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Dr. Rich B

@morphometrich.bsky.social
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Chicago area Paleontologist 🦖; I dabble with dinosaurs 🦕 and morphometrics. Science Educator. Mostly teach Intro Geology 🪨. Too much baseball ⚾️sometimes. Go Cubs 🐻! Go Ducks 🦆! Go Hoosiers! He/Him. Opinions are my own

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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Exactly with RP’s. As Andrew Chaffin says below. There’s a reason they’re in the pen. You got a small handful of elites, some that alternate between good and bad, and the rest are 1yr wonders. Scouting matters heavily.
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Someone shared this from the 2021 fire sale. All those trades netted one player (PCA). Palencia is too hurt and Alcantara doesn’t have a track record.
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Seen on campus today. I hope that this is a sign that HE is coming to restore balance… #SaveMothra
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Folks who are my age, at this point, it’s the only thing that makes sense. The good news is that we are 10 years into the next 108 year cycle… so your grandkids might see the next #Cubs World Series winner.
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Hey #Cubs! Maybe you could, like, invest in some in-Wrigley cats. I think you have a rodent problem.
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Digging a little deeper, we see the following player averages 2023-2026. Two of the better players (above MLB avg) are no longer #Cubs and there are only THREE on the roster who consistently generate bat speed to catch high velo pitching...
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Dottie the Tortnado says #GoCubs
Cat watching Cubs Manager Craig Counsell on TV
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Gonna say this now: at $19M AAV #Cubs PCA Rizzo’ed himself. If he’s the type of player we think/hope he is, he’s easily worth $25M+ per year. He bet low on himself and that concerns me. For the Cubs, this is a fair deal.
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Well, my #2026MM Bracket so far. Not the worst...
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
That was ball 4 (pitch 8)! Why is ABS not being used in the #WBC? Gotta wonder if the fix was in given the state of the country sadly...
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
My #2026MMM Bracket is ready. #TeamHippo FTW!
March Mammal Madness bracket
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Missed opportunity at #PaleoFest2026. Had I thought to bring this I could have started by having @arctomet.bsky.social & @jgn-paleo.bsky.social sign it and started collecting tyrannosaur workers autographs!
Nanotyrannus action figure
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
In case you need a #paleontology thread cleanser today, here’s our little Tortnado cat
Tortico cat lounging on the floor
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
(1) Another long 🧵 because @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social finally put out a statement on Jack Horner's association with Jeffrey Epstein and this is about the most spineless pooh poohing of a serious safety and moral issue I have read. I guess studying vertebrates does not require a backbone...
SVP Statement on Facebook Screenshot
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
(6) And this is not just passing mention of Horner as someone to reach out to; this is active correspondence. It breaks my heart because Horner was someone who I grew idolizing and I have signed copies of his T.rex books on my shelf when I met him at age 8...
Signed copy of the book
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
(3) And also an invite to come out and collect fossils. All this seems in furtherance of getting funding from Epstein for Horner's "Chickensaurus" project form the 2010's (Horner wrote a book and gave a TeD Talk on it)...
Email correspondence screen shot with invite to come fossil huntingEmail correspondence with research funding request
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
(2) What we have is a series of correspondence between Horner and an Epstein associate arranging visits (and with a student) between Horner & Epstein...
Email correspondence screenshotEmail correspondence screenshot about travel plansEmail correspondence screenshotEmail correspondence screenshot
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Hey @govpritzker.illinois.gov are you willing to do what @governor.ca.gov did and have #Illinois join the #WHO as an independent state?
Explains why California can join as a stateWhat California gains in the WHO
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Current mood:
Oregon duck in a trash can
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
(7) What’s more even some of the #MonsterQuest scenes that don’t involve #cryptids were made using #AI…
Close up of a police office driving made by AI
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
(6) Yes, #MonsterQuest was letting us know that it would be using #AI to create the all-important depictions of encounters with the #cryptids… and labeling them with the “AI” logo (which disappears quite quickly if you don’t know to look for it 🤔🤨)…
AI generated image of beast of LBLAI generated image of beast of LBL
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
(5) So when #HistoryChannel announced it was reviving #MonsterQuest, I was excited. I’d have something to have on the background while I graded. I managed to tune in for the first episode only to be greeted by this… 🤬🤬🤬
Text on a screen indicating AI use
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Whelp... the board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time. #GoDucks #IU #PeachBowl #CFP2026 When you're an alum and your schools are playing each other.
Amalgam logo of Oregon and Indiana
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Too many to list, but this one by Mark Hallett was one of my first attempts at mimicry; 6th grade art project we had to “copy” a work by another artist in color pencil. I picked this one.
Two Tyrannosaurs in a meadow with pterosaurs overhead
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Enjoying @pbs.org #AmericanRevolution… and so is my cat!
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
#Caturday vibes in our house! #GoDucks from a mini Smilodon and a Tortnado!
Two cats sitting on a blanket with an Oregon O
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Found elsewhere.
