Just sent out this free midweek update. This was no ordinary Trump TACO, this was Trump accepting Iran's victory conditions as the basis of negotiations. It looks likely that Iran will emerge stronger from this war than before; a total US strategic failure. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Georgia Republicans Abandon Confederate Monuments and the Lost Cause #CivilWarMemory open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Hitler fulminating
New Downfall dropped
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Sometimes writing a book is about introducing audiences to new people who they’ve never met. But sometimes you’re introducing readers to someone they only think they know. @mkn.bsky.social talks about rediscovering Sacagawea on our current episode. Links below.
A few people have replied to my Artemis posts with links to Gil Scott-Heron's "Whitey on the Moon." Here's a story from Space.com about Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, currently en route to fly around the Moon, and his connection to that piece. www.space.com/space-explor...
In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.
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BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.
And on top of that all the Chief did was read the email. What a pathetic tool.
This is worth reading. Lots of insightful bits, I think this is the elevator pitch:
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy only made it halfway through this adorable video before succumbing to a panic attack.
Aides report he has been sedated and is resting comfortably in the bed of a Ford F-450 Super Duty stuck in traffic.
This was a really good pod, she does a great job of capturing the attraction of fighting fire.
Picture of final block excavation at the Blue Ridge RR blacksmith shop.
Photo showing Archaeologist Trent Skinner (left) talking to blacksmith Barry Stiles (right) about our research at the blacksmith shop.
Last day of our public archaeology project. We were honored to have Barry Stiles from the Foxfire Museum visit. He is a blacksmith and was able to help us learn more about what we have been investigating this week.
Photo of a dog who spent the day with us.
Photo of ox shoe we found today during excavation.
Photo of a tiny piece of iron created by metal working.
Meet our new and most popular volunteer Gracie. Middle is an ox shoe we found today. Right is a tiny piece of iron thrown off during blacksmithing. Different types of metal working will produce different micro artifacts. Soil samples will be studied in lab to recover this material. 🗃️
Photo of archaeological excavation. Rich black soil in center is full of charcoal sitting on a yellow soil.
Photo of possible ceramic pipestem with word Glasgow found in excavation.
Photo of iron object that is the bit from a drill used to make holes in rock in which black powder was packed to blast out rock face of tunnel.
Day 2 of Blue Ridge RR workers camp. You can see thick black charcoal rich soil at the blacksmith shop. Photo in middle is possible pipestem with “Glasgow” on one side. Iron lump on right is a drill bit used to create the holes packed with black powder to blast the tunnel face.
Photograph showing people working on an archaeological excavation.
Day 1 of our public archaeology project on the Blue Ridge RR work camp. Excavating at the blacksmith shop. No cool artifacts but we are getting good distribution/site structure data.
Picture of worker using leaf blower to clear surface debris from an archaeological site.
Photo of worker setting up an archaeological excavation unit on top of the remains of a chimney.
Beautiful day for field work, getting ready for public archaeology excavation next week at Blue Ridge RR workers camp in NE Georgia.
“Several parents report that their scouts were shocked—and overjoyed—by the level of support they received. Transgender youth in the United States are under extraordinary pressure right now …”
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is accepting that you’ve already won.
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So glad to hear you are staying. Connecting the Tribes with the agency is so important.
Forwarded: We are a team of 5th grade students participating in the LEGO League Innovation Project. Our goal is to design archaeology pants that are durable, flexible, protective, environmentally friendly, sustainable, and affordable.
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Trumpism channels everything that is bad about American culture and history.
Book cover of In the Eagle's Shadow
Looking to understand the long history behind the US attack on Venezuela? Here are a few introductory-level reading recommendations from a professor and historian of US-Latin American Relations: (1/5)
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1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"
What's the best hard-sci book you've read recently? A big, dense immersive space opera that will take me off this fucking planet.
Cardi B with royal blue hair..
..looking like Sonic the Hedgehog.
celebs that look like fictional characters: thread
Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society theonion.com/historians-quibbling-ove...
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A little Sunday evening survey... 📝
We're looking for examples where info or resources concerning achievements of 🏺⛏️ #trowelblazing women in archaeology, geology or palaeontology have been removed or vanished from public sources in the past year due to external pressures...
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I would so hate to see you leave the agency, we so desperately need people like you, even more so now. It’s amazing what you have accomplished. But I understand your needs and wish you the best of luck.
