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AnthroGeek not quite Ph.D.
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Anthropology pov. Part-time professor, full-time nerd. Interests: science-fiction, history, space sciences, science, hockey, MLP:FiM, ttrpg, larp. Always a theatre person, even if not on stage. Music: GreenDay, DuranDuran, WarrenZevon, WeirdAl, JillSouble
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn't a selfie.
December 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.

New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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If only
December 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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We'll take "News in 2025" for $1000 🙋‍♀️

Did you catch NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's recent moment on Jeopardy?

We’ve now reached the “appearing in trivia clues” phase of our evolution 🤩 Perfect timing as our team wraps up the last few months of prep for the 10-year survey! 🔭🧪
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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I made up some half-sheets you can print on 8.5 x 11 (color and b&w) if you want to hand them to aggressive Salvation Army bell-ringers.

I did my best to research everything I ended up including. Will drop some links below.

Do not give money to the Salvation Army.
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
One more thing about Murdoch Mysteries. I miss the Canadian content. There were stories & jokes in the early years that only made sense of u were familiar with Toronto or know late 19th century Canadian history (the big things & some US history as well.)
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Am I the only person who watches Murdoch Mysteries? (It used to be called The Artful Detective.) Interesting combo of steampunk elements & history & early on some really interesting stories. The lead actor is somewhat dreadful but the writing was good & the premise intriguing. Now 🤢
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Also Murdoch Mysteries keeps trying to incorporate aspects of US pop culture or recent events in the US & it just becomes totally cringe. Bummer as I used to watch it regularly (got to get my CBC content) but woof. I’m done with it.
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Murdoch Mysteries really has become a badly staged Larp at best. I wonder what the steampunk equivalent of jumping the shark is? Jumping the shark on a bicycle?
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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ableist mf
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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you know whose airport experience needs to be transformed?

DISABLED PASSENGERS.

That's who.

Instead of installing fucking Pelotons, maybe find a way to make airlines give wheelchairs back, intact, ALWAYS?
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
And where would they shower afterwards? Great sweaty stinky people on a multi- hour flight 🤦‍♀️ #idiots Also take your macho BS elsewhere.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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St. Nicholas Day is a holiday many Ukrainian families look forward to. To make the day feel special for children, WCK’s #ChefsForUkraine team prepared gingerbread house kits. Daria & Ivan visited a shelter in Kyiv, where they shared the holiday spirit with the 35 kids who now call this shelter home.
December 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Got spam email at school (aka work) email. How do I know it is spam? It starts with: Dear valued colleague 🤣 #highered
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Playmobil… you know I love you but, do we need to talk? Is everything ok at home?
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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If we can magically find $12B for an agriculture bailout caused because of made up tariffs, we can find funding for trains, libraries, & clean energy. Btw the annual budget of the EPA is $9B. The whole thing! About the same with the National Science Foundation. Cut bad stuff, triple good stuff.
Not only can the country absolutely afford to do a lot more good things that help people– in housing, healthcare, infrastructure, and environment– there is no reason not to do it. Pretty simple: We should do big things that help people and not do things that hurt people. bsky.app/profile/cost...
How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Robert Reich’s UC Berkeley Course on Wealth & Poverty Is Free Online
Robert Reich’s UC Berkeley Course on Wealth & Poverty Is Free Online
 Once the Secretary of Labor under the Clinton Administration, Robert Reich spent 17 years teaching at UC Berkeley. This past spring, he taught his final course there, and it's now available online.
www.openculture.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.

We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
These are really I bought a bunch at @seattlein2025.org Two big opposable thumbs up 👍 👍
SALE!!!!

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That's the same price as a small sticker!!

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All 23 current pride designs!!!

Come on down to Emma's Dinosaur emporium!!!
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
All the discussion of Xmas movies I never see “Trading Places” (1983) listed. 🎄
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM