Orion🌈&sm9eb
@sm9eb.bsky.social
Archaeologist specializing in Late Neolithic/Halaf Şanlıurfa, Turkey; D.C.-born; foodie; astronomy & gardening buff; former guardian of Urfalı cat Commander Orion 🌈🖤; current guardian of not-a-Guest-anymore Cat Italy!
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Join us today for our fifth lecture in this series!
Online via Zoom, at 6 PM (Amman time) - 3 PM (UK time) 👩💻
Online via Zoom, at 6 PM (Amman time) - 3 PM (UK time) 👩💻
The CBRL Graduate Network Seminar Series continues! 🎓🔍
Lecture 5: "Collecting, Processing and Analysing Data 2: Interviews"
Speaker: Dr. Renee Hattar @RIIFSJORDAN
🔹 11 Nov 2025
🔹 6 PM (Amman) | 3 PM (UK)
🔹 Online (Zoom)
Book your spot now: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/collec...
Lecture 5: "Collecting, Processing and Analysing Data 2: Interviews"
Speaker: Dr. Renee Hattar @RIIFSJORDAN
🔹 11 Nov 2025
🔹 6 PM (Amman) | 3 PM (UK)
🔹 Online (Zoom)
Book your spot now: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/collec...
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Join us today for our fifth lecture in this series!
Online via Zoom, at 6 PM (Amman time) - 3 PM (UK time) 👩💻
Online via Zoom, at 6 PM (Amman time) - 3 PM (UK time) 👩💻
As a natal human of DC and its burbs, I do have abundant sympathy for whatever young staff person us stuck answering these phones, who may be an intern or someone who isn't being paid a lot. Just remember your beef is with the senators themselves.
You ever call a senator's office and ask the staffer who picks up what it's like to work for someone without a spine?
10/10 recommend.
10/10 recommend.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
As a natal human of DC and its burbs, I do have abundant sympathy for whatever young staff person us stuck answering these phones, who may be an intern or someone who isn't being paid a lot. Just remember your beef is with the senators themselves.
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You ever call a senator's office and ask the staffer who picks up what it's like to work for someone without a spine?
10/10 recommend.
10/10 recommend.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
You ever call a senator's office and ask the staffer who picks up what it's like to work for someone without a spine?
10/10 recommend.
10/10 recommend.
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Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
Spot the wily tabby!
The Graham children, with their toys and (of course) their pets. Portrayed in 1742 by William Hogarth, whose day has been today.
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Spot the wily tabby!
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new post on the blog... another cake, this one very different than the apple cake!
An orange-filled cake from a Smith Island woman. It has layers!
oldlineplate.com/orange-layer...
An orange-filled cake from a Smith Island woman. It has layers!
oldlineplate.com/orange-layer...
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
new post on the blog... another cake, this one very different than the apple cake!
An orange-filled cake from a Smith Island woman. It has layers!
oldlineplate.com/orange-layer...
An orange-filled cake from a Smith Island woman. It has layers!
oldlineplate.com/orange-layer...
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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:
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:
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
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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:
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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I'm glad that Trump and 8 Democrats managed to find the one path to end the shutdown that makes everyone involved look some uniquely American combination of stupid, gullible, and monstrously evil. Gotta give them a round of applause for that achievement.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I'm glad that Trump and 8 Democrats managed to find the one path to end the shutdown that makes everyone involved look some uniquely American combination of stupid, gullible, and monstrously evil. Gotta give them a round of applause for that achievement.
THIS RIGHT HERE. Mr. Devout Christian Nationalist who wants an end to no fault divorce is recently divorced and there's 0 talk about it.
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I’ll keep saying it, Vought’s divorce remains the most bizarrely underreported story in DC
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
THIS RIGHT HERE. Mr. Devout Christian Nationalist who wants an end to no fault divorce is recently divorced and there's 0 talk about it.
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@davidwengrow.bsky.social I feel like you need to see this, re: the Origin of Monsters.
Number two is a Striated Earthcreeper/African Wild Ass
#art #griffin #gryphon #hippogriff #hippogryph
#art #griffin #gryphon #hippogriff #hippogryph
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
@davidwengrow.bsky.social I feel like you need to see this, re: the Origin of Monsters.
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Number two is a Striated Earthcreeper/African Wild Ass
#art #griffin #gryphon #hippogriff #hippogryph
#art #griffin #gryphon #hippogriff #hippogryph
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Number two is a Striated Earthcreeper/African Wild Ass
#art #griffin #gryphon #hippogriff #hippogryph
#art #griffin #gryphon #hippogriff #hippogryph
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We must finish it. We have to protest. But we really have to boycott. A lot of us have been boycotting since last November.
But it will be more organised going forward.
First will be
“Blackout the System.”
It is a full week.
The “Blackout the System” campaign calls for a
But it will be more organised going forward.
First will be
“Blackout the System.”
It is a full week.
The “Blackout the System” campaign calls for a
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We must finish it. We have to protest. But we really have to boycott. A lot of us have been boycotting since last November.
But it will be more organised going forward.
First will be
“Blackout the System.”
It is a full week.
The “Blackout the System” campaign calls for a
But it will be more organised going forward.
First will be
“Blackout the System.”
It is a full week.
The “Blackout the System” campaign calls for a
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man
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
man
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Cicada wing earrings by Annette Ferdinandsen annetteferdinandsendesign.com/collections/... #sciart
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Gorgeous moth earrings by Mignonne Gavigan #sciart mignonnegavigan.com/products/lux...
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Gorgeous moth earrings by Mignonne Gavigan #sciart mignonnegavigan.com/products/lux...
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HHS contractor here. We don't get back pay when we're furloughed. All I wanted was for the Dems to hold the line on the ACA demands. I called my senators and told them as much.
Now I'll be out six weeks of income for nothing.
Now I'll be out six weeks of income for nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
HHS contractor here. We don't get back pay when we're furloughed. All I wanted was for the Dems to hold the line on the ACA demands. I called my senators and told them as much.
Now I'll be out six weeks of income for nothing.
Now I'll be out six weeks of income for nothing.
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"What just happened in the Senate was a betrayal. We are governed by cowards all around."
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November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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"What just happened in the Senate was a betrayal. We are governed by cowards all around."
Please subscribe, free or paid, to Gravity Is Gone for more like this!
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The entire field of archaeology contradicts this.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The entire field of archaeology contradicts this.
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Our paper on imputation of ancient goat genomes is now available at GBE - congratulations to @jolijnerven.bsky.social #aDNA
Inferring Domestic Goat Demographic History Through Ancient Genome Imputation
Abstract. Goats were among the earliest managed animals, making them a natural model to explore the genetic consequences of domestication. However, a chall
academic.oup.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Our paper on imputation of ancient goat genomes is now available at GBE - congratulations to @jolijnerven.bsky.social #aDNA
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Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
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Mere months after its long-awaited debut, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is beginning to deliver on its promise to rewrite cosmic history
go.nature.com/3JJK6tp
go.nature.com/3JJK6tp
Surprise ‘tail’ found on an iconic galaxy may rewrite its history
First image from Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of galaxy M61 that may explain its mysterious properties.
go.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Mere months after its long-awaited debut, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is beginning to deliver on its promise to rewrite cosmic history
go.nature.com/3JJK6tp
go.nature.com/3JJK6tp
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Students & researchers have a tough time keeping the names of Roman emperors and elites straight. But we do have a database to help name and number each. It is called the Prospographia Imperii Romani (=PIR) and has 15061 persons, of which 1932 are women. Please use the database! pir.bbaw.de#/search
Prosopographia Imperii Romani
pir.bbaw.de
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Students & researchers have a tough time keeping the names of Roman emperors and elites straight. But we do have a database to help name and number each. It is called the Prospographia Imperii Romani (=PIR) and has 15061 persons, of which 1932 are women. Please use the database! pir.bbaw.de#/search
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Mathematicians’ Chalkboard Writing Shows When Inspiration Strikes www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...
Scientists See ‘Eureka’ Moments in Mathematicians’ Chalkboard Writings
Researchers spot the “tipping point” before mathematicians’ moments of discovery
www.scientificamerican.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Mathematicians’ Chalkboard Writing Shows When Inspiration Strikes www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...
I genuinely believe a small feaction of what they're doing is giving these red state guys study abroad-type big city experiences, like tourism for fascists.
Border Patrol agents posed at "The Bean" for an apparent photo op after a weekend of clashes in Little Village. blockclubchi.co/4oUHKae
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I genuinely believe a small feaction of what they're doing is giving these red state guys study abroad-type big city experiences, like tourism for fascists.