about the many problems of generative AI better than I could, but I’ll tell you this about the thing I know: writing is about writing. It’s an action. A verb. It’s what we do. I write, you write, they write. Skip that and you’re not a writer.
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This likely happened because a federal judge found that the termination of her student status was illegal and ordered it reinstated.
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
This likely happened because a federal judge found that the termination of her student status was illegal and ordered it reinstated.
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NEW: A federal immigration judge ruled that there was no lawful basis for our client, Rümeysa Öztürk, to be deported.
This is promising news, but her case is still ongoing in federal court. We’ll keep fighting until she's free for good.
This is promising news, but her case is still ongoing in federal court. We’ll keep fighting until she's free for good.
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
NEW: A federal immigration judge ruled that there was no lawful basis for our client, Rümeysa Öztürk, to be deported.
This is promising news, but her case is still ongoing in federal court. We’ll keep fighting until she's free for good.
This is promising news, but her case is still ongoing in federal court. We’ll keep fighting until she's free for good.
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The reason we do mutual aid & the reason why mutual aid is grounded in anticapitalist theory from a long time is that capitalism says your survival depends on what you can do for people. We say, no you deserve to survive by virtue of your humanity. If you can't produce, we will help you survive.
February 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The reason we do mutual aid & the reason why mutual aid is grounded in anticapitalist theory from a long time is that capitalism says your survival depends on what you can do for people. We say, no you deserve to survive by virtue of your humanity. If you can't produce, we will help you survive.
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The survivors standing in front of the Capitol twice is why Rep. Thomas Massie & I were able to pass the Epstein Transparency Act.
Tomorrow, Massie and I will go together to DOJ to see the unredacted files.
We will not rest until the Epstein class is brought to justice.
Tomorrow, Massie and I will go together to DOJ to see the unredacted files.
We will not rest until the Epstein class is brought to justice.
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 11:43 PM
The survivors standing in front of the Capitol twice is why Rep. Thomas Massie & I were able to pass the Epstein Transparency Act.
Tomorrow, Massie and I will go together to DOJ to see the unredacted files.
We will not rest until the Epstein class is brought to justice.
Tomorrow, Massie and I will go together to DOJ to see the unredacted files.
We will not rest until the Epstein class is brought to justice.
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This and is powerful and the truth should not be a a difficult demand!
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 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This and is powerful and the truth should not be a a difficult demand!
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Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
SO satisfying: curling under the covers on a bitter cold winter's day and reading a book cover to cover. 📚❤️
February 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM
SO satisfying: curling under the covers on a bitter cold winter's day and reading a book cover to cover. 📚❤️
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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