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Kimberly Wooten

@plasticarchaeology.bsky.social

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Plastics archaeologist, interested in climate and heritage, public outreach, and foolishly thinks contemporary archaeology will save the world.

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Kimberly Wooten @plasticarchaeology.bsky.social · Nov 17

Hello! I'm a California-based post-contact archaeologist using the platform of archaeology to address social and environmental changes - archaeology of plastics and plastic pollution, climate and heritage, and disability. Will work for good plastic artifacts!

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 1d

People are buying more clothes, but they don’t stay in closets for long. This fuels overproduction and waste.

An easy fix? Wear them longer. The planet will thank you!

More tips on #BeatWastePollution: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

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ICE = human trash. Fuck I hate these people. Garbage.

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He wants people to die.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 9d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 14d

If Antifa were a real group, you’d be able to buy merch.

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Kimberly Wooten @plasticarchaeology.bsky.social · 16d

I fucking hate this president and what he foments (and I hate that I hate). So unnecessarily cruel.

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This was actually a real comment? WTAF

Kimberly Wooten @plasticarchaeology.bsky.social · Sep 11

Zero mourning here. Kirk should be pleased he contributed to the the shooter's 2nd ammendment rights.

Kimberly Wooten @plasticarchaeology.bsky.social · Sep 11

Free speech and all...

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Sep 10

This isn't "just" Shaheds on Poland

It's jamming v/d Leyen and German general's planes

It's bombing the EU HQ in Kyiv

It's bombing Ukr civilians every day and night with 800+ drones and missiles

AND THIS IS JUST LAST WEEK.

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Kimberly Wooten @plasticarchaeology.bsky.social · Sep 9

And ICE freaking put them in chains.

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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · Sep 6

“Climate change, for impacting the quality of your life, is not incredibly important,” Mr. Wright said. “In fact, if it wasn’t in the news, in the media, you wouldn’t know.”

lol I just wrote about how climate change has gotten to the point where everyone can see for themselves that it’s real.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 4

I think that since the overwhelming majority of mass shooters are cisgender men, we should take their guns first.

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Kimberly Wooten @plasticarchaeology.bsky.social · Sep 4

WTAF

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · Sep 1

Mind-blowing stats from Oxfam on the impacts from clothes that are bought and rarely, if ever, worn. www.businessgreen.com/news/4518290...

Oxfam: Fashion industry on track to produce 138 billion items of unworn clothes a year by 2050

Based on current trends the global fashion industry could soon produce enough unworn clothes to almost stretch from Earth to Mars and back, research claims

www.businessgreen.com

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Aug 30

This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.)

h/t @joshuajfriedman.com

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Firefighter arrested by US border agents was on track for legal status, lawyers say

Lawyers say arrest of man fighting Bear Gulch fire in Oregon was illegal and demand immediate release from detention

www.theguardian.com

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · Aug 31

The last 3 years have been the hottest in around 125,000 years.

CO2 levels are their highest in MILLIONS of years.

But most people have no idea this is happening, let alone what it means for our kids’ futures.

Our politics & media have failed our children. We should be furious.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Aug 30

My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote:
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."

Molly Ivins, dressed in a sort of satin blouse with a neckthing that I'm going to call a scarf?. She's smiling with every cell in her body. Beaming radiantly the joy of being righteous and kind at the same time. Her eyes closed almost to a squint, and every pearly white on display. Gods bless you, Molly, you were a hell of a person.

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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · Aug 25

I know this is not a unique observation but public health was basically created to deal with the Spanish flu, and then a century later COVID hit and killed twice as many people and our response was to destroy public health

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Kimberly Wooten @plasticarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 24

Oh snap! So true.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 24

If the US government had to pay for medical care of its citizens, it might care more about climate change impacts, air and water pollution, gun violence, traffic crashes, the food we eat, etc. It’s past time for single payer healthcare.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · Aug 24

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]

Mountains of smoking waste sprawl across the Dandora dump in Nairobi, Kenya.

Among the refuse are remnants of fast-fashion - fabrics with synthetic fibers which fragment into microplastics laced with toxins which seep into soil, water and air.

The clothes that never die: How fast fashion is burying Africa in plastic

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Mountains of smoking waste sprawl across the Dandora dump in…

news.mongabay.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 22

Masked raids are tools of fear, not freedom. Despite what this administration wants you to believe, they are not about “safety.” They are about letting ICE agents hide from accountability while carrying out inhumane acts.

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