Ray Chatterji
@raychatterji.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist specialising in trait evolution
Big nerd
Big nerd
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
But don't worry, Graeme Samuel is waving his finger at us and telling us it's all good...
"Labor’s reforms to environmental law establish a new power to wave through any project a government wants, for any reason. And it can do so in secret."
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/l...
"Labor’s reforms to environmental law establish a new power to wave through any project a government wants, for any reason. And it can do so in secret."
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/l...
Buried detail in Labor's bill reveals how the government wants to override laws — and never tell you why
Labor's reforms to environmental law establish a new power to wave through any project a government wants, for any reason. And it can do so in secret.
www.crikey.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
But don't worry, Graeme Samuel is waving his finger at us and telling us it's all good...
"Labor’s reforms to environmental law establish a new power to wave through any project a government wants, for any reason. And it can do so in secret."
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/l...
"Labor’s reforms to environmental law establish a new power to wave through any project a government wants, for any reason. And it can do so in secret."
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/l...
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
October 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
I am deeply concerned about the treatment of people living in tents in the Southern Parklands in Adelaide. People are having their homes rolled up and removed while away, returning to find their important personal possessions gone. This is wrong, and unjust. 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I am deeply concerned about the treatment of people living in tents in the Southern Parklands in Adelaide. People are having their homes rolled up and removed while away, returning to find their important personal possessions gone. This is wrong, and unjust. 🧵
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
If you are AFAB in the US and concerned about abortion rights and know you never want kids, AT LEAST FOR NOW the ACA mandates insurance companies fully cover your sterilization procedure. I had a bisalp done and would highly recommend it (tho I don't think this applies to vasectomies unfortunately)
September 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you are AFAB in the US and concerned about abortion rights and know you never want kids, AT LEAST FOR NOW the ACA mandates insurance companies fully cover your sterilization procedure. I had a bisalp done and would highly recommend it (tho I don't think this applies to vasectomies unfortunately)
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
“Anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage. Trans people are afraid to leave the country, let alone leave their houses. The right-wing ecosystem has gladly spent years creating these conditions, while Democrats have by turns avoided saying anything about them at all” 😞
👉🏻 archive.ph/ewBhT
👉🏻 archive.ph/ewBhT
September 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“Anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage. Trans people are afraid to leave the country, let alone leave their houses. The right-wing ecosystem has gladly spent years creating these conditions, while Democrats have by turns avoided saying anything about them at all” 😞
👉🏻 archive.ph/ewBhT
👉🏻 archive.ph/ewBhT
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
btw Costco seems to have the cheapest updated COVID vax. You can get it without a card at the pharmacy and they do take walk-ins. If you’re also uninsured due to the massive amounts of layoffs this year, they also take this goodrx coupon to lower the cost of www.goodrx.com/comirnaty?sr...
www.goodrx.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
btw Costco seems to have the cheapest updated COVID vax. You can get it without a card at the pharmacy and they do take walk-ins. If you’re also uninsured due to the massive amounts of layoffs this year, they also take this goodrx coupon to lower the cost of www.goodrx.com/comirnaty?sr...
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
I'm recruiting a PhD student to join the lab at @gtsciences.bsky.social in Fall 2026! Broad taxonomic and topical freedom under the umbrella of vertebrate joint form and function. Information here: www.manafzadeh.com – please share 🦴🩻
✨Some news✨: after finishing my postdoc, I’ll be starting my lab as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech. Join us in Atlanta to study how joints work and where they come from!
September 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm recruiting a PhD student to join the lab at @gtsciences.bsky.social in Fall 2026! Broad taxonomic and topical freedom under the umbrella of vertebrate joint form and function. Information here: www.manafzadeh.com – please share 🦴🩻
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Those of us in STEM must vocally affirm that the humanities are our allies, and no department is expendable. Arguing we can survive by cutting whole disciplines isn’t just inhumane, it’s nonsensical. The humanities tell us why we’re here in the first place, and what to do about it! This isn’t hard!
Oh good. We've reached the "I don't have to be faster than the bear, I only have to be less woke than you" stage of faculty solidarity. archive.is/wGNDr
August 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Those of us in STEM must vocally affirm that the humanities are our allies, and no department is expendable. Arguing we can survive by cutting whole disciplines isn’t just inhumane, it’s nonsensical. The humanities tell us why we’re here in the first place, and what to do about it! This isn’t hard!
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
August 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
The march for Australia on August 31 is a Nazi rally, organised by Nazis. If you’re planning on going to this, you’re planning on going to a Nazi rally.
