Cory J Godwin
@biostrat.bsky.social
Geologist / Conodont Biostratigrapher
(Geology posts will have a severe Carboniferous bias).
Number of posts I have deleted before posting, thus saving you time: 1,209 and counting.
(Geology posts will have a severe Carboniferous bias).
Number of posts I have deleted before posting, thus saving you time: 1,209 and counting.
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Decades of conservatives mocking the idea that everyone is a winner — and now this.
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Decades of conservatives mocking the idea that everyone is a winner — and now this.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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If you missed the four tenure track positions' deadline (today) in my department, there's another position in Geography @ucalgary.bsky.social as Assistant Professor in Climate Change and the Critical Zone. Come be my office neighbour! careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1710469... 🧪⚒️
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If you missed the four tenure track positions' deadline (today) in my department, there's another position in Geography @ucalgary.bsky.social as Assistant Professor in Climate Change and the Critical Zone. Come be my office neighbour! careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1710469... 🧪⚒️
Our biases are easily explained by a crowd booing the refs overturning a goal when the shooter's foot was clearly in the crease (UNDENIABLY, like, he made contact with the keeper) in before the ball even left his stick.
December 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Our biases are easily explained by a crowd booing the refs overturning a goal when the shooter's foot was clearly in the crease (UNDENIABLY, like, he made contact with the keeper) in before the ball even left his stick.
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp
popular.info
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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"'There’s no reason to go all the way through the Earth,' said Luckey. 'But the benefits you get from submarines are both in terms of signature, but also in ability… someone can know exactly where a sub is, it doesn’t mean they can get to it and stop it.'"
Oh, we can sure track whatever this is.
Oh, we can sure track whatever this is.
Palmer Luckey Wants to Take War Beneath the Earth's Crust https://gizmodo.com/palmer-luckey-wants-to-take-war-beneath-the-earths-crust-2000695764
Palmer Luckey Wants to Take War Beneath the Earth's Crust
"People think it's some kind of crazy, crazy, nutty thing," said Luckey.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"'There’s no reason to go all the way through the Earth,' said Luckey. 'But the benefits you get from submarines are both in terms of signature, but also in ability… someone can know exactly where a sub is, it doesn’t mean they can get to it and stop it.'"
Oh, we can sure track whatever this is.
Oh, we can sure track whatever this is.
Yikes.
DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Yikes.
Geologists everywhere:
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Geologists everywhere:
This is some weird shit. This is the only way to describe it.
Usually, re-dedication ceremonies are held in broad daylight, with pomp and circumstance and a heads up to the press to cover said event with smiling politicos and speechless honorees….not marked with a “hey! look what we did when no one was looking!” tweet after business hours.
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This is some weird shit. This is the only way to describe it.
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The entire U.S. population is in the low hundreds of millions (340m), meaning that according to NoemMath, nearly all of us were on track for a cocaine-related death. I am so grateful to have been saved.
Noem: You have saved hundreds of millions of lives with the Cocaine you’ve blown up in the Caribbean
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The entire U.S. population is in the low hundreds of millions (340m), meaning that according to NoemMath, nearly all of us were on track for a cocaine-related death. I am so grateful to have been saved.
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Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
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The Carbonate Forum is back after a 2-year break!
The 4th edition will take place online on 12–13 May 2026 and will be hosted by Seds Online: sedsonline.com/the-carbonat...
The Carbonate Forum is sponsored by the Society for Sedimentary Geology and the International Association of Sedimentologists.
The 4th edition will take place online on 12–13 May 2026 and will be hosted by Seds Online: sedsonline.com/the-carbonat...
The Carbonate Forum is sponsored by the Society for Sedimentary Geology and the International Association of Sedimentologists.
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Carbonate Forum is back after a 2-year break!
The 4th edition will take place online on 12–13 May 2026 and will be hosted by Seds Online: sedsonline.com/the-carbonat...
The Carbonate Forum is sponsored by the Society for Sedimentary Geology and the International Association of Sedimentologists.
The 4th edition will take place online on 12–13 May 2026 and will be hosted by Seds Online: sedsonline.com/the-carbonat...
The Carbonate Forum is sponsored by the Society for Sedimentary Geology and the International Association of Sedimentologists.
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Again: Trump never cared about drugs. Just like republicans don’t care about the debt.
It’s about power, corruption, and tax cuts. Whatever benefits him/them personally.
Follow the money.
It’s about power, corruption, and tax cuts. Whatever benefits him/them personally.
Follow the money.
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Again: Trump never cared about drugs. Just like republicans don’t care about the debt.
