Anthrodiva Bot 2026
@anthrodiva.bsky.social
Cultural anthropologist, vulgar Marxist, sloppy empiricist, crackpot phenonmenologist. Lives in WV.
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Carved stone balls - Wikipedia
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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
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carved_...
Starting with, carved stone balls from the neolithic period in what is now Scotland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carved_...
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AI used to scan old blueprints and identify areas which can be retrofit to improve safety or quality-of-life in aging buildings: Fucking awesome!
AI used to create architectural drawings: What is this, why is there a bathroom in a bathroom in a bathroom, that roof is made of dead gophers.
AI used to create architectural drawings: What is this, why is there a bathroom in a bathroom in a bathroom, that roof is made of dead gophers.
Oh yes, don't get me started on the coolness of using AI to help read handwriting in old texts or find how the climate has changed using millions of satellite images. So much cool work being done but Fuck AI because who has the energy to explain the difference?
February 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
AI used to scan old blueprints and identify areas which can be retrofit to improve safety or quality-of-life in aging buildings: Fucking awesome!
AI used to create architectural drawings: What is this, why is there a bathroom in a bathroom in a bathroom, that roof is made of dead gophers.
AI used to create architectural drawings: What is this, why is there a bathroom in a bathroom in a bathroom, that roof is made of dead gophers.
The realness
a skater skated to “i will always love you” and the commentators were like “this is a big moment for her because she has always wanted to skate to this, but her coach always said ‘no you’re not good enough to skate to whitney’”
February 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The realness
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still work to do, but these are good news. Of course, we need real protection for the sea, with enforcement and monitoring
#MarineEcology
#MarineEcology
...in recent years the increase in the marine areas protected is impressive, and we have near 3 times the surface protected 10 years ago
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
#marineecology #research
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
#marineecology #research
February 18, 2026 at 9:49 AM
still work to do, but these are good news. Of course, we need real protection for the sea, with enforcement and monitoring
#MarineEcology
#MarineEcology
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The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
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A dozen Baltimore County librarians got fired for organizing their union and then won their jobs back with their union. youtu.be/eAMK9ugqqhc
Union Strong: IAM Local 4538 Members Win Jobs Back at BCPL
YouTube video by IAM Union
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A dozen Baltimore County librarians got fired for organizing their union and then won their jobs back with their union. youtu.be/eAMK9ugqqhc
I just had a thought, and I am curious what other people think:
If you are cis-het partnered, who handles the textiles in your home?
The acquisition, cleaning, maintence of things like sheets, towels, rugs, curtains, etc?
If you are cis-het partnered, who handles the textiles in your home?
The acquisition, cleaning, maintence of things like sheets, towels, rugs, curtains, etc?
February 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I just had a thought, and I am curious what other people think:
If you are cis-het partnered, who handles the textiles in your home?
The acquisition, cleaning, maintence of things like sheets, towels, rugs, curtains, etc?
If you are cis-het partnered, who handles the textiles in your home?
The acquisition, cleaning, maintence of things like sheets, towels, rugs, curtains, etc?
Always the German tourists!
PSA. If you come to Iceland as a tourist and rent a car, do not attempt to drive across the empty highlands by yourself in winter.
You’ll just get your car stuck in snow where there is no cell service and have to walk 10 km to call for help in -18, like these German tourists did yesterday.
You’ll just get your car stuck in snow where there is no cell service and have to walk 10 km to call for help in -18, like these German tourists did yesterday.
Gengu tíu kílómetra til að kalla eftir aðstoð - RÚV.is
Björgunarsveitir komu fjórum Þjóðverjum til hjálpar sem festu bíl sinn í miklum snjó í Mælifellsdal. Svo virðist sem fólkið hafi ætlað yfir Kjöl á leiðinni suður.
www.ruv.is
February 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Always the German tourists!
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BREAKING — WE WON! DC Superior Court Judge Darlene Soltys ordered the DC Metropolitan Police to produce ALL body cam footage of the March 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace within 14 days.
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
February 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
BREAKING — WE WON! DC Superior Court Judge Darlene Soltys ordered the DC Metropolitan Police to produce ALL body cam footage of the March 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace within 14 days.
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
It's going to be staffed exclusively by men and written solely by AI.
< wrestling announcer voice >
the BIBLE'S!! OOOOOOOOOORIGINAL!!!!!WOOOOOMAANNNNN!!!!!!! < airhorns >
the BIBLE'S!! OOOOOOOOOORIGINAL!!!!!WOOOOOMAANNNNN!!!!!!! < airhorns >
February 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
It's going to be staffed exclusively by men and written solely by AI.
Thread!
i wrote about the loss of randomness from music-listening and TV-watching
www.patreon.com/posts/139812...
www.patreon.com/posts/139812...
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Thread!
Thread!
the "left" broadly advocated for open access community owned gigabit fiber networks while the right coddled monopoly access to the detriment of progress and affordability for four decades
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Thread!
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why is technology people are using to make videos of a smurf having rough sex with chris griffin a better investment than solar energy? explain that to me before accusing me of rejecting “tech”
February 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
why is technology people are using to make videos of a smurf having rough sex with chris griffin a better investment than solar energy? explain that to me before accusing me of rejecting “tech”
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you didnt beg me or force me to engage with my laptop or my cell phone or my ps5, i willingly engaged with those things bc they were useful and/or fun
February 18, 2026 at 12:58 PM
you didnt beg me or force me to engage with my laptop or my cell phone or my ps5, i willingly engaged with those things bc they were useful and/or fun
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Very good advice for when you really wanna do a thing, but are afraid. <3
February 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Very good advice for when you really wanna do a thing, but are afraid. <3
Makes me think of the recent Women in Tech conference that got swamped by men.
Gross!
Gross!
I hope things in our industry change for the better in the future. I will not allow anyone to feel this way again.
February 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Makes me think of the recent Women in Tech conference that got swamped by men.
Gross!
Gross!
Yes, there is a long time racist metaphor for this style of staffing.
There is a management trend being discussed in tech circles that looks like
• little to no hiring of entry level workers
• turning managers into super ICs (individual contributors)
• smaller teams
• everyone heavily using AI tools
I’m curious to see which companies actually follow through.
• little to no hiring of entry level workers
• turning managers into super ICs (individual contributors)
• smaller teams
• everyone heavily using AI tools
I’m curious to see which companies actually follow through.
February 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Yes, there is a long time racist metaphor for this style of staffing.
I don't want to know this stuff, but we'd better
A short overview of how Peter Thiel and Palantir have been systematically weaponizing your data.
Against you.
Against you.
February 18, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I don't want to know this stuff, but we'd better
The new Richard Osman book, "We Solve Murders" is a fun romp and a fast read. I loved the characters, and look forward to future stories!
February 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The new Richard Osman book, "We Solve Murders" is a fun romp and a fast read. I loved the characters, and look forward to future stories!
I fuckin' loved technology till they went all in on evil 24/7.
Now I'm like, a cast iron pan and three teeth will do me if you just leave me the hell alone.
Now I'm like, a cast iron pan and three teeth will do me if you just leave me the hell alone.
"iS tHeRe a tEcHnoLoGY tHe leFt Is eXcItEd aBoUt" yeah, renewable energy, mRNA vaccines. Lots of cool stuff like that! Probably not the one whose main promise was cutting payrolls
February 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I fuckin' loved technology till they went all in on evil 24/7.
Now I'm like, a cast iron pan and three teeth will do me if you just leave me the hell alone.
Now I'm like, a cast iron pan and three teeth will do me if you just leave me the hell alone.
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I honestly think this was a wayyyy undertheorized aspect of the Obama coalition—the addition of "technology" to the Democratic party appeal allowed a multiracial, cross-class, multi-faith group to say similar words about "progress" while meaning totally different things
for a minute there a certain popular and universally positive view of "technology" really was a kind of secular religion that held the vestiges of an "American mainstream" together, but the titans on top sold off the goose that lays golden eggs and now they want to believe AI adoption is the problem
February 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I honestly think this was a wayyyy undertheorized aspect of the Obama coalition—the addition of "technology" to the Democratic party appeal allowed a multiracial, cross-class, multi-faith group to say similar words about "progress" while meaning totally different things
Lots of good points being made
One thing that's important to realize now is that, even in a scenario where Dems sweep to a crushing trifecta in 2028, Republicans will use their control of the courts to attempt to continue, as much as they can, to run executive agencies in exile, with DHS/ICE under Biden as the model
February 18, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Lots of good points being made
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For the visual learners…
February 18, 2026 at 2:10 AM
For the visual learners…
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People are getting their news on TikTok from some random like we're back in the town crier days
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 AM
People are getting their news on TikTok from some random like we're back in the town crier days
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![Someone named their Ekan (purple rattlesnake pokemon) Ekanescence.
Keevie on Tumblr:
Snake Me Up (Snake Me Up Inside)
Cant Snake Up (Snake Me Up Inside)
[motion Blurred Ekan]
Snaaaaaaaaaaaake Meeeeeeeee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreig2ixqw3nnh63pitwszf4pyuazzrsqto5vlaxdzcorpdanctueuky@jpeg)
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A reminder that I’m setting up similar pages for both competitive districts and deep red seats in as many states as possible:
Blue26.org/state
Blue26.org/state
State Legislative
Links on this page allow you to easily donate to multiple Democrats running for state legislative seats in every state! Competitive District pages list Democrats running in districts which have a par...
Blue26.org
February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A reminder that I’m setting up similar pages for both competitive districts and deep red seats in as many states as possible:
Blue26.org/state
Blue26.org/state