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
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Time for a book review! Starting out with Apes on the Edge: Chimpanzee Life on the West African Savanna by Jill Pruetz (University of Chicago Press, 2025)! (1/11)
🧪🦊 #Primates #Booksky #ScienceBooks #BookReview
🧪🦊 #Primates #Booksky #ScienceBooks #BookReview
Starting a pinned thread of book reviews! This is the review for Apes on the Edge, by Jill Pruetz!
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Black women are down 297,000, but men’s gains have surged to +621,000. That’s a 324,000 widening of the gender gap in two months—a 34% jump. Since February, the swing between black women’s losses and men’s gains approaches 1 million jobs.
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Black women are down 297,000, but men’s gains have surged to +621,000. That’s a 324,000 widening of the gender gap in two months—a 34% jump. Since February, the swing between black women’s losses and men’s gains approaches 1 million jobs.
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341,000 Black women are still missing from the labor force since the pandemic began. This is the most educated female cohort in the country, and more than half are breadwinners for households with children. Erasing their economic participation undercuts today’s stability and tomorrow’s workforce.
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
341,000 Black women are still missing from the labor force since the pandemic began. This is the most educated female cohort in the country, and more than half are breadwinners for households with children. Erasing their economic participation undercuts today’s stability and tomorrow’s workforce.
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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This is…brilliant.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is…brilliant.
😭😭😭
A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
😭😭😭
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JFC! They’re not just kidnapping people now, they’re DRUGGING them!
Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
JFC! They’re not just kidnapping people now, they’re DRUGGING them!
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Todd Stashwick (Captain Liam Shaw) thanked Chicagoans for their work defending their neighbors on stage at the Chicago Star Trek convention. He was interviewed by Chicago podcaster Nick Sarantos (host of Dibs), who wore one of @reforest-kelley.bsky.social's Trekkies Against Fascism shirts on stage.
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Todd Stashwick (Captain Liam Shaw) thanked Chicagoans for their work defending their neighbors on stage at the Chicago Star Trek convention. He was interviewed by Chicago podcaster Nick Sarantos (host of Dibs), who wore one of @reforest-kelley.bsky.social's Trekkies Against Fascism shirts on stage.
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
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Found another dog portal
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Found another dog portal
I hope her not wearing her ring is a sign that she has a divorce lawyer.
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I hope her not wearing her ring is a sign that she has a divorce lawyer.
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yeah i mean those Saja boys pop on screen and suddenly you decide you want to swear allegiance to the christian devil in christian hell
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 AM
yeah i mean those Saja boys pop on screen and suddenly you decide you want to swear allegiance to the christian devil in christian hell
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They don't call 'em vulture capitalists for nothing.
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
They don't call 'em vulture capitalists for nothing.
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Frankenstein on a men’s rights podcast: “we have to solve the male loneliness epidemic”
I'm now at the part of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein where the creature, like many young men, has decided, "A girlfriend will fix my identity crisis"
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Frankenstein on a men’s rights podcast: “we have to solve the male loneliness epidemic”
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This is mind-boggling:
"“Of those who demonstrated math skills not meeting middle school levels,” the report found, 42% reported completing calculus or precalculus."
How can they be expected to even begin understanding calculus, if they haven't mastered fractions?
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"“Of those who demonstrated math skills not meeting middle school levels,” the report found, 42% reported completing calculus or precalculus."
How can they be expected to even begin understanding calculus, if they haven't mastered fractions?
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Oooo I first heard about this here
substack.com/@kelseytuoc/...
Lemme see what this Atlantic article is all about
substack.com/@kelseytuoc/...
Lemme see what this Atlantic article is all about
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
This is mind-boggling:
"“Of those who demonstrated math skills not meeting middle school levels,” the report found, 42% reported completing calculus or precalculus."
How can they be expected to even begin understanding calculus, if they haven't mastered fractions?
♾️🎢
"“Of those who demonstrated math skills not meeting middle school levels,” the report found, 42% reported completing calculus or precalculus."
How can they be expected to even begin understanding calculus, if they haven't mastered fractions?
