Elizabeth Kosmetatou
@elizabethk.bsky.social
Professor, Archaeologist, Ancient Historian, currently dipping my toes in Global History, Attalid & Beethoven worshipper, dog & cat lover
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Here it comes
Headline consumer price index came in slightly cooler than expected in July, due mostly to declining energy prices. But "core" inflation picked up, with the CPI ex. food and energy up 0.322% in July from June. That's the biggest increase since January.
August 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Here it comes
Cancelled Netflix.
They dumped Mike Flanagan — genius behind Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Usher, Life of Chick, etc. (Net worth: $30M).
Kept Meghan Markle & “Prince” Harry — 60+ millionaires serving up whining docs, fake cooking, polo puff pieces & assorted turds.
Bravo. 👏
They dumped Mike Flanagan — genius behind Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Usher, Life of Chick, etc. (Net worth: $30M).
Kept Meghan Markle & “Prince” Harry — 60+ millionaires serving up whining docs, fake cooking, polo puff pieces & assorted turds.
Bravo. 👏
August 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Cancelled Netflix.
They dumped Mike Flanagan — genius behind Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Usher, Life of Chick, etc. (Net worth: $30M).
Kept Meghan Markle & “Prince” Harry — 60+ millionaires serving up whining docs, fake cooking, polo puff pieces & assorted turds.
Bravo. 👏
They dumped Mike Flanagan — genius behind Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Usher, Life of Chick, etc. (Net worth: $30M).
Kept Meghan Markle & “Prince” Harry — 60+ millionaires serving up whining docs, fake cooking, polo puff pieces & assorted turds.
Bravo. 👏
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The student newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday, challenging Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
Stanford newspaper sues Trump administration over student deportations
The lawsuit challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
wapo.st
August 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The student newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
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‘I don’t want my training to go to waste’: the Argentinian scientists working side jobs amid Milei’s sweeping cuts
‘I don’t want my training to go to waste’: the Argentinian scientists working side jobs amid Milei’s sweeping cuts
Javier Milei’s government’s punishing budget cuts have forced researchers to take up work as electricians, school teachers or Uber drivers
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
‘I don’t want my training to go to waste’: the Argentinian scientists working side jobs amid Milei’s sweeping cuts
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Apparently AI student ghost bots are now an issue at community colleges in particular: www.govtech.com/education/hi...
'Ghost Student' Bots Steal Millions from California Colleges
The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office estimated that 31.4 percent of student applications in 2024 were fraudulent, coming from bots or AI agents being used to steal financial aid money...
www.govtech.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Apparently AI student ghost bots are now an issue at community colleges in particular: www.govtech.com/education/hi...
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So many photos to share from our trip to Greece!
Funerary statue of a dog, discovered in Piraeus. C.375 BC.
🏛 National Archaeological Museum, Athens
#Ancientbluesky 🏺
Funerary statue of a dog, discovered in Piraeus. C.375 BC.
🏛 National Archaeological Museum, Athens
#Ancientbluesky 🏺
April 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
So many photos to share from our trip to Greece!
Funerary statue of a dog, discovered in Piraeus. C.375 BC.
🏛 National Archaeological Museum, Athens
#Ancientbluesky 🏺
Funerary statue of a dog, discovered in Piraeus. C.375 BC.
🏛 National Archaeological Museum, Athens
#Ancientbluesky 🏺
www.culture.gov.gr
December 10, 2024 at 3:49 PM
So I successfully wrapped up my experimental "History of Everywhere" class, or as one of my students put it "Greek Philosophy, influential inventions, potatoes"! lol
May 23, 2024 at 5:11 AM
So I successfully wrapped up my experimental "History of Everywhere" class, or as one of my students put it "Greek Philosophy, influential inventions, potatoes"! lol
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The mysterious papyri that “revealed” Plato’s tomb (photos) | protothemanews.com - en.protothema.gr/the-mysterio...
The mysterious papyri that “revealed” Plato’s tomb (photos)
For years, researchers have been attempting to decode the papyri destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE using the famous
en.protothema.gr
April 30, 2024 at 4:51 PM
The mysterious papyri that “revealed” Plato’s tomb (photos) | protothemanews.com - en.protothema.gr/the-mysterio...
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A View of Paris with the Op, 1886 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13894
April 30, 2024 at 5:44 PM
A View of Paris with the Op, 1886 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13894
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“Home is where the Heart is”! Or so the saying goes, but has “home” always meant the same thing to our ancestors? worldofpaleoanthropology.org/blog-feed/ Learn more about the shelters and homes of our ancestors in our latest guest post! #Paleoanthropology #Archaeology
World of Paleoanthropology
Join us on a Journey through Deep Human Time…
worldofpaleoanthropology.org
April 29, 2024 at 12:13 AM
“Home is where the Heart is”! Or so the saying goes, but has “home” always meant the same thing to our ancestors? worldofpaleoanthropology.org/blog-feed/ Learn more about the shelters and homes of our ancestors in our latest guest post! #Paleoanthropology #Archaeology
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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www.thecollector.com/how-did-socr...
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www.thecollector.com/how-did-socr...
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
Socrates’s teaching spurred other philosophical movements. Here are five ways he inspired Cynicism.
www.thecollector.com
February 16, 2024 at 8:04 AM
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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www.thecollector.com/how-did-socr...
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www.thecollector.com/how-did-socr...
Pseudoarchaeology Bingo
January 24, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Pseudoarchaeology Bingo
