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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Jul 30

There are no ethical billionaires. Which should shock exactly no one. Article shared with me by @mariadsouza.bsky.social: ips-dc.org/report-givin...

The Giving Pledge at 15

15 years on, the Giving Pledge is unfulfilled, unfulfillable, and not our ticket to a fairer, better future.

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Jul 24

Britney Spears' In the Zone made her the second female artist in Billboard's history to have four consecutive number-one albums. She won a Grammy for the single "Toxic" on that album.

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Jul 24

Crazy Train has maybe the best guitar line in rock and roll. I can't think of another song which gets you in that headspace from the first opening riffs. Randy Rhoads was a genius.

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Jun 11

Happy 14th wedding anniversary to my seatmate on this flight to Chicago, @cworthdynamics.bsky.social

Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Jun 9

TIL about the correlation between nicotine and ADHD and I understand my current levels of inattention and fixation (off the charts) so much better now. Quit smoking three years ago and BAM.

Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Jun 5

Hey, @adambecker.bsky.social, I got a thing!

A hand holding a paperback book called "What Is Real?" The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics by Adam Becker

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · May 30

@adambecker.bsky.social, you know what to do.

Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · May 29

Lastly, RENEGADE GIRLS by Nora Neus and Julie Robine is a sapphic historical YA romance about two stunt girls, doing journalism undercover in garment factories. Sweet, queer, you’ll learn a lot but it’s never heavy, great summer historical.

Nora Neus | Renegade Girls

A swoonworthy queer romance set against a riveting story of social change in the 1880s, this historical graphic novel reimagines the life of America's first stunt girl--a young undercover reporter--an...

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · May 27

Congratulations, @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social!

A gray tshirt with a green circle saying "Sesame Workers Union -OPEIU LOCAL 153-" Inside the circle is a cartoon human hand and a blue Muppet hand joining in solidarity.

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · May 17

Can we just have one show that doesn't use sexual violence as shorthand for "this is a villain?" It's exhausting and lazy. Please stop using r*pe as a cheap plot device, especially when female characters are required to forget about it by next episode because it didn't even matter. #andor #starwars

a woman stands in a field with the word andor written on the bottom

Alt: A woman stands in a field with the word "Andor" written on the bottom. Actresd Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen, the character for whom attempted r*pe was a minor contrivance to move the action along.

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · May 16

I can't pretend I'm withholding alumni donations because of this because they haven't gotten a dime from me since I graduated but WHAT THE FUCK. It's like they forget what being a university is even FOR. Fuck! 6abc.com/post/nyu-den...

NYU denies diploma to student who criticized Israel in commencement speech

New York University said it would deny a diploma to a student who used a graduation speech, which did not mention Jewish people, to condemn Israel's attacks on Palestinians and what he described as U....

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Mar 4

There’s a vote for the REI Board! If you’re an active member you can vote at vote.escvote.com/REI/

The board has union busted and endorsed Burgum for Dept of Interior. They are unfit for their roles and need to be voted out.

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Mar 5

Bakeries give the best gifts, I've heard.

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Laine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · Dec 30

omg a student somehow accidentally wrote an email addressed to a faculty-wide NYU listserv and my inbox is now a master class on who understands the difference between a listserv and an email chain

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Dec 18

Christmasy AF

Grey floof on the windowsill by a candlestick, looking at the camera next to a brightly lit Christmas tree

Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Dec 11

I need your help, internet. My in-laws and others are asking me what I want for Christmas and/or birthday. I have no idea! What DO I want for a present? All ideas welcome.

Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Nov 30

When @caglet.bsky.social comes to visit, she has to earn her keep.

My mother studiously sewing curtains for me.

My mother slaving over a sewing machine. Her smiles says "Help Me."

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Oct 30

Childless cat lady doing my part!

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Oct 26

Fun fact: if you have an adjustable bed and you have the head and foot both raised to hang with your cats to watch TV and the power goes out, you'll just have to sleep like that?

Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Oct 24

and colonialism and not be thrown into an asylum for uppity women, or how to make a resistor or capacitor with the tools of Victorian London. Just hypothetically. 3/3

Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Oct 24

like the physics of wormholes or period clothing manufacturing before you leave, what/who you should take, or the best way to convince a bunch of old yt men to care about climate change and the dangers of zealotry 2/

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Oct 24

I need to know if other people's #ADHD presents this way: being super focused on a hypothetical situation for months or years (like time travelling to 1906) and then using that focus to hyperfixate on lots of different details 1/

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Oct 23

And Indy was PUMPED to get a meatball.

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Oct 17

Can we stop calling them Trump and Kamala? It's either Donald and Kamala or Trump and Harris. Or former President and Vice President. Or felon and not felon. But it seems condescending to constantly call the VP by her first name and everyone else Trump, Vance, and Walz. Okay, that's all.

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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · Aug 5

The paperback of my Iliad translation will be out tomorrow, August 6th 2024, and it's already available in some indie bookstores (pic from Napa Valley, with other tempting books). Some reviews here: www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-iliad-se...

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Kate Charlesworth @caglesworth.bsky.social · Aug 6

New Iliad just dropped!

My advance purchase of Emily Wilson's Iliad translation!

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