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Dr. Tamara L. Siuda @tamarasiuda.com · 3h

He’s a bit fluffier now as he fills out, but still as sassy and sweet as the day I brought him home, when he was a year and a half or so old. Here’s Seamus with his birthday present/new partner in crime.

A fluffy long haired grey and white cat sits on top of stacked cardboard moving boxes, to the right of an open doorway leading into a hall. A black fan is sitting on the hallway floor in front of a sliding closet door. Just behind the larger cat, a mostly white kitten about half the cat’s size is also sitting on top of the boxes.

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Dr. Tamara L. Siuda @tamarasiuda.com · 3h

And today (allegedly) is Seamus’s fifth birthday. He got a little brother and is mostly happy with his gift.

Dr. Tamara L. Siuda @tamarasiuda.com · Nov 12

Combining awelcome to all the new members under the Bluesky with the #TuesdayPetPic tax. I’m Tamara, I study & write mostly about Egypt in multiple contexts, but I have many interests. I share the house with Seamus here, who has entirely too much sass - and too many toes - for his own good.

A light grey and dark grey Siberian cat stretches out on a light colored couch between two pillows. He has extra toes on his feet, giving them the appearance of hands.

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Dr. Tamara L. Siuda @tamarasiuda.com · 8h

Editing is love and editors want your writing to do what you want it to do and we will help you! ❤️

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 14h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 14h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 8h

This is extremely accurate, and it's why I wish editors got a credit on books. Sometimes you learn who edited a bunch of your favorite books and you're like ah. I see. It's a job that requires a keen literary eye AND people skills, which is a tough mix!

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 14h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Dr Kathleen Neal @kbneal.bsky.social · 8h

So lemme get this right... Under 16s won't be able to use YouTube (or perhaps Wikipedia), but 4chan is OK. And this is all for Children's Safety. Gotcha.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 10h

4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says

Julie Inman Grant says message board will need to comply with other codes which will also include age assurance for sites hosting violent and adult content * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The eSafety commissioner is not expected to block children from accessing 4chan as part of the under-16s social media ban, despite it being labelled one of the “darker” places on the internet. The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, was asked by independent senator Fatima Payman in Senate estimates on Wednesday night whether 4chan, the message board often referred to as the engine room of the internet, would be considered one of the sites required to prevent under-16s when the social media ban comes into effect from 10 December. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Kate Crowe @kcrowe.bsky.social · 8h

"Faculty were not consulted" 👀

Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 13h

Breaking: We’ve talked to multiple individuals who have confirmed that UNC-CH is merging SILS (library and information science) and SDSS (data science and society). Announcement will be tomorrow morning. Faculty were not consulted.

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Mike Dawson @mikedawson.bsky.social · 11h

Not only have editors prevented me from showing my ass in public, so has hiring sensitivity readers. I’m a big fan of both. Having someone be honest with you while also keeping your best interests at heart is something to be valued not dismissed

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 14h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 15h

Mutual aid and community care are the most effective things you can do right now. Seriously. Sharing other people's fundraisers, making sure people have food and transportation, protecting your immigrant and racialized and trans neighbors, wearing a mask.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 11h

ברוך הטוב והמטיב

May this truly be beginning of a real ceasefire, and the beginning of permanent peace and *true justice* for everyone in the land.

May the memories of all those annihilated in the genocide, all those slaughtered, be for a revolution.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 9h

Saying the quiet part out very loud

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 22h

Fascists, who deep down know they're pathetic and ridiculous, cannot handle mockery. If there's one thing Portland does well (other than dumplings in chili oil), it's irreverent mockery of everything.

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DuendeonSpooko @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 21h

Dance party protests might be one of the best moves right now.

These make fascists look ridiculous, counter the "Portland is dangerous" narrative, and showcase joy and community at a time when those things are in short supply. Keep it up.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 1d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Dr. Tamara L. Siuda @tamarasiuda.com · 9h

Damn it! Looters leave Nubia alone. 🤬

MOLA @museumofloot.bsky.social · 9h

At least 100 out of 1,000 well-known archaeological sites around Sudan have already been destroyed so far, especially through the use of heavy, gold-digging machinery.

allthatsinteresting.com/sudan-jabal-...

Illegal Miners Destroy 2,000-Year-Old Heritage Site In Sudan While Digging For Gold

Hundreds of archaeological sites have been vandalized in a similar fashion by illegal miners across Sudan.

allthatsinteresting.com

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Dr. Tamara L. Siuda @tamarasiuda.com · 9h

Seconded. Lived there 2014-2024, close enough to taste tear gas even, and happy they are still showing the fash the door. Lots of love from further down the coast, PDX. Stay safe. ❤️

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 9h

I am so fucking proud of the place I lived for ten years. This is the best of the city, this is the heart and the goodness of it and I'm so glad

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 9h

A beautiful love letter to independent journalism, and hope.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 14h

Quite the lawless killing spree the Trump administration has embarked on in the Caribbean.

www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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Matt Ryan @mattdjryan.bsky.social · 10h

This is incredible news, and shows the incredible power of collective action. The fight against the neoliberal university (my own included) goes on, but its nice to hear some good news for a change.

Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 12h

#Breaking | ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences will not face structural changes at this time. No renaming, merging, or disestablishment of areas. Change management appears to have been halted, even walked back completely. It’s unclear the impacts of this announcement on the school of music.

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 12h

I know it's a dumpster fire now, but in its earlier era, the other site was helpful for learning from other people, sharing knowledge, meeting collaborators, etc. A lot of great things happened in my career because of it. That's part of why it was sad to watch it get destroyed.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Brendan Hainline @brendanhainline.bsky.social · Feb 9

Go Birds!

Several Egyptian hieroglyphic signs are birds. Here are some common bird signs and their meanings/uses:

[resurrecting an old but topical thread]

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 1d

In a woodcut released today the Guild of Thieves and Cutpurses declared that enforcement of regulations against Thieving and Pursecutting would ‘devastate a growth industry’ and damage the economy.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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RaggaMog (Morri-Arty) @raggamog.bsky.social · 1d

Robins are sometimes known as guardians of cemeteries. Due to their fearless nature and presence around graves, robins are sometimes believed to be waiting for the souls of the deceased to accompany them on their journey to the afterlife.
Art my own.
#WyrdWednesday #Folklore #OriginalArt #MHHSBD

An original artwork of a robin redbreast on a branch. Created using acrylic paints on A3 board.

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Dave The Tanuki @mrkebb.bsky.social · 1d

This is a tale as old as time, but also an obvious consequence of making university education very expensive. People want value. If not for law, I would 100% have studied history full time instead of part time. Studying history made me a better person. Which I suspect is something she fears.

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 1d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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