Katherine Ward

My photo shows a small clay aryballos (oil flask) in the form of a hedgehog. It has a rounded, squat body with a long pointed snout. At the top of the body is a small spout for filling with oil. Sculpted details include eyes and ears ears. The light tan surface is painted with dark spots representing the hedgehog’s spines. It measures 4.8 cm in length and 3 cm in height. Dated circa 550 BC. From Naucratis, Egypt.

Tiny terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of a hedgehog.

East Greek from Naucratis, Egypt, 550 BC.

British Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

It's so bad that we've reached a point where members of Congress casually discuss stripping citizenship from and deporting people because they don't like their views.

Go block the account in the screenshot.

It's another damn AI bot stealing your words to "train" itself.

Bugs Bunny in a tux saying "I wish all trans children a very live long enough to get revenge"

War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, very complete is the beginning

As an IR professor, it's depressing that this is outperforming all others as the best theory of US foreign policy

This is an escalation by DHS.

Six US Citizens and permanent residents are now home after being held over 30 hours at O’Hare, transferred to Broadview, and moved across state lines.

Community pressure got them home. So many more do not have that support.

This is what you do before the bombs start falling, not after crimes against humanity have been piling up

It is absolutely insane that anyone can expect the Iranian people to “rise up” while being chemical bombed

We are making enemies of everyone for no reason beyond the greed and bloodlust of old rich men

If you're scared of protesting or a general strike because you could lose your job, healthcare, and housing, or even go to jail, now you understand why the US has no universal healthcare or housing and no guaranteed parental leave, but DOES have the largest prison and police system on planet Earth.

closeup photo: side view of a large black bird with wings extended and feet forward ready to grasp, gliding to a stop, against a blue sky. his wings feathers are reflecting bright sunlight

my friend bob the raven, coming in for a roof landing

Americans have no idea how much the world is shook, folks. Here in Thailand they have a running tally of how many days' worth of fuel the country has left.

If you’re wondering what this is going to do to housing affordability, my best guess is very bad things

Skyrocketing gas prices while he builds a golden ballroom and mows down schoolgirls. Truly America’s golden age.

This is what ecocide looks like.

ANALYSIS | SpaceX wants to launch a million satellites. Here's how that could impact us here on Earth | CBC News Scientists are deeply concerned about SpaceX's recent proposal to launch one million satellites into orbit around Earth. Their concerns range from a loss of the natural night sky and our access to spa...

“Recent studies have shown that when satellites reach the end of their lives and burn up upon reentry, they leave behind metals like aluminum and lithium.

The consequences of this are not yet known. But that's [only one thing that] concerns scientists…”

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

The Center on Conscience and War, doesn't appear to be on bluesky but just in case any US personnel are on here, there are ways out. Spread it around.

Deepfake Spotter – Deepfakes Tracker Deepfake Spotter: A Guide to Spotting Deepfakes in the Wild Practical Human Judgment – Your First Line of Defence Technical and Visual Signs of Deepfakes – Your Second Line of Defence Big Picture Rule...

Journalists have been asking us again and again about how to spot deepfakes.

Here’s our best advice for now, though it may evolve quickly, as AI advancements are happening in weeks and months rather than years. deepfakestracker.org/deepfake-spo...

Firefall, Yosemite 2/2025
Horsetail Falls, illuminated by the setting sun for a couple of weeks each February….

#flowing #blueskyartshow #nikon #yosemite #landscape #landscapephotography

there is no reforming this; firing and prosecution is the compromise position

Damn.

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

Huge NYT article on the back story of those two weeks in March/April 2025 when DOGE illegally terminated hundreds of NEH grants. Gift link!!

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...

ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

“Actions by the Department of Education have real consequences for millions of students and families,” a lawyer representing ProPublica said. “The public deserves to understand how executive authority is being exercised.”

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

THE USWNT LIFT THEIR 8TH SHEBELIEVES TROPHY🏆

We're 474 days out from the 2027 World Cup and Emma Hayes's squad is starting to come into focus. What a time to be a USWNT fan 🤩

Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

Chlorine dioxide, a chemical used for disinfecting and bleaching.

Pressurized pure oxygen.

Raw camel milk.

Under RFK Jr., the FDA has taken down a webpage warning about these and other dangerous remedies claiming to treat autism.

Earlier generations practiced a form of doom scrolling called "channel surfing."

We bombed a girls elementary school.

7 year old student from the California School for the deaf Fremont was kidnapped by ICE along with his mom, an asylee, and his sibling. ICE has removed them from CA.