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Literary Thicction

@literarythicction.bsky.social

Okay I need 2 say something. I’ve been online long enough to see a lot of discourse cycles about anti-intellectualism like the one sparked by this post. I want 2 highlight an aspect of these debates that I find to be frustratingly under-discussed: the rhetorical position of children’s literature. 1/

Tweet of a tumblr post from user three-sugars-pls. It reads as follows: wish everyone would admit that classic literature is inherently difficult to read, and that you shouldn’t feel stupid if you don’t “get it”. Especially the dark academia/ classic lit fandoms and stuff. Like unless you have the vocabulary and pop culture knowledge of an 18th century nobleman, it’s going to be a tough read. It’ll take you longer to read; you’re not stupid if you’ve spent several months on a single book! And you don’t have to enjoy everything. It’s okay if you got bored after one chapter of Wuthering Heights, and couldn’t be bothered to read the rest. It’s okay if you want to read your favourite kids book for the 10th time instead. You’re not stupid. No piece of literature is inherently better, more “important”, more “meaningful”, or more “intellectual” than another. First and foremost, read what brings you joy. The tweet above the screenshot reads: booktwt are you listening.

March 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

whenever I go get my bangs trimmed at the beauty school the students always compliment how well my bangs sit without having to style them 😌 I’m getting a good grade in having hair, a thing that is both normal to want and possible to achieve

March 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM

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Joel S.

@joelhs.bsky.social

As the sole tenure-line Jewish Studies faculty at one of the institutions on this list, I will say it now: Not in my name. This makes me less safe, and it makes our students less safe. We should work to make our campus safer for our Jewish students, but we should not comply with these demands.

Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · Mar 10

The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus, including uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities. The letters are addressed to all U.S. universities that are presently under investigation for Title VI violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination.

“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws.”

The schools that received letters from the Office for Civil Rights include:

American University
Arizona State University
Boston University
Brown University
California State University, Sacramento
Chapman University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Drexel University
Eastern Washington University
Emerson College
George Mason University
Harvard University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University, Bloomington
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Middlebury College
Muhlenberg College
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Pacific Lutheran University
Pomona College
Portland State University

Princeton University
Rutgers University
Rutgers University-Newark
Santa Monica College
Sarah Lawrence College
Stanford University
State University of New York Binghamton
State University of New York Rockland
State University of New York, Purchase
Swarthmore College
Temple University
The New School
Tufts University
Tulane University
Union College
University of California Davis
University of California San Diego
University of California Santa Barbara
University of California, Berkeley
University of Cincinnati
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of North Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Tampa
University of Tennessee
University of Virginia
University of Washington-Seattle
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Wellesley College
Whitman College
Yale University

March 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

@theradr.bsky.social

"I just don't understand how our country is like this now, this has never been who we are."

1/x

McCarthyism and the Red Scare | Miller Center

The paranoia about the internal Communist threat—what we call the Red Scare—reached a fever pitch between 1950 and 1954, when Senator Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin, a right-wing Republican, launched a ser...

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March 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

I actually haven’t seen any of the best picture-nominated movies this year so Kinds of Kindness, Flow, and Nosferatu win best picture in my heart 💖

March 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM

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Mara Wilson

@marawilson.bsky.social

Freya will not take her eyes off the screen when we are watching Severance

A cat stands on its hind legs in front of a TV (and a very messy shelf of DVDs and books)

February 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

I got a perfume sample discovery kit a few weeks ago and trying them all out one by one and taking notes on my impressions and how long they last is really satisfying my inner urge to conduct experiments

February 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM

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Defector

@defector.com

What did she see, at the end? defector.com/what-did-she...

What Did She See, At The End? | Defector

She does not fear the darkness. She does not love it, either, mind you; may as well ask her to have an opinion on water! The darkness is all she knows, all she has ever known, all she might have ever ...

defector.com

February 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM

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maybe: annie rauwerda

@annierau.bsky.social

I would go to school if this was the teacher (wikipedia), thisi was the uniform (whale tail screenshot from wikipedia), This was the bus (popemobile), this was the book (list of fictional worms)

February 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM

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Chise

@sailorrooscout.bsky.social

HEADLINE: CDC posts, then deletes, data on bird flu spread between cats and people. The data which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households.

It is evident the CDC is being muzzled SO let’s talk about what YOU can do to PROTECT yourself AND your pets. 🧪🧵 ⬇️

February 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

honestly it’s kinda crazy that this guy
1) exists and is real
2) lives in my house
3) likes to be snuggled like a teddy bear

February 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM

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Amy

@msfoxifurnasty.bsky.social

you shouldn’t care about it because they might be coming for you next, you should care that they’re coming for anyone at all

February 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

poem by Kay Sage… great artists, they’re just like us

January 31, 2025 at 3:20 AM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

shoutout @oystermustroom.bsky.social for putting me onto Severance because it’s taking over my life now

January 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

I do not ever plan on watching Emilia Perez but every time I see the clip of the “hello very nice to meet you I’d like to know about sex change operations” song it grows on me a little more I can’t lie

January 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

as soon as they add groupchats on here I will be leaving Nazi Boy’s website for good

January 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM

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Sabina Stent

@sabinastent.bsky.social

Happy Birthday, Remedios Varo!

One of my favourite artists, I adore and am forever spellbound by this extraordinary para-surrealist, Art Witch, and cat lover 💫🐈‍⬛

December 16, 2024 at 11:57 AM

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Jeff VanderMeer

@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social

No, I am not going to rewrite part 3 of Absolution without the fucks, but thanks for reaching out.

December 6, 2024 at 12:41 PM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

I deleted Instagram a few days ago but redownloaded it today exclusively to judge everyone’s spotify wrapped

December 5, 2024 at 3:15 AM

Natalie Waite irl

@heavenwallgate.bsky.social

I was crying today and Pete made the tiniest little squeak and put his paws on me until I picked him up and he just sat in my lap and purred until I stopped crying 🥹💖