Lyle "I'm not giving thanks for this" Skains
@lskains.bsky.social
I write and code and draw and crochet and stitch and lift and ride and swim and bike. No, I don't have a neurodivergence diagnosis, why do you ask? http://lyleskains.com
Voted YES very first thing this morning! #WeAreTheUniversity @bournemouthucu.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Voted YES very first thing this morning! #WeAreTheUniversity @bournemouthucu.bsky.social
Fighting for our jobs and the future of the uni. #BU-UCU #FightTheCuts #UCUBU www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2523095...
"Miracle" if Bournemouth retains university status after cuts, says protester
Bournemouth University staff are protesting over planned job cuts in the first of four days of strike action.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Fighting for our jobs and the future of the uni. #BU-UCU #FightTheCuts #UCUBU www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2523095...
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So excited to share that we're working to support special schools, pupil referral units and units attached to mainstream schools with climate change education. All learners should have equal access to exciting topics such as #sustainability.
www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...
#EnvironmentalEducation
www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...
#EnvironmentalEducation
New partnership to revolutionise climate education for Welsh Pupils with additional learning needs
Swansea University has joined the Welsh Government and Keep Wales Tidy to form a new partnership that will help better understand how climate change and sustainability education can be delivered to pu...
www.swansea.ac.uk
December 10, 2024 at 11:24 AM
So excited to share that we're working to support special schools, pupil referral units and units attached to mainstream schools with climate change education. All learners should have equal access to exciting topics such as #sustainability.
www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...
#EnvironmentalEducation
www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...
#EnvironmentalEducation
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Smart reading of monstrosity, fluid female bodies, and sanctioned violence in the Resident Evil series: @morganmushroom.bsky.social's "Mouldy Matriarchs and Dangerous Daughters: An Ecofeminist Look at Resident Evil Antagonists”
journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mc...
journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mc...
Mouldy Matriarchs and Dangerous Daughters | M/C Journal
The Resident Evil video game series is especially notable for engaging with uncanny nature and monstrous reproduction, often facilitated through viral contamination. These third-person games usually...
journal.media-culture.org.au
December 10, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Smart reading of monstrosity, fluid female bodies, and sanctioned violence in the Resident Evil series: @morganmushroom.bsky.social's "Mouldy Matriarchs and Dangerous Daughters: An Ecofeminist Look at Resident Evil Antagonists”
journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mc...
journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mc...
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No cash policies “disadvantage a number of groups, including low-income people who don’t have bank accounts, people who have accounts but don’t qualify for credit or debit cards, the homeless, undocumented immigrants and older adults.”
Payments Are Going Digital, but Many Seniors Still Rely on Cash
“We’re putting another burden on the elderly that we don’t have to,” one researcher said.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:21 PM
No cash policies “disadvantage a number of groups, including low-income people who don’t have bank accounts, people who have accounts but don’t qualify for credit or debit cards, the homeless, undocumented immigrants and older adults.”
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One thing that’s great about being up at 5:50am is:
nothing
0/10 do not recommend
nothing
0/10 do not recommend
December 4, 2024 at 10:51 AM
One thing that’s great about being up at 5:50am is:
nothing
0/10 do not recommend
nothing
0/10 do not recommend
In high school, I created an imaginary land where the only boys allowed were the ones who treated us with respect (so, like, one or two).
This is still relevant. New iteration of the University of Lyle: just women. Fuck all y'all.
This is still relevant. New iteration of the University of Lyle: just women. Fuck all y'all.
I Want To Go To There Liz Lemon GIF
ALT: I Want To Go To There Liz Lemon GIF
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:26 PM
In high school, I created an imaginary land where the only boys allowed were the ones who treated us with respect (so, like, one or two).
This is still relevant. New iteration of the University of Lyle: just women. Fuck all y'all.
This is still relevant. New iteration of the University of Lyle: just women. Fuck all y'all.
