dr. keftiugal
@keftiugal.bsky.social
PhD, Archaeologist/Egyptologist, ancient Egypt/Bronze Age Greece, random moments of fangirling, Marvel fan, D&D player, nerd... IG: http://instagram.com/ladysekhmet
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Was searching for something else and came across this article I wrote exactly a decade ago. Throwback! 🏺💀
How The Ancient Romans Gave Us 'Bones Of the Dead' Cookies For Halloween
One tradition from an ancient Roman festival for the dead has survived to the present day, and you can learn how to make these tasty cookies to celebrate the season!
www.forbes.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Was searching for something else and came across this article I wrote exactly a decade ago. Throwback! 🏺💀
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Generative AI has made Amazon’s knockoff problem more inescapable than ever. Authors tell Rolling Stone it’s leaving them frustrated— and the internet worse in the process.
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Generative AI has made Amazon’s knockoff problem more inescapable than ever. Authors tell Rolling Stone it’s leaving them frustrated— and the internet worse in the process.
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
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The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared
The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
n.pr
September 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
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I need a Tylenol after listening to him drone on.
September 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I need a Tylenol after listening to him drone on.
Say what now?
Trump names himself chair of L.A. Olympics task force, sees role for military during Games
Trump names himself chair of L.A. Olympics task force, sees role for military during Games
Trump’s news conference may prompt questions about whether a president with a penchant for showmanship might assume an unusually active role in planning the Olympics.
www.latimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Say what now?
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Doll made of linen, with real human hair, real gold jewellery and leather cuffs, 2nd Century CE
Now in the Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin. ÄM 17954
Photograph by S. Steiß
#ancientBluesky
Now in the Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin. ÄM 17954
Photograph by S. Steiß
#ancientBluesky
August 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Doll made of linen, with real human hair, real gold jewellery and leather cuffs, 2nd Century CE
Now in the Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin. ÄM 17954
Photograph by S. Steiß
#ancientBluesky
Now in the Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin. ÄM 17954
Photograph by S. Steiß
#ancientBluesky
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I like how they point out that this is the stupidest initiative YET.
Because you know there are so so so many stupider ideas about to be unleashed upon us.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Because you know there are so so so many stupider ideas about to be unleashed upon us.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Feds prep for reopening of Alcatraz prison. Critics call it the 'stupidest initiative yet'
Two federal officials are traveling to California to visit the shuttered Alcatraz prison, part of a plan to soon announce the reopening of the infamous federal prison.
www.latimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I like how they point out that this is the stupidest initiative YET.
Because you know there are so so so many stupider ideas about to be unleashed upon us.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Because you know there are so so so many stupider ideas about to be unleashed upon us.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Bloody hell, they're already firing the cheerful satirists
July 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Bloody hell, they're already firing the cheerful satirists
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It's so hot that if I heard a thunderclap right now I'm pretty sure I'd cheer it like fireworks
July 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It's so hot that if I heard a thunderclap right now I'm pretty sure I'd cheer it like fireworks
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The idea that scholars just repeat what they were taught is anti science BS
The whole point of a PhD dissertation is to train scholars to produce original, critical research
We want to update "the narrative" and improve our understanding of the world around us
The whole point of a PhD dissertation is to train scholars to produce original, critical research
We want to update "the narrative" and improve our understanding of the world around us
July 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The idea that scholars just repeat what they were taught is anti science BS
The whole point of a PhD dissertation is to train scholars to produce original, critical research
We want to update "the narrative" and improve our understanding of the world around us
The whole point of a PhD dissertation is to train scholars to produce original, critical research
We want to update "the narrative" and improve our understanding of the world around us
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Yup. That’s the one.
May 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yup. That’s the one.
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This thread and diagrams are really on point. I've encountered all of these methods, both during my debate with Graham Hancock and online
It's frustrating how this rhetoric works so effectively
It's frustrating how this rhetoric works so effectively
Pseudo-archeology & the mystification of history for sometimes cynical, commercial or contrarian motives has been on the rise.
So I thought I create some arguments based an anti-science communication tactics & invite @flintdibble.bsky.social to comment whether he has encountered any of them? 😏
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So I thought I create some arguments based an anti-science communication tactics & invite @flintdibble.bsky.social to comment whether he has encountered any of them? 😏
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May 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This thread and diagrams are really on point. I've encountered all of these methods, both during my debate with Graham Hancock and online
It's frustrating how this rhetoric works so effectively
It's frustrating how this rhetoric works so effectively
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
May 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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Steve Bannon is warning that Donald Trump will go “to prison” if Democrats win back the White House in 2028.
Bannon: Trump ‘going to prison’ if Democrat wins White House in 2028
President Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon predicted Thursday that President Trump will go to prison if a Democrat wins back the White House in 2028. “God forbid we don’t win in…
thehill.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Steve Bannon is warning that Donald Trump will go “to prison” if Democrats win back the White House in 2028.
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The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the di...
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
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florida is the one that got me
reposting with alt text because it's hilarious.
March 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
florida is the one that got me
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wow they really singled out this car
the moderator note is *chef’s kiss* www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/co...
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March 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
wow they really singled out this car
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Still better than Excel.
If you’re wondering what a spreadsheet looked like in 1800 BCE, here is one that tallies foodstuffs for cattle received by four cowherds.
Three are named in the right hand column as Ubar-Shamash, Sin-iddinam, Sin-re’um, and the last one making the record simply writes “mine”
Three are named in the right hand column as Ubar-Shamash, Sin-iddinam, Sin-re’um, and the last one making the record simply writes “mine”
March 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Still better than Excel.
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What pigments were used in the frescoes of Pompeii? Study published on the subject
www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeolo...
www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeolo...
What pigments were used in the frescoes of Pompeii? Study published on the subject
A study done in the Pompeii Archaeological Park revealed how ancient artists skillfully mixed raw materials to achieve a wide range of color tones.
www.finestresullarte.info
March 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What pigments were used in the frescoes of Pompeii? Study published on the subject
www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeolo...
www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeolo...
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Private baths at Pompeii – The Past
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the-past.com/news/private...
Private baths at Pompeii | The Past
Ongoing excavations in Insula 10, Regio IX, at Pompeii have uncovered a luxurious private bathhouse, one of the biggest ever found in a domestic context in ...
the-past.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Private baths at Pompeii – The Past
the-past.com/news/private...
the-past.com/news/private...
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Scarab with Spiral https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4199
March 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Scarab with Spiral https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4199