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KateW

@kateweb.bsky.social

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Often found in front of a stage or a screen. Shed | Morveren | Play it by ear @BigTellyNI | @CriTheatre New Writing She/her

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 6h

Unless there's a serious supply shortage, I can't see any reason not to vaccinate everyone who asks.

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 6h

Phew, glad to hear it!

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 8h

Will look forward to that!

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 8h

As far as I've heard, no-one at the appointment checks; if you said you were eligible when booking, they assume you are.

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 8h

It's hibernation season, for sure. Rest well! x

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 8h

There's so much! Just started on this tonight; will be interested to hear what you think.

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 9h

Deja Lecornu, you mean?

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 9h

So far, my favourite thing about House of Guinness is the butler.

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 14h

Literal #trainporn.

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 14h

My first big DIY fuck-up, which was bound to happen at some point: drilled a hole in the wall where no hole needs to be. #spackle

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 19h

"We document the participation of women in European academia [from the year 1000 to 1800]. A total of 108 women taught at universities or were members of academies of arts and sciences. Comparing them with 58,995 male scholars, we find that they were on average better."

doi.org/10.1093/ereh...

table 1 from David de la Croix, Mara Vitale, Women in European academia before 1800—religion, marriage, and human capital, European Review of Economic History, Volume 27, Issue 4, November 2023, Pages 506–532, https://doi.org/10.1093/ereh/heac023

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 16h

👌Put you in the mood for that morning staff meeting...

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 17h

Caligula's killing me. (Fortunately not a Roman citizen, so not literally.)

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 17h

One of your five a day,with all that juice.

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 17h

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 17h

Who doesn't love a 9am Monday Bloody Mary?

Catherine Fletcher @cathfletcher.bsky.social · 18h

At a conference and the hotel is offering Breakfast Cocktails and you know, with the state of academia today...

Small sign with images of cocktails advertising a Mimosa or Bloody Mary for $6

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 17h

Seems designed to. 🍹

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 17h

Would absolutely watch their further adventures.

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Magsferatu @magnumificent.bsky.social · 18h

Polanski referenced BZ's poem 'The British'. Superb.

"The British"

Take some Picts, Celts and Silures
And let them settle,
Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 17h

Also depends a bit what kind of "uniformity of thought" we're talking about. I would hope faulty members and administrators uniformly think that democracy and academic freedom are good and to be protected; students "with different ideas" on that maybe need something other than college.

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 17h

Quite a feat to go from this to "and therefore universities must ban faculty and students from belittling conservative ideas"

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Reuters @reuters.com · 20h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 18h

Ideal.

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David O’Doherty @phlaimeaux.bsky.social · 22h

LAST HONK FOR THIS TONITE

David O’Doherty @phlaimeaux.bsky.social · 1d

Last tickets on sale for the Dublin debut of my new show this weekend in Vicar Street. I am buying sandpaper. I am sanding my show to perfection. You can get a ticket here: www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/11521...

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 20h

The grey men in suits are objectively worse.

KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 20h

You? Parfait.