Selene
@selenemsc.bsky.social
Blacksmith, tall ship sailor, EMT, nurse, anthropologist, artist, aspiring autodidactic polymath. (she/they)
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Rolling Stone: clearly documents a 30+ year long con job. A rural county's own leadership lined their pockets by helping ag interests destroy the water supply.
Everyone who read the article apparently??: Amazon data centers did this in 2011
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Everyone who read the article apparently??: Amazon data centers did this in 2011
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
www.rollingstone.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Rolling Stone: clearly documents a 30+ year long con job. A rural county's own leadership lined their pockets by helping ag interests destroy the water supply.
Everyone who read the article apparently??: Amazon data centers did this in 2011
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Everyone who read the article apparently??: Amazon data centers did this in 2011
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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This should be one of many.
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
Colombian family files first known formal complaint over deadly US strike in Caribbean | CNN
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission o...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This should be one of many.
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When I hear colleagues mock them it breaks me cause I know what it's like to feel like you aren't welcome due to something often beyond control...
My take has always been that these requests are the floor, not the ceiling, of what students can get to help them learn. Which is our job
My take has always been that these requests are the floor, not the ceiling, of what students can get to help them learn. Which is our job
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
When I hear colleagues mock them it breaks me cause I know what it's like to feel like you aren't welcome due to something often beyond control...
My take has always been that these requests are the floor, not the ceiling, of what students can get to help them learn. Which is our job
My take has always been that these requests are the floor, not the ceiling, of what students can get to help them learn. Which is our job
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This 1000%. Heck I'm much more concerned about the students who would benefit from accomodations but either don't know about them or can't afford to get them officially recognized.
accommodation requests also made me a better teacher..i.e. a blind student made me much better at describing images
accommodation requests also made me a better teacher..i.e. a blind student made me much better at describing images
Honestly one of the most underreported stories in higher ed is the degree of anger that many faculty feel about accommodations. People I like. In some cases it’s because its another administrative burden dumped on us (I had to find the rooms for all the students on the final with quiet required). 1/
The administration is extorting universities for billions of dollars and attempting to destroy free speech, academic freedom, and independent thought but the Atlantic talked to a few professors at elite universities who think the problem is that some students need a little extra time on exams
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This 1000%. Heck I'm much more concerned about the students who would benefit from accomodations but either don't know about them or can't afford to get them officially recognized.
accommodation requests also made me a better teacher..i.e. a blind student made me much better at describing images
accommodation requests also made me a better teacher..i.e. a blind student made me much better at describing images
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I'm really pleased that my first coauthored article of 2026 is out. With some amazing folks @marckissel.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social we think through a synthesis of behavioral ecology, emotional cognition, and archaeology.
www.johnhawks.net/p/bringing-e...
www.johnhawks.net/p/bringing-e...
Bringing emotional cognition to deep time
In a new article, my coauthors and I draw upon cognitive science to draw out archaeological traces of ancient social lives
www.johnhawks.net
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm really pleased that my first coauthored article of 2026 is out. With some amazing folks @marckissel.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social we think through a synthesis of behavioral ecology, emotional cognition, and archaeology.
www.johnhawks.net/p/bringing-e...
www.johnhawks.net/p/bringing-e...
Six years ago, on December 1st, the first case of COVID was detected.
The irony of it also being World AIDS Day is not lost on me.
The irony of it also being World AIDS Day is not lost on me.
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Six years ago, on December 1st, the first case of COVID was detected.
The irony of it also being World AIDS Day is not lost on me.
The irony of it also being World AIDS Day is not lost on me.
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Psst: if you have both a local food bank and some spare cash, Penzey’s is doing buy one trial bag, get a second one of the same type free. Up to three bags of each type, so buy 3 granulated garlics, get 3 more for free.
My local food bank doesn’t ASK for spices, but they very much appreciate them.
My local food bank doesn’t ASK for spices, but they very much appreciate them.
Trial Bags | Penzeys
www.penzeys.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Psst: if you have both a local food bank and some spare cash, Penzey’s is doing buy one trial bag, get a second one of the same type free. Up to three bags of each type, so buy 3 granulated garlics, get 3 more for free.
My local food bank doesn’t ASK for spices, but they very much appreciate them.
My local food bank doesn’t ASK for spices, but they very much appreciate them.
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They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
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Americans are too passive about their leaders committing war crimes in our names.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Americans are too passive about their leaders committing war crimes in our names.
Ugh. My sweetheart does not understand the “don’t add any mess, leftovers, or time intensive cooking” to pre-holiday days.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Ugh. My sweetheart does not understand the “don’t add any mess, leftovers, or time intensive cooking” to pre-holiday days.
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fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
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we've finally actually hit the curing cancer stage of technological development & we're going to shit it all away for rotbrain political ideologies and to give LLMs a fucking crack at it
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 AM
we've finally actually hit the curing cancer stage of technological development & we're going to shit it all away for rotbrain political ideologies and to give LLMs a fucking crack at it
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Reupping mutual aid request:
This family is experiencing extreme financial distress at a time when they should be grieving and taking care of each other.
If it's in your budget, please consider donating. Reposting helps, too.
This family is experiencing extreme financial distress at a time when they should be grieving and taking care of each other.
If it's in your budget, please consider donating. Reposting helps, too.
3 losses in 3 months. 7 grieving kids. Holidays coming. We lost my 27 year old sister, my grandfather, and now my 94-year-old grandmother is in the hospital.
Funerals, clearing homes, daily care, Christmas..we’re overwhelmed.
Please donate or share: www.gofundme.com/f/our-sister...
