I think one reason data center outrage is so pronounced is people spent decades recycling and composting and otherwise scrimping to offset energy use and protect clean water, and the second we hit an inflection point for cheap electricity the banking industry said we’re taking all of it, fuck you

Gus the T. rex fetched $50.1 million at auction, a new record price for a dinosaur If this is how much dinosaurs cost now, how can museums afford them? Where does that leave science & education? Will the public still have opportunities to be inspired? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Can anyone recommend a cell phone charger for cars that isn’t dash/window mounted (would over heat here in a min flat!), and doesn’t occupy a cup holder. I’ve tried the vent ones, they always fall off. I currently have one that fits in the CD player but it hates bumpy roads. Anyone? Recommendations?

John D. Orcutt, Kevin C. Talbott, Michael J. Monroe & Nicholas A. Famoso (2026) Updates to the caniform fauna (Carnivora, Caniformia) of the John Day Formation, Oregon, USA Journal of Paleontology (advance online publication) doi: doi.org/10.1017/jpa.... www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Go tell them exactly what you think about leases for offshore mining!

holy shit bsky has a water sealant expert that predicted the reflecting pool failure mode perfectly

Nothing like a 1:30AM 🦨 wake up call 😬🫠🫠🫠☹️

12 week paleo internship at Big Thicket National Preserve, Kountze, Texas is still accepting application till June 28. Apply soon! conservation-legacy.breezy.hr/p/7e993d08c8...

So besides crypto and Trump coin, the Saudis sponsored part of the ufc event on the WHITE HOUSE LAWN. The country under actual sharia law. And MAGA is cool with that? Gotcha

Can someone please send me this paper? www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

With Martha Hayden retiring after 47 years, we labeled the group picture of the May, 1996 joint meeting of WAVP and UFOP in Vernal, Utah. Certainly a unique grouping of Utah's Paleontologists from this century. Three Utah State Paleontologists and representives from every museum in the area.

Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. Both are back because of this science denying administration.

I am recruiting PhD students for my new lab housed in the Sam Noble Museum at University of Oklahoma! If you are interested in fish macroevolution, geometric morphometrics, specimen-based research & phylogenomics please reach out. More info here: fishdiversitylab.weebly.com Please share widely!!!

Led by the incomparable Sanaa El-Sayed, a study out today in Science Advances throws open an important new window on marine fish diversity during the critical few million years following the K-Pg mass extinction. Below: artistic vision of the new fauna by Ian Baylatry.

Americans Are Starting to Really Hate Data Centers—and It’s Making the Tech Industry Nervous gizmodo.com/americans-ar...

mfw its only the first and I'm already $200 in the red for the month for reasons completely out of my control seriously, even sharing my etsy listings helps. If nothing in my etsy is your thing, I also have Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/alaskanime

Gifting this article 🎁 I don’t understand. Who can defend this? How stupid is this country? How stupid are our Senators? Are we really thinking that simply shorting ourselves in the face is going to make us better off? Why isn’t this a complete outrage? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...

Destroying American science is part of the GOP's plan to take down America

Opportunity (paid, short-term) for paleobotanists, hosted at my museum (Claremont, California) - looking for folks to assist with ID of plant fossils in our collection. Details here: www.alfmuseum.org/plantfossilp...

"A button gives the option to 'text President Trump,' which, when clicked, opens a text message to a pre-selected number with the default text 'Greatest President Ever!'"

New listing on my Etsy! Dragon #suncatchers in various colors to match your decor! - Purple - Green - Stainless steel w/cobalt blue - Silvery w/clear crystal - Golden w/clear crystal alaskanime.etsy.com/listing/4511339769/dragon-sun-catcher-fantasy-decor-rainbow #art #crafts #bsnm #handmade

Excited to share the Menefee Paleontology Project’s latest publication! 🦐 We explored Upper Cretaceous Cliff House Sandstone in NM San Juan Basin & uncovered new insights into ancient marine ecosystems preserved in this dynamic coastal environment: petrifiedforestfieldinstitute.org/lithodendron...

The US government was legally required to release the remaining Epstein files 169 days ago. They still have not done so.

Self nominations - I wonder what the gender breakdown of that is in geosciences (thinking of the GSA 50 Under 50 Award Nominations). I’d be curious to see those stats.

Adjudicated rapist says what?

Yep he said it..

Exporting Moroccan fossils without a licence has been illegal since 2020, but the law has been a little unclear for those outside Morocco. In our new paper, my colleague and friend Kawtar Ech-charay clearly explains the law, using our field area as a case study: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Every time we hear about how genAI has pushed another teenager to suicide, another person into committing a mass shooting, or generated CSAM of school girls used to blackmail their schools, remember we were told that what we'd be hearing about is a cure to every cancer, and global poverty itself

It appears that our federal government is working overtime to cover up *all* of Donald’s crimes.

The IRS is barred from investigating President Donald Trump or his family for past tax issues under new terms added to a controversial lawsuit agreement with the Department of Justice. https://cnn.it/4uZaiCs

Trump pardoning himself from tax evasion (and who knows what else) feels like a true constitutional crisis. I wonder if the MSM will treat it as such? JK, they won't.

BREAKING: The Trump Justice Department has expanded the just-announced settlement of Trump's IRS lawsuit to include a pledge that the IRS will no longer pursue *any* claims it may have against Trump, his family members, and his companies over unpaid taxes.

Hey you. Yeah, you. Go outside. And sit. For ten minutes. Don't bring your phone.

Come join us! We have a one-year, part-time, education-focussed Assistant Professor post in Palaeobiology. Deadline for applications is 2nd June 2026. Please see more at the below link: edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Immigration make Britain brilliant

You gotta read this paper.. it's amazing! Geologists on the silver screen—the sequel - Sturkell - 2026 - Geology Today - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We are hosting 2 science Girl Scout camps at Dinosaur National Monument this summer. Girls from anywhere can attend (you do not have to be a Scout to attend). Both camps also have a paleontology component & the camp for older girls includes an opportunity to dig 🦕 www.gsutah.org/en/discover/...

Hey everybody RT this, please? While mural making I haven't had time to fundraise (it would be so cool if there were 2 of me). I wanna do some cool projects this fall so I gotta sell some shirts.

Bizarre proposal to cut all federal funding for tribal colleges and universities - extra ironic for North Dakota, as the Secretary of the Interior is the former ND governor, Burgum 🧪 northdakotamonitor.com/2026/05/12/f...

The First Amendment guarantees the right to gather and protest peacefully - even if the government doesn't like what you have to say. Federal scientists: learn when and how to use your voice with @csldf.org and @aclu.org's guide: www.csldf.org/resource/fir...

#Paleontology Museum Collections Internship at Dinosaur National Monument now taking applications. Must be a US Citizen; applications due by Sunday, June 14, 2026. More info at link: conservation-legacy.breezy.hr/p/e991a20c66...

“officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta. One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account and therefore wasn’t being billed.”

“Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf” is pretty funny.

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

I was recently interviewed by Joey at #SafeTravels Podcast, and he was visiting in time to catch us at the #ParkingLotDig. www.instagram.com/reel/DYDobtU...

Excited to live in a country where you can mail someone a handgun but not an abortion pill

Looking for an international earth sci or palaeo conference outside the US in 2028? Consider IGC 2028 in Calgary. We're soliciting proposals for vertebrate palaeontology sessions....get in touch with us if you have some great ideas!

If you are interested in working with me on a PhD on the effects of killer whale fear on baleen whale ecology, behavior, and evolution... and you would be eligible for the fellowship below... contact me! www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...