Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ooo really good one! #FoundThatLizard 110
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinAnthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Today is the day to commiserate with Charles Darwin, on the 161st anniversary of his confessing to Charles Lyell that he felt "...very poorly today & very stupid & I hate everyone & everything." Here's more of the back story on Darwin writing about this not-so-good day. www.npr.org/sections/kru...npr.orgCharles Darwin And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayGeniuses have it easy, right? They wake up and out pops the brilliance. Well, not really. And not if that genius is Charles Darwin, who's got lots to do and absolutely no desire to do it. Those days (... 310545
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinDr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Herpetology is very much a white and male field because of racism. There's no getting around that. Historically and presently Black people were/are not seen as knowledge holders and contributors by the academy. 718847
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinRobin Hayward 🌳 🏳️⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/ 15604453
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/09/2026⚠️ Be careful with VoteSafe .org. It is NOT an official voting website. It’s tied to Elon Musk’s America PAC and collects a lot of personal information from people who use it. Before you hand over your name, address, phone number, email and voter information, know who you’re giving it to. 10935402348
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Tonight the adaptation of Hunger premieres on Lifetime. They call it Surviving the Silence. It’s directed by the very talented Asia Youngman and an amazing cast and crew worked on this project. You can watch it tonight at 8 pm and stream tomorrow. www.mylifetime.com/movies/survi...mylifetime.comWatch Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story | LifetimeRoxane's life is forever changed after a devastating act of sexual violence. 14702109
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Anyone have any field habitat assessment labs (like HSI sheets, not GIS/computer based) to share? I want to take my wildlife ecology students outside to assess a couple "habitats" on campus as an introduction to lab and collecting data. TIA! #2026MMM #wildlifeecology #habitatsuitability 000
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Day 1 with my wildlife ecology and techniques students.🤣 010
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinRuth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I made a free tool to help people write their comments re: OMB proposed rule change. Please use it before July 13 bsky.app/profile/drru... 045
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Every now and then it's nice to pick your head up from your book, have a good look at the world around you, take a hard pass and immediately go right back to reading. Balance is important ❤️ 301898251
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Dem primaries in NYC show that criticism of the Israeli government, including Benjamin Netanyahu, does not equal Antisemitism, no matter how hard the right tries to conflate the two. Many Jewish residents of NYC are opposed to the Israeli government’s actions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comMamdani-backed candidates sweep Democratic primaries in New York CityJFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg fails to advance in election to replace Jerry Nadler in Manhattan district 845694
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellinmax power 🌌 @sneptech.bsky.social · 24/06/2026holy shit bsky has a water sealant expert that predicted the reflecting pool failure mode perfectly 423158934
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Algae is loving this news cycle. They’ve never been more relevant. Microzooplankton sitting at home changing the channel like, what about us? we even have cilia and pseudopods, this is bullshit. 1836371832
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250 517278326367
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinMark E. Poasts @lolphillies.bsky.social · 14/06/2026“Scots discovering tailgating” could be a real Prometheus stealing fire moment 170165253833
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinPetra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 31/05/2026'My First Name' - by Susan Harlan (2017) No, you can’t call me By my first name, And yes, I know that A male professor Told you that titles Are silly Because a certain genre Of man Is always dying To performatively Divest himself Of his easily won Authority. 5477101
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinFrosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I think about this a lot. 603178444693
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinDaniel Kraus @danielkraus.com · 08/05/2026I spend YEARS brainstorming and MONTHS outlining and that IS the work. Zero tolerance for this shit. 11784155
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/04/2026God bless you @colsonwhitehead.com "Do you realize how much water and power it’d take to replicate the average writer’s narcissism, self-loathing and despair? It’d drain the Indian Ocean. You could light up Times Square for a year. We can’t afford it."nytimes.comOpinion | Don’t Use A.I. to Do This 10603128
