Exhausted archaeologist-exhausteologist
@hknorton.bsky.social
Archaeologist, policy wonk, natural science nerd, New Yorker in Colorado married to a southerner, avid hiker & camper, absolutely livid about the climate crisis. https://thisblogdoesnthaveanameyet.wordpress.com/
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"I wish I could do magic.'
"If you have no magic," said the witch, "it's because you've used it all."
"I've never done magic."
"There's one spell most can do instinctively - turn back time. It only works once, it's so big it burns up all your magic."
"I've never! If I could, I..."
"Would have?"
"If you have no magic," said the witch, "it's because you've used it all."
"I've never done magic."
"There's one spell most can do instinctively - turn back time. It only works once, it's so big it burns up all your magic."
"I've never! If I could, I..."
"Would have?"
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
"I wish I could do magic.'
"If you have no magic," said the witch, "it's because you've used it all."
"I've never done magic."
"There's one spell most can do instinctively - turn back time. It only works once, it's so big it burns up all your magic."
"I've never! If I could, I..."
"Would have?"
"If you have no magic," said the witch, "it's because you've used it all."
"I've never done magic."
"There's one spell most can do instinctively - turn back time. It only works once, it's so big it burns up all your magic."
"I've never! If I could, I..."
"Would have?"
Canada is a literal and metaphorical beacon. It shines to bright.
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Canada is a literal and metaphorical beacon. It shines to bright.
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Physaria alpina, our Avery Peak Twinpod, blooming at Horseshoe Cirque #nativeplants
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to July 7 🌿
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to July 7 🌿
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Physaria alpina, our Avery Peak Twinpod, blooming at Horseshoe Cirque #nativeplants
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to July 7 🌿
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to July 7 🌿
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This fair started for #archaeology and #gis #geospatial, as well as #ArchtecturalHistory, and is growing to include #planning, #ethnography, #survey, and all #preservation and #heritage allied fields!
Save The Date for the 2026 #CulturalResources #CareerFair. For #Heritage and #Preservation #Archaeology and allied fields!
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
This fair started for #archaeology and #gis #geospatial, as well as #ArchtecturalHistory, and is growing to include #planning, #ethnography, #survey, and all #preservation and #heritage allied fields!
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The Kansas City Current confirmed Chris Armas as their new head coach today!
Armas is an experienced coach, having worked in the MLS as a head coach at New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC and most recently with Colorado Rapids.
What do we think of the appointment?
#KCCurrent #NWSL
Armas is an experienced coach, having worked in the MLS as a head coach at New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC and most recently with Colorado Rapids.
What do we think of the appointment?
#KCCurrent #NWSL
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The Kansas City Current confirmed Chris Armas as their new head coach today!
Armas is an experienced coach, having worked in the MLS as a head coach at New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC and most recently with Colorado Rapids.
What do we think of the appointment?
#KCCurrent #NWSL
Armas is an experienced coach, having worked in the MLS as a head coach at New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC and most recently with Colorado Rapids.
What do we think of the appointment?
#KCCurrent #NWSL
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Pour réflexion 👇
"L’ONU ne reflète pas un ordre international fondé sur le droit ; elle reflète un rapport de forces où chacun joue de ses atouts : veto ou masse de votes."
open.substack.com/pub/valerien...
open.substack.com/pub/valerien...
L’ONU est mort. Et ça n’est pas nouveau
L’Organisation des Nations unies est dans une impasse et tout le monde pleure la mort de l’ONU.
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Pour réflexion 👇
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L'histoire peu connue d'une tempête de neige qui a déclenché une funeste chasse aux sorcières en Norvège au 17ème siècle
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-...
How a Sudden Winter Storm in 1617 Sparked the Deadliest Witchcraft Trials in Norwegian History
During the 17th-century Finnmark witch trials, 91 people were executed in Norway's northernmost region, mainly by burning at the stake
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
L'histoire peu connue d'une tempête de neige qui a déclenché une funeste chasse aux sorcières en Norvège au 17ème siècle
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-...
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A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Rare non-pottery manicure today, in homage to the humble mother-of-pearl button. Super common post-1890s with millions made from freshwater mussels in the American Midwest.
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Rare non-pottery manicure today, in homage to the humble mother-of-pearl button. Super common post-1890s with millions made from freshwater mussels in the American Midwest.
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FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
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Greatest Denver metro snow impacts will be 6p Thursday-6a Friday.
Models still wavering a bit, but 1-4”+ with 6”+ potential in the Divide/southern foothills appears most likely still.
More in the morning. Nighty night
#COwx
Models still wavering a bit, but 1-4”+ with 6”+ potential in the Divide/southern foothills appears most likely still.
More in the morning. Nighty night
#COwx
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Greatest Denver metro snow impacts will be 6p Thursday-6a Friday.
Models still wavering a bit, but 1-4”+ with 6”+ potential in the Divide/southern foothills appears most likely still.