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Myth-busting time! Small actions may seem minor, but together, they create powerful climate solutions. Every bit counts! Can you bring change in your classroom or group? Take a look at the resources available on our website #ClimateChangeEducation
#SciEd #EnvironmentalEducation #EduBluesky
#SciEd #EnvironmentalEducation #EduBluesky
December 4, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Myth-busting time! Small actions may seem minor, but together, they create powerful climate solutions. Every bit counts! Can you bring change in your classroom or group? Take a look at the resources available on our website #ClimateChangeEducation
#SciEd #EnvironmentalEducation #EduBluesky
#SciEd #EnvironmentalEducation #EduBluesky
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This Buy Nothing Day, let’s reflect on the impact of our choices. You & CO2 empowers students to understand & address consumption's role in climate change. Together, we can inspire a mindful approach to resources & see that small actions lead to big change. #SciEd #EnvironmentalEducation #EduBlueSky
November 29, 2024 at 12:20 PM
This Buy Nothing Day, let’s reflect on the impact of our choices. You & CO2 empowers students to understand & address consumption's role in climate change. Together, we can inspire a mindful approach to resources & see that small actions lead to big change. #SciEd #EnvironmentalEducation #EduBlueSky
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Now playing: With Those We Love Alive (2014) by xrafstar.monster/games/twine/...
(One of my favorite videogames--a beautiful, weird, prickly, melancholy work of videogame literature. I've taught it in over a dozen English courses.)
(One of my favorite videogames--a beautiful, weird, prickly, melancholy work of videogame literature. I've taught it in over a dozen English courses.)
November 29, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Now playing: With Those We Love Alive (2014) by xrafstar.monster/games/twine/...
(One of my favorite videogames--a beautiful, weird, prickly, melancholy work of videogame literature. I've taught it in over a dozen English courses.)
(One of my favorite videogames--a beautiful, weird, prickly, melancholy work of videogame literature. I've taught it in over a dozen English courses.)
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This month is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, but today we want to let you know about a couple 2024 spec-fic titles from First Nations authors around the world like: A Vicious Game by #MelissaBlair, Sunforge by #SaschaStronach, and Enclave by #ClaireGColeman, to name just a few!
November 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
This month is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, but today we want to let you know about a couple 2024 spec-fic titles from First Nations authors around the world like: A Vicious Game by #MelissaBlair, Sunforge by #SaschaStronach, and Enclave by #ClaireGColeman, to name just a few!
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The aim of #GwenerGwyrdd / #GreenFriday is to encourage people to think twice before you hit the sales and shop #BlackFriday. Just questioning whether you *need* or *want* something is the first step to consuming more responsibly.
#BuyNothingDay
#BuyNothingDay
November 28, 2024 at 2:03 PM
The aim of #GwenerGwyrdd / #GreenFriday is to encourage people to think twice before you hit the sales and shop #BlackFriday. Just questioning whether you *need* or *want* something is the first step to consuming more responsibly.
#BuyNothingDay
#BuyNothingDay
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I love the Ignyte Awards and I cherish my finalist medals. This is a thread. Get to know this award and how it operates, because it's remarkable.
(P. S. FIYAHcon 2021 was legendary. The highest of the highs.)
(P. S. FIYAHcon 2021 was legendary. The highest of the highs.)
Hi! So I'm L, I do a lot in SFF and one of those things I do is run the Ignyte Awards. We're a spec lit award centering the perspectives/contributions of BIPOC in genre. We came about because existing legacy institutions sustain(ed) practices disrespectful or exclusionary of marginalized creators.
Home, The Ignyte Awards
WELCOME TO THE IGNYTE AWARDS The Ignyte Awards began in 2020 alongside the inaugural FIYAHCON, a virtual convention centering the contributions and...
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com
January 23, 2024 at 2:54 AM
I love the Ignyte Awards and I cherish my finalist medals. This is a thread. Get to know this award and how it operates, because it's remarkable.
(P. S. FIYAHcon 2021 was legendary. The highest of the highs.)
