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Gabriel S. Jacobs

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Paleontologist. Schoolteacher. Big galoot. Bespoke homemade opinions. (he/him) Arthropod enthusiast, echino-curious. Eamus Catuli, illegitimi non carborundum.

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don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya

11.03.2026 06:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

poob? poob levland? I haven't heard that name in a while, God bless.

11.03.2026 03:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

DOJ not exactly covering itself in glory

10.03.2026 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 804 ๐Ÿ” 31 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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a skeleton in a suit and tie is saying my client pleads Alt: CGI rigged scene, a skeleton in a suit and tie is defending a soldier in camouflage fatigues. "Your Honor, my client pleads oopsie daisy."

life imitates Twitch

11.03.2026 03:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yet another case of "little brother picked up the controller and started making random moves"

11.03.2026 03:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

how do you not do this before launching a war on iran

11.03.2026 01:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1242 ๐Ÿ” 171 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
The Hauntening
The Hauntening YouTube video by waverlyflams

posting a classic

10.03.2026 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

really gets your noggin joggin'

10.03.2026 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

my refrigerator responded to my criticism of it not having an icemaker built in, it went mmmmmMMMMMMMMMmmmmm

10.03.2026 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is made-up slop, but you know what isn't? The work of Valter Binotto, who takes incredible photos of REAL upper-atmosphere lightning in the Italian Alps. Probably the only guy alive who gets decent photos of ELVES.

10.03.2026 18:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of spongebob wearing a top hat and glasses driving a car Alt: Spongebob in pretty fair contention for Upper Class Twit of the Year okay okay he's driving a car while wearing a suit and bow tie, a hat, a monocle, and a haughty sneer

"philosophical scrutiny"

10.03.2026 02:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ferdinand de Moreseps over here

10.03.2026 02:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, we used to have a lot of "general knowledge tests" that were pretty surgically crafted to deny the franchise to minorities.

10.03.2026 02:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is my cue to reread Skullkickers

09.03.2026 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seasonal Afflecktive Disorder 2: The Afflicktion

09.03.2026 20:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

a while back Matthew Inman (of The Oatmeal) made an argument that the popularity of the Twilight books was in significant part because the protagonist-narrator was so bland and generic that it was very easy for readers to imagine themselves in her place.

09.03.2026 20:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

you are not striking a blow for the exploited hourly workers who are fare evading because they can't afford $5 round trip each day. you are from a middle class family and you are larping as a Heroic Poor.

09.03.2026 19:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

same as the people in urbanism groups who won't shut up about how it's cool/based to skip turnstiles.

yeah okay buddy, it would be cool if the subway was free. in the meantime, it's $2 & almost all of you can afford it easily (still way cheaper than driving). if you love transit, support transit.

09.03.2026 19:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 56 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't want my income tax bill to go to $0.

I want the taxes I pay to go to rebuilding infrastructure, a social safety net, scientific research, and the arts, instead of funneled to enrich the wealthiest 1% and get people killed in wars of overseas adventurism.

09.03.2026 19:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the boot too big for he gotdamn feet

09.03.2026 18:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Speak loudly and step on a big rake

09.03.2026 18:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Speak loudly and step on a big rake

09.03.2026 18:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

technically it's strategic power

but strategy is for wusses, Real Warfighters just run in shooting machineguns

09.03.2026 18:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At least in Texoma, most induced seismicity is from this process (wastewater injection) not fracking. In Pennsylvania it's a bit of a different story.

09.03.2026 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People two months ago were insisting that oil companies were behind Trump's invasion of Venezuela because he said it was for oil.

09.03.2026 15:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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winnie the pooh is sitting on the floor in a room ALT: winnie the pooh is sitting on the floor in a room

The belief in trans rights entering the median voters body as Trump makes gas cost $8/gallon

09.03.2026 00:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2292 ๐Ÿ” 527 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

dying to know what you could possibly mean by this question, you weird little freak (derogatory)

09.03.2026 08:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did You Know?

The famous tar pit fossil site is called "Rancho LA Brea" because it is located in L.A.

Follow me for more absolutely reliable and well-sourced #paleontology facts.

09.03.2026 03:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

those sure are two sentences to put right next to each other

09.03.2026 02:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, on the bright side they made all these investments in renewable energy before cocking up the global conventional energy supp- why does my producer never stop handing me notes

08.03.2026 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 338 ๐Ÿ” 36 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0