Tim’rous beastie
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Not important or consistent enough to have the same handle on all the socials
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It’s Leslie Nielsen’s birthday & this is still the greatest gag in the history of comedy.
February 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s Leslie Nielsen’s birthday & this is still the greatest gag in the history of comedy.
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i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
January 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
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I guess this is the year I finally understand what Marmee in Little Women meant when she said “I have been angry nearly every day of my life.”
January 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I guess this is the year I finally understand what Marmee in Little Women meant when she said “I have been angry nearly every day of my life.”
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Always relevant.
January 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Always relevant.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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"The Sutton Trust wants unpaid internships lasting four weeks or longer to be banned, alongside enforcement of current minimum wage legislation."
Unpaid internships are acting as a major barrier to social mobility.
Our new research in @theguardian.com ⤵️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Unpaid internships are acting as a major barrier to social mobility.
Our new research in @theguardian.com ⤵️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Unpaid internships ‘locking out’ young working-class people from careers
UK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gap
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"The Sutton Trust wants unpaid internships lasting four weeks or longer to be banned, alongside enforcement of current minimum wage legislation."
Unpaid internships are acting as a major barrier to social mobility.
Our new research in @theguardian.com ⤵️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Unpaid internships are acting as a major barrier to social mobility.
Our new research in @theguardian.com ⤵️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The absurd idea that the arts (or anything for that matter) should somehow be cheap, profitable, and still world-leading at every stage from primary school to post-grad still seems to have a stranglehold on policy-makers despite the damage we're seeing daily
January 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The absurd idea that the arts (or anything for that matter) should somehow be cheap, profitable, and still world-leading at every stage from primary school to post-grad still seems to have a stranglehold on policy-makers despite the damage we're seeing daily
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just stumbled on a real jaw-dropper of a line in an essay -- “The corollary of being interested in a great range of things is to have sympathy with a great range of outlooks” -- and that, my friends, is why reading is so important.
January 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
just stumbled on a real jaw-dropper of a line in an essay -- “The corollary of being interested in a great range of things is to have sympathy with a great range of outlooks” -- and that, my friends, is why reading is so important.
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Oh this is good, good news. Also, if you're still using Amazon and not Bookshop -- I mean, c'mon, use Bookshop when you can, please and thank you. (Or, obviously, the library.)
January 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oh this is good, good news. Also, if you're still using Amazon and not Bookshop -- I mean, c'mon, use Bookshop when you can, please and thank you. (Or, obviously, the library.)
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Yes, it can happen again. 👀
January 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Yes, it can happen again. 👀
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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