Todd G. Pierce, Ph.D.
@theanthropologist.bsky.social
Anthropologist
Director of the Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School
anthrofieldschool.com
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Medical Anthropologist specializing in Drugs, Violence & Disease control.
Director of the Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School
anthrofieldschool.com
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Medical Anthropologist specializing in Drugs, Violence & Disease control.
Pinned
Global Ethnography Program
anthrofieldschool.com
The program is remote in instruction but flexible in application: you may conduct research locally, in the field, or entirely online using remote ethnographic techniques, or a mix of both.
anthrofieldschool.com
The program is remote in instruction but flexible in application: you may conduct research locally, in the field, or entirely online using remote ethnographic techniques, or a mix of both.
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BREAKING: A Russian attack drone has struck a residential building in Galați, Romania, according to reports from the scene.
Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured.
Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured.
May 29, 2026 at 12:05 AM
BREAKING: A Russian attack drone has struck a residential building in Galați, Romania, according to reports from the scene.
Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured.
Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured.
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I think about this a lot.
May 27, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I think about this a lot.
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May 28, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes
March 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes
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WATCH: “They don’t want their community buried in trash… The state won’t fight for us. Nobody is coming to save us, we have to save ourselves.”
Folks will fight (vs. @RepChrisTodd) for the Big South Fork River — HOUSE AG COMMITTEE 9AM TOMORROW 🚨
Full: youtu.be/Eo2nDUHRfOE
Folks will fight (vs. @RepChrisTodd) for the Big South Fork River — HOUSE AG COMMITTEE 9AM TOMORROW 🚨
Full: youtu.be/Eo2nDUHRfOE
March 23, 2026 at 9:02 PM
WATCH: “They don’t want their community buried in trash… The state won’t fight for us. Nobody is coming to save us, we have to save ourselves.”
Folks will fight (vs. @RepChrisTodd) for the Big South Fork River — HOUSE AG COMMITTEE 9AM TOMORROW 🚨
Full: youtu.be/Eo2nDUHRfOE
Folks will fight (vs. @RepChrisTodd) for the Big South Fork River — HOUSE AG COMMITTEE 9AM TOMORROW 🚨
Full: youtu.be/Eo2nDUHRfOE
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Here's your moment of zen: A "holy" cat named Coco stands at the entrance of a church in Mexico, seemingly blessing everyone who walks in 🐱
March 23, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Here's your moment of zen: A "holy" cat named Coco stands at the entrance of a church in Mexico, seemingly blessing everyone who walks in 🐱
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Yemen’s Houthis have announced they’ll be joining the war in support of Iran shortly. Analysts expect them to shut down another strait, Bab El-Mandeb, which will close the Suez Canal. The global economy hangs by a thread.
March 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Yemen’s Houthis have announced they’ll be joining the war in support of Iran shortly. Analysts expect them to shut down another strait, Bab El-Mandeb, which will close the Suez Canal. The global economy hangs by a thread.
We need their music now more than ever
Dead Kennedys - Kill the poor
YouTube video by QueenRocker89
youtu.be
March 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
We need their music now more than ever
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Crazy day deserves a crazy type video. Makes us smile ..
youtu.be/B9FzVhw8_bY?...
youtu.be/B9FzVhw8_bY?...
The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be In Good Company [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by The Dead South
youtu.be
March 10, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Crazy day deserves a crazy type video. Makes us smile ..
youtu.be/B9FzVhw8_bY?...
youtu.be/B9FzVhw8_bY?...
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A Haitian asylum seeker detained by ICE died after being refused timely medical attention for a severe toothache.
At least 40 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office — a two-decade high.
The monstrous cruelty of Trump's police state knows no bounds.
At least 40 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office — a two-decade high.
The monstrous cruelty of Trump's police state knows no bounds.
ICE detainee in Arizona dies after not receiving medical attention for severe tooth pain
Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker, was being held at the Florence correctional center before he died
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
A Haitian asylum seeker detained by ICE died after being refused timely medical attention for a severe toothache.
At least 40 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office — a two-decade high.
The monstrous cruelty of Trump's police state knows no bounds.
At least 40 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office — a two-decade high.
The monstrous cruelty of Trump's police state knows no bounds.
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Markwayne Mullin at DHS will be more of the same.
After the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, he echoed many of the same talking points pushed by Kristi Noem.
Listen for yourself:
After the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, he echoed many of the same talking points pushed by Kristi Noem.
Listen for yourself:
March 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Markwayne Mullin at DHS will be more of the same.
After the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, he echoed many of the same talking points pushed by Kristi Noem.
Listen for yourself:
After the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, he echoed many of the same talking points pushed by Kristi Noem.
Listen for yourself:
I’ll be presenting at two amazing roundtable/townhall sessions at the 86th Annual Meeting, March 17-21, 2026 | Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town | Albuquerque, NM, as well as a Training Program & Recruitment Exhibit for the Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School.
March 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I’ll be presenting at two amazing roundtable/townhall sessions at the 86th Annual Meeting, March 17-21, 2026 | Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town | Albuquerque, NM, as well as a Training Program & Recruitment Exhibit for the Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School.
