WaxingWonderlyWroth🇵🇸
@waxingwroth.bsky.social
Reply guy (he/him). Marxism enthusiast. Low level history buff. Free Palestine. Ditch the democrats 2024.
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If you are more afraid/vulnerable for the second Trump term than you were for the first, your political strategy/activism for the last 4 years was a failure and you need to re-evaluate. I suggest you start by at least considering abandoning the democratic party.
![Part 1 of Statement: “Dear colleagues,
Some concerning news has been circulating this week in relation to the 2025 European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Annual Meeting (Belgrade Virtual). We, the IAl Board, believe it is important to acknowledge and share this information with our Membership. This is especially pressing as EAA Election ballots close on Friday (5 September 2025), and the Annual Meeting will be concluded on Saturday (6 September 2025).
Numerous scholars from a variety of Israeli institutions are attending EAA's Annual Meeting. including scholars from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Hebrew University; Hebrew University is partially built on Palestinian land in occupied East Jerusalem in violation of international law and in breach of legal requirements as set out by the ICJ ruling. Organisations such as the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement|1|-which IAl Members have voted to participate in as an organisation-and Archaeologists Against Apartheid (AAA), [2] had called for the EAA to take action.
Initially, the EAA Executive Board voted to exclude Israeli institutions from participating in light of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. This meant that attendants were refused participation under affiliation with an Israeli institution; a similar EAA policy was put in place for Russia in 2022.
However, following this, it appears that a campaign of intimidation targeting the EAA Executive Board members resulted in a revote, and reversal of this decision. [3]
Furthermore, many of the Calls to Action shared online came to the attention of the EAA Executive Board who emailed the Annual Meeting's volunteers with advice to mute and remove anyone who chose to speak up[4] though this has apparently been retracted. [5]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bdewww5jsvc7ngy576yk6f36/bafkreig5gxvmddwxldfbgnmbl3qhkxxws6gymny2m7tgyvn7hia7cravre@jpeg)
![Part 2 of Statement: “The lAl Board acknowledges the gross nature of these events and condemns to the highest degree the intimidation and bullying used to reverse the EAA's initial decision, as well as the president's decision to allow a revote. We also wish to express solidarity with those Board Members who have suffered as a result of this intimidation.
In light of the above, the lAl Board has voted to withdraw from the EAA session 'Archaeological Adventures: The Benefits and Challenges Associated With Working in Multiple Countries and/or Systems' which was to take place on Saturday (6 September 2025). This session was affiliated with the lAl, with IAl Chair Ros Ô Maoldúin as co-session organiser, and IAl Public Relations Officer Brigid Melloy presenting. We want to gratefully acknowledge the time and effort of this session's organisers and participants. Ultimately, the IAl Board feel it is important to take a stand and speak up on behalf of those who cannot.
The following is a list of possible actions for lAl Members, should they wish, in part based on Calls to Action from the AAA and Black Trowel Collective:
• Vote in the EAA Election by Friday (5 September 2025)
• Cancel your membership with immediate effect and boycott the remainder of the conference
• Attend the conference and speak up in your session
• Go to the Annual Membership Business Meeting (AMBM) on Friday and speak up, demand transparency[6]
• Email the EAA executive board members, challenging their reversal and demanding a response to, for example, the AAA, BDS and Black Trowel Collective's Calls to Action”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bdewww5jsvc7ngy576yk6f36/bafkreifjsy2hcpxajhi5wvqz3cajaydhl33zimgn7aorzqqvgodc73asba@jpeg)
![Part 3 of Statement: “• Sign the AAA's Open Letter
• If you are not an EAA Member, circulate publicly available information widely
Please see the resources in the footnotes for further information and guidance.
Finally, the IAl Board would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the volunteers, session organisers and presenters at this year's EAA Annual Meeting, especially our colleagues from the Belgrade Annual Meeting Organising Committee.
