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P. David Polly
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David is a vertebrate paleontologist who grew up near Boonville, Missouri. He is also British. “Read broader, think deeper, do better”: https://pollylab.org/

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Paul David Polly is an American paleontologist and the Robert R. Shrock Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Indiana University as well as the sitting chair of the department. .. more

Environmental science 34%
Mathematics 19%
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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 1d
Acumen of Keystone Cops combined with morals of Pennywise…..
Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Customs and Border Protection Said to Have Fired Anti-Drone Laser That Triggered Airspace Closure
www.nytimes.com

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 3d
I have been pacing myself for about four years so i don’t run out of episodes. He’s fabulous!

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 6d
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
Un petit escargot terrestre des Bermudes officiellement sauvé, après avoir frôlé l’extinction
Des experts du zoo de Chester, en Angleterre, ont passé des années à développer la population du gastéropode. Des milliers de ces escargots ont ensuite été réintroduits en 2019 dans leur archipel d’or...
www.lemonde.fr

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 7d
Very cool!!! Who would have thought i would live to the day that conservation efforts would bring otters back, mich less back to the heart of Bloomington.

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 7d
The chair asked for a new feature on our schedule printout the other day, and me & QuickBasic have obliged.

(13 pages of dot matrix goodness, every semester. 🖨️)
Photo of part of a page of tractor feed paper with a list of college course numbers printed on it

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geomorphyuggs.bsky.social @geomorphyuggs.bsky.social · 7d
Hoosier the Bison meet Omar Otter Jr. spotted by the IMU @idsnews.bsky.social
An otter on Campus River

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 7d
IU needs to learn to move faster. #DropKickMeThroughTheGoalPostsOfLife
www.ipm.org/news/2026-02...
Shrivastav moving from Provost to Interim VP for Student Success
The IU press release did not say what Shrivastav’s position would be when a hire is made for a permanent vice president for student success.
www.ipm.org

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 10d
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 15d
How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis
Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used for an immigration arrest at a home in Mi...
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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 15d
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 18d
Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...
Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 19d
State Terror Has Arrived www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 20d
Surely this ranks high for Trumpy lack of understanding: “I want Greenland for security-I don't want it for anything else," he told reporters, “You have to go 25ft down through ice to get it. It's not something that a lot of people are going to do." #5489ftThick www.bbc.com/news/article...
Greenland: What natural resources does the island have?
Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.
www.bbc.com

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 22d
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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 22d
📢 NEW GENOME ALERT

In #G3journal, @pdpolly.bsky.social and colleagues present a high-quality, annotated genome of Poecilozonites bermudensis, the greater Bermuda land snail, which can serve as a resource for conservation of the species. 🐌
buff.ly/y3OH8Nw

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 29d
Daily bunny no.3200 is sleeping in today
A bunny is sound asleep in bed, under a thick blanket. Light shines from their open window: it is morning. Clothes lie scattered about the floor of their room

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · Jan 13
Daily bunny no.3198 about to take a dive
A bunny in a tiny rowboat is spiraling around a whirlpool, about to be sucked into it. He is in the middle of the ocean, and teh whirlpool is illuminated with an eery light

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Jan 9
Proud of my senator Todd Young today. The madness must stop and he helped us take a step in the right direction. wapo.st/4qHyjM7
Senate advances bill to block further military action in Venezuela
Though largely symbolic, the measure would be a rare assertion of Congress’s role in using lethal force after the stunning raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.
wapo.st

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Jan 9
The struggle is worth it… a good day for America. #LetFreedomRing. www.aclusc.org/press-releas...
Fired Clemson faculty member wins settlement after being fired for a Facebook post about Charlie Kirk - ACLU of South Carolina
Clemson University has rescinded its firing of an assistant professor who shared another person's Facebook post via his personal account that was critical of the late conservative pundit Charlie Kirk.
www.aclusc.org

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Jan 9
The struggle is worth it…. A good day for indiana and America. www.ipm.org/news/2026-01...
Court orders IU to remove reprimands from protesters' permanent records
The case was originally two separate lawsuits, one against no-trespass orders and another against IU’s expressive activity policy written in August 2024.
www.ipm.org

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Jan 7
I learned today about The Welders. Maybe the first punk band in St Louis and agreed the first all female punk band in that city. Regardless of “firsts”, here they are… youtu.be/RTjAlSlt7pg?...
The Welders - P-E-R-V-E-R-T (1979)
YouTube video by SHUT UP AND LISTEN
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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Jan 4
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | America’s real source of patriotism has been clear for 250 years
Critiquing the nation on where and how it has fallen short, but from a place of respect and affection.
www.washingtonpost.com

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Jan 4
New genome for the Bermudian land snail, with Stevie Winingear, Anne Stone, @sexchrlab.bsky.social, Gerardo Garcia, and Mark Outerbridge
academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad...
Genome report: de novo genome assembly of the greater Bermuda land snail, Poecilozonites bermudensis (Mollusca: Gastropoda), confirms ancestral genome duplication
Abstract. Poecilozonites bermudensis, the greater Bermuda land snail, is a critically endangered species and 1 of only 2 extant members in its genus. These
academic.oup.com

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Jan 4
News headlines baffle me. If someone violently kidnapped the US President and spirited them off for a trial, would that someone legally be able to “run the US”? No. The Constitution provides a clear chain of succession if the President is no longer able to perform duties. #hubrisunimaginable

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Jan 3
Civilized countries, like decent human beings, solve differences with reason, mutual respect, persuasion and compromise, not violence, bullying, and chauvinism. When a democracy elects leaders who lack basic decency, the country loses its civilized veneer. What will we do to right the course?

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Dec 16
Aww, Joe Ely. 😕. Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
www.nytimes.com

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Dec 13
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u.... #ScratchesHead #AntiquaOrFraktur #TimesOrCalibri
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Dec 10
My internet service in an IU science building that was just renovated is not fast enough to use the proofing tool to publish a scientific paper (see warning at top of screen). #FailedState #TheNewIU.
IU internet too slow for science

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Nov 23
Leicester's Palaeontology program has a long track record including discovery that conodonts were vertebrates, graduates who are Fellows of the Royal Society, innovative researchers, and a growing body of undergraduate students.
c.org/HJW7FVxPwv
Sign the Petition
Save Geology at the University of Leicester
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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Nov 21
Excellent use of the silent “p”…
willquinnart.bsky.social Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · Nov 21
Daily bunny no.3145 helps out with flight ptraining
A bunny on a cliffside releases a small pterosaur into the air. It is a prehistoric setting, and another larger pterosaur is taking off next to him