James Wettstaed
@jwettstaed.bsky.social
Archaeologist, historic preservation, Southern Appalachians and Georgia Piedmont, wild land fire fighter, nurse husband, dance dad
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Sometimes the hardest thing to do is accepting that you’ve already won.
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The Decision
January 21, 2026
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January 21, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is accepting that you’ve already won.
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Forwarded: We are a team of 5th grade students participating in the LEGO League Innovation Project. Our goal is to design archaeology pants that are durable, flexible, protective, environmentally friendly, sustainable, and affordable.
Please complete this survey.
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Please complete this survey.
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Archaeology Attire Survey
Hello,
We are a team of 5th grade students participating in the LEGO League Innovation Project. We are researching real-world challenges faced by archaeologists and learning how design can help solve...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Forwarded: We are a team of 5th grade students participating in the LEGO League Innovation Project. Our goal is to design archaeology pants that are durable, flexible, protective, environmentally friendly, sustainable, and affordable.
Please complete this survey.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please complete this survey.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Looking to understand the long history behind the US attack on Venezuela? Here are a few introductory-level reading recommendations from a professor and historian of US-Latin American Relations: (1/5)
🗃️ #history
1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"
🗃️ #history
1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Looking to understand the long history behind the US attack on Venezuela? Here are a few introductory-level reading recommendations from a professor and historian of US-Latin American Relations: (1/5)
🗃️ #history
1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"
🗃️ #history
1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"
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What's the best hard-sci book you've read recently? A big, dense immersive space opera that will take me off this fucking planet.
January 4, 2026 at 4:50 AM
What's the best hard-sci book you've read recently? A big, dense immersive space opera that will take me off this fucking planet.
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celebs that look like fictional characters: thread
January 4, 2026 at 5:55 AM
celebs that look like fictional characters: thread
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Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The US Is Attempting Regime Change In Venezuela
Watch Cuba
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
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Hello!
A little Sunday evening survey... 📝
We're looking for examples where info or resources concerning achievements of 🏺⛏️ #trowelblazing women in archaeology, geology or palaeontology have been removed or vanished from public sources in the past year due to external pressures...
Pls repost!
A little Sunday evening survey... 📝
We're looking for examples where info or resources concerning achievements of 🏺⛏️ #trowelblazing women in archaeology, geology or palaeontology have been removed or vanished from public sources in the past year due to external pressures...
Pls repost!
December 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hello!
A little Sunday evening survey... 📝
We're looking for examples where info or resources concerning achievements of 🏺⛏️ #trowelblazing women in archaeology, geology or palaeontology have been removed or vanished from public sources in the past year due to external pressures...
Pls repost!
A little Sunday evening survey... 📝
We're looking for examples where info or resources concerning achievements of 🏺⛏️ #trowelblazing women in archaeology, geology or palaeontology have been removed or vanished from public sources in the past year due to external pressures...
Pls repost!
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Unfortunately, the Black Trowel Collective Microgrants is paused again due to the program losing its non-profit status in the US.
Find full details on our blog post.
Find full details on our blog post.
Microgrants Temporarily Paused
Unfortunately, the Black Trowel Collective Microgrants is paused again due to the program losing its non-profit status in the US. This status was required for maintaining our US PayPal Business account, which we use to accept, hold and disburse funds. Without it, we’re unable to manage the account or process any payments. We’re currently exploring how to get our non-profit status reinstated, but until that happens, we’re unable to accept new applications.
blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Unfortunately, the Black Trowel Collective Microgrants is paused again due to the program losing its non-profit status in the US.
Find full details on our blog post.
Find full details on our blog post.
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The Human Rights Campaign evaluates over 500 US cities every year on the LGBTQ+ inclusiveness of their laws, policies and services.
This year, thanks to the ACC Police Department, the local government scored an "A" for the first time.
athenspoliticsnerd.com/acc-gov-scor...
This year, thanks to the ACC Police Department, the local government scored an "A" for the first time.
athenspoliticsnerd.com/acc-gov-scor...
