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Nearly one quarter of Americans can’t afford enough food. Conservative economists say stop your whining.
she suffered from the personality of the house, the punishment of those who collect their lives together. Unconsciously at first, she went about disturbing nothing, then she became aware that her soft and careful movements were the outcome of an unreasoning fear—if she disarranged anything, Robin might become confused—might lose the scent of home.
From Nightwood by Djuna Barnes
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Is the CIA on Its Way to Hacking the Sky? Can’t believe how this article doesn’t mention that the sulfur dioxide option does nothing to stop ocean acidification.
Human manipulation of the climate might be the quickest way to combat global war… We are so fucked
Next quarter is all that matters Controlling workers by using their kindness against them
DC forbids Batwoman’s gay marriage, creative team leaves You can’t keep us in the subtext anymore
by minutexhuberance.
ivy ghost
I have a post up about some strategies for doing a PhD when illness is eating all your time over on Tenure, She Wrote.