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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 · 30m

Chris Murphy belongs in the fighting column.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14h

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."

The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.

And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 32m

Not sure but maybe Mark Kelly belongs in the fighting column?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 46m

Ron Wyden is in the fighting column.

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 9h

Update: this is no longer included in the final funding deal. I'm going to keep fighting to lower premiums and ensure Republicans can’t get away with a backdoor national abortion ban.

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 50m

The database is books.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 51m

This is the way. Except I still need an evening of posting first

Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 8h

I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 53m

I am so sorry we have this awful hell instead of universal health care.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 56m

Tammy Baldwin remains in the fighting column.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 7h

UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 9h

An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 1h

With respect, you all need to listen to the people who have been fighting in the streets all year. We wanted you to stand against the Republicans. You allowed a small group to defect for nothing. The “real dangers” remain and multiplied.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you for this.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 1h

With or without the Senate, one legal case at a time.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6h

Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 1h

With or without the Senate, one local or state election at a time.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h

we are going to win

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.

So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.

Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 2h

Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next

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Jon Danziger @danziger.bsky.social · 3h

Elon Goes Out For A Drink To Show JCO

Jim the Vampire, ordering one human alcohol beer, please.

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Shoe+ @shoe.bsky.social · 3h

Good God

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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 4h

Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 4h

I'm going to actively say at this point that I don't think people should donate to any Dem-run PACs. What guarantee do we have that they won't give the money to cowards to stave off primary challengers?

I mean, it rather feels like the reverse will happen.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 4h

Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 4h

Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 5h

Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:

"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.

Boy watching Homer beat up the krusty burglar:

Stop! He’s already dead!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h

we are going to win

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13h

Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts

A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.

boltsmag.org

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 6h

In a world where the incumbent president bowed to pressure and stepped aside, it doesn’t seem like such a monumental ask to switch minority leaders.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6h

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 6h

In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.

The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.

The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.

Why?

It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.

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Jorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 6h

Senate Dems are out here posting noise like "omg the Senate GOP just voted against healthcare subsidies and are trying to sneak a bunch of terrible shit into the funding bill" — and people are flooding their mentions with "bitch, please, GTFOH"

Never seen such a dramatic swing in political momentum

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 6h

The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6h

Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.

Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 7h

welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 7h

Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?

Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.

Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 1d

Charlie Brown with Lucy holding the football. It says we'll vote on the ACA subsidies in December

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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 7h

Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year

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onion person @junlper.beer · 7h

a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers

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