Carie Little Hersh
@anthroclh.bsky.social
Anthropology Teaching Professor at Northeastern University, Producer of www.AnthropologistOnTheStreet.com podcast, Writer of RelevANTH.com #blog, wannabe #fantasy/#pnr author
Reposted by Carie Little Hersh
Drop whatever you’re doing and read the last 15 pages of this 161-page opinion. I’m serious.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Omg. I’ve never seen anything like this in a judicial opinion:
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Drop whatever you’re doing and read the last 15 pages of this 161-page opinion. I’m serious.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Fellow boycotters! I am fully devoted to a long-term boycott of all these big businesses that rolled over and showed their bellies to fascists, but that means I need recommendations for decent business chains and alternative services. Is this out there already in some form?
March 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Fellow boycotters! I am fully devoted to a long-term boycott of all these big businesses that rolled over and showed their bellies to fascists, but that means I need recommendations for decent business chains and alternative services. Is this out there already in some form?
I’m pretty sure the word for this is “mafia” and it is incompatible with a free democracy.
I’m also positive this can be overcome by politicians banding together to make the right choices.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m also positive this can be overcome by politicians banding together to make the right choices.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
Eric Swalwell says threats to them and their families are stopping GOP officials from criticizing president
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’m pretty sure the word for this is “mafia” and it is incompatible with a free democracy.
I’m also positive this can be overcome by politicians banding together to make the right choices.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m also positive this can be overcome by politicians banding together to make the right choices.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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HPV vaccine has been shown to reduce cervical cancer incidence by at least 90%. A new report (below) shows that the incidence of precancerous lesions has dropped by about 80% since 2008 as well. The Secretary of HHS, Mr. Kennedy, claims that HPV vaccines *cause* cancer.
February 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
HPV vaccine has been shown to reduce cervical cancer incidence by at least 90%. A new report (below) shows that the incidence of precancerous lesions has dropped by about 80% since 2008 as well. The Secretary of HHS, Mr. Kennedy, claims that HPV vaccines *cause* cancer.
Instead of resigning themselves to the seemingly inevitable, why don’t universities make an unholy ruckus about how lawfully designated funds are being illegally withheld from them??
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Facing NIH cuts, colleges restrict grad student admissions
College officials say the pause is necessary while they determine the impacts of the potential federal funding cuts.
www.insidehighered.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Instead of resigning themselves to the seemingly inevitable, why don’t universities make an unholy ruckus about how lawfully designated funds are being illegally withheld from them??
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
I love me some urban fantasy, but if I have to figure out intense interpersonal dynamics, complex multi-species social class hierarchies, and an entire system of magic rules in the first chapter, imma have to pass.
February 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I love me some urban fantasy, but if I have to figure out intense interpersonal dynamics, complex multi-species social class hierarchies, and an entire system of magic rules in the first chapter, imma have to pass.
Reposted by Carie Little Hersh
I keep seeing people say, why isn't anyone doing anything?
So I'll say something that seems obvious to me but may not be to others.
People -are- doing stuff. They're just not posting about it. People who can't keep quiet are a liability.
So I'll say something that seems obvious to me but may not be to others.
People -are- doing stuff. They're just not posting about it. People who can't keep quiet are a liability.
February 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I keep seeing people say, why isn't anyone doing anything?
So I'll say something that seems obvious to me but may not be to others.
People -are- doing stuff. They're just not posting about it. People who can't keep quiet are a liability.
So I'll say something that seems obvious to me but may not be to others.
People -are- doing stuff. They're just not posting about it. People who can't keep quiet are a liability.
My research was with a parachurch founded by a famous televangelist who believed that (1) for Jesus to return, Israel had to be in the hands of the Jews and (2) wealth was a sign of God’s favor. So expect a large portion of American Christians to see this as a good idea.
February 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My research was with a parachurch founded by a famous televangelist who believed that (1) for Jesus to return, Israel had to be in the hands of the Jews and (2) wealth was a sign of God’s favor. So expect a large portion of American Christians to see this as a good idea.
Getting a lot of use out of this mug lately
February 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Getting a lot of use out of this mug lately
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February 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Thanks for bringing this over from FB—it’s the best analysis I’ve seen so far into his decision making (and why it’s so dangerous in his position)
February 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Thanks for bringing this over from FB—it’s the best analysis I’ve seen so far into his decision making (and why it’s so dangerous in his position)
Reposted by Carie Little Hersh
I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"
If you have students who are trans no you don’t. If you have students of color who may be affected by ICE no you don’t. If anyone asks you gender or racial the makeup of your class you don’t have to tell them.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"
Good morning. Today is January 174th.
January 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Good morning. Today is January 174th.
In billionaire romances the MCs are secret golden retrievers who rescue abused women and single-handedly fund camps for at-risk teens—they don’t openly dismantle democracy. Maybe we should take a break from glorifying the wealthy and instead reflect on why the vulnerable need rescuing.
January 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM
In billionaire romances the MCs are secret golden retrievers who rescue abused women and single-handedly fund camps for at-risk teens—they don’t openly dismantle democracy. Maybe we should take a break from glorifying the wealthy and instead reflect on why the vulnerable need rescuing.
My vast years of religious, secular, and pop culture expertise have been put to use in an interview asking whether Taylor Swift's Era Tour constitutes a pilgrimage.🙃
news.northeastern.edu/2025/01/03/t...
news.northeastern.edu/2025/01/03/t...
Was Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour a modern-day religious pilgrimage?
Academics debate whether 10M Swifties were part of a pilgrimage and whether support for the pop star crosses into religious activity.
news.northeastern.edu
January 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My vast years of religious, secular, and pop culture expertise have been put to use in an interview asking whether Taylor Swift's Era Tour constitutes a pilgrimage.🙃
news.northeastern.edu/2025/01/03/t...
news.northeastern.edu/2025/01/03/t...
I guess I’ll put Neil Gaiman alongside Joss Whedon and Bill Cosby on the “Deeply Influential Men I Greatly Admired Who Turned Out to be Garbage” List.
January 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I guess I’ll put Neil Gaiman alongside Joss Whedon and Bill Cosby on the “Deeply Influential Men I Greatly Admired Who Turned Out to be Garbage” List.
Lindsay Raisa Feldman is an anthropologist who did her PhD fieldwork with many of these incarcerated firefighters, and her research is fascinating. Worth a listen!
anthropologistonthestreet.com/2017/09/26/e...
anthropologistonthestreet.com/2017/09/26/e...
January 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Lindsay Raisa Feldman is an anthropologist who did her PhD fieldwork with many of these incarcerated firefighters, and her research is fascinating. Worth a listen!
anthropologistonthestreet.com/2017/09/26/e...
anthropologistonthestreet.com/2017/09/26/e...
Reposted by Carie Little Hersh
I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.
the dust and
the screaming
the yuppies networking
the screaming
the yuppies networking
NY state officials are considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats.
New Crisis Hotline for CEOs?
NY state mulls threat hotline just for CEOs after murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:08 PM
the dust and
the screaming
the yuppies networking
the screaming
the yuppies networking
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"More than half of respondents said that over the past year, their job took a negative toll on their mental or emotional health. Nearly 6 in 10 said they felt 🔥 out bc of their work. Half said they needed help for emotional or mental-health problems... over the previous year."
Faculty and Staff Are Feeling Anxious, Depressed, and Burnt Out, Study Says
Students’ emotional and mental distress are taking a toll on professors’ health. Administrators should take action, the authors urge.
www.chronicle.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:57 PM
"More than half of respondents said that over the past year, their job took a negative toll on their mental or emotional health. Nearly 6 in 10 said they felt 🔥 out bc of their work. Half said they needed help for emotional or mental-health problems... over the previous year."
In their final group projects yesterday, anthropology of law students designed their ideal legal system, then explained how economic, kinship, ecological, and social systems would have to adjust to make the system work. Turns out they accidentally invented Communism
December 5, 2024 at 12:13 PM
In their final group projects yesterday, anthropology of law students designed their ideal legal system, then explained how economic, kinship, ecological, and social systems would have to adjust to make the system work. Turns out they accidentally invented Communism
Quick PSA for parents of musical theatre kids: do not allow them to see Wicked. It’s been nothing but hair bows and alto vocal runs for days now.
December 2, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Quick PSA for parents of musical theatre kids: do not allow them to see Wicked. It’s been nothing but hair bows and alto vocal runs for days now.