August 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The march for Australia on August 31 is a Nazi rally, organised by Nazis. If you’re planning on going to this, you’re planning on going to a Nazi rally.
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Diet affects not just skull shape but bone quality too. In rabbits, tougher diets changed stiffness & hardness in jaw bones—but not braincase—suggesting region-specific plasticity. Implications for reconstructing feeding behavior!
Ravosa & Franks: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Ravosa & Franks: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
August 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Diet affects not just skull shape but bone quality too. In rabbits, tougher diets changed stiffness & hardness in jaw bones—but not braincase—suggesting region-specific plasticity. Implications for reconstructing feeding behavior!
Ravosa & Franks: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Ravosa & Franks: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Want to do a PhD on White Sharks using high-powered imaging to analyse form and function of their teeth and jaws?
You will work with me and the dream team @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social @meyer-sci.bsky.social @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social & #SARDI at Flinders Uni
🦈🦷🦴 Interested? Get in touch!
You will work with me and the dream team @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social @meyer-sci.bsky.social @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social & #SARDI at Flinders Uni
🦈🦷🦴 Interested? Get in touch!
August 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Want to do a PhD on White Sharks using high-powered imaging to analyse form and function of their teeth and jaws?
You will work with me and the dream team @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social @meyer-sci.bsky.social @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social & #SARDI at Flinders Uni
🦈🦷🦴 Interested? Get in touch!
You will work with me and the dream team @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social @meyer-sci.bsky.social @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social & #SARDI at Flinders Uni
🦈🦷🦴 Interested? Get in touch!
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
We see you, Penny.
August 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We see you, Penny.
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Step up, @albomp.bsky.social. Words from politicians are cheap & disappear with the news cycle. Your actions now could save lives.
"The NT government is acting from a criminal mindset — like an illegal occupying foreign power" - Warlpiri elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
"The NT government is acting from a criminal mindset — like an illegal occupying foreign power" - Warlpiri elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
'They are using their power to destroy us': Elder’s urgent appeal to PM
Warlpiri elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves joins growing calls for federal intervention into law and justice policies in the Northern Territory.
www.abc.net.au
August 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Step up, @albomp.bsky.social. Words from politicians are cheap & disappear with the news cycle. Your actions now could save lives.
"The NT government is acting from a criminal mindset — like an illegal occupying foreign power" - Warlpiri elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
"The NT government is acting from a criminal mindset — like an illegal occupying foreign power" - Warlpiri elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Hard to overstate how hideous the Northern Territory govt's regressive 'tough on crime' legislation is
NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro wants to
🚨remove the principle of 'detention as a last resort' for children
AND
🚨"include stronger powers for the use of force & spit hoods on children"
JFC🤬
NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro wants to
🚨remove the principle of 'detention as a last resort' for children
AND
🚨"include stronger powers for the use of force & spit hoods on children"
JFC🤬
The Justice Reform Initiative has slammed the Northern Territory government's latest amendments to youth justice laws as "a dangerous and regressive step which will drastically escalate children's incarceration rates and inflict profound harm, particularly on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …
NT youth justice amendments will cost millions and increase offending, advocates warn
The Justice Reform Initiative has slammed the Northern Territory government's latest amendments to youth justice laws as "a dangerous and regressive step which will drastically escalate children's incarceration rates and inflict profound harm, particularly on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …
nit.com.au
July 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Hard to overstate how hideous the Northern Territory govt's regressive 'tough on crime' legislation is
NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro wants to
🚨remove the principle of 'detention as a last resort' for children
AND
🚨"include stronger powers for the use of force & spit hoods on children"
JFC🤬
NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro wants to
🚨remove the principle of 'detention as a last resort' for children
AND
🚨"include stronger powers for the use of force & spit hoods on children"
JFC🤬
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
The Arctic winter is no longer reliably frozen ❄️
While Arctic amplification has been predicted for decades, it’s another thing to stand in it — watching ecosystems shift and field methods fail under your feet 🌧️
These are no longer future scenarios.
They’re our present conditions.
While Arctic amplification has been predicted for decades, it’s another thing to stand in it — watching ecosystems shift and field methods fail under your feet 🌧️
These are no longer future scenarios.
They’re our present conditions.
July 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The Arctic winter is no longer reliably frozen ❄️
While Arctic amplification has been predicted for decades, it’s another thing to stand in it — watching ecosystems shift and field methods fail under your feet 🌧️
These are no longer future scenarios.
They’re our present conditions.
