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Rosemary Joyce

@rajoyce.bsky.social

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Archaeologist, anthropologist, once upon a time blogger. Author “The Future of Nuclear Waste”, “Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives”, “Sites, Traces and Materiality”. Distinguished Professor Emerita of Anthropology, UC Berkeley, Honorary PhD, Leiden Univ .. more

Rosemary A. Joyce is an American anthropologist and social archaeologist who has specialized in research in Honduras. She was able to archeologically confirm that chocolate was a byproduct of fermenting beer. She is also an expert in evaluating the archaeological records of society and the implications that sexuality and gender play in culture. .. more

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Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

—Walt Whitman, “I Hear America Singing”

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,

Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,

The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,

The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,

The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown,

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,

Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,

The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,

The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,

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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 6h

Now w/alt-text.

Trump’s (in his name but prob not written by him) white supremacist screed is fascist & uses the uses language of such as with (all of it) “reverse migration.”

Oddly apposite for the genocidal, nationalist strain of “American thanksgiving” mythology & all the more horrible for it.

...Even as we have progressed technologically, Immigration Policy has eroded those gains and living conditions for many. I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden's Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization. These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations, including those admitted through an unauthorized and illegal Autopen approval process. Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation.
Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for — You won't be here for long!

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 7h

Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 7h

With ALT. This is legitimately terrifying. This is a MASSIVE escalation of violent anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies.

It’s almost as if they knew unleashing the military into American cities would lead to violence and they were already planning to use that violence to justify this.

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...Even as we have progressed technologically, Immigration Policy has eroded those gains and living conditions for many. I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden's Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization. These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations, including those admitted through an unauthorized and illegal Autopen approval process. Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation.
Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for — You won't be here for long!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”

As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”

migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for “prey” as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst “Congressman/woman” in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how “badly” she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, and crime ridden nation…

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h

Indeed. www.lawdork.com/p/the-two-sh...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8h

There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 9h

Weak people behave like this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan

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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5 @azfamily.com · 10h

From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.

Arizona pair celebrates decade of friendship that started with wrong text

From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.

www.azfamily.com

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 10h

And this is the way it's likely to turn out.

The Wizard of Oz, a little man at his control panel, revealed by Toto.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 10h

To be clear, the previous president from that party was convicted of drug trafficking in US courts; and the son of the previous National Party president also. Perhaps Trump means he could work with the party to revive government-sponsored drug trafficking in Honduras?

Trump backs conservative Asfura in Honduras' tight presidential race

U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in on Honduras' tightly contested presidential race on Wednesday, backing Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party, saying he can work with Asfura to counter...

www.reuters.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

a young woman who signed up to serve her community and our narcissistic, despotic president decided to use her as a prop for his ego

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10h

Someone is making an ad with a montage of Trump verbally attacking journalists, right? (Ideally going back to Trump 1.0.) That should basically play on repeat from now until next November. I am so sick of this

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 10h

I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 10h

... here is the same cat sitting in a bowl with a party hat on. Negatives from my collection, ca. 1950s.

Photo of a shorthaired black cat sitting in a metal bowl on top of a radio cabinet, with a tiny party hat on its head.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 10h

This is a great photo of a cat sitting in a bowl. "No way she could top that", you're thinking. WELL GUESS WHAT...

Photo of a shorthaired black cat sitting in a metal bowl on top of a wooden table indoors.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump during his Thanksgiving call with service members: "We're ordered a lot of Coast Guard cutters. Brand new, beautiful, the best machines in the world. I'm a looks person. I wanted the hull to be perfect. You know, I sort of redesigned the hull a little bit. The hulls. But we ordered a lot."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?

TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.

REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?

TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.

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Michael Blanding @michaelblanding.bsky.social · 14h

Can I promote my soon-to-be-published book? The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby (PublicAffairs 2026) “A revelatory account of how the family behind Hobby Lobby rose to political prominence and used their influence—and fortune—to push a radical religious agenda” bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Cover for The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby by Michael Blanding

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 15h

Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants

Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants

French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus

www.thetimes.com

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 15h

Graham Linehan is a normal and well man.

A few hours later, he sends me an example of how he’s been using AI. It’s a “hidden role deduction” game he’s working on. At the top is the prompt he put into ChatGPT: “You are five blind lesbian adventurers out for a good night out. Slaying dragons and whatnot. But one of your number is a hulking great troll pretending to be a woman. Find the troll lesbian and then devise an amusing punishment without giving him an erection.

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Kevin Lerner @klerner.bsky.social · 16h

My friend Jake (that’s Dr. Beck to you!) on the crisis in Texas universities.

www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...

Professor: Texas used to have universities

Former Texas Tech professor takes issue with the actions of Texas universities to restrict what topics can be discussed. Doing so makes them something other...

www.dallasnews.com