John Hoopes
@jwhoopes2.bsky.social
Anthropologist. Archaeologist.
https://hoopes.academia.edu/
I’m not here to try and change your mind. I’m here to let other people who think as I do know they’re not alone. Be kind. Love one another.
https://hoopes.academia.edu/
I’m not here to try and change your mind. I’m here to let other people who think as I do know they’re not alone. Be kind. Love one another.
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🚨🚨🚨 "At least 63 times since 2007, data from some of the 28 human genomic repositories that the N.I.H. controls was improperly released to researchers, used for unapproved purposes or made vulnerable to theft..." (Gift Link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:19 PM
🚨🚨🚨 "At least 63 times since 2007, data from some of the 28 human genomic repositories that the N.I.H. controls was improperly released to researchers, used for unapproved purposes or made vulnerable to theft..." (Gift Link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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480,000-year-old ax sharpener is the oldest known elephant bone tool ever discovered in Europe www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
480,000-year-old ax sharpener is the oldest known elephant bone tool ever discovered in Europe
The "very rare" find provides an extraordinary glimpse into the ingenuity of early human relatives who lived around half a million years ago.
www.livescience.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
480,000-year-old ax sharpener is the oldest known elephant bone tool ever discovered in Europe www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
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Briefing: Domestic Terrorists, Stalinesque Propaganda, & A Sweaty Grifter www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
The Worst Of The Worst
Domestic Terrorists Stalinesque Propaganda A Sweaty Grifter
www.peoplefor.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Briefing: Domestic Terrorists, Stalinesque Propaganda, & A Sweaty Grifter www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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CARTA member and Palaeoanthropologist Chris Stringer guides us through the Denisovan story, revealing what’s known and what mysteries remain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zq...
Where Are the Denisovans? The Answer is in our DNA
YouTube video by New Scientist
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
CARTA member and Palaeoanthropologist Chris Stringer guides us through the Denisovan story, revealing what’s known and what mysteries remain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zq...
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The last word on Erich von Däniken should be from the great science communicator, Carl Sagan who wrote,
"That writing as careless as Däniken's, whose principal thesis is that our ancestors were dummies, should be so popular is a sober commentary on the credulousness and despair of our times."
"That writing as careless as Däniken's, whose principal thesis is that our ancestors were dummies, should be so popular is a sober commentary on the credulousness and despair of our times."
January 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The last word on Erich von Däniken should be from the great science communicator, Carl Sagan who wrote,
"That writing as careless as Däniken's, whose principal thesis is that our ancestors were dummies, should be so popular is a sober commentary on the credulousness and despair of our times."
"That writing as careless as Däniken's, whose principal thesis is that our ancestors were dummies, should be so popular is a sober commentary on the credulousness and despair of our times."
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Please don’t let BlueSky become polluted with bullshit #pseudoarchaeology the way Twitter has.
We don’t need no Ancient Aliens.
We don’t need no Graham Hancock.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoa...
We don’t need no Ancient Aliens.
We don’t need no Graham Hancock.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoa...
Pseudoarchaeology - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Please don’t let BlueSky become polluted with bullshit #pseudoarchaeology the way Twitter has.
We don’t need no Ancient Aliens.
We don’t need no Graham Hancock.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoa...
We don’t need no Ancient Aliens.
We don’t need no Graham Hancock.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoa...
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Police attack antifascists confronting the fascist group Núcleo Nacional in Catalunya. #NoPassaran
💥 Càrregues policials contra els manifestants que protestaven pel desembarcament del partit d'ultradreta Núcleo Nacional a Catalunya
🪧 Centenars de persones s'han concentrat davant de la nova seu de l'organització a Sentmenat
🪧 Centenars de persones s'han concentrat davant de la nova seu de l'organització a Sentmenat
January 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Police attack antifascists confronting the fascist group Núcleo Nacional in Catalunya. #NoPassaran
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@jwhoopes2.bsky.social How popular Time Team has been. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
From iron age tunnels to YouTube: Time Team’s ‘extraordinary’ digital renaissance
Three decades after its modest beginnings on Channel 4, the TV juggernaut now has its own channel and global subscribers
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:28 AM
@jwhoopes2.bsky.social How popular Time Team has been. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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New questions, new perspectives, new answers #archaeology 🧪🏺
Technological analysis of bone tool collections in Cordoba- Argentina that successfully fills a major gap in understanding how these ancient communities organized their craft production and daily life
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Technological analysis of bone tool collections in Cordoba- Argentina that successfully fills a major gap in understanding how these ancient communities organized their craft production and daily life
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Ancient bone arrow points reveal organized craft production in prehistoric Argentina
For decades, research and understanding of the diverse bone raw material used by the Late Prehispanic Period (~1220 to 330 cal BP) people of the Sierras de Córdoba were scarce. However, Dr. Matías Med...
phys.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
New questions, new perspectives, new answers #archaeology 🧪🏺
Technological analysis of bone tool collections in Cordoba- Argentina that successfully fills a major gap in understanding how these ancient communities organized their craft production and daily life
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Technological analysis of bone tool collections in Cordoba- Argentina that successfully fills a major gap in understanding how these ancient communities organized their craft production and daily life
phys.org/news/2025-12...
