Joseph A.P. Wilson
@josephapwilson.bsky.social
Lecturer in Archaeology, Department of Classics
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
He/Him
Interests include:
Ancient Weapons Technology
Archaeology of Religion
Historical Linguistics
Folkloristics
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
He/Him
Interests include:
Ancient Weapons Technology
Archaeology of Religion
Historical Linguistics
Folkloristics
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The silver lining to the surrender by 8 Dems is that the House GOP must return to vote on it. Johnson must swear in Grijalva, and the discharge petition on the Epstein files must force a full floor vote. Stay tuned.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The silver lining to the surrender by 8 Dems is that the House GOP must return to vote on it. Johnson must swear in Grijalva, and the discharge petition on the Epstein files must force a full floor vote. Stay tuned.
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Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."
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Because "religious liberty" does not mean "I have the right to never hear about or see something I don't like."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to legalisation of same-sex marriage
The court rejected an appeal from a clerk who was ordered to pay compensation to a same-sex couple after refusing to grant a marriage licence.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Because "religious liberty" does not mean "I have the right to never hear about or see something I don't like."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The Trump administration is making peoples lives worse and an almost fractal away, from the petty to the genocidal. My best hope is to make sure that when something happens to an individual and their life gets worse, whether in tiny or big ways, they correctly blame Republicans for it.
IRS Direct File won’t be available next year. Here’s what that means for taxpayers
IRS Direct File won’t be available next year. Here’s what that means for taxpayers
IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The Trump administration is making peoples lives worse and an almost fractal away, from the petty to the genocidal. My best hope is to make sure that when something happens to an individual and their life gets worse, whether in tiny or big ways, they correctly blame Republicans for it.
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Absolutely sadistic.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Absolutely sadistic.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
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A permanent post in my department. Closing date Dec 14th 2025, interviews in March. Please spread #histsci
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note
www.cam.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A permanent post in my department. Closing date Dec 14th 2025, interviews in March. Please spread #histsci
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Before the Oldowan: Lomekwi 3, Kenya (3.3 Ma). Massive phonolite cores, anvils & thick flakes—the earliest known knapped stone tools. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Lomekwi #Lomekwian
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/nat...
November 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Before the Oldowan: Lomekwi 3, Kenya (3.3 Ma). Massive phonolite cores, anvils & thick flakes—the earliest known knapped stone tools. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Lomekwi #Lomekwian
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/nat...
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Writing a paper about Northern Israelite folklore in the Hebrew Bible. My professor would like me to include an explanation of how Northern Israelite traditions ended up in the (Judean) Hebrew Bible in the first place.
I don’t know? No one knows really? But look, there they are! It happened!
I don’t know? No one knows really? But look, there they are! It happened!
November 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Writing a paper about Northern Israelite folklore in the Hebrew Bible. My professor would like me to include an explanation of how Northern Israelite traditions ended up in the (Judean) Hebrew Bible in the first place.
I don’t know? No one knows really? But look, there they are! It happened!
I don’t know? No one knows really? But look, there they are! It happened!
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I will include a few of the more likely speculations. Personally, I’d say the Occam’s Razor answer is: “YHWH worship spread to Judah very early, while N. Israel was still around. When writing it down in 2nd Temple, Judeans had to edit/frame these stories in a more nationalist way.” But who knows?
November 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I will include a few of the more likely speculations. Personally, I’d say the Occam’s Razor answer is: “YHWH worship spread to Judah very early, while N. Israel was still around. When writing it down in 2nd Temple, Judeans had to edit/frame these stories in a more nationalist way.” But who knows?
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democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
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BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
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The ADL and its backers have found common cause with a specific slice of right-wing Christian plutocrats for a variety of reasons … and that’s a different thread … but also it doesn’t matter because the broader movement is pro-Hitler.
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The ADL and its backers have found common cause with a specific slice of right-wing Christian plutocrats for a variety of reasons … and that’s a different thread … but also it doesn’t matter because the broader movement is pro-Hitler.
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Among other failings here: the violent white supremacist movement sweeping through anglophone spaces is increasingly explicit in its pro-Hitler antisemitism. There’s no place for Jews in their world.
"The removal eliminated a passage that read, “Our founders established ADL with the clear understanding that the fight against any one form of prejudice or hate cannot succeed without countering hate of all forms.”"
