Janette Kirchner
@janette.bsky.social
SAHM to 2 & 1 in heaven. Reader & Writer of romance novels, poetry, fan fiction. Demisexual & Bi. She/Her. Xbox/twitch: isiswings1592
Website: https://janettekirchnercom.wordpress.com/
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Janette Kirchner
@janette.bsky.social
· Oct 17
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother
In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...
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Excerpts from Virginia Giuffre's book.
TW: child sexual assault, gas lighting, threats, exploitation, trafficking, abuse (throwing it in there because many red flags popped up for me)
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TW: child sexual assault, gas lighting, threats, exploitation, trafficking, abuse (throwing it in there because many red flags popped up for me)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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It takes me 3x as long to grade assignments now, because I have to explain gently and effectively why ChatGPT style writing is boring -- they swim in this stuff now even when they don't use the tools. Maybe no one has even told them their own voice matters, so that is down to us. 3/
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It takes me 3x as long to grade assignments now, because I have to explain gently and effectively why ChatGPT style writing is boring -- they swim in this stuff now even when they don't use the tools. Maybe no one has even told them their own voice matters, so that is down to us. 3/
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So many factors undermining them and so many people who are trying to blame them for not swimming an Olympic timed lap while festooned in concrete blocks.
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
So many factors undermining them and so many people who are trying to blame them for not swimming an Olympic timed lap while festooned in concrete blocks.
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Kate makes an excellent argument here.
Also trauma plays heck with your memory formation and recall and these kids have been through a lot without adult resources to help.
Also trauma plays heck with your memory formation and recall and these kids have been through a lot without adult resources to help.
I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Kate makes an excellent argument here.
Also trauma plays heck with your memory formation and recall and these kids have been through a lot without adult resources to help.
Also trauma plays heck with your memory formation and recall and these kids have been through a lot without adult resources to help.
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Thank you to everybody organizing, posting, marching or protesting on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Remember this:
Remember this:
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thank you to everybody organizing, posting, marching or protesting on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Remember this:
Remember this:
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in abstract this really represents how the larger game industry much prefers to have loyal fandoms do all the unpaid work to represent the interests of big companies while treating the actual people who work on games as completely disposable
Devs were only allowed a few (I believe two) tickets per nomination before Geoff charged them. Resale tickets were in the hundreds. And we all know what happened to Future Class (if you don’t, read my piece).
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
in abstract this really represents how the larger game industry much prefers to have loyal fandoms do all the unpaid work to represent the interests of big companies while treating the actual people who work on games as completely disposable
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Sri Lanka is hit hard by Cyclone Ditwah with severe flooding across the island. Over a hundred and fifty are dead, and tens of thousands are displaced. Some ways you can help:
vajra.me/2025/11/29/c...
vajra.me/2025/11/29/c...
Cyclone Ditwah Flood Relief Sri Lanka
How to donate to Sri Lankan flood relief initiatives in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah.
vajra.me
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Sri Lanka is hit hard by Cyclone Ditwah with severe flooding across the island. Over a hundred and fifty are dead, and tens of thousands are displaced. Some ways you can help:
vajra.me/2025/11/29/c...
vajra.me/2025/11/29/c...
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Reminder that in high school, Tucker Carlson listed himself as a member of the "Dan White Society," named after the man who shot and killed Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official.
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Reminder that in high school, Tucker Carlson listed himself as a member of the "Dan White Society," named after the man who shot and killed Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official.
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If we can hold together, continue to resist this GenAI forcefeeding, and bring our students and their families on board, demanding a different approach, I think we may have a chance to survive this era. Just a slightly more optimistic data point as our fight against GenAI continues. 6/6
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
If we can hold together, continue to resist this GenAI forcefeeding, and bring our students and their families on board, demanding a different approach, I think we may have a chance to survive this era. Just a slightly more optimistic data point as our fight against GenAI continues. 6/6
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Would they use it if given the opportunity? Many certainly would. But they appreciated not having to worry about it, and still produced solid work. I obviously have deep concerns about the long term effects of this, and things are far from perfect...4/?
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Would they use it if given the opportunity? Many certainly would. But they appreciated not having to worry about it, and still produced solid work. I obviously have deep concerns about the long term effects of this, and things are far from perfect...4/?
