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Goldrick-Rab acknowledges that she searched Twitter for individuals who identified themselves as future Badgers.

"Future Badgers"?

People who collect and wear science fiction badges?

People who address their complaints to those who aren't yet born?

What Cub Scouts are called now that the BSA has changed?

Those just taking up some obscure perversion?

[Boogieman]

I believe they are trans-species humans in the processing of transitioning to badgers.