Dr. Tamara L. Siuda
@tamarasiuda.com
she/they🏳️🌈| author & editor | Egypt: Coptic Studies (martyrology, music); Egyptology (TIP, AE religion) | Indigenous (reconnecting Haudenosaunee & Métis) | Haiti/Vodou | tech & its (mis)use | religion | RS≠endorsement | linktree/tamarasiuda | patreon/tsiuda
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Dr. Tamara L. Siuda
@tamarasiuda.com
· Nov 12
Combining awelcome to all the new members under the Bluesky with the #TuesdayPetPic tax. I’m Tamara, I study & write mostly about Egypt in multiple contexts, but I have many interests. I share the house with Seamus here, who has entirely too much sass - and too many toes - for his own good.
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Grabbed this info sheet from the library resource desk. The library providing the political education.
February 4, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Grabbed this info sheet from the library resource desk. The library providing the political education.
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Nothing even remotely like the modern system of tightly restricted international borders existed in biblical times.
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Nothing even remotely like the modern system of tightly restricted international borders existed in biblical times.
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Admin subpoenas are back in the spotlight. Worth remembering ICEs use of a similar tool: hundreds of thousands of warrantless “customs summonses,” often for non-customs cases sent for info about journalists, students, and abortion clinics, with no oversight.
wired.com/story/ice-1509-custom-summons/
wired.com/story/ice-1509-custom-summons/
ICE Is Grabbing Data From Schools and Abortion Clinics
An agency database WIRED obtained reveals widespread use of so-called 1509 summonses that experts say raises the specter of potential abuse.
wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Admin subpoenas are back in the spotlight. Worth remembering ICEs use of a similar tool: hundreds of thousands of warrantless “customs summonses,” often for non-customs cases sent for info about journalists, students, and abortion clinics, with no oversight.
wired.com/story/ice-1509-custom-summons/
wired.com/story/ice-1509-custom-summons/
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Sign and share this call on CSU to cancel its multimillion dollar OpenAI contract. CSU is in a budget crisis, OpenAI wants to reduce us all into tools of AI, and our public money should be invested in humans!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
Cancel ChatGPT Edu. Invest in Humans.
In February 2025, the California State University system announced a $17 million contract with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Edu to all faculty, staff, and students on its 22 CSU campuses as part of a lar...
actionnetwork.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Sign and share this call on CSU to cancel its multimillion dollar OpenAI contract. CSU is in a budget crisis, OpenAI wants to reduce us all into tools of AI, and our public money should be invested in humans!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
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Besieged by ICE and need whistles? See below.
Want to help communities besieged by ICE get whistles? See below.
Want to help communities besieged by ICE get whistles? See below.
Some wildly generous person just spent a bunch of their credit card points and bought us a huge gift card to Polymaker so we can buy filament!
I did not know that was a thing you can do (I'm afraid of cards b/c ADHD trauma) but HOLY SHIT?? BRILLIANT???
More gift card links are now added here!
I did not know that was a thing you can do (I'm afraid of cards b/c ADHD trauma) but HOLY SHIT?? BRILLIANT???
More gift card links are now added here!
WhistleWishLists | Linktree
We're the Whistle Avengers. We turn each spool of filament into 400-700 whistles which we send out into the world. Sponsor whistles in your favorite colors!
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February 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Besieged by ICE and need whistles? See below.
Want to help communities besieged by ICE get whistles? See below.
Want to help communities besieged by ICE get whistles? See below.
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I just got off the phone with Elizabeth's dad...she and her mom were freed tonight! Updated story: sahanjournal.com/education/co...
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 AM
I just got off the phone with Elizabeth's dad...she and her mom were freed tonight! Updated story: sahanjournal.com/education/co...
