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Julia LeeThorp

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Wandering SAffer, retired professor of archaeological science interested in all things human, animal and vegetable

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Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · Jan 31

Some home-truths from Alan Hirsch introduced to the gathering Trumpian frenzy about immigration that wealthy countries have not yet grasped. Bottom line -their populations are aging & declining, they NEED these immigrants.
theconversation.com/anti-immigra...

Anti-immigration policies: why harsh new rules put in place by Trump and other rich countries won’t last

Global north policies are increasingly nasty but these countries are ageing fast – without migrant labour, they face economic hardship.

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Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 6h

I know that there is a music industry but what exactly is the „AI Industry“? What does that even mean?
In this case I think he means the piracy business, stealing musicians work. Of course they won’t stop there

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 11h

Why oh why are they only investigating NOW? He was charged in the USA ages ago. A dark corruption cloud hangs around him like a bad smell

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Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 18h

Coalition, UK may need to come to terms with the idea. Others manage and the sky didn’t fall. But it does require adults

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 1d

Is anybody surprised? It’s their way of hating and humiliating

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations!

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 3d

WTF was he doing with his hand?

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 4d

Israel thus making itself world pariah state.

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 4d

In my Defense, I’d just read an article about Kash Patel

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 4d

Nicely expressed, they are one big, desperate YAWN
But it’s still a tragedy to see a mainstream used-to-be-serious political party thrashing itself into oblivion. Boris Johnson deserves most of the opprobrium

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Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 4d

Think you should change that to “wealthy white crooked men only”

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Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 4d

And all of them slavishly copying the Trump regime in USA which is going so well for Americans….NOT

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

These a’holes always, ALWAYS project. What they attack should be the best clue as to set investigations going, on them

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

What a great idea, and with a map !

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

Bearded Vulture nests as archaeological sites, wonderful!

Tim Holt-Wilson @timholtwilson.bsky.social · 5d

An astonishing study!
"We carried out intense research focusing on more than 50 well-preserved historical Bearded Vulture nests in parts of southern Spain where the species became extinct, around 70-130 years ago".

Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 5d

super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

Plus another injured by police gunfire. I’d love to know the full story, whole thing is very odd

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

Turned out to be two shot by police gunfire, according to a report I just saw, one survived (so far)

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

I am sure you are being paranoid for good reason

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

That says clearly that he is “their man”.
Why is he still in the Labour Party? And WHY is he a Lord?

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

That’s true, the US taxman never lets go of US citizens wherever they are. And considering the many UK billionaires residing in tax havens it would bring in a tidy sum

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

Glasman is a disgrace. He drank the kool-aid & is now clearly full-on MAGA, slavishly copying everything that is currently bringing down democracy in the USA.

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Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

WOT!?
At a conf I attended recently a speaker generated gales of laughter when he used a ChatGPT-produced idea for ‘representations of cremation practices in the past’. Suffice to say it was very weird (but lightened the topic)

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 5d

Air quality & control of airborne pathogens in classrooms would improve enormously with air purifiers, yet powers-that-be resist them even when parents have offered to buy them. Just can’t understand the stubborn mindset

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 6d

Jeez what an insecure man baby

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 6d

Sigh….she gets worse and worse

Julia LeeThorp @julialt.bsky.social · 11d

Raises fears? It’s happening already