Reposted by Dane Pavitt 🦕🌍
Everyone doing this just needs to understand that they are actively skipping the thinking step
Dane Pavitt 🦕🌍
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Natural Sciences student, researcher & educator at The Open University & Potteries Museum Palaeontologist 🦕 Natural Historian 🦈 Museum worker 🏛 Science Communicator 🥼 Conservation & climate 🌍 Metal guitarist 🤘(He/him) Often speak in GIFs
![Hi [-]
I have some concerns I want to run by you regarding my participation in the [-] project.
The current climate surrounding Jack Horner and other's associations with Jeffrey Epstein and SVP's statement addressing it have left a lot of people feeling uncomfortable with the society's position, especially given past reports of Horner's behaviour. I was hoping that given your position on [-] you'd be able to offer some reassurance that action is being taken to protect members of the palaeontology community from such behaviour, and that individuals with power and status not be allowed to exploit their positions. I wouldn't neccesarily be so perturbed had you not stated that the project itself is explicitly associated with the society.
The broader palaeo community has not taken SVP's statement well, myself included if I'm entirely honest, and I fear that if I were to be associated at this uneasy time I'd be sacrificing integrity for personal gain. As tantalising and valuable as an author credit is, I can't allow myself to be unconcerned or dismissive of these matters.
Hopefully you can alleviate some of my worries and things can move forward productively.
Regards
Dane](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vd52jn56wvx4f7b35bjmmjiq/bafkreiaq5tuuhqfwhzudqwvit35drfyaunqzefrmwfhsyqe76cp66uoewi)
![Email from John Horner to Jeffrey Epstein 6/29/2012
Hi [redacted] Since i don't really know how long it would take to get from Albuquerque to the ranch and visa versa [sic], and don't know how I'm to get there (would someone be picking me up or should I rent a car) it would probably be best if you just booked the flight for me. Delta Airlines connecting through Salt Lake is the most convenient for me. My official name and frequent number [sic] is:
John Robert Horner
Delta # [REDACTED]
The geology maps are perfect.
Jack](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eqyx54eikl5vllctjxufeavr/bafkreibg4c5lemsmrg5i5lwlbncm442psefpawe3chmcd2wgrw3qbtealy)
![email from Lesley Groff to Jeffrey Epstein
"Reminder: John Horner and student to visit ranch today... [redacted] =ill [sic] be taking care of them...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eqyx54eikl5vllctjxufeavr/bafkreidykpmdkytzqsinvhufnpoyvhxkajaj6oltk2jjjoafnracumq63m)