While Arctic amplification has been predicted for decades, it’s another thing to stand in it — watching ecosystems shift and field methods fail under your feet 🌧️
These are no longer future scenarios.
They’re our present conditions.
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
BREAKING: Israeli military attacks humanitarian aid vessel Handala in international waters 30 miles from Gaza — in violation of maritime law — and has abducted 21 people on board, including U.S. citizens.
The ship was carrying life-saving aid, which Israel has seized.
The ship was carrying life-saving aid, which Israel has seized.
July 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
BREAKING: Israeli military attacks humanitarian aid vessel Handala in international waters 30 miles from Gaza — in violation of maritime law — and has abducted 21 people on board, including U.S. citizens.
The ship was carrying life-saving aid, which Israel has seized.
The ship was carrying life-saving aid, which Israel has seized.
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Israel’s parliament has approved a symbolic measure calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank. Annexing occupied land is illegal under international law.
July 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Israel’s parliament has approved a symbolic measure calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank. Annexing occupied land is illegal under international law.
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Calling people with some form of power and annoying the shit out of them is something worth doubling down on. There are more of us and our friends and allies than there are Australian fascist pseudo-feminists.
The fact that they only needed ~1000 people to call in and email to get their way is actually pretty crazy. There are more people on some of the Discord servers I'm in that could equal their weight, and some of these are just podcast fandoms.
July 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Calling people with some form of power and annoying the shit out of them is something worth doubling down on. There are more of us and our friends and allies than there are Australian fascist pseudo-feminists.
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
We need to grapple with how oppressive technologies are built & maintained. How might your work be co-opted?
Read @404media.co’s stunning piece on facial biometrics www.404media.co/inside-ices-... & @wired.com’s story on immigrant children’s DNA in criminal databases www.wired.com/story/dhs-an...
Read @404media.co’s stunning piece on facial biometrics www.404media.co/inside-ices-... & @wired.com’s story on immigrant children’s DNA in criminal databases www.wired.com/story/dhs-an...
Inside ICE’s Supercharged Facial Recognition App of 200 Million Images
404 Media has seen user manuals for Mobile Fortify, ICE’s new facial recognition app which allows officers to instantly look up DHS, State Department, and state law enforcement databases by just point...
www.404media.co
July 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We need to grapple with how oppressive technologies are built & maintained. How might your work be co-opted?
Read @404media.co’s stunning piece on facial biometrics www.404media.co/inside-ices-... & @wired.com’s story on immigrant children’s DNA in criminal databases www.wired.com/story/dhs-an...
Read @404media.co’s stunning piece on facial biometrics www.404media.co/inside-ices-... & @wired.com’s story on immigrant children’s DNA in criminal databases www.wired.com/story/dhs-an...
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
Each Friday, I write a summary of what happened this week in science 🧪& higher ed:
- EPA shutting down office of research
- NIH selecting politically-preferred reviewers
- ICE surveillance tech
- unsnarling research funding news
This was Week 26, a marathon.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
- EPA shutting down office of research
- NIH selecting politically-preferred reviewers
- ICE surveillance tech
- unsnarling research funding news
This was Week 26, a marathon.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 26
July 14-18, 2025 - surveillance, sickness, and choices
buttondown.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Each Friday, I write a summary of what happened this week in science 🧪& higher ed:
- EPA shutting down office of research
- NIH selecting politically-preferred reviewers
- ICE surveillance tech
- unsnarling research funding news
This was Week 26, a marathon.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
- EPA shutting down office of research
- NIH selecting politically-preferred reviewers
- ICE surveillance tech
- unsnarling research funding news
This was Week 26, a marathon.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
I want to talk to you about Palantir and its expanding footprint in Australia. TLDR: You should be worried.
This US surveillance tech company has secured multiple Defence contracts worth over $11 million. We need transparency about what data they're accessing & why. 🧵
This US surveillance tech company has secured multiple Defence contracts worth over $11 million. We need transparency about what data they're accessing & why. 🧵
July 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I want to talk to you about Palantir and its expanding footprint in Australia. TLDR: You should be worried.
This US surveillance tech company has secured multiple Defence contracts worth over $11 million. We need transparency about what data they're accessing & why. 🧵
This US surveillance tech company has secured multiple Defence contracts worth over $11 million. We need transparency about what data they're accessing & why. 🧵
Reposted by Ray Chatterji
it’s essential to never take these assholes at their word
Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids
ICE agents have been told to continue conducting workforce enforcement operations at agricultural businesses despite concerns about effects on the food industry.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
it’s essential to never take these assholes at their word