Reposted by S. LoveMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 04/08/2026Today, for the first time in New York City history, 2,000 two year-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. A big step for those who take baby steps. A big step towards a City every New Yorker can afford. 197122712249
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I saw a post this morning where community members were asking how to extend moratoriums on data centers. As those of us in the heritage sector fight to save our regulations, if we're not in the same room as communities fighting for better zoning and planning - what the hell are we even doing? 000
Reposted by S. LoveCentre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Join us online or in person for two talks exploring ‘curated decay’ and the ‘modern ruin’. tinyurl.com/modernruins Tuesday 10 June, 4:00 - 5:30pm, all welcome - with Dr Pablo Arboleda and Centre Research Fellow Dr Ruth Olden 034
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 03/05/2025One day you're young and carefree, and the next you have back pain and a petunia obsession. #gardening 060
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 18/04/2025I already liked @govpritzker.illinois.gov, but now that I see he's willing to support heritage preservation, I'm an even bigger fan! Money invested in historic preservation pays back in multitudes! 050
Reposted by S. LoveThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 15/04/2025Many people: yeah let's not waste energy, we shouldn't, pollution and all that. Also many people: yay look at this action figure I made based on me and this is what ai thinks my dog would look like as a human and ai told me Vikings had horns on helmets! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comEnergy demands from AI datacentres to quadruple by 2030, says reportThe IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’ 214532
Reposted by S. LoveRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks. 930441248338
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 02/04/2025This is such a difficult time for those of us in cultural resource management. If you're not sure what that is, it's the preservation/conservation of heritage. There have been multiple times in the last couple of months where I've wanted to throw my hands up and scream "why bother?" 140
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Natalie Imbruglia's Torn. I will never forget 1997. My 11 year old self before the streaming era trying to discover new music, and it was the only song every single radio station played over and over and over again. 130
Reposted by S. LoveDr Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Just heard from the editors of the Critical Theories in Dark Tourism volume that its recieved the Alan A. Lew Book Award presented by the American Association of Geographers, and has also been nominated for an International Travel Book Award at the ITB! 2497
Reposted by S. LoveStephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 21/03/2025"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...chronicle.comOpinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: ServilityIn 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us? 309129756182
Reposted by S. LoveWIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.freedom.pressWired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should followAs the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy 16249137523359
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 13/03/2025I love open access. Between this and the incredible work that UCL puts out in Critical Heritage Studies, there is some great work available on making heritage relevant to society. 1102
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025The number of times I've had to ask my husband if the cat is dry heaving or if he is gulping water is more than one. 000
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025One time I saw this tractor protest in downtown Ljubljana. Honestly I have no idea what it was about specifically, but I believe #farmers were being impacted by government policies. 020
Reposted by S. LoveShawna Atkins @shawnaatkins.bsky.social · 07/03/2025#RosenwaldSchool photographed by my sister on her adventures documenting #HistoricBuildings and cemeteries across rural #Georgia 011
Reposted by S. LoveWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 05/03/2025We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10 414225013124
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 06/03/2025I am clinging to silver linings right now - one of which includes just how much content @lindsayagraham.bsky.social has for American Scandal. Easily the best podcast. I can't believe I'll one day hear about our current lived experience through his storytelling. 010
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Oh so, a salary? What money is being saved here? You're basically stealing intellectual labor and then charging more for it. 010
Reposted by S. LoveHuffPost @huffpost.com · 28/02/2025An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.huffpost.comGeorgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract CutAn estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition. 612017972
Reposted by S. LoveFlint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 28/02/2025This is Anton Smirnov. As students, we excavated at Chersonesos in the Crimean peninsula. We bonded over beers, archaeology, and jokes in different languages Anton was a peaceful archaeologist. He died last year fighting for his country against Russian invaders The war must end 317520
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 26/02/2025@saikatc.bsky.social is one to follow - seeking to unseat Pelosi and hopefully bring actual change. 010