More in the morning. Nighty night
#COwx
Models still wavering a bit, but 1-4”+ with 6”+ potential in the Divide/southern foothills appears most likely still.
More in the morning. Nighty night
#COwx
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As someone from Taiwan & living in Europe who somewhat randomly did a PhD in philosophy in the Midwest (thanks, Leiter Reports...), I appreciate that @brettcmullins.com's list brought me to this @aeon.co article!
aeon.co/essays/how-p...
aeon.co/essays/how-p...
January 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
As someone from Taiwan & living in Europe who somewhat randomly did a PhD in philosophy in the Midwest (thanks, Leiter Reports...), I appreciate that @brettcmullins.com's list brought me to this @aeon.co article!
aeon.co/essays/how-p...
aeon.co/essays/how-p...
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Would love to see non-astronomers there, too, w insights from relevant disciplines #sts #histsci #envhist #envhum #envjustice ...
And "everyone" includes more than human world
And "everyone" includes more than human world
Astronomers at #AAS247, I’d love to see our community show up for the special session on Tuesday an interdisciplinary discussion of the Ethics of Outer Space. Decisions are being made now that will affect everyone on earth for generations to come. What is our role? What are the ethical frameworks?
January 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Would love to see non-astronomers there, too, w insights from relevant disciplines #sts #histsci #envhist #envhum #envjustice ...
And "everyone" includes more than human world
And "everyone" includes more than human world
This is what your SO is for
“The patent describes the idea of a ‘ghost’ character upon whom players could call in times of need; when summoned, the ghost could step into the player’s metaphorical shoes to either demonstrate what they’re doing wrong or just complete the challenging section for them.” 🤦🏿♂️
Sony Patent Would Unleash AI 'Ghosts' to Beat Games for You When They Get Too Hard
Maybe one day, we'll get an AI that can watch the movies for us.
gizmodo.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This is what your SO is for
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I felt it was my duty to inform everyone that these old-ass men are finally living their truth
January 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I felt it was my duty to inform everyone that these old-ass men are finally living their truth
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🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
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My latest for @science.org—a major European effort to understand the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining begins this year. It aims to answer major open questions as the ISA finalizes regulations.
As deep-sea mining race ramps up, mission will assess whether ecosystems recover afterward
A new series of research cruises will study rare abyssal species in areas slated for mining
www.science.org
January 5, 2026 at 10:41 PM
My latest for @science.org—a major European effort to understand the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining begins this year. It aims to answer major open questions as the ISA finalizes regulations.
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I had a chance in 2024 to visit with Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who died last week at 92, at his home on the Southern Ute reservation. He had a lot to say about Native voting rights and representation, and lack thereof—some of which you can read here: boltsmag.org/automatic-vo...
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I had a chance in 2024 to visit with Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who died last week at 92, at his home on the Southern Ute reservation. He had a lot to say about Native voting rights and representation, and lack thereof—some of which you can read here: boltsmag.org/automatic-vo...
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In a significant breach of U.S.–Vatican diplomatic norms, the Trump administration’s ambassador to the Holy See issued a statement that misrepresented Pope Leo’s remarks on Venezuela in order to defend the U.S. military invasion.
Trump’s Vatican Ambassador Misrepresents Pope Leo’s Venezuela Remarks to Defend U.S. Military Action
Brian Burch’s public spin on Pope Leo XIV’s Venezuela remarks marks a striking departure from four decades of candor in U.S.–Vatican relations.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 AM
In a significant breach of U.S.–Vatican diplomatic norms, the Trump administration’s ambassador to the Holy See issued a statement that misrepresented Pope Leo’s remarks on Venezuela in order to defend the U.S. military invasion.
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What is wrong with journalists? The language being used around the US invasion of Venezuela is reprehensible. Apparently Maduro had a 'rant' about being kidnapped. This is not a neutral term and is used to diminish and dismiss.
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 AM
What is wrong with journalists? The language being used around the US invasion of Venezuela is reprehensible. Apparently Maduro had a 'rant' about being kidnapped. This is not a neutral term and is used to diminish and dismiss.
Fuck all the way off
Is Trump really as lawless as he seems? Or is he just a law unto himself? | Fiona Katauskas
Is Trump really as lawless as he seems? Or is he just a law unto himself? | Fiona Katauskas
It’s open to interpretation
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Fuck all the way off
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Vindication today as the feds announce a new round of analysis for the Greenlink North transmission boondoggle. Turns out of if you're going to violate your own laws by sending the sage-grouse to extinction, you at least need to show your work.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Federal Government Announces New Analysis of Nevada Transmission Line
Center for Biological Diversity: RENO, Nev.— Conservation advocates recorded a major win today as the Bureau of Land Management announced it would begin a new environmental analysis for the proposed G...
biologicaldiversity.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Vindication today as the feds announce a new round of analysis for the Greenlink North transmission boondoggle. Turns out of if you're going to violate your own laws by sending the sage-grouse to extinction, you at least need to show your work.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...