Academics trying to figure out how to link the latest global crisis to their most recent publication

This book is so hilarious. Instead of cliché positivity affirmations, it is a collection of sarcastic and realistic affirmations that acknowledge the hidden and disappointing feelings we all have. Here are 12 of my favorites from the book:

#SriLanka Foreign Service Association (SLFSA) is deeply concerned on several recent appointments to Heads of Mission positions that made from outside the SLFS, disregarding the established norms of professionalism, meritocracy, and diplomatic expertise. sundaytimes.lk/online/news/Sr…

Accepting things for what they are can be very very very hard sometimes

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Lakmahal library is now publishing. If you know someone who's looking to get off the ground, please share. PS: I am not affiliated in any way, I just know the people there and I think they're decent folk.

"There are MONSTERS amongst us and they look like us" - This Man’s Words Hit Deep‼️‼️💯

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

I'm going to formulate something badly. I like getting to know people, genuinely. But I realise that people aren't interested in getting to know me. Am I the problem? Should I stop trying to connect meaningfully? May be see if they reciprocate, before I try so hard?

Thread 🧵 1) "When 79-year-old George retired, he didn’t buy a golf club or a hammock. He hung a handmade sign in his garage window: “Broken things? Bring ’em here. No charge. Just tea and talk.” His neighbors in the faded mill town of Maple Grove thought he’d lost it. “Who

My heart is so heavy and shocked to hear that Shashi Cu Plush Dragon 🌈 has passed away. It's unimaginable. I'll miss your replies on my posts always sending me so much affirmation and making me feel better. My love to your family. May you rest in peace.

I don't think I've ever seen a raccoon meme and not thought of Shashi. But it's more than that, I knew her as a grad student and later when we became friends on social media we got to know each other better. I loved her posts about her fur babies and everything else. T W M A ❤️

POV: It’s kite season in Sri Lanka. The tail? Endless. The vibe? Immaculate. The sky?.

The British establishment have all ready covered this new Banksy up. Can we get it Retweeted 10,000 times to show that they can never cover up their complicity in war crimes?? Protect the right to protest! RT!

I accept that I am an absolute kid about some things. But that is what makes me, me. Many will judge, but I make peace with that. I know hormones are making me more irritability but, I guess, on the flip side, one of the gifts of aging is making peace with what is.