James Williams
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Anthropology, Cave Diving, Backpacking, Exploration, Science, Software Development, and Vintage Ducati Singles.
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“It looks like these officers believe transparency itself is obstructive to their operations, which is a pretty good indicator that their operations are in need of obstruction … The First Amendment is intended to obstruct government abuses.”
Immigration agents claim routine reporting violates federal law
Officers who can’t handle public scrutiny should get a job that doesn’t involve publicly abducting people.
freedom.press
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“It looks like these officers believe transparency itself is obstructive to their operations, which is a pretty good indicator that their operations are in need of obstruction … The First Amendment is intended to obstruct government abuses.”
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To date, the Trump administration has acknowledged at least 20 strikes against boats suspected of transporting narcotics, killing at least 80 people.
https://to.pbs.org/4hCqmoj
https://to.pbs.org/4hCqmoj
All the U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats
The U.S. military has killed dozens of people in targeted strikes on small vessels in waters off South America since early September.
www.pbs.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
To date, the Trump administration has acknowledged at least 20 strikes against boats suspected of transporting narcotics, killing at least 80 people.
https://to.pbs.org/4hCqmoj
https://to.pbs.org/4hCqmoj
Beautiful sunset turned into chilly night.
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Beautiful sunset turned into chilly night.
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#Archaeology generates huge amounts of research data, but accessing it can be difficult. Prehistoric Europe's Personal Adornment database (pepadb.us.es) aims to address this by making its datasets available online free through web technologies #NationalInternetDay
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October 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#Archaeology generates huge amounts of research data, but accessing it can be difficult. Prehistoric Europe's Personal Adornment database (pepadb.us.es) aims to address this by making its datasets available online free through web technologies #NationalInternetDay
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Why did Chaco Canyon residents start using distant obsidian around AD 700 when closer sources existed? XRF analysis by Moss et al. shows how social ties shaped trade. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #ObsidianAnalysis #AncientTrade #NewMexico
#Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #ObsidianAnalysis #AncientTrade #NewMexico
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Why did Chaco Canyon residents start using distant obsidian around AD 700 when closer sources existed? XRF analysis by Moss et al. shows how social ties shaped trade. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #ObsidianAnalysis #AncientTrade #NewMexico
#Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #ObsidianAnalysis #AncientTrade #NewMexico
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BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
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What can ceramic patterns tell us about community, identity & politics? A new study by Vivero-Miranda of Rio Sonora/Serrana ceramics styles offers fresh insights on social organization. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Sonora #Southwest #History #Ceramics
#Archaeology #Sonora #Southwest #History #Ceramics
October 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What can ceramic patterns tell us about community, identity & politics? A new study by Vivero-Miranda of Rio Sonora/Serrana ceramics styles offers fresh insights on social organization. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Sonora #Southwest #History #Ceramics
#Archaeology #Sonora #Southwest #History #Ceramics
This new documentary explores one of the most significant archaeological sites north of Austin, Texas, near the town of Florence, and the archaeologist who risked his financial security and professional career to investigate and preserve it.
The Stones Are Speaking
Archaeologist Mike Collins risks it all to save 30 acres deep in the heart of Texas.
www.pbs.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This new documentary explores one of the most significant archaeological sites north of Austin, Texas, near the town of Florence, and the archaeologist who risked his financial security and professional career to investigate and preserve it.
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One of the most listened-to genres in the Americas, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.
Colombia: The birthplace of cumbia
One of the most listened-to genres in the Americas, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.
n.pr
October 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
One of the most listened-to genres in the Americas, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.
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Fab for freelancers, self-employed, independent researchers:
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Fab for freelancers, self-employed, independent researchers:
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New Mexico - Lasers reveal 1,000-year-old Indigenous road near Chaco Canyon that aligns with the winter solstice
Researchers think the Indigenous roads were more about cosmology than traffic. www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Researchers think the Indigenous roads were more about cosmology than traffic. www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Lasers reveal 1,000-year-old Indigenous road near Chaco Canyon that aligns with the winter solstice
Researchers think the Indigenous roads were more about cosmology than traffic.
www.livescience.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
New Mexico - Lasers reveal 1,000-year-old Indigenous road near Chaco Canyon that aligns with the winter solstice
Researchers think the Indigenous roads were more about cosmology than traffic. www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Researchers think the Indigenous roads were more about cosmology than traffic. www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
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If you're in the Austin area and have kids interested in archaeology, there will be a free archaeology fair at the Bullock Texas State History Museum next weekend. 🏺
thc.texas.gov/events/texas...
thc.texas.gov/events/texas...
Texas Archeology Fair | Texas Historical Commission
Join the Texas Historical Commission and the Bullock Texas State History Museum for the Texas Archeology Fair, a statewide celebration of history, heritage, and archeology—co-hosted as part of the mus...
thc.texas.gov
September 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
If you're in the Austin area and have kids interested in archaeology, there will be a free archaeology fair at the Bullock Texas State History Museum next weekend. 🏺
thc.texas.gov/events/texas...
thc.texas.gov/events/texas...
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#Yunxian 🏺🧪
Discovered in Hubei Province in 1990, Yunxian 2 skull has been at the center of a taxonomic confusion for the past 35 years
Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back Homo Sapiens' Origins By 400,000 Years
www.iflscience.com/million-year...
With comments by @chrisbstringer.bsky.social
Discovered in Hubei Province in 1990, Yunxian 2 skull has been at the center of a taxonomic confusion for the past 35 years
Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back Homo Sapiens' Origins By 400,000 Years
www.iflscience.com/million-year...
With comments by @chrisbstringer.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#Yunxian 🏺🧪
Discovered in Hubei Province in 1990, Yunxian 2 skull has been at the center of a taxonomic confusion for the past 35 years
Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back Homo Sapiens' Origins By 400,000 Years
www.iflscience.com/million-year...
With comments by @chrisbstringer.bsky.social
Discovered in Hubei Province in 1990, Yunxian 2 skull has been at the center of a taxonomic confusion for the past 35 years
Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back Homo Sapiens' Origins By 400,000 Years
www.iflscience.com/million-year...
With comments by @chrisbstringer.bsky.social
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Could there be a connection between a squashed million-year-old skull and the Denisovans? I look at whether a provocative new study can be squared with what we already know from ancient genomes. I think there's a way.
www.johnhawks.net/p/the-proble...
www.johnhawks.net/p/the-proble...
The problem skulls from Yunxian
The relationships of fossils from deep time in China may help reveal ancestral connections for the Denisovans
www.johnhawks.net
September 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back Homo Sapiens Origins By 400,000 Years www.iflscience.com/million-year...
Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Homo Sapiens Are Nearly Twice As Old As We Thought
And our ancestors may have originated outside of Africa.
www.iflscience.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back Homo Sapiens Origins By 400,000 Years www.iflscience.com/million-year...
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PLEASE sign up for Skype a Scientist:
www.skypeascientist.com
They need more archaeologists! It's fun, answer kids questions on zoom for an hour.
www.skypeascientist.com
They need more archaeologists! It's fun, answer kids questions on zoom for an hour.
SKYPE A SCIENTIST
Skype a Scientist matches your classroom, scout troop, or library with scientists for Q&A sessions for free!
www.skypeascientist.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
PLEASE sign up for Skype a Scientist:
www.skypeascientist.com
They need more archaeologists! It's fun, answer kids questions on zoom for an hour.
www.skypeascientist.com
They need more archaeologists! It's fun, answer kids questions on zoom for an hour.
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This teeny marsupial is a newly described species named for the Chachapoya, who lived in the Peruvian Andes before the Inca. 🧪
Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial
The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes.
www.livescience.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This teeny marsupial is a newly described species named for the Chachapoya, who lived in the Peruvian Andes before the Inca. 🧪
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“It matters what stories we tell about growing older. The conversations I had at Jesus Green revealed how one community is understanding what it means to live and age well.”
Read more: www.sapiens.org/culture/cold...
Read more: www.sapiens.org/culture/cold...
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“It matters what stories we tell about growing older. The conversations I had at Jesus Green revealed how one community is understanding what it means to live and age well.”
Read more: www.sapiens.org/culture/cold...
Read more: www.sapiens.org/culture/cold...
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Tech professional exploring the intersection of anthropology, climate, and culture. Sharing field notes, research reflections, and stories from the road. Click to read James Williams, a Substack publi...
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September 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Chatbots can reinforce delusional beliefs, and, in rare cases, some users have experienced psychotic episodes
go.nature.com/3VnA6sc
go.nature.com/3VnA6sc
Can AI chatbots trigger psychosis? What the science says
Chatbots can reinforce delusional beliefs, and, in rare cases, some users have experienced psychotic episodes.
go.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Chatbots can reinforce delusional beliefs, and, in rare cases, some users have experienced psychotic episodes
go.nature.com/3VnA6sc
go.nature.com/3VnA6sc
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Preservation Archaeology Today for 8/18/25: Erasing history at US museums & parks; the fight to protect Chuckwalla Nat. Mon.; virtual tours of Bears Ears; "hardware archaeology"; upcoming events & more. 📸 NPS tinyurl.com/2ssy4ee7
Erasing History at US Museums and Parks - Archaeology Southwest
Preservation Archaeology Today for 8/18/25: Erasing history at US museums & parks; the fight to protect Chuckwalla Nat. Mon.; virtual tours of Bears Ears; "hardware archaeology"; upcoming events & mor...
tinyurl.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Preservation Archaeology Today for 8/18/25: Erasing history at US museums & parks; the fight to protect Chuckwalla Nat. Mon.; virtual tours of Bears Ears; "hardware archaeology"; upcoming events & more. 📸 NPS tinyurl.com/2ssy4ee7
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Meghan C. L. Howey asks 'What is Community Archaeology’s Value for Our Discipline’s Future?' in this new #blog, accompanying #openaccess #research out now in the #SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social: ➡️✅ https://cup.org/3VTvUjZ
#archaeology
#communityarchaeology
#archaeology
#communityarchaeology
What is Community Archaeology’s Value for Our Discipline’s Future? « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog
Research programs that are deeply engaged with, and responsive to, communities require significant investment to build and sustain. Why, then, should archaeologists -- often constrained by time and re...
www.cambridge.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Meghan C. L. Howey asks 'What is Community Archaeology’s Value for Our Discipline’s Future?' in this new #blog, accompanying #openaccess #research out now in the #SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social: ➡️✅ https://cup.org/3VTvUjZ
#archaeology
#communityarchaeology
#archaeology
#communityarchaeology
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What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism
Militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic...
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September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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