Rebecca Dean
@rmdean.bsky.social
Anthropologist (archaeology, biological anth, ecology). Director of Assessment and Data Analytics. Former Michigan diaspora now home but missing Minnesota. UMich grad working at MSU. Never speaks for MSU.
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Rebecca Dean
@rmdean.bsky.social
· Sep 21
and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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50 year anniversary. I actually learned this song in elementary school. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
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November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
50 year anniversary. I actually learned this song in elementary school. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
I finally got access to the EDW after months of trying. Spent today getting things set up and making sure everything worked. I was in the middle of a Skype a Scientist talk with a bunch of kids when the whole computer seized up and now I can’t log in.
a monkey is sitting at a desk with a laptop on it
ALT: a monkey is sitting at a desk with a laptop on it
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I finally got access to the EDW after months of trying. Spent today getting things set up and making sure everything worked. I was in the middle of a Skype a Scientist talk with a bunch of kids when the whole computer seized up and now I can’t log in.
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More on the Edmund Fitzgerald ahead of the 50th anniversary on Monday:
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
More on the Edmund Fitzgerald ahead of the 50th anniversary on Monday:
I was trying to figure out why I’m so tired today. Then it occurred to me that I worked until 8pm last night? On a Saturday?
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I was trying to figure out why I’m so tired today. Then it occurred to me that I worked until 8pm last night? On a Saturday?
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
13yo wanted a plaid flannel shirt, so I bought him one for Christmas. Now I'm getting constant ads for Lumberjack costumes.
a little girl is making a funny face while sitting in a car seat .
ALT: a little girl is making a funny face while sitting in a car seat .
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November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
13yo wanted a plaid flannel shirt, so I bought him one for Christmas. Now I'm getting constant ads for Lumberjack costumes.
TIL Watson was still alive. (Except now he’s not)
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
TIL Watson was still alive. (Except now he’s not)
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'A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining historical records with modern mapping techniques, researchers mapped hundreds of thousands of kilometres of roads. The findings nearly double the known length of Roman roads.'
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
A high-resolution digital map nearly doubles the known length of the ancient road network.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
'A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining historical records with modern mapping techniques, researchers mapped hundreds of thousands of kilometres of roads. The findings nearly double the known length of Roman roads.'
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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My flow ran successfully. By certain very useless definitions of "successful".
Why do I keep spending hours trying to do this?!? Why am I so obsessed?!?
Why do I keep spending hours trying to do this?!? Why am I so obsessed?!?
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My flow ran successfully. By certain very useless definitions of "successful".
Why do I keep spending hours trying to do this?!? Why am I so obsessed?!?
Why do I keep spending hours trying to do this?!? Why am I so obsessed?!?
News: Not since 2006...
Me [thinking]: Oh, so not that long ago, then.
News: ...nearly twenty years ago...
Me:
Me [thinking]: Oh, so not that long ago, then.
News: ...nearly twenty years ago...
Me:
it is a black and white drawing of a woman with long hair .
ALT: it is a black and white drawing of a woman with long hair .
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November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
News: Not since 2006...
Me [thinking]: Oh, so not that long ago, then.
News: ...nearly twenty years ago...
Me:
Me [thinking]: Oh, so not that long ago, then.
News: ...nearly twenty years ago...
Me:
Why am I so tired in the mornings after the time change?????? It should be the opposite!
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Why am I so tired in the mornings after the time change?????? It should be the opposite!
I'm going to need to add this to my current project.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I'm going to need to add this to my current project.
Some academics take themselves so seriously that they shouldn’t be allowed within ten feet of a student. I am currently *fuming* at two academics whose egos and insecurities are teaching my kid not to engage, show up, or ask even the most innocuous questions.
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Some academics take themselves so seriously that they shouldn’t be allowed within ten feet of a student. I am currently *fuming* at two academics whose egos and insecurities are teaching my kid not to engage, show up, or ask even the most innocuous questions.
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I love reading @sigalsamuel.bsky.social's ethical advice column. It's refreshing and I always learn something new
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.
“Setting boundaries” is broken — but there’s a different way to think about caring for yourself and others.
www.vox.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I love reading @sigalsamuel.bsky.social's ethical advice column. It's refreshing and I always learn something new
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
The first complaints about heavy service loads
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The first complaints about heavy service loads
My congressman asked police to investigate harassment and intimidation at his office. Some folks chalked “Don’t let kids starve” and “Help us afford to live” on his sidewalk and outside walls. The ratio on his Facebook post is pretty impressive.
November 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
My congressman asked police to investigate harassment and intimidation at his office. Some folks chalked “Don’t let kids starve” and “Help us afford to live” on his sidewalk and outside walls. The ratio on his Facebook post is pretty impressive.
My Facebook memory, from 17 years ago, is “I’ve had all the bonobos I can take.” 🤔🤔
November 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My Facebook memory, from 17 years ago, is “I’ve had all the bonobos I can take.” 🤔🤔
This MSU game is downright painful
November 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This MSU game is downright painful