Guy Duke
@archaeoguy.bsky.social
Archaeologist of food, specifically Ecuador and Peru. Canadian unfortunately living in Texas. Au(Ph)DHD . they/them
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Guy Duke
@archaeoguy.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Quick FYI: please don’t send me gentle reminders about things. I have ADHD so I am going to need repeated and increasingly aggressive reminders. Thank you.
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Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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I grow weary of the ways what we’ve been saying about our bodily autonomy being necessary is only digestible through the lens of studies “proving” that having access to basic control over our bodies is good for our mental health or is associated with any other positive outcomes.
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I grow weary of the ways what we’ve been saying about our bodily autonomy being necessary is only digestible through the lens of studies “proving” that having access to basic control over our bodies is good for our mental health or is associated with any other positive outcomes.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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Libraries pay for books. There are 17k public libraries in the US. 90k school libraries. If even a small percent of those each buy a book, that helps out considerably financially.
In Canada, libraries pay the author PER BORROW.
A lot of books on internet archives were stolen to begin with...
In Canada, libraries pay the author PER BORROW.
A lot of books on internet archives were stolen to begin with...
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Libraries pay for books. There are 17k public libraries in the US. 90k school libraries. If even a small percent of those each buy a book, that helps out considerably financially.
In Canada, libraries pay the author PER BORROW.
A lot of books on internet archives were stolen to begin with...
In Canada, libraries pay the author PER BORROW.
A lot of books on internet archives were stolen to begin with...
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Please remember: When we remind people that “there is NO evidence linking vaccines to autism” without adding “and fear of autism hurts autistics,” then we’re actually contributing to negative stereotypes about autism & autistic people. At TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust... #VaccinesWork
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust... #VaccinesWork
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Please remember: When we remind people that “there is NO evidence linking vaccines to autism” without adding “and fear of autism hurts autistics,” then we’re actually contributing to negative stereotypes about autism & autistic people. At TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust... #VaccinesWork
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust... #VaccinesWork
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“They want me to disappear.
But I’m not going to do that.
Even if they take everything from me.
Even if they take my freedom.
My life.
My existence will continue.
And I will haunt them for eternity.
They’re scared of me.
But I’m not scared of them.”
#autism
But I’m not going to do that.
Even if they take everything from me.
Even if they take my freedom.
My life.
My existence will continue.
And I will haunt them for eternity.
They’re scared of me.
But I’m not scared of them.”
#autism
I identify as a threat
Words, acrylic on canvas, and Executive Order collage by Guy Duke
Collage and tempera on canvas board
$521
16x20”
Prints available (DM for details)
#poetry #art #collage #executiveorder #queerjoy #queerliberation #adhd #autism #june14 #nokings #noeugenics
Words, acrylic on canvas, and Executive Order collage by Guy Duke
Collage and tempera on canvas board
$521
16x20”
Prints available (DM for details)
#poetry #art #collage #executiveorder #queerjoy #queerliberation #adhd #autism #june14 #nokings #noeugenics
September 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“They want me to disappear.
But I’m not going to do that.
Even if they take everything from me.
Even if they take my freedom.
My life.
My existence will continue.
And I will haunt them for eternity.
They’re scared of me.
But I’m not scared of them.”
#autism
But I’m not going to do that.
Even if they take everything from me.
Even if they take my freedom.
My life.
My existence will continue.
And I will haunt them for eternity.
They’re scared of me.
But I’m not scared of them.”
#autism
Time to send this out into the world again.
An impromptu autistic poem for RFK Jr.
Keep your nonsense beliefs
off of me and my kids,
resign your unearned post
immediately.
You do nothing but harm
as you blather your shit.
We will resist you
indefinitely.
Keep your nonsense beliefs
off of me and my kids,
resign your unearned post
immediately.
You do nothing but harm
as you blather your shit.
We will resist you
indefinitely.
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Time to send this out into the world again.
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Vaccines don’t cause Autism.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
Vaccines don’t cause Autism.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
Vaccines don’t cause Autism.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Vaccines don’t cause Autism.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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You can’t mindlessly celebrate Thanksgiving. Or else, what you’re grateful for is the stealing, pillaging, and raping of my people’s homeland for your comfort.
America is grateful it’s never been caught. Never paid a price. Never had to reckon for its genocidal intent & disrespect of Mother Earth.
America is grateful it’s never been caught. Never paid a price. Never had to reckon for its genocidal intent & disrespect of Mother Earth.
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
You can’t mindlessly celebrate Thanksgiving. Or else, what you’re grateful for is the stealing, pillaging, and raping of my people’s homeland for your comfort.
