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Eric J. White
@ericjwhite.bsky.social
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20 years an archaeologist, 10 years an educator, now an aspiring and hopefully inspiring writer with an interest in social issues and environmental causes.
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 4h
Same here! Beautiful animal!
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 4h
It’s nice they got EVERYONE who opposes Prop 50 together for a group photo! 😝

Seriously, I’ve only spoken to one person here in Central California who’s a no vote. It’s not over until it’s over, but I’m convinced it’s going to pass.🤞

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
California Republicans retreat as anti-Prop 50 campaign collapses
Opponents of the Democratic gerrymander start casting blame for defeat at the ballot.
www.politico.com
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𝕊𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕂𝕖𝕪 @skeletonkey.bsky.social · 1d
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.

~ Leo Tolstoy
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 1d
Good news to start the week!

www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
Incredibly rare bird seen for first time in 100 years and thought to be extinct
The night parrot is a small green-and-yellow-coloured species, officially known as Pezoporus occidentalis, that has not been seen in its native home of Australia for over 100 years
www.express.co.uk
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 1d
Shameful!
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Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on
abcnews.go.com
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 1d
This is kind of a nonsensical edict from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Canadian and Alaskan wolves are slightly larger, but exactly the same species. It only makes sense if the goal is to stop all wolf reintroductions to Colorado.

gazette.com/2025/10/23/u...
US Fish and Wildlife Services tells Colorado: No more wolves from Canada, Alaska
Efforts by Colorado Parks and Wildlife to bring in more wolves from Canada later this year may have hit a snag after the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service told the state it may not do so. In an Oct. 10 let...
gazette.com
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 1d
Socketed spearheads from the Bronze Age - part of the collections at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #BronzeAge #CoriniumMuseum #Archaeology #Cirencester
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 2d
Holy cow! Keeping my fingers crossed.🤞
www.koat.com/article/trum...
Trump's redistricting push hits roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican lawmakers resist
Republicans in Indiana and Kansas are resisting pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw congressional districts
www.koat.com
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 2d
June Lockhart has died, aged 100.
Between 1958 and 1964, she played the role of Ruth Martin, who raised the orphaned Timmy in Lassie. And from 1965 to 1968, Lockhart was Maureen Robinson, a mother who was part of a marooned family in Lost In Space.
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Damien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍 @damienmarieathope.bsky.social · 3d
My art

World Turtle, Cosmic Turtle, or World-bearing Turtle, is a mytheme of a giant turtle supporting or containing the world

Blog Post: damienmarieathope.com/2024/11/worl...

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhHG...
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 3d
What a charming #Egyptian bronze figure of a shrew! Since shrews are animals that find their way in the dark they were connected to the descending phase of the sun’s nocturnal journey. Late Period (746-332 B.C).
On display at Museum Hohentübingen. 🏺

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A small bronze statue of a shrew standing on a rectangular base. The figure is elongated with a pointed snout, slender legs, and a long tail, featuring engraved decorative patterns on its back. Displayed against a neutral background with the label number 42.
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 3d
This is obviously the worst possible outcome. It seems a bit hasty that the state’s reassessing wolf protections at this point.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Exclusive: California kills 4 wolves, removes pack after Sierra cattle attacks
The Beyem Seyo pack had killed 87 cattle in 7 months in Sierra Valley, and wildlife officials said they exhausted nonlethal options.
www.sacbee.com
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 3d
We watched it last night too, excellent movie but I almost regret watching it. “The House of Dynamite” is one of the most stressful movies ever.
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Watched "The House of Dynamite" on Netflix. Excellent movie.
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GossamerWight Literary Magazine @gossamerwight.com · 4d
Literary magazine submission benefits for English Literature and creative writing students: bit.ly/4qrJut4

#Submissions #Anthology #LiteraryMagazine #LitMag #GossamerWight #Writer #Writing #Student #University #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy
A rear-shot colour photo of seated university students at their graduation ceremony. Photo by Joshua Hoehne from Unsplash.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 4d
A marvellous painted terracotta sima with a lion head waterspout. A sima was a roof element that functioned as a gutter.

Found in Delphi, #Greece, dating late 5th century BC.

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#Archaeology 🏺
A terracotta architectural fragment depicting a lion’s head with an open mouth (spout), attached to a decorated block featuring geometric and floral painted patterns. The artifact is weathered and displayed against an orange background on a shelf.
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 4d
Heartbreaking
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Martin Porr @martinporr.bsky.social · 5d
www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
'Java Man,’ the first Homo erectus discovered, is finally going home
Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils.
www.nationalgeographic.com
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 4d
Good news indeed! www.edhat.com/news/santa-b...
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Approve First Step to Phase Out New Onshore Oil Production - edhat
Santa Barbara County Supervisors approved the first step to phase out new onshore oil production and existing facilities on Tuesday.
www.edhat.com
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 4d
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
A Virginia couple is asking a judge to block Trump from tearing up the East Wing
They say the project is taking place “without legally required approvals or reviews.”
www.politico.com
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 4d
Great article outlining the strengths and weaknesses of both Threads and Bluesky platforms.
rahul-maheshwari.medium.com/bluesky-vs-t...
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 5d
Well said! I agree.
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 5d
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/boom...
Booming sea otters and fading shellfish spark values clash in Alaska
HOMER, Alaska — Roarke Brown, a charter boat captain since 1972 in this picturesque fishing village, remembers being able to tread out onto the Kachemak Bay mud flats at low tide to fill a 5-gallon bu...
news.mongabay.com
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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you! I’ll give it a try.
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Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 7d
Broch-tastic news. Taking experimental #archaeology to the extreme! Such a fantastic project, great news for #Caithness and Scottish archaeology. #IronAge #Broch #Scotland

www.northern-times.co.uk/news/scotlan...
Scotland’s first new broch for 2000 years wins planning approval
The approval of the Caithness Broch Project’s plans represents a major milestone for their bid to build a “faithful replica” on a site near Latheron.
www.northern-times.co.uk
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 6d
Chesters Iron Age hill-fort in East Lothian. The hill-fort probably stood within the territory of the Votadini, as described by Ptolemy. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #IronAge #Chesters #EastLothian
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