Eric J. White
@ericjwhite.bsky.social
20 years an archaeologist, 10 years an educator, now an aspiring and hopefully inspiring writer with an interest in social issues and environmental causes.
Interesting article with a lot of background information. Good to see some ranchers focusing on coexistence and non lethal strategies.
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Choosing coexistence over conflict: How some California ranchers are adapting to wolves
This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. A lone gray wolf (Canis lupus) named OR-7 — then a 2 ½-year-old male — cre...
news.mongabay.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Interesting article with a lot of background information. Good to see some ranchers focusing on coexistence and non lethal strategies.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/choo...
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/choo...
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Unknown Alphabet in Dead Sea Scrolls Has Been Cracked, Scholar Says - Archaeology
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Unknown alphabet in Dead Sea Scrolls has been cracked, scholar says
Cryptic B Was Considered Impenetrable Because There's So Little Material. Then, Emmanuel Oliveiro, a Scholar in the Netherlands, Noticed What Looked Like the Word 'Yisrael'
www.haaretz.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unknown Alphabet in Dead Sea Scrolls Has Been Cracked, Scholar Says - Archaeology
www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...
www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...
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New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
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www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts told Live Science.
www.livescience.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
In 'Out of Plain Sight,' an environmental disaster lurks off Southern California. They disposed of thousands of barrels of DDT by dropping them in the Pacific off the California Coast. Nobody thought this might cause a problem?
www.latimes.com/california/n...
www.latimes.com/california/n...
In 'Out of Plain Sight,' an environmental disaster lurks off Southern California
Your morning catch-up: An environmental exposé documentary, what we know about the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal, and more big stories.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In 'Out of Plain Sight,' an environmental disaster lurks off Southern California. They disposed of thousands of barrels of DDT by dropping them in the Pacific off the California Coast. Nobody thought this might cause a problem?
www.latimes.com/california/n...
www.latimes.com/california/n...
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This is such brilliant archaeology. There's a bit of a persistent story that Britain was somehow culturally separate from europe in the Roman empire when it was so intertwined and connected by people and goods travelling.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rare mosaic in Rutland reveals forgotten Trojan War tale - BBC News
A paper by experts at the University of Leicester has been described as a "fascinating development".
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is such brilliant archaeology. There's a bit of a persistent story that Britain was somehow culturally separate from europe in the Roman empire when it was so intertwined and connected by people and goods travelling.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a tongue in cheek dark comedy thriller that will keep you smiling and cringing in equal measures until it reaches its climax.
Lola is a serial killer on a murder spree who takes advantage of Ernie, a hapless loser with questionable morals.
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Lola is a serial killer on a murder spree who takes advantage of Ernie, a hapless loser with questionable morals.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is a tongue in cheek dark comedy thriller that will keep you smiling and cringing in equal measures until it reaches its climax.
Lola is a serial killer on a murder spree who takes advantage of Ernie, a hapless loser with questionable morals.
amzn.eu/d/80FvkjH
Lola is a serial killer on a murder spree who takes advantage of Ernie, a hapless loser with questionable morals.
amzn.eu/d/80FvkjH
”Placing work requirements on programs like Medicaid does almost nothing to increase employment or hours worked, while actively hurting people in need.”
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California lawmakers scramble to address looming Medicaid crisis
Trump’s 'Beautiful Bill' is set to drive millions of Americans from Medicaid. The Golden State’s leaders are trying to lessen the damage.
laist.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
”Placing work requirements on programs like Medicaid does almost nothing to increase employment or hours worked, while actively hurting people in need.”
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laist.com/news/donald-...
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Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic. Should be an interesting project for Aberystwyth uni!
#Celtic
#Celtic
Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape
buff.ly
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic. Should be an interesting project for Aberystwyth uni!
#Celtic
#Celtic
I believe it! I’ve never seen so many mushrooms on the lawns all over my neighborhood. They look completely edible, but I’m certain they’re not. I scoured my backyard, but I still worry about the dogs. It must be the "Year of the Mushroom (or Toadstool)!"
