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@precatlady.bsky.social
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(they/she) Average social science doer, DIYer, cat lady, and occasional poster of frustrated local politics comments. Some know me as a digital public archaeologist. Personal account. Very tired, as portrayed by Muffin the foster cat.

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Rev @autistic-ankou.bsky.social · 11h
there is simply no acceptable reason to not be fighting fascism as hard as I would totally be fighting the fascism if I was there. I mean, I can't, of course, because I'm not there. so that's a good reason, actually. but nobody ELSE has one
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 6h
It is for braces reasons so is gonna be harder for this year but once my teeth & jaw are in a better location it should make my life better in many ways! Trying to take it as it comes. I am sending comfortable digestive thoughts right back to you also
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 13h
I think this might be considered flirting but I cannot tell
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 13h
ARE THESE YOURS
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 13h
Haircut but from the inside, much less tangles happening in there I got several teeth removed today, I am healing soft tissues in solidarity
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 13h
Ohhhhhhhhh I thought this was one of those "this guy said a wild thing he somehow believes" situations 😅 whoops
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 13h
You should try talking to an archaeologist or perhaps a surveyor, who also is enthusiastic about this topic but in a different way (an archaeologist-mathematician couple is how I met so many math grad students)
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm going to tell him you said that
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Correction, algebraic number theory
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I know one mathematician who is bafflingly successful in romance, he does algebraic topology if I remember the terms correctly, I'm not sure if those are related
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I tried to hang out with mathematicians for a couple years and was surprised to learn y'all literally CANNOT talk to each other about work... like, my field of study is "the entire human past" and you got me there
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Has this person met any mathematicians because what
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Stephanie Lamy @stephlamy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Social media reports : A water cannon truck has been deployed at Place de la Bastille in Paris. These weapons can cause serious injuries, including brain trauma and fractures. phr.org/our-work/res...
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Health Impacts of Crowd-Control Weapons: Water Cannons - PHR
Overview High- or low-velocity streams of water, commonly known as water cannons, are frequently used for dispersing crowds or limiting access to certain areas. Water cannons can cause hypothermia, di...
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I hope they become more enjoyable with the removal of these polyps!!!
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Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Rape as a tool of political violence was the natural escalation point to allowing an adjudicated rapist to become President. I think I'll just start shrieking at the top of my lungs at anyone who tells me I'm overreacting from this point forward. No words, just the feral sound of unbridled rage.
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So true!!!
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If it's anything like the last greeting card my grandma sent me before she died of old age, it says something like "your aunt made me write this" but that's 6 words so who knows
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Real life: I've encouraged my shy silent cat to use his voice and now he walks around screaming in a wobbly, pathetic voice at all hours
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The shittiness of search even on YouTube at this point is ridiculous
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Exhausted archaeologist-exhausteologist @hknorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I cannot stress enough that the permitting reform bill will rescind the NHPA and 60 years of preservation practice. There will not be a CRM industry in January. Data centers will go unchecked. Transmission lines will run through the Sand Creek Massacre site. THPOs will be run by the federal gov.
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Dang that stinks! Also I can attest these are delicious and if I wasn't about to have a bunch of teeth removed/eating only liquids I would purchase them!
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I asked her how early students start dealing with these issues. 5th grade, she said. You can learn more about them here: www.schoolsconsentproject.com/en-us/home
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Welcome to Schools Consent Project USA
We normalize conversations about consent to prevent sexual violence by delivering hour-long lawyer-led workshops in schools to young people.
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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026
Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Importantly - and this is something that came up for me too - a lot of the factors involved have nothing to do with you. You can't be good/virtuous/helpful/tough enough to incentivize them to change, you have to let them show you how THEY handle it. Anyway. This discourse is making me frustrated.
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I am grateful to have been able to be in the position people want to believe is possible, but even if the person never assaults again - which I will never know for sure - it doesn't make for a feel good outcome for anyone involved. Stopping assault from happening is more emergent.
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You would have to be: - deeply invested in them already - not shut out when you call them out/get in the way of their bad behavior - prepared to hear terrible things they have done and thought - willing to persist in having awkward conversations about abuse with them frequently for YEARS etc
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm not saying people should stick around to help people close to them who do horrendous things get back on a path to being less horrible, but unless you have been in the very unusual position to succeed at it like I have, I don't really want to hear your excuse for minimizing abuse distant from you
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
that is an incredibly graphic hot dog my god
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Babaganoush O'Reilly @admiralbeefheart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ready
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026
Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Most people aren't talking about the kind of transformations we really need, because I think a lot of folks have surrendered to the idea of living in a "rape-prone" society. The satisfaction of occasionally punishing some of the most egregious actors is all many are allowing themselves to hope for.
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When the image of neurodivergent life is limited so strictly, there are so many missed opportunities to support people
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It has been intense to reflect on the image of autism I grew up with, both in media and in terms of interactions irl with people who have much more pronounced symptoms than average. I remember especially a guy on the buses in college who always wanted to tell you what happened on your birth date.
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm going through belongings and family stuff lately so I'll start you a box and dm you!
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I lost a lot of numbers just a few months ago when I got a new phone for the first time in ages, let me see if I have your old email! my bing email doesn't work anymore rip
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I cannot overemphasize that this is a fight we can win, but we need as many voices as possible here. The kids of Philly cannot afford to lose our flagship biodiversity museum. The Philly school district closed 17 schools this year. We need to turn this around for our kids and the culture of Philly.
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I also have 3d prints from that talk I can send you (Michelle) if you want them, I don't think I'll use them again, they are different detail levels of the same artifact
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Funny you should mention it, I taught a lab for her class many years ago about the pedagogical utility and pitfalls of such!
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I have some items I can donate to this effort! Particularly the "anonymous mail apology" ceramics I was given since I have no legitimate reason to have them anymore
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are beyond thrilled to share that the @freedom.press has published a piece in @theintercept.com about this ridiculous fee for two records requests. Please give it a read and give us a follow to show your support ⤵️
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Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop
Eugene-based Double Sided Media requested police officer Justin Peckels’s records. The city slapped the publication with an exorbitant fee.
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It would appear many states are so committed are they to maintaining the shroedingers murder dynamic of lethal injection that they just keep trying instead of going back to the quite effective but slightly less fake-nonviolent firing squad
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The constant social media demands to "say something." Some of us have been DOING things for decades.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To put it another way, you can’t just tell your sons they need to take accountability—you need to hold them accountable. Start with small stuff. Don’t shield them for the consequences of their actions. Walk them through the process of doing the wrong thing and turning it into the right thing.
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Scroll up to see BILL
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Teratomaverse is this anything
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
this guy never stops extolling the virtues of rustoleum I swear to god
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It definitely seemed odd, I look forward to hearing how they threaded that needle 😅
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K @precatlady.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In this case it was "entirely separate septic system from nearby structures and other portion of same structure used for residential purposes" which was a lot!
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026
It is no coincidence that rationalists and EAs tend to be straight white guys from well-off families, because for everybody else, the world usually conspires to knock some sense into you about your inherent god-emperor genius by the time you’re old enough to drink.
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