Dr. Michael A. Urban - isopalyecopaleobotanist
@mesosuchus.bsky.social
isotopes and stuff from the past.
OK Now do Richard Dawkins.
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
OK Now do Richard Dawkins.
Fart joke.
JWST has detected sulfur gas emissions at wavelengths never before seen in Io’s atmosphere.
Webb Telescope Spies Io’s Volcanic Activity and Sulfurous Atmosphere - Eos
New James Webb Space Telescope images reveal cooling lava, volcanic sulfur monoxide gas, and sulfur gas emissions created by interactions between plasma and the moon’s atmosphere.
eos.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Fart joke.
Hell yeah
Gen Xers are the least financially prepared generation for retirement by nearly every measure, according to a recent report.
With fewer safety nets, 'robbed' Gen X is facing a retirement crisis, top advisor says
Gen Xers are the least financially prepared generation for retirement by nearly every measure, according to a recent report.
cnb.cx
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Hell yeah
I want to imagine there is an extremely sexy couch right off panel to the left.
Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Wednesday morning in Jerusalem as the United States scrambles to preserve the ceasefire in Gaza.
Vance stresses that Israel is ‘ally’ as Netanyahu comes under criticism
The vice president is the latest high-level Trump administration official to be deployed to Israel, coming on the heels of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I want to imagine there is an extremely sexy couch right off panel to the left.
Has anyone checked to see how Adam Carolla is doing recently?
September 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Has anyone checked to see how Adam Carolla is doing recently?
Comic book day is always a good day.
September 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Comic book day is always a good day.
As always, when bad things happen to bad people it is ok to find some joy in that.
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
As always, when bad things happen to bad people it is ok to find some joy in that.
Hey Siri. How are teenagers similar to tech billionaires?
Teenagers are turning to AI for advice, guidance and conversation.
These tips from experts can help your teenager navigate AI companions
Teenagers are turning to AI for advice, guidance and conversation. The appeal is clear: Chatbots are patient, never judgmental and always available.
bit.ly
July 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Hey Siri. How are teenagers similar to tech billionaires?
I paid <$1500 for a two-year masters at the University of Wyoming. Amazing what you pay when you pick a program that has funding to support grad students.
“As a student, there is no better cost of living. There is nothing better economically than being in Europe. There’s no reason to go into debt here, so it just makes sense at this stage in my life.” https://cnb.cx/46qzkBk
July 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I paid <$1500 for a two-year masters at the University of Wyoming. Amazing what you pay when you pick a program that has funding to support grad students.
I can't believe they gender bent the reboot to Joe Manchen.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says there are certain situations in which she'd consider becoming an independent and caucusing with Democrats.
"There is some openness to exploring something different than the status quo."
"There is some openness to exploring something different than the status quo."
June 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I can't believe they gender bent the reboot to Joe Manchen.
I don't want faster deliveries. I want deliveries by reputable companies like CanadaPost, FexEx and UPS.
The move is part of a previously announced small-town expansion that will see Amazon spend roughly $4 billion by the end of 2026 to triple the size of its rural delivery network.
Amazon bringing faster delivery to thousands of small towns and cities
Amazon previously said it would spend $4 billion by the end of 2026 to triple the size of its rural delivery network.
cnb.cx
June 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I don't want faster deliveries. I want deliveries by reputable companies like CanadaPost, FexEx and UPS.
Yeah but you know Biden got a cancer.
Trump: "The drug companies are very worried that they're gonna fight. And that's ok. If they fight, we'll just say, 'We're just not gonna let you sell any more cars into the US or wine or liquor or alcohol' or something that's actually way more important to them than the drugs."
May 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yeah but you know Biden got a cancer.
The Amazing Race-ist coming this fall to CBS.
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Amazing Race-ist coming this fall to CBS.
Portillo's comes to the Vatican
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Portillo's comes to the Vatican
Love the framing, AP. LOVE IT.
Stores selling secondhand clothing, shoes and accessories are poised to benefit from the Trump administration’s trade war even as global businesses race to avoid potential damage.
Secondhand stores are poised to benefit if US tariffs drive up new clothing costs
Stores selling secondhand clothing, shoes and accessories are poised to benefit from the Trump administration’s trade war even as global businesses race to avoid potential damage.
bit.ly
April 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Love the framing, AP. LOVE IT.
