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purplepadma

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Hi, I’m Charlotte, I’m late 40s and I relocated from London to #Pembrokeshire in west #Wales five years ago. First year #psychology #PhD student at University of Surrey in the #MentalHealth sector. Interests include #QualitativeResearch, #books, #running, #fitness, #cats and capybaras. Bisexual, cis (pronouns: she/her)

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gmh, to random
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As seen yesterday in Bethnal Green.

Master-level googly eye placement.

larsmb, to random
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We are more prone to anthromorphizing LLMs than to humanizing suffering humans

talia_christine, to random
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I have a theory that the men who reply to posts with some version of "not all men" do so because they see some of themselves in whatever statement was made and they don't like it.

kimlockhartga,
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@talia_christine rings bell vigorously

dgar, to random
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Those who boost my posts are happier, more intelligent and better looking than those who don't according to a study I made up.

talia_christine, to random
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Maybe the best way to think of this is when a person says "men", unless they specifically say "all men", it's probably safe to read it as "far too many men" and if you aren't one of those men, congratulations it's not about you!

talia_christine,
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@bkm if someone says "women are xxxxxx" and it's negative i do assume they mean "some women" or "a lot of women" and then I don't really care because it doesn't apply to me.

Of course generalizing isn't optimal but this is social media and character limits can be a challenge when you have something to say so it happens... (unless you're on beige.party here, you can write a damn novel.)

And obviously it's offensive to the good men that they get unfairly lumped in with the shitty ones but unfortunately society is a shit show at the moment especially for women. So all the good men like you just need to keep being good and setting an example for the rest of the men.

Cdespinosa, to random
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dr. pepper was the scientist who invented the strangely-flavored beverage, the beverage itself was pepper’s monster

WilliamRobert, to random
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A deep dive into Ursula K. LeGuin's classic novels through the lens of her 'dangerous' philosophy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRC0cK_MSA0

WilliamRobert,
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"Ursula LeGuin's philosophy is dangerous because it awakens the once powerless to the potential of our own power."

tayfonay, to random
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5 squirrels came together in the middle of my street, made some noise, then dispersed in separate directions. The uprising is coming

beecycling, to random
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Jodi Picolt speaking at the Hay Festival: Having books banned in US schools is "not a badge of honour" and writers “whose livelihood is writing for middle grade and young adult readers. They are suffering greatly”

On one of her banned books:
"She said the reason Nineteen Minutes, which is about a US school shooting, was banned, was not because of the shooting scenes: “They have no problem with that. The problem is that on page 313, I use the term ‘erection’.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0vv17r20lro

ShredderLivesOn, to random
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Rachel Johnson spoke in favour of the Tory idea of reintroducing National Service. She tried to invoke the spirit of everyone doing what was right for the nation during the pandemic.

Just a reminder. She like her brother and father, breached lockdown rules for her own selfish interests.
In her case, she traveled to her second home to play tennis.

She also said the quiet part out loud though, about this being to get unpaid labour. As she thinks it should include forcing people to pick fruit.

ShredderLivesOn,
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James Cleverly meanwhile confirmed on Laura Kuenssberg's show that anyone who opts for the civil option of National Service, rather than enlisting in the military will not be paid for their time.

So this absolutely is about having unpaid labour to plug all the shortages the Tories have created in the emergency services.

olimould, to UKpolitics
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Quite liking Rishi's plan of pissing off the youth, taking away their future, but then also giving them advanced training in weaponary.

TheBreadmonkey, to random
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Oh dear

It's another photo from the same situation. Although the woman has been replaced by a smart Jason Statham and the Morrisons sign in the background, partially obscured by Sunaks head, reads Moron. I understand this image may have been doctored by HappyToast. But it's still funny.

ShredderLivesOn, to random
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There is something quite sick about a generation that took every opportunity away from young people, now telling them to either enlist in the military or do unpaid work for a country that clearly hates them.

How about bringing back well paid and secure jobs?
Final salary pensions? Or at least a pension you can live to see and live a decent retirement on?
Union rights?
Affordable housing to buy, and decent social housing to rent?
Affordable rail travel?
NHS dental care?

Just a thought.

nathanlovestrees, to random
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Eros once again limb-loosener whirls me
sweetbitter, impossible to fight off, creature stealing up

Sappho, fragment 130

Jorah, to random
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In April, this odd abstract painting appeared in the hallway near my workstation in the office building where I work. I was flabbergasted that in a period of downsizing & budget cuts that the company would buy art, particularly something this esoteric.

An off-white painting, about 1x1.2 meters, is shown hanging on the off-white wall in an office environment. The photo is taken looking squarely at the art.

alexhaist, to random
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Cardinal sits how cardinal wants to sit.

ira, to random
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radish

exT0LI, to random

If space aliens have been monitoring our internet, they'll see a lot of pet videos. Humans interacting kindly with non humans. Maybe first contact won't be like meeting grey-skinned people emerging from Unidentified Aerial Vehicles. Knowing the history of racism, consider how that situation would actually develop. Maybe the aliens transition to pets, so first contact is someone adopting a stray pet looking for a home. Maybe it already happened.

cozmicsoulfire, to Birds Dutch
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unknown photographer

RolloTreadway, to random
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Morning everyone. Except pollen. Pollen can fuck right off.

sollat, to Cats
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Classic. I sneezed and she froze. Milli is still sitting there like this, so angry, booty cleaning entirely forgotten.

My job here is done.

IzabelaKaramia, to animals
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Don't forget to tell your cat they're a good cat.

#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

eclectech, to photography
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  • Hey, how's your day been?

  • Not bad thanks. The local cygnets have hatched. Super cute and fluffy.

  • Nice. Have you got any photos?

  • Nah. Didn't have the camera. Went home for it, but then I couldn't find them again. Walked quite a way too.

  • Oh. You must have been disappointed. You seem to be coping well though.

  • Yes. Yes I am.

#sillyScribbles #MyfanwyAndFriend #photography #silly #nonsense

eclectech,
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So anyhow, FRIEND exists now. Sort of. Not sure why. I was a bit tired after the long walk. Had some card and a sharpie. 🤷‍♀️

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