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Statement from IDS from Facebook for context:
Facebook post from IDS indicating they will stop printing the news
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
You called up Cassie only to sit him in back to back games? C’mon #Cubs he can’t do any worse. Play the kid or send him back to AAA so he can develop.
Cubs lineup and box score
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
As the posts noted (green highlights). These are Dem-voting areas. Trump wants payback. Hit their wallets and their way of life.
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Funny #RichHill story from #Cubs convention 2008. Actually got autograph that year... and this is where I kinda felt like a curse because he bombed out in 08 after a great year in 07. Before that, got Corey Patterson’s autograph at CubsCon in 03. Blew his knee that season. Am I cursed??
Author getting the autograph of pitcher Rich Hill at the 2008 Cubs convention
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
IT IS TIME! #WalkingWithDinosaurs on @pbs.org both PBS & NPR are under attack right now. If you like programs like this, call your Congresscritters and make sure they keep them funded. @wttw.bsky.social
Walking with Dinosaurs title card
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
#JurassicPark was released 32 years ago today. Last year, Dad found an old ticket stub in a junk drawer from when we went to see it. Had this made for my bday last year. Note the enormous price for the matinee: $4. Had it framed for me. If only I could get it signed by the original cast.
Framed Jurassic Park poster with an actual ticket stub from the original release
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Sen. Scott, This is among the most deplorable things I’ve ever heard. People should be ENTITLED to healthcare no matter what. It is not something to be dangled to get folks to work you heartless monster.
Sen Rick Scott saying, “if you don’t want to work, you’re the one who decided you don’t want healthcare. That’s number one.”
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I am hoping to do more of this in my lectures next year. Cause how can I not show off these two munchkins?
A tortoiseshell kitty laying next to a black and white kitty
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Just in case Donnie forgets it, he literally repeated these words on Inauguration Day (twice in his life).
Presidential oath of office text
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I emailed my three alma maters, turns out U OREGON did sign!! I did a quick CTRL+F to look and didn't see them so I emailed. So they may have signed and the update came later? In any case, #GoDucks. Here's the reply I got... so anyone reading this: contact your Uni Presidents!!
Email reply from the U Oregon President's Office
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
So far this year, this is what it must feel like facing the #Cubs line-up 1-9.
King Ghidorah Meme with 9 heads for the Cubs lineup with OPS noted. Heading reads "what it feels like facing the Cubs lineup this season...."
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
(4) and had Florida not come back last night, Milo & Dottie would have WON the whole pool! This brain-cell sharing, dual-income having before age 1 with a dedicated wait staff trash panda had a better #MarchMadness Bracket than me! I quit!!
Cat lounging without a care in the world
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
(3) but this year we added our cats to the pool… we picked feline mascots to win (or higher seed… or closest to a cat or something a cat would like) in each matchup… and the little darlings came in SECOND with 89 points!
Two cats lying on the banister
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
#MarchMadness 🧵 Now this is a story all about how my March bracket got flipped upside down. And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you how I lost to my cats fair and square…
Two sleeping cats a black and white kitty curled up in a half ball and a tortie kitten stretched out next to him
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I know this image is doctored, but, SOMEONE, please, ask him the following, “if Wakanda is willing to cut us a deal for that very important mineral Vibranium that is exclusive to us, would that negate our need to annex Greenland for its Vibranium mines? And would you then lower its tariff rates?”
President Trump holding a graphic of foctional counties with the tariff rates he imposed on them. The image is meant to be fake and humorous
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Whelp… just like my regular bracket, my #2025MMM bracket went bust. Friggin Polar Bear took out the Cape Buffalo… alas… #WaitTilNextYear again.
Busted March Mammal Madness Bracket
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The problem with pitch 4 being a “stolen” strike is that Amaya *had* to take a shot on pitch 5 because it could have been a strike. #Cubs
MLB strike zone graphic for Miguel Amaya showing the missed ball and the pitch he hit into play
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
My #MarchMammalMadness2025 bracket is off to an okay start. 17/25 possible points so far. Only one bad pick (curse you Perry the Platypus!!)
March Mammal Madness Bracket
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Ok folks, it's that time of year again! GO TIME! #2025MMM @mmmletsgo.bsky.social This year, my #FinalRoar are #SunBear, #Puma, #CapeBuffalo, and #Coelacanth and I am #TeamCapeBuffalo to win it all. Or bust... my brackets usually bust. But let's have fun, shall we?
March Mammal Madness Tournament bracket for 2025 with Cape Buffalo winning it all.
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I started using this back in 2021 in a lot of my Cubs Tweets because I felt the FO didn’t care to really make one last push when the Core was hot… Think I’ll redirect it at Dem leadership.
John Adams from “1776” singing, “is anybody there? Does anybody care?”
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I’ll take “what is a sociopath for $1000”… Empathy is strength. It is what makes us human. I’ll counter Musk with this oft-quoted piece.
Text of a quote attributed to Margaret Meade stating human civilization began when we cared for our most vulnerable, citing a healed broken leg
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Not my home, but I know my way around.
Sue the T.rex skeleton in the Field Museum
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