Nicole Kirchler
@nicolekirchler.bsky.social
‚I must be a mermaid... I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.‘ Anaïs Nin
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`This self obsession is a waste of living, It could be spent surviving things, appreciating nature, nurturing kindness and friendship, and dancing.’
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1945 the British made sure that Germanys public broadcasting system would never be taken over by an authoritarian leader again by creating a complicated federal system.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
1945 the British made sure that Germanys public broadcasting system would never be taken over by an authoritarian leader again by creating a complicated federal system.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
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Why does hardly anyone in academic philosophy care about reading? | By Martin Lenz (@goingloopy.bsky.social)
While there are numerous guides on writing philosophy or on reconstructing arguments, there is next to nothing on reading handlingideas.blog/2025/11/01/w... #reading #PhilosophySky #philsky
While there are numerous guides on writing philosophy or on reconstructing arguments, there is next to nothing on reading handlingideas.blog/2025/11/01/w... #reading #PhilosophySky #philsky
Why does hardly anyone in academic philosophy care about reading?
No, this is not about the decline of the occident, just a note about a curiosity in academic philosophy. Philosophy is a discipline in which reading is a key competence, not least in that philosoph…
handlingideas.blog
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does hardly anyone in academic philosophy care about reading? | By Martin Lenz (@goingloopy.bsky.social)
While there are numerous guides on writing philosophy or on reconstructing arguments, there is next to nothing on reading handlingideas.blog/2025/11/01/w... #reading #PhilosophySky #philsky
While there are numerous guides on writing philosophy or on reconstructing arguments, there is next to nothing on reading handlingideas.blog/2025/11/01/w... #reading #PhilosophySky #philsky
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Good morning from the Tay
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Good morning from the Tay
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How many trans people have the BBC had on this week discussing the BBC's pro-trans bias?
Zero.
Zero.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How many trans people have the BBC had on this week discussing the BBC's pro-trans bias?
Zero.
Zero.
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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“Thousands of people have written to their MPs, in only a few weeks, with a very clear message: what the EHRC is trying to do here is not right, not workable, and needs to be rejected.” – Jude Guaitamacchi
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/t...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/t...
More than 7,000 people in the UK write to MPs to voice fears about trans toilet ban
Over 7,100 people have written to their MPs so far expressing concerns over a potential trans bathroom ban under Labour following the Supreme Court ruling.
www.thepinknews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“Thousands of people have written to their MPs, in only a few weeks, with a very clear message: what the EHRC is trying to do here is not right, not workable, and needs to be rejected.” – Jude Guaitamacchi
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/t...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/t...
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R.i.P. Micha Brumlik.
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Er war schon Zeiten meines Studiums ein relevanter "Name", focht mit Habermas im "Historikerstreit", und man konnte sehr viel von ihm lernen. Durfte ihn noch interviewen vor ein paar Jahren und war beeindruckt. Danke für als das vermittelte Wissen.
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Er war schon Zeiten meines Studiums ein relevanter "Name", focht mit Habermas im "Historikerstreit", und man konnte sehr viel von ihm lernen. Durfte ihn noch interviewen vor ein paar Jahren und war beeindruckt. Danke für als das vermittelte Wissen.
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
R.i.P. Micha Brumlik.
🖤
Er war schon Zeiten meines Studiums ein relevanter "Name", focht mit Habermas im "Historikerstreit", und man konnte sehr viel von ihm lernen. Durfte ihn noch interviewen vor ein paar Jahren und war beeindruckt. Danke für als das vermittelte Wissen.
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Er war schon Zeiten meines Studiums ein relevanter "Name", focht mit Habermas im "Historikerstreit", und man konnte sehr viel von ihm lernen. Durfte ihn noch interviewen vor ein paar Jahren und war beeindruckt. Danke für als das vermittelte Wissen.
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Schopenhauer vs A Child with Candy -
existentialcomics.com/comic/628
existentialcomics.com/comic/628
Schopenhauer vs A Child with Candy
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
existentialcomics.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Schopenhauer vs A Child with Candy -
existentialcomics.com/comic/628
existentialcomics.com/comic/628
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Paul Chan on Schopenhauer 4columns.org/chan-paul/ar...
Arthur Schopenhauer
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November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Paul Chan on Schopenhauer 4columns.org/chan-paul/ar...
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Morgen Abend! 🧡
ACHTUNG: Der Salon an.schläge ist zurück! Diesmal im wunderbaren @depotwien.bsky.social
Am 11. November um 19 Uhr 🔥
Passend zu unserem aktuellen Schwerpunkt: Mensch & Maschine, ein Abend mit Diskurs und Beats
depot.or.at/programm/#sa...
