if I may just be proud of myself for a moment: I got a Distinction in my PGdip. it ultimately doesn't matter but I worked really hard and it's nice to see it reflected in results.

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Sure, the world may be falling apart, but don't you let that stop you from being kind. Don't let it stop you from making new friends, brewing backyard rum, or joining the spirits who float through the forest at midnight.

"In 1942, the British arrested the leaders before dawn,believing a movement dies when its leaders are taken. It did not Modi-Shah's playbook is the same: close the roads, call it illegal, detain ppl.. If any of us is stopped tomorrow, the one standing beside us carries it on" x.com/neha_aisa/st...

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To my generation, There comes a moment in the life of every generation when it must choose between comfort and conscience. For us, that moment has come again. In July, we stepped out onto the streets and a union minister resigned. We have done this before. In 1942, the British arrested the leade…

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time to rewatch Hypernormalization I feel like this shit was kinda the goal all along, to demean and destabilize the US enough for this to occur. the US is now going to be the money bloodboy for funding two separate countries waging two separate completely useless land wars #political

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 24h ago

Trump strikes deal with Putin for Russia to supply diesel to US

help Kade find this because now I want to know too

Kade Peregrine@kadeperegrine.bsky.social · yesterday

Internet hive mind, help me find a film! It wasn't in English, it was set somewhere in Europe. An early scene features school graduates in uniforms that look quite military. The plot: a group of high school graduates go out to celebrate, they end up in the woods and a girl goes missing...

I'm having a 24 hr flash sale on my upcoming zoom w’shops: *20% OFF*bird illustration & mental health w’shop this Sat AND botanical illustration w’shop 7Nov: Learn to draw plants/birds &how creative activity is like taking 3 different meds for mental health: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/collections?...

I had a productive day today including a trip out just for purposes of going out. I'm sure I'll be tired tomorrow but it's a nice change from "too fatigued to even think". tidying and cleaning sorted out travel plans cooked dinner email clearing lunch out

Anne Carson is only the 19th woman out of 123 Lit Nobel Laureates & there are as many men named Patrick who’ve won (2) as Black women (1), Asian woman (1), and Latinas (0) combined. So go read some Maryse Conde, Jamaica Kincaid, Yoko Ogawa, Ling Ma, Isabel Allende, an embarrassment of riches really

I know there's a lot of critique to be given for depictions of Mrs Bennett in P&P (and spin offs), but my goodness if she doesn't remind me of my maternal grandmother.

was sat at a cafe reading @chanda.blacksky.app The Edge of Space-Time and became aware of a 3yr old watching me quietly. so I started reading out loud and they seemed quite content. I hope one day they'll be in school physics class and think "wait have i heard about wave function before?!"

we really need, as a population, to get over this idea that "discomfort" equals "i'm in danger". does being a visible minority in a place, exorcism when you're used to not being a minority, cause discomfort. yes. OK. let's take some time to reflect on that and learn and not just say "Unsafe!"

Grumpy Philosopher@stevecooke.org · 3d ago

I’m sorry, but the only people getting worked up about places like Leicester and Luton having minority white populations are racists who don’t see non-white people as fellow citizens. Those people should be loudly & frequently told to get in the bin.

oh no! why do I feel all achey and like I'm getting ill?! ...oh yeah

Robin Bird@robinxbird.bsky.social · 4d ago

Flu jab done. now to try and convince the GP to give me a covid vaccine too.

When @aknighton.bsky.social’s publisher announced its closure, it could have—should have—spelled the end of his fantasy adventure series still in progress. But never say never in the world of fantasy! britishfantasysociety.org/bringing-a-b...

also maybe it's just my subset of acquaintances. but year round all I ever hear is "I know everybody prefers summer but I actually prefer autumn/winter" I rarely hear people say that they prefer summer. (except for other people with SAD)

Robin Bird@robinxbird.bsky.social · 4d ago

I get pretty severe seasonal depression so no amount of cosy clothing and hot drinks will make me like this time of year more than summer. sorry. doesn't mean I don't like those autumnal and wintery things. but the lack of daylight can do one.

I get pretty severe seasonal depression so no amount of cosy clothing and hot drinks will make me like this time of year more than summer. sorry. doesn't mean I don't like those autumnal and wintery things. but the lack of daylight can do one.

Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · 4d ago

Noticing the nights drawing in? 🌙 October brings a big shift, with most of the UK losing over 2 hours of daylight this month. Do you enjoy the cosy evenings or miss the longer days?

Flu jab done. now to try and convince the GP to give me a covid vaccine too.

well bloody hell. published in 2000. and here we are. #booksky

I'm now 100% more interested in Star Wars than previously

Verity Holloway@verityholloway.bsky.social · 4d ago

SPACE SCOUSER?!

can you help Hammam? he and his family just want to survive

on the one hand I can tell I'm over this two day migraine because I'm now feeling well enough to be fidgety and bored. on the other hand I'm now fidgety and bored.

Welcome to #TransTuesday! Don't know the trouble with JK Rowling? Think she's just said some insensitive things? Or do you just pretend to not know? Well! Now you'll know. You'll KNOW. Send this to every cis person in your life who doesn't get it Here's all the receipts: JK ROWLING, QUEEN TERF

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Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

I love it when researchers develop a particular bee in their bonnet about some aspect of the subject they're researching. they go into it just willing to learn all about the topic and come out going "ok but that guy. that one guy!" and now they just want us all to join them in their vendetta.

Lingthusiasm has been a favourite of mine since 2019. I'm not a linguist but I love learning more about how languages and communication work and I really like how Gretchen and Lauren give a global perspective of linguistics including sign language. definitly worth a listen

Gretchen McCulloch@gretchenmcculloch.com · 5d ago

Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.com? And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?

my stupid handsome cat looks like he's advertising designer cologne

it's half past six on a Sunday why are half the people on this train so drunk they can't figure out how a train toilet works?! ok maybe not half, but I've had to shut the door for two separate guys who couldn't figure out the door close and were ready to just stay pissing wildly.

90 years ago, on the 4th of October 1936, antifascist counter protesters stopped a British Union of Fascists march through London’s East End. The Metropolitan Police tried to clear the way for the fascists resulting in violent clashes known as the Battle of Cable Street. #otd #history 🗃️

I'm progressing so slowly through this. partly my concentration had been atrocious recently, but also it is not designed to allow for rapid reading and smooth process. I'm at page 118* and it's starting to get a bit "choose your own advertising adventure" in terms of flow. *ish

Robin Bird@robinxbird.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm going it. I'm going in! (I've started this previously and DNF'd because it's literally so difficult to hold and physically read for me. any tips for reading chonky books appreciated) #reading #booksky