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“The police don’t target black people,” says the white person.

“LGBTQ+ people have plenty of protection,” says the straight, cisgender person.

“Women don’t feel harassed at work,” says the man. 

“Poor people don’t need more government help,” says the rich person. 

“Immigrants feel welcome here,” says the natural-born citizen. 

Please stop invalidating the concerns of people who have problems that you’re not experiencing. Instead, listen to them, and learn what you can do to help. 

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“Public libraries are such important, lovely places!” Yes but do you GO there. Do you STUDY there. Do you meet friends and get coffee there. Do you borrow the FREE, ZERO SUBSCRIPTION, ZERO TRACKING books, audiobooks, ebooks, and films. Have you checked out their events and schemes. Do you sign up for the low cost courses in ASL or knitting or programming or writing your CV that they probably run. Do you know they probably have myriad of schemes to help low income families. Do you hire their low cost rooms if you need them. Have you joined their social groups. Do you use the FREE COMPUTERS. Do you even know what your library is trying to offer you. Listen, the library shouldn’t just exist for you as a nice idea. That’s why more libraries shut every year

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Curriculum is about preparing minds to think and reason, it's not about parental control and subordination. Banning books is small-minded.

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so metropolitan museum of art has a register of books they’ve published that are out of print and that you can download for free! they’re mostly books on art, archeology, architecture, fashion and history and i just think that’s super useful and interesting so i wanted to share! you can find all of the books available here!

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Let's be honest, reading books and buying books are two completely different hobbies.

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#local library #libraries #public libraries #public spaces #heavens #resources #books and libraries #community #unconditional love

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i have a reading list longer than my life expectancy

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Rupert has had his Covid vaccination!

“Just got jabbed. Thank you Matt!! Very easy…”

Wonderful news (and as Susie said “Thankfully the mask covers the moustache”!)

ETA: and for those asking about the t-shirt, Rupert replied that it’s this Echo & The Bunnymen one:

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The thing with telling “cliche” stories, but with representation, is… these stories aren’t cliche for us.

Picture this. The people at the table next to you have been getting chocolate cake as a dessert for YEARS. After every meal, they get a chocolate cake. Now, it’s been years, and the people at that table can barely stand chocolate anymore. They want maybe a cheesecake. Or lemon mousse.

But your table? Has NEVER had chocolate cake. Mousse is also good, but you are SO hungry for that chocolate cake, cause you never had it before, and it’s brand new for you, and you’ve been watching the other table eat it for YEARS.

That’s what’s like getting a “cliche” story that’s representative. Has it been done a million times before? Yes. Has it ever been done for US? Well… no. Maybe it’s the 500th chocolate cake in existence, but all the other chocolate cakes weren’t meant for us (girls/PoC/queer folk/disabled folk/etc)

So it being cliche is not a bad thing. You may not want chocolate cake anymore. But we want our slice too.

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Personal Favorites

As The Office (US) on Netflix in the US returns to the UK and US’s NBC’s Peacock I would like to list my favorite episodes of each season. These are not all the most awkward, funniest, heart warming or memorable or even my favorites, but, for me they are the ones that I always go back to for a cozy, re-watch. 

Cheers to a better 2021 and that we all use 2020 as an eye-opening experience for a better tomorrow.

Season One: Hot Girl

Season Two: The Injury

Season Three: A Benihana Christmas

Season Four: Money

Season Five” Lecture Circuit (Parts One and Two)

Season Six: Murder

Season Seven: Dwight K. Shrute (Acting Manager)

Season Eight: The Incentive

Season Nine: A.A.R.M.

#The Office (US) #Happy New Year #2020 Hindsight #Cheers #Better and Brighter 2021

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Best Jim and Dwight Moments

1. Season Five, Episode Sixteen: Lecture Circuit part 1

When Jim and Dwight explain to the camera crew (and us) what happened with the Party Planning Committee and Kelly's missed Birthday Celebration.

2. Season Eight, Episode Sixteen: After Hours After Dwight first works to seduce Nellie and then changes his mind, partially prompted by Jim, and Jim spends all night trying to get rid of Crazy Cathy, they end up eating dessert together and watching TV.

3. Season Four, Episode Four: Money First, Jim empathizes with Dwight about Angela by explaining that he really left Scranton because of Pam. How he couldn't eat, food didn't have taste and how he wouldn't wish that on anyone--including Dwight. Here, the heartbreaking and also crucial Jim/Dwight moment is that Dwight reached out to Jim after and was equally willing to be vulnerable. 

4. Multiple Episodes: whenever Jim realizes he knows more personal information about Dwight:

Dwight's Mother's name is Hedda (Season Eight, Episode Six: Doomsday)

Dwight's middle name is Kurt (Season Two, Episode Seven: The Injury)

Important comparison, Jim does not remember Andy's grandmother's name is Ruth,

5. Season Nine, Episode Thirteen: Junior Salesman Jim knew that Dwight designed a uniform for Dunder Mifflin

Bonus: It's four uniforms: Summer, Winter, Jungle and Formal

6. Season Three, Episode Twelve: Traveling Salesman After giving in his resignation to Dunder Mifflin for Angela, when he sees Jim outside in the parking lot, first they pause and then Dwight goes up and gives him and hug.

7. Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Four: Dwight K Shrute Acting Manager After Jim comments that it was the right call for Dwight to no longer be acting manager, but adds that while Dwight was Manager " In your one week, every single one of the orders went out on time, and I think that is shagadellic baby” which we know cheers Dwight up as he pauses and slightly nods.

8. Season Eight, Episode Eighteen: Last Day in Florida When Jim continues to physically block Dwight from going to the Board meeting about the Sabre retail stores so Dwight won't be fired. 

9. Season Five, Episode Seven: Customer Survey When Jim does make sure to emphasize with Dwight that he was "right" when it came to their customer service reviews, and that Dwight "Knew it the whole time, buddy"

10, Season Seven, Episode Eighteen: Todd Packer When Jim and Dwight team up to get rid of Packer.

PS--Yes, I see the majority of this list is Jim-action heavy. I wondered a bit about that and while Dwight didn't do much to 'mend' his relationship with Jim, he also didn't have to. While Jim mostly did things "in good fun" and continued to pull some pranks on Dwight, he was the one that had to do the more actionable changes for their relationship to thrive since he was the one who was childish in how he interacted with Dwight in the beginning.

#The Office (US) #Jim Halpert #Dwight Shrute #Best Friendship Moments #Rainn Wilson #John Krasinski

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Dwight Shrute

Dwight's Best Moment: Season Three, Episode Twenty-One: Women’s Appreciation How he instantly runs out to catch who flashed Phyllis.

Dwight's Worst Moment: Season Five, Episode Two: Weight Loss When he drives, and abandons, Phyllis in 'a bad part of town' so she'll lose more weight.

Dwight's Best Line: Season Five