I’ll be presenting at two amazing roundtable/townhall sessions at the 86th Annual Meeting, March 17-21, 2026 | Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town | Albuquerque, NM
Everyday Entanglements: Practicing Anthropology in an AI World (W-73) WEDNESDAY 3/18 1:30-3:15 Potters
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Everyday Entanglements: Practicing Anthropology in an AI World (W-73) WEDNESDAY 3/18 1:30-3:15 Potters
See Comments for more info.
March 7, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I’ll be presenting at two amazing roundtable/townhall sessions at the 86th Annual Meeting, March 17-21, 2026 | Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town | Albuquerque, NM
Everyday Entanglements: Practicing Anthropology in an AI World (W-73) WEDNESDAY 3/18 1:30-3:15 Potters
See Comments for more info.
Everyday Entanglements: Practicing Anthropology in an AI World (W-73) WEDNESDAY 3/18 1:30-3:15 Potters
See Comments for more info.
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"I think the exact language is that it is 'not scientifically accurate' to say that vaccines do not cause autism. It’s a very strange formulation. That is like saying, 'I have no evidence that umbrellas do not cause kittens.'" lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"I think the exact language is that it is 'not scientifically accurate' to say that vaccines do not cause autism. It’s a very strange formulation. That is like saying, 'I have no evidence that umbrellas do not cause kittens.'" lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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"For most, this tragedy will be a headline that soon fades. But for those in her unit, it will divide their service, and likely their lives, into 'before' and 'after.' Soldiers know that feeling. I certainly do."
@markhertling.bsky.social on Spc. Sarah Beckstrom: lnk.thebulwark.com/3M8Bb5O
@markhertling.bsky.social on Spc. Sarah Beckstrom: lnk.thebulwark.com/3M8Bb5O
Remembering Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Honoring Her Service
A soldier lost in Washington, and what her death means for those who served beside her.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"For most, this tragedy will be a headline that soon fades. But for those in her unit, it will divide their service, and likely their lives, into 'before' and 'after.' Soldiers know that feeling. I certainly do."
@markhertling.bsky.social on Spc. Sarah Beckstrom: lnk.thebulwark.com/3M8Bb5O
@markhertling.bsky.social on Spc. Sarah Beckstrom: lnk.thebulwark.com/3M8Bb5O
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Today is World AIDS Day.
“An awareness day is not a strategy” is the US government's rationale for not publicly acknowledging World AIDS Day for the first time since the inaugural WAD in 1988.
#WAD2025
“An awareness day is not a strategy” is the US government's rationale for not publicly acknowledging World AIDS Day for the first time since the inaugural WAD in 1988.
#WAD2025
December 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Today is World AIDS Day.
“An awareness day is not a strategy” is the US government's rationale for not publicly acknowledging World AIDS Day for the first time since the inaugural WAD in 1988.
#WAD2025
“An awareness day is not a strategy” is the US government's rationale for not publicly acknowledging World AIDS Day for the first time since the inaugural WAD in 1988.
#WAD2025
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
I'll be presenting next week at the American Anthropological Association annual meetings in New Orleans! Say hi if you see me!
#americananthropolocalassociatio #anthropology
#SFAA #AAA
#americananthropolocalassociatio #anthropology
#SFAA #AAA
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I'll be presenting next week at the American Anthropological Association annual meetings in New Orleans! Say hi if you see me!
#americananthropolocalassociatio #anthropology
#SFAA #AAA
#americananthropolocalassociatio #anthropology
#SFAA #AAA
I'll be presenting next week at the American Anthropological Association annual meetings in New Orleans! Say hi if you see me!
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I'll be presenting next week at the American Anthropological Association annual meetings in New Orleans! Say hi if you see me!
One of my students from The Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School (I.F.S. anthrofieldschool.com) won an award for her Poster session for The Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference, March 2025, Portland, OR anthrofieldschool.com #Anthropology #SFAA #AppliedAnthropology
June 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
One of my students from The Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School (I.F.S. anthrofieldschool.com) won an award for her Poster session for The Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference, March 2025, Portland, OR anthrofieldschool.com #Anthropology #SFAA #AppliedAnthropology
The roundtable presentation I participated in, discussing AI in education and beyond, for The Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference, March 2025, Portland, OR anthrofieldschool.com #Anthropology #SFAA #AppliedAnthropology #ArtificialIntelligence #AI anthrofieldschool dotcom
May 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The roundtable presentation I participated in, discussing AI in education and beyond, for The Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference, March 2025, Portland, OR anthrofieldschool.com #Anthropology #SFAA #AppliedAnthropology #ArtificialIntelligence #AI anthrofieldschool dotcom
My paper presentation about AI, from a Postmodernist critique, for The Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference, March 2025, Portland, OR anthrofieldschool.com #Anthropology #SFAA #AppliedAnthropology #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
May 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
My paper presentation about AI, from a Postmodernist critique, for The Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference, March 2025, Portland, OR anthrofieldschool.com #Anthropology #SFAA #AppliedAnthropology #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
My panel on AI for The Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference, March 2025, Portland, OR #Anthropology #SFAA #AppliedAnthropology #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
May 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
My panel on AI for The Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference, March 2025, Portland, OR #Anthropology #SFAA #AppliedAnthropology #ArtificialIntelligence #AI