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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 04/08/2026

Today, 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.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I 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?

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Join 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

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

One day you're young and carefree, and the next you have back pain and a petunia obsession. #gardening

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I 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!

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 15/04/2025

Many 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...

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Energy demands from AI datacentres to quadruple by 2030, says report

The IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Why bother knowing and interpreting the past, when it feels like no one actually cares about it? Cory Booker just gave me the answer while I got to watch him live break the record of Strom Thurmond - the man who held the record fighting against the Civil Rights Act of 1957. #history

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

This 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?"

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Omg I can't stand them. Glad we agree on that one 🤣

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Natalie 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.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We do. We take control. The next few years are going to look like those of us with the means/skills doing research, writing, making it publicly accessible, and holding it together until this nightmare is over.

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Dr Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Just 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!

Photograph of the Critical Theories in Dark Tourism De Gruyter volume edited by Nitasha Sharma, Anna Claudia Martini and Dallen J Timothy

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Stephanie 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...

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Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility

In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?

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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025

They'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.

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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I want to believe it, but it's hard in the midst of having your livelihood and a huge milestone of your career ripped out of your hands like you are disposable. I want to be positive change and pay my mortgage. 🥲

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I hate to nitpick, but no one *legally* disturbs Indigenous/Native ancestors without consent today. There are still multiple people in this country who do it knowingly despite the fact that it's against state and federal law.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I 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.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I don't think people have given up on Bluesky! I think it's the first two. Burnt out and horrified.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

The 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.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

One 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.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Omg it's literally Colin Robinson

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Shawna Atkins @shawnaatkins.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

#RosenwaldSchool photographed by my sister on her adventures documenting #HistoricBuildings and cemeteries across rural #Georgia

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I also miss John Lewis, but @repnikema.bsky.social is the best successor we could hope for.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 05/03/2025

We'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

a tiny white dog stands on a tile floor and looks up at you. they’re wearing a big plush yellow star around their teensy noggin, like the world’s most congratulatory lion mane. we really needed to see her today.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I 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.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Oh so, a salary? What money is being saved here? You're basically stealing intellectual labor and then charging more for it.

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This 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

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

People need to stop using Amazon in general.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

@saikatc.bsky.social is one to follow - seeking to unseat Pelosi and hopefully bring actual change.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Sometimes 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.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

That's not helpful. Multiple people in the US are victims of incest based abuse. On top of that, many are descendants of family trees that, due to poverty and lack of mobility, involve marriage of cousins or second cousins. Don't tear down victims on your path to insulting MAGA

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Absolutely - I have a syllabus you might can use too from when I did a directed study in heritage tourism

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

We 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.

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

And speaking of preserving knowledge: this is part of it!

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Okay well now we're gonna need that, Gail!

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I 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

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

WaPo 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...

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

My 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

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Most Americans have passports. It was 51% as of October, which is the majority. However, I agree with your sentiment as we nosedive into a recession and lose faith in the safety of air travel.

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S. Love @saranthropus.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I would certainly like to. I just passed my comps on this very topic! @preservationpeach.bsky.social

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