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Patrick Clarkin

@patrickclarkin.bsky.social
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UMass Boston Associate Prof, biological anthropologist. Ph.D. War and health, growth, embodiment, DOHaD, Hmong and SE Asian refugees. Binghamton grad. Child of PVD. kevishere.com

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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 11m
Some estimates were much higher than 115,000 Iraqi deaths, especially after accounting for indirect deaths.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 5h
In my anxiety attack period, a helpful phrase was "remember the blue sky," the premise being calm is always there just behind the clouds. 1. I wonder if that was the inspiration for this place. 2. New England hasn't seen a blue sky in a long time. 3. I'm feeling much better now.
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Night Court: Feeling Much Better Now
ALT: Night Court: Feeling Much Better Now
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 16h
🆘Per a bulletin from Guatemala Human Rights Commission: 1st shipment of arms from the US to Guatemala in decades has just been received 🆘 Extrajudicial killings and repression of Guatemala's Indigenous communities are high and rising, recalling the 36 yr genocide. Your US taxes at work. #NuncaYa 🤍🩵
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h
“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is”
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 17h
Mullin is lying. These were not identified as "high-risk" nations, and it was not "tougher vetting" that cut entries. The absolute number of denials is LOWER now than under Biden. They just aren't even processing applications, and you owe every American sponsor an answer.
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Pat Savage @patrickesavage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One reason I'm so upset about Henrich's report is that anthropology is THE main example used to justify the Vanderbilt report's wild claims of "deterioration in scholarly standards" throughout the humanities (see osf.io/ta6kg). And it turns out to be almost completely unfounded. What a travesty.
The report’s conclusions are somewhat unclear, since the title is vague and it contains no abstract or executive summary of conclusions. However, the following paragraph mostly summarizes the main conclusions:
“…there is serious scholarship in every field we have studied, and at their best, the humanities and the social sciences are as rigorous and as fruitful as they have ever been. Taken as a whole, however, our review of the disciplines paints a mixed picture. Every field we have studied shows some signs of the pathologies sketched above: a deterioration in scholarly standards fueled by the substitution of political criteria for properly scholarly criteria in the assessment of research and a more general repudiation of long-standing ideals of rigor and objectivity. In some fields (e.g., philosophy) the problems are largely confined to a single subfield focused on a charged topic. In others (e.g., history), while there are streams of scholarship in which standards have been politicized in problematic ways, they run alongside more dominant streams in which a wide range of views is tolerated, and appropriately scholarly standards are brought to bear. In the most extreme cases (e.g., anthropology), we see a widespread deterioration in scholarly standards grounded in a pervasive repudiation of ideals of objectivity together with a toxic intellectual climate in which reasonable dissent on politically charged topics is routinely suppressed and punished.”
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
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Want to Succeed in an AI World? Study Anthropology
College students and workers alike are finding a new set of skills is needed for a rapidly changing workplace.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A recent assessment by the UN Satellite Centre found that the number of destroyed structures across Gaza has increased by 9% since a “ceasefire” took effect nearly a year ago. Overall, about 82% of structures in Gaza…have been damaged, and about two-thirds of those have been destroyed.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
ICE is now lying in wait outside convenience stores, or at busy intersections. Agents are arresting people at international airports. Local police and sheriffs, deputized by the federal government, are detaining immigrants during traffic stops. ICE is now detaining more immigrants than ever before.
A chart that shows a timeline of ICE immigration enforcement against different significant events (Los Angeles raids, Minneapolis and Chicago raids), with a line in late March 2026 that says "New enforcement strategy begins" before a peak of over 1,500 daily arrests in July 2026.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Loathsome
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A deep dive into one of the pieces of evidence provided in the anthropology section of the Vanderbilt report
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The temptation to unplug from contantly being bombarded with the world’s problems is real.
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is certainly a different opinion to the Vanderbilt report: “corporate libertarian donor networks, fossil-fuel companies & conservative think tanks intensified campaigns targeting university governance…embedding donor-aligned scholars, building research centers insulated from faculty oversight…”
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mankind youtu.be/EigfHLZHQkE?...
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Deep Thoughts: Mankind - Saturday Night Live
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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Holly Dunsworth @dunsworth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The publishing world's equivalent to a fetal ultrasound... (And, yessss, to the mix of emotions that comes with it.) Wheeeee! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725877...
