Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒
@marspidermonkey.bsky.social
Primatologist. Biological anthropologist. Recovering academic. Mammal Madness fan. Dog mom to the cutest rescue dog. Expertise in social relationships and stress in monkeys, apes, & humans, and the systemic inequities in academia & science. She/her
I think that’s the same coat my buddy has!
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I think that’s the same coat my buddy has!
Someone help me make a decision! I’m finishing up a shawl and I was going to do a black border around the edges, but now I’m second-guessing… does it look better with the black border, or should I love it with just the white border?
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Someone help me make a decision! I’m finishing up a shawl and I was going to do a black border around the edges, but now I’m second-guessing… does it look better with the black border, or should I love it with just the white border?
Little buddy is staying warm!
January 26, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Little buddy is staying warm!
Not a happy camper a all. But at least we made it out to the backyard?
January 23, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Not a happy camper a all. But at least we made it out to the backyard?
Benny has the best strategy to deal with the cold.
January 23, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Benny has the best strategy to deal with the cold.
Are we snoot-posting!
BOOP!
BOOP!
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Are we snoot-posting!
BOOP!
BOOP!
--and how the Mexican and US approaches to dealing with Central American migrants compounds that trauma. This book is a reminder that colonial violence is not a historical event, but still an ongoing process. (11/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
--and how the Mexican and US approaches to dealing with Central American migrants compounds that trauma. This book is a reminder that colonial violence is not a historical event, but still an ongoing process. (11/12)
The stories of how and why her father was pressed into being a child soldier, and then migrating to Mexico and later the US, was a reminder of how political violence is responsible for the displacement of Indigenous people-- (10/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The stories of how and why her father was pressed into being a child soldier, and then migrating to Mexico and later the US, was a reminder of how political violence is responsible for the displacement of Indigenous people-- (10/12)
While I read this book for insight on decolonizing science and conservation, it impressed upon me how much the current political context reflects histories of colonial violence. (9/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
While I read this book for insight on decolonizing science and conservation, it impressed upon me how much the current political context reflects histories of colonial violence. (9/12)
I also appreciate how she reframes the Western concept of “invasive” species as “displaced relatives.” (8/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I also appreciate how she reframes the Western concept of “invasive” species as “displaced relatives.” (8/12)
The introduction is the best, clear and accessible description of positionality I have ever read, particularly in the way she describes how positionalities shift in cultural and national contexts, using the Salvadoran, Mexican, and US contexts as examples. (7/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The introduction is the best, clear and accessible description of positionality I have ever read, particularly in the way she describes how positionalities shift in cultural and national contexts, using the Salvadoran, Mexican, and US contexts as examples. (7/12)
This history provides context for the realities of colonial violence, and particularly, emphasizes how violence shapes the displacement and immigration histories that shape both politics and relationships with the environment. (6/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
This history provides context for the realities of colonial violence, and particularly, emphasizes how violence shapes the displacement and immigration histories that shape both politics and relationships with the environment. (6/12)
Her father is a Ch’orti’ Mayan man who was a child soldier in Honduras, who fled to Mexico, where he met her Oaxacan Zapatac mother. (5/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Her father is a Ch’orti’ Mayan man who was a child soldier in Honduras, who fled to Mexico, where he met her Oaxacan Zapatac mother. (5/12)
She draws heavily on family stories, including interviews with parents and relatives, juxtaposed with academic education and conservation practices. She illuminates the subtle and not-so-subtle ways Western cultural approaches to conservation project colonial values. (4/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
She draws heavily on family stories, including interviews with parents and relatives, juxtaposed with academic education and conservation practices. She illuminates the subtle and not-so-subtle ways Western cultural approaches to conservation project colonial values. (4/12)
--while providing a vision of Indigenous-led land stewardship as alternative to Western models of conservation. (3/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
--while providing a vision of Indigenous-led land stewardship as alternative to Western models of conservation. (3/12)
Drawing on her family’s Maya Ch’orti’ and Zapatac heritage, her scientific training, and experience working with urban restoration work with tribes in Seattle, she explores the history of environmental colonialism and neocolonialism-- (2/12)
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Drawing on her family’s Maya Ch’orti’ and Zapatac heritage, her scientific training, and experience working with urban restoration work with tribes in Seattle, she explores the history of environmental colonialism and neocolonialism-- (2/12)
Time for a book review! My next book review is Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science, by environmental scientist Jessica Hernandez. (1/12)
🧪 #Booksky #ScienceBooks #BookReviews
🧪 #Booksky #ScienceBooks #BookReviews
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Time for a book review! My next book review is Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science, by environmental scientist Jessica Hernandez. (1/12)
🧪 #Booksky #ScienceBooks #BookReviews
🧪 #Booksky #ScienceBooks #BookReviews
I love the Menomonee. Here it is from another spot.
January 13, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I love the Menomonee. Here it is from another spot.
This precious face, as always, and the artwork on my new tarot deck.
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 AM
This precious face, as always, and the artwork on my new tarot deck.
She reminds me of my old girl!
January 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
She reminds me of my old girl!
January 8, 2026 at 5:37 AM
I pulled a tarot card to meditate on for tonight before going to bed, asking for a card that provides comfort and perspective on today’s events:
Justice.
Justice.
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 AM
I pulled a tarot card to meditate on for tonight before going to bed, asking for a card that provides comfort and perspective on today’s events:
Justice.
Justice.
His name is Benny, and he’s very spoiled!
January 7, 2026 at 4:58 AM
His name is Benny, and he’s very spoiled!