Eintritt frei!
Am 11. November um 19 Uhr 🔥
Passend zu unserem aktuellen Schwerpunkt: Mensch & Maschine, ein Abend mit Diskurs und Beats
depot.or.at/programm/#sa...
Eintritt frei!
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Morgen Abend! 🧡
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In Masculinity and Patriarchal Villainy in the British Novel: From Hitler to Voldemort (2020) I argue that villains' stories are cautionary tales against the excessive empowerment of patriarchal men. Heroes eliminate them to keep the status quo intact.
www.routledge.com/Masculinity-...
www.routledge.com/Masculinity-...
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In Masculinity and Patriarchal Villainy in the British Novel: From Hitler to Voldemort (2020) I argue that villains' stories are cautionary tales against the excessive empowerment of patriarchal men. Heroes eliminate them to keep the status quo intact.
www.routledge.com/Masculinity-...
www.routledge.com/Masculinity-...
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German politics hot take: massively expanding German military in response to the threat of Russia is what Putin actually wants, because then when the AFD takes power, Germany’s withdrawal from NATO will give Putin a more powerful ally with which to bully the rest of Europe.
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
German politics hot take: massively expanding German military in response to the threat of Russia is what Putin actually wants, because then when the AFD takes power, Germany’s withdrawal from NATO will give Putin a more powerful ally with which to bully the rest of Europe.
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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Angela Davis: «Eine Gesellschaft ohne Gefängnisse?» | Mit Vanessa E. Thompson
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tl;dr #55 Angela Davis: «Eine Gesellschaft ohne Gefängnisse?» | Mit Vanessa E. Thompson
Die Schriftstellerin, Aktivistin und Philosophin Angela Davis wurde in den 1970er Jahren zur Ikone der Black-Power-Bewegung. Heute zählt sie zu den wichtigsten Vertreter*innen des Abolitionismus – ein
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November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Angela Davis: «Eine Gesellschaft ohne Gefängnisse?» | Mit Vanessa E. Thompson
soundcloud.com/rosaluxstift...
soundcloud.com/rosaluxstift...
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Patriarchat bei Facebook.
Facebook enables gender discrimination in job ads, European human rights body rules | CNN Business
A European human rights body has ruled that Facebook’s algorithm shows gender bias when promoting job advertisements, marking what activists say is a crucial step in holding big tech companies account...
edition.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Patriarchat bei Facebook.
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When we understand that our history is diverse, it changes our outlook. I hope that this Black History Month, we all take the time to uncover the history lessons we were denied in school
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-many-more-generations-will-be-denied-black-queer-history-before-we-take-action/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-many-more-generations-will-be-denied-black-queer-history-before-we-take-action/
How many more generations will be denied Black queer history before we take action?
When we understand that our history is diverse, it changes our outlook. I hope that this Black History Month, we all take the time to uncover the history lessons we were denied in school
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
When we understand that our history is diverse, it changes our outlook. I hope that this Black History Month, we all take the time to uncover the history lessons we were denied in school
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-many-more-generations-will-be-denied-black-queer-history-before-we-take-action/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-many-more-generations-will-be-denied-black-queer-history-before-we-take-action/
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Thanks @creativedundee.bsky.social for hosting PechaKucha at @dundeerep.bsky.social
Thanks for the fab opportunity to share my #Dundee community-based #philosophy.
Here is 1 minute version of my 20 images, all except the first 2 are from ‘good morning from the Tay’ walks.
Thanks for the fab opportunity to share my #Dundee community-based #philosophy.
Here is 1 minute version of my 20 images, all except the first 2 are from ‘good morning from the Tay’ walks.
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Thanks @creativedundee.bsky.social for hosting PechaKucha at @dundeerep.bsky.social
Thanks for the fab opportunity to share my #Dundee community-based #philosophy.
Here is 1 minute version of my 20 images, all except the first 2 are from ‘good morning from the Tay’ walks.
Thanks for the fab opportunity to share my #Dundee community-based #philosophy.
Here is 1 minute version of my 20 images, all except the first 2 are from ‘good morning from the Tay’ walks.