ADL removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The removal took place after FBI Director Kash Patel said he would cut ties with the ADL, though it is unclear if that has happened.
www.jta.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Among other failings here: the violent white supremacist movement sweeping through anglophone spaces is increasingly explicit in its pro-Hitler antisemitism. There’s no place for Jews in their world.
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This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.
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#ReliefWednesday!
A Roman marble relief of a warship. Found in the necropolis of Praeneste (Latium), late 1st century BC.
The relief presumably belonged to the tomb of a Roman veteran who had served on Octavian’s side at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.
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🏺 #archaeology
A Roman marble relief of a warship. Found in the necropolis of Praeneste (Latium), late 1st century BC.
The relief presumably belonged to the tomb of a Roman veteran who had served on Octavian’s side at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
#ReliefWednesday!
A Roman marble relief of a warship. Found in the necropolis of Praeneste (Latium), late 1st century BC.
The relief presumably belonged to the tomb of a Roman veteran who had served on Octavian’s side at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
A Roman marble relief of a warship. Found in the necropolis of Praeneste (Latium), late 1st century BC.
The relief presumably belonged to the tomb of a Roman veteran who had served on Octavian’s side at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
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Scandal erupts over _The Bear_ falsely portraying Carmie and Richie as cousins
Wait, are people really upset that Mamdani spoke about his “aunt,” and it was actually his father’s cousin and not his father’s sibling?
Because that is an extremely normal thing a lot of cultures do. Including a lot of large Jewish families!
Because that is an extremely normal thing a lot of cultures do. Including a lot of large Jewish families!
In a bit of a tense moment, one of the La Mega co-hosts presses Mamdani on why he "lied" about his "aunt" having been scared to ride the subway after 9/11 while wearing a hijab.
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
October 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Scandal erupts over _The Bear_ falsely portraying Carmie and Richie as cousins
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Ian N Mills, "Marcion as Textual Critic?"
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Ian N Mills,
Podcast Episode · New Testament Review · 10/10/2025 · 26m
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October 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ian N Mills, "Marcion as Textual Critic?"
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Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
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Fantastic article in which actual experts on AI and higher education cut through the nonsense surrounding the infinite garbage engines and expose a system captured by the techbro sales pitch. "A general ban is necessary, but nobody dares to say so."
Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Fantastic article in which actual experts on AI and higher education cut through the nonsense surrounding the infinite garbage engines and expose a system captured by the techbro sales pitch. "A general ban is necessary, but nobody dares to say so."
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Laos’ TNH2-1 (~164–131 ka): an unerupted left lower M1/M2 from a juvenile. Coarse crenulations and a strong mid-trigonid crest align it with Denisovan molars (Xiahe). #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Denisovan #Laos #Pleistocene
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Laos’ TNH2-1 (~164–131 ka): an unerupted left lower M1/M2 from a juvenile. Coarse crenulations and a strong mid-trigonid crest align it with Denisovan molars (Xiahe). #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Denisovan #Laos #Pleistocene
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Did you know that classics students at @wwu.edu put out a weekly newsletter in Latin? You can read it online or subscribe to receive it in your inbox Friday 🤓
#MedievalSky #EarlyModern #skystorians #languages
#MedievalSky #EarlyModern #skystorians #languages
Nuntii Latini
Nuntii Latini Vasintonienses. The week's news in Latin, brought to you by the students of Western Washington University.
nuntiilatini.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Did you know that classics students at @wwu.edu put out a weekly newsletter in Latin? You can read it online or subscribe to receive it in your inbox Friday 🤓
#MedievalSky #EarlyModern #skystorians #languages
#MedievalSky #EarlyModern #skystorians #languages
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"What NPS anthropologists provide...is the ability to recognize the crossroads and overlaps between what the Park Service hopes to accomplish and the traditions and lifeways of communities who will be affected by their actions." Good piece @sapiens.org by Ellyn Demuynck #anthropology #nationalpark
The Cost of Cutting Anthropology Out of U.S. National Parks
A former National Park Service anthropologist reflects on the vital role of cultural anthropology to the agency’s mission.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"What NPS anthropologists provide...is the ability to recognize the crossroads and overlaps between what the Park Service hopes to accomplish and the traditions and lifeways of communities who will be affected by their actions." Good piece @sapiens.org by Ellyn Demuynck #anthropology #nationalpark