@catlaughing

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Lecturer in Teacher Education, interested in teacher knowledge, mixed methods, widening participation to HE, R and knitting
@davidallengreen Depending on which typeface you use, the apostrophe's shape can vary considerably. However, regardless of typeface, apostrophes' positions within the text remain the same.
You guys, they accepted my corrections. I finished my PhD!
Bodies are weird. I am just recovering from a gallstone and there is a weird halo bit where the pain stops but the endorphins continue which is awfully soothing. And totally not worth it!
Gallus is a production of the @gsfwc - a Glasgow based writing group. Gallus has been produced with the express purpose of celebrating #GlasgowWorldcon & Glasgow writers. Edited by @EMFaulds @munchkinstein @neilwilliamson
#bookstodon #books #Glasgow #ScienceFiction #writing #books

WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE
“Given these symptoms, it is highly unlikely that the mother alone could have provided all the necessary care while also attending to her own needs. Therefore, for Tina to have survived for at least six years, the group must have continuously assisted the mother, either by relieving her in the care of the child, helping with her daily tasks, or both,” Conde-Valverde added."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/26/fossil-of-neanderthal-child-with-downs-syndrome-hints-at-early-humans-compassion

#disabled #disability #cripkult #crip

Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion

Skull anatomy shows the boy or girl would have been severely disabled, yet survived until the age of six

The Guardian
First ever pair of socks I’ve knitted. The toes on the left sock are better than the right but at least I know what I’m doing now 🤣#handmade #knitting

To all of you who are celebrating the fact that if the most recent polls are to be believed, the Tories might be pushed into third place in the election by Reform....

Take a moment to think what it says about our country that Reform's support base is growing.

I hate the Tories as much as anyone, but seeing them replaced by an even more repellent bunch of right wing nut-jobs & their growing support, is not in any way a good thing!

#Election2024

An aunt of mine remarked to me:
‘Ah’m no froom
Bit whan Ah see them
Ee’in the trayfi meat
It scunners me.’
I found this very striking.

—AC Jacobs, “Dear Mr Leonard”
4/6

#Scottish #literature #poetry #Jewish #diaspora #20thcentury

Philosophy Tube changed my understanding of performativity last night in a really cool, really helpful way.