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Nur noch drei Tage, dann ist es soweit:
QUEERTACTICS #6
Queer_Feminist_Film_Festival_Vienna
November 12-16, 2025 🥳🥳🥳🎬
Zur Eröffnung gibt es lesbische Kojotinnen und andere queeres Tiere im Stadtkino
queertactics.at/bouchra/
#queerfilmfestival
QUEERTACTICS #6
Queer_Feminist_Film_Festival_Vienna
November 12-16, 2025 🥳🥳🥳🎬
Zur Eröffnung gibt es lesbische Kojotinnen und andere queeres Tiere im Stadtkino
queertactics.at/bouchra/
#queerfilmfestival
BOUCHRA - Queertactics 12.11.2025
BOUCHRA, Mittwoch, 12.11.2025, 20.30 Uhr, Stadtkino
queertactics.at
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Nur noch drei Tage, dann ist es soweit:
QUEERTACTICS #6
Queer_Feminist_Film_Festival_Vienna
November 12-16, 2025 🥳🥳🥳🎬
Zur Eröffnung gibt es lesbische Kojotinnen und andere queeres Tiere im Stadtkino
queertactics.at/bouchra/
#queerfilmfestival
QUEERTACTICS #6
Queer_Feminist_Film_Festival_Vienna
November 12-16, 2025 🥳🥳🥳🎬
Zur Eröffnung gibt es lesbische Kojotinnen und andere queeres Tiere im Stadtkino
queertactics.at/bouchra/
#queerfilmfestival
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"Retrotopia" (Zygmunt Bauman): Longing for a lost time and place that never actually existed.
People wildly overestimate the economic security experienced by past generations. There's no period in American history where significant numbers of young people were just handed high paying jobs. Nostalgia for a time that never existed is a huge problem.
Why Nikki Haley’s son went radical: His generation inherited insecurity.
I profile Nalin Haley, a fascinating young man, who I believe will likely play an important role in conservative politics in years to come.
unherd.com/2025/11/why-...
I profile Nalin Haley, a fascinating young man, who I believe will likely play an important role in conservative politics in years to come.
unherd.com/2025/11/why-...
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"Retrotopia" (Zygmunt Bauman): Longing for a lost time and place that never actually existed.
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If you’d like to learn more about Mary Bishop & her extraordinary work, I wrote this for The Wellcome Collection in 2023.
But more than that, I would recommend looking for yourself at some of her work which is available to view online through their catalogue
wellcomecollection.org/stories/mary...
But more than that, I would recommend looking for yourself at some of her work which is available to view online through their catalogue
wellcomecollection.org/stories/mary...
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If you’d like to learn more about Mary Bishop & her extraordinary work, I wrote this for The Wellcome Collection in 2023.
But more than that, I would recommend looking for yourself at some of her work which is available to view online through their catalogue
wellcomecollection.org/stories/mary...
But more than that, I would recommend looking for yourself at some of her work which is available to view online through their catalogue
wellcomecollection.org/stories/mary...
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@oldenoughtosay.com yesterday I came across an old Iris Murdoch essay on drinking in Oxford as a female Don in the early 50s. Thought it might pique your interest. Was in Cryil Ray's Compleat Imbiber no.2.
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
@oldenoughtosay.com yesterday I came across an old Iris Murdoch essay on drinking in Oxford as a female Don in the early 50s. Thought it might pique your interest. Was in Cryil Ray's Compleat Imbiber no.2.
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Und mit Renée Vivien, sehr früh verstorben, aber was für ein Leben und bitte das Portrait mit
Natalie Clifford Barney <3
Natalie Clifford Barney <3
Renée Vivien - Wikipedia
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November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Und mit Renée Vivien, sehr früh verstorben, aber was für ein Leben und bitte das Portrait mit
Natalie Clifford Barney <3
Natalie Clifford Barney <3
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Colette war befreundet mit Polaire, die die Hauptrolle in den Adaptionen der von Colette geschriebenen Büchern (die ihr 1. Mann als seine veröffentlichte) spielte.
Polaire – Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Colette war befreundet mit Polaire, die die Hauptrolle in den Adaptionen der von Colette geschriebenen Büchern (die ihr 1. Mann als seine veröffentlichte) spielte.
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Colette hat ja keine Autobiographie geschrieben, aber mehrere kurze Texte und so hat man seinerzeit etwas zusammengetragen, das ich offenbar seit Jahren bei den Ungelesenen stehen habe: "Die Erde mein Paradies. Eine
Autobiographie aus ihren Werken". Darin der weltschönste Brief ihrer Mutter.
Autobiographie aus ihren Werken". Darin der weltschönste Brief ihrer Mutter.
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Colette hat ja keine Autobiographie geschrieben, aber mehrere kurze Texte und so hat man seinerzeit etwas zusammengetragen, das ich offenbar seit Jahren bei den Ungelesenen stehen habe: "Die Erde mein Paradies. Eine
Autobiographie aus ihren Werken". Darin der weltschönste Brief ihrer Mutter.
Autobiographie aus ihren Werken". Darin der weltschönste Brief ihrer Mutter.
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Launch! Tomorrow! In Chichester!
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Launch! Tomorrow! In Chichester!