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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

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 · 10d

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 · 3h

—C. K. Williams, “I Hate”

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 3h

din from which every emotion henceforth emerges,
and into which falters, slides, sinks, and subsides:
sigh-sound of lament, of remorse; sob-sound of rue,
of, still, always, ever sadder and sadder sad joy.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 3h

echo of love we had, have, for world, for our world,
on which we seem finally mere swarm, mere deluge,
mere matter self-altered to tumult, to noise,
cacophonous blitz of destruction, despoilment,

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 3h

a mingling rather, a melding, inextricable mesh
of delight in astonishing being, of being in being,
with a fear of and fear for I can barely think what,
not non-existence, of self, loved ones, love;

…

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 3h

not as remembrance, grief for so many gone,
nor either that other tangle of recall, regret
for unredeemed wrongs, errors, omissions,
petrified roots too deep to ever excise;

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 3h

I hate how this unsummoned sigh-sound, sob-sound,
not sound really, feeling, sigh-feeling, sob-feeling,
keeps rising in me, rasping in me, not in its old disguise
as nostalgia, sweet crazed call of the blackbird;

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: A new, old type of lawlessness as Trump attacks Venezuela — and an opening for a better America.

The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.

Tonight, at Law Dork:

A new, old type of lawlessness as Trump attacks Venezuela — and an opening for a better America

The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.

www.lawdork.com

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 4h

And does nothing for the people of Venezuela.

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 4h

Hi! I’m a botched routine medical procedure you really don’t want to know more but 109 degrees F is very bad.

Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 7h

Hi! I’m a bicycle hard seat.

Though I might be chlorine gas.

Sage Divinorum 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.

i’m decades of conversion therapy from my fundamentalist shrink parents

Reposted by Robert W. Wallace, Rosemary A. Joyce, Peter Jacobsen

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 4h

Imagine being the person brave enough to leak this in the hopes that media attention could stop it and then the media just……buries it.

BNO News @bnonews.com · 6h

NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 4h

This is quite likely not because of the oil per se but global companies can be taken to court over illegal actions.

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Colin Carlson says no war @colincarlson.bsky.social · 4h

I believe Herod sends him back to Pilate, no?

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 4h

US media make this kind of unforced error over and over

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 6h

I feel like I’m going insane, there is, like, an actual Venezuelan government that still exists

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 6h

With Nicolás Maduro out of power, the Trump administration is racing to assemble an interim governing structure for Venezuela.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 4h

I know this is a silly question, but what happens if Maduro isn’t convicted?

Reposted by Richard F. Catalano, Rosemary A. Joyce, Adam Wellstead

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

I suspect two of the hot words for 2026 will be “impeach” and “remove”

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Ben Tonra, Els Torreele , and 2 more Rosemary A. Joyce, Ben Tonra, Els Torreele, Peter Jacobsen, Victor Pickard

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 5h

Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;

“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, E. Wayne Ross, Nathan P. Kalmoe

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 5h

post 4 2morrow www.gelliottmorris.com/p/americans-...

Americans do not want war with Venezuela

Active regime change in Venezuela would be one of Trump's most unpopular acts in office

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 6h

I feel like I’m going insane, there is, like, an actual Venezuelan government that still exists

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 6h

With Nicolás Maduro out of power, the Trump administration is racing to assemble an interim governing structure for Venezuela.

After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela

The administration is racing to get an interim government in place, even as pushback from Maduro’s allies raise fears of instability.

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Brendan Nyhan, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 3 more Axel Bruns, Brendan Nyhan, Rosemary A. Joyce, Robert C. Richards, Victor Pickard, Henry Jones

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 6h

With Nicolás Maduro out of power, the Trump administration is racing to assemble an interim governing structure for Venezuela.

After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela

The administration is racing to get an interim government in place, even as pushback from Maduro’s allies raise fears of instability.

Reposted by Robert W. Wallace, Rosemary A. Joyce, Peter Jacobsen

BNO News @bnonews.com · 6h

NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 7h

Hi! I’m a bicycle hard seat.

Though I might be chlorine gas.

Sage Divinorum 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.

i’m decades of conversion therapy from my fundamentalist shrink parents

Cesena Marie🕷️ 🏳️‍⚧️ @thelibraryces.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.

I'm Infected Vocal Chords

Reposted by Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce, James Goodwin , and 1 more Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce, James Goodwin, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..

@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 7h

This is all incredibly destabilizing and will encourage additional violence and wars.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h

When the Seth Moulton quote is the only thing really capturing the moment on the entire top of the MS NOW page, I am truly not sure what we're doing.

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Trump: U.S. to run Venezuela after capture of Maduro
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro inauguration
Trump’s removal of Maduro was necessary. Now he faces these critical questions.
Retired Amb. James Story

US Air Force MC-130 Hercules aircrafts sit on a tarmac on Dec. 29, 2025 at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The United States has deployed a major military force in the Caribbean and has recently intercepted oil tankers as part of a naval blockade against Venezuelan vessels it considers to be under sanctions.
Trump’s Venezuela campaign alarms experts over war powers
Julia Jester

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‘Better late than never’: Bolton weighs in after Trump announces military strike on Venezuela

U.S. military strikes Caracas, Venzuela
Trump says U.S. ‘will run’ Venezuela as Maduro arrives in New York under arrest
Clarissa-Jan Lim & Rachel Van Dongen

The ousted Venezuelan leader landed in New York Saturday evening to face new narcoterrorism charges after Trump vowed at a news conference: “We are not afraid of troops on the ground.”

Maduro arrives at DEA field office in New York City for processing
A man walks past a graffiti depicting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on January 3, 2026.
Democrats condemn Trump’s Venezuela strikes as Republicans largely cheer Maduro’s capture
Clarissa-Jan Lim & Erum Salam

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‘This is insane. What are we doing?’: Moulton slams Trump admin after Venezuela attack

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Reuters @reuters.com · 7h

No quick wins in tapping Venezuela's oil reserves reut.rs/4piX1RN

No quick wins in tapping Venezuela's oil reserves

Venezuela is unlikely to see any meaningful boost to crude output for years even if U.S. oil majors do invest the billions of dollars in the country that President Donald Trump promised just hours following Nicolás Maduro's capture by U.S. forces.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

More than six months ago, from me at Law Dork:

Trump is spiraling. We face the consequences. Where are the other branches? James Madison expected more from the other "departments," as he referred to them.

www.lawdork.com/p/trump-is-s...

Law Dork

Trump is spiraling. We face the consequences. Where are the other branches?
James Madison expected more from the other "departments," as he referred to them. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
Chris Geidner
Jun 08, 2025
∙ Paid
As President Donald Trump careens further and further into authoritarianism, congressional leadership veers from ambivalence to encouragement and the U.S. Supreme Court has only stepped in on a handful of rare occasions — primarily addressing the process (or lack thereof) employed by the administration, not the substance of its actions.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

The good and bad of tonight's reporting is that some of the best reporting — in terms of giving us actual information about what happened and when beyond what we were already told — is almost all going to be, with this quick of turnaround, approved leaks or sourcing.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

Upon further reflection, CBS Evening News' decision to shift away from interviewing experts and towards highlighting what regular people are saying is smart because the experts would just be screaming profanities tonight.

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Asher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 8h

I think, unfortunately, the "success" of the Venezuala operation + the previously reported planning for a Mexican operation means the Trump Administration is, unless meaningfully stopped, absolutely going to be invading Mexico. This simply cannot be treated as an empty threat

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

Those are some dramatic photos of Trump and his national security team launching a war in the Situation Buffet Room