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Ben Carter

@archaeoscape.bsky.social
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Archaeologist. Open. Community/ Public. Digital. GIS. LiDAR. Landscape. Small scale + non-hierarchical. Andes, Ecuador, Maine, Pennsylvania. Studying the construction of landscapes of resistance... Maine-iac. Views are my own (not my employers).

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 2h
In 1974, Cornell lecturer Lin Farley began recognizing a pattern in the experiences women shared in her Women and Work course: women were being pushed out of jobs by men’s sexual behavior. Farley coined the term, “sexual harassment.”
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 23h
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 17h
BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled for the first time that a Flock search was unconstitutional and violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights. Oklahoma cop pulled over a woman and searched her in Flock "because he saw her license plate was from California" www.404media.co/federal-judg...
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Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 20h
This corruption must be investigated.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21h
This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...
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The City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American Prospect
In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exactly 😤😡
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 01/10/2026
This ICE flight has landed in Ghana, a possible third-country removal. Immigrant passengers onboard have been shackled for at least 18 hours.
An FR24 map showing N59JE landing in Accra
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20h
I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever
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The African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed History
The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor.
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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🏺🧪 Intense and exciting aDNA preprint on the variable ways in which the development of megalith-building societies across Neolithic Europe was associated with movements of people and admixture. Lots of nuance and evidence for distinct regional trajectories, some of which was known or suspected...
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Your sons and daughters are
10000x safer with drag queens than frat boys btw
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Slate @slate.com · 02/10/2026
Trump’s mental state just got put on full display. It’s not pretty. slate.trib.al/VCHJRGO
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Is Trump All There? A New Interview Gives Us Five Serious Reasons to Wonder.
We just got an unfettered view into the mind of the world’s most powerful person. It’s alarming, to say the least.
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Cornell AAUP @cornellaaup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Cornell AAUP Chapter is outraged by the sexual violence that was committed at Chi Phi in 2024. We call for the community to come together on Monday, October 5 at 4:30pm in Ho Plaza, to stand in support of the survivors of sexual violence. Our full statement is here.
We are outraged by the continued culture of misogyny and by the continued pervasiveness of violence against women at Cornell and at universities and colleges across the country. We are outraged that so many women at Cornell have reported experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact. 

We are deeply disturbed by Cornell University administration’s response and communications to the community, initially in 2024 and now. Cornell administrators point community members to resources, but do not exercise leadership in creating space to process the harm, the outrage, and to change the culture of misogyny. In moments of crisis such as this, we need leaders, not administrators. 

The Cornell administration’s responses reveal its failure to understand and respond appropriately to actual harm and threats to safety on campus. It has used its internal communications to issue elaborate accusations, and it has imposed excessive discipline against students for political protests where there was no threat of harm or violence. And yet, when it comes to sexual violence, Cornell’s communications have been oblique or silent, leaving the community frustrated, fearful, or angry about the administration’s lack of transparency about how it will take effective responses.

We stand in solidarity with victims of sexual violence. We are outraged by the treatment of Jane Doe. We stand in solidarity with student organizations who have been demanding better, with faculty, staff, and students who have been organizing spaces to process and demand change. We do not yet know precisely how or why this case was so egregiously mishandled. What we do know is that it is the most recent example of the systemic failure of Cornell to protect its community — from patients at Cornell Weill to Cornell students — from sexual violence. This system must change.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday Taquitos #33: One of the Good Ones Art by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social
A cartoon of a man wearing a t-shirt that says “Latinos for Trump” being detained by two ICE agents.

