Two very exciting opportunities (for career development) have come up. One I've been interviewed for and one I've been headhunted for. Both, in theory, could work alongside my full-time job (which I love). Prayers for wisdom in how to move forward would be much appreciated!

I noticed during the pandemic that people most likely to mask, distance, etc. were those people who were already comfortable with discomfort. They'd learned to grieve, or live with a disability, or been marginalised in some way. The people who didn't know how to process discomfort screamed.

Let’s not pretend this is complicated theology. It is not. You cannot stand in front of a golden statue built to glorify a political leader, surround it with preachers, bless it, praise it and then act shocked that the rest of us might consider it a false idol. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

We're fast approaching our 'would have been' due date and grief has been somewhat kicking my butt. What's something that's made you feel joyful lately? I'd love to hear some happy and some good 💛 (please could I ask it not to be baby related right now. thank you)

In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193

Universities are now the largest employers in many areas. If a University shuts it will decimate the local area as thousands of people lose their jobs and all the businesses that rely on students close. The University sector needs more money (and not through higher fees)

Really informative and important thread about ARFID which, as I've found in my line of work, is still wildly misunderstood and under supported. Matthew points out how ARFID does kill people when accommodations are not made. I am also excited to have discovered, and now purchase, Matthew's book!

People love to speculate and come up with stories about what happens in inclusive churches and, like... sometimes queer inclusive Christianity just looks like a bunch of people standing in front of a Bishop in an 1100 year old church, you know? It's not special, except for the ways that it is...

If you oppose antisemitism from the left but don’t oppose antisemitism from the right, you don’t oppose antisemitism. You oppose the left.

I grew up with my nose firmly in books. I learned so much about life and humanity through children's literature. I still reread them as an adult because the stories and characters are still so important. We even named the tables at our wedding after books we loved as kids!

The books we read as children shape the readers---& people!---we become. Stop demeaning kidlit. Stop acting like anything meant for children is "lesser." Stop acting like children themselves are "lesser." I am THIS close to screaming incoherently in the face of anyone who does this from now on.

The thing about local authorities is that they look after our most vulnerable and they need good custodians. Like social care, housing, education and youth services haven't suffered enough in the past 16 years

Okay let me summarise the English voter ID discourse for everyone not resident here: For literally centuries: no voter ID required The Tories, a couple years ago: “voter ID is now mandatory! We are only accepting forms of ID statistically carried mostly by old white wealthy citizen men”

We're nearly at the end of term We're nearly at the end of term We're nearly at the end of term

Delighted that there are more Star Wars puns than Met Gala photos in my feed

THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT THANK YOU

Our local, family-run cinema allows you to watch a film with a glass of wine and a tub of pick-n-mix and it's one of my favourite treats. Tonight, I'm taking myself to watch The Devil Wears Prada 2, making both 12 and 32 year old me very happy.

We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only: Slow Horses Gilmore Girls Have I Got News For You Dad's Army Friends Mad Men Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Hustle Sherlock The Vicar of Dibley Twin Peaks Schitt's Creek Blackadder As Time Goes By

My biggest conspiracy theory is that telling working class people that engagement in the arts is a middle / upper class thing and to do so makes you a class traitor is a psyop to make them disengaged with themselves and the world and the beauty of being human, so that they accept worse treatment.

Just read and up next! Looking forward to a bank holiday weekend reading in the sunshine.

The Policy Exchange culture warriors that captured the Office for Students always had a clear agenda - to destroy free speech/academic freedom in order to "save" it. Wrote this in 2020. Sadly accurate, although let's hope yesterday's judgment is a turning point. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

High-fiving myself because eating freshly baked cookies at 10pm on a Monday is an excellent use of free will

Have you ever noticed that the massive, coordinated, multi-year assault on trans rights is based on NOTHING WHATSOEVER

As a mum of 3 losses, I'll be overjoyed to tell the one we get to meet that I prayed every day for their temper tantrums, the slammed doors, their loudness - they are signs of life. I prayed every day for a child that would stretch my heart in ways never done before & that I'm so very glad it's them

It's a shame that "defend your culture" always means "hate strangers different from you" and never "enact anti-pollution laws so that you can go fishing with your grandkids the way your grandpa taught you."

Wild time to be a Brit and go for a "5 minute little scroll" on social media at 4:30am because you cannot sleep

Beyond vile

🧵 The crack down on free speech by the UK Labour govt is part of their authoritarianism. The UK has designated several non-violent protest groups as terrorists, in breach of Human Rights. In particular they outlawed & jailed those protesting against the Gaza genocide, Palestinian Action. [1]

Pickles! I used to look at them and think, "nope ... they're baby dragon legs" Turns out that baby dragon legs are delicious.

This is also a great example how fear of, and wish to punish, the homeless makes things worse for just about everyone.

Neoliberals hate disciplines that encourage people to think deeply and widely. Basically all social sciences and humanities. They dress this up as higher ed is all about job training etc.

A sunny spring view from work! We have a wonderful Grounds team who look after our campus beautifully at all times of year (but spring is my favourite)

What is it about the Evri "We've got your parcel" notifications that make them sound like they're about to be followed by "£5000 under the bin by midnight or we'll start sending you fragments of cardboard" ?

This is an incredibly funny thing to release to the press. It's giving "you just wait til your dad gets home" vibes.

Sebastian: "INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO THE MEN WITH THE FLASHY CARS AND LARGE PUBLIC PLATFORMS PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF WHY I THINK WOMEN ARE SO VERY SILLY" What a bummer for you that we have hope our society can be better than this, Seb.

Everyone has access to the fullness of God's grace, and not everyone is a safe person. It's vital to understand this difference.

RB has been charged with multiple sex offences, including rape, & is awaiting a 2mo trial to be held in Oct. And he's given a book deal. A book deal where he's leading a conversation on being a Christ-follower. This is so inappropriate & deeply harmful to victims. FFS we need to do better than this

Medical students in Gaza restore one of the oldest libraries after it was bombed by the Israeli occupation.

"A book about Catholic unity, bearing Protestant ecclesial architecture on its cover, written by a man who publicly contradicts the Pope on Just War doctrine - this is not communion. This is confusion dressed in piety."

My 18mo labrador has seen me sing in the kitchen as I cook and my husband then come in to dance with me so many times now, that when I sing, she comes over with her tail wagging; she goes up on her hind legs until I hold her paws and dance with her. It's my favourite thing.

I actually saw someone say that the Billy Graham rule would be better than dealing with everything happening with Swalwell and plenty others. And that is some bulllllshit. The problem with both these approaches is DEHUMANIZING WOMEN. We deserve neither to be shunned nor molested! Get serious.

Here’s a link to the full statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury ⚓️: www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/news/archbis...

Turns out that a stay-cation when you live in North Yorkshire is as good as a holiday away. Today, a walk around Ribblehead viaduct. (There's something so grimly satisfying knowing other people are at work and you're off)

virgin mary punching the devil, england, 13th century

I'm ded

Durham Cathedral will always hold a special place in my heart

Interesting that it’s a blasphemous IMAGE that goes too far for some folks and not the WORDS and ACTIONS that led up to it.