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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 5h

The worst thing about this is that the service provider seems to be taking the line that a few citations of non-existent sources is something to shrug off and 'correct' - when clients ought to be treating errors this bad as utterly invalidating a report methodologically and ethically

Lisa Forte @lisaforte.bsky.social · 8h

It contained totally made up book titles and citations, it got the names of judges wrong, it attributed quotes to wrong people 😬 $440k report 🤯

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework

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Rob Townsend @rbtownsend.bsky.social · 5h

Now Brown: "The Departments of Egyptology and Assyriology, Classics, Anthropology, French and Francophone Studies, German Studies and Italian Studies will not admit first-year Ph.D. students for the 2026-27 academic year" bit.ly/478o0bN

PhD admissions paused in at least six humanities, social science departments

Faculty and graduate students expressed disappointment and frustration at the decision.

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Exhausted archaeologist-exhausteologist @hknorton.bsky.social · 5h

I tried making a starter pack of Holly Nortons on Bluesky, but I could only find 3 of us. Apparently that's not good enough for Bluesky, who privileges quantity over quality.

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NPR @npr.org · 5h

As authorities end their large-scale search, volunteers and village public safety officers vow to keep looking for two residents whose home floated away in the storm.

Hundreds evacuating from hardest hit Western Alaska villages following storm

Nearly all the homes in both towns were damaged and a tribal administrator said it was unsafe to stay.

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Lisa Forte @lisaforte.bsky.social · 8h

It contained totally made up book titles and citations, it got the names of judges wrong, it attributed quotes to wrong people 😬 $440k report 🤯

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework

www.theguardian.com

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LisaLisa @lisalisa42.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings this Saturday, Oct 18

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Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

Dozens still missing days after Mexico's mass flood reut.rs/3KZpNsh

Dozens still missing days after Mexico's mass flood

Five days after historic floods that killed at least 66 people and affected 100,000 homes, Mexico is still scrambling to get help to the worst-hit communities and locate 75 missing people amid criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis.

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Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 1d

Don't miss out on AAP author Kaitlyn Davis's seminar, "Preparing to Direct Your First Field Project or Field School" on November 5th!

Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 24d

Kaitlyn Davis authored a piece in our 2021 special issue on Health and Wellness in Archaeology. On November 5th, she will host a seminar: "Preparing to Direct Your First Field Project or Field School."

Read her article: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Register here: www.saa.org/career-pract...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 18h

“The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power.”

If you can get to a No Kings rally this Saturday, please do.

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Exhausted archaeologist-exhausteologist @hknorton.bsky.social · 15h

ICE is using the IDF playbook.

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Ken Feder @kfed-archaeology.bsky.social · 22h

My article about the Rocky Mountain Martian hoax of 1864-5. A real hoot! www.historycolorado.org/story/2025/0...

Rocky Mountain Martian | History Colorado

Rocky Mountain Martian - At the height of the Civil War, an international (and interplanetary) humbug straight out of science fiction dazzled the world.

www.historycolorado.org

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Don Zeko @donzeko.bsky.social · 17h

This is almost literally what the English Civil War was fought over.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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Dr. Michelle I. Turner @chaco-arch.bsky.social · 17h

Archaeologists, the Gene S. Stuart Award committee of the SAA needs new members. This is an award for journalism about archaeology, so it's a great experience for anyone who's interested in scicomm. It's not a heavy lift. Please volunteer or pass it on to colleagues.🏺 www.saa.org/career-pract...

Gene S. Stuart Award

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Dr. Michelle I. Turner @chaco-arch.bsky.social · 17h

The Cost of Cutting Anthropology Out of U.S. National Parks
www.sapiens.org/culture/nati...

The Cost of Cutting Anthropology Out of U.S. National Parks

A former National Park Service anthropologist reflects on the vital role of cultural anthropology to the agency’s mission.

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Richard @richdef.bsky.social · 1d

Every piece of research I have read shows UBI does not impact the working population negatively but rather gives people the option to choose jobs they want to do and have the ability to study to get the qualifications for better jobs.

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Charlie Mas @charliemas.bsky.social · 1d

I can't tell you how much it hurts my brain to hear people in their seventies go rabid over the idea of government paid healthcare and become homicidal at the thought of a universal basic income while they enjoy their government paid healthcare and collect their universal basic income.

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Gerrit Dusseldorp 🟥 @dussel.bsky.social · 2d

Metal-detecting deteriorates into grave-robbing.

Visited exhibition on identification of victims from the Battle of Arnhem to encounter this case-study. Illegal metal-detectorist robbing a grave caught red-handed.

If not caught the grave would have disappeared unseen.

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Amytiville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 1d

everything else aside, it still surprises me how almost every highly publicized “AI” implementation could in fact be replaced by a very small shell script

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“Like a smartwatch reminding you to stand up or drink water, Evergreen will notice if a student who normally visits the fitness center hasn’t done so or encourage a student to leave the library after studying for six hours…”

Dartmouth Builds Its Own AI Chatbot for Student Well-Being

The undergrad-assisted research project will draw on students’ data to provide chatbot support and personalized plans for health and wellness.

www.insidehighered.com

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 2d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Israeli forces have killed at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis, in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/ttcve3

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

in all the discussion (and sometimes tokenizing) of Portland protests being a creative spectacle that neutralizes law enforcement, don’t overlook:

Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 1d

Members of the Unpresidented Brass Band were bull rushed & brutalized in the middle of playing "Ghostbusters." One was sent to the hospital and another tackled, arrested, and taken across state lines where she is still being detained.

Read more about Sunday's protest in Portland here:

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 1d

www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...
Forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by Trump administration’s cuts.

There is a gaping hole in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska.

Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm | CNN

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Gaza ceasefire will not affect his country’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ aje.io/mbmr4o

South Africa says ICJ genocide case will continue despite Gaza ceasefire

President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress and healing hinge on the case against Israel being heard.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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