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...that students are NOT reliant on GenAI...and, in fact, are relieved that they have a opportunity to take classes where they don't feel pressured (because they're not allowed, and the handwritten in-class assignments do not make it possible) to use it. 3/?
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 AM
...that students are NOT reliant on GenAI...and, in fact, are relieved that they have a opportunity to take classes where they don't feel pressured (because they're not allowed, and the handwritten in-class assignments do not make it possible) to use it. 3/?
Beyond the exorbitant cost, this was the major reason I didn't want to go to college. My high school told me I'd have to keep taking classes that I hated or sucked at (Math.) I wanted theatre, writing, creative courses with some history thrown in.
I wish there was more emphasis on access to education disentangled from employability and focusing instead on enrichment because people who engage with education (or have the ability to) as enrichment interact with it differently. (And that's a whole society thing, not an in-uni thing) 7/7
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Beyond the exorbitant cost, this was the major reason I didn't want to go to college. My high school told me I'd have to keep taking classes that I hated or sucked at (Math.) I wanted theatre, writing, creative courses with some history thrown in.
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I wish there was more emphasis on access to education disentangled from employability and focusing instead on enrichment because people who engage with education (or have the ability to) as enrichment interact with it differently. (And that's a whole society thing, not an in-uni thing) 7/7
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I wish there was more emphasis on access to education disentangled from employability and focusing instead on enrichment because people who engage with education (or have the ability to) as enrichment interact with it differently. (And that's a whole society thing, not an in-uni thing) 7/7
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I think that the insights from these courses - what happens without high fees, when students choose their own interests, where assessment isn't foregrounded - offers some things to think about (for me at least) in terms of structural things that aren't about 'what students are like' 6/
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I think that the insights from these courses - what happens without high fees, when students choose their own interests, where assessment isn't foregrounded - offers some things to think about (for me at least) in terms of structural things that aren't about 'what students are like' 6/
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It's not everyone and it's not the same week by week, but having this experience challenges some of the ideas about 'what students are like' e.g. short attention, outsourcing thinking, unwillingness to read.
Not arguing against others' experience here, just sharing a more positive experience. 5/
Not arguing against others' experience here, just sharing a more positive experience. 5/
November 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It's not everyone and it's not the same week by week, but having this experience challenges some of the ideas about 'what students are like' e.g. short attention, outsourcing thinking, unwillingness to read.
Not arguing against others' experience here, just sharing a more positive experience. 5/
Not arguing against others' experience here, just sharing a more positive experience. 5/
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Overall, I would say that people participating in these classes (of all ages and in many different circumstances) have been some of the most engaged, reading beyond what I suggest, diving into provided readings, writing creative responses and critical reflections. 4/
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Overall, I would say that people participating in these classes (of all ages and in many different circumstances) have been some of the most engaged, reading beyond what I suggest, diving into provided readings, writing creative responses and critical reflections. 4/
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Although AI is a big problem generally, it hasn't really played much of a role in my classes. Students have done what they wanted, followed the leads they preferred to dive into, and takn on voluntary assignments that suited them. 3/
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Although AI is a big problem generally, it hasn't really played much of a role in my classes. Students have done what they wanted, followed the leads they preferred to dive into, and takn on voluntary assignments that suited them. 3/
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I have worked at quite a lot of institutions in different programmes and circumstances in the last few years and my personal experience has been that there are all sorts of students with all sorts of circumstances and different ways of interacting with the courses I'm teaching. 1/
I've seen a lot of depressed takes today about modern students, who in these stories are completely disinterested and disconnected from their classes. I don't really want to disagree with takes which come from real experience. But I do want to note that this has not been my experience at all. 1/?
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I have worked at quite a lot of institutions in different programmes and circumstances in the last few years and my personal experience has been that there are all sorts of students with all sorts of circumstances and different ways of interacting with the courses I'm teaching. 1/
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By and large Israeli media treats southern Syria as if it is Israeli territory
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
By and large Israeli media treats southern Syria as if it is Israeli territory
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I *have* to send him funds on Monday morning. Currently that’s just £5.
Ahmed didn’t evacuate for his safety. He evacuated to get his degree to advance his therapy practice for child trauma so he can return and treat kids in Gaza traumatized in this genocide.