In solidarity,
The lAl Board”
Footnotes:
[1] See: https://bdsmovement.net/news/european-association-archaeologists-welcoming-scholars:
knowingly-participating-war-crime
[2] See: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19P4sukP9bZI716Bn-
mEH C5zz4r7VisDGz6WmqZ9TIU/viewform?edit requested=true
[3] As per information received via email from the AAA, and a Call to Action published by the Black Trowel Collective Microgrants. See: https://blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/btc-call-to-action:
eaa/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMmLBJleHRuA2FIbQIxMABicmlkETBkV3I30GpKek9EQmg1aWNZAR7F1uegmH
B5nxe5hdAFV8V8aiv6EXDU54P-7P_KYJxwR5KwnMjHIm7 Lk-8fQ aem PhqjlnZRER7mhg1fqwYMig
[4] lbid.
[5] See the 'Announcement regarding running of sessions' from 2 September 2025 here:
https://www.e-a-a.org/eaa2025
[6] Held via Zoom on Friday 5 September 18:45 CEST at https://us02web.zoom.us/l/61357480102omn=81715968229](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bdewww5jsvc7ngy576yk6f36/bafkreic42yqa5jzrg66f5riutuc7sdg2fn3gx7nqtpgj545likz77dpsfu@jpeg)
That's the point, the democratic party is practically guaranteed at least a ~30% share of public offices. Their job isn't implementing a public political program, it's stopping one from interfering with Imperialism. Pretending elections are about empowering the public only helps prop up genocide.
Easier to get the desired outcome (voting for you), not easier to do, because it's obviously easier to blame the voters if you don't give a fuck about winning lol
May 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
That's the point, the democratic party is practically guaranteed at least a ~30% share of public offices. Their job isn't implementing a public political program, it's stopping one from interfering with Imperialism. Pretending elections are about empowering the public only helps prop up genocide.
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
theonion.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Free Ali Abunimah you cowards!
January 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Free Ali Abunimah you cowards!
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Inside you there are two wolves:
"9/11 was a false flag to justify invading the Middle East"
"It's extremely disrespectful to Mr. Bin Laden to imply his hard work was someone else's"
"9/11 was a false flag to justify invading the Middle East"
"It's extremely disrespectful to Mr. Bin Laden to imply his hard work was someone else's"
January 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Inside you there are two wolves:
"9/11 was a false flag to justify invading the Middle East"
"It's extremely disrespectful to Mr. Bin Laden to imply his hard work was someone else's"
"9/11 was a false flag to justify invading the Middle East"
"It's extremely disrespectful to Mr. Bin Laden to imply his hard work was someone else's"
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Civilian to combatant death ratio, Syria: 1 civilian to every 4 combatants. And 75% of civilian dead are adult males.
Bosnia: 1 civilian to every 3.8 combatants. 68% of civilian dead were adult males.
Gaza: 2000 civilians to every 1 evidenced combatant death. 35% of civilians adult males.
Bosnia: 1 civilian to every 3.8 combatants. 68% of civilian dead were adult males.
Gaza: 2000 civilians to every 1 evidenced combatant death. 35% of civilians adult males.
January 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Civilian to combatant death ratio, Syria: 1 civilian to every 4 combatants. And 75% of civilian dead are adult males.
Bosnia: 1 civilian to every 3.8 combatants. 68% of civilian dead were adult males.
Gaza: 2000 civilians to every 1 evidenced combatant death. 35% of civilians adult males.
Bosnia: 1 civilian to every 3.8 combatants. 68% of civilian dead were adult males.
Gaza: 2000 civilians to every 1 evidenced combatant death. 35% of civilians adult males.
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Don't use REDNote, you're depriving Meta and Google the money they get from selling your data to China.
January 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Don't use REDNote, you're depriving Meta and Google the money they get from selling your data to China.
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While politicians claim we're not at war, U.S. forces engaged in combat at least 226 days last year, according to press releases, unit records and other documents I reviewed.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/us-engaged...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/us-engaged...
U.S. Engaged in Combat 226 Days Last Year
The wars Washington doesn't like to talk about
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
While politicians claim we're not at war, U.S. forces engaged in combat at least 226 days last year, according to press releases, unit records and other documents I reviewed.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/us-engaged...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/us-engaged...
