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Anthrodiva Bot 2026
@anthrodiva.bsky.social
Cultural anthropologist, vulgar Marxist, sloppy empiricist, crackpot phenonmenologist. Lives in WV.
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New thread of my favorite true enigmas and mysteries.

Starting with, carved stone balls from the neolithic period in what is now Scotland

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Carved stone balls - Wikipedia
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To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.
February 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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I have a backburner idea about "technologies of capitulation" - ie when we give up on the obvious fix, b/c ppl are terrible, and do something more complicated - anti-roofieing drink glasses, bulletproof backpacks, etc. Trying to figure if bionic shoes fit.
Yeah, hi, I’m a person with “mobility challenges” (excuse me while I hurl). What we want, by and large, are not expensive, heavy devices that will “help us walk again”, but ramps.

I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 1h
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
February 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Marijuana is single handedly saving storefront retail real estate and we ought to acknowledge that
February 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Good time to remember that if we had just hired 1000 immigration judges instead of spending 50 billion on ICE, this all would have sorted itself out on its own in 3-4 years.
February 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
February 14, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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AI is the sputtering, belching engine of modern fascism. Do not use it, do not accept it.
What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Happy Valentine's day to my guys and dolls, shes, hes and theys!

May random confectionery bless your day
February 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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I lived in an apartment building in SF that had been a bordello. One night I had gone to bed and heard noise from my kitchen. I thought it was the cat, except the cat as on the couch. Then I heard footsteps. A man walked into the main studio. I sat up and said, “get the fuck out of here!”
February 14, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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Anderson Cooper: “So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?”

Answer: “Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…” #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Brrrrrrr
Pam Bondi tried to steal this dog from an orphaned 4-year-old and his grandparents.
February 14, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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I’m down a rabbit hole on the swarovski website now please send help
February 14, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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i wrote about the reuben sandwich (an all time classic), the food feud behind it, and the totally washed and failson life of its namesake, the biblical patriarch reuben: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
buttondown.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
oh
*rubs temples*

As I've spent the better part of the day explaining why I don't think Newsom should be the Democratic nominee for president, it pains me to "defend" this, but...

The governor of California is legally obligated to proclaim each Feb 6 Reagan Day per a 2010 state law.
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
welp
turns out the discord situation is worse! the company that will be doing the age verifications with IDs is Persona, a peter thiel aligned company

we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Ghost story time
Bear with me, the edibles are kicking in.

I currently live in an American four square built in 1918 as part of a wider building project for returning soldiers after WWI.

We've lived here since 2010. And we've had mild shenanigans from "Mr. J" over the years, but this event was different.
February 14, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Epstein class gets every benefit of every shadow of a doubt, the rest of us look at an ICE agent funny and we get pepper spray and a cracked skull
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Wat
Someone needs to let @clairewillett.bsky.social know about this Olympic figure skater skating to the Conclave soundtrack while dressed as a cardinal!!!!
February 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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Oldpilled and slangmaxxing.
February 14, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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February 14, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Anyone have a good ghost story to share? I am currently a passenger in a car as we drive through the dark. In the mood to hear of White Ladies and Vanishing Hitchhikers....
February 14, 2026 at 2:07 AM