It’s about power, corruption, and tax cuts. Whatever benefits him/them personally.
Follow the money.
It’s about power, corruption, and tax cuts. Whatever benefits him/them personally.
Follow the money.
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This is a good read! Just want to add that for general audiences, forgoing the tree altogether and using concentric containers is usually more successful at conveying the intended meaning.
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is a good read! Just want to add that for general audiences, forgoing the tree altogether and using concentric containers is usually more successful at conveying the intended meaning.
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The assignment prompt clearly listed the point breakdown, the student ignored it and wrote something completely different, the instructor very diplomatically explained the rubric again and why it earned no points.
OU just released a statement that they've put the instructor on administrative leave.
OU just released a statement that they've put the instructor on administrative leave.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The assignment prompt clearly listed the point breakdown, the student ignored it and wrote something completely different, the instructor very diplomatically explained the rubric again and why it earned no points.
OU just released a statement that they've put the instructor on administrative leave.
OU just released a statement that they've put the instructor on administrative leave.
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I cannot express how enraged this makes me.
Our institutions are so fucking *gleefully* naive whenever a wannabe conservative celeb decides to ruin an instructor's live.
I had hoped OU had improved on protecting trans students + employees since my time there, but unfortunately appears not.
Our institutions are so fucking *gleefully* naive whenever a wannabe conservative celeb decides to ruin an instructor's live.
I had hoped OU had improved on protecting trans students + employees since my time there, but unfortunately appears not.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I cannot express how enraged this makes me.
Our institutions are so fucking *gleefully* naive whenever a wannabe conservative celeb decides to ruin an instructor's live.
I had hoped OU had improved on protecting trans students + employees since my time there, but unfortunately appears not.
Our institutions are so fucking *gleefully* naive whenever a wannabe conservative celeb decides to ruin an instructor's live.
I had hoped OU had improved on protecting trans students + employees since my time there, but unfortunately appears not.
Protection racket
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Protection racket
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Sickening — “Massachusetts college student (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19 year-old business major at Babson College) deported to Honduras after attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sickening — “Massachusetts college student (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19 year-old business major at Babson College) deported to Honduras after attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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As you're enjoying turkey with your family, think of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.
19 years old, freshman in college, about to board a flight home to join her family for Thanksgiving.
Detained by ICE, then deported in *direct violation* of a judge's order.
abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...
19 years old, freshman in college, about to board a flight home to join her family for Thanksgiving.
Detained by ICE, then deported in *direct violation* of a judge's order.
abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported.
abcnews.go.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
As you're enjoying turkey with your family, think of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.
19 years old, freshman in college, about to board a flight home to join her family for Thanksgiving.
Detained by ICE, then deported in *direct violation* of a judge's order.
abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...
19 years old, freshman in college, about to board a flight home to join her family for Thanksgiving.
Detained by ICE, then deported in *direct violation* of a judge's order.
abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...
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"Less requirements" such as the requirement to understand the difference between "less" and "fewer."
Linda McMahon: "The states will have less requirements because more money will go in block grants to the states ... I have called for a hard reset of education because we have failed our students."
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Less requirements" such as the requirement to understand the difference between "less" and "fewer."
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🚨🦜🐧Cover reveal! Thrilled to show off the cover of my upcoming book: The Story of Birds!
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🚨🦜🐧Cover reveal! Thrilled to show off the cover of my upcoming book: The Story of Birds!
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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Thanks for your support Callan. We have just received news of substantial grant funding so the Deep Time Trail is going to be built on schedule. Would be great if we can hit the fundraising target and fully deliver the vision!
Please help build some public-facing interpretive signage at Siccar Point. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
The campaign is very close to 2/3 of their goal, with 9 days to go...
@thenoblegasbag.bsky.social
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The campaign is very close to 2/3 of their goal, with 9 days to go...
@thenoblegasbag.bsky.social
⚒️
Building the James Hutton Deep Time Trail
We are raising vital funds for a new Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point to celebrate the life and legacy of James Hutton for his Tercentenary.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Thanks for your support Callan. We have just received news of substantial grant funding so the Deep Time Trail is going to be built on schedule. Would be great if we can hit the fundraising target and fully deliver the vision!
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Speaking of bad science in media (and I am using the term "media" pretty loosely here), allow me to use The Daily Mail as evidence of why you should get your science information from reputable agencies rather than crap websites. I'm not going to link the article, but it looks like this:
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November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Speaking of bad science in media (and I am using the term "media" pretty loosely here), allow me to use The Daily Mail as evidence of why you should get your science information from reputable agencies rather than crap websites. I'm not going to link the article, but it looks like this:
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