k. eli alconis
@elialconis.bsky.social
a nerd!! also an anthropology grad student when not drowning in work; globalization and landscapes
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k. eli alconis
@elialconis.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hello, Bluesky! I’m a Filipino anthropology grad student and researcher with interests in the anthropology of globalization and informality, maritime borders, and landscapes.
Moved over from twitter’s trenches to learn new things, and who knows? Maybe I could share my own perspectives as well. :)
Moved over from twitter’s trenches to learn new things, and who knows? Maybe I could share my own perspectives as well. :)
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it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
warning: a mess of sentiment
August 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
warning: a mess of sentiment
I have decided to go back to my Atenean roots and start using “Icic” as a response again
July 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I have decided to go back to my Atenean roots and start using “Icic” as a response again
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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
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USAID does in fact carry out or fund an enormous amount of vital services globally.
The destruction of USAID has been utterly ruinous to a lot of innocent people, and it’s only just begun.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The destruction of USAID has been utterly ruinous to a lot of innocent people, and it’s only just begun.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
USAID does in fact carry out or fund an enormous amount of vital services globally.
The destruction of USAID has been utterly ruinous to a lot of innocent people, and it’s only just begun.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The destruction of USAID has been utterly ruinous to a lot of innocent people, and it’s only just begun.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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I made a gingerbread panopticon
December 24, 2024 at 11:53 PM
I made a gingerbread panopticon
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Have whatever kind of day you want. I’m not demanding merry if you feel differently
December 25, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Have whatever kind of day you want. I’m not demanding merry if you feel differently
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its fishtopher
December 17, 2024 at 11:53 PM
its fishtopher
had the chance last week to talk at a conference about my research on dwelling in a transit space (specifically in the homestays of a hiking attraction in the cordilleras) and how the landscape is affected by interactions between fixed agents and tourists!
December 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM
had the chance last week to talk at a conference about my research on dwelling in a transit space (specifically in the homestays of a hiking attraction in the cordilleras) and how the landscape is affected by interactions between fixed agents and tourists!
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He’s finished! I love embroidering a tabby. 🪡 🧵
December 2, 2024 at 5:05 AM
He’s finished! I love embroidering a tabby. 🪡 🧵
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Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
November 28, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
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Old classic, new platform.
November 28, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Old classic, new platform.
Vigan is such a nightmare to find parking in on mondays and holidays lol
November 25, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Vigan is such a nightmare to find parking in on mondays and holidays lol
woke up before the crack of dawn to run, finished in time for sunrise !
November 23, 2024 at 9:36 AM
woke up before the crack of dawn to run, finished in time for sunrise !
It surprises me how well I begin to understand something when I’m parsing through it with students
November 22, 2024 at 8:53 AM
It surprises me how well I begin to understand something when I’m parsing through it with students
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Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
November 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
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In commemoration of Day of the Imprisoned Writer, a poem by an imprisoned writer, translated by an imprisoned writer. By Kerima Lorena Tariman, translated from Filipino by Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis
June 12, in Prison - Words Without Borders
In commemoration of Day of the Imprisoned Writer, a poem by the late Kerima Lorena Tariman, translated by another imprisoned writer.
buff.ly
November 17, 2024 at 7:51 PM
In commemoration of Day of the Imprisoned Writer, a poem by an imprisoned writer, translated by an imprisoned writer. By Kerima Lorena Tariman, translated from Filipino by Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis
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Discussing Bluesky migration in terms of liberal flight misses the simple fact that most people use social media for fun not influence and this platform, unlike X and cruddified Facebook, doesn’t feel like you’re wading through shit to reach your friends. It’s not that deep.
November 16, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Discussing Bluesky migration in terms of liberal flight misses the simple fact that most people use social media for fun not influence and this platform, unlike X and cruddified Facebook, doesn’t feel like you’re wading through shit to reach your friends. It’s not that deep.
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
me whenever I need to use my brain
starter pack of academic imposters and it's just you
November 17, 2024 at 3:03 AM
me whenever I need to use my brain
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November 16, 2024 at 11:09 PM
birds at work last week!
November 16, 2024 at 6:31 PM
birds at work last week!
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Considering how things are going and how the election played out, this quote from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social seems all the more relevant: "When propaganda is free and news is paywalled, people will only read propaganda."
November 16, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Considering how things are going and how the election played out, this quote from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social seems all the more relevant: "When propaganda is free and news is paywalled, people will only read propaganda."