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Sometimes I resent having to be a person who cares, but that's just the exhaustion talking. I will continue to care, but I'm going to daydream a little bit about what it must feel like to be apathetic. 020
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 22/02/2025We don't just love buildings because they're old, we love buildings because they're structural artifacts. Artifacts you can inhabit. They embody the stories of time periods and social currents. They contain data. They contain stories. 030
Reposted by S. LoveShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 22/02/2025And speaking of preserving knowledge: this is part of it! 1366
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 22/02/2025I love when #archaeology and #comics collide. I've been waiting on this book by @definitelyvita.bsky.social for a while - an archaeologist returning stolen heritage to its rightful owners. It's what we archaeologists dream of 🧡 Glad to see this out on @imagecomics.com 160
Reposted by S. LoveCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/02/2025WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 1204322856497
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 19/02/2025My husband's family had their belongings and heirlooms stolen from their home since they had to rent it out while they were imprisoned. We found this out through a National Register nomination form. #historicpreservation 040
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Worth looking at this visualization of data. It's important to note that regulation isn't an impediment to business. It IS business.visualcapitalist.comCharted: The Economic Value of Nature vs. Global GDPNature provides ecosystem services 1.7 times greater in value than global GDP each year. 020
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 15/02/2025I know that American society is in upheaval, but the Georgia General Assembly has introduced a bill I think we can all rally behind. HB233, introduced on 2/4, seeks to designate Brunswick Stew as the official state stew of #Georgia. May the 'Ayes' have it 🙏 120
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 15/02/2025It's one hell of a time to have taken a really incredible class on externalities and the unaccounted for costs of policies 🥲 110
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 14/02/2025In the past, some people made me feel like optimism was a weakness. I understand now how optimism can feel alienating - like people don't understand the gravity of reality. We can be wise and cautiously optimistic at the same time. 040
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 14/02/2025I love Georgia history! #georgia #historyajc.comGeorgia native establishes first Black-owned record label in 1921Before LaFace Records and So So Def Recordings, there was Black Swan Records, a record company by Georgian Harry Pace that released music by Black artists for Black listeners. 040
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 14/02/2025#Georgia - we have to make sure this follows GEPA or any relevant laws. Just be mindful of when and how public feedback and communication happens. The Georgia coast is special and treasured by everyone.walb.com$3 billion natural gas pipeline expansion proposed across several states including Coastal Georgia One of the largest energy infrastructure companies is rolling out plans to expand a natural gas pipeline. 010
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 14/02/2025It acutely hit me that people who idealize the America of the past consistently overlook the reality that it was a time of *substantially* less income inequality, yet always vote against that. 161
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Highly recommend Join or Die on Netflix. Incredible documentary not only showcasing the value of social science, but presenting significant evidence that building community and social networks are our path to resiliency #anthropology #socialscience 193
Reposted by S. LoveAdam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The source paper is linked here and was published in December. Looks at vulnerability of terrestrial natural #WorldHeritage sites and biodiversity to extreme weather. #climateheritage. 🧪🌎eco-business.comMapped: How ‘natural’ world heritage sites are threatened by climate extremes“Natural” world heritage sites, such as the Galápagos Islands, Serengeti national park and Great Barrier Reef, could be exposed to multiple climate extremes by the end of the century, researchers warn... 03412
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Now that I can breathe a little, I want to celebrate the fact that I passed my written comps! Given the uncertainty of everything, it doesn't feel quite real, but I'll celebrate regardless #anthropology #archaeology #preservation #criticalheritagestudies #academia 0130
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 09/02/2025ajc.comBill proposes criminally charging parents if students threaten Georgia schoolsThe House bill and another Senate bill would also require felony charges for anyone who threatens to kill people at a school. 010
S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Georgia: HB 300 has been introduced. This will require Title Pawns to be regulated like lenders - placing a cap on the interest that can be applied to people who are in the most desperate financial situations. It will take 5 minutes to call your state rep. Protect people. #georgia #atlantawsbtv.com‘It just keeps growing’: New bill aims to tighten regulations on title pawn companiesIn her latest payment, she gave Title Max more than $1,400. But her amount due still increased. 130