David is a vertebrate paleontologist who grew up near Boonville, Missouri. He is also British. “Read broader, think deeper, do better”: https://pollylab.org/https://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3myy4m7jvn22wBrownian motion mountains.... #SVP202629 Oct 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3myy4m7jvn22whttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3myjg67id6c2wA metaphor for what the man has done to the US military itself …. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/pete-hegseth-eisenhower-globe-pentagon-office-broken?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other23 Oct 2026 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3myjg67id6c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mxzxzgt6z22bPretty. Thank you Stephanie Smith!17 Oct 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzxzgt6z22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mxknikyuhc2ihttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/10/cottonwood-tree-toppling-trump-mexico-border-wall-arizona?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other10 Oct 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxknikyuhc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mwwoiz5t4k27https://youtube.com/shorts/YqPPyGDfiDY?si=LUngjzukv_GeQjYB03 Oct 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwoiz5t4k27https://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mwrq2w4ny22oVia Richard via others…. #MissouriProudURNot01 Oct 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrq2w4ny22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mwmqsejqrc2eWhen an administration tries to break its own institutions they grow weak and the cracks show. Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/politics/fbi-shinyhunters-damage.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share29 Sep 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmqsejqrc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mw32kkxni22vhttps://thehill.com/policy/international/6102469-trump-lukashenko-potash-deal-clash22 Sep 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw32kkxni22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mvjlfwdvj22hWhy a lawyer who launched the Christian legal movement believes it’s gone astray15 Sep 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjlfwdvj22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mvh7ihv5ac2ihttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/13/college-students-try-studying-something-useless-this-fall/14 Sep 2026 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvh7ihv5ac2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mulh4a6jjs25With this admin, one can’t help but wonder if they removed a plan book or just pretended to in order to cover up for having no plan whatsoever… https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/02/pentagon-cuts-access-classified-information-amid-iran-war-concerns/03 Sep 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulh4a6jjs25https://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mukeq6hhz22dNot just Patagonia... SVP and other plaintiffs all renewing our legal defense of Grand Staircase and Bears Ears. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/climate/patagonia-bears-ears-lawsuit-trump.html?searchResultPosition=102 Sep 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukeq6hhz22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3muetca6xcc2wInfo on what happened to cause the floods and landslides in Nepal…. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f2b2425eac544929a7d18f4c90b41d6631 Aug 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muetca6xcc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mu6yp5gvfk2dFollowing in the success of the reflecting pool, the Triumphal Arch of DC is unveiled… #FromMilesInches https://youtu.be/zg5Ovdu6bOE?is=ofzD92yH-x2DWgdh29 Aug 2026 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6yp5gvfk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mu6ab54k6c2iMore on the paleontology at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/08/27/protecting-utahs-fossils-and-artifacts/28 Aug 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6ab54k6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mu4hgvk4q22uTo think i knew her when. Congratulations Anjali Goswami FRS @evoswami.bsky.social on the Faraday Award!!28 Aug 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4hgvk4q22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mtsamvkzv22khttps://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/hard-right-on-campus/24 Aug 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsamvkzv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mtmzxumxtc27Apparently America has unleashed Economic D-Day…. 🤔22 Aug 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmzxumxtc27https://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mtku5fiots2yAn newtonian empirical test for “excessive force” developed in my home state of Missouri…. https://youtu.be/ORz3Jz-27WY?is=DJt1dieS8icgRgq-21 Aug 2026 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtku5fiots2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mt3q2hparc2lThe moment when attacks on knowledge, universities, and non-white people stop being “quaint” and start being deadly…. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j1ye6n30no15 Aug 2026 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3q2hparc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pdpolly.bsky.social/post/3mt3ppdrwr22yVultures circle. Here, probably a scam within a scam. Chances of actual uranium riches from downsized bears ears slim, chances that appearance of insider knowledge encourages investment high. Buyer beware. Meanwhile, damage to cultural, paleo, and biodiversity resources certain. #StandWithBearsEars [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:cfmrlpygschcrofvmqcslpcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3ppdrwr22y