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we made a critical error allowing reactionaries to make-up concepts like “biological sex” and frame them as non-ideological when it’s the exact opposite: people who undergo HRT *are literally changing their biological sex.* this is not some philosophical distinction, it is actual biological reality.

Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot ChatGPT "power users," or those who use it the most, are becoming dependent upon — or even addicted to — the chatbot.

Wow the exact thing genAI creators intended, for their users to become psychologically dependent and chemically addicted to their product, is happening, who could have seen this coming

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front cover of TAYLOR SWIFT: THE STAR, THE SONGS, THE FANS, published by Routledge

First page of my essay, “WRITE THIS DOWN”: Writing as Motif and Metaphor in Taylor Swift’s Songwriting

Excerpt from the book’s introduction: Beyond star, songs, and fans, the chapters in this collection also link thematically along other lines, centering Swift as a lens for theorizing some of the most pressing topics in the humanities. One such theme is media, with analyses of material culture in Swift's album artifacts and assets (Watkinson [that’s me!], Carroll)

she’s here, and she’s theorising some of the most pressing topics in the humanities!!

Households with a disabled person can spend up to 93% of disposable income on costs of disability A recent report outlines a high risk of poverty for people living with a disability

Households with a disabled person can spend up to 93% of disposable income on costs of disability jrnl.ie/6647004

its dismissing us all as disposable buzzkills who are too much effort to accommodate in society this last half a decade of pandemicene freefall that's really smashed up what flimsy guard rails on this our already deeply ableist society had. mask off moment in more ways than one unfortunately

imagine we had journalists who asked questions, ie what's the fraud rate for pip? wont cutting incomes cause lower demand in the economy?? what about the risk of more health costs & long term productivity issues given pip is supposed to maintain health? instead we get fluff about cheese sandwiches

WATCH | Palestinians prepare for a large iftar, in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Taylor Swift on Tour | 3 | Embracing Whiteness, Growing Up | Phoebe E. Taylor Swift rose to fame as a young country artist toeing the line between country and pop. In 2014, she made a pointed departure from country music with the

i didn’t write that essay and not sure what your question is exactly, but you can read the abstract here! ☺️ www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

routledge webpage listing for TAYLOR SWIFT: THE STAR, THE SONGS, THE FANS. available for pre-order now, will ship after March 10, price £39.99

review of the book: “You might think there is nothing left to say about Taylor Swift, one of the most scrutinized figures in popular culture. This brilliant volume proves otherwise. Probing the celebrity, sound, and social world of this larger-than-life star, each essay uncovers something new and astonishing about a 21st-century pop colossus.” —Nate Sloan, Assistant Professor of Musicology, USC Thornton School of Music

Table of contents (too long to include here but given in the webpage at the link); my essay listing is: Chapter 7. “Write This Down”: Writing as Motif and Metaphor in Taylor Swift’s Songwriting Nicky Watkinson

TAYLOR SWIFT: THE STAR, THE SONGS, THE FANS is now available for pre-order from routledge dot com!! www.routledge.com/Taylor-Swift...

🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭 dyl!!!! 🥳❤️

Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

Elon Musk: Why isn’t there enough water in California?

Grok (burning through an entire lake to generate an answer): Wokeness

best of the year list: * the pursuit of love, nancy mitford (reread) * molly, blake butler * the ministry of time, ka bradley * how to do nothing, jenny odell * mr norris changes trains, christopher isherwood * persuasion, jane austen * the time travellers wife, audrey niffenegger (reread) * confessions of the fox, jordy rosenberg (reread) * feast while you can, mik & onj * murder at the vicarage, agatha christie

best of the year list: * in the mood for love * 2001: a space odyssey (rewatch) * kuch kuch hota hai * jeans * layer cake (rewatch) * talented mr ripley (rewatch) * i’m your venus * twelve angry men (1957) (rewatch) * the passion of joan of arc (1928) * con air (rewatch)

briefly surfacing to post my top 10 books & films of the year

old star wars used to reference kurosawa but new star wars references star wars, and you can pretty much apply that to most things now

this is sooooo fascinating thank u for recording the process and pls don’t stop

Historians thought this trans woman was murdered by the Nazis, but she escaped and lived to be 74 We've always been here, and even in the darkest times - we will survive through them. We'll always be here

🏳️‍⚧️ Dora Richter, one of the first trans femmes known to have medically transitioned was thought to have been murdered at the Nazi raid on the world’s first transgender clinic, actually survived, recently discovered documents revealed this summer👇

www.wearequeeraf.com/historians-t...

best thing i’ve seen all year

a small balcony with black & white matting on the floor and some outdoor tables, an exercise bike, and evening sun rays falling from the top right

spent the day on our hands and knees scrubbing our balcony of two years’ worth of sand (don’t ask) and accumulated grime & now it looks like this 🥹 plants to come but we are celebrating with a breton cider and a german cigarette and perhaps this is what life is all about??

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Thought UK followers might find it interesting to see how the cuts in Birmingham are reported elsewhere.

going to get a good grade in ultrasound etc etc

today my ultrasound technician told me “good job on the bladder!” thinking of developing a complex about it

spotify daylist showing a list of genres: "angst, canon, venting, desiderium, relatable, and overthinking"

this is just getting more and more unhinged

alex kingston if u read this im free on friday night n would like to hang out pls respond to this n hang out w me on friday night when im free

screenshot of an article stating that alex kingston will reprise her role as river song for a new doctor who audiobook set post-canon death

i'm not alright!!!!!!!

It is so important that we continue to speak out about British complicity in genocide, but every time that is the main call to action I want to scream that for many people there are material, tangible actions that we can take that go far beyond speaking up.

waiting in a cafe before our distillery tour and i sneezed very loudly and the man behind the counter instantly and without comment prepared me a hot toddy

cant stop saying “post malone?!!?!!??????????”

The reason I can never quit Taylor Swift, no matter how over-exposed she becomes, is because she has a particular, "I MUST RECORD 17 ALBUMS TOMORROW IN CASE I DIE WEDNESDAY" energy that I find intensely relatable. I haven't written a novel yet this year, and that makes me a FAILURE.