(P. S. FIYAHcon 2021 was legendary. The highest of the highs.)
All women, LGBTQIA+, POC, immigrants, working class, and disabled folx (and any marg'd group I, er, marg'd here) should just receive extra padding in their workloads to deal with bullying. Bc this is what f*cks with our time the most.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
November 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM
All women, LGBTQIA+, POC, immigrants, working class, and disabled folx (and any marg'd group I, er, marg'd here) should just receive extra padding in their workloads to deal with bullying. Bc this is what f*cks with our time the most.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
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What are we doing? Teaching climate change through digital activities, You and CO2 is an innovative, interdisciplinary project combining research and public engagement activities regarding the global problem of climate change on a local scale. buff.ly/3ZrYRXb #climatechange #digitalactivity
November 22, 2024 at 10:30 AM
What are we doing? Teaching climate change through digital activities, You and CO2 is an innovative, interdisciplinary project combining research and public engagement activities regarding the global problem of climate change on a local scale. buff.ly/3ZrYRXb #climatechange #digitalactivity
A student just told me they could only get through 20 minutes of #HotFrosty. This doubles my desire to live-skeet a viewing. Who's with me?!?!
a man wearing a pumpkin hat is dancing in front of a cartoon scene
ALT: a man wearing a pumpkin hat is dancing in front of a cartoon scene
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:33 PM
A student just told me they could only get through 20 minutes of #HotFrosty. This doubles my desire to live-skeet a viewing. Who's with me?!?!
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The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
Considering dusting off my old live-chirping skilz and comedy-watching "Hot Frosty" this week. Because the world is a dumpster fire, why not.
a snowman is wearing a hat and scarf and says man this is getting hot this is hot
ALT: a snowman is wearing a hat and scarf and says man this is getting hot this is hot
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Considering dusting off my old live-chirping skilz and comedy-watching "Hot Frosty" this week. Because the world is a dumpster fire, why not.
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Second Tuesday Salon: Let's celebrate this wonderful new book: Reading #Instapoetry: A Poetics of Instagram: Electronic Literature James Mackay Bloomsbury Academic
Tuesday, November 12, 4 pm UTC bit.ly/elo-salon
8 am Vancouver (PST)
Tuesday, November 12, 4 pm UTC bit.ly/elo-salon
8 am Vancouver (PST)
November 12, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Second Tuesday Salon: Let's celebrate this wonderful new book: Reading #Instapoetry: A Poetics of Instagram: Electronic Literature James Mackay Bloomsbury Academic
Tuesday, November 12, 4 pm UTC bit.ly/elo-salon
8 am Vancouver (PST)
Tuesday, November 12, 4 pm UTC bit.ly/elo-salon
8 am Vancouver (PST)
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Locus Magazine is available as an ePub or PDF for all of you bookish eReader people! That way, you can fit it in your pocket and read it anywhere. Check out digital subscriptions here at subscribers.locusmag...
November 12, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Locus Magazine is available as an ePub or PDF for all of you bookish eReader people! That way, you can fit it in your pocket and read it anywhere. Check out digital subscriptions here at subscribers.locusmag...
The struggle to go get your meds when you haven't had your meds today is real.
November 12, 2024 at 3:30 PM
The struggle to go get your meds when you haven't had your meds today is real.
This is the content I came here for.
as a Big Nerd I have to tell you I went to Mendel’s abbey to look at his peas but the most notable part is actually the little hats he made for his microscopes
October 14, 2024 at 4:26 PM
This is the content I came here for.
The world is a shitshow, but we got an excellent skylight show at the farm last night.
October 11, 2024 at 1:06 PM
The world is a shitshow, but we got an excellent skylight show at the farm last night.
Of all the things to DDOS attack, why the internet archive? That's just mean and dumb.
UPDATE (October 10, 3:36am PT) on the DDOS attack on Internet Archive. We will share more as we know it.
October 10, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Of all the things to DDOS attack, why the internet archive? That's just mean and dumb.