Debby Sneed
@debscavator.bsky.social
nondisabled researcher of disability in ancient Greece
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You know the phrase, "the lioness does not concern herself with..."? Ancient Greeks had a version: "Hippokleides does not care." Herodotus says that this statement became a proverb.
Here's the background: the tyrant of Sicyon, Cleisthenes, had a banquet to test out his daughter's suitors.
Here's the background: the tyrant of Sicyon, Cleisthenes, had a banquet to test out his daughter's suitors.
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
You know the phrase, "the lioness does not concern herself with..."? Ancient Greeks had a version: "Hippokleides does not care." Herodotus says that this statement became a proverb.
Here's the background: the tyrant of Sicyon, Cleisthenes, had a banquet to test out his daughter's suitors.
Here's the background: the tyrant of Sicyon, Cleisthenes, had a banquet to test out his daughter's suitors.
My fav part of the NYT piece about Gavin Newsom's memoir (in which he tries to claim an underprivileged upbringing) is when they say he had a bowlcut as a kid. I didn't know he had gone through that, it changed my mind about him ripping up homeless encampments for a photo op and denying a genocide 💕
February 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
My fav part of the NYT piece about Gavin Newsom's memoir (in which he tries to claim an underprivileged upbringing) is when they say he had a bowlcut as a kid. I didn't know he had gone through that, it changed my mind about him ripping up homeless encampments for a photo op and denying a genocide 💕
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In today's #PeoplingBlog, Jesse Obert, Asst. Professor of Ancient Greek History at the University of South Florida, takes us through his research on warriorhood in Crete and the ways in which we can think about war booty through the lens of disability theory: peoplingthepast.com/2026/01/30/b... /1 🧵
January 30, 2026 at 3:13 PM
In today's #PeoplingBlog, Jesse Obert, Asst. Professor of Ancient Greek History at the University of South Florida, takes us through his research on warriorhood in Crete and the ways in which we can think about war booty through the lens of disability theory: peoplingthepast.com/2026/01/30/b... /1 🧵
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Ds are demanding DHS stop "deporting US citizens," but deporting *US citizens* is not legal to begin with! So they're offering money to criminals if they...what, stop criming, I guess? It's basically 'hey stop robbing this bank and we'll give you a million bucks'. I swear I am going insane
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
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January 30, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Ds are demanding DHS stop "deporting US citizens," but deporting *US citizens* is not legal to begin with! So they're offering money to criminals if they...what, stop criming, I guess? It's basically 'hey stop robbing this bank and we'll give you a million bucks'. I swear I am going insane
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I went on my first ICE watch patrol today. I spotted a confirmed ICE vehicle and reported it to my group, and it was amazing to see how quickly the community activated to flood the area with additional patrols and watchers, alert day laborers and nearby businesses, etc. Showing up matters
January 28, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I went on my first ICE watch patrol today. I spotted a confirmed ICE vehicle and reported it to my group, and it was amazing to see how quickly the community activated to flood the area with additional patrols and watchers, alert day laborers and nearby businesses, etc. Showing up matters
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Really useful tool!
MnNEAT has created these communication tools to help nonspeakers, or those who may lose speech due to stress, invoke their rights if they are stopped by ICE. As always, please be very careful when taking something out of a bag or wallet in front of police or ICE. mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
MnNEAT | Rapid ICE‑Related Safety & Community Care Resources
MnNEAT stands with our community and against ICE. This rapid‑response effort for community care provides downloadable disability access resources to support individuals during the current emergency…
mnneat.wixstudio.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Really useful tool!
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"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion
Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
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If you'd like to learn more I did an interview with @historycanthide.skystack.xyz historycanthide.substack.com/p/why-are-wh...
Why are White Nationalists obsessed with Ancient Greece and Rome!?
A recording from Kahlil Greene's live video
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January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
If you'd like to learn more I did an interview with @historycanthide.skystack.xyz historycanthide.substack.com/p/why-are-wh...
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My book, "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" is out! Promo Code WIN26 will get you 30% off at @yalepress.bsky.social. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The White Pedestal
How white nationalist thought leaders use ancient Greece and Rome to claim historical precedent for their violent and oppressive politics It is difficult ...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
My book, "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" is out! Promo Code WIN26 will get you 30% off at @yalepress.bsky.social. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
So was Jan. 6 actually just a job fair?
January 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
So was Jan. 6 actually just a job fair?
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If you're in the Gainesville area on January 28, come hear me speak about my research on the International Space Station!
January 18, 2026 at 1:12 AM
If you're in the Gainesville area on January 28, come hear me speak about my research on the International Space Station!
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The only way through this is together.
'Together' covers a lot of activities.
