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When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Wow this door is amazing! I should really try to get back into archaeological wood.

US added to the global human rights watchlist due to declining civil liberties.

"What makes you think there will ever be another election" well you must be new here if you think I take that on faith, but I'm also not ready to lay down and die.

Dems should be running ads in 50 states by Wednesday about how the GOP solution is "get your own chickens if you want eggs"

Jesus Christ almighty

Archaeologists and nutrition scientists from University of Aberdeen teamed up with researchers from Ireland’s Atlantic Technological University and Boise State University (USA) to examine the long-term impact of living in a region with low levels of winter sunlight. www.bajr.org/archaeologis...

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Submissions have opened for a short film competition: The Women Who Made Shakespeare project. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust wants women of all ages to showcase their storytelling by submitting films inspired by the poet's female characters. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.

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On 15 March 1939 Hitler and his deputy summoned the Czech President to Hitler’s residence in Berlin and then bullied him to submitting to a German invasion of his country. They drove him to the point of physical collapse, threatening him until he eventually signed his country’s death warrant.

This is a great read for anyone paying attention to current affairs in the place where archaeology and communication and the public overlap:

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org