Again, not a big deal, but if your decade of work as an anti-zionist has left the public totally powerless to stop a genocide people have a right to be somewhat pissed with you.
This one is not fair of me, but still annoying, genuinely annoying how I spent my adult life being anti-zionist and have had to be in situations and then watch 24 year olds who got converted on twitter talk down to people who have done this for over a decade back when it'd ruin your life.
January 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Again, not a big deal, but if your decade of work as an anti-zionist has left the public totally powerless to stop a genocide people have a right to be somewhat pissed with you.
Not a big deal, but this is extremely wrong. Incrementalism in a genocidal Imperial core is a net negative for humanity and its not close.
On the flip side, genuine increases in good things and decreases in bad things should matter to you because it represents real people. Sometimes the data dorks are actually correct on something being an improvement even if people don't 'feel' it
You'll never please everyone but you can please some!
You'll never please everyone but you can please some!
January 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Not a big deal, but this is extremely wrong. Incrementalism in a genocidal Imperial core is a net negative for humanity and its not close.
For the Biden admin the total extermination of Gaza is something to look forward to.
“Do you think you’re perpetrating a genocide?”
“Well you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs”
“Well you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs”
January 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
For the Biden admin the total extermination of Gaza is something to look forward to.
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The democrats are the ones who spent the last year butchering tens of thousands of children. They are as bloodthirsty and drunk on violence as the Republicans. All protecting certain subgroups of Americans from state violence does is prolong their dependency on an increasingly genocidal empire.
You're doing the thing children do where they blame the sober mom more than her abusive alcoholic husband who beats them because somehow his alcoholism is a force of nature and you just understand it's part of him and her submission is thus seen as exercising choice.
December 12, 2024 at 5:01 PM
The democrats are the ones who spent the last year butchering tens of thousands of children. They are as bloodthirsty and drunk on violence as the Republicans. All protecting certain subgroups of Americans from state violence does is prolong their dependency on an increasingly genocidal empire.
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Tucked into the Cass Report, deep in the appendices, you'll find that they reviewed thousands of patient records and found no one who'd been harmed by puberty blockers and fewer than 10 detransitions.
It’s even worse knowing that Wes actually met trans kids, listened to them cry about how awful it would be to go through the wrong puberty, how this is a lifesaving treatment, and is fucking doing this anyway
It’s even more heartless than shutting them out of conversations
It’s even more heartless than shutting them out of conversations
BREAKING: I have seen confirmation that the indefinite puberty blocker ban for trans kids that was passed by the NI Executive yesterday will be UK-wide. It will come into effect on January 1 2025 when the temporary ban expires.
It is being laid before Parliament today.
It is being laid before Parliament today.
December 11, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Tucked into the Cass Report, deep in the appendices, you'll find that they reviewed thousands of patient records and found no one who'd been harmed by puberty blockers and fewer than 10 detransitions.
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I got the Luigi Mangione manifesto. The real one, not the forgery circulating online. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-man...
Luigi's Manifesto
Exclusive: read Luigi Mangione's 262-word manifesto on the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:51 PM
I got the Luigi Mangione manifesto. The real one, not the forgery circulating online. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-man...
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Gregg Abbott’s pardon — and the right’s valorization — of Daniel Perry for killing BLM protester Garret Foster also comes to mind.
(Not to be confused the right’s valorization of Daniel *Penny*, who has now been nominated for a Congressional Gold Medal.)
radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-smeari...
(Not to be confused the right’s valorization of Daniel *Penny*, who has now been nominated for a Congressional Gold Medal.)
radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-smeari...
December 10, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Gregg Abbott’s pardon — and the right’s valorization — of Daniel Perry for killing BLM protester Garret Foster also comes to mind.
(Not to be confused the right’s valorization of Daniel *Penny*, who has now been nominated for a Congressional Gold Medal.)
radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-smeari...
