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Posts by Dr Karen Di Franco

What do you say then
well yes and no
about four times a day
sick and nonplussed
by the thought of less
you say stuff it.

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She's a friend, her work is excellent.

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Sophie is now the Assistant Director of @skeuomorphpress.org as she works on her MSLIS at the iSchool—she’s a brilliant book historian & skilled printer to boot!

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British universities paid security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine students Investigation reveals how Horus, a company led by ex-military intelligence officials, was hired during protest movement.

British universities paid security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine students… Firm, has been paid at least 440,000 pounds ($594,000) by universities since 2022. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

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Facing up to the reality that I need to construct a 45 minute presentation in just under a month.

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Keep dreaming about a situation where I’m trying to help a friend rehouse a large land snail 🐌

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A brown glazed fabric with a decorated shoulder connextion

A brown glazed fabric with a decorated shoulder connextion

Raincoat, late Edo Period, 1790–1800

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Looking forward to not voting for this guy in the upcoming election.

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Do the LRB still do that gift subscription for existing subscribers? If so, please send one my way!

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More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women | UN Women – Headquarters Six months after the ceasefire, and as regional developments shift global attention, UN Women warns that women and girls in Gaza remain at critical risk.

Israel killed an average of at least 47 girls and women per day in Gaza.

A new analysis published by the United Nations shows that more than 38,000 girls and women were killed in between October 2023 and December 2025.

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Literally impossible for me to find a shoulder bag that fits a laptop that isn't ugly or a million pounds.

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More than 200 cultural figures sign statement criticising international response to destruction of Iran’s heritage A joint letter, published by the Society for Iranian Archaeology, condemns the “irreversible damage” to cultural sites caused by US-Israeli missile strikes

🚨 🧵 Thank you to @theartnewspaper.bsky.social's Sarvy Geranpayeh for covering this important letter re 🇮🇱's assault on Iran's pluri-millennial heritage, which I am one of the signatories of 1/ www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/15/m...

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Sorry I can’t come out, I have to stay in and complete my Mandatory Training Modules.

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Israel bombed Gaza on 36 of the past 40 days while the war raged in Iran Israel killed 107 people, permitted only 8 percent of medical evacuations, and admitted just 20 percent of trucks.

Illegally breaching the ceasefire in Gaza, while illegally bombing Iran: www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

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Left the house in one season, returned in another.

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Absolutely. Give it time, once you're past the first few episodes you'll be hooked. So good!

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Everyday, Israel commits a new depravity.

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Hegseth bringing all the diplomatic elan of a local psychopath you'd avoid eye-contact with on a Friday night after closing time.

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Israel is still carrying out strikes in Iran, a military spokesperson told CNN.

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Does “double sided” include Israel? Otherwise this is no ceasefire.

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Any word from Starmer, or indeed anyone not Farage on this pre-described genocide?

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Seriously, what is the international community of politicians doing to stop this illegal war on an entire nation?

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Beautiful sunset.

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The woodpecker has woken up.

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The view from my balcony— trees and blue sky.

The view from my balcony— trees and blue sky.

Balcony life.

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gorgeous

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Wish this wind would calm down — I’m trying to strip decades worth of bad paint off my balcony.

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At the Spa Hill allotment complex.

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Hopefully it’s just stunned and will revive soon x

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Thanks! With bread there’s always room for improvement. X

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