Ben Carter
@archaeoscape.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Open. Community/ Public. Digital. GIS. LiDAR. Landscape. Small scale + non-hierarchical. Andes, Ecuador, Maine, Pennsylvania. Studying the construction of landscapes of resistance... Maine-iac. Views are my own (not my employers).
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Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
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Crying at Ronald Reagan bearing silent witness
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Crying at Ronald Reagan bearing silent witness
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Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
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It was one of the most interfered with elections in history - objectively, openly, not just my opinion - which is why I don't listen to any nonsense about "THE VOTERS" and what they did wrong. If you're not looking at this first, your political analysis is worth a wet fart.
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It was one of the most interfered with elections in history - objectively, openly, not just my opinion - which is why I don't listen to any nonsense about "THE VOTERS" and what they did wrong. If you're not looking at this first, your political analysis is worth a wet fart.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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I was talking to a student about this during office hours! I told them their professors are outstanding in their field and they should take advantage of that and really learn from them. I think a lot of students at UAlbany don’t necessarily think about that.
Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I was talking to a student about this during office hours! I told them their professors are outstanding in their field and they should take advantage of that and really learn from them. I think a lot of students at UAlbany don’t necessarily think about that.
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Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.
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Putting this on my syllabus for the Spring: True Utilitarianism prioritizes saving one specific person... Elon Musk.
I literally could not stop myself from inappropriately laughing out loud for real
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Putting this on my syllabus for the Spring: True Utilitarianism prioritizes saving one specific person... Elon Musk.
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I have a preprint of a book chapter on post-API social media data collection with a timeline of platforms’ CYA moves due to privacy scandals, lawsuits, and the rise of LLMs.
Happy to send it your way if it would be helpful.
Happy to send it your way if it would be helpful.
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I have a preprint of a book chapter on post-API social media data collection with a timeline of platforms’ CYA moves due to privacy scandals, lawsuits, and the rise of LLMs.
Happy to send it your way if it would be helpful.
Happy to send it your way if it would be helpful.
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Well slap my ass and call me Suzy
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Well slap my ass and call me Suzy
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This is why my new book MILK really is a history of deferred maternity / parental leave / and what it means to be left behind.
How we all lose our milk to the unquenchable thirst of capitalism. Some more than others.
How we all lose our milk to the unquenchable thirst of capitalism. Some more than others.
A professor (man) told me I was ambitious for having a book and a baby. I’m an Associate Professor.
He meant it as a compliment, but this is the problem with our profession.
I think everyday about how right he was, and how wrong that is.
He meant it as a compliment, but this is the problem with our profession.
I think everyday about how right he was, and how wrong that is.
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is why my new book MILK really is a history of deferred maternity / parental leave / and what it means to be left behind.
How we all lose our milk to the unquenchable thirst of capitalism. Some more than others.
How we all lose our milk to the unquenchable thirst of capitalism. Some more than others.
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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Anthropology and archaeology colleagues will know her racist schtick well - best for us all to collectively block her and let other folks know.
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Anthropology and archaeology colleagues will know her racist schtick well - best for us all to collectively block her and let other folks know.
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This is real. From grok.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is real. From grok.
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
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Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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I thought I was disappointed in my tenured colleagues before but now I am really angry. ICE Actions Mean our UNC students
are afraid to come to class or headed home to help affected families. It's time to SPEAK UP and instead I hear a resounding SILENCE
are afraid to come to class or headed home to help affected families. It's time to SPEAK UP and instead I hear a resounding SILENCE
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I thought I was disappointed in my tenured colleagues before but now I am really angry. ICE Actions Mean our UNC students
are afraid to come to class or headed home to help affected families. It's time to SPEAK UP and instead I hear a resounding SILENCE
are afraid to come to class or headed home to help affected families. It's time to SPEAK UP and instead I hear a resounding SILENCE
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Buzz Grambo is on bluesky if you'd like to give him a follow and/or shout out!
@buzzgrambo.bsky.social is another #AltCitizen finding their best way to resist and committing.
Not everyone is able to do what he does, so we're thankful for those like Buzz who put themselves out there.
@buzzgrambo.bsky.social is another #AltCitizen finding their best way to resist and committing.
Not everyone is able to do what he does, so we're thankful for those like Buzz who put themselves out there.
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Buzz Grambo is on bluesky if you'd like to give him a follow and/or shout out!
@buzzgrambo.bsky.social is another #AltCitizen finding their best way to resist and committing.
Not everyone is able to do what he does, so we're thankful for those like Buzz who put themselves out there.
@buzzgrambo.bsky.social is another #AltCitizen finding their best way to resist and committing.
Not everyone is able to do what he does, so we're thankful for those like Buzz who put themselves out there.
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i don't know how to phrase this delicately, but i just want to communicate to young white men in incel-adjacent spaces that this sort of behavior will solve your problems
I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
i don't know how to phrase this delicately, but i just want to communicate to young white men in incel-adjacent spaces that this sort of behavior will solve your problems
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BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle
Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...
news.wttw.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...