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinAndrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 11/04/2026This year's #kakapo breeding season has been the biggest on record: - 256 eggs (252 in 2019) - 148 fertile eggs (116 in 2019) - 105 eggs hatched (86 in 2019). It'll be 2+ months until we know how many chicks will fledge (73 in 2019). There are currently 95 alive. #conservation #kakapo2026 #birds 141633468
Reposted by Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-YellinMarch Mammal Madness at Bridgewater College @bcvammm.bsky.social · 02/04/2026And that's a wrap for #bcvammm #2026MMM. Thanks to everyone who played with us this year with a special shoutout to @forrerlearningcommons @creativesatbc.bsky.social @bcbioenvr @bc_envr_club @bcvastudentlife for helping this year and every year. See you next March on the #2027MMM battlefield! 152
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Never too soon! You are a GEM Amir! And your final drawing is gorgeous - a perfect end! #2026MMM #bcvammm 031
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026#2026MMM #bcvammm A lovely time had by all. Thanks to the MMMasters for making us a part of the fun, the learning is winning, the banter, the carnage! Till next year! 030
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I love the expression on his face, Tony! Another delightful drawing. #2026MMM #bcvammm 060
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Delightful work, Creative Lillian! #2026MMM #bcvammm 160
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026There you have it folks! Thank you to everyone at #bcvammm and everyone at #2026MMM for making this a wonderful season! 051
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Like a Jedi mind trick! #2026MMM #bcvammmmedia.tenor.coma man with a beard wearing a hooded jacket is sitting next to a r2d2 robotAlt: a man with a beard wearing a hooded jacket is sitting next to a r2d2 robot 040
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Just like those @creativesatbc.bsky.social 😅#2026MMM #bcvammm 020
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026🙄Other people's kids, amiright?#2026MMM #bcvammm 070
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Yeah, that shark is more interested in taunting the Humpback and baby by EATING ANOTHER HUMPBACK IN FRONT OF THEM? That's dark. #2026MMM #bcvammm 130
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026#2026MMM #bcvammmmedia.tenor.coma woman is sitting at a table with flowers and the words isnt that convenientALT: a woman is sitting at a table with flowers and the words isnt that convenient 070
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Guess there's at least some water there - but all that jaggy reef? #2026MMM #bcvammm 030
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026We use these amazing cards on our boards every year. Love it! #2026MMM #bcvammm 041
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026And it's amazing! #2026MMM #bcvammm 010
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026We had a lot of helpers this year too. Dr. Kreps' Conservation Biology class helped with the research slide deck. Special shout out to Makayla and Julia that helped with all sorts of #bcvammm shenanigans as part of their honors upgrade. #2026MMM 180
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This year, at Bridgewater College, we had 87 players with 70 brackets (some teams playing) from faculty, staff, students, alum, and friends of BC, with our farthest competitors playing from Alaska! #2026MMM #bcvammm 171
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026We've got our own bit of #2026MMM Pomp with just a soupcon of Circumstance here at #bcvammm 061
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026And I'm joining the @creativesatbc.bsky.social over here! Feeling excited! 010
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Looking forward to finishing out #2026MMM and #bcvaMMM with the @creativesatbc.bsky.social and the rest of the MMMasters! 071
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Love those colors! Poor Aurochs (that's "or-ox", Zander!) is banished back to extinction once again. #bcvammm #2026MMM 030
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026#bcvaMMM Animal Fact Bingo last night! An excellent addition to the #2026MMM chaos. 020
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Folks are calling for drowning of the Aurochs - not happy with a fleeing extinct cow, they are calling for blood! #2026MMM #bcvammm I'm going to leave these bloodthirsty students to their bingo and quietly slip out before it's too late!media.tenor.coma close up of a cat with the words `` i 'm scared '' written below it .ALT: a close up of a cat with the words `` i 'm scared '' written below it . 080
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Ah, the classic karst limestone sinkhole plot device. #2026MMM #bcvammm 140
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Hearing changes of "drown him drown him" The real #Carnage is in this room. Dang, I'm a little scared. #2026MMM #bcvammm 181
Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Wow, lots of cheer in this room! Aurochs haters unite! And let me tell you, watching this happen #2026MMM #bcvammm 040