Sustain him, sustain the future:
Ahmed didn’t evacuate for his safety. He evacuated to get his degree to advance his therapy practice for child trauma so he can return and treat kids in Gaza traumatized in this genocide.
Sustain him, sustain the future:
Survival—and duty to Palestinians—does not stop with evacuation. Unable to work as a refugee, art therapist & student Ahmed has relied on us for EVERY basic need while he waits for a student visa.
0/450 for rent by next Saturday.
Vetted to the moon and back. www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
0/450 for rent by next Saturday.
Vetted to the moon and back. www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
Support evacuee Ahmed to start his degree
Support Ahmed's living costs. Accountability / trade your donation receipt for our album: tiny.cc/HelpAhmed
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November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I *have* to send him funds on Monday morning. Currently that’s just £5.
Ahmed didn’t evacuate for his safety. He evacuated to get his degree to advance his therapy practice for child trauma so he can return and treat kids in Gaza traumatized in this genocide.
Sustain him, sustain the future:
Ahmed didn’t evacuate for his safety. He evacuated to get his degree to advance his therapy practice for child trauma so he can return and treat kids in Gaza traumatized in this genocide.
Sustain him, sustain the future:
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I had to cancel the GoFundMe to help with expenses regarding my mother because things had changed from the original intent. The money is still needed but for something different now. If you care to buy a book or two instead, it would help. aanpress.com
air and nothingness press
the air and nothingness press was created to explore book arts and graphic design with an emphasis on limited edition hand-made livre d artiste books and editions of poetry, fantasy and science fictio...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I had to cancel the GoFundMe to help with expenses regarding my mother because things had changed from the original intent. The money is still needed but for something different now. If you care to buy a book or two instead, it would help. aanpress.com
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At 15, I lost my father to brain cancer.
His life could have been saved, but Israel denied him the chance to get treatment abroad 😔
Now, I’m fighting to survive with my children, my mom , sisters
Please help heal what Genocide has broken💔
Donate here this link accept 1$
chuffed.org/project/mona...
His life could have been saved, but Israel denied him the chance to get treatment abroad 😔
Now, I’m fighting to survive with my children, my mom , sisters
Please help heal what Genocide has broken💔
Donate here this link accept 1$
chuffed.org/project/mona...
Mona and Her Children's Survival Fund
I am Mona Hijazi, a Palestinian mother of three children. From the depths of Gaza, from the depths of darkness, despair, hunger, fear and weakness, I tell you my story.
chuffed.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
At 15, I lost my father to brain cancer.
His life could have been saved, but Israel denied him the chance to get treatment abroad 😔
Now, I’m fighting to survive with my children, my mom , sisters
Please help heal what Genocide has broken💔
Donate here this link accept 1$
chuffed.org/project/mona...
His life could have been saved, but Israel denied him the chance to get treatment abroad 😔
Now, I’m fighting to survive with my children, my mom , sisters
Please help heal what Genocide has broken💔
Donate here this link accept 1$
chuffed.org/project/mona...
When are people in the educational field going to understand that these kids had to live through a pandemic where those with power said "fuck those kids and their families." Many of those kids lost loved ones. Many of those kids picked up extra hours &/or jobs to help their family buy groceries.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
When are people in the educational field going to understand that these kids had to live through a pandemic where those with power said "fuck those kids and their families." Many of those kids lost loved ones. Many of those kids picked up extra hours &/or jobs to help their family buy groceries.
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I’m not trying to be snarky or a doomer but…why would they? Going to school no longer guarantees them a better life, or even a regular life. War crimes are being committed right in front of them, the planet is dying while we invest in oil, and there are like 3 separate disabling plagues
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I’m not trying to be snarky or a doomer but…why would they? Going to school no longer guarantees them a better life, or even a regular life. War crimes are being committed right in front of them, the planet is dying while we invest in oil, and there are like 3 separate disabling plagues
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November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This fits.
Type in your zodiac into gif and see what comes up. Post your favorite one.
Type in your zodiac into gif and see what comes up. Post your favorite one.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This fits.
Type in your zodiac into gif and see what comes up. Post your favorite one.
Type in your zodiac into gif and see what comes up. Post your favorite one.