Timoclea of Thebes throws man who raped her down a well. She next hurled in heavy stones until he was dead. Painted in 1659 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, who had a thing for assertive heroines.

Word of the Day is ‘hunch-weather’ (19th century): weather so cold it makes you hunch your shoulders when you walk outside.

On this day 1843, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is first published.

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”

“Most trans kids will survive. But many of us will have to survive knowing that there are no institutions in Britain that will protect us … We will have to find more ways to protect ourselves and each other.”

Listen to the young trans people who are fighting for their lives, freedom and community.

Sage words 👏👏👏

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#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.

People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!

Let’s spread word! ❤️✊

So someone had a 5% pay award in FE.

SO WHAT! It's an insult.

It still leaves them even further behind in the struggle for parity.

And what about the college down the road?

We need a National Pay Scale.

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When I say I want a home library I mean I want thousands of books in my house and also everyone shutup

Two words for certain types of people, should you need them:

microlipet: one who gets all worked up over nothing.

struthonian: the person who buries their head in the sand and says ‘Problem? What problem?’.