Green_Knight
@green-knight.bsky.social
Freelance editor/copyeditor, SFF reader/writer, classical dressage nerd, landscape historian, Swift developer.
Prefer they/them.
Prefer they/them.
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Feels annoying that I have to specify that from here on out, politicians need to have adult-level emotional regulation.
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Feels annoying that I have to specify that from here on out, politicians need to have adult-level emotional regulation.
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Annual reminder to water your Christmas tree poems …
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Annual reminder to water your Christmas tree poems …
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Importantly, racist dehumanisation was at the heart of both cases.
41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Importantly, racist dehumanisation was at the heart of both cases.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Do not shut up about Trans Club
May 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Do not shut up about Trans Club
'Pfade und Wege' #FotoVorschlag
Manchmal ist es schwierig, ein passendes Foto zu machen. Heute hatte ich freie Wahl.
Penrhos, Anglesey, immer noch bedroht von einem Mega-Camping Project.
Wegweisende Eule, diesmal weihnachtlich.
Manchmal ist es schwierig, ein passendes Foto zu machen. Heute hatte ich freie Wahl.
Penrhos, Anglesey, immer noch bedroht von einem Mega-Camping Project.
Wegweisende Eule, diesmal weihnachtlich.
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
'Pfade und Wege' #FotoVorschlag
Manchmal ist es schwierig, ein passendes Foto zu machen. Heute hatte ich freie Wahl.
Penrhos, Anglesey, immer noch bedroht von einem Mega-Camping Project.
Wegweisende Eule, diesmal weihnachtlich.
Manchmal ist es schwierig, ein passendes Foto zu machen. Heute hatte ich freie Wahl.
Penrhos, Anglesey, immer noch bedroht von einem Mega-Camping Project.
Wegweisende Eule, diesmal weihnachtlich.
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3. This then feeds into an old and extremely pernicious myth called “the happy slave narrative” which was often used to defend slavery both ancient and modern. It defended having slaves because they were “happy” (!) www.teenvogue.com/story/the-my... & Roman: crossworks.holycross.edu/cgi/viewcont...
The Myth of the "Happy Slave"
It's a trope.
www.teenvogue.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
3. This then feeds into an old and extremely pernicious myth called “the happy slave narrative” which was often used to defend slavery both ancient and modern. It defended having slaves because they were “happy” (!) www.teenvogue.com/story/the-my... & Roman: crossworks.holycross.edu/cgi/viewcont...
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A new report on dietary findings in a select area of Pompeii likely inhabited by enslaved people came out in Scavi di Pompei. Many newspapers are now running w/a headline about Roman slaves “eating better” than free Romans. pompeiisites.org/e-journal-de... Let’s discuss why this is problematic
December 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A new report on dietary findings in a select area of Pompeii likely inhabited by enslaved people came out in Scavi di Pompei. Many newspapers are now running w/a headline about Roman slaves “eating better” than free Romans. pompeiisites.org/e-journal-de... Let’s discuss why this is problematic
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People also bought Towers of Defiance by Paul R. Davis (author), Paul R. Davis, Paul R. Davis, and Paul R. Davis (illustrator).
That’s one guy who quadrupled his productivity by cloning himself!
People also bought Towers of Defiance by Paul R. Davis (author), Paul R. Davis, Paul R. Davis, and Paul R. Davis (illustrator).
That’s one guy who quadrupled his productivity by cloning himself!
Really looking forward to giving the Cambrian Archaeological Association Christmas lecture tonight. There may be Druids! Am doing some last minute cramming with the help of some of the usual suspects. Thus I can blame them for any errors! #celts #ironage #veterans #archaeology #wellbeing
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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People also bought Towers of Defiance by Paul R. Davis (author), Paul R. Davis, Paul R. Davis, and Paul R. Davis (illustrator).
That’s one guy who quadrupled his productivity by cloning himself!
People also bought Towers of Defiance by Paul R. Davis (author), Paul R. Davis, Paul R. Davis, and Paul R. Davis (illustrator).
That’s one guy who quadrupled his productivity by cloning himself!
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December 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Recently at a Q&A, the chair asked me an excellent question: Why do you push so hard against the idea of a ‘nature cure’ when moments in your book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt might look like exactly that?
The answer is simple.
#Reading #Writing #NatureWriting #Nature #Scotland #Books
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Recently at a Q&A, the chair asked me an excellent question: Why do you push so hard against the idea of a ‘nature cure’ when moments in your book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt might look like exactly that?
The answer is simple.
#Reading #Writing #NatureWriting #Nature #Scotland #Books
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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I beg your fucking pardon?
December 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I beg your fucking pardon?
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Wales’ Hidden “Free Zones”: The Quiet Takeover of Your Backyard – And Why You Should Care
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Wales’ Hidden “Free Zones”: The Quiet Takeover of Your Backyard – And Why You Should Care
Imagine this: You’re out for a walk in the Welsh countryside, maybe near Gwynedd or Anglesey, but lurking in the background are these colourful maps from a 2019 government report, the ones that earmar...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Wales’ Hidden “Free Zones”: The Quiet Takeover of Your Backyard – And Why You Should Care
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Sounds like they need to #JoinAUnion
BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff
Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employees
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Sounds like they need to #JoinAUnion
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The DOJ released a memo--the day after World AIDS Day--ordering prisons to enable the rape of incarcerated trans women.