ACC Gov scores "A" grade for LGBTQ+ equality for the first time | Athens Politics Nerd
The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government has scored over 90% on the Human Rights Campaign’s municipal equality index for the first time, showing continued
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November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Human Rights Campaign evaluates over 500 US cities every year on the LGBTQ+ inclusiveness of their laws, policies and services.
This year, thanks to the ACC Police Department, the local government scored an "A" for the first time.
athenspoliticsnerd.com/acc-gov-scor...
This year, thanks to the ACC Police Department, the local government scored an "A" for the first time.
athenspoliticsnerd.com/acc-gov-scor...
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I can't (yes I can) believe I am sending out another email to archaeologists asking them to do a few more Skype a Scientist sessions for LEGO league. But here we are. Putting our scientific network to the test. Really learning the limits here this semester, whew.
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I can't (yes I can) believe I am sending out another email to archaeologists asking them to do a few more Skype a Scientist sessions for LEGO league. But here we are. Putting our scientific network to the test. Really learning the limits here this semester, whew.
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Just in case you'd rather listen to the American Revolution then scramble to find the login for your PBS app, may I offer you something that will leave your Worlds Turned Upside Down?
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5OfU87p...
Website: www.r2studios.org
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5OfU87p...
Website: www.r2studios.org
Worlds Turned Upside Down
History Podcast · Monthly Series · Worlds Turned Upside Down tells the story of the American Revolution as a transatlantic crisis and imperial civil war through the lives of people who experienced it....
podcasts.apple.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Just in case you'd rather listen to the American Revolution then scramble to find the login for your PBS app, may I offer you something that will leave your Worlds Turned Upside Down?
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5OfU87p...
Website: www.r2studios.org
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5OfU87p...
Website: www.r2studios.org
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florence pew: thread
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
florence pew: thread
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Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
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@rickbell.bsky.social wrote this kickass new book about the American Revolution from a global perspective and it might be my favorite book of 2025. I sat down to talk with him about it.
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
November 11, 2025
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@rickbell.bsky.social wrote this kickass new book about the American Revolution from a global perspective and it might be my favorite book of 2025. I sat down to talk with him about it.
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
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Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
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Oregon coast and black lab mixes
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Oregon coast and black lab mixes
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
This is a fun experience and does not need a major time commitment.
Here I am. Once again. I'm out of archaeologists.
We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still.
Archaeologists 🥺
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still.
Archaeologists 🥺
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
Sign Up
Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.
www.skypeascientist.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is a fun experience and does not need a major time commitment.
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This video made me not just smile, but grin ear to ear 😁
🦋 Remember to always be like Dolly— and take care of yourselves out there!
🦋 Remember to always be like Dolly— and take care of yourselves out there!
BREAKING
In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.
In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This video made me not just smile, but grin ear to ear 😁
🦋 Remember to always be like Dolly— and take care of yourselves out there!
🦋 Remember to always be like Dolly— and take care of yourselves out there!
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Awww you guys made me ink!
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Awww you guys made me ink!
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Sending up the archaeology bat signal
Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches.
This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!
Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!
Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .
Alt: a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Sending up the archaeology bat signal
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BTC Microgrants Are Open Again!
We’re happy to announce that the BTC Microgrants program is now accepting applications again. After a brief pause while we resolved account access issues, we’re ready to continue supporting archaeology students. While applications are usually open from the 1st to…
We’re happy to announce that the BTC Microgrants program is now accepting applications again. After a brief pause while we resolved account access issues, we’re ready to continue supporting archaeology students. While applications are usually open from the 1st to…
BTC Microgrants Are Open Again!
We’re happy to announce that the BTC Microgrants program is now accepting applications again. After a brief pause while we resolved account access issues, we’re ready to continue supporting archaeology students. While applications are usually open from the 1st to the 10th of each month, this month will be an exception. Because we want to reopen as soon as possible, …
blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
BTC Microgrants Are Open Again!
We’re happy to announce that the BTC Microgrants program is now accepting applications again. After a brief pause while we resolved account access issues, we’re ready to continue supporting archaeology students. While applications are usually open from the 1st to…
We’re happy to announce that the BTC Microgrants program is now accepting applications again. After a brief pause while we resolved account access issues, we’re ready to continue supporting archaeology students. While applications are usually open from the 1st to…