RobinFQ (he/him)

Illustration depicting a pair of Polacanthus in a hypothetical mating posture

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

Here is your look onto the possible romantic life of a pair of Polacanthus.

#dinosaurs #paleoart #sciart #happyvalentinesday

UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appeal

It's depressing that ministers ever thought this was proportionate, and disgusting that they haven't immediately accepted the judgement.

I expected such levels of knee-jerk stupidity from Braverman. But we voted Labour because we wanted better.

Be better.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Great talk this evening from @tweetisaurus.bsky.social about Enigmacursor. Thanks to @nhm-london.bsky.social for another fascinating Dig Deeper!

As well as supporting amazing science (and those behind it), NHM membership is dinotastically good value.

🦕🦖 (someone tell Apple we need a steg emoji)

The cover of the book "King Tyrant: a natural history of Tyrannosaurus rex" covered with gleaming review comments and a load of 5 star (or nearly so) ratings. Do you not have a copy yet? You can get them wherever books are sold. I mean, I'm just an alt text caption so my judgment on this anything beyond image description is limited, but I hear Mark worked incredibly hard on this project and thinks it's the best thing he's ever published. He'd be really happy if you bought a copy, and perhaps additional ones for friends and family so you could have very informed conversations about T. rex and all the dinosaur biology it's revealed to us.

#Tyrannosaurus rex was named 120 years ago today (Oct 4, 1905). If you want to know all there is to know about the world's most iconic #dinosaur, the word is that my book "King Tyrant", published a few months back, is a good start. #fossils #paleontology #paleoart press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

‘Sophie’, a fossilised Stegosaurus, stands on a circular platform against a black background.

This is almost identical to a #fossilfriday I posted a while ago but who could ever tire of seeing Sophie? For the avoidance of doubt:
Dinosaurs are my favourite animals.
Stegosaurus is my favourite dinosaur.
Sophie is my favourite Stegosaurus.
@nhm-london.bsky.social
#dinosaurs #sophie #stegosaurus

I am opposed to AI products and services because of the extra power they require... IN A CLIMATE CRISIS. I am opposed to AI results - texts and illustrations - because they've been created unethically, via theft and non-consensual use of the work of others. Share if you agree.

waka wake

Sick of BBC continuously promoting Reform U.K. and ignoring other parties with far more representation? Please sign the petition

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Four journalists among 15 killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, say health officials Deaths take to at least 192 the number of Palestinian journalists killed in the conflict since 7 October 2023

It's easy to forget how utterly inhuman this is. How unspeakable. How absolutely appalling.

Israeli forces deliberately fired missiles into a hospital.

A *fucking hospital*.

And - according to WHO - they've done it to at least 734 other healthcare facilities.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

D.5

I’ve made it into Central London for a spot of highbrow theatre.
#holdontoyourbutts #artstheatrewestend #london #jurassicpark #theatre #dinosaurs

Ah, it’s my sister’s on the 15th too. Hope you have a dinotastic day, despite not being at the con!

Mockup drawing of a UK parliament petition where the petitioner has asked for "good thing please" with description "we think the UK needs this". Government responded: "No."

Every UK petition is like this

I’m beyond gutted I can’t go to this - it looks AMAZING and it’s on my birthday weekend (OK, I’m cheating a bit as my bday is 19th but NEARLY)! Fellow dinofans of Bluesky should go and then make me insanely jell by telling me how good it was.
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LOOK AT THE SPEAKERS!

It is a sunny day with bright blue sky. In the foreground is a brown wooden table with three items on it: a bottle of water, a white mug with a green cartoon Tyrannosaurus rex and the words “If you’re happy and you know it clap your… oh”, and a book called “Dinosaurs: How they lived and evolved”. Behind the table are cast iron railings and, beyond them, many trees showing multiple shades of green and red leaves in the sunshine.

It’s a cup of tea and some reading on the terrace kind of day today in West London.
Credit to @tetzoo.bsky.social @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social for this excellent book - buy it (and their others) if you’re into #dinos!
#dinosaurs #naturalhistory #palaeontology #paleontology

‘This isn’t a U-turn’: disabled people react to passing of watered-down welfare bill Campaigners call government’s climbdown on personal independence payments ‘desperate’ and vow to fight on

“As a community, we’ve been put through a mental and physical wringer. But we carry on fighting because it’s our lifeline at stake.” 

After the chaos of last night’s welfare vote, most of the media spoke to MPs. I wanted to speak to disabled people:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘There are other ways of making savings’ – welfare cuts rebel We speak to Debbie Abrahams, the chair of the Work and Pensions committee, who was originally one of those organising the opposition to the welfare cuts, and who negotiated with the government last we...

"What we hope is that we're going to get a better, more reformed assessment process."

Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee Debbie Abrahams, who opposed welfare cuts, speaks to Jackie Long following last night's climbdown.

Read and watch here:

‘This isn’t a U-turn’: disabled people react to passing of watered-down welfare bill Campaigners call government’s climbdown on personal independence payments ‘desperate’ and vow to fight on

“It’ll take days bedbound to recover, but if we don’t fight our own corner, who will?”

I spoke to disabled people fighting the welfare bill - and got their reaction on last night’s chaotic vote. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

What’s Real and What’s Not in ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’: A UMD… Geology Prof’s Expertise Also Shown in BBC Dinosaur Documentary, Streaming Now

today.umd.edu/whats-real-a...

At the risk of repeating myself: Those Heat Domes? Yeah, they're climate change.
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/o...

Dear Science Journalists,

Please mention when your write-ups covers work that was funded by federal agencies that are now being dismantled, defunded, and censored.

The public needs to know what is being lost, and if you don't tell them in the context of Cool New Science, who will?

We are both so lucky that all of your family (except, in my case, twatcat) accept us into the fold 💖

@rupahuq.bsky.social I still don’t see your name on the list. You don’t have to follow your party leaders to the evil depths they have sunk to; you can use your voice to save the lives of disabled people instead of killing us off.

@rupahuq.bsky.social Is there a more up-to-date list with your name on it? If not, please sign urgently. The proposed cuts will absolutely kill disabled people. Messaging here as it is urgent and we don’t have the 5 months it takes for letter replies! Please vote to save lives.

A pair of young theropods, drawn by curiosity, get too close to a Polacanthus, which suddenly makes a gesture to shake them off

Labour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare bill Amendment intended to kill off legislation that would cut benefits could be backed by up to 100 Labour MPs including senior figures

Breaking: Labour MPs have launched a rebellion against the government’s disability benefits cuts.

Up to 100 MPs, including senior figures, have signed an amendment designed to kill the bill. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

We are all Max.

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Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

To mark the 1st day of my 4th year without Alice I have an announcement:
I’ve joined up with a determined group of women working to change the narrative around trans people. Women standing in solidarity with our trans siblings.

Our first step is to ask cis women to read and sign our open letter ⬇️