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Krittika

@krittikaa.bsky.social

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Cat mom and somewhat nerdy. Ex-engineer now doing business things. In London and therefore “simply unacceptable” (the Telegraph) London-Bangalore-Delhi. Posts are personal opinions.

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 14h

“Science allowed me to do it…science is the greatest equalising force in the world “ 🥹

Omar Yaghi, 2025 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, who grew up as a Palestinian refugee in Jordan

youtu.be/wC9H9r543xQ?...

First reactions | Omar Yaghi, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 | Telephone interview

YouTube video by Nobel Prize

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Oliver Haythorne @josephrohrbach.bsky.social · 14h

Just to say I'm starting my DPhil in Economic and Social History at New College, Oxford this term! Very excited to get into it. Anyone else working on early modern Germany/the Holy Roman Empire here?

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 14h

or a quiz *coughs significantly*

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you!

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you ! @peregrinator.site fyi

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 14h

Omg 🥹

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 14h

@mattboot.bsky.social hi! where could one get (preferably) free online resources to learn Farsi? (Actually) asking for a friend

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 14h

Omg it’s hamara Bajaj

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 1d

Electric cargo bikes can replace many everyday car trips for the average family and “reshape suburban family mobility”, say Oxford University researchers. 49 British households were loaned e-cargo bikes for school runs, shopping trips, family outings and other day-to-day use.

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 15h

I follow a few people here who know it! Can probably check w them for resources

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aphex twink @peregrinator.site · 1d

there's a comp out and they're donating all proceeds to Migrants Rights Network in the UK. share this as much as possible so they can make a difference
poisonousreflection.bandcamp.com/album/charit...

Charity Compilation, by Poisonous Reflection

30 track album

poisonousreflection.bandcamp.com

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 1d

😭

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 1d

2-4 sound fairly appetising tbh but what is 1 !!

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 1d

Actual footage of the attempt :

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UK Navy Sailor Creates Ruckus And Bites People Outside Chennai Mall

YouTube video by South First

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 1d

Shy, reserved immigrants are not wanted.

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 1d

While also working several jobs and volunteering and (if you’re a mum) somehow not taking a break from work ever during your kid’s childhood

Hugh Parker @hughp1970.bsky.social · 2d

I'm fucking sick & tired of seeing twats like Jenrick complain that people aren't "integrating".
If you're white and born here no-one cares if you choose to shut yourself away, not get involved in your community, and never speak to your neighbours. But immigrants *must* integrate, apparently.

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Laura @lauropea.bsky.social · 2d

there's some Kafka line about how people say opera is unrealistic but what's more realistic than slowly dying as you lie in front of a bored audience who mostly can't understand a word you're saying and probably don't care

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 2d

This is an incredibly good post.

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 2d

Not like last time 😕 I should have phrased that better haha

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 2d

“We would like our population uneducated and ignorant”

Well just come to our countries then

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 2d

Also can I just say that as a third worlder you all sound insane when you say LESS people should go to university

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

This whole obsession with "too many people going to uni" is such a classic example of the parochialism of UK policymaking. No one bothers to ask why the % here is lower than in most other developed countries or whether that might be relevant.

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine telling this to, let’s say, a parent of a kid who is born in the UK and has lived their entire life there. Sorry you don’t know any Hindi, your skin is brown so if your parent cannot work anymore you can go back to India. Or maybe Sri Lanka. (I don’t think these people know the difference)

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A man for all seasons landscaping @bexleylister.bsky.social · 2d

Tory pitch to immigrants: come to the UK to do work the country needs. Once you retire we'll boot you out without a pension.

Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 2d

“Another part of the plan would limit benefits to people with UK citizenship, removing it even from those who have been in the country for years or even decades and have indefinite leave to remain”

If this is not xenophobia then I don’t know what is.
Sickening.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tories say people denied benefits in UK can return to home countries

Mel Stride outlines plans to slash £47bn a year from public spending, including £23bn welfare cut

www.theguardian.com

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 2d

nooooo I was hoping to see the big longhorn cattle when I got back 🥲 they’re so majestic but cute, like large sentient cupboards

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a cliché but your job will not love you back.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 2d