#Struggle

1/9) I often beat myself up after talks for not saying things I should have. This happened yesterday in the Cost of Solidarity panel with my brilliant friends, Steven Salaita
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In real life, when I tell people I write, they often say, "oh, I wish I could write, but I get so intimidated. I feel stupid. I don't know where
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Eru Ilúvatar or "The One" is the single omniscient and omnipotent creator in LotR Mythos. Ilúvatar = "All Father" in Quenya. So he is the "All Father" of Pagan Mythos,
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I've been living with impacts of a rare, currently incurable, illness for around 20 years; here are some of things I've learned:Your experience of a long term illness is unique
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Planning which film festivals to attend this year in case we're still alive and it got me thinking about Q&As... and how awful they can be. I've done tons of
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A short thread of things people end up realizing about ability and class but I wish they'd hear sooner, in no particular order. I'm happy to elaborate on any of
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little autism education thread for the tl
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Respiratory Physios are helping to save lives all over the world. For those of you who’d like to know more, here are some of the things a respiratory physio does
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The erasure of the Hindu identity of Kashmir has been taking place of centuries now: 1. Multiple genocides and exodus of Kashmiri Pundits by Islamic invaders and later by Jihadists,
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What is Hindutva and why is it important? We have seen people saying things like "Hinduism is good Hindutva is bad" or "I am a Hindu but don't support Hindutva"
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1/10 I've been trying to digest some detailed feedback I got for one of my novels recently. I've kept it mostly away from public forum, too, because I'm not sure
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The black hole epic shows that people have an especially difficult time with anything that is vast, strange, and invisible. It's normal to want the emotional comfort of dealing with
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European External Action Service (EEAS) celebrates its 10th anniversary today It has also resulted in a library of academic publications. Here are 10 of my favourites 1/ One of
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Some thoughts and a plea: Vaccines in prisons, just like on the outside, are bandages upon systems that function through mass death of people who are disposable for and external
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Thread: It’s difficult to articulate everything you want to say in one or two tweets on Jose and Tottenham. It’s always appeared that Levy had a dream of Jose being
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#RedTeamFit achievement unlocked this AM. I was 235lbs on March 5th at an appointment. Just got under 200lbs for th first time in a few years... 1/ Meal tips for
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