Damien Huffer
@damienhuffer.bsky.social
Working at the nexus of heritage and wildlife crime, w/a hefty dash of human remains trafficking research and advocacy | Res. Fellow U. Adelaide |🔎💵💀🖥️ | Taiko drummer, Home cook, Husband | Co-founder of @counteringcrime 🏳️🌈⚣ he/him
Good. It's both an unconscionable crime and systematic of all the illegality, corruption or moral bankruptcy that plague the "markets" or "industries" that turn the dead into products while pretending otherwise.
The funeral home owner and his wife spent money on luxury items as they left the bodies to rot and gave mourning families fake ashes.
Colorado man who abused nearly 200 corpses gets 40 years, families call him a 'monster'
The funeral home owner and his wife spent money on luxury items as they left the bodies to rot and gave mourning families fake ashes.
tucson.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Good. It's both an unconscionable crime and systematic of all the illegality, corruption or moral bankruptcy that plague the "markets" or "industries" that turn the dead into products while pretending otherwise.
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People booing JD Vance at the opening ceremonies in Italy is the first gold medal of the Olympics.
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
People booing JD Vance at the opening ceremonies in Italy is the first gold medal of the Olympics.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... Another reason why we can't have nice things?
'Rogue' tour guides threaten Gold Coast glow-worm population
Last year two operators were fined for running glow-worm cave tours in the Springbrook and Tamborine national parks without the required permits.
www.abc.net.au
February 3, 2026 at 9:49 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... Another reason why we can't have nice things?
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I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸
babao.org.uk/new-article-... Was a treat to work on this article with my colleagues and to continue to contribute to larger efforts. @counteringcrime.bsky.social @museumofloot.bsky.social
New article by BABAO Sale of Human Remains Taskforce – BABAO
babao.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:22 AM
babao.org.uk/new-article-... Was a treat to work on this article with my colleagues and to continue to contribute to larger efforts. @counteringcrime.bsky.social @museumofloot.bsky.social
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
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Our recommendation for this evening. Community is everything. ICE OUT NOW!
January 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Our recommendation for this evening. Community is everything. ICE OUT NOW!
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Crime against wildlife is surging in Australia. These 4 reforms can help tackle it share.google/zWecZo5N9b3m... @counteringcrime.bsky.social
Crime against wildlife is surging in Australia. These 4 reforms can help tackle it
A new study reveals the most prevalent crimes against Australia’s wildlife and environment.
share.google
January 22, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Crime against wildlife is surging in Australia. These 4 reforms can help tackle it share.google/zWecZo5N9b3m... @counteringcrime.bsky.social
Before the holidays, I had the pleasure to record for The Resurrectionists podcast with osteoarchaeologist Megan McGrath. Today, it's out! It went well (albeit I need to get a better mic). Do give it a watch and share it with anyone who might be interested :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6nS...
Sold via DMs: The Social Media Market for Human Remains
YouTube video by The Resurrectionists Podcast
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Before the holidays, I had the pleasure to record for The Resurrectionists podcast with osteoarchaeologist Megan McGrath. Today, it's out! It went well (albeit I need to get a better mic). Do give it a watch and share it with anyone who might be interested :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6nS...
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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
Very interesting new article in @theguardian.com regarding current issues with accurately understanding microplastics in the body. Featuring @drcassss.bsky.social and directly citing an article to which @latentcharon.bsky.social contributed :) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Very interesting new article in @theguardian.com regarding current issues with accurately understanding microplastics in the body. Featuring @drcassss.bsky.social and directly citing an article to which @latentcharon.bsky.social contributed :) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Uh oh! Very unfortunate news... From early Dec. C/o Restitution Matters. www.uni-koeln.de/en/universit... @museumofloot.bsky.social
Statement by the University of Cologne regarding the theft of an ancestor of Indigenous Australian descent
www.uni-koeln.de
January 13, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Uh oh! Very unfortunate news... From early Dec. C/o Restitution Matters. www.uni-koeln.de/en/universit... @museumofloot.bsky.social
Fantastic news! Something is always better than nothing.
Good news: Sudan's government said it has recovered what it described as large collections of antiquities looted from museums in Khartoum during the war, and it plans to announce details at a Tuesday ceremony in Port Sudan.
www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/suda...
www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/suda...
Sudan recovers large collections of looted antiquities - Türkiye Today
It described the event as part of national efforts aimed at protecting cultural heritage and safeguarding the country's historical memory
www.turkiyetoday.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Fantastic news! Something is always better than nothing.
link.springer.com/article/10.1... New important work from Wildlife Crime Research Hub colleagues @freyjawatters.bsky.social and @invasionecology.bsky.social. A deep dive into 50yrs of CITES Ap. I & II listings and the logistics of the process.
Client Challenge
link.springer.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
link.springer.com/article/10.1... New important work from Wildlife Crime Research Hub colleagues @freyjawatters.bsky.social and @invasionecology.bsky.social. A deep dive into 50yrs of CITES Ap. I & II listings and the logistics of the process.
True words here. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Client Challenge
link.springer.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM
True words here. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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France and Mexico have agreed to mutual loans of two colonial-era codices: the Codex Azcatitlán, held in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France since 1898, and the Codex Boturini, kept in Mexico’s Biblioteca Nacional de Antropología e Historia.
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/f...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/f...
France and Mexico trade loans of colonial codices, putting spotlight on calls for restitution
The historic exchange between libraries in Paris and Mexico City is tied to the 200th anniversary of bilateral relations between the countries
www.theartnewspaper.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
France and Mexico have agreed to mutual loans of two colonial-era codices: the Codex Azcatitlán, held in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France since 1898, and the Codex Boturini, kept in Mexico’s Biblioteca Nacional de Antropología e Historia.
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/f...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/05/f...