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Kristin Girten

@kmg23.bsky.social

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18c British scholar (of literature, science, etc.) Also a university administrator. Author of https://www.sup.org/books/literary-studies-and-literature/sensitive-witnesses . Bird lover and aspiring public humanist. Proponent of the sublime of the small.

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Jan 27

I don’t remember her name, but her scent is as beautiful as her appearance. #orchids

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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · Jan 27

🧪 "Researchers who have clinical trial participants staying at the NIH’s on-campus hospital, the Clinical Trial Center, said they weren’t able to order test tubes to draw blood."

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Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Jan 27

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (10)
#BookSky #BookChallenge #Books

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Jan 26

Dispatch from #Nebraska: Which will win? #Xenophobia or #capitalism? #meat

Immigrants drive Nebraska's economy. Trump's mass deportations pledge is a threat

Nebraska is one of the top meat producers in the U.S. It also has one of the worst labor shortages. The Trump administration has promised mass deportations on an unprecedented scale. We asked Nebraska...

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · Jan 26

Tuberculosis in Kansas… Trump in the White House www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...

Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history

Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Jan 26

If we recognize that *capitalism* is “establishment,” then maybe people will stop characterizing Trump as “anti-establishment.” #trump #musk #capitalism #populism

two men in suits and ties are walking down the street .

ALT: two men in suits and ties are walking down the street .

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · Jan 26

New followers: welcome to the strange & wonderful world of medical history!

Here's Napoleon's toothbrush, c.1810. Napoleon brushed his teeth regularly using opium-based toothpaste. His toothbrush has a silver gilt handle and bristles made of horsehair, which would have been very rough on the gums.

An ornate silver toothbrush with horsehair bristles set against purple silk. At the bottom of the handle is an "N" for Napoleon. Photo: Wellcome Collection, London

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Jan 26

Music transports. A song packed full of memories. ❤️ #davidlynch

Laura Palmer's Theme - Instrumental

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Jan 26

My “mutuals” is already too broad!

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Jan 25

Hey @bsky.app , how can I get a feed that is just my besties? (Really trying to stay away from FB but I want to see my #realfriends here. Not just a bunch of strangers who may be cool.)

white clouds in a blue sky with a few gray clouds

ALT: white clouds in a blue sky with a few gray clouds

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · Jan 25

Revolutions are built on hope as much as they are built on righteous anger.

A Reminder from Smaller Beings

The bird building her home on your windowsill has had every nest destroyed before.

The spider that is delicately weaving a silken masterpiece has had every single thread broken before.

And despite it all, they try again.

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Jan 8

Yes!! I ❤️ the Frederica Quartet!

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Dec 19

Not sure if I’m there yet? If not, would appreciate the add!

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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · Dec 11

Don't miss author @kmg23.bsky.social's keynote address tomorrow at The @marcavsociety.bsky.social Conference!

Click here to find out more: departamento.us.es/litingnor/no...

Shop Sensitive Witnesses via the CAP website here: www.combinedacademic.co.uk/978150363303...

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 29

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (9)
#BookSky #BookChallenge #Books

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 28

This looks terrific! Congrats!

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 27

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (8)
#BookSky #BookChallenge #Books #milton #paradiselost

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 27

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (7)
#BookSky #BookChallenge #Books #ianmcewan

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 27

Great to see you here! ❤️

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 26

Loooove this!

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 26

#6 actually 🥰

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 26

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (5)
#BookSky #BookChallenge #Books #arundhatiroy

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 25

Roast pork and potatoes with homegrown rosemary and homemade applesauce. All the more delicious because the husband made it (with love). ❤️ #autumnfood #husbandswhocook

Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 25

Same!! Get me out of here #nebraska #dustbelt

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Kristin Girten @kmg23.bsky.social · Nov 25

Love @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social . Just look at this spectacular cover art. Looking forward to reading!

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · Nov 23

Well, that's it, then. 17 cities across 3 countries in 6 weeks, ending here at the Miami Book Fair to another packed house in convo w the great Nicola Yoon. I signed thousands of books and Absolution made the NYT, LA Times, Indie Bookstore bestseller lists, along w amazing amount of press coverage.