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Jamon Halvaksz

@jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social
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Anthropologist looking for sanity... Oceania/Moana | Climate Change | Mining | Urban Environments www.Jamonhalvaksz.com

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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Oh Blues Brother, Where Art Thou?
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
How timely that they defund NSF social science programs, as this Yale Law grad invents a new definition for socialism.
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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The dismantling of social science research in the United States. Since policy should be made in the absence of evidence #KnowNothingSociety www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research
Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Applause
ALT: Applause
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I voted, and so should you.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
But it’s not even Tuesday!
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Hulk Incredible Hulk Transformation
ALT: Hulk Incredible Hulk Transformation
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is what is being pushed as the future of knowledge.... maybe they should have the AI Tool take the state tests?
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Times forgot the word illegal as in “…illegally diverted…” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Start the corrupt republican pardon countdown clock. www.washingtonsun.com/congress/for...
washingtonsun.com
Former Rep. David Rivera Sentenced to 10 Years Over a Secret Lobbying Effort
The former Republican congressman was part of a $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There is nothing true in what he is saying. Hottest summers keep happening, El Niño events are more extreme and I have no comment on the "ice cube." #factsfromnatalie?
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Acosta is writing a book about how he saw it throughout the presidency.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Looks like never
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It would be interesting if they actually talked about the hard evidence generated by Smith and not rumors and innuendo generated in the MAGAverse.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My recent talk at the University of the South Pacific went very well. It was an honor to meet with so many brilliant PhD students funded by a US program www.usp.ac.fj/news/pacific...
usp.ac.fj
Pacific communities draw on local knowledge to build resilience - The University of the South Pacific
How Pacific communities respond to environmental, social and economic change depends on more than technical...
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In this episode David Brooks fights for relevance in the Cosmos
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Polio because they are ant-vaccine
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Excellent thread (though depressing) on how things are going. In my ongoing research on El Niño in PNG things are bad. But made worse by the global pol climate.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
deported?
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For this administration, we also accept polio as a correct response
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Susan Collins is concerned.... so we know she will cave in the end.
politico.com
Collins slams Trump plan to ‘politicize’ grants as defying Congress
The president is reportedly mulling an executive order to have political appointees decide who gets National Institutes of Health dollars.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY
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Dean Napolitano @dinonapolitano.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Balendra Shah, the 36-year-old prime minister of Nepal, is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly and push for industrialized powers to foot the bills faced by lesser-developed countries disproportionately affected by climate-linked disasters.” By Hannah Beech and Sajal Pradhan
nytimes.com
Nepal’s Gen Z Is Taking on the World’s Polluters Over Climate Disasters
The young government of Nepal, a nation with a tiny carbon footprint, is seeking reparations from the world’s major economies as it bears the brunt of collapsing Himalayan glaciers.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Narrator: they are not
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Aaron, it’s spelled Ghina.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You called him the Secretary of War, I disagree with that characterization
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It keeps getting worse The stupidity. It keeps getting worse.
nytimes.com
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Moral bankruptcy
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Congrats to all those that made this happen
wired.com
Congratulations! You Just Lived Through the Hottest Month Ever Recorded
While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is the interview Trump’s FCC doesn’t want you to see. We’re not just going up against the most corrupt politician in Texas. We’re going up against this entire corrupt system.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
He is referring to his lawn guy
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Paxton is not a big strong fireman
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Imagine if the media took the words of climate scientists as seriously as it does that rando from Anthropic… Air pollution and climate change from fossil fuel use are literally killing millions of people every year, but sure, let’s focus on the idiocy that “AI is going to kill everyone in 10”.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Next up: infrastructure week!
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
As former resident with a kid that graduate from high school there, it is a growing issue for in-state colleges. Funding might be tied to enrollment, but funding overall is down, coupled with political restrictions on what can be taught.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Interesting article, but it ignores the students that want to leave Texas because they see the quality of colleges declining. Focusing on recruiters ignores those that are being recruited.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Golf course clubhouse logic.... Seems like something the wealthy joke about, but the joke is the one talking.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
again?
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
kentucky.com
‘Another great light gone out.’ Kentucky author, activist Wendell Berry dies at 92.
Wendell Berry championed small farms, agrarianism and conservation for decades.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rest in Peace Wendell Berry, the true Mad Farmer.
youtu.be
A Wonder Is What It Is: Nick Offerman Reads 'Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front,' by Wend...
YouTube video by WNYC
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
She actually says she tried it and she didn’t notice anything
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Yes And its her least believable line.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“I’m going to change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot!” Dolly Parton
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It’s critique of toxic masculinity and capital is on point.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The film 9 to 5 holds up.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The trendiness on temperature in the article highlight how extremely different this year is from previous ones...
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Not perfect, but this is heading in the right direction. We need policies that guide faculty and students through the ethics of AI use as well as restrictions.
chronicle.com
U. of Chicago Bans Tech, AI in Social Sciences Core Courses
The new restrictions apply to students and faculty members.
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The only inaccuracy is that the business schools are already volunteering to become AI. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...
mcsweeneys.net
Our University Does Not Require Books, Paper, or Human Knowledge
“Such a radical shakeup in learning has never happened before, as far as I know. Is there even a way to learn about whether or not something has happened bef...
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Good lord. Don’t let her visit San Antonio
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Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Well he got the first sentence in this essay right: ”I am a fraud” www.nature.com/articles/d44...
nature.com
When AI writes the words, who is the author?
After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
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