Natalie B.
@natbur.bsky.social
London E17. Episcopalian who's over here. Work in Legal Tech and love my job. Practical theology, liturgy, inclusive church. Julian of Norwich always.
🏳️🌈 with 🏳️⚧️ (she/her)
🏳️🌈 with 🏳️⚧️ (she/her)
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I heard a story about a female academic giving a paper at the IHR who, after receiving a long and aggressive question from a senior male professor, simply leaned back with her hands behind her head and replied “Oh, do fuck off.”
One of my colleagues went to a seminar at Berkeley and when someone asked a question Derrida brushed it off saying ‘what you ask may be important but it is not interesting’.
This path leads to chaos.
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I heard a story about a female academic giving a paper at the IHR who, after receiving a long and aggressive question from a senior male professor, simply leaned back with her hands behind her head and replied “Oh, do fuck off.”
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Happy Thanksgiving to this dog, specifically. 🥰
This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to this dog, specifically. 🥰
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I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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Aside from the high seas murder spree, an order to court martial a sitting senator for 100% legal political speech, and to do so under blatant unlawful command influence, would probably be the clearest case yet of an order so manifestly unlawful there is a duty for anybody in uniform to refuse it.
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Aside from the high seas murder spree, an order to court martial a sitting senator for 100% legal political speech, and to do so under blatant unlawful command influence, would probably be the clearest case yet of an order so manifestly unlawful there is a duty for anybody in uniform to refuse it.
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“Frog,” said Toad, “let us eat one very last cookie, and then we will stop.”
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Frog,” said Toad, “let us eat one very last cookie, and then we will stop.”
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“Come See Me in the Good Light” conveys poet and queer activist Andrea Gibson’s courageous acceptance of impending death while living with terminal ovarian cancer and captures how Gibson made the most of their time left with partner Megan Falley. https://wapo.st/43FAgj7
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“Come See Me in the Good Light” conveys poet and queer activist Andrea Gibson’s courageous acceptance of impending death while living with terminal ovarian cancer and captures how Gibson made the most of their time left with partner Megan Falley. https://wapo.st/43FAgj7
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As an Orthodox Christian, I should have found this article encouraging. But it makes me more...concerned. Faith is not therapy for masculine insecurities.
(If your comment is to trash religion, I'll just block you.)
cc @shoutingboy.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
(If your comment is to trash religion, I'll just block you.)
cc @shoutingboy.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
As an Orthodox Christian, I should have found this article encouraging. But it makes me more...concerned. Faith is not therapy for masculine insecurities.
(If your comment is to trash religion, I'll just block you.)
cc @shoutingboy.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
(If your comment is to trash religion, I'll just block you.)
cc @shoutingboy.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
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#CofEPeeps Having long thought (Lay) Reader an opaque title (NB,I am one) and advocated for Licensed Lay Minister instead, I may be starting to feel glad we’ve stuck with Reader in our diocese.
LLMs have a tendency towards gaslighting & waste an awful lot of time and energy. Much the same as their enthusiasts.
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#CofEPeeps Having long thought (Lay) Reader an opaque title (NB,I am one) and advocated for Licensed Lay Minister instead, I may be starting to feel glad we’ve stuck with Reader in our diocese.
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That feeling like everything is entirely, unbelievably, obviously wrong and yet no one will do anything is why we have eschatology.
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
That feeling like everything is entirely, unbelievably, obviously wrong and yet no one will do anything is why we have eschatology.
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Respectfully, what’s the debate?
The president of the United States has called for the trial and execution of members of Congress in a manner that would make Charles I blush.
As a constitutional matter, I fail to see where there is room for reasonable disagreement about what happened yesterday.
The president of the United States has called for the trial and execution of members of Congress in a manner that would make Charles I blush.
As a constitutional matter, I fail to see where there is room for reasonable disagreement about what happened yesterday.
President Trump’s recent statements accusing Democratic lawmakers of making “seditious” comments to military and intelligence community members have ignited a free speech debate.
#ConstitutionDaily unpacks the constitutional obligations of those who serve the country: https://ow.ly/fXXk50XvVxB
#ConstitutionDaily unpacks the constitutional obligations of those who serve the country: https://ow.ly/fXXk50XvVxB
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Respectfully, what’s the debate?
The president of the United States has called for the trial and execution of members of Congress in a manner that would make Charles I blush.
As a constitutional matter, I fail to see where there is room for reasonable disagreement about what happened yesterday.
The president of the United States has called for the trial and execution of members of Congress in a manner that would make Charles I blush.
As a constitutional matter, I fail to see where there is room for reasonable disagreement about what happened yesterday.
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30 days until days start getting longer again.
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
30 days until days start getting longer again.
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This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
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find someone who will wear a big overcoat with you
IG meetcutesnyc
IG meetcutesnyc
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
find someone who will wear a big overcoat with you
IG meetcutesnyc
IG meetcutesnyc
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Just reminded of this banger from 2004. Certainly maudlin; arguably derivative and silly. I love it. (The Dears, ‘Lost in the Plot)
youtu.be/u0zRxxBKZ1A?...
youtu.be/u0zRxxBKZ1A?...
The Dears - Lost In The Plot
YouTube video by The Dears
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November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just reminded of this banger from 2004. Certainly maudlin; arguably derivative and silly. I love it. (The Dears, ‘Lost in the Plot)
youtu.be/u0zRxxBKZ1A?...
youtu.be/u0zRxxBKZ1A?...
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Thought this story couldn’t get weirder? It can, and it’s also quite depressing.
It’s the exclusive everyone wanted, the story that will win next year’s Pulitzer…
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
London's giant AI artwork to be torn down
The bizarre story of why a much-talked-about creation is being torn down. Plus: Docklands Light Railway extension, giant laser stalks the night sky, and more tales of Android phone theft rejection.
www.londoncentric.media
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Thought this story couldn’t get weirder? It can, and it’s also quite depressing.
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Pilot captures jaw-dropping northern lights show from 36,000 feet (photos) | Space www.space.com/stargazing/a...
Pilot captures jaw-dropping northern lights show from 36,000 feet (photos)
When a severe G4 geomagnetic storm hit, this Dreamliner pilot had the perfect front-row seat.
www.space.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Pilot captures jaw-dropping northern lights show from 36,000 feet (photos) | Space www.space.com/stargazing/a...
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The lead is CONnor SWINDELLS.
If anyone was BORN to star in a heist movie....
If anyone was BORN to star in a heist movie....
This is a bad title. Better titles I have come up with:
• SILENT HEIST
• NAUGHTY OR HEIST
• MARY'S BOY CHILD JESUS HEIST WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
• SILENT HEIST
• NAUGHTY OR HEIST
• MARY'S BOY CHILD JESUS HEIST WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The lead is CONnor SWINDELLS.
If anyone was BORN to star in a heist movie....
If anyone was BORN to star in a heist movie....
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Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
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If you see someone sleeping on the streets in #WalthamForest please alert StreetLink to connect them to support and help: thestreetlink.org.uk
#Walthamstow #Leyton #Leytonstone #Chingford
#Walthamstow #Leyton #Leytonstone #Chingford
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If you see someone sleeping on the streets in #WalthamForest please alert StreetLink to connect them to support and help: thestreetlink.org.uk
#Walthamstow #Leyton #Leytonstone #Chingford
#Walthamstow #Leyton #Leytonstone #Chingford
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith