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robyn πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

@playingpilgrims.bsky.social

Working with UASC and Care experienced young people. Beatles lover. Card-carrying member of the woke left. Passionate about refugee rights. Classicist ⭐️ 🌷 Exeter 🌷

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Cicero returning to Rome after being in Sicily

15.04.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

me going to waterstones . com

11.04.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An image of the book accompanied by a quote from Cicero, 'A thoroughly rapacious woman'.

An image of the book accompanied by a quote from Cicero, 'A thoroughly rapacious woman'.

Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome was published a week ago today. It was enthusiastically reviewed by @thetimes.com, is Non-fiction Book of the Month @hatchards.bsky.social & there is a special signed edition available from @waterstones.bsky.social

10.04.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Bob Mortimer is right, slender people do look good in slacks

11.04.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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went to the picturehouse and spend Β£4 on some minstrels

09.04.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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brilliant

09.04.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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watching this with the live q&a this eve!!!!

09.04.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paul Mccartney is sooo crazy for realising ram …. it’s everything to me

08.04.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

….

08.04.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

halt term again guys you know what that means 😎 bed rotting 😎

08.04.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

guys ngl i’m turning 27 next week it’s OVERR for me

08.04.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

been fighting (suffering) my demons recently (the human condition)

08.04.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

forgot this account existed

08.04.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

weeping with joy (from my bed)

17.02.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HALF TERM! HALF TERM! HALF TERM!

17.02.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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i read this today (one sitting) and i cannot stop thinking about the ending i literally feel sick

16.02.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… review of Companion (2025) This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.

hope now - some better thoughts boxd.it/8RjKrB

16.02.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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wow… companion is so unbelievably good!!!

16.02.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

they should just let me pick the oscar winners because i am nice and also very cool

16.02.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I finally manage to do these Joe Wicks workouts i’m going to beat his ass

01.02.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture taken of a newspaper page showing Miri and George from Working Classicists holding up the book A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology. The title is β€œClassic case of a need for seats at the table”.

A picture taken of a newspaper page showing Miri and George from Working Classicists holding up the book A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology. The title is β€œClassic case of a need for seats at the table”.

Thanks to @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social for the wonderful write-up about A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology in @heraldscotland.bsky.social this morning!

30.01.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

sorry old man

28.01.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

talking with a student and they asked me if i was
a) autistic (yeah)
b) a millennial (wtf ew no)

28.01.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

not a lot, just forever

26.01.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i’m fine i’ve just been in a bad mood for the last 15 years

26.01.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the neurotypical mind cannot comprehend how passionate i am about stripes

25.01.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel lobby funded a quarter of British MPs Exclusive: Declassified is publishing the full list of British MPs who received funding from pro-Israel lobbyists.

A reminder that the last time we looked, we found that a QUARTER of UK MPs have been funded by the Israel lobby.

www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby...

25.01.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 213    πŸ” 150    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 16
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I watched Midas Man (2024) today and I cannot get over how perfect the casting is for this film.

25.01.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A β˜…β˜…β˜… review of Napoleon (2023) rip napolΓ©on you would have loved snapmaps, life360 and ear defenders

boxd.it/74KKvX

24.01.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… review of Little Women (2019) upon my 8th viewing it’s just as good and just as sad as the first 7 times

boxd.it/88zEeN

24.01.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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