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Erin Kane
@dianamonkey.bsky.social
anthropology, ballet, birds, cats, computational biomedicine, conservation, cricket, cross stitch, ecology, guenons, lifting heavy things, lung pre-cancer, orangutans, ponds, primates, program management, science, yiddish. she/her
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And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
cozy time with Triceratops and Inigo
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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This interview with Any Lucia Belloza is heartbreaking but everyone should read it. These are the lives our country is destroying.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.

She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.

Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Watching Grace Kelly in Rear Window and goodness, people don't lounge languidly like they used to.
a woman laying on a bed with the words i wish i could be creative
Alt: A gif from Rear Window of Grace Kelly lounging on a bench in a green and white suit, with the words "I wish i could be creative."
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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If you're interested, this tribute to Alice Wong was written by one of the people who knew her best

www.thenation.com/article/soci...
A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong
Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.
www.thenation.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
One thing about living in Caxbridge is that I have to bring the Beat Xichigan spirit to town all by xyself.
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Guinée-Bissau: coup d'état militaire et suspension des élections
Guinée-Bissau: coup d'état militaire et suspension des élections
Par AFP Par Soulé DIA et Allen YERO EMBALO © 2025 AFP Des militaires en Guinée-Bissau ont annoncé mercredi avoir pris le "contrôle total du pays" et suspendre le processus électoral, alors que ce pays coutumier des troubles politiques était dans l'attente des résultats des élections présidentielle et législatives organisées dimanche. A la mi-journée, des tirs avaient été entendus près du palais présidentiel et des hommes en tenues militaires prenaient possession de la principale artère menant vers le palais, dans ce pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest qui a déjà connu quatre coups d'État et une kyrielle de tentatives de putsch depuis son indépendance. L'Afrique de l'Ouest a connu depuis 2020 une série de coups d'Etat militaires au Mali, Burkina, Niger et Guinée-Conakry. En début d'après-midi, le général Denis N'Canha, chef de la maison militaire de la présidence, assis derrière une table et entouré de militaires armés, a annoncé à la presse au siège de l'état-major, qu'un "Haut commandement pour la restauration de l'ordre, composé de toutes les branches de l'armée" prenait "la direction du pays jusqu'à nouvel ordre", ont constaté des journalistes de l'AFP sur place. "Ce qui nous a poussé à le faire c'est pour garantir la sécurité au niveau national et également rétablir l'ordre", a ajouté le général, évoquant la découverte par les "renseignements généraux" d'un "plan visant à déstabiliser le pays avec l'implication des barons nationaux de la drogue". Les renseignements généraux "ont confirmé l'introduction d'armes dans le pays pour changer l'ordre constitutionnel", a-t-il ajouté. Couvre-feu Le général a également annoncé la suspension de "tout le processus électoral", la fermeture des frontières "terrestres, aériennes et maritimes" et l'instauration d'un "couvre-feu obligatoire". "L'exercice du pouvoir du commandement commence à partir d'aujourd’hui. Le commandement appelle la population au calme", a-t-il ajouté. Dans les rues de la capitale Bissau, quelques rares passants étaient visibles en fin d'après-midi et un calme précaire régnait. A la mi-journée, des centaines de personnes à pied ou dans des véhicules avaient fui la zone du palais présidentiel pour se mettre à l'abri tandis que des tirs nourris avaient retenti à plusieurs reprises. Interrogé par un journaliste de l'AFP, un officier supérieur a confirmé que des arrestations avaient eu lieu. Le président sortant Umaro Sissoco Embalo, qui était donné favori lors de cette élection, se trouve dans un bâtiment derrière l'état-major, "avec le chef d'état-major et le ministre de l'Intérieur", a précisé cet officier supérieur sous couvert d'anonymat. Il n'était pas possible dans l'immédiat de confirmer si le président avait été arrêté. La Commission Nationale des Elections (CNE) a été attaquée par des hommes armés non identifiés mercredi, a indiqué à l'AFP un responsable de la communication de la commission, Abdourahmane Djalo. Mardi, le camp de M. Embalo et celui du candidat de l'opposition Fernando Dias de Costa ont chacun revendiqué la victoire à la présidentielle, alors que les résultats provisoires officiels de ces élections n'étaient attendus que jeudi. La présidentielle, qui s'était déroulée dans le calme dimanche, avait eu lieu sans le principal parti d'opposition, le PAIGC, et son candidat, Domingoes Simoes Pereira. Le PAIGC, parti historique ayant mené le pays à l’indépendance par les armes en 1974, a été exclu - également pour un dossier trop tardif - des législatives, visant à élire les 102 députés du Parlement. L'opposition avait qualifié de "manipulation" l'exclusion du PAIGC des scrutins présidentiel et législatifs. La proclamation des résultats électoraux a souvent donné lieu à des mouvements de contestation en Guinée-Bissau. La précédente présidentielle, en 2019, avait débouché sur plusieurs mois de crise post-électorale, M. Embalo et son adversaire M. Pereira revendiquant tous deux la victoire. Avec près de 40% de sa population vivant sous le seuil de pauvreté, la Guinée-Bissau figure parmi les pays les plus pauvres au monde. Elle est réputée être une plaque tournante du trafic de drogue entre l'Amérique du Sud et l'Europe, à la faveur de l'instabilité politique.
information.tv5monde.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.

Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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78 yr old "Dante" is a UFW member who's worked in CAs vegetable fields for 25 yrs. He'll retire at the end of 2025. "Through my work, I supported my children’s education & provided for my wife. I'm proud that with my hands and effort, I brought food to so many families." #WeFeedYou
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The South Shore Reptile Guy has taken guardianship of Charles the Alligator!
www.instagram.com/p/DRfls9JktU...
undefined on Instagram: "newenglandwildlifecentersCharles the Alligator came back for his two-week checkup and he brought his new caretaker Joe Kenney of @j…"
newenglandwildlifecentersCharles the Alligator came back for his two-week checkup and he brought his new caretaker Joe Kenney of @joescrazzycritters along. After being on antibiotics for two weeks, his appetite has increased and his diet of tilapia, silver sides, mice, snails and chicken is back to normal! His breathing has improved and he’s gained a healthy 34 grams! He will continue to come to New England Wildlife Centers’ Odd Pet Vet for rechecks while he’s being treated by us medically. Now that the alligator is in more stable condition, we were able to perform more diagnostics like x-rays. The images showed Charles still has some minor congestion in his lungs, but is trending in the right direction. Dr. Mertz expects this will continue to resolve with a continued course of antibiotics. We are so happy to see the improvement and he will come in for routine checkups going forward. Joe will continue to care for him for the foreseeable future under his special permit. A reminder that alligators do not make good pets and if you see one in the wild, please report it to Fish and Wildlife. When unique situations come up, New England Wildlife Centers is always there. We need your help to support these special patients when they come through our doors. In this season of giving, please consider donating to New England Wildlife Centers and give creatures of all species second chances.Link in bio to donate.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
We've had some wild sunrises the last few weeks.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.

Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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mamdani just had a meeting with an admirer of his who has used the term "shylock", accused jews who disagree with him of being traitors to israel, defended a nazi rally as "having some fine people", and said he liked his accountants to wear yarmulkes. proof of his antisemitism!
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
And now, the six merry murderesses of the Cook County Jail in their rendition of 'The Cell Block Tango.'
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?
If so I can't imagine why
We've all got time enough to cry
There is no pain
You are receding
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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A thoughtful look at the seals and selkies with which we’ve long shared these islands, from @cammy-06.bsky.social.

(Sadly the superb @sapiens.org magazine that published this piece runs out of funding at the end of 2025. Enjoy it while it exists!) 🦭
So good, by @cammy-06.bsky.social @sapiens.org: "Selkie stories often centered female autonomy. Female selkies choose their partners, return to the sea leaving families behind..Giving voice to women’s agency, these narratives shape reality, empowering human women" #Orkney #anthropology #multispecies
Connections and Conflicts With Seals in a Scottish Archipelago
An environmental archaeologist investigates deep-time, mythical, and contemporary relations between seals and Orkney Islanders.
www.sapiens.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I just pulled down fresh Patriot Front stickers in downtown Boston for the first time in a couple of years. Local folks, keep an eye out.
November 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM