Mark Walker
@markkhw.bsky.social
CRM Archaeologist living in Northern California. Historical archaeology of class and labor. Socialist. Currently researching working-class households in 19th-c. San Francisco, when not thrashing through underbrush in extreme weather.
As an archaeologist, I wish I'd known there was a philosophical literature on the ontology of holes.
Holes (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
plato.stanford.edu
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As an archaeologist, I wish I'd known there was a philosophical literature on the ontology of holes.
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"Is there a more feckless, spineless opposition party anywhere in the democratic world? Why do Democrats insist on repeatedly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?"
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
🏳️ BREAKING: Democrats Surrender. Again
Mehdi's Monday morning update on the senators voting to reopen the government without a guarantee on heathcare; the BBC rolling over for Donald Trump; and Kathy Hochul's clash with Zohran Mamdani.
zeteo.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"Is there a more feckless, spineless opposition party anywhere in the democratic world? Why do Democrats insist on repeatedly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?"
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
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"Widespread child sacrifice". And why brothels? These people are so goddam strange.
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Widespread child sacrifice". And why brothels? These people are so goddam strange.
A union banner in the local labor temple. "Bartenders' League of America"
October 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A union banner in the local labor temple. "Bartenders' League of America"
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🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”
New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
Shades of the Ahnenerbe.
"Officials from the Israel Antiquities Authority have followed Israeli troops into occupied zones in search of artefacts."
"Officials from the Israel Antiquities Authority have followed Israeli troops into occupied zones in search of artefacts."
“The fact that the settlers and the evangelists and other rightwing Americans found each other a perfect match is not news. But this ceremony is just bad archaeology and another proof that the whole City of David archaeological park project has nothing to do with either archaeology or heritage.” 🏺
‘Tunnel vision’: how Israel is using archaeology to win US support for goals
Scientists say Netanyahu government and its US backers are trying to construct a history shorn of all complexity
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Shades of the Ahnenerbe.
"Officials from the Israel Antiquities Authority have followed Israeli troops into occupied zones in search of artefacts."
"Officials from the Israel Antiquities Authority have followed Israeli troops into occupied zones in search of artefacts."
'In these conditions, Chomsky’s injunction to choose dissent, to “speak the truth and to expose lies,” feels incomplete...Whatever power truth-telling might have had against fascism has been radically diminished.'
The special section from our 50th anniversary issue, The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide, is now online.
Robin D. G. Kelley revisits Noam Chomsky’s classic argument, with @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social, Jennifer Zacharia, and @martinoneill.bsky.social.
Robin D. G. Kelley revisits Noam Chomsky’s classic argument, with @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social, Jennifer Zacharia, and @martinoneill.bsky.social.
The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide - Boston Review
Speaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough.
www.bostonreview.net
September 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
'In these conditions, Chomsky’s injunction to choose dissent, to “speak the truth and to expose lies,” feels incomplete...Whatever power truth-telling might have had against fascism has been radically diminished.'
Good article, but we shouldn't be too comfortable with the idea that scientific racism is confined to the Right. Some of the most influential proponents of scientific racism are self-professed liberals.
🧵 1/ Eugenics isn’t ancient history
@rebeccasear.bsky.social from @brunelpsy.bsky.social traces how the 19th-century idea of “improving” humanity through selective breeding keeps mutating - and why it never stopped threatening human rights 👇
@rebeccasear.bsky.social from @brunelpsy.bsky.social traces how the 19th-century idea of “improving” humanity through selective breeding keeps mutating - and why it never stopped threatening human rights 👇
The 21st Century Resurgence of Eugenics
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Good article, but we shouldn't be too comfortable with the idea that scientific racism is confined to the Right. Some of the most influential proponents of scientific racism are self-professed liberals.
