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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Jul 22

That's the face of John T. Scopes, and I made a 20-minute video about his 1925 trial that is a little bit different from the other Scopes Trial cCentennial videos.

My thoughts on the Scopes Trial Centennial

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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · Apr 23

Now THAT's a tribute! Thank you for writing this wonderful piece @adampjohnson.bsky.social, for our dear friend, mentor, colleague @jontheanthroman.bsky.social - in celebration of his upcoming retirement. Beautifully done!❤️ ✍ 🎉 #anthropology #biologicalanthropology #science
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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Apr 3

The Grey Lady isn't interested in this essay about race. Maybe you are.

This Is What The New York Times Doesn't Want You To See

Race and Science The race controversy engendered by the recent Executive Order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” represent...

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Feb 10

As long as we're going to get rid of pennies, how about modifying the dime to say how much it is actually worth, rather than just saying "one dime," which is trivially obvious. The quarter says "quarter dollar" and the nickel says "five cents". The dime doesn't tell you what it's worth!

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Feb 10

Will Kendrick Lamar be better than Patrick Mahomes?

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Feb 9

I guess I should work out more.

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Feb 9

Then the President of the United States came out publicly against sporks, unattractive teachers, and peanut allergies.

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Feb 6

If we follow the ancient Roman poet Juvenal, the next six weeks will ripe for civil unrest, since the masses in the US will have neither bread (with grocery prices skyrocketing) nor circuses (Opening Day is not until March 27) to appease and distract them.

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Feb 2

So the plan is to watch gas, food, and construction prices skyrocket next week, and the Dems can go, “Nyah nyah, See, I told you so!” And it was just around a century ago that Will Rogers said, “I belong to no organized political party. I’m a Democrat.”

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Feb 2

So I guess the model is Russia in the 1990s. The system crashes, the corporate broligarchs fight over the rubble, and whoever doesn’t fall out of a window is the winner.

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Jan 24

Amen to every word!

Charlamagne Wants Dems to Embrace GOP's Model Of Incivility | The Daily Show

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Jan 24

And with all the horrible national news, you’ve gotta admit that the GOP re-investigating January 6 to find out the truth, but not wanting to subpoena Cassidy Hutchinson because she has texts of GOP lawmakers hitting on her, is hilarious.

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Jon Marks @jontheanthroman.bsky.social · Jan 9

I generally don’t dabble in theological questions, but if the Dodgers had made a pact with Satan to win the World Series, what do you think the back end of the deal would look like?

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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · Dec 9

You morons, you can't repeat the Gilded Age. That's not how history works--it only goes in one direction. Now let me take a big sip of coffee and make sure no nihilistic young Italians have built homemade weapons with which to assassinate robber barons.