I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.

It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Omg my OH @markrt.co.uk LOVES coach Bennett 🥰

The long shadow • Resolution Foundation Childhood poverty casts a long shadow over graduates’ earnings. This briefing note shows that even after achieving the same grade from the same university and working for the same employer a decade…

Graduates who experienced poverty in childhood still face a significant earnings gap after a decade in work 👎

An important new report from @resolutionfoundation.org reveals how childhood disadvantage shapes the earnings of university grads in England 🧵

www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

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Hertha Ayrton and the electric arc | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

Watch the new film from Royal Society about the story of Hertha Ayrton, the first woman to be nominated for election to the Royal Society #womeinstem www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahLt...

That broke my heart reading that 😭

Oh no!

Yes

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

“Left a bit. Stop. Back a bit. Stop. Back the other way. Yup. Up a bit. Stop. Down a touch. Stop. Done.”

Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.

Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...

ALL Women must stand together on International Women's Day Graphic image of women's outlines in different colours like watercolour.

On International Women’s Day, we reflect on the importance of solidarity between women🩷

For over a decade, the conversation around trans rights has been used to divide women who would otherwise stand together. This weakens our ability to challenge the real sources of inequality, misogyny & violence

What inspires someone to pursue physics for life?

From discovering general relativity to the encouragement of mentors, women in our community share the moments that shaped their journeys.

This #InternationalWomensDay we’re celebrating women advancing physics and inspiring the next generation. 🌟

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I’ve found a new delight: biscoff spread on a hot crumpet 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😍

I was pissing myself

My face at the centre with my mount open and all the colours extruded into rays all around. Stuff of nightmares.

Hah. 2013. Playing around with weird effects. #oldestselfie on my phone 🤣

I recommend playing the track “over 1000 farts” to get authentic noises

We gon have it tomorrow 😍

Ooooo noice

Yes plz

This was my position when mark suggested the instapot but I had a huge conversion. 😇

We are a big instapot household. @markrt.co.uk is the evangelist

Nope! Pop dried and a bunch of boiling water. Jobs a goodun!

Or if you’re us, big ol bag of dried and an instapot 🥰

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HELLO I WAS A QUEER TEEN IN THE 1990s AND THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOCIAL TRANSITION NOW ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST "LETTING" US BE (at the time, for me) GAY OR LESBIAN THEN.

They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.

Me hiding under a fluffy grey blanket with a glass of wine

What a week -had 30 meetings and spoke to 2000 gcse students at Bridgewater hall. Can I be hermit for 2 days now plz? 🤪

I find you can get rid of an ear worm by replacing it with another. Cue Wallace and Gromit theme tune. 🎵 der da da der da da da daaa….🎵

Me doing green room realness - my reflection in the dressing room mirrors. I’m wearing a hounds tooth CK jacket and am gawping and throwing a peace sign

The running order for today showing me after Jim Al Khalili

GCSE science live season starts today! My 18th year of doing this! Lovely jaunt at Bridgewater hall in Manchester talking about fusion energy. Can’t believe Jim AK was warm up for me 🤣🥰

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