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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 4h

While I understand the economics behind it I can’t quite get behind paying £40 to go see a so called “Sarbojanin” (public) Durga Puja. Where it’s not possible to organize such events cheaply I think the spirit of it is quite lost

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 4h

About 48 hours too early for Navratri

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 5h

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Also, fwiw, I find ancient Greek individuality easy to overstate: only for adult citizen males, of course, but also even citizens really didn't have any rights the community was bound to respect. It's an individualistic society by pre-modern standards, but I wouldn't say fiercely so.

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 5h

Unlike you can recite three Old English poems in the original you aren’t culturally English.

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 5h

Well by my random standards anyone who can’t identify Maggie Hambling’s tribute to Britten isn’t culturally British enough so you may all get into the sea.

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 6h

(FWIW, one of the reasons I objected to ideas like “cultural appropriation” is this idea that identities are always static and preserved in amber. Guys, culture changes, national identities change, give over you silly people)

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 5h

Very interesting that 10th is also Mahalaya.

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The Doctor (Commissions open) @lucidillusions.in · 9h

Cops are calling society elders and asking them to not let their kids go for the protest on 10th oct. India is seeing something, and I hope unlike Indian Media the international media is more vocal about it.

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 6h

Maybe he just really personally hates hedgehogs

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 7h

I’ll be in a similar position and basically I have to put my life on hold indefinitely until the rules are clear.

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 7h

They haven’t even been able to give the most basic details like “how will the income be measured”, “what does <for the past 3 years > mean” etc etc

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 12h

Physical instructor: Try to turn into a ball Me: ah finally an exercise I’m good at

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 21h

I actually just had the thought that I need to find iodised salt. I need to get my thyroid stuff checked :/

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 22h

Oh god that’s horrible!

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Explanation for any non- Hindi speaking followers: it means “final” or “last”. She’s a fourth daughter with three older sisters. This is a common superstition followed by families who want a son.

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Antim Panghal - Wikipedia

dawg we’re never going to fix India for women. Look at her first name. She was born in 2004 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antim_P...

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ugh best of luck with the search!

Ok, this is fascinating because the polite way to say “I went to the toilet (i.e. opened my bowels” in Bengali is literally “I went to the big house”

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Incidentally this has also made me slightly worried about my thyroid function since moving to the UK. Maybe I do need to get the good Tata salt :/

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We had very graphic images of goitre etc in our books so that no one would be mad enough to oppose public health efforts.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I don’t think they were paying attention in primary school when they tell you about vitamins and minerals and what happens when you don’t get enough of them

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I personally am very opposed to grinding flour, cooking it or mixing it with eggs or yeast. It should be left in as natural a state as possible and consumed directly as ears of wheat.

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This line of thinking finally leads to “college-going women in Delhi are at risk of assault in parks after 4 pm, so let’s lock up the parks and move women’s college classes online” (This is happening as we speak btw)

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these are definitely not the kind of foxes I had in mind! very sneaky behaviour!

Nick Kodama 🌳👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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LLM (Large Line Man) solves math problem

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Doorstep hygiene is non-negotiable, yes

Ok but why are the shoes outside 🫠

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 08/10/2026

Sorry are we just going to ignore “neither of my parents cook”

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One of the frustrations about "engineering" as a discipline is that the heart of the actual discipline is about taking care to make sure things work within specifications and requirements, but tech industry gender politics has characterised engineering as a work of disruption and disregard.

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פינחס יוסף מונד @pymundgenealogy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm not sure if this is Ben's point but I'll use it to say: be very careful reading news from Arizona today

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BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hi so that article about the US Congressional candidate is very detailed and graphic, please be careful with it. I am absolutely *horrified* by what happened to her.

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The Covid wave in England is growing very fast, and the overall Covid risk level has been raised to High. As of 4 October, 1 in every 175 people were infected, up 34% on the previous week. We continue to recommend that Covid-Cautious people take full precautions in ALL indoor places. A thread 🧵

Covid wave rapidly growing in England.
Risk level now High with 1 in 175 infected.
PPE masks recommended indoors.

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We have WhatsApp which is free with the data. SMS is relatively expensive

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🫠 me! That’s how I make tea !

Sir Almaviva @ilcontealmaviva.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sorry he what? What Richard Onslow Roper-ass doings are these?

Archer’s scandals were not over yet. A year after his release, he was accused by Equatorial Guinea’s government of co-financing the failed 2004 coup d’etat attempt.

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It's been several months since the government announced they might require additional minimum income requirements for spouses to get ILR (possibly retroactive), despite work not being required on spouse visas. They keep delaying giving us any details; after all we are not people for Labour.

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We occasionally got a can of expensive imported “baked beans” (usually a Bhutanese brand meant for British/European hikers) at the local Delhi imported goods store. It was considered very fancy.

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Dr Danny Bate @dannybate.com · 06/10/2026

For people who a) are habitually in the London area and b) love ancient languages and puzzles, do consider joining me and Daniel Harbour next Tuesday – we'll be two scholars in conversation, to celebrate his new and excellent book, in Waterstones on Gower Street. www.waterstones.com/events/the-b...

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The Book of Lost Languages: Daniel Harbour in conversation with Danny Bate | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about The Book of Lost Languages: Daniel Harbour in conversation with Danny Bate today.

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Measles outbreak is truly a case of creating a problem where the solution was already there before. My brain can’t understand antivax people