Marie Gardiner
@mariegardiner.bsky.social
Human geography/history PhD student researching working class identity.
Also writer, photographer, author, documentary producer (Lonely Tower Film & Media) based in NE England.
MDANT π .
https://linktr.ee/mariegardiner
Also writer, photographer, author, documentary producer (Lonely Tower Film & Media) based in NE England.
MDANT π .
https://linktr.ee/mariegardiner
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Marie Gardiner
@mariegardiner.bsky.social
Β· Oct 15
I needed a new pinned post! I'm a PhD student researching Sunderland's working class identity (human geography/history). And away from that I'm a writer (history, film, place, culture etc), photographer (documentary & landscape) and documentary producer.
#Photography #History #Academia
#Photography #History #Academia
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Gambling is the best way to effect social mobility within capitalism.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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We've had a very Tuesday Tuesday so we threw off the shackles of chicken and salad and ate McDonald's in the car like hangry little goblins.
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We've had a very Tuesday Tuesday so we threw off the shackles of chicken and salad and ate McDonald's in the car like hangry little goblins.
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One of the doctoral researchers I work with is doing research on film sound and its connection to emotional responses. She's doing a short online survey/questionnaire. Takes about 10 minutes. If you are able to help that would be great π york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
One of the doctoral researchers I work with is doing research on film sound and its connection to emotional responses. She's doing a short online survey/questionnaire. Takes about 10 minutes. If you are able to help that would be great π york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Feel like you could write a story based on this
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Feel like you could write a story based on this
This guy is a set of nesting dolls with incredibly bad understanding/takes all the way down.
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This guy is a set of nesting dolls with incredibly bad understanding/takes all the way down.
Not to mention that this sort of suggestion usually disproportionality has a negative impact for women because they tend to be the lower earners or have gaps in earnings from caring responsibilities and/or raising children.
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Not to mention that this sort of suggestion usually disproportionality has a negative impact for women because they tend to be the lower earners or have gaps in earnings from caring responsibilities and/or raising children.
hahaha, now *that* I would sign up for
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
hahaha, now *that* I would sign up for
I've just been offered a class in 'chrono hacking' π.
Time management, in case you're a normal person.
Chrono hacking. *massive sigh*.
Time management, in case you're a normal person.
Chrono hacking. *massive sigh*.
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I've just been offered a class in 'chrono hacking' π.
Time management, in case you're a normal person.
Chrono hacking. *massive sigh*.
Time management, in case you're a normal person.
Chrono hacking. *massive sigh*.
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Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
That's their job so I don't think you ever need to feel bad about putting your mind at rest, but I hear you... I frequently just triage myself now for similar reasons π
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
That's their job so I don't think you ever need to feel bad about putting your mind at rest, but I hear you... I frequently just triage myself now for similar reasons π
I will probably delete this (don't like oversharing on social media haha) but just wanted to say I don't think it's necessarily an indication of anything terrible and if you feel you won't worry too much give it some time to see if it improves?
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I will probably delete this (don't like oversharing on social media haha) but just wanted to say I don't think it's necessarily an indication of anything terrible and if you feel you won't worry too much give it some time to see if it improves?
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![[Scene is a MEDIEVAL PLAGUE PIT with all the bodies inside it. On the edge of it is a young peasant woman, in a sack cloth dress, covered in boils. She is lounging glamorously next to the pit. Her boyfriend is standing a few feet away, photographing her with an anachronistic mobile phone]
GIRL:
OK so I'll sit here...
With my hair like thisβ¦
Rubbing my cyst with the corpse's hand.
[She produces a whithered severed hand and starts rubbing it on her face.]
[We are treated to a revolting close up of her rubbing the severed hand on her disgusting massive cyst.]
[Her boyfriend takes a photo of her.]
SNAP
GIRL:
OK, now write this:
"Hanging out at the burial pit, rubbing my sebaceous cyst with a severed corpse hand from
#BurtsGraverobbersβ¦β
And then: #selfcare, #metime, #BurtsGraverobbersβ¦
... nails emoji, heart emoji, cyst emoji.
BOYFRIEND:
Um...
Should we really be promoting this?
I mean⦠does rubbing a corpse's hand on a cyst actually work?
GIRL:
Look, Burt's done research, OK?
And he's paying us four groats.
BOYFRIEND:
Hmm.
[Boyfriend dutifully taps out the post on his phone]
TAP TAP TAP
BOYFRIEND:
Cyst emoji?
GIRL:
Just use a fried egg.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreifyvq2vzehtutrj7ild2dd7kkljmkbcby7yompicekbbpa2bqpluq@jpeg)
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I wish I didnβt have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as βthe most openly corrupt president in American history.β /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as βthe most openly corrupt president in American history.β /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didnβt have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as βthe most openly corrupt president in American history.β /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as βthe most openly corrupt president in American history.β /1
Hahahahahaha the payoff was better than I'd hoped.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Hahahahahaha the payoff was better than I'd hoped.
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Excellent
![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 β April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Excellent
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November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Gambling is a tax on hope.
Hey, Labour. Maybe tax gambling a bit. That will raise a few quid
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Gambling is a tax on hope.
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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Have you, a family member or friend moved from council housing to renting privately?
Iβm a PhD researcher looking into what drives these moves, how it impacts tenants' lives and their views of the council housing tenure.
Please reach out and share among your contacts! π
#socialhousing
#renting
Iβm a PhD researcher looking into what drives these moves, how it impacts tenants' lives and their views of the council housing tenure.
Please reach out and share among your contacts! π
#socialhousing
#renting
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Have you, a family member or friend moved from council housing to renting privately?
Iβm a PhD researcher looking into what drives these moves, how it impacts tenants' lives and their views of the council housing tenure.
Please reach out and share among your contacts! π
#socialhousing
#renting
Iβm a PhD researcher looking into what drives these moves, how it impacts tenants' lives and their views of the council housing tenure.
Please reach out and share among your contacts! π
#socialhousing
#renting
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Good morning, welcome to Monday etc etc. Once again just packing up some Changing Landscapes zines (thank you!) ready to post. You can get one here for Β£10 which includes postage (UK only, sadly).
#Photography #Zine #ThePhotoHour #Abandoned #Ruins
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
#Photography #Zine #ThePhotoHour #Abandoned #Ruins
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Good morning, welcome to Monday etc etc. Once again just packing up some Changing Landscapes zines (thank you!) ready to post. You can get one here for Β£10 which includes postage (UK only, sadly).
#Photography #Zine #ThePhotoHour #Abandoned #Ruins
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
#Photography #Zine #ThePhotoHour #Abandoned #Ruins
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
Inverse Jester has ended me.
if elon just hired an Inverse Jester (guy hired to listen to his jokes and pretend they're funny) we could solve every problem except how to keep the inverse jester from killing himself
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Inverse Jester has ended me.
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We endured strong winds & sleet showers, we were wet and cold, but the light made it worth it. The skies opened, the magic happened, & we rushed to capture the awe inspiring beauty! Tombstone, Yukon, Canada.β
#photography #nature #bluesky #naturephotography
#landscapephotography #mountains #travel
#photography #nature #bluesky #naturephotography
#landscapephotography #mountains #travel
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We endured strong winds & sleet showers, we were wet and cold, but the light made it worth it. The skies opened, the magic happened, & we rushed to capture the awe inspiring beauty! Tombstone, Yukon, Canada.β
#photography #nature #bluesky #naturephotography
#landscapephotography #mountains #travel
#photography #nature #bluesky #naturephotography
#landscapephotography #mountains #travel
The Ricky Gervais of games.
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Ricky Gervais of games.
$100 per vehicle per month doesn't seem AS bad, then. I know people who've paid about that here but it's still a lot - kind of new driver rates. When I passed my test I paid about Β£800 per year for insurance until I had no claims discounts and got older(!)
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
$100 per vehicle per month doesn't seem AS bad, then. I know people who've paid about that here but it's still a lot - kind of new driver rates. When I passed my test I paid about Β£800 per year for insurance until I had no claims discounts and got older(!)
$400 per vehicle or $400 total for 4?
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
$400 per vehicle or $400 total for 4?