Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
@peterjwagner3.bsky.social
Computational Paleobiologist, Lord of Chaos & Entropy, Cubs Fan, Estranged Lover of 🐌 & self-proclaimed Bilbo Baggins of Paleontology. Opinions & sarcasm mine & mine alone, but model-based. I block apologists for the South, MAGA, etc. He/Him.
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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
@peterjwagner3.bsky.social
· Nov 10
From Darwins' Day 2019:
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In this country, he'll get elected to a 3rd term (if there even is an election) because the Democratic candidate isn't perfect.
In American history, our country has never had a more insidious criminal. In every other modern democratic nation, Trump would be spending the rest of his life in prison.
January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In this country, he'll get elected to a 3rd term (if there even is an election) because the Democratic candidate isn't perfect.
That's surprising: he's certainly had a lot of top 10 hits over the years and you'd think that one of them would have wound up at #1.
Springsteen’s never had a no. 1 on Billboard’s hot 100…
Bruce Springsteen sings 'Streets of Minneapolis' in Minneapolis as protest song hits No. 1
The Boss' anthem in response to the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good quickly topped the iTunes chart.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:03 AM
That's surprising: he's certainly had a lot of top 10 hits over the years and you'd think that one of them would have wound up at #1.
But it sometimes becomes a religion.
A lie doesn’t stop being a lie when it is uncritically repeated
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
But it sometimes becomes a religion.
January 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I know that it's a fantasy, but if we ever get another president who is at all to the left of Mussolini in my lifetime, then I would love to see an executive order declaring ICE to be domestic terrorists.
(Of course, middle America would view that as going "too far.")
(Of course, middle America would view that as going "too far.")
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I know that it's a fantasy, but if we ever get another president who is at all to the left of Mussolini in my lifetime, then I would love to see an executive order declaring ICE to be domestic terrorists.
(Of course, middle America would view that as going "too far.")
(Of course, middle America would view that as going "too far.")
One thing that I’ve learned from years of interacting with baseball fans (and cladists 😉): a LOT of people cannot grasp probabilism at all. And that’s a big reason why so many people are incapable of critical thinking: they want determinism in a universe where there isn’t any.
“It’s cold outside where I live today, therefore climate change doesn’t exist” is like saying “I had breakfast this morning, therefore hunger doesn’t exist”
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
One thing that I’ve learned from years of interacting with baseball fans (and cladists 😉): a LOT of people cannot grasp probabilism at all. And that’s a big reason why so many people are incapable of critical thinking: they want determinism in a universe where there isn’t any.
Reposted by Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
If ICE agents can abduct citizens carrying US passports on their person, imagine what they'll do when checking IDs at your local polling place this November. The voter suppression deployment will be unprecedented.
January 22, 2026 at 9:11 PM
If ICE agents can abduct citizens carrying US passports on their person, imagine what they'll do when checking IDs at your local polling place this November. The voter suppression deployment will be unprecedented.
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We can actually predict polar vortex events now by monitoring Ted Cruz flight patterns
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 23, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 AM
If we Yanks were not paying them, then they wouldn't be tariffs.
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 AM
If we Yanks were not paying them, then they wouldn't be tariffs.
Realistically, the probability that Trump’s thugs will *not* arrest Walz in the near future has to be really low. (And subsequently supported in a 6:3 SCOTUS ruling.)
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Realistically, the probability that Trump’s thugs will *not* arrest Walz in the near future has to be really low. (And subsequently supported in a 6:3 SCOTUS ruling.)
Reposted by Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
They did that with the Lost Dispatch, too…
ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.
January 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
They did that with the Lost Dispatch, too…
Reposted by Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
This is the universe these folks have built, one where all that matters is how to convince “moderate” white Americans and nothing else. Nothing about morality, fighting for others, etc.
They frame it as smart, but ironically it’s a lesson in how to constantly lose a messaging battle.
They frame it as smart, but ironically it’s a lesson in how to constantly lose a messaging battle.
i don't really give a shit if consultants think being anti-ICE is "good messaging" or whatever when people are actively being shot, beat, gassed and jailed.
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 PM
This is the universe these folks have built, one where all that matters is how to convince “moderate” white Americans and nothing else. Nothing about morality, fighting for others, etc.
They frame it as smart, but ironically it’s a lesson in how to constantly lose a messaging battle.
They frame it as smart, but ironically it’s a lesson in how to constantly lose a messaging battle.
And very entertaining!
Amongst the many reasons I miss Prince is that, though he was mercurial and flawed in many ways, I have no doubt he would have been fearless and crystal clear in standing up for Minneapolis and its people.
January 15, 2026 at 11:34 PM
And very entertaining!
Also: many if not most of the cops will support ICE. Another thing that middle America has gotten so wrong is that it was never “a few bad apples.”
To the people out of state who keep saying “why won’t the local cops stop ICE” you need to understand that ICE is overwhelmingly the largest force on the ground in Minneapolis. They outnumber Minneapolis cops four to one. They’re more likely to stop the cops than the other way around
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Also: many if not most of the cops will support ICE. Another thing that middle America has gotten so wrong is that it was never “a few bad apples.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Think of the shit that we gave W for mere malapropisms.
Trump: "I open a refrigerator. I see milk with rice and milk with water and milk with everything and I say, what kind of milk is it? That's what I like right there."
January 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Think of the shit that we gave W for mere malapropisms.
Having lived in Michigan, this type is not uncommon in urban and college town areas. Go to more rural areas, though, and it gets ugly quikkkly. But that’s why Michigan is an actual swing state.
Looked into TJ a bit and he’s a snowboarding bro who used to post Ron Paul memes and then later memes about BLM, and now Elon and Trump destroying American, what voter type is this
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Having lived in Michigan, this type is not uncommon in urban and college town areas. Go to more rural areas, though, and it gets ugly quikkkly. But that’s why Michigan is an actual swing state.
Reposted by Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
I am but one progressive, and my "weigh" is: this is not a problem.
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in. n.pr/3NH3yso
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I am but one progressive, and my "weigh" is: this is not a problem.
Awful though it is to say, do NOT come here from other countries for the next few years. It simply is not worth the risk.
GSA needs to move its meetings online if it cannot move them to Canada. (Of course, I’m not sure how much longer Yanks will be able to go to Canada, but that’s another issue!)
GSA needs to move its meetings online if it cannot move them to Canada. (Of course, I’m not sure how much longer Yanks will be able to go to Canada, but that’s another issue!)
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January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Awful though it is to say, do NOT come here from other countries for the next few years. It simply is not worth the risk.
GSA needs to move its meetings online if it cannot move them to Canada. (Of course, I’m not sure how much longer Yanks will be able to go to Canada, but that’s another issue!)
GSA needs to move its meetings online if it cannot move them to Canada. (Of course, I’m not sure how much longer Yanks will be able to go to Canada, but that’s another issue!)
Here's a question to vertebrate paleontologists: aren't chondrichthyan teeth and osteichthyan homologous? I'm reading something suggesting that chondrichthyans might have been present in the Ordovician based on scales, but the probability of failing to find teeth for that long is absurdly low.
January 12, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Here's a question to vertebrate paleontologists: aren't chondrichthyan teeth and osteichthyan homologous? I'm reading something suggesting that chondrichthyans might have been present in the Ordovician based on scales, but the probability of failing to find teeth for that long is absurdly low.
There is an equally high probability of John, Paul, George & Ringo reuniting…
With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 AM
There is an equally high probability of John, Paul, George & Ringo reuniting…