♾️🎢
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Imagine inciting political violence against a family that has already experienced devastating political violence.
Trump supporters talk a whole lot about freedom. But is this what freedom looks like?
I think we need to reclaim the term. And freedom from violence feels like a good place to start.
Trump supporters talk a whole lot about freedom. But is this what freedom looks like?
I think we need to reclaim the term. And freedom from violence feels like a good place to start.
Sen. Mark Kelly fears for safety. "It would be irresponsible for me not to consider that [Trump’s] words result in increased threats to myself, even to my staff, to my family."
“It would be a rather irresponsible thing for us not to consider this seriously.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“It would be a rather irresponsible thing for us not to consider this seriously.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Senator whose wife was shot fears for safety after Trump sedition accusation
President called behavior of Mark Kelly, whose wife Gabby Giffords survived assassination bid, ‘punishable by death’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Imagine inciting political violence against a family that has already experienced devastating political violence.
Trump supporters talk a whole lot about freedom. But is this what freedom looks like?
I think we need to reclaim the term. And freedom from violence feels like a good place to start.
Trump supporters talk a whole lot about freedom. But is this what freedom looks like?
I think we need to reclaim the term. And freedom from violence feels like a good place to start.
Back a long time ago, I took Ambien to sleep, but instead of sleeping I was up all night and saw shadow people in my living room. One of the them was a tall man wearing a hat.
I’m pretty sure I had heard of “The Hat Man” until many years later?
I’m pretty sure I had heard of “The Hat Man” until many years later?
Deliriants like Benadryl can bring on terrifying hallucinations in high doses. Some Gen Z-ers are taking at least a dozen pills at a time—and challenging others to do the same.
Young People Are Tripping on Benadryl—and It’s Always a Bad Time
Deliriants like Benadryl can bring on terrifying hallucinations in high doses. Some Gen Z-ers are taking at least a dozen pills at a time—and challenging others to do the same.
wrd.cm
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Back a long time ago, I took Ambien to sleep, but instead of sleeping I was up all night and saw shadow people in my living room. One of the them was a tall man wearing a hat.
I’m pretty sure I had heard of “The Hat Man” until many years later?
I’m pretty sure I had heard of “The Hat Man” until many years later?
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Seriously??
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Seriously??
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Day laborer organizers protest Home Depot, pressuring it to "scrape ICE out of their stores."
Day laborer organizers protest Home Depot, pressuring it to "scrape ICE out of their stores."
Over one hundred community members gathered at the Home Depot in Monrovia Saturday to pressure the company to stop the immigration raids taking place at its locations.
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Day laborer organizers protest Home Depot, pressuring it to "scrape ICE out of their stores."
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The return of extremely skeletal bodies for women as a norm is deeply concerning.
Being hungry all the time cooks your brain.
Being hungry all the time cooks your brain.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The return of extremely skeletal bodies for women as a norm is deeply concerning.
Being hungry all the time cooks your brain.
Being hungry all the time cooks your brain.
Ooof this is exactly what I thought of seeing pictures of the Wicked actresses recently.
It’s so sad seeing it cycle back around again.
It’s so sad seeing it cycle back around again.
There are before and after shots of the actresses in Wicked in a line and last night it led me into a rabbit hole reading about how bad it got on set during Ally McBeal when I was in high school.
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Ooof this is exactly what I thought of seeing pictures of the Wicked actresses recently.
It’s so sad seeing it cycle back around again.
It’s so sad seeing it cycle back around again.
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What if God was one of us?....
Just a slob like one of us?.....
Just a straaanger oooon a bus...
Trying to make his way hooome....
Just a slob like one of us?.....
Just a straaanger oooon a bus...
Trying to make his way hooome....
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
What if God was one of us?....
Just a slob like one of us?.....
Just a straaanger oooon a bus...
Trying to make his way hooome....
Just a slob like one of us?.....
Just a straaanger oooon a bus...
Trying to make his way hooome....
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movie posters featuring the muppets: thread
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
movie posters featuring the muppets: thread
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What stage of America is this?
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
What stage of America is this?