Text below reads “You’re supposed to deport people who look like me, not me!”
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A new study of the Indus Valley city of Mohenjo-daro (c. 2600–1900 BCE) indicates that egalitarian structures increased there with the expansion of the city. Perhaps urbanism doesn’t always conjure inequality? Really wish that David Graeber was still here to read this.
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Inequality declined in the Bronze Age city of Mohenjo-daro | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Inequality declined in the Bronze Age city of Mohenjo-daro - Volume 100 Issue 413
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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 01/10/2026
To lose visitors in the year you HOST THE WORLD CUP and celebrate a big anniversary is truly incredible.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I’m thinking of a labor movement, but one very different than the kind we’ve already seen. A labor movement that manages to finally ditch all traces of the ideology that says that work is a value in itself, but rather redefines labor as caring for other people." - David Graeber
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Werner van Zyl @multivalent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"A resounding repudiation of the predatory economics and politics that govern our time." 📚 Kirkus Reviews describes ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS as a manifesto calling for an economic regime that “serves life.” That's exactly why I wrote this book. Preorder your copy today.
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honor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of the main reasons fraternities still exist is that membership signals to potential employers that you’re capable of keeping institutional secrets, even when it means covering up illegal behavior.
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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pete Hegseth prepares for general purge of all women, Blacks and Hispanics from the general officer ranks of the military service branches. thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
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Truthout @truthout.org · 28/09/2026
The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal Martín in Madrid, after an investment fund bought her apartment building and more than tripled her rent, sparked nationwide protests. Over 600 protesters are now camped outside Madrid’s regional government headquarters demanding new tenant protections.
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Eviction of 87-Year-Old Sparks Protest Encampment Over Spain’s Housing Crisis
“We want to change the whole model of housing in Spain,” says Sabina Carrau of the Madrid Tenants’ Union.
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🍁🍂 🎃 Diva for the Season 💚💙🏈🫶👠👑 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Omg.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/09/2026
IT'S OFFICIAL. The progressive members of the Chicago City Council (looking at you, @andrefor40th.bsky.social) stopped ICE's cruelest, most notorious charter airline, Omni Air International. news.wttw.com/2026/09/28/f...
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Firm Set to Buy Chicago’s Parking Meters Sells Airline That Carried Out Deportations
More than a dozen progressive members of the City Council said they would not vote in favor of the deal unless the firm sold Omni Air, threatening the completion of the deal involving the city’s 36,00...
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump won Louisiana by 22 points in 2024; currently, a La Dem. Senate candidate is trailing just 4 points behind his GOP opponent. I did a quick writeup on some of what was shown in the poll and talked to a La pollster about the reason for the small gap. medium.com/@danny.cherr...
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REPORTING: A Louisiana Democrat is just 4 Points Behind Republican Opponent in the Louisiana U.S.
Trump won the state by 22 points in 2024
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.
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En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
my god the direct use of the hot dog guy sketch from I Think You Should Leave in a political ad
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I can’t believe my ancestors are badmouthed as hicks for making moonshine in bathtubs but it’s all *totally cool* if Romans do it.
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A Roman Bathhouse Was Secretly Turned Into a Wine and Olive Oil Factory in Late Antiquity at Antiochia ad Cragum
A modest Roman bathhouse on Turkey's southern coast spent its retirement very differently from how it began. Constructed in the late 2nd or early 3rd century CE, it stopped functioning as a bath somet...
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Day 5 since Pro-Publica reported on Susan Collins corrupt operation trading campaign cash for federal contracts. What’s been her response? She’s running the Trump playbook. Claiming to be the victim of a vast conspiracy by the media and Democrats. No remorse, no apology, no accountability.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So much of what we are confronting today is best understood by the actions undertaken by white communities in response to integration orders. White supremacy is a form of democratic nihilism. Every institution, norm, and value of democracy will be sacrificed for it. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than Integrate
Learn more about our history of racial injustice
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Cornell has failed to protect its students. Cornell has failed to address the growing issue of sexual assault on campus with its pathetic task force. Cornell has failed the student allegedly raped by those seven men at Chi Phi in October 2024. Cornell has failed her. Cornell has failed us."
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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026
Timothy Pigford, the Iconic Black Farmer Advocate Who Stood Against the USDA, Dies at 74 www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Timothy Pigford, the Iconic Black Farmer Advocate Who Stood Against the USDA, Dies at 74
N.C. farmer Timothy Pigford, whose landmark lawsuit challenged discrimination against Black farmers and led to a multibillion-dollar settlement, has died. The post Iconic Black farmer advocate Timothy...
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The 51st @51st.news · 25/09/2026
Policing in Navy Yard is already out of control, argues Dr. Kevin Beckford — a youth advocate and researcher who lives in the neighborhood. Criminalization is likely to only make things worse, he writes in an opinion piece for The 51st.
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Opinion: D.C.'s Black teens deserve better than curfews
Policing in Navy Yard is already out of control, and criminalization is likely to only make things worse.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Seconded and posted. Everyone else get aboard and let it fly.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
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X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
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Dr. Lorgia García Peña @laprofelgp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Last Saturday we inaugurated a mural painting by our students, families at community outside of Casa Cultura in Trenton. We had a matching guava cake to celebrate. If you’re in #trenton, do go see it. And remember that the sun melts ice. Keep on shining. #chingalamigra
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sheriffs & DAs have huge powers over criminal justice, e.g.: often deciding how much local assistance ICE gets. So I worked all year on whittling down the thousands (!) of these races happening in 2026 to find the ones that matter most. NEW TODAY: Learn about the 25 most pivotal November races.
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
GTFOH
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merriam 🇰🇳 @merriam.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
Shirley Chisolm would have smacked all of them, this is fucking pathetic
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
“An Army drone like those frequently flown in overseas warzones has been flying along Arizona’s southern border, doing loops around border towns…”
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War-zone surveillance comes home as Predator drones fly loops over Arizona border towns
Arizona border drone: An Army Predator built for warzones is flying over border towns, alarming privacy advocates
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
After receiving a reprieve last week, York pastor Molis Augustave was flown out of the country Thursday, according to a community group organizing on his behalf. Even with an additional week, Augustave was deported 20 days after he was detained. From WITF
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York pastor supported by Gov. Shapiro, Sens. Fetterman and McCormick, deported to Haiti • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
This story was originally published by WITF. The Department of Homeland Security is making weekly deportation flights from Louisiana to Haiti. After receiving a reprieve last week, York pastor Molis A...
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Ben Carter @archaeoscape.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Devil takes a selfie in front of the Roman Aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Probably most famous for her novel, "Iola Leroy," Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born 201 years ago today; free, in Baltimore. In this gift article they give her story while also acknowledging that they didn't give her an obituary in 1911 www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/o...
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Overlooked No More: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Poet and Suffragist (Gift Article)
One of the best-known Black poets of the 19th century, she was also a renowned orator. “You white women speak here of rights,” she said. “I speak of wrongs.”
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sit tibi terra levis @justrena.bsky.social She will be deeply missed
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