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andreaamongapes.bsky.social
Primatologist - Conservation Biology & Biological Anthropology. Researching where primates and humans intersect: nutritional ecology, social media, orangutans, baboons. 🤬 Long COVID. 💙 horror, punk rock/Ame hardcore, ice cream, and Italian greyhounds.
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Earned my dark circles after giving my first lab practical (!!!), dealing with a sick dog, and sneaking a few good deeds for the people our country is trying to deport and erase. If you want to take peaceful & meaningful action against the current administration - contact me! I’ve got ideas!

Hey, smart people - I’m trying to help people in need and those being abused by the administration as much as I can. Do we know if there are populations of immigrants without documents who have not had the measles vaccine? If so, any ideas on how to get that to them since US idiots are anti-vax?

Just gave my first lab practical exam!!! The students liked it!

Your turn! I know that if you follow me, and you’re on Blusky, you likely are liberal. What can you do to let your voice be heard? We are 100million+ strong - we have power if we use it! Doing nothing is assent.

Hey Blusky community, our little dog Milano needs help. I’m embarrassed- we’ve run out of $ to treat him. He was a caged puppy mill dog who then suffered paralysis - we got the surgery, PT, everything - & he walked!2y later, something is happening again and we need an MRI. gofund.me/1258a294

Does anyone here have experience with dogs having hydrated disc extrusion or IVDE? Our little guy was paralyzed from the neck down (c4-c5) for a bit 2 years ago and made around 90% recovery. His proprioception is getting bad again - worried it’s returning. I’ve read it can recur, what happens next?

Hmmm, maybe we academics don’t have to worry about students using AI to write this jackass in charge.

Not trying to say I told you so, but… 2, maybe 3, Oscar nominations for this little feminist horror film 🫰🫰

Am I a bad person??? I’ve started to post the horrible things the Trump administration does on social media, and tag the few Trump supporters I know, asking if this is what they voted for. Imo people need to be aware that their choices have serious consequences, even if not directly to them.

Dear world, I am so sorry for what is happening today, and what will happen in the future. There are a lot of good people left in this country, and we will do all we can to stop any horrors coming from this White House both within our borders and beyond

Well, friends, on Monday we will re-enter a Trump presidency. I’m terrified. Have you thought about what your “lines” are? What has to happen before you “take action”, and what does that look like? I don’t think Canada is the escape route I hoped it would be.

I wonder what would happen if every time you had a denial from your insurance, you googled the CEOs name and address? Just a hypothetical

My little Snow Patrol! We’ve only got 2 more layers we can add - hoping it doesn’t get too much colder

Jeff Bezos’ trip to Mar a Lago will include asking Trump to get rid of the USPS and turn it all over to Amazon. This could have huge implications for MAIL IN VOTES. Please do what you can to stop using Amazon and protect our future elections.

So, we rescued a kitten from under the hood of a car. Now we need to get it up to 2lbs so he(??) can go get vaccinations. (Don’t tell RFK Jr!) How do you weigh such a tiny little guy?

Fellow #academics, please remind me that it is OK to quit working at 5:30pm ONE DAY if you haven’t taken a day off in weeks. ~Bad-self-caring myself back to Long COVID

Cute pet photo #3 - Brittany Lynn, founder of Philly Drag Mafia posed as Mrs Claus for a dog park fundraiser. I think little grey Milano is smitten with her!

Finally, a pick that makes sense… 🤬🤦‍♀️🙄 Teachers and academics, it’s time to stand together. www.npr.org/2024/11/19/n...

Day of two pet posts. Today we introduced Uccello (Cello) to his reflection. Sound on if you want to hear this brave little #italiangreyhound growl! 💥📢🐕‍🦺

Welcome to all the new people here! It’s a friendly place so I thought I’d share some pictures of Milano. Hope this brightens your day!

If anyone you know needs to understand how insidiously Naziism started, how a dangerous and deadly hatred of the “others” creeps in, but they won’t/can’t talk about politics, try watching Swing Kids (1993) or Jojo Rabbit (2019) with them. These both get the point across without you needing to say it

Chimp Crazy (new TV show) makes me FURIOUS. This MSNBC OpEd explains why and highlights research done with Dr. Cassie Freund and Dr. @katiecronin.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

I can't be the only one who has had to go on mute and type this in a Zoom call:

Wanna feel old? Yesterday, my husband’s son came home after exams and said “I think I’ve hurt my hand. It feels like it got a cramp like the fingers got pulled together.” I replied “Was one of your exams hand written and not on the computer?” “Yeah” “Ok, that’s totally normal.”

How can we do Conservation Social Media right❓🧐 I'm beginning a Large Language and AI project with Dr. Cassie Freund to try to figure this out! Thank you to the @PrincetonPLI for your confidence in this research - I'm so honored to have this opportunity! mediacentral.princeton.edu/media/PLI+Sy...

Can someone explain finances of acad journals that might justify authors having to (1) pay to publish, (2) never get royalties, (3) peer review for free, and (4) submit a meticulously formatted article in whatever style the journal wants…despite them having editors? I need to explain to undergrads.

Hey - we gotta stop posting images of ourselves with our research animals. The effects are pretty dire. I'm so very excited to announce that this article is available open-source: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....