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Who among us will ever forget where we were and what we were doing when we learned that undocumented migrants to the United States were taking all the atom-splitting jobs
December 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Who among us will ever forget where we were and what we were doing when we learned that undocumented migrants to the United States were taking all the atom-splitting jobs
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This anodyne BS is how the NYT summarizes the most corrupt presidency in US history.
Trump said he didn't know what Project 2025 was; he lied.
He said he would get prices down; he lied.
He said he'd only deport criminals; he lied.
He started wars and attacked his own people.
Trump said he didn't know what Project 2025 was; he lied.
He said he would get prices down; he lied.
He said he'd only deport criminals; he lied.
He started wars and attacked his own people.
December 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This anodyne BS is how the NYT summarizes the most corrupt presidency in US history.
Trump said he didn't know what Project 2025 was; he lied.
He said he would get prices down; he lied.
He said he'd only deport criminals; he lied.
He started wars and attacked his own people.
Trump said he didn't know what Project 2025 was; he lied.
He said he would get prices down; he lied.
He said he'd only deport criminals; he lied.
He started wars and attacked his own people.
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Latest from me at @journalspectre.bsky.social: I trace how Richard Spencer and other white nationalists have shifted their strategy to stay relevant and rebuild after years of delay forming and antifascist resistance. They are building a new cadre, and have less opposition today.
Last piece of the year y'all! This one is a must read.
@shaneburley.bsky.social takes a deep deep dive into Richard Spencer's rebrand in order to illuminate the fringe right's movement dynamics, influence on the mainstream, and political impasses.
spectrejournal.com/varieties-of...
@shaneburley.bsky.social takes a deep deep dive into Richard Spencer's rebrand in order to illuminate the fringe right's movement dynamics, influence on the mainstream, and political impasses.
spectrejournal.com/varieties-of...
Varieties of White Nationalism – Spectre Journal
Shane Burley looks at Richard Spencer's rebranding effort to illuminate the movement dynamics and political impasses of the "dissident" right.
spectrejournal.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Latest from me at @journalspectre.bsky.social: I trace how Richard Spencer and other white nationalists have shifted their strategy to stay relevant and rebuild after years of delay forming and antifascist resistance. They are building a new cadre, and have less opposition today.
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Solidarity.
What gave you courage in 2025?
December 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Solidarity.
I would love it if you listened to some of this music!
open.spotify.com/artist/40nN0...
open.spotify.com/artist/40nN0...
The Bedroomer
open.spotify.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I would love it if you listened to some of this music!
open.spotify.com/artist/40nN0...
open.spotify.com/artist/40nN0...
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla...
Uh. NO.
I've been using Firefox ever since it was Netscape, but if they move forward with this, that'll be the end for my use.
Uh. NO.
I've been using Firefox ever since it was Netscape, but if they move forward with this, that'll be the end for my use.
Mozilla's New CEO: It's Time to Evolve Firefox Into an AI Browser
Can the AI push from Anthony Enzor-DeMeo mesh with the company's goal to be the most trusted software provider?
www.pcmag.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla...
Uh. NO.
I've been using Firefox ever since it was Netscape, but if they move forward with this, that'll be the end for my use.
Uh. NO.
I've been using Firefox ever since it was Netscape, but if they move forward with this, that'll be the end for my use.
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-laughs nervously-
What the fuck?
What the fuck?
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
-laughs nervously-
What the fuck?
What the fuck?
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"I was embarrassed," Tim Miller said of Trump's speech. "It's really unbelievably stupid that we're here, that this person is the president, and that that was real—that was not a spoof."
December 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
"I was embarrassed," Tim Miller said of Trump's speech. "It's really unbelievably stupid that we're here, that this person is the president, and that that was real—that was not a spoof."
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JESUS CHRIST, are we PAYING for this new White House SHIT?
December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
JESUS CHRIST, are we PAYING for this new White House SHIT?
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Kimbal Musk has publicly admitted that he and his brother Elon were in the country illegally for years before applying for citizenship—so unless they admitted this on their immigration forms, they must be deported immediately.
Every journalist should be buzzing about this.
Every journalist should be buzzing about this.
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Kimbal Musk has publicly admitted that he and his brother Elon were in the country illegally for years before applying for citizenship—so unless they admitted this on their immigration forms, they must be deported immediately.
Every journalist should be buzzing about this.
Every journalist should be buzzing about this.
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Un mur géant datant d’il y a 7 000 ans découvert sous 9 mètres d’eau au large de l’île de Sein
Hérissée de 62 monolithes, la construction de 120 mètres sur 20 mètres de large découverte en Bretagne serait une digue ou un barrage datant du mésolithique.
www.lemonde.fr
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art... Looking at @archeodgarcia.bsky.social @inrap.fr @archeonationale.bsky.social Dahud et la Cite d'Ys
When legends meet maritime archaeology. @davidpetts1.bsky.social @peterreavill.bsky.social @jasoncolavito.bsky.social @flintdibble.bsky.social @jwhoopes2.bsky.social 🧵⬇️
When legends meet maritime archaeology. @davidpetts1.bsky.social @peterreavill.bsky.social @jasoncolavito.bsky.social @flintdibble.bsky.social @jwhoopes2.bsky.social 🧵⬇️