Gabriella "Biella" Coleman

Hey anthro, performance studies (and adjacent) scholar nerds: this piece is ace. Slipping it right in my grad social theory class syllabus.

Why are folks not asking more questions about this FBI complaint in the Epstein Files?

www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

ISU Figure Skating ⛸ on Instagram: "SHOWTIME on and off the ice ✨⛸️
Alysa Liu brings the magic, and the energy spills all the way to the boards 🔥 Keep your eyes on the coaches tomorrow…
because they ... 309K likes, 2,313 comments - isufigureskating on February 18, 2026: "SHOWTIME on and off the ice ✨⛸️
Alysa Liu brings the magic, and the energy spills all the way to the boards 🔥 Keep your eyes on th...

This is probably one of my favorite videos: her coaches exploding with joy and pride as they watch her. The crowd is roaring. www.instagram.com/reel/DU58pNv...

R = Raven Brings Back the Light (Tlingit People of Pacific Northwest Coast) We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Death & Defiance: Folk & Fairy Tales Unburied.” About Raven Brings Back the Light: F…

She show us goodness, joy, happiness, and light. Here is more about the raven myth if you don’t know it storycrossroads.org/2025/04/21/r....

Alysa Liu by is like the raven trickster who stole some light from the darkness and offered it back to us for at least a brief moment in time

A keeper

lol

Ice skating restoring some faith in humanity is not what I expected in 2026

Anger as Trump FDA retreats from plan to ban artificial colors in food Experts say new labeling could deceive consumers as dangerous substances still allowed under new rules

More MAHA meltdown, rightly so, over this news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Excited to start putting this new syllabus together for Fall 2026. Feel free to throw any (especially stellar) material my way. #disabilty #academicbluesky

What is lurking and hiding could be a breeding ground for bacteria or mold. Here is a pic from a mold group. It's not mold, after all, but bacteria. American housing is just poor quality, often toxic due to the chemicals, and doubly toxic due to the microbial growth.

A start, but you also need to commit to actually regulating the industry.

Most #maha-advocates and supporters are willing to work in a bipartisan manner and support this initiative. The more Democrats are willing to take a hard stance on regulating toxic chemicals, the more MAHA supporters will jump ship. Trump messed up badly with his EO. Don't muck up this opportunity.

Eagles usually leave when humans show up. The second a small and cute dog they do stick around

Photo of a seated Jason Snitker

My wife @debdebdeb.bsky.social and I are heartbroken to share the sad news that our old friend @jasonsnitker.bsky.social AKA Parmaster, has passed away.

Post hike glow down

Tell me we have slipped in fascism without telling me we have slipped into fascism.

Too good not to swipe and use.

The New CBS Is A Clown Show The denigration of CBS is best viewed as just part of a broader effort by oligarchs to create a propaganda-coddled permanent autocracy, propped up by a broad array of highly-paid, useful idiots.

I wrote about CBS, and how its debasement is best viewed as one small part of a much larger war on informed consensus by the frightened extraction class

The thing about glyphosate is the EPA could have banned it simply as a dessicant, & MAHA would have been over the moon, and Big Ag could still use it until other alternatives were found. Instead, the EPA is really sending a strong signal here that they won't MAHA, at all.

They won't. I've seen so little support by Dem politicians (and many non Republicans). It's pretty depressing, and if Trump pivots back to a more MAHA-friendly agenda, Dems will suffer. The outrage is unlike anything I've seen, and this may force the admin to change if it wants to survive.

Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits

Dems need to jump on these issues, like yesterday. Regulate glyphosate (ban its use as a dessicant, to start). Ban Dicamba. Support regenerative farming. Commit to serious PFAS regulation. I've never seen MAHA so mad. This is the time to pounce, but you know what? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

Bye bye Orange MAGA Guy (no I don't write this full thing but it's catchy)

RFK has backed Trump's choice. He is sloppy, cringe, and so problematic, but so far, unlike say Rubio, he has been a pretty straight shooter. This is the first time that his base will have to contend with his hypocrisy and again, they are a serious bunch. This wont' end well for them

Some reporting (unfortunately) makes fun of MAHA for wanting better food and less pesticides. These are worthy of support. But they got played, and we are getting played b/c this is a sick administration that works for big corporations, not the people, even as it tapped into real & justified anger.

Will Dems pounce on this issue? Doubtful but they should. Such an opportunity. No, you don't need to fully ban glyphosate, but stiffer regulation (like in many parts of Europe) and also ban dicamba, and you will get a lot of MAHA supporters (polls show vax is not the core issue but food/chemicals)

Opinion | How MAHA Is Helping Poison Americans While Claiming to Save Them The Trump administration’s deregulatory regime is undermining MAHA’s health aims.

This piece holds up, given Trump’s glyphosate executive order, which is the biggest eff you to the MAHA movement. Given the seriousness of the core advocates and the depth of support for this MAHA issue, this could become a real problem for the GOP (thankfully). www.politico.com/news/magazin...

If I were truly wealthy, I’d partner with The New Yorker to compile its most consequential national political reporting into a free special issue, delivered to anyone who signs up, and sent every other month. Stories like these we should all be reading www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...