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Rosemary Joyce

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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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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 47m

According to the victim's attorney, the body camera captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good”
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 1h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2h

It's been really, really nice seeing the Catholic social justice tradition in the US feel like it's empowered to spread its wings again without risking censure after a long time of being suppressed by US Catholic leadership, and it's exactly what I was hoping for from Pope Bob.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2h

Denying entrance to a Eucharistic Procession is to Catholicism kinda like what desecrating the flag is to the American civic religion, except with even more weight of history and tradition behind it!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2h

This is a really, really good act of protest that uses a protest language that has a chance of reaching people who would otherwise dismiss the issue. You can tell by how many former Catholics are seeing it here and having like entire full-body shudders despite having left the church decades ago.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2h

But in case you missed it, Fr Dowling's statement takes the time to make it explicit: "Father, forgive the ones who do not know what they are doing. Have mercy on the souls of those who know exactly what they're doing."

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2h

For any Catholic, the sight of a Eucharistic Procession being turned away at the gates of the destination is the embodiment of Jesus being denied entrance. You don't have to be Catholic to get the symbolism in that!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2h

What Fr Dowling is doing here was not just "offering communion to detainees". A full on Eucharistic Procession is a really fucking big deal. In Catholic theological framing, those folks were the honor guard with the very great privilege of escorting Jesus himself to the detention center.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2h

Eucharistic adoration is a form of meditation and reflection. It was common in medieval times for priests to bear the monstrance through the streets regularly so people could have the opportunity to adore the sacrament, but that kind of processional is uncommon today.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3h

Or as the New York Times puts it: “Mr. Trump's budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox…”

Mr. Trump's budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox, even though it may spare more than 1 million active-duty service members from the financial hardship of missing a paycheck next week. It was not clear how much money the administration had at its disposal, and how long it could rely on accounting moves to pay troops during the shutdown.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 4h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 8h

Take their money but don’t name the museums after them is a good compromise.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 10h

Thread.

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 10h

This will help Democrats keep or gain seats in the House and offset the Texas gerrymandering.

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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 10h

California’s efforts to wean itself off fossil fuels are paying off, with solar power generation reaching record highs and battery storage coming online to back it up.

Solar is crushing gas power in California this year

The state’s combination of solar and battery plants have pushed clean generation of electricity to new heights, offering a welcome reprieve from high gas…

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 10h

“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 10h

Brian Beutler: "...my sense is that what costs people like us sleep at night isn’t that we aren’t doing enough. It’s that we’ve lost confidence in the people who are in positions to do more"

Spot on

How To Reverse The Tide

It's the gap between what's needed and what we have that keeps us up at night.

www.offmessage.net

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 14h

People will scoff at virtue signaling and then wonder why today’s billionaires don’t build museums, libraries, hospitals, and universities like Gilded Age ones did.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 14h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · 15h

Researcher claims he's found the Garden of Eden after carefully analysing the Bible and Quran – it may have been situated in the highlands of Bahir Dar, a fertile region in northwestern Ethiopia.

Researcher claims he's found the Garden of Eden and reveals where the mysterious location is

An American chemical engineer has made a case for the biblical Garden of Eden being situated in a unique location.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 20h

—Marianne Moore, “Baseball and Writing”

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 20h

Owlman watching from the press box?
To whom does it apply?
Who is excited? Might it be I?

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 20h

generating excitement—
a fever in the victim—
pitcher, catcher, fielder, batter.
Victim in what category?