Guy Duke

@archaeoguy.bsky.social

Former academic (archaeologist), now academic adjacent, Canadian living on stolen Musqueam/Salish/Tsleil-Waututh land (aka Vancouver, BC) but with strong ties to the queer community of Deep South Texas (RGV). Au(Ph)DHD. they/them 💛🤍💜🖤

1. Those folks had no integrity. Companies have no integrity. They worship profit. They will throw us under the bus for $$$ (and fascism) every time. That is the lesson we must not forget as they come crawling back. No trust for traitors, only justice.

Walker Bragman@walkerbragman.bsky.social · 6d ago

Many people, institutions, and companies sacrificed their integrity because they thought Trump’s power grab was inevitably going to succeed and he’d be the American Orban. Don’t forget their names.

Here’s the thing about white supremacy in BC today: The Premier and opposition party have spent the last year saying “First Nations are coming for your homes. Private property is sacrosanct.” These politicians deny such statements are stoking racist backlash. But they are

a microcosm of everything. a mob surrounds a trans woman, accuses her of "attempting to enter a women's bathroom", beats up her and her nonbinary partner, then the state swoops in and dumps the trans woman in a men's prison illegally (a rape threat), and both are now at risk of longer jail time

Mx Maddison Stoff@thedescenters.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This woman was beaten by a mob for *standing outside of a woman's bathroom* in Louisiana, not even going in, and they've literally just fabricated several charges against her and her partner anyway to justify abusing them further. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/a-mo... On the up side...

pure white nationalist revisionism revealed as canadian woman, so racist she managed to overcome her party's monstrous misogyny problem and get party leadership, wants the term 'First Nations' gone, almost certainly cos it establishes pre-colonial legitimacy. cheknews.ca/its-degradin...

"It's degrading": First Nations Leadership council reacts to BC Conservative leader's call to have them named Indians

Courtenay-Comox Conservative MLA Brennan Day said on X "Let's leave the language policing to the NDP," revealing a possible divide in the party.

cheknews.ca

Scientists just found the first-ever name of a Maya astronomer. His name was Sak Tahn Waax, meaning “White-chested Fox.” Maya astronomers have long lived in obscurity, uncredited for their work. Now we finally have a name. #Archaeology #AncientMaya @antiquity.ac.uk 🧪🏺 New at #NationalGeographic

Archaeologists decipher the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time

His moniker translates to "White-chested Fox."

nationalgeographic.com