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.

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?

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

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

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!

Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov · last yr.

When the community reached out for support to preserve the Sweetwater Saloon in Golconda, my administration took action and helped save it. With this grant, the State is proud to support the revitalization of this historic landmark.

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...

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

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?"

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.

Charly, smiling politely@charlypudding.bsky.social · last yr.

Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.

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!

"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...

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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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.

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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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.

Peopling The Past@peoplingthepast.bsky.social · last yr.

Publication news! 🎉 Ancient Pasts for Modern Audiences is NOW AVAILABLE for everybody to read! We are so excited to share this work with you all: www.routledge.com/Ancient-Past... 🎉 Cover art by the wonderful @flaroh.bsky.social!

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.

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.

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

Stephanyyk@stephanyyk.bsky.social · last yr.

The Smithville Rosenwald School. The school opened in September 1928 and closed in May 1955. According to the book Smithville, Georgia: A Glimpse Into the Past the school was then turned into an apartment house. Today it is wasting away. #rosenwaldschool #smithvillega #abandonedgeorgia

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

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.

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

Dr. Holly Walters@manigarm.bsky.social · last yr.

If you've got $20,000 a month, you could hire several actual humans with PhDs to do whatever it is you think needs doing.

An 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.

Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut

An 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.

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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

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

Saikat for Congress@saikatforcongress.bsky.social · last yr.

The budget has not passed yet. It will go to reconciliation and then need to be voted on. If Dems care about Medicaid, they need to put attack ads up in all the swing seat Republican districts now. Instead of texting us for money, text voters to tell them what just happened.

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.

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.

James Taite@jamestaite.bsky.social · last yr.

Love this shed as an expression of economical Maritime building traditions: the impulse to suppress the articulation of massing in favour of the weathertight surface, and to group openings together into a single interruption of that skin. Absolutely fucking perfect. Neils Harbour, Nova Scotia

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

Shannon Mattern@shannonmattern.bsky.social · last yr.

Today @anosro.bsky.social gave me a 🌟 behind-the-scenes tour of the Conservation Division @ the Library of Congress, where they conserve daguerreotypes, repair 📘 bindings, mend tears, + build custom 📦 to keep everything safe. What a marvelous, skilled, dedicated team. This is our government, too!

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