Julie Meachen, Ph.D.

Thanks, Steel City Vegan!

Thanks, Pank!

Outer cover and CD. Elvis Presley “Elvis / NBC-TV Special”

Julie dancing to Elvis.

Next up for #5albums50s60s2 from #johnsCDs. Another 1st listen. There is a lot of good stuff here, and a lot of schlock. A moment in time for #Elvis. I mostly had fun, but Julie @sabercatwoman.bsky.social really enjoyed it. #nowplaying

Prepping for our nearly-annual paleontology dig at Natural Trap Cave, Wyoming. Julie @sabercatwoman.bsky.social and I will heading out tomorrow for our 2 week of expedition. Stay tuned. Follow #ntcave25 for updates and pictures.

Look, ma! I’m on the cover of Smithsonian magazine! 😍

SAVE Act passes House: What to know The SAVE Act requires states to reject any voter registration application in which the applicant has not presented “documentary proof" of U.S. citizenship.

If you are a woman in the U.S. who has changed your name since your birth and you do not have a passport, APPLY FOR ONE NOW to be able to vote in 2026.

www.livenowfox.com/news/save-vo...

A gray wolf clone with dire wolf DNA edits.

It's not a dire wolf. It's a gray wolf clone with 20 dire-wolf gene edits, and with some dire wolf traits. And here's my story! Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/s...

Next time, get in direct contact with Mike D’Emic or me. We’ll help!

Anyone who cares if we have new doctors or lawyers in this country should call congress about this issue. This will functionally kneecap lower income Americans from becoming doctors or lawyers. Please call today!

www.aacom.org/advocacy/act...

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Who did you ask when it would come out?

Clearly those scientists are not students of history. Politics has permeated everything today much like it did in the 1930s.

Y’all know what to do. Flood this tip line with absolute garbage.

This research was really fun to work on and glad it's finally out there. Thanks to all coauthors whose effort made this work possible! @sabercatwoman.bsky.social @drsarahbray.bsky.social @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social

Maybe she plans to have a seance? 😂😂

Simple Sabotage Field Manual

I am just going to put this right here. Please share it widely.

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Dear Eric, We are now facing unprecedented, systemic challenges to scientific enterprise, its infrastructure, and the diverse people and communities that make it possible. The recent executive orders issued by the Office of the President of the United States threaten to directly harm our discipline and the people in it. As paleontologists, we know that in times of upheaval, ecological communities that fare the best tend to be the most diverse. Analogously, our varied backgrounds and perspectives and our willingness to listen to and learn from each other have enabled us to adapt to challenges facing our discipline and our Society in the past. We believe that the best approach to overcoming these new challenges is to turn to our fundamental values and our mission, which includes facilitating the cooperation of all persons concerned with the history, evolution, ecology, comparative anatomy, and taxonomy of vertebrate animals. We take this moment to specifically support and affirm the right of all of our members and our non-member colleagues to conduct science and live their lives in safety and harmony, no matter their gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, age, or citizenship status.

We encourage members in positions of safety and security to advocate for members who are not. Speak out in favor of research funding, evidence-based policies, and policies that ensure people of all identities receive equitable protections and opportunities. SVP leadership is actively working with other scientific organizations to respond to and mitigate the impact of these government actions on our members. We will continue to prioritize building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive vertebrate paleontology community where all feel welcome and are able to thrive. The mission of our Society is primarily scientific in nature. We seek to advance the science of vertebrate paleontology throughout the world, and foster the scientific, educational, and personal appreciation and understanding of vertebrate fossils and fossil sites. Several executive actions taken by the current presidential administration are antithetical to this mission, including the pause and audit of federal grant funding, the silencing of federal employees, the stripping of climate history data from government websites, the attempts to downsize the federal workforce, including departments charged with maintaining fossils and fossil sites, and attacks on academic freedom, climate change research, disabled people, transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people, immigrants, and endeavors for diversity, equity and inclusion. These actions, if successful, will impede our ability to carry out our mission and harm the broader practice of science.

The Society would like to gather additional information regarding the effects of recent federal action on paleontologists on the ground. To help us in this task, we ask that you share your experiences. We would like to know if you have been impacted or may be impacted by these executive actions. We recognize that at this point there is uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the federal funding audit, pending legal challenges, and other aspects of these executive actions, so you may not know the full impacts yet. This uncertainty itself is an impact. If you have been or might be impacted by these executive actions, please fill out this survey [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com]. Please also provide any ideas or suggestions, including areas of concern on which you believe the Society should focus. Below we share some resources that you may find helpful when considering ways to support your colleagues and/or take action during these tumultuous times. We appreciate that this is a time full of uncertainty for many of you, especially those located in the United States, and we will do our best to keep you informed of Society actions. Contact your congressional representatives [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] NSF updates on the implementation of executive orders [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] List of ongoing presidential actions [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] Understanding the impacts of NIH funding on a specific state [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] How to support trans colleagues [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] (linked from SICB) In solidarity, Stuart Sumida, SVP President, and the SVP Executive Committee

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology has issued an official statement regarding recent executive orders from the current administration & the effects of these attacks on vertebrate paleontology and the scientific community in general, w/ a request for input from affected scientists. 🧪

@sluggodoug.bsky.social @johnlogsdon.bsky.social
We did a Tears for Fears twofer in Vegas this weekend, Friday and Sat concerts! It was amazing!

WTAF??? A portent of things to come??

The first author of this paper was an undergraduate in @paleololigo.bsky.social’s lab, and came out to NTC as an undergrad. Proud moment here!

Julie @sabercatwoman.bsky.social and I are heading to Vegas tomorrow to see #TearsForFears on Saturday night! I procured some fabulous seats. We are so excited!

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We are glad to have you home!! 😘😘

@maddow.msnbc.com so glad to have you back on the air for the next 100 days, even if it is under trying circumstances. Your reporting is fantastic!

#paleo #paleontology folks who submitted to Journal of Human Evolution: be aware of this. Thanks to @campisano.bsky.social and the other former JHE editors who tried to do the right thing for people too far along the pipeline or in career situations where they can’t withdraw their submitted papers.

Tahlia Pollock @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social has an amazing new study integrating 3D shape, biomechanics, and optimality modelling, helps explain why so many mammals evolve sabre teeth: functional optimality was a key driver behind the repeated evolution of extreme sabre-tooth morphologies.

We is you and me! ❤️ the Buzzcocks!

Golden retriever named “Sweet Jane”

Our other Rock & Roll girl is named “Sweet Jane” #dogs

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. Heart “Dreamboat Annie”

A black Labrador retriever named Dreamboat Annie.

The Wilson sisters can rock! This statement was initially proven true by this amazing 1975 debut & contender for #5albums70s1. #Heart are definitely in my personal ‘70s soundtrack & I’ve also been lucky to see them recently. One of our pups (shown) is named “Dreamboat Annie” #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Queen Bitch, Life on Mars, Cat People