Reposted by Dr. Michael A. Urban - isopalyecopaleobotanist
Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side
April 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side
The lab tech who pulls the plug on his "Musk Juice" -80F freezer will be heralded as a hero to humanity.
Musk wants to hire surrogates to carry enough of his children to ward off an “apocalypse”, according to the mother of one of his sons, Ashley St Clair, a conservative influencer and journalist.
I’d take the apocalypse over one dominated by mini-Musks.
I’d take the apocalypse over one dominated by mini-Musks.
Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says Ashley St Clair — The Times and The Sunday Times
Elon Musk wants to hire surrogates to carry enough of his children to ward off an “apocalypse”, according to the mother of one of his sons. Ashley St Clair, a conservative influencer and journalist, s...
apple.news
April 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The lab tech who pulls the plug on his "Musk Juice" -80F freezer will be heralded as a hero to humanity.
I love this Michael. A better Michael than I can ever Michael.
"Cyclists are always running stop signs!" Yes they make no sense for us, legalize treating them as yields
STOP AS YIELD PASSES 48-4 OUT OF THE ILLINOIS SENATE!!!!!!!!!!
MAKING ILLINOIS THE 14TH STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE THE SAFETY STOP!!!!!
STOP SIGNS ARE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!
MAKING ILLINOIS THE 14TH STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE THE SAFETY STOP!!!!!
STOP SIGNS ARE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!
April 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I love this Michael. A better Michael than I can ever Michael.
Tale of Two Nepo-babies
BREAKING NEWS: Billionaire JB Pritzker BEATS Elon Musk.
Two billionaires poured money into Wisconsin:
Elon Musk spent $82 Million.
JB Pritzker spent $500,000.
Pritizker’s response? “Elon Musk is not good at this.”
Two billionaires poured money into Wisconsin:
Elon Musk spent $82 Million.
JB Pritzker spent $500,000.
Pritizker’s response? “Elon Musk is not good at this.”
April 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Tale of Two Nepo-babies
The biggest grift from the biggest grifters.
OpenAI said it would raise up to $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion valuation to advance AI research, expand computational infrastructure and enhance its tools reut.rs/41R2MOi
OpenAI to raise $40 billion in SoftBank-led round to boost AI efforts
OpenAI said on Monday it would raise up to $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion valuation to advance AI research, expand computational infrastructure and enhance its tools.
reut.rs
April 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The biggest grift from the biggest grifters.
Honestly. Are billionaires actually people?
March 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Honestly. Are billionaires actually people?
Great time for the rest of the world to invest in scientific research.
Universities around the world have reported seeing an uptick in applications from U.S.-based researchers, who face an increasingly uncertain climate under President Donald Trump’s administration. scim.ag/4ibvP4T
Overseas universities see opportunity in U.S. ‘brain drain’
But many U.S.-based scientists seeking to leave may struggle to find positions in countries grappling with funding issues of their own
scim.ag
March 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Great time for the rest of the world to invest in scientific research.
Just IN: CNN doesn't seem to understand the concept of ceasefire
JUST IN: Israel says it's carrying out "extensive strikes" against Hamas in Gaza, throwing doubt on the fragile ceasefire.
Deadly Israeli strikes throw Gaza truce into doubt as Netanyahu vows to hit Hamas with ‘increasing force’ | CNN
Israel is conducting a wave of strikes across Gaza that have killed multiple people, throwing doubt on the fragile ceasefire as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to use “increasing milit...
www.cnn.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Just IN: CNN doesn't seem to understand the concept of ceasefire
Meanwhile in normal democracies....
South Korean prosecutors will pursue President Yoon Suk Yeol's conviction for insurrection despite a court decision ordering the release of the impeached leader from prison, the head of the prosecutors' office said reut.rs/3DogLBP
South Korea prosecutors to pursue Yoon's conviction despite jail release
South Korean prosecutors will pursue President Yoon Suk Yeol's conviction for insurrection despite a court decision ordering the release of the impeached leader from prison, the head of the prosecutors' office said on Monday.
reut.rs
March 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Meanwhile in normal democracies....
One of the first things I did upon starting my PhD in 2008 was adopt this dumbass.
March 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
One of the first things I did upon starting my PhD in 2008 was adopt this dumbass.