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Just causally dropping this here
🧵 1/ Eugenics isn’t ancient history
@rebeccasear.bsky.social from @brunelpsy.bsky.social traces how the 19th-century idea of “improving” humanity through selective breeding keeps mutating - and why it never stopped threatening human rights 👇
@rebeccasear.bsky.social from @brunelpsy.bsky.social traces how the 19th-century idea of “improving” humanity through selective breeding keeps mutating - and why it never stopped threatening human rights 👇
The 21st Century Resurgence of Eugenics
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Just causally dropping this here
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E. P. Thompson died on this day in 1993. He brilliantly chronicled the ravages of early capitalism — and the fierce resistance it provoked.
E. P. Thompson’s Romantic Marxism
E. P. Thompson brilliantly chronicled the ravages of early capitalism — and the fierce resistance it provoked.
jacobin.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
E. P. Thompson died on this day in 1993. He brilliantly chronicled the ravages of early capitalism — and the fierce resistance it provoked.
His Trump-speak posts may be funny, but he's still Gavin Newsom. Trump's destruction of environmental protection will simply be the new normal, for both Republicans and Dems.
'We are the problem': California is trying to undo decades of liberal policies
"I said, 'Guys, this is it.'"
www.sfgate.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
His Trump-speak posts may be funny, but he's still Gavin Newsom. Trump's destruction of environmental protection will simply be the new normal, for both Republicans and Dems.
There are probably so many archaeological ones.
August 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
There are probably so many archaeological ones.
An archaeology of the massacre of Chinese workers at Rock Springs, WY.
A Wyoming town massacred its Chinese immigrant workers 140 years ago. This summer, descendants return to dig for the Chinatown ‘burn layer’
Rock Springs was once one of the most diverse towns in the West. Now, its relationship with immigrants is embattled for other reasons.
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org
August 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
An archaeology of the massacre of Chinese workers at Rock Springs, WY.
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The future is here!
At first I thought GPT 5 had got this right then I saw things like "Tonnessee," "Mississipo" and my personal favourite "West Wigina." Please do not respond just saying the different typos to me we can all read the joke, we all know about "Distrricke"
August 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The future is here!
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Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate theonion.com/left-wi...
August 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate theonion.com/left-wi...
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How can you deter the Trump administration's immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps.
What To Do When You See ICE in Your Neighborhood
How can you deter the Trump administration's immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps.
interc.pt
July 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
How can you deter the Trump administration's immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps.
WHAT a surprise!
July 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
WHAT a surprise!
Statement of the California Faculty Association on the abduction and disappearance of CFA members by ICE
- California Faculty Association
We strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor, member and activist Jonathan A. Caravello, Ph.D. and other community
www.calfac.org
July 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Statement of the California Faculty Association on the abduction and disappearance of CFA members by ICE
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‘It comes with the territory’: How Israel’s archaeologists legitimize annexation - www.972mag.com/israel-archa...
'It comes with the territory': How Israel's archaeologists legitimize annexation
Weaponizing antiquities is part of Israel's colonial legacy, says Rafi Greenberg, whose colleagues have largely remained silent about Gaza's destruction.
www.972mag.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
‘It comes with the territory’: How Israel’s archaeologists legitimize annexation - www.972mag.com/israel-archa...
"There was tension with the National Front and swastikas on walls. So I’m proud the album is an outsider classic – but feel depressed these songs are still relevant"
Damn, it really fucking is.
Damn, it really fucking is.
‘Nobody makes a record like that for the money’: how Gang of Four made Entertainment!
‘There was tension with the National Front and swastikas on walls. So I’m proud the album is an outsider classic – but feel depressed these songs are still relevant’
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"There was tension with the National Front and swastikas on walls. So I’m proud the album is an outsider classic – but feel depressed these songs are still relevant"
Damn, it really fucking is.
Damn, it really fucking is.
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A Justice Department legal opinion released Tuesday disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can't be revoked.
Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes
A Justice Department legal opinion released Tuesday disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can't be revoked.
n.pr
June 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A Justice Department legal opinion released Tuesday disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can't be revoked.