Gabriella "Biella" Coleman
@biella.bsky.social
Professor of Anthropology @Harvard, Hacker Studies & More https://gabriellacoleman.org/
Back to my sabbatical side gig: dog siting
February 16, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Back to my sabbatical side gig: dog siting
Last night's dream: enshittification got so bad, it took an hour to look something up on Google maps, and as I was searching with great annoyance, I found out there had been someone with measles in the store where I was searching/located.
February 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Last night's dream: enshittification got so bad, it took an hour to look something up on Google maps, and as I was searching with great annoyance, I found out there had been someone with measles in the store where I was searching/located.
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Good critical response:
"By focusing so exclusively on Mellon’s social justice priorities, the piece reinforces the narrative that politically oriented humanities work is uniquely corrupting, rather than locating the problem in the broader structure of competitive funding under scarcity."
"By focusing so exclusively on Mellon’s social justice priorities, the piece reinforces the narrative that politically oriented humanities work is uniquely corrupting, rather than locating the problem in the broader structure of competitive funding under scarcity."
Were you frustrated by that Atlantic piece on the Mellon Foundation? I decided to write up some thoughts as I am writing on some adjacent topics, including how 2 different different types of social science and humanities research. medium.com/@gabriellaco...
The Exposé That Wasn’t: Mellon and the Tougher, More Boring Stuff We’re Avoiding About Academic…
Since X is the anti-nuance machine, I’ve spent a bit more time drafting a response to Tyler Austin Harper’s Atlantic piece on the Mellon…
medium.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Good critical response:
"By focusing so exclusively on Mellon’s social justice priorities, the piece reinforces the narrative that politically oriented humanities work is uniquely corrupting, rather than locating the problem in the broader structure of competitive funding under scarcity."
"By focusing so exclusively on Mellon’s social justice priorities, the piece reinforces the narrative that politically oriented humanities work is uniquely corrupting, rather than locating the problem in the broader structure of competitive funding under scarcity."
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Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
February 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
Were you frustrated by that Atlantic piece on the Mellon Foundation? I decided to write up some thoughts as I am writing on some adjacent topics, including how 2 different different types of social science and humanities research. medium.com/@gabriellaco...
The Exposé That Wasn’t: Mellon and the Tougher, More Boring Stuff We’re Avoiding About Academic…
Since X is the anti-nuance machine, I’ve spent a bit more time drafting a response to Tyler Austin Harper’s Atlantic piece on the Mellon…
medium.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Were you frustrated by that Atlantic piece on the Mellon Foundation? I decided to write up some thoughts as I am writing on some adjacent topics, including how 2 different different types of social science and humanities research. medium.com/@gabriellaco...
I'd like to think all human creation has a doppleganger counterpart in nature, like this
February 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I'd like to think all human creation has a doppleganger counterpart in nature, like this
I am pro-science, but we do a disservice by minimizing the harms of actually existing contemporary science when we fight for science. I just finished reading this astonishing New Yorker article that I think put the problem so well. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
February 14, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I am pro-science, but we do a disservice by minimizing the harms of actually existing contemporary science when we fight for science. I just finished reading this astonishing New Yorker article that I think put the problem so well. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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For those of you keeping score at home, the actual cut to the Post newsroom was 45%, not the widely reported one third. Remaining journalists are a bit over 400, down from around 1100 four years ago and 580 when Bezos bought the place.
February 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
For those of you keeping score at home, the actual cut to the Post newsroom was 45%, not the widely reported one third. Remaining journalists are a bit over 400, down from around 1100 four years ago and 580 when Bezos bought the place.
Hope that Bad Bunny does something with this Bad Bunny one day. Halloween? Another SNL show?
February 11, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Hope that Bad Bunny does something with this Bad Bunny one day. Halloween? Another SNL show?
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If there was ever going to be any proof that WikiLeaks is essentially dead, it's the Epstein files. Integrating this sort of data and making it searchable is right up the organization's old alley.
The good news is that @ddosecrets.org and @dropsitenews.com joined forces with Jmail to do just that.
The good news is that @ddosecrets.org and @dropsitenews.com joined forces with Jmail to do just that.
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 AM
If there was ever going to be any proof that WikiLeaks is essentially dead, it's the Epstein files. Integrating this sort of data and making it searchable is right up the organization's old alley.
The good news is that @ddosecrets.org and @dropsitenews.com joined forces with Jmail to do just that.
The good news is that @ddosecrets.org and @dropsitenews.com joined forces with Jmail to do just that.
Has anyone watched this movie yet ? thelibrariansfilm.com
The Librarians Film | Official Site
Librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting on the frontlines of democracy
thelibrariansfilm.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Has anyone watched this movie yet ? thelibrariansfilm.com
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i think maybe they laid off the wrong people
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
i think maybe they laid off the wrong people
Whoever invited BaD Bunny: we salute you
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Whoever invited BaD Bunny: we salute you
Loved the half time show but I wish Bad Bunny had brought the whole Ricky Martin era Menudo cast on stage.
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Loved the half time show but I wish Bad Bunny had brought the whole Ricky Martin era Menudo cast on stage.
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There is no clause in the Constitution or law on the books—none—that allows a President to commandeer state elections. No emergency power. No implied authority. No ‘because I say so.’ We will not let Trump take over our free and fair elections.
February 9, 2026 at 7:06 PM
There is no clause in the Constitution or law on the books—none—that allows a President to commandeer state elections. No emergency power. No implied authority. No ‘because I say so.’ We will not let Trump take over our free and fair elections.
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Reason magazine, you say... bsky.app/profile/anth...
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
Weird. I tried to warn libertarians about Trump
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Reason magazine, you say... bsky.app/profile/anth...
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I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
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Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷
Love the shout out to Canada at the end of listing all the Latin American and Caribbean nations. The end was powerful. Sending a message without ever having to
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Love the shout out to Canada at the end of listing all the Latin American and Caribbean nations. The end was powerful. Sending a message without ever having to
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
Good job or so much better than most of the current reporting. NYT corrects RFKs too bold statement about ketogenic diets and psychiatric cures but features the psychiatrist doing important work in the area with some good success www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Psychiatrist Says Kennedy Was ‘Not Accurate’ in Discussing His Keto Studies
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Good job or so much better than most of the current reporting. NYT corrects RFKs too bold statement about ketogenic diets and psychiatric cures but features the psychiatrist doing important work in the area with some good success www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
On the new Acela. So nice not to ride on a grungy and yes moldy (the a/c system) train. So excited for when I return out east to be able to ride Amtrak without getting a sore throat
February 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
On the new Acela. So nice not to ride on a grungy and yes moldy (the a/c system) train. So excited for when I return out east to be able to ride Amtrak without getting a sore throat