Clare Sammells
@csammells.bsky.social
Anthropologist of Food, Tourism, and Latin America (Bolivia, Argentina, Antarctica). Lover of plants AND zombies. Barbershop singer. Assoc Prof at Bucknell U but all opinions are my own.
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“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
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Close the ICE death camps!
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Close the ICE death camps!
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Una librería no es una biblioteca. No confundáis la cultura con el mercado.
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Una librería no es una biblioteca. No confundáis la cultura con el mercado.
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Congratulations to Roberto Alvarez, the 2026 Bronislaw Malinowski Award Winner!
For more info, visit our website: appliedanthro.org/awards-prize...
#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #SfAA2026 #Malinowski
For more info, visit our website: appliedanthro.org/awards-prize...
#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #SfAA2026 #Malinowski
January 26, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Congratulations to Roberto Alvarez, the 2026 Bronislaw Malinowski Award Winner!
For more info, visit our website: appliedanthro.org/awards-prize...
#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #SfAA2026 #Malinowski
For more info, visit our website: appliedanthro.org/awards-prize...
#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #SfAA2026 #Malinowski
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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What these goons don't seem to realize is that decades of neoliberal policies have forced the work of care downstream--from the state onto families, and then onto women, who've had to get very good at caring for others through the crises that those same neoliberal policies tend to create.
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:09 PM
What these goons don't seem to realize is that decades of neoliberal policies have forced the work of care downstream--from the state onto families, and then onto women, who've had to get very good at caring for others through the crises that those same neoliberal policies tend to create.
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Similarly when people tell me, "It must be an exciting time to be an immigration and constitutional law scholar!"
<Big giant sigh>
<Big giant sigh>
Twice this week when meeting a new person I've gotten an excited "Wow, it must be an exciting time to be a political scientist!" and both times I've answered "Not really. That's like telling someone it's an exciting to be a surgeon when there's a 63 car pileup on the highway."
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Similarly when people tell me, "It must be an exciting time to be an immigration and constitutional law scholar!"
<Big giant sigh>
<Big giant sigh>
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One of the benefits (?) of living in the Lehigh Valley is we are living near the Peeps factory, and therefore have access to their annual in-store flavors. This year:
-Sunny D
-Strawberry Poptarts
-Chili Lime Mango
(also, I hate Peeps, but love the Peep energy around here)
-Sunny D
-Strawberry Poptarts
-Chili Lime Mango
(also, I hate Peeps, but love the Peep energy around here)
New store-exclusive Easter Peeps to include strawberry Pop-Tarts, SunnyD
Just Born and its Peeps are bringing out some unique store exclusives for Easter 2026, including strawberry Pop-Tarts, SunnyD and mango chili lime.
www.lehighvalleynews.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
One of the benefits (?) of living in the Lehigh Valley is we are living near the Peeps factory, and therefore have access to their annual in-store flavors. This year:
-Sunny D
-Strawberry Poptarts
-Chili Lime Mango
(also, I hate Peeps, but love the Peep energy around here)
-Sunny D
-Strawberry Poptarts
-Chili Lime Mango
(also, I hate Peeps, but love the Peep energy around here)
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
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In dozens of interviews, sociologist, UX researcher, and interaction designer Diana Enriquez finds middle managers forced to "feign AI success" in a weak job market—for instance, pretending error-free drafts came from AI tools that actually failed.
In Weak Job Market, Middle Managers Increasingly Forced to Feign AI Success
Amid all the hype, companies need human-centered AI that helps workers. Policymakers must protect labor at every level, writes Diana Enriquez.
buff.ly
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 AM
In dozens of interviews, sociologist, UX researcher, and interaction designer Diana Enriquez finds middle managers forced to "feign AI success" in a weak job market—for instance, pretending error-free drafts came from AI tools that actually failed.
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During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake
And, tonight, the network's flagship news program -- 60 Minutes -- ran a clip show of old celeb interviews to "celebrate the movies" rather than put together an episode focused on what's going on in Minnesota.
The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 AM
During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake
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There have been 3 homicides in Minneapolis this year. Trump’s agents committed two of them: a mom and a nurse who cared for our Veterans.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
January 26, 2026 at 2:41 AM
There have been 3 homicides in Minneapolis this year. Trump’s agents committed two of them: a mom and a nurse who cared for our Veterans.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
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What's up, Bsky? What's up? I'M UP SHOVELING SNOW, that's what's up.
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 AM
What's up, Bsky? What's up? I'M UP SHOVELING SNOW, that's what's up.
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This is the exact same garbage Chinese state media and Western tankies were peddling about Hong Kong in 2019.
The fact people can autonomously band together, pool resources, rally donations, and organise is truly unthinkable to some folks. Just because you couldn't do it doesn't mean others can't.
The fact people can autonomously band together, pool resources, rally donations, and organise is truly unthinkable to some folks. Just because you couldn't do it doesn't mean others can't.
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
This is the exact same garbage Chinese state media and Western tankies were peddling about Hong Kong in 2019.
The fact people can autonomously band together, pool resources, rally donations, and organise is truly unthinkable to some folks. Just because you couldn't do it doesn't mean others can't.
The fact people can autonomously band together, pool resources, rally donations, and organise is truly unthinkable to some folks. Just because you couldn't do it doesn't mean others can't.
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
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Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.
Excellent article!
Excellent article!
January 26, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.
Excellent article!
Excellent article!
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👉SEALIONING is a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility & sincerity ("I'm just trying to have a debate"), and feigning ignorance of the subject matter 👀
January 24, 2026 at 6:17 PM
👉SEALIONING is a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility & sincerity ("I'm just trying to have a debate"), and feigning ignorance of the subject matter 👀
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This is one of the biggest stories in America, comparable in scale to what’s happening in Minnesota. The largest social media platform is transferred to Trump’s allies and immediately forbids you from saying anything bad about him. Absolutely totalitarian in nature. No different than China.
#TikTok has begun censoring anti-Trump and anti-Ice content
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 AM
This is one of the biggest stories in America, comparable in scale to what’s happening in Minnesota. The largest social media platform is transferred to Trump’s allies and immediately forbids you from saying anything bad about him. Absolutely totalitarian in nature. No different than China.
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Can confirm a recent anti-Trump post of mine there is blocked from viewing in the United States - my parents and US friends cannot see it when directly linked. Also, big anti Trump TikTok-ers have suddenly lost live viewership.
#TikTok has begun censoring anti-Trump and anti-Ice content
January 26, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Can confirm a recent anti-Trump post of mine there is blocked from viewing in the United States - my parents and US friends cannot see it when directly linked. Also, big anti Trump TikTok-ers have suddenly lost live viewership.
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stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
January 26, 2026 at 7:53 AM
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.