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apnews.com/article/pois...
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushroo...
apnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I believe it! I’ve never seen so many mushrooms on the lawns all over my neighborhood. They look completely edible, but I’m certain they’re not. I scoured my backyard, but I still worry about the dogs. It must be the "Year of the Mushroom (or Toadstool)!"
apnews.com/article/pois...
apnews.com/article/pois...
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Super excited to be preparing for my Archaeology 🏺 and Disability ♿ course for winter quarter! Registration starts this week, and I hope lots of awesome @stanford.edu students sign up! I'll be posting about the class here on BlueSky too, and would love to have some good pedagogy conversations!
December 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Super excited to be preparing for my Archaeology 🏺 and Disability ♿ course for winter quarter! Registration starts this week, and I hope lots of awesome @stanford.edu students sign up! I'll be posting about the class here on BlueSky too, and would love to have some good pedagogy conversations!
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The Wandsworth Shield, a 2nd century BC #Celtic bronze boss found in the River Thames on display at the British Museum.
#Archaeology #History #artwork #art #FindsFriday
#Archaeology #History #artwork #art #FindsFriday
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Wandsworth Shield, a 2nd century BC #Celtic bronze boss found in the River Thames on display at the British Museum.
#Archaeology #History #artwork #art #FindsFriday
#Archaeology #History #artwork #art #FindsFriday
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“That the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans. No, ancient astronauts did not build the pyramids — human beings built them, because they’re clever and they work hard. And Star Trek is about those things.”
- Gene Roddenberry, September 1988
- Gene Roddenberry, September 1988
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
“That the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans. No, ancient astronauts did not build the pyramids — human beings built them, because they’re clever and they work hard. And Star Trek is about those things.”
- Gene Roddenberry, September 1988
- Gene Roddenberry, September 1988
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🧪Denying HIV federal funding doesn’t make HIV go away. It stops progress in its tracks.
HIVMA Chair Anna K. Person, MD, FIDSA
HIVMA Chair Anna K. Person, MD, FIDSA
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
🧪Denying HIV federal funding doesn’t make HIV go away. It stops progress in its tracks.
HIVMA Chair Anna K. Person, MD, FIDSA
HIVMA Chair Anna K. Person, MD, FIDSA
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So there you are...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
How Ancient Is Primate Kissing? Oxford Study Reveals
Oxford researchers map the evolution of the kiss and conclude that mouth-to-mouth contact likely arose in a common primate ancestor 16.9-21.5 million years ago.
www.medscape.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
So there you are...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
So, MAGA is opposing Costco's lawsuit to maintain low consumer prices?
thedailyadda.com/2025/12/03/b...
thedailyadda.com/2025/12/03/b...
MAGA Erupts After Costco Sues Trump for Tariff Refunds
Many of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters will not be munching on Costco’s $1.50 hot dogs this holiday season. MAGA influencers are claiming they will boycott the big box store en masse in r...
thedailyadda.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
So, MAGA is opposing Costco's lawsuit to maintain low consumer prices?
thedailyadda.com/2025/12/03/b...
thedailyadda.com/2025/12/03/b...
Cool article, but it’s a little misleading. There’s a vast difference between stone age food processing and the nightmare meals produced in an industrial setting.
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Archaeological study challenges paleo diet, revealing humans have long eaten 'processed plant foods'
Humans evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to be the ultimate flexible eaters—chasing carbohydrates and fats from plant and animal sources alike. A new study in the Journal of Archaeological R...
phys.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Cool article, but it’s a little misleading. There’s a vast difference between stone age food processing and the nightmare meals produced in an industrial setting.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Interesting article! They’ve figured out the mechanism of how a sunburn can lead to skin cancer and that points to how that might be prevented. Good read.
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Interesting article! They’ve figured out the mechanism of how a sunburn can lead to skin cancer and that points to how that might be prevented. Good read.
YES! lol
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM
YES! lol
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96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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