Justin Walsh
@jstpwalsh.bsky.social
Space archaeologist, hab consultant, ancient Mediterranean, heritage | Prof at Chapman U | Fellow at USC | Explorers Club 50 | https://issarchaeology.org / http://brickmoonspace.com | He/him | Settler on unceded Tongva land (LA) | avi by Zach Weinersmith
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Justin Walsh
@jstpwalsh.bsky.social
· Sep 23
My "Neferkare is established and living" cartouche is raising a lot of questions already answered by my cartouche
Thucydides is reaching unprecedented rotational velocity in his grave
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Thucydides is reaching unprecedented rotational velocity in his grave
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ChapmanU Professor Justin Walsh (Art) has been featured as the subject of a BBC Future article on space archaeology.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/...
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www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/...
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The 'space archaeologists' hoping to save our cosmic history
The infrastructure of humanity's journey into space may only be decades old, but some of it has already been lost. Now, "space archaeologists" are scrambling to save what's left.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
ChapmanU Professor Justin Walsh (Art) has been featured as the subject of a BBC Future article on space archaeology.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/...
@jstpwalsh.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/...
@jstpwalsh.bsky.social
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Following closely on Jared Kushner's Gaza Riviera, I'd say we can expect the Trump Poyais Hotel and Casino in Venezuela next...
(If you've never heard of Poyais, you're going to love this www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gre...)
(If you've never heard of Poyais, you're going to love this www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gre...)
This Map Shows a Fictional Country Created by a Con Man
In the 19th century, Scottish scammer Gregor MacGregor made a fortune selling land in Poyais.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Following closely on Jared Kushner's Gaza Riviera, I'd say we can expect the Trump Poyais Hotel and Casino in Venezuela next...
(If you've never heard of Poyais, you're going to love this www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gre...)
(If you've never heard of Poyais, you're going to love this www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gre...)
100% falling asleep/unsure of what's happening
Trump is posting a bunch of photos without captions, presumably of him watching the Maduro kidnapping.
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
January 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
100% falling asleep/unsure of what's happening
Just wondering where Trump is going to deport *this* Venezuelan population to?
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Just wondering where Trump is going to deport *this* Venezuelan population to?
He's falling asleep on his feet
January 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
He's falling asleep on his feet
Following closely on Jared Kushner's Gaza Riviera, I'd say we can expect the Trump Poyais Hotel and Casino in Venezuela next...
(If you've never heard of Poyais, you're going to love this www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gre...)
(If you've never heard of Poyais, you're going to love this www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gre...)
This Map Shows a Fictional Country Created by a Con Man
In the 19th century, Scottish scammer Gregor MacGregor made a fortune selling land in Poyais.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Following closely on Jared Kushner's Gaza Riviera, I'd say we can expect the Trump Poyais Hotel and Casino in Venezuela next...
(If you've never heard of Poyais, you're going to love this www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gre...)
(If you've never heard of Poyais, you're going to love this www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gre...)
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"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
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The Council for Science & Technology which advises the PM is looking for a new member ‘with social & behavioural science expertise’. Great opportunity to bring a social science perspective to the heart of policymaking. Apply by 19 Jan
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9075
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9075
Appointment details – Council for Science and Technology Member – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk
December 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Council for Science & Technology which advises the PM is looking for a new member ‘with social & behavioural science expertise’. Great opportunity to bring a social science perspective to the heart of policymaking. Apply by 19 Jan
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9075
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9075
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It sounds like comically specific hyperbole but it is verifiably true that in the same year Elon Musk predicted fully autonomous taxis serving half the nation, what actually happened was his chatbot became a pedophile
January 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
It sounds like comically specific hyperbole but it is verifiably true that in the same year Elon Musk predicted fully autonomous taxis serving half the nation, what actually happened was his chatbot became a pedophile
I'm a day late to this, but here's a thing I (and @honeygirlgrows.bsky.social ) did in 2025 that I'm proud of: sampling soil from the LA wildfire zones for evidence of toxicity. We presented results at a conference in July and have an article under revision now. More coming in 2026.
On Thursday, I was sampling soil in Altadena, and a man waved at me to take my picture. He's been going around for months photographing people working in the fire zone.
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I'm a day late to this, but here's a thing I (and @honeygirlgrows.bsky.social ) did in 2025 that I'm proud of: sampling soil from the LA wildfire zones for evidence of toxicity. We presented results at a conference in July and have an article under revision now. More coming in 2026.
This sequel is arguably even better than the original (and is a New Year's movie!)
#ComingUpOnTCM
AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936) William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart
Dir.: W. S. Van Dyke 8:00 AM PT
Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora's cousin of a murder rap.
1h 50m | Mystery | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #DashiellHammett
AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936) William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart
Dir.: W. S. Van Dyke 8:00 AM PT
Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora's cousin of a murder rap.
1h 50m | Mystery | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #DashiellHammett
January 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
This sequel is arguably even better than the original (and is a New Year's movie!)
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Rolling into the new year. All credit goes to the School of Gourmandise Cooking Classes in LA.
January 1, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Rolling into the new year. All credit goes to the School of Gourmandise Cooking Classes in LA.
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Don’t forget to set your clocks forward
January 1, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward
New Year's celebrations are well underway here in Mid-City LA 🎉 🙄
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 AM
New Year's celebrations are well underway here in Mid-City LA 🎉 🙄
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🧪A few more hours to go…
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 AM
🧪A few more hours to go…
There are ~14 million undocumented migrants in the US. Who do you think the other 86 million people that they want to deport are?
They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
January 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM
There are ~14 million undocumented migrants in the US. Who do you think the other 86 million people that they want to deport are?
Do this today if you're in NYC!
NYC archaeos, document the material culture of the MetroCard tomorrow!
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Do this today if you're in NYC!
NYC archaeos, document the material culture of the MetroCard tomorrow!
December 31, 2025 at 5:38 AM
NYC archaeos, document the material culture of the MetroCard tomorrow!
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new canonical sickos guy just dropped
this cartoon understands MAHA better than 90% of newspaper columns in the country
December 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
new canonical sickos guy just dropped
I think I know how
December 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I think I know how
Most of the songs on Perfect from Now On by Built to Spill
December 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Most of the songs on Perfect from Now On by Built to Spill
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JUST PUBLISHED! Our December issue guest edited by Paulette Steeves (Cree-Métis, a descendant of First Nations and Métis people) focuses on reviving cultural practices, protecting Indigenous lands, and challenging systemic colonialism.
Cover: @ Gil Scott (Diné), Within His Storms (2017)
Cover: @ Gil Scott (Diné), Within His Storms (2017)
December 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
JUST PUBLISHED! Our December issue guest edited by Paulette Steeves (Cree-Métis, a descendant of First Nations and Métis people) focuses on reviving cultural practices, protecting Indigenous lands, and challenging systemic colonialism.
Cover: @ Gil Scott (Diné), Within His Storms (2017)
Cover: @ Gil Scott (Diné), Within His Storms (2017)
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Our reporters were on the ground this past year conducting that street-level reporting necessary for showing what's really happening in our city.
These were L.A. TACO's most-read investigations and news stories of the year.
See the full list: lataco.com/best-news-in...
These were L.A. TACO's most-read investigations and news stories of the year.
See the full list: lataco.com/best-news-in...
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Our reporters were on the ground this past year conducting that street-level reporting necessary for showing what's really happening in our city.
These were L.A. TACO's most-read investigations and news stories of the year.
See the full list: lataco.com/best-news-in...
These were L.A. TACO's most-read investigations and news stories of the year.
See the full list: lataco.com/best-news-in...