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The Myth of Mankind by Holly Dunsworth: 9780593654675 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
From an anthropologist renowned for overturning outdated evolutionary dogma, a lively, myth-busting, and transformative new portrait of human evolution What if it turns out that most of the stories w...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hope I get to do this after my final lecture. www.espn.com/video/clip/_...
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Justin Verlander embraced by family in touching final mound visit - ESPN Video
'Come on, he's 5-foot-8!' Baylor's Freeman makes miraculous hurdle over Colorado defender
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That’s more than fair.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026
peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Interesting read, in which he acknowledges that one of the (few) examples used in the main Vanderbilt report as evidence for the hopeless politicisation of anthropology is, in fact, simply science working as it should www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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The Harvard Anthropologist Who’s Skewering His Own Field
Joseph Henrich, an author of a divisive report about politicization in the humanities, says, “I knew it wasn’t going to make everyone happy.”
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I worked on a ferry boat for several summers to help pay for college. To me, "nor'easter" meant a chance we'd get a paid day off because the bosses worried about people getting hurt. But the word has been so overplayed here the past few days.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I followed them since I was 12, and will continue to.
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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 24/09/2026
"Once the individual finally identified himself" – DHS "Finally", as if he was just casually refusing that info while the ICE goons kicked his fucking face in. Cc: @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
They also made him sleep on the floor of a holding cell. With the bullet in his back. And no pain medication. They also failed to provide medical care after they shot him. People need to go to prison for this.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Le code, c'est moi. "Trump Reportedly Blew Off Safety Codes in White House Ballroom Construction: ‘I Am the Code’ " www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
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Trump Reportedly Blew Off Safety Codes in White House Ballroom Construction: ‘I Am the Code’
President Donald Trump allegedly scoffed at fire and safety codes in the early stages of the White House ballroom project.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I may have used the phrase "chasing clout" in class today. Students were amused.
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Archaeologists discovered 3,400yr-old fragment of world's oldest known peace treaty...signed c.1269 BCE by Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II & Hittite king Hattusili III...the fragment contains text...related to treatment of refugees...It reminds us of our responsibility to protect human life & dignity"
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is a demonic thing to even think, never mind say in a speech.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You have LinkedIn invitations from: An Associate Professor of Anthropology A biology student A small business owner A poet and writer A warlord Yes to all.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“A frame-by-frame of the latest ICE shooting in Austin — they shot him from behind, after the vehicle was rammed and disabled. Completely unjustified.” #AbolishICE (from @perezbrenna.bsky.social )
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The sea was angry that day, my friends.
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did you know that DHS is authorized by Congress to intentionally defame private individuals all day, every day and it cannot be sued for defamation? Now that you know that, does it make you more or less likely to believe anything it says? (Oh, he didn't illegally enter)
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
These are human beings
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Exxon is now expecting a 2.5 - 3C rise by 2050 But says f*ck you - we are just going to keep right on sucking up as much gas and oil as we can Because even though we know what's coming, we really don't give a sh*t www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Exxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal decline
The world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published on Thursday, as ​the burning of coal could decline at a slo...
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Dr. Cecília Tomori @drtomori.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Such clear and brazen attempts to seize funds that were allocated and take control over science altogether. I grew up in a censorship regime. Suffocating academic freedom and science are clear markers of authoritarianism.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
How many times will we allow him to threaten genocide before removing him? www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...
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Trump warns 'very big things' imminent: 'When do I blow the entire nation up?'
President Donald Trump told Fox News’ Trey Yingst Sunday morning that, regarding speculation of an imminent U.S. escalation in the Middle East, “very big things” would take place in the “not-so-distan...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is scorched earth, wholesale destruction.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/09/2026
Israeli president pardons combat medic who shot dead wounded Palestinian attacker
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Israeli president pardons combat medic who shot dead wounded Palestinian attacker
Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter of man who stabbed soldier continues to divide country Israel’s president has pardoned a combat medic who shot dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank, in a case that divided the country a decade ago. Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter and his release after serving two-thirds of his 18-month sentence drew enormous attention in Israel, where military service is compulsory for most Jewish men. Continue reading...
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
He’s the worst.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A massive group of demonstrators is currently forming a human chain around the Kennedy Center following Trump’s threats against it
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
1. This is a naked attack on press freedom by a president who hates it. 2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment. 3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
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Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Even soap can be harmful in this country now. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/h...
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Hand soap recall issued for products distributed in 16 states, including Illinois
A recall of hundreds of cases of hand soap products has now been labeled a Class II recall, meaning it can have "adverse health consequences," according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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