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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · Sep 23

My "Neferkare is established and living" cartouche is raising a lot of questions already answered by my cartouche

A series of Egyptian hieroglyphs recording the second name of Pharaoh Pepy II

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Nick Stevens @handle.invalid · 3h

arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...

Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards
This Soyuz mission is brought to you by the Wagner Group.

Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards

This Soyuz mission is brought to you by the Wagner Group.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 7h

“Largely ceremonial” does feel like the most honest way to talk about the U.S. Congress in 2025

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 7h

cc: @killgrove.bsky.social @chrisstantis.bsky.social

Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 7h

I can't believe you didn't pick the archaeology one, but if you are going to do one of those, I definitely recommend (ish) Love in the Great Smoky Mountains and I also beg you to bring me on to talk about it bsky.app/profile/jstp...

Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · Sep 29

Who else is watching the Hallmark archaeology movie?

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 13h

You've probably seen the photos of the "Arc de Trump," spotted in the Oval Office.

Now read our story behind the models — and how initial plans for a temporary, triumphal arch have given way to Trump's desire to build a permanent monument.

Scoopy details at @washingtonpost.com:

Trump eyes a triumphal arch to mark America’s 250th anniversary

The arch would be constructed across from the Lincoln Memorial, on a small patch of federal land currently occupied by a traffic circle.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 19h

Money is the power to avoid consequences. Money is the power to achieve goals.

Screenshot from the Simpsons where Homer's brain is teaching him that $20 is better than a peanut because $20 can be used to buy many peanuts. "Money can be exchanged for goods and services."

Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 19h

Money literally is power. Having a lot of money is the power not to have to do things you don't want to do, and to have other people do those things for you. It is also the power to have things done that you want to have done.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 23h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 2d

I used to be able to keep these DAILY MEMOs to under 3 minutes, the last couple videos have been impossible to. ICE is escalating in Los Angeles, just look at the article version with every incident highlighted. This is only what we could confirm, only what we know of. @lataco.bsky.social

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 2d

There is no version of civil war or revolution that ends without massive pain and suffering, mostly by people who have no role in events or ability to affect them.

Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 2d

The answer is: many millions of innocent deaths and global turmoil

#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 2d

*What does the Formerly United States look like, and also, what does the "Transition" look like and how long does it last. #BeenThere #SeenThat

Kevin Buist @kevinbuist.com · 2d

Don't assume that the United States can survive this.

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Steve, Uncle to the Dead @the-barely-jew.bsky.social · 2d

Remember, it's not a crime if you say you're doing a crime out loud

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Andrea Leinfelder @andrealeinfelder.bsky.social · 2d

‘Fiddler on the Moon’ examines if Judaism can be adapted to spaceflight.

“The specifics are Jewish, but the themes are universal. They allow us to explore this intersection of religion and science, which are commonly viewed as polar opposites."

www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

‘Fiddler on the Moon’ examines how Judaism can be adapted to spaceflight

“Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space” is a short documentary on this religion during the Apollo moon landing, space shuttle and International Space Station.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 3d

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HockeyStatCards @hockeystatcards.com · 3d

#NHL GameScore Impact Card for New York Rangers on 2025-10-07

#NYR #Rangers

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Lisa Barlow’s Voice Coach @thehockeyboomer.bsky.social · 3d

Shoutout to Kopitar for being just another asshole on the phone during his workday commute.

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 4d

Well, the point is we now can identify a negative effect from past deorbits, so we know there's going to be *some* effect from future ones. Just because we don't know how bad doesn't mean "not bad."

Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 4d

You mean this data? www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Metals from spacecraft reentry in stratospheric aerosol particles | PNAS

Large increases in the number of low earth orbit satellites are projected in the coming decades [L. Schulz, K.-H. Glassmeier, Adv. Space Res. 67, 1...

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 5d

As NASA's ISS celebrates 25 years of humans living in space, what's ahead for space stations www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

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Assoc Prof Robyn Pickering @pickeringrobyn.bsky.social · 5d

Important thread 🧵👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 8d

As a primatologist, Jane Goodall was a huge inspiration to me. I admired the way she describes chimpanzee behavior with such detail and empathy, and she’s inspired so many people and advocated for chimpanzee conservation and welfare.

However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)

Photo of Jane Goodall in the center, signing a book, with three women standing slightly hunched behind her. A very young Michelle is to the right, smiling.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 6d

Adam Maguire takes a look at the Agnelli family - dubbed the Kennedys of Italy - which is embroiled in a bitter succession row with accusations of criminal activity, hidden art and a fake kidnapping thrown in for good measure.

Fiat Feud: The succession row within 'Italy's Kennedys'

The family behind Fiat, Ferrari and Juventus are worth tens of billions of euro - but a bitter succession feud between mother and son has cast doubt on the group's future, writes Adam Maguire.

www.rte.ie

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Honey Girl Grows @honeygirlgrows.bsky.social · 6d

Feeling helpless about the horrors of our dictatorship? Wisdom and political resistance art from an exhibit on the indigenous Australian Yirrkala people: "The painting's purpose is to protect the Law, and we can do that by making them hit their eyes with their full power." Djambawa Marawili 1997

Australian Yirrkala patterns of mostly triangles in a golden warmer yellow with the silver material below etched weave into a circle, and head of a snake with ovals in the center circle

Australian Yirrkala patterns look like weaving zig zag crossed in lines in white, espresso brown,grey/silver from material etched beneath
Sections criss-cross and half of the lines are cream with mocha brown, the other half are honeycomb and more intricate between each line

Australian Yirrkala patterns look like weaving an arc of water with ovals and loops crossed in lines in white, espresso brown,grey/silver from material etched beneath

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 6d

As I was saying bsky.app/profile/kenw...

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

I admire the FBI agent who declined to perp-walk James Comey. However, I can’t sit by while anyone portrays that as the law enforcement norm before Trump. In fact law enforcement, state and federal, routinely does gratuitous perp walks.
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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 7d

Where is our wallet? Is our wallet coming back? Where does mommy go when she covers her eyes? | Analysis

CNN @cnn.com · 7d

They’re questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump’s social media posts: Was he telling the truth before? Did he just not understand that thing that he said earlier? Is he just trolling all of us? | Analysis

Analysis: Trump is finally ready to talk about Project 2025 | CNN Politics

They’re questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump’s social media posts:

www.cnn.com

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Antonio Martínez Ron @aberron.bsky.social · 7d

Así conseguí que el Museo Arqueológico cambiara el dibujo (sexualizado) de una mujer del neolítico www.eldiario.es/132_c10ef7?u...

Así conseguí que el Museo Arqueológico cambiara el dibujo (sexualizado) de una mujer del neolítico

Esta es la historia de cómo una protesta en redes sociales sobre una ilustración del museo se convirtió en un movimiento colectivo contra una mirada que, demasiado a menudo, justifica opresiones sobre...

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 7d

There's a bitter irony here for Comey, who likely ordered similarly unnecessary perp walks on many people throughout his career, because that's what law enforcement thinks is a good thing to do regardless of the presumptive innocence of the accused. Don't cry for him; fix the system.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 7d

“The FBI is now actively working to put together a team to arrest Comey between now and his court appearance on Thursday, but other FBI supervisors have also refused to cooperate […] The expectation is that the FBI will eventually find somebody.”

The FBI is weighing an arrest and perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to help, sources say

The FBI is considering carrying out a "showy" arrest and perp walk of the agency's now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, sources tell CBS News.

www.cbsnews.com

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 7d

Alt text: a photo of people smiling and standing in front of signs for the special session, and a photo of four people on a stage under a slide identifying them.