America is grateful it’s never been caught. Never paid a price. Never had to reckon for its genocidal intent & disrespect of Mother Earth.
America is grateful it’s never been caught. Never paid a price. Never had to reckon for its genocidal intent & disrespect of Mother Earth.
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You might not think you needed to see Kate Bush dressed as a bat today, but you were wrong.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
You might not think you needed to see Kate Bush dressed as a bat today, but you were wrong.
Friendly neighborhood orb-weaver spider and its snacks-in-waiting.
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Friendly neighborhood orb-weaver spider and its snacks-in-waiting.
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1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
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elon installs a new feature that publicly displays the country where your app was installed and operates from
people find out the most racist pro-US accounts are based in israel, india, bangladesh, etc
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TWITTER BASED IN ISRAEL
elon pauses location feature
people find out the most racist pro-US accounts are based in israel, india, bangladesh, etc
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TWITTER BASED IN ISRAEL
elon pauses location feature
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
elon installs a new feature that publicly displays the country where your app was installed and operates from
people find out the most racist pro-US accounts are based in israel, india, bangladesh, etc
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TWITTER BASED IN ISRAEL
elon pauses location feature
people find out the most racist pro-US accounts are based in israel, india, bangladesh, etc
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TWITTER BASED IN ISRAEL
elon pauses location feature
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Each of the 86 Corporate Dems who voted to "condemn socialism" & was in Congress when Biden used taxpayer money to bailout banks, supported Biden using taxpayer money to bailout banks.
They believe in socialism for the wealthy but rugged individualism for working class. MLK called them hypocrites.
They believe in socialism for the wealthy but rugged individualism for working class. MLK called them hypocrites.
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Each of the 86 Corporate Dems who voted to "condemn socialism" & was in Congress when Biden used taxpayer money to bailout banks, supported Biden using taxpayer money to bailout banks.
They believe in socialism for the wealthy but rugged individualism for working class. MLK called them hypocrites.
They believe in socialism for the wealthy but rugged individualism for working class. MLK called them hypocrites.
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Before you get annoyed with someone’s infodumping
Ask yourself what it means to them to share their hyperfocus with you specifically
Ask yourself what it means to them to share their hyperfocus with you specifically
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Before you get annoyed with someone’s infodumping
Ask yourself what it means to them to share their hyperfocus with you specifically
Ask yourself what it means to them to share their hyperfocus with you specifically
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Long road to a short thought: We're here. We matter, and I've got nothing but love for all my neurodivergent brothers and sisters out there.
PS: fuck RFK Jr.
PS: fuck RFK Jr.
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Long road to a short thought: We're here. We matter, and I've got nothing but love for all my neurodivergent brothers and sisters out there.
PS: fuck RFK Jr.
PS: fuck RFK Jr.
51 years for me, but only diagnosed at year 50. Everything about this thread is spot on.
I lived life as an autistic person for 41 years, and frankly it's wild to see someone who views your existence as a blight elevated to a position of such consequence. I generally see no reason to discuss being on the spectrum publicly, but I'll make an exception for this vile eugenicist. 1/x
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
51 years for me, but only diagnosed at year 50. Everything about this thread is spot on.
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The subtext to outrage over a clinical trial to get more data on puberty blockers for GAC is that people being trans is an adverse outcome to these people.
You can't say there isn't enough clinical trial evidence and then say we shouldn't do clinical trials.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
You can't say there isn't enough clinical trial evidence and then say we shouldn't do clinical trials.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New puberty blockers clinical trial to begin after UK ban - BBC News
Those taking part in the study will be children under 16 who are going through puberty.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The subtext to outrage over a clinical trial to get more data on puberty blockers for GAC is that people being trans is an adverse outcome to these people.
You can't say there isn't enough clinical trial evidence and then say we shouldn't do clinical trials.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
You can't say there isn't enough clinical trial evidence and then say we shouldn't do clinical trials.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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I'm happy I grew up in the era of card catalogs and the dewey decimal system. Just walking into the library with a stack of index cards, a pen, and an idea.
I keep thinking the *process* of researching is as important as what you discover.
It forces you to consider what impacts and relates to what you are looking for and the context of what you find impacts its meaning.
Knowledge is not a box of cereal that you can just grab a handful of. #KM
It forces you to consider what impacts and relates to what you are looking for and the context of what you find impacts its meaning.
Knowledge is not a box of cereal that you can just grab a handful of. #KM
Well slap my ass and call me Suzy
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm happy I grew up in the era of card catalogs and the dewey decimal system. Just walking into the library with a stack of index cards, a pen, and an idea.