The State Department also banned recognition of World AIDS day.
Prison rape, on top of the lifelong trauma, often leads to HIV transmissions.
It's not hard to do the math.
The State Department also banned recognition of World AIDS day.
Prison rape, on top of the lifelong trauma, often leads to HIV transmissions.
It's not hard to do the math.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The DOJ released a memo--the day after World AIDS Day--ordering prisons to enable the rape of incarcerated trans women.
The State Department also banned recognition of World AIDS day.
Prison rape, on top of the lifelong trauma, often leads to HIV transmissions.
It's not hard to do the math.
The State Department also banned recognition of World AIDS day.
Prison rape, on top of the lifelong trauma, often leads to HIV transmissions.
It's not hard to do the math.
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This is hilarious. And also very frightening. And also so absurdly funny you'll forget why it's frightening.
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is hilarious. And also very frightening. And also so absurdly funny you'll forget why it's frightening.
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Powerful new malaria drug offers first serious alternative to artemisinin in decades. Novartis’ new drug cured more than 97% of malaria cases in a Phase 3 trial of 1,688 adults and children across 12 African countries. buff.ly/agdifWX
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Powerful new malaria drug offers first serious alternative to artemisinin in decades. Novartis’ new drug cured more than 97% of malaria cases in a Phase 3 trial of 1,688 adults and children across 12 African countries. buff.ly/agdifWX
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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This is Poncho. He's trying to fix some mistakes on his medical record. Actually does not require any more shots, must have been a typo. 12/10 (TT: veterinariabarranquitas)
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This is Poncho. He's trying to fix some mistakes on his medical record. Actually does not require any more shots, must have been a typo. 12/10 (TT: veterinariabarranquitas)
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December 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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I do buy books directly from places which still let me download the file, which means NOT bookshop.org, which REQUIRES purchasers use their proprietary ebook reader. No, thank you. No no no.
(I've bought from author sites and itch. If you know of other places, let me know!?)
(I've bought from author sites and itch. If you know of other places, let me know!?)
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I do buy books directly from places which still let me download the file, which means NOT bookshop.org, which REQUIRES purchasers use their proprietary ebook reader. No, thank you. No no no.
(I've bought from author sites and itch. If you know of other places, let me know!?)
(I've bought from author sites and itch. If you know of other places, let me know!?)
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Look I know all the online doomers/realists who were beating the bushes telling you "Nazi America is coming" wasn't a message normies heard on TV but Kamala Harris said Trump was gonna do all this shit during a debate or whatever and people still ignored her, so it's not like you weren't warned
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Look I know all the online doomers/realists who were beating the bushes telling you "Nazi America is coming" wasn't a message normies heard on TV but Kamala Harris said Trump was gonna do all this shit during a debate or whatever and people still ignored her, so it's not like you weren't warned
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This is as expected.
What we're not gonna do is give up on Texas. It is not a red state, it is a vote suppressed and gerrymandered state. Our job now in caring for each other is to find out how we can help get out the vote in Texas. I suggest following @andreagrimes.com
What we're not gonna do is give up on Texas. It is not a red state, it is a vote suppressed and gerrymandered state. Our job now in caring for each other is to find out how we can help get out the vote in Texas. I suggest following @andreagrimes.com
BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Texas use Trump-backed gerrymandered maps in 2026
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is as expected.
What we're not gonna do is give up on Texas. It is not a red state, it is a vote suppressed and gerrymandered state. Our job now in caring for each other is to find out how we can help get out the vote in Texas. I suggest following @andreagrimes.com
What we're not gonna do is give up on Texas. It is not a red state, it is a vote suppressed and gerrymandered state. Our job now in caring for each other is to find out how we can help get out the vote in Texas. I suggest following @andreagrimes.com
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We saw a district in Tennessee engineered to be R+22 swing to be ~R+13 this week. I'm betting a bunch of those new districts in Texas don't have that kind of margin to lose. When we empower Texans to vote, the GOP bites it, so let's take care of Texans, y'all.
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We saw a district in Tennessee engineered to be R+22 swing to be ~R+13 this week. I'm betting a bunch of those new districts in Texas don't have that kind of margin to lose. When we empower Texans to vote, the GOP bites it, so let's take care of Texans, y'all.
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Writing a large grant application takes months. Now they're not even going to read them. It is very hard to maintain morale in these conditions www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukri-op...
UKRI opens up grant proposal data to explore using AI to smooth peer review
Surging applications has led the UK's main funder to look at ways to reduce the burden on reviewers
www.chemistryworld.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Writing a large grant application takes months. Now they're not even going to read them. It is very hard to maintain morale in these conditions www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukri-op...