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_...
The last few weeks taking my edible at 4:30 for 5:30 restorative yoga has been a fantastic decision. Fingers crossed it works again!
February 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The last few weeks taking my edible at 4:30 for 5:30 restorative yoga has been a fantastic decision. Fingers crossed it works again!
In general this looks good but omg we have such a long slog ahead of us whp tf knows
Fascinating result, and one grim takeaway: 23% of the voters who are going to decide who wins the next election believe that Democrats currently control at least one house of Congress.
apparently the card above is messed up, but if you click the link it works www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
In general this looks good but omg we have such a long slog ahead of us whp tf knows
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There was a time inhaling was a scandal. Now we’re here
February 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
There was a time inhaling was a scandal. Now we’re here
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I'm not sure if this is the message people are looking for from the secretary of health and human services
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I'm not sure if this is the message people are looking for from the secretary of health and human services
The United States of America has always been three real estate boondoggles in a trenchcoat
"In Hutchins Texas, ICE reportedly bought a former Amazon property for $80 million. The broker’s contact on the listing was Majestic Realty, a Los Angeles–based firm owned by Ed Roski Jr, a Trump campaign contributor who is a partial owner of the L.A. Lakers..."
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
Real Estate Brokers Are Profiting From Warehouse Sales to ICE
Lucrative deals selling empty warehouses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine are being quietly facilitated by a handful of powerful real esta...
jacobin.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The United States of America has always been three real estate boondoggles in a trenchcoat
I hate to tell you but Rand Paul is being correct again
Rand Paul: "I see not even a hint here of anything aggressive on [Pretti's] part. I don't think this should take months and months. There needs to be a conclusion ... the public needs to know, if I go to a protest and shout something at people, could I be killed?"
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I hate to tell you but Rand Paul is being correct again
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BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARK KELLY,
Plaintiff,
Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL)
V.
PETE HEGSETH, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2]
United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and
policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement
rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these
issues.
Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military
servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental
obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary
Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over
the military. This Court will not be the first to do so!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiclbgaenrhgnor6zvmnfql4d3olwzqp7zikm3maum5ylc4m6epys4@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
Just like us! Just like us!
The spreadsheet on this clay tablet, which is almost 4,000 years old, is organised into columns for furrowed area, grain produced, land not sown, and the field’s name.
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
February 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Just like us! Just like us!
BYO Febreze
If you’re coming to the Twin Cities in the next couple of weeks and this drawdown really occurs, good luck getting a rental car that doesn’t smell like body odor, piss, and 45 days of a grown man eating nothing but microwaveable soup.
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
BYO Febreze
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"And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we've proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane."
But we've proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane."
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we've proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane."
But we've proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane."
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The election calendar doesn’t stop, and Bolts’ latest monthly guide is out.
Here are the 20 elections you should be watching in February.
Here are the 20 elections you should be watching in February.
The 20 Elections to Watch This February - Bolts
Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the... Read More
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The election calendar doesn’t stop, and Bolts’ latest monthly guide is out.
Here are the 20 elections you should be watching in February.
Here are the 20 elections you should be watching in February.
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love should be messy and art is allowed to be bad.
'Everyone is wrong about the "Wuthering Heights" trailer except me': nataliealanaashton.notion.site/everyone-is-wrong
'Everyone is wrong about the "Wuthering Heights" trailer except me': nataliealanaashton.notion.site/everyone-is-wrong
February 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
love should be messy and art is allowed to be bad.
'Everyone is wrong about the "Wuthering Heights" trailer except me': nataliealanaashton.notion.site/everyone-is-wrong
'Everyone is wrong about the "Wuthering Heights" trailer except me': nataliealanaashton.notion.site/everyone-is-wrong
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right, so, some quite insane professional news from me: last month I went to Paris to interview Gisèle Pelicot about what happened to her, and what her life looks like now - out in print on Sunday
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
right, so, some quite insane professional news from me: last month I went to Paris to interview Gisèle Pelicot about what happened to her, and what her life looks like now - out in print on Sunday
Some X Files shit
Antarctica 'ghost particle' observatory gets major upgrade that could 'pave the way' to physics breakthroughs www.livescience.com/physics-math...
Antarctica 'ghost particle' observatory gets major upgrade that could 'pave the way' to physics breakthroughs
The National Science Foundation's massive IceCube neutrino detector at the South Pole just got a major new upgrade, which promises to take the search for "ghost particles" to a new level.
www.livescience.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Some X Files shit
Crying laughing at this
honestly if a man ever confidently says ‘don’t worry i got it’ he’s like ten minutes out from a multi week hospitalization
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Crying laughing at this
HUZZAH
🌟 Sex workers at Sheri’s Ranch, a legal brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, are unionizing with the Communications Workers of America @cwaunion.bsky.social
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
Sex workers at Pahrump brothel are unionizing, alleging unfair contracts and conditions - The Nevada Independent
In the last week, the brothel has fired three workers who challenged a new contract that they say is unfair. Lawyers have filed an injunction with the federal labor board.
thenevadaindependent.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
HUZZAH
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Love the metaphor.
"AI is just like a disease that ended up, as it spread worldwide, causing serious economic issues requiring government intervention. Killed millions, damaged education, lost jobs."
We tried to stop the disease & undo its effects. Just saying.
"AI is just like a disease that ended up, as it spread worldwide, causing serious economic issues requiring government intervention. Killed millions, damaged education, lost jobs."
We tried to stop the disease & undo its effects. Just saying.
This post argues AI is having a moment similar to when you heard about some illness in China back in February 2020.
Tech workers just watched AI go from “helpful tool” to “does my job better than I do.” Everyone else is next. Get your financial house in order and lean into what’s hardest to replace
Tech workers just watched AI go from “helpful tool” to “does my job better than I do.” Everyone else is next. Get your financial house in order and lean into what’s hardest to replace
Something Big Is Happening
A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.
shumer.dev
February 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Love the metaphor.
"AI is just like a disease that ended up, as it spread worldwide, causing serious economic issues requiring government intervention. Killed millions, damaged education, lost jobs."
We tried to stop the disease & undo its effects. Just saying.
"AI is just like a disease that ended up, as it spread worldwide, causing serious economic issues requiring government intervention. Killed millions, damaged education, lost jobs."
We tried to stop the disease & undo its effects. Just saying.
Oh yes
Something I've noticed with the current state of the "culture wars":
The same aggressive overreaction occurs over even the most benign statements. I've seen people on the right lose their minds over someone simply calling for kindness and compassion, as if such a benign call is an assault on values
The same aggressive overreaction occurs over even the most benign statements. I've seen people on the right lose their minds over someone simply calling for kindness and compassion, as if such a benign call is an assault on values
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Oh yes
Actually, I get it.
February 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Actually, I get it.
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well i for one couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities of AI. finally a technology that answers the age old question ‘what if clippy was wormtongue’
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM
well i for one couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities of AI. finally a technology that answers the age old question ‘what if clippy was wormtongue’
In case you didn't click through, this is The Pivening
@normcharlatan.bsky.social know there’s a lot going on but wanted to make sure you saw this
February 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
In case you didn't click through, this is The Pivening
Let's send Michael to the Pivening!
If I had $130 in disposable income and less self-esteem, I’d go. That restaurant is _very_ close to home.
February 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Let's send Michael to the Pivening!
Love "nasty piece of cornbread."
She is an empty suit, of course. And an absolute nasty piece of cornbread.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
The question for Baghdad Bondi was, how many of Epstein’s co-conspirators and pedophiles have you indicted or investigated?
Answer: The Dow is over $50K.
Answer: The Dow is over $50K.
February 12, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Love "nasty piece of cornbread."