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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Sep 3

This would go hard as an album cover

Trump’s stupid hand covered in bad makeup, floating in a black void

Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Jun 24

Wow I’ve always wondered what the early days of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq would look like if we had social media and AI and it is worse than I imagined

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Apr 8

Good news! The intro article for our special issue on SURVEILLANCE-CARE is now Open Access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Apr 3

The full special issue on SURVEILLANCE-CARE is out now in #MedicalAnthropology! Both the introduction and my article are OA, but don't hesitate to reach out (email or DM) if you need access to the other articles.

Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/gmea20/4...

Medical Anthropology

SURVEILLANCE-CARE. Volume 44, Issue 3 of Medical Anthropology

www.tandfonline.com

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 26

She applyin’ on my anthropology until I conference #sfaa2025

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The Onion @theonion.com · Mar 25

Democrats Huddle To Decide How Best To Let Massive Republican Fuck-Up Slip Through Fingers

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 25

Loool same!

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 25

In 👏 this 👏 house 👏 we 👏 stan 👏 @jamieloftus.bsky.social

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 25

Definitely seems like something I would do :/

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 25

Wtf, I don’t even remember putting this in my calendar. Was this you? Do we have a meeting???

An event in my Outlook calendar that simply says “Something with someone but I can’t remember” and I don’t even remember putting it in my calendar!

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 24

New article just dropped with @adriennestrong.bsky.social

Over-looked spaces: theorizing surveillance care in reproductive health

At the 2022 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Seattle, WA, we organized a session called “Landscapes of Surveillance Care in Reproductive Health.” This introduction to o...

www.tandfonline.com

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 7

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Mar 7

If you are spending any time attacking Democrats rather than focusing on what Republicans are doing to destroy our democracy then you are wasting value time.

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 7

My Letterboxd reviews are finally getting the recognition they deserve

An iOS notification reading “buttman9000 liked your review of Mickey 17”

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · Mar 6

A New Present Tense is out: pieces by anthropologists meeting this moment featuring @anthrofuentes.bsky.social, Carolyn Rouse, Rayna Rapp, Faye Ginsburg, Gregory Warner, & me.

My piece, Binary Desires, on gender/sex, EOs, & queer joy, & the whole collection here:

americananthro.org/advocacy/pre...

Death by Data Erasure - The American Anthropological Association

americananthro.org

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Mar 4

Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).

This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.

www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...

Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)

While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…

www.techdirt.com

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 5

This is the “opposition party” 🤡

Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Mar 5

Amid the fear and division in President Trump's address to Congress I heard no concrete plans to lower prices or better serve the people.

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Mar 3

Damn, I was hoping for a David Lynch-inspired dance number

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Feb 28

Gonna send my public health students for extra credit: events.berkeley.edu/bscm/event/2...

“The Danger Zone is Everywhere: How Housing Discrimination Harms Health and Steals Wealth”

George Lipsitz will discuss his latest book, “The Danger Zone is Everywhere: How Housing Discrimination Harms Health and Steals Wealth,” which ...

events.berkeley.edu

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anthrofuentes.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social · Feb 25

My latest with @sciam.bsky.social "Politics, Not Biology, Is Driving Legal Efforts to Classify Sex". Please do read the linked Executive Orders and HS statements that this piece is in response to. I am hoping of a better dialogue on this... www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

Politics, Not Biology, Is Driving Legal Efforts to Classify Sex

Sex is not one single, simple, uniform biological reality, so biology cannot be invoked as a basis for “immutable” legal classifications

www.scientificamerican.com

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ashlee, mph @avs.bsky.social · Feb 24

hi! i wrote something for @rewirenewsgroup.com’s campus dispatch about student worker unions and repro justice!

it would make me very happy if you could read it and let me know what you think or, the greatest sign it was good: share it with others!

Analysis: Student Worker Unions Are a Force for Reproductive Justice

In the post-Roe era, student unions are increasingly helping student workers secure access to reproductive health care.

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Feb 24

This like saying I don’t understand electricity so I’m anti-electrician. I don’t understand cars, so I don’t go to a mechanic. I can’t cook, so I’m anti-restaurant. It’s almost as if there is something else entirely that puts people off of the humanities 🤔

Rory @roryreckons.bsky.social · Feb 23

Critical theory is notorious for this especially. I have never seen important ideas that should be widely spread locked behind absolute microsubject definitions and word salad that is completely inaccessible to pretty much anyone who doesn't spend a lot of time reading on the subject.

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Feb 24

Wtf that’s my cat

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Feb 23

Tl;dr: PRAMS asks “DEI” questions

Lol these people aren’t pro-life

Why PRAMS Got Shuttered

Yesterday I broke the news that the CDC has indefinitely shuttered the...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Feb 23

Damn way too young

Hans Steinmüller @steinmuller.bsky.social · Feb 20

RIP James Ferguson stanforddaily.com/2025/02/19/j...

James Ferguson, professor of anthropology and former department chair, dies at 65

James “Jim” Ferguson played a pivotal roles in the department's history and will be remembered for his remarkable character, kindness and contributions to the field.

stanforddaily.com

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Dick Powis @dtpowis.bsky.social · Feb 18

"But what would we do without cops?"
"But what would we do without prisons?"
"But how would I get around without a car?"
"But then landlords would have to get jobs!"

All great questions. Don't stop there!

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