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Rosemary Joyce

@rajoyce.bsky.social

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Archaeologist, anthropologist, once upon a time blogger. Author “The Future of Nuclear Waste”, “Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives”, “Sites, Traces and Materiality”. Distinguished Professor Emerita of Anthropology, UC Berkeley, Honorary PhD, Leiden Univ .. more

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Rosemary A. Joyce is an American anthropologist and social archaeologist who has specialized in research in Honduras. She was able to archeologically confirm that chocolate was a byproduct of fermenting beer. She is also an expert in evaluating the archaeological records of society and the implications that sexuality and gender play in culture. .. more

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Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 13d

Further on the declaration of a winner in the Honduran presidential election: the third electoral commissioner, Libre’s Marlon Ochoa, has characterized the action as illegal. News reports explain the two other commissioners voted with a back-up (suplente) to make the required third member. 1/

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

—Tiffany Higgins, “Dance, Dance, While the Hive Collapses”

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

inside the honey
of our lit up veins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

between the stripes and streams
of these swift rays

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

Someone is dancing us.
Will it be you? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dance, dance, as the hive collapses
Dance, dance, while the colony disassembles
Dance the occasion
Dance the gorgeous design

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

on my nerves, to allow myself
to be hit by it, attacked, aroused
until, as if someone else, I arise

I dance my part in paradise

…

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

Oh my, oh my, I lose myself
I study atlases and cirrus paths
in search of traces of it, of you

of that thing, of that song
I keep pressing my ear to the current
of air to hear ...
I hear it and it disappears
It was all I wanted to do in this life
to sense that phantom tap

Reposted by Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6h

I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6h

Thanks to @brianleiter.bsky.social, we can read an excerpt from Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson's initial letter to his department head, Kristi Sweet, as well as his syllabus. leiterreports.com/2026/01/06/t...

Dear Dr. Sweet,
I hereby submit my S 2026 syllabus for PHIL 111, Contemporary Moral Issues, for mandatory censorship review.
The syllabus has not changed much since I last taught the course. I have made some minor adjustments to the module on Race and Gender Ideology and to the lecture on Sexual Morality. These topics are commonly covered in this type of course nationwide, and the material is discussed in depth in the assigned textbook (Fiala and MacKinnon, 10th edition). I also ask my students to read a few passages from Plato (Aristophanes' myth of the split humans and Diotima's Ladder of Love).
Please note that my course does not "advocate" any ideology; I teach students how to structure and evaluate arguments commonly raised in discussions of contemporary moral issues.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 6h

He was a nonentity. He’s become a punching bag.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Mike Johnson: "As Speaker of the House in charge of defending Article 1 powers, I'm just gonna insist to you that those have not been traversed in any way by what happened here. The president used his authority under the law."

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Michael D. McDonald, David Darmofal

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 7h

cbs news is giving us a great natural experiment into what happens to your business if you marginalize your existing consumers to go after a new market that hates your product. interesting strategy

Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 9h

Also tonight: An “exclusive” interview with Kristi Noem in which she’s seen “confronting” some guy being arrested and a tribute to Rubio that turns the Trump giving him a dozen jobs into a good thing, shows off “funny” AI-generated Rubio memes and ends with TD saying, “Marco Rubio we salute you.”

Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 9h

Tonight on the CBS Evening News, the 5-year anniversary of January 6 got 15 seconds of coverage 25 minutes into the show. The only pictures shown: Pardoned “defendants” marching through DC as Dokoupil said Trump accused Dems of “failing to prevent” J6 while “Jeffries accused Trump of “whitewashing.”

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 7h

it’s a book about where small drones came from, intended as an informative yet entertaining general history

(and the One Book someone can pick up if they’re looking to gain general knowledge on what the deal with drones is)

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h

The President is shaking down one country for oil while threatening to invade another, with vague threats levied against other nations. Where will you go?

Tuesday, January 6 9:06
52 Places to Go This Year
The new year promises travelers an eclipse, the World Cup and a celebration of America's 250th birthday. Where will you go?

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 7h

I am seen.

