Rocío Gomez
@historyrocio.bsky.social
Historian of Latin America + Historian of the Environment 🍃, Science and Medicine 🧪💉, and Extraction ⛏️.
Also, cheese consumer, cyclist, dog expert, and linocut novice on the side.
https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803290891/
Also, cheese consumer, cyclist, dog expert, and linocut novice on the side.
https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803290891/
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ditto, just read this great essay by @iliasalami.bsky.social, this quote pulled it all together ⬇️
"the new state capitalism resonates with a much older phenomenon, the chartered "company-states” which acted as vanguards of global capitalism and European imperialism in the 17th & 18th centuries"
"the new state capitalism resonates with a much older phenomenon, the chartered "company-states” which acted as vanguards of global capitalism and European imperialism in the 17th & 18th centuries"
Essential essay by @iliasalami.bsky.social on new configurations of state ownership + state investment funds being deployed in the race for military, AI, and energy supply chain dominance. The trend rhymes with earlier eras of Great Power conflict but updated for a networked global economy.
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
ditto, just read this great essay by @iliasalami.bsky.social, this quote pulled it all together ⬇️
"the new state capitalism resonates with a much older phenomenon, the chartered "company-states” which acted as vanguards of global capitalism and European imperialism in the 17th & 18th centuries"
"the new state capitalism resonates with a much older phenomenon, the chartered "company-states” which acted as vanguards of global capitalism and European imperialism in the 17th & 18th centuries"
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The Museum of Natural History is seeking contemporary art work for our upcoming exhibition, with a total budget of £7000. Please note that that this must include all costs including artist time, shipping, fees, production, and travel (if necessary).
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Museum of Natural History is seeking contemporary art work for our upcoming exhibition, with a total budget of £7000. Please note that that this must include all costs including artist time, shipping, fees, production, and travel (if necessary).
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The School of Marine Science & Policy at the University of Delaware is hiring! We are looking for a talented Coastal Physical Oceanographer to join us.
More information is available here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...
More information is available here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The School of Marine Science & Policy at the University of Delaware is hiring! We are looking for a talented Coastal Physical Oceanographer to join us.
More information is available here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...
More information is available here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...
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Battery recycling is expected to become a cornerstone of the global energy transition as electric vehicles (EVs) and other battery-powered technologies become more widespread.
China holds a dominant position in both the pre-treatment and refining stages of battery recycling.
China holds a dominant position in both the pre-treatment and refining stages of battery recycling.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Battery recycling is expected to become a cornerstone of the global energy transition as electric vehicles (EVs) and other battery-powered technologies become more widespread.
China holds a dominant position in both the pre-treatment and refining stages of battery recycling.
China holds a dominant position in both the pre-treatment and refining stages of battery recycling.
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🚨Join us this monday for the second talk in this semester’s colloquium series. @mininghistory.bsky.social presents:
“Mining the Past: What is the role of historians in the mining industry?”
📅 Nov 24, 2025
⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM CET
Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time: bit.ly/MiningThePast
#histSci
“Mining the Past: What is the role of historians in the mining industry?”
📅 Nov 24, 2025
⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM CET
Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time: bit.ly/MiningThePast
#histSci
Mining the Past: What is the role of historians in the mining industry?
SCARCE Colloquium
Speaker: Duncan Money (Independent scholar)
University of Vienna
Online Event
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🚨Join us this monday for the second talk in this semester’s colloquium series. @mininghistory.bsky.social presents:
“Mining the Past: What is the role of historians in the mining industry?”
📅 Nov 24, 2025
⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM CET
Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time: bit.ly/MiningThePast
#histSci
“Mining the Past: What is the role of historians in the mining industry?”
📅 Nov 24, 2025
⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM CET
Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time: bit.ly/MiningThePast
#histSci
Halfway through KS Robinson's behemoth novel, 2312. Just got to the part where there is a breakdown of the history in our time and that far, distant year. Our current time is called The Dithering, or when humans should be focusing on solutions to climate change and its (current/impending) disasters.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Halfway through KS Robinson's behemoth novel, 2312. Just got to the part where there is a breakdown of the history in our time and that far, distant year. Our current time is called The Dithering, or when humans should be focusing on solutions to climate change and its (current/impending) disasters.
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Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests, known as FKUs, on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
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#FindsFriday!
An arrowhead made of #meteorite iron: around 1,500 BC, a meteorite struck #Estonia. A fragment of it arrived - presumably in the baggage of an amber trader - at what is now Lake Biel, #Switzerland. An arrowhead was then made there from the cosmic iron.
From Mörigen, 900-800 BC.
📷 me
An arrowhead made of #meteorite iron: around 1,500 BC, a meteorite struck #Estonia. A fragment of it arrived - presumably in the baggage of an amber trader - at what is now Lake Biel, #Switzerland. An arrowhead was then made there from the cosmic iron.
From Mörigen, 900-800 BC.
📷 me
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#FindsFriday!
An arrowhead made of #meteorite iron: around 1,500 BC, a meteorite struck #Estonia. A fragment of it arrived - presumably in the baggage of an amber trader - at what is now Lake Biel, #Switzerland. An arrowhead was then made there from the cosmic iron.
From Mörigen, 900-800 BC.
📷 me
An arrowhead made of #meteorite iron: around 1,500 BC, a meteorite struck #Estonia. A fragment of it arrived - presumably in the baggage of an amber trader - at what is now Lake Biel, #Switzerland. An arrowhead was then made there from the cosmic iron.
From Mörigen, 900-800 BC.
📷 me
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A Main Line developer’s plan to turn a shuttered steel mill into a 2-million-square-foot AI data center on the outskirts of Conshohocken was stymied this week when he was forced to withdraw his application over legal issues.
Conshohocken-area AI data center proposal abruptly withdrawn over legal issues
An attorney for developer Brian O'Neill was forced to pull the application after legal-standing issues came to light at a Monday zoning board meeting. They can resubmit another proposal at any time.
www.inquirer.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A Main Line developer’s plan to turn a shuttered steel mill into a 2-million-square-foot AI data center on the outskirts of Conshohocken was stymied this week when he was forced to withdraw his application over legal issues.
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"Condenação da empresa BHP pela tragédia em Mariana é um momento histórico", analisa Jamil Chade. Confira.
youtu.be/EIrePGw0nmY
youtu.be/EIrePGw0nmY
Jamil Chade: Condenação da empresa BHP pela tragédia em Mariana é um momento histórico
YouTube video by Instituto Conhecimento Liberta
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Condenação da empresa BHP pela tragédia em Mariana é um momento histórico", analisa Jamil Chade. Confira.
youtu.be/EIrePGw0nmY
youtu.be/EIrePGw0nmY
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This is what happens when science gives you very clear warnings but you stick your fingers in your ears and go "LALALALA".
You can't vaccinate against reality.
You can't vaccinate against reality.
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is what happens when science gives you very clear warnings but you stick your fingers in your ears and go "LALALALA".
You can't vaccinate against reality.
You can't vaccinate against reality.
🎶 Let's get Physical (Sci-en-ces) 🎶
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🎶 Let's get Physical (Sci-en-ces) 🎶
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Valencius: By late 1850s, oil joined coal as a main fossil fuel being harvested from beneath the earth. That led to deforestation, water/air pollution & it didn't take long to notice its broader impact.
(See Eunice Foote's 1856 article: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...) #HSS2025 #envhist
(See Eunice Foote's 1856 article: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...) #HSS2025 #envhist
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Valencius: By late 1850s, oil joined coal as a main fossil fuel being harvested from beneath the earth. That led to deforestation, water/air pollution & it didn't take long to notice its broader impact.
(See Eunice Foote's 1856 article: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...) #HSS2025 #envhist
(See Eunice Foote's 1856 article: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...) #HSS2025 #envhist
Job posting: Univ of Oxford, Associate Professorship of Latin American politics, deadline November 24.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ236/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ236/a...
Associate Professorship in the Politics of Latin America at University of Oxford
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Associate Professorship in the Politics of Latin America at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Job posting: Univ of Oxford, Associate Professorship of Latin American politics, deadline November 24.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ236/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ236/a...
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Latinx communities across the USA have been targeted by ICE. This summer, four LA historical and cultural institutions spoke out in solidarity, amongst silence in the museum sector.
Mary Rizzo on the role of museums in not only historical storytelling, but taking a stand:
Mary Rizzo on the role of museums in not only historical storytelling, but taking a stand:
No Going Back
Mary Rizzo examines how four LA historical and cultural institutions mobilize history and practice solidarity in the fight against immigration raids and deportations.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Latinx communities across the USA have been targeted by ICE. This summer, four LA historical and cultural institutions spoke out in solidarity, amongst silence in the museum sector.
Mary Rizzo on the role of museums in not only historical storytelling, but taking a stand:
Mary Rizzo on the role of museums in not only historical storytelling, but taking a stand:
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Oil regulators claim Oklahoma's wastewater incidents are under control.
But our reporting with @readfrontier.bsky.social shows the state is still dealing with dozens of instances of toxic waste spewing out of the ground, one of which killed about two dozen cows in Sept.
🔗 https://propub.li/4oWsppu
But our reporting with @readfrontier.bsky.social shows the state is still dealing with dozens of instances of toxic waste spewing out of the ground, one of which killed about two dozen cows in Sept.
🔗 https://propub.li/4oWsppu
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Oil regulators claim Oklahoma's wastewater incidents are under control.
But our reporting with @readfrontier.bsky.social shows the state is still dealing with dozens of instances of toxic waste spewing out of the ground, one of which killed about two dozen cows in Sept.
🔗 https://propub.li/4oWsppu
But our reporting with @readfrontier.bsky.social shows the state is still dealing with dozens of instances of toxic waste spewing out of the ground, one of which killed about two dozen cows in Sept.
🔗 https://propub.li/4oWsppu
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Book history—>diplomacy
Claudia Sheinbaum confirmó que México aceptará el traslado temporal del Códice Azcatitlán desde la Biblioteca Nacional de Francia, mientras que el Códice Boturini será exhibido en París.
Anunció que el próximo año se renovará el tratado comercial con Europa. www.animalpolitico.com/politica/she...
Anunció que el próximo año se renovará el tratado comercial con Europa. www.animalpolitico.com/politica/she...
Sheinbaum y Macron fortalecen relación bilateral: México y Francia reactivan Consejo Estratégico y acuerdan intercambio de códices
www.animalpolitico.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Book history—>diplomacy
From cartoon artist "pantspants":
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
From cartoon artist "pantspants":
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Fitting advert in the airport in Zambia's biggest mining region:
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Fitting advert in the airport in Zambia's biggest mining region:
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NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Je pense avoir déjà vu ce film....🍿🍿🍿🍿
Ah. Rendez-vous dans 28 jours pour voir si on est toujours vivants
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Je pense avoir déjà vu ce film....🍿🍿🍿🍿
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I was a tiny child when I was introduced to the joys of bad cinema, I always like to dip my toes back in
a black and white photo of a monster wearing a helmet with a hole in it .
ALT: a black and white photo of a monster wearing a helmet with a hole in it .
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I was a tiny child when I was introduced to the joys of bad cinema, I always like to dip my toes back in
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Women farmers in Xochimilco and San Gregorio are restoring chinampas (high-yield island farms) using canal-mud fertiliser, biofilters and invasive-fish barriers. The program has certified 16 producers and buffers floods, cools the city and shelters the axolotl. buff.ly/0gIJjxl
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Women in Mexico step up to protect ancient Aztec farms and save a vanishing ecosystem
In Mexico, traditionally women did not inherit chinampas, island farms first built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago.
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Women farmers in Xochimilco and San Gregorio are restoring chinampas (high-yield island farms) using canal-mud fertiliser, biofilters and invasive-fish barriers. The program has certified 16 producers and buffers floods, cools the city and shelters the axolotl. buff.ly/0gIJjxl
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Not one for conspiracy theories but this one is funny until it is not ...
October 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Not one for conspiracy theories but this one is funny until it is not ...
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A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste.
Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia
A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste.