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Jeanne Timmons

@mostlymammoths.bsky.social

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Freelance writer (she/her) interested in paleontology and archaeology. Avatar by Natalia Jagielska. https://mostlymammoths.wordpress.com/freelance-work/

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · Nov 6

"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

Evergreen and inspiring tweet from the late Congressman John Lewis: "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. #goodtrouble"

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Historical Biology @historicalbiology.bsky.social · 4h

📣Editor spotlight

Diego Castanera is a Researcher at Deparment of Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain). He specialises in vertebrate ichnology with emphasis on dinosaur, pterosaur, crocodylomorph, mammal and bird tracks 🦖 🐊

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 16h

It's not only pedaling through gorgeous colors, it's hearing the sound of the river below; the birds above; and breathing in the aroma of pine-needles, earth and dead leaves.

Golden leaves mix with green over the bike path. A blanket of dead leaves lines everything except a well-worn path on the trail.

Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 16h

SO MUCH COLOR brings me SO MUCH JOY! 🍂🍁🍃💙🚲

Colorful tress (reds and orages) under an overcast sky. A largely lemon-green field is in the foreground.

View through trees onto the river and its colorful trees beyond.

A stretch of gorgeous gold leaves (and a hint of orange) on the left, while still-green trees are on the right. The bike path intersects them, edged by dead leaves.

Bright reddish orange leaves stand out across the way. A view down to the rushing river below through spindly trees.

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WitmerLab at Ohio University @witmerlab.bsky.social · 20h

Excited to see this new #OA article out on turtle head vasculature, led by @seishirotada.bsky.social. It was part of Sei's PhD diss. So much fun injection, dissection, sawing, & µCT of turtles & lizards in the lab with Sei and DJ Morgan—leading to this really nice article! doi.org/10.1186/s133... 🐢

Seishiro Tada dissects a snapping turtle head that previously had been injected and then microCT scanned.

DJ Morgan (left) and Sei Tada (right) use the band saw to sagittally section a loggerhead sea turtle head.

3D volumetric rendering of a green sea turtle head (OUVC 11893) that had been injected with a barium-latex medium to visualize the vascular system.

New research article out today! https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-025-00403-3

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 17h

#Egypt reopens Amenhotep III's tomb after over 20 years of renovation

Ahmed Hatem, Samy Magdy @apnews.com

apnews.com/article/egyp...

Caption in article: "Egypt on Saturday opened a tomb of a Pharaoh for visitors after more than two decades of renovation in the southern city of Luxor. (AP video shot by Ahmed Hatem and Amr Nabil)"

Numerous people in an open roomie the tomb. The artwork is sparse, limited only to places on some of the columns.

Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 17h

The texts that reveal the baffling healthcare for women in #AncientEgypt @lucyinglis.bsky.social @livescience.com

www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

'The papyrus also recommends putting a clove of garlic in your vagina before bed': The texts that reveal the baffling healthcare for women in ancient Egypt

In this excerpt from "Born: A History of Childbirth," author and historian Lucy Inglis reveals records from ancient Egypt that show how female physicians treated issues of "the womb," how men reacted ...

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 17h

"The number of demands that undercut the goals that are supposedly motivating other demands in this document make it very clear that it's not a serious attempt at educational reform. Instead, it can be best understood as part of the administration's larger campaign to cripple US universities..."

Screenshot of text: The number of demands that undercut the goals that are supposedly motivating other demands in this document make it very clear that it's not a serious attempt at educational reform. Instead, it can be best understood as part of the administration's larger campaign to cripple US universities and the science that goes on there.

As far back as 2021, now-Vice President JD Vance was saying, “We have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in this country.” And the administration has been very blatant about pursuing that attack, using federal funding to try to force universities to make changes that have little to nothing to do with the reasons the funding was given in the first place. The Compact fits in directly with the larger campaign by giving universities a stark choice: give up control over basic university functions to this administration, or face sanctions that will essentially eliminate the ability to function as a research university.

Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 17h

EXCELLENT piece by @jtimmer.bsky.social @arstechnica.com.

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Trump offers universities a choice: Comply for preferential funding

Who needs peer review? Plan offers easier grants to schools that agree to limits.

arstechnica.com

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 17h

Here’s what to know about COVID vaccine access by @bethmariem.bsky.social @arstechnica.com

arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

After RFK Jr.’s shenanigans, COVID shot access will be a lot like last year

Most people can get vaccinated at their local pharmacy like normal.

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 1d

This evening's bike ride. 💙🚲

View from the bike path between thin trees onto a colorful forest in the distance. A light blue sky has wisps of clouds stretched across it.

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 4d

One of the panelists Turning Point will host at the University of Alabama next week said of women who have abortions: "You forfeit your right to live.”

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 4d

At the newsletter right now:

One of Turning Point USA’s first campus events since the murder of Charlie Kirk will be a panel with leaders of the abortion ‘abolition’ movement - extremists who lobby for abortion patients to get the death penalty

jessica.substack.com/p/turning-po...

Turning Point USA Hosts Campus Event Pushing Death Penalty for Abortion Patients

10.3.25

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

Of course, it's an even bigger deal that the President is in fact authorizing these murders.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 1d

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 1d

"Launched at a time when Argentina’s scientific community is confronting severe challenges under the administration of libertarian President Javier Milei, the project stands as a testament to resilience, aiming to democratize knowledge by showcasing science in real-time, against all odds." 🧪

Ferwen @ferwen.bsky.social · 1d

Paleo-streaming: the resistance of Argentinian Science. paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/p...

Paleo-streaming: the resistance of Argentinian Science.

Following on the unexpected success of a scientific livestream that drew 61,000 viewers—tripling the audience of The Voice Argentina—a team of paleontologists is preparing for a new groundbreaking …

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 1d

WOW!! "The material examined comprised 5340 Coprinisphaera from nine formations in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Ecuador..." #ichnology

The Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 1d

The origin and evolutionary history of necrophagy in Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): a comprehensive analysis of South American Coprinisphaera onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Photograph of a hand holding a fossilized scarab brood ball. Necrophagous Coprinisphaera from the Tafi del Valle Formation, Tucuman, Argentina.

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Tori Herridge @toriherridge.bsky.social · 1d

Culture vultures!

Isabelle Marie @isabellemarie.bsky.social · 4d

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts.
www.popsci.com/environment/...

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

www.popsci.com

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Prof. Juan Cisneros ⚒️🐉 @cisneros.bsky.social · 1d

O Piauí esconde florestas petrificadas -sim, isso é um tronco de milhões de anos- como nenhum outro estado do Brasil. Dia mundial da geodiversidade UNESCO. #geodiversityday

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 1d

"...the goal is to transform the transit stations into food hubs, where commuters could take an ʻulu or some kī leaves for dinner instead of worrying about the price of groceries."- Thomas Heaton @apnews.com

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Changing course, Honolulu is now planting food in public spaces

Honolulu Skyline passengers may notice something different on their morning rail commute: more than half-a-dozen planter boxes full of growing tomatoes, eggplants, scallions and sweet potatoes, among ...

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 2d

"...the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation is working across the US border to revive centuries-old trade routes as part of a new Indigenous-governed trade corridor." - Sonal Gupta

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

The new term of Court starts today. Here’s what I am paying attention to. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The Week Ahead

October 5, 2025

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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. www.joyannreid.com/p/the-vice-p...

The vice president has too much time on his hands

Tweet less and govern more, James David; you are wasting our time and tax money

www.joyannreid.com

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 2d

💯"There’s nothing you could ever say that I would take as advice, friendly or otherwise. I don’t need advice from you." @joyannreid.bsky.social

www.mediaite.com/online/joy-r...

Joy Reid Has Explosive Two-Word Retort For Trump VP Vance Seconds After Hearing His Attack On Her

Joy Reid had an explosive retort for Trump Vice President JD Vance seconds after learning, for the first time, of his recent attack on her.

www.mediaite.com

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 4d

The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her.

Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

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