(Not to be confused the right’s valorization of Daniel *Penny*, who has now been nominated for a Congressional Gold Medal.)
radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-smeari...
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such an alpha move that the slain CEO used his work email in his sentencing agreement for his drunk driving conviction
December 9, 2024 at 1:27 AM
such an alpha move that the slain CEO used his work email in his sentencing agreement for his drunk driving conviction
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The only aesthetically pure way to watch the original STAR WARS trilogy is these moldy grindhouse prints that were found and digitized a few years ago
You can see the OT the way it was originally seen: with the original ILM effects, in a dreamlike gauze
ENJOY:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/iozg1...
You can see the OT the way it was originally seen: with the original ILM effects, in a dreamlike gauze
ENJOY:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/iozg1...
December 8, 2024 at 12:52 PM
The only aesthetically pure way to watch the original STAR WARS trilogy is these moldy grindhouse prints that were found and digitized a few years ago
You can see the OT the way it was originally seen: with the original ILM effects, in a dreamlike gauze
ENJOY:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/iozg1...
You can see the OT the way it was originally seen: with the original ILM effects, in a dreamlike gauze
ENJOY:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/iozg1...
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United CEO Andrew Witty gave an address to the company today (leaked to me), telling employees "we guard against...unnecessary care" and that "There are very few people in the history of the U. S. healthcare industry who had a bigger positive effect on American healthcare than Brian [Thompson]."
December 7, 2024 at 1:03 AM
United CEO Andrew Witty gave an address to the company today (leaked to me), telling employees "we guard against...unnecessary care" and that "There are very few people in the history of the U. S. healthcare industry who had a bigger positive effect on American healthcare than Brian [Thompson]."
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NYPD better put 10x as much resources on finding these scumbag killers as they did for that other shooter
I am devastated. A 17 year old boy was just stabbed to death outside our building because he didn’t speak English. An 18 year old was also stabbed for the same reason but survived. They have not captured the men who did this yet. I am shaking.
www.amny.com/new-york/man...
www.amny.com/new-york/man...
Lower Manhattan stabbing leaves teen dead, another wounded because victims did not speak English: sources | amNewYork
One teenager is dead and another was seriously injured in a Lower Manhattan stabbing on Thursday night carried out by a group of attackers allegedly angered
www.amny.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:58 PM
NYPD better put 10x as much resources on finding these scumbag killers as they did for that other shooter
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Many of the same americans who celebrate their troops going abroad and massacring poor people, and who'd be up in arms if you celebrated them getting killed.. Are now celebrating the death of a healthcare CEO.
It's clear what it's about for them: me me me. The CEO affects them, Iraqi kids don't.
It's clear what it's about for them: me me me. The CEO affects them, Iraqi kids don't.
December 5, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Many of the same americans who celebrate their troops going abroad and massacring poor people, and who'd be up in arms if you celebrated them getting killed.. Are now celebrating the death of a healthcare CEO.
It's clear what it's about for them: me me me. The CEO affects them, Iraqi kids don't.
It's clear what it's about for them: me me me. The CEO affects them, Iraqi kids don't.
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One year ago today, we learned of the IDF’s cold-blooded murder of the great Palestinian professor/storyteller/poet Refaat Alareer.
The man was one of the greatest threats to the Zionist project without ever having to pick up a weapon. May he rest in peace.
The man was one of the greatest threats to the Zionist project without ever having to pick up a weapon. May he rest in peace.
December 5, 2024 at 9:19 PM
One year ago today, we learned of the IDF’s cold-blooded murder of the great Palestinian professor/storyteller/poet Refaat Alareer.
The man was one of the greatest threats to the Zionist project without ever having to pick up a weapon. May he rest in peace.
The man was one of the greatest threats to the Zionist project without ever having to pick up a weapon. May he rest in peace.
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All jokes aside it's really fucked up to see so many people on here celebrating murder. No one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That's the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximise profits on your health and no one else
December 4, 2024 at 11:35 PM
All jokes aside it's really fucked up to see so many people on here celebrating murder. No one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That's the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximise profits on your health and no one else