Lia Russell @liaoffleash.bsky.social · 7h

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 7h

A bribe stolen from the Venezuelan people by two corrupt governments. This should live in infamy but we know worse things are coming.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 7h

It's actually kind of impressive how quickly CBS News has been reduced to utter rubble.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 7h

Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful

Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share Office of Legal Counsel memo with them.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...

Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 7h

autocarrot just changed “nanobots” to “nannies” and you know what, i’m not even mad, that’s a great call for those of us raised on a science fiction utopia future

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 7h

"Trump & RFK Jr are dismantling the core institutions of public health—doctors should be resisting their damaging health policies, not supporting them." @gavinyamey.bsky.social & @jonshaffer.bsky.social in the BMJ calling out doctors for not protecting the public's health
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Trump and RFK Jr are dismantling public health—aided and abetted by powerful doctors

High profile physicians should be using their positions of power to resist Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, say Gavin Yamey and Jonathan Shaffer President Donald Tr...

www.bmj.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h

Not to put to fine a point on it, but, at the exact minute I published this evening — www.lawdork.com/p/five-years... — Trump not at all subtly proved my point.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION
Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America, to ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States! I have asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to execute this plan, immediately. It will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
7.51k ReTruths 34.9k Likes
Jan 06, 2026, 6:46 PM

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David R. Miller, Daxton R. Stewart

We’re Going To Keep The Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7h

Bari Weiss Journalism looks an awful lot like a badly produced infomercial to me.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 8h

Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

the Völkischer Beobachter in September 1939

Watters: They are mad we are taking the oil? What do you think this economy runs on, solar panels? Do you think we are going to win the AI race with China with windmills?

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Anders Nilsson , and 3 more Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Anders Nilsson, Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, David Darmofal

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 8h

Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.

Reposted by Steven Heydemann, Rebecca Solnit, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 2 more Steven Heydemann, Rebecca Solnit, Rosemary A. Joyce, Sarah Roberts, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.

I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America, to ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States! I have asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to execute this plan, immediately. It will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Nathan P. Kalmoe, David Darmofal

Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 9h

Reposted by Kori Schake, Elizabeth Saunders, Brendan Nyhan , and 6 more Kori Schake, Elizabeth Saunders, Brendan Nyhan, Rosemary A. Joyce, David R. Miller, Scott A. Imberman, Mark Rice, Greg Linden, David Darmofal

Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 9h

The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Daxton R. Stewart

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: Five years later, as Trump's lies continue, the danger of the January 6 insurrection remains.

An offensive White House web site of lies is an apt anniversary marker — not just of where Trump is but of where the many institutional failures to stop him have led us.

Tonight, at Law Dork:

Five years later, as Trump's lies continue, the danger of the January 6 insurrection remains

An offensive White House web site of lies is an apt anniversary marker — not just of where Trump is but of where the many institutional failures to stop him have led us.

www.lawdork.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

"Depending on who you listen to, America is either running Venezuela, or we’re threatening Venezuela with more attacks if they don’t do what we want. Perfectly clear." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

Trump's Venezuela adventure is already a propaganda disaster

Nobody is buying it, and we don't even know what they're trying to sell.

www.publicnotice.co

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Rosemary A. Joyce, Greg Linden

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Bacon on the administration's rhetoric about Greenland: "This is one of the silliest things I've heard come out of the White House in the last year. It's unacceptable and I hope other Republicans line up behind me and make it clear to the White House that it's wrong."

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Timothy D. McBride

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Sen. Tillis denounces Trump's pardons of J6 insurrectionists: "We let bad people go, and we sent the message that if you come to this Capitol and you have the right president in office, he's gonna get you get past things that not anyone of us would get away with if we did it back in our home state"

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Robert C. Richards, David Neilson

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11h

So Capitol Police officers were assaulted and injured on Jan 6th, the White House today is blaming them for the violence, and the people who attacked them have been pardoned and are back to mock and abuse them on the 5th anniversary.

And the GOP is the party of the police? Really? REALLY??

Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 14h

White House's newly-posted "timeline" of Jan 6 blames Capitol Police for Jan 6, which included an attack on ..... Capitol Police

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 11h

there are so many weird little things from the long trump years that stick in my mind, that will probably never be explained. like that presser where everyone referred to him as "President", rather than "Mr. Pres.", like it was a military rank.

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