Funerals, clearing homes, daily care, Christmas..we’re overwhelmed.
Please donate or share: www.gofundme.com/f/our-sister...
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Reupping mutual aid request:
This family is experiencing extreme financial distress at a time when they should be grieving and taking care of each other.
If it's in your budget, please consider donating. Reposting helps, too.
This family is experiencing extreme financial distress at a time when they should be grieving and taking care of each other.
If it's in your budget, please consider donating. Reposting helps, too.
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I really need more sales to cover my rent and bills this November/Native American Heritage Month! Buy some beadwork for yourself and for gifting-- every sale helps <33
Boosts also appreciated 💕
Online store → cvkvlv.com
Goal progress in comments ↓
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Beadwork #MutualAid
Boosts also appreciated 💕
Online store → cvkvlv.com
Goal progress in comments ↓
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Beadwork #MutualAid
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I really need more sales to cover my rent and bills this November/Native American Heritage Month! Buy some beadwork for yourself and for gifting-- every sale helps <33
Boosts also appreciated 💕
Online store → cvkvlv.com
Goal progress in comments ↓
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Beadwork #MutualAid
Boosts also appreciated 💕
Online store → cvkvlv.com
Goal progress in comments ↓
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Beadwork #MutualAid
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We’re learning about outlawry in my crime class @viuniversity.bsky.social this week. Interestingly, women couldn't be outlawed in 13th-century England because they were never put in law. Instead, women accused of crimes were ordered to be waived.
For more info, read this ⬇️
For more info, read this ⬇️
Women couldn't be outlawed in 13th-century England because they were never put in law. Instead, women accused of crimes were ordered to be waived if they failed to appear at trial. The consequence of waivery was the same as outlawry's: execution (often immediately and without trial). 🧵1/4
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We’re learning about outlawry in my crime class @viuniversity.bsky.social this week. Interestingly, women couldn't be outlawed in 13th-century England because they were never put in law. Instead, women accused of crimes were ordered to be waived.
For more info, read this ⬇️
For more info, read this ⬇️
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Divers find ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ pristine shipwreck near the bottom of Lake #Ontario
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Divers find ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ pristine shipwreck near the bottom of Lake Ontario
Long-time diver Heison Chak says he won’t forget the moment his team found the pristine shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Ontario.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Divers find ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ pristine shipwreck near the bottom of Lake #Ontario
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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I hate sharing Facebook stuff on here, but this is a link to the showcase I’m playing this next Saturday. 👩🎤🎸💗✨ #MadisonWisconsin #RetroPop #NostalgiaPop #HarmonyBar
#MusicSky #HotToGo #Rock
facebook.com/events/s/ton...
#MusicSky #HotToGo #Rock
facebook.com/events/s/ton...
Tone Madison Presents: MAMA New Artist Listening Room
Event by Madison Area Music Association and Tone Madison on Saturday, November 29 2025
facebook.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I hate sharing Facebook stuff on here, but this is a link to the showcase I’m playing this next Saturday. 👩🎤🎸💗✨ #MadisonWisconsin #RetroPop #NostalgiaPop #HarmonyBar
#MusicSky #HotToGo #Rock
facebook.com/events/s/ton...
#MusicSky #HotToGo #Rock
facebook.com/events/s/ton...
It’s one of my favorite pairs of holidays: Wolfenoot and Wayland’s/St. Clement’s Day!
November 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It’s one of my favorite pairs of holidays: Wolfenoot and Wayland’s/St. Clement’s Day!
I am only alive today due to multiple discrete episodes of medical interventions. I’d’ve died in childhood if it weren’t for advancing science.
So anti-science stances bug me.
There are many great multi-modal cares too, and I can support them.
Not willful ignorance and misinformation.
So anti-science stances bug me.
There are many great multi-modal cares too, and I can support them.
Not willful ignorance and misinformation.
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I am only alive today due to multiple discrete episodes of medical interventions. I’d’ve died in childhood if it weren’t for advancing science.
So anti-science stances bug me.
There are many great multi-modal cares too, and I can support them.
Not willful ignorance and misinformation.
So anti-science stances bug me.
There are many great multi-modal cares too, and I can support them.
Not willful ignorance and misinformation.
A pediatric patient’s mum answered routine vaccination question with, “We don’t immunize.”
Me: “Ok.”
Her: “Thank you for respecting that.”
Oh, honey, I absolutely do NOT respect that, but I am too professional to inflict my opinion on you in ED triage.
Me: “Ok.”
Her: “Thank you for respecting that.”
Oh, honey, I absolutely do NOT respect that, but I am too professional to inflict my opinion on you in ED triage.
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A pediatric patient’s mum answered routine vaccination question with, “We don’t immunize.”
Me: “Ok.”
Her: “Thank you for respecting that.”
Oh, honey, I absolutely do NOT respect that, but I am too professional to inflict my opinion on you in ED triage.
Me: “Ok.”
Her: “Thank you for respecting that.”
Oh, honey, I absolutely do NOT respect that, but I am too professional to inflict my opinion on you in ED triage.
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this man has blood on his hands and everyone who supported him and excused him has blood on their hands and I do not want to hear a single fucking Democrat with any position other than "impeach and remove him immediately"
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
this man has blood on his hands and everyone who supported him and excused him has blood on their hands and I do not want to hear a single fucking Democrat with any position other than "impeach and remove him immediately"
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
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Wonder how Ashley Todd is doing.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Wonder how Ashley Todd is doing.
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Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison.
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6
Early Career Scientist Awards 2026
Application to the UW-Madison Evolution Seminar Series - Early Career Scientist Awards.
urldefense.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison.
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6