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Where was he on January 6?
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October 5: Apologies for the bad news, but today is one of the 3 unluckiest days of the year in the Roman calendar. Definitely let people know that the underworld opens up to the living today (mundus patet) and so you just can’t leave your house, especially to sail (also on August 24 & November 8).
The tomb was designated the “Tomb of Cerberus” after the incredible mural of Hercules fighting the three-headed dog that guarded the underworld.
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
Agreed!
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
"Edgelord Apocalypse": razor-sharp new episode of What Rough Beast podcast by @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social with feral scholar and Tik-Tok philosopher @cybelecanterel.bsky.social on #BlackPill nihilism and Charlie Kirk's assassination virginiaheffernan.substack.com/p/the-edgelo...
The Edgelord Apocalypse
Cy Canterel brings us deep into black-pill doom
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by Glenn H. Shepard

tweettropiques.bsky.social
Not necessarily agreed, however it would be a wise political move for Democrats to negotiate a return to tax-free status in exchange for more reasonable caps on tuition & other steps to make college education more accessible & affordable rather than remaining a lifetime debt trap.
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
Dartmouth says No to Trump. Go Green! 🌳💚
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 4d
It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.
Office of the President Dear Dartmouth community, As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence. You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves. Best, Sian Leah Beilock President

by Glenn H. Shepard

tweettropiques.bsky.social
Tax the rich, not the universities
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 4d
If Yale were a person, it's $41.4B endowment would make it only the 23rd richest America. It's less than a tenth of Elon Musk's wealth, less than a sixth of Larry Ellison's.

So how come it's fine to put a wealth tax on Yale, but unworkable and economically destructive if applied to them? 🤔
Yale to Trim Budgets as Higher Endowment Tax Tops $300 Million
Yale University is cutting costs and offering retirement incentives as it prepares for higher US taxes on its endowment income and reduced federal funding.
www.bloomberg.com
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“Trump is lying. Speaker Johnson is lying. Full stop.”

Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Trump & Johnson claiming Dems are pushing for health coverage for undocumented immigrants.
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jeffsharlet.bsky.social
It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.
Office of the President Dear Dartmouth community, As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence. You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves. Best, Sian Leah Beilock President
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maxkennerly.bsky.social
If Yale were a person, it's $41.4B endowment would make it only the 23rd richest America. It's less than a tenth of Elon Musk's wealth, less than a sixth of Larry Ellison's.

So how come it's fine to put a wealth tax on Yale, but unworkable and economically destructive if applied to them? 🤔
Yale to Trim Budgets as Higher Endowment Tax Tops $300 Million
Yale University is cutting costs and offering retirement incentives as it prepares for higher US taxes on its endowment income and reduced federal funding.
www.bloomberg.com
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by Glenn H. Shepard

tweettropiques.bsky.social
DEI is dead! Long live DEI! But only for MAGA... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump offers top universities funds if they boost conservative ideas
Brown and MIT among nine schools told to back conservative views or risk losing federal support, sparking free speech fears
www.theguardian.com

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tweettropiques.bsky.social
very bad take

by Glenn H. Shepard

tweettropiques.bsky.social
Looks like a fun and weird read indeed! And also highly relevant, at least psychologically and perhaps also historically to the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories in the current moment
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
"I didn't see it" is only one small, cowardly step away from "I was just following orders."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
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virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
One of my favorite episodes of What Rough Beast so far.
@cybelecanterel.bsky.social on The Edgelord Apocalypse.

virginiaheffernan.substack.com/p/the-edgelo...
The Edgelord Apocalypse
Cy Canterel brings us deep into black-pill doom
virginiaheffernan.substack.com
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People realizing that even an A.I. generated leopard will, in fact, still eat your face.
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atrupar.com
MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
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Pope Leo XIV denounced people who deny climate change today, arguing that they are contributing to the destruction of God's creation.
Pope Leo rebukes climate skeptics after Trump calls warming a ‘con job’
The Illinois native’s comments come a week after the U.S. president derided the fight against climate change.
www.politico.eu
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by Glenn H. Shepard

tweettropiques.bsky.social
“Which ethnobotanist put foxglove... into the Lion’s mane chai that killed the victim?”

A sneak preview of my latest article, "Mysteries from the Ethnobotany of
Matsigenka Hunting Medicines," from Dennis McKenna's most recent #psychedelics symposium

synergeticpress.com/catalog/ethn...
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
New book by Brazilian anthropologist Carlos Fausto on magic, art and ritual (in Portuguese)

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A magia dos artefatos
Ardis da arte navega nos domínios da antropologia do ritual e da arte, com foco na interação entre pessoas e coisas. O livro se propõe a investigar diferentes mecanismos que dão vida a imagens e objet...
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vox-magica.bsky.social
my book_smoke & mirrors_ is out on oxford scholarship online. i have many feelings, mostly good! this was a difficult write for many reasons.

so i hope you find something useful in it if you read it.
Smoke & Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions
Abstract. Smoke & Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions is a book about how magic disappears from early Christian texts that feature
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
Indigenous knowledge systems should be recognized as an essential science for biodiversity

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Sistemas de conhecimento indígenas devem ser admitidos como ciência essencial à biodiversidade
O reconhecimento do protagonismo dos povos originários no esforço de regeneração planetária é fundamental para a vida perseverar
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
"Ways of thinking about language and about human agency and personhood are intimately linked."

--Michelle Rosaldo, 1982
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anthony k webster🐿 @ethnopoetics.bsky.social · 9d
In honor of the passing of John Searle, I recommend this article by Michelle Rosaldo

The Things We Do with Words: Ilongot Speech Acts and Speech Act Theory in Philosophy
Michelle Z. Rosaldo
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by Glenn H. Shepard

tweettropiques.bsky.social
Good point.
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
"A collective reimagining of plant wisdom": the latest installment in Dennis McKenna's ESPD #psychedelic science series ships soon! Chapters by legends Paul Stamets, Wade Davis, L. Eduardo Luna & new talents Laurel Sugden, Shaheen Etminan, etc. Yrs truly too!

synergeticpress.com/catalog/ethn...
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ethnopoetics.bsky.social
In honor of the passing of John Searle, I recommend this article by Michelle Rosaldo

The Things We Do with Words: Ilongot Speech Acts and Speech Act Theory in Philosophy
Michelle Z. Rosaldo
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Reposted by: Glenn H. Shepard, Felix Riede, Catherine J. Frieman , and 1 more

izzywisher.bsky.social
Time to update your Palaeolithic palettes... 🔵

Very proud to share our new research on the OLDEST use of blue pigment! We identified traces of azurite - a vibrant blue mineral - on a stone object around 14-13,000 years old. Why is this so exciting? 👇🏺

doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Close-up image of a sand coloured stone, with a diagonal crack. The sand rock has a textured surface, and small spots of blue can be seen towards the centre of the stone. The background is grey. Microscopic photo of the blue spots, that are irregular in shape and size and positioned diagonally across the image. The rest of the photo shows the rough sand coloured texture of the stone.
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
But who are the animals, really?
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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 10d
The agent admits he treats immigrants like "they're animals" and that he tells his kids that they are animals "all the time"
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tweettropiques.bsky.social
Pre-apocalyptic rice paddies in UK
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 10d
Climate change: my colleagues at @ukceh.bsky.social are growing rice in trial paddyfields in the Fens.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer
Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.
www.bbc.co.uk
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richardkbroughton.bsky.social
Climate change: my colleagues at @ukceh.bsky.social are growing rice in trial paddyfields in the Fens.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer
Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.
www.bbc.co.uk
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