'Together' covers a lot of activities.
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The only way through this is together.
'Together' covers a lot of activities.
'Together' covers a lot of activities.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Stop Israel’s takeover of the Palestinian village of Sebastia - Tell Congress: Urge the State Department to stop Israel’s illegal seizure of Sebastia #savesebastia
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Stop Israel’s takeover of the Palestinian village of Sebastia
Israel is trying to take over an ancient Palestinian village and its sacred religious sites—including the tomb of St. John the Baptist.Sebastia is a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank and i...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Stop Israel’s takeover of the Palestinian village of Sebastia - Tell Congress: Urge the State Department to stop Israel’s illegal seizure of Sebastia #savesebastia
afsc.org/action/stop-...
afsc.org/action/stop-...
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Reading these incredibly theory-dense books has me thinking a lot of thoughts about whether you want to write to be understood and communicate to culture at large or if you want to signify how smart you are to three people who never leave the ivory tower.
January 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Reading these incredibly theory-dense books has me thinking a lot of thoughts about whether you want to write to be understood and communicate to culture at large or if you want to signify how smart you are to three people who never leave the ivory tower.
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Good morning to everyone especially everyone who knows that legitimating ethnonationalist claims to antiquity = genocidal complicity!
everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/t...
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There is no such thing as ‘Ancient Israel’ – #EOPalestine 22
by Marchella Ward Cover image: Ancient columns in Sebastia, 1925. Image: Wiki Commons. In May 2025, Walaa Ghazzal, the curator of the archaeological museum at Sebastia, in the occupied West Bank, s…
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January 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Good morning to everyone especially everyone who knows that legitimating ethnonationalist claims to antiquity = genocidal complicity!
everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/t...
everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/t...
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BREAKING and HUGE news for transgender people: The bipartisan final negotiated text for these spending bills REMOVED language to restrict gender-affirming care as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
January 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
BREAKING and HUGE news for transgender people: The bipartisan final negotiated text for these spending bills REMOVED language to restrict gender-affirming care as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
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the fascism isn’t a distraction, it is the main event, and i am so tired of dems insisting otherwise
Let's be clear. Donald Trump will indict the Fed Chair, kidnap foreign leaders and kill American citizens in MN if it distracts you from asking WTF is in the Epstein files because HIS BASE doesn't like pedophiles. None of this is normal. But everything he does is from weakness right now.
January 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
the fascism isn’t a distraction, it is the main event, and i am so tired of dems insisting otherwise
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Wonder what Archaeologists and Antiquity Scholars did (or not) about Palestine in 2025? Here's a 80-item timeline!
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Archaeologists and Antiquity Scholars on Palestine in 2025: An Archive
cover art and post: Katherine Blouin How are Antiquity scholars and organizations responding to Israel’s campaign of annihilation of Palestine’s past, present and future? What do archaeologists and…
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December 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Wonder what Archaeologists and Antiquity Scholars did (or not) about Palestine in 2025? Here's a 80-item timeline!
everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/a...
everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/a...
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A new and open-access book, "Time of Textiles in Ancient Greece" by Marie-Louise Bech Nosch: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Time of Textiles in Ancient Greece
Textiles accompany us throughout our lives, au fil du temps , from the cradle to the grave. Aspects of time, seasons and chronology play an important role when exploring textiles and clothes in antiqu...
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January 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A new and open-access book, "Time of Textiles in Ancient Greece" by Marie-Louise Bech Nosch: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Following yesterday's EAA Special Meeting, I have submitted a complaint to the EAA Appeal and Anti-Harassment Committee. I post it here, with names redacted, for any members who were not present. Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out with messages of solidarity and support 🙏💓🙏
January 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Following yesterday's EAA Special Meeting, I have submitted a complaint to the EAA Appeal and Anti-Harassment Committee. I post it here, with names redacted, for any members who were not present. Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out with messages of solidarity and support 🙏💓🙏
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Everyday Orientalism turns 10 in 2026 and we have some news
everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/e...
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Everyday Orientalism turns 10 in 2026 and we have some news
cover image: Katherine Blouin In 2016, we co-founded Everyday Orientalism. In a recent post for Peopling the Past, Katherine shared how the platform was born: “At the time, Usama Ali Gad, Rac…
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January 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Everyday Orientalism turns 10 in 2026 and we have some news
everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/e...
everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/e...
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I think we won’t really free up the space to imagine a way out of American fascism until people grasp this: most of what the “opposition party” has to offer them is their preferred actors for state violence
January 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I think we won’t really free up the space to imagine a way out of American fascism until people grasp this: most of what the “opposition party” has to offer them is their preferred actors for state violence
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!