A few months ago I was rage- and grief-posting through a conversation with the help at a Chinese restaurant where I live and their fears of ICE. Today I stopped back in for my weekly lunch and checkup to learn one of their employees was questioned (but thankfully let go). 1/2
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
A few months ago I was rage- and grief-posting through a conversation with the help at a Chinese restaurant where I live and their fears of ICE. Today I stopped back in for my weekly lunch and checkup to learn one of their employees was questioned (but thankfully let go). 1/2
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The ONLY surviving Gullah-Geechee community in Georgia just stopped developers with an 85% vote on Sapelo Island. They protected their language, culture, and ancestral land from gentrification. When Black communities unite, we win. This is power.
Gullah-Geechee People Stopped Gentrification Dead in its Tracks
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
www.theroot.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The ONLY surviving Gullah-Geechee community in Georgia just stopped developers with an 85% vote on Sapelo Island. They protected their language, culture, and ancestral land from gentrification. When Black communities unite, we win. This is power.
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"microtransactions in games started by cabal of pedophile elites for the purpose of indoctrinating kids into an economy"
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
February 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
"microtransactions in games started by cabal of pedophile elites for the purpose of indoctrinating kids into an economy"
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
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If you went out in Portland today in any capacity and you received an injury of any type that you would like documented by a forensic nurse for free, contact the Providence safe center!
(503) 729-5814
(503) 729-5814
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
If you went out in Portland today in any capacity and you received an injury of any type that you would like documented by a forensic nurse for free, contact the Providence safe center!
(503) 729-5814
(503) 729-5814
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This is a family with young children. The kids need to eat. They're out of food and desperately need groceries. Even $100 of it would help, but the whole $250 would be better.
C'mon. We don't countenance hungry kids.
They only have CashApp: qvueencherylanne
Let's do this NOW, please?
C'mon. We don't countenance hungry kids.
They only have CashApp: qvueencherylanne
Let's do this NOW, please?
hey still need $250 to cover it all, and it's the end of the month.
They ONLY have CashApp: qvueencherylanne
10 ppl, $25 each, it's DONE. 5 ppl, $50 each, it's DONE.
They're in desperate need of groceries tonight. Little ones need to eat. Let's get this done.
They ONLY have CashApp: qvueencherylanne
10 ppl, $25 each, it's DONE. 5 ppl, $50 each, it's DONE.
They're in desperate need of groceries tonight. Little ones need to eat. Let's get this done.
February 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM
This is a family with young children. The kids need to eat. They're out of food and desperately need groceries. Even $100 of it would help, but the whole $250 would be better.
C'mon. We don't countenance hungry kids.
They only have CashApp: qvueencherylanne
Let's do this NOW, please?
C'mon. We don't countenance hungry kids.
They only have CashApp: qvueencherylanne
Let's do this NOW, please?
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I can't overrecommend this incredible paper about water skaters (genus Halobates). No one knows how they evolved. No one knows what they eat. They are superhydrophobic, which means water LITERALLY CANNOT WET THEM. Perhaps we should call them anti-water skaters? 🌊🧪
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Why did only one genus of insects, Halobates, take to the high seas?
Oceans cover over 70% of the earth’s surface and house a dizzying array of organisms, including five species of the peppercorn-sized ocean-skater Halobates, which live exclusively at the ocean surface...
journals.plos.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I can't overrecommend this incredible paper about water skaters (genus Halobates). No one knows how they evolved. No one knows what they eat. They are superhydrophobic, which means water LITERALLY CANNOT WET THEM. Perhaps we should call them anti-water skaters? 🌊🧪
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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New space archaeology dropped
Fun little thing the program did - one of the office managers made these Artemis 2 dollar bills. Intent is to give them to people who’ve done a good job on something and give them a little recognition. There’s a few Orion Easter eggs on these.
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 AM
New space archaeology dropped
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
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Chicago Stories: Ida B. Wells
video.wttw.com/video/ida-b-...
video.wttw.com/video/ida-b-...
Chicago Stories | Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special | Season 1
Ida B. Wells, a Chicago Stories special, explores Ida B. Wells’ quest for justice.
video.wttw.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Chicago Stories: Ida B. Wells
video.wttw.com/video/ida-b-...
video.wttw.com/video/ida-b-...
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Ida B. Wells! Ashé! We pour libations for you in this moment to welcome your spirit. Someone who knew the courage of Black journalism, that the Black journalist is at risk in the face of fascism!
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Ida B. Wells! Ashé! We pour libations for you in this moment to welcome your spirit. Someone who knew the courage of Black journalism, that the Black journalist is at risk in the face of fascism!
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This should piss everyone off, and our tax dollars paid for this.
A massive building purchased by ICE for $70 million in Arizona to “warehouse” immigrants.
Calling this “housing” is a lie. This is storage. This is treating human beings like inventory.
A massive building purchased by ICE for $70 million in Arizona to “warehouse” immigrants.
Calling this “housing” is a lie. This is storage. This is treating human beings like inventory.
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 AM
This should piss everyone off, and our tax dollars paid for this.
A massive building purchased by ICE for $70 million in Arizona to “warehouse” immigrants.
Calling this “housing” is a lie. This is storage. This is treating human beings like inventory.
A massive building purchased by ICE for $70 million in Arizona to “warehouse” immigrants.
Calling this “housing” is a lie. This is storage. This is treating human beings like inventory.
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“/pol/ was created after moot met with jeffrey epstein” is maybe the single most cursed true sentence I have ever had the displeasure of writing
January 31, 2026 at 4:09 AM
“/pol/ was created after moot met with jeffrey epstein” is maybe the single most cursed true sentence I have ever had the displeasure of writing
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One out of every 5 students -- 20% -- in the Los Angeles Unified School District was absent today.
That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.
That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.
"There are times when protesting is more necessary than going to the classroom," said one high school junior from Pasadena. Voices of the thousands of L.A.-area students who walked out today to protest against ICE.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
'We want a change to happen.' L.A. County students walk out over ICE raids
Middle and high schoolers walked out of classrooms across L.A., Long Beach and Pasadena districts to protest the Trump administration's ICE crackdowns. UCLA, USC, Cal State and other college campuses ...
www.latimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 AM
One out of every 5 students -- 20% -- in the Los Angeles Unified School District was absent today.
That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.
That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.
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First, journalists who step one foot over the line are targeted. Then scrutiny fades—and power operates in the dark.
The real question isn’t “Did Don Lemon trespass?”
It’s: why is the government working this hard to handcuff reporters?
The real question isn’t “Did Don Lemon trespass?”
It’s: why is the government working this hard to handcuff reporters?
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 AM
First, journalists who step one foot over the line are targeted. Then scrutiny fades—and power operates in the dark.
The real question isn’t “Did Don Lemon trespass?”
It’s: why is the government working this hard to handcuff reporters?
The real question isn’t “Did Don Lemon trespass?”
It’s: why is the government working this hard to handcuff reporters?
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Just. Why are there fucking Nazis everywhere. I swear to God we all came to an agreement on this shit
Chap on the right appears to have a genuine vintage British Union of Fascists uniform on.
January 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Just. Why are there fucking Nazis everywhere. I swear to God we all came to an agreement on this shit
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1/4 of students in a rural Minnesota town aren’t going to school
ICE is quietly reshaping daily life in greater MN, too.
In Willmar, more than 1,200 of 4,000 students were absent recently -- both white and BIPOC, teacher Tammy Knapper says. ICE detained a 19-year-old student for five days. Trauma takes the place of learning. Something must change. #edmnvotes
In Willmar, more than 1,200 of 4,000 students were absent recently -- both white and BIPOC, teacher Tammy Knapper says. ICE detained a 19-year-old student for five days. Trauma takes the place of learning. Something must change. #edmnvotes
January 31, 2026 at 2:13 AM
1/4 of students in a rural Minnesota town aren’t going to school
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Happy to see that there is no need to worry about the historical accuracy of new 1776 AI slop because it happens in the mystical land of Λamereedd.
January 29, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Happy to see that there is no need to worry about the historical accuracy of new 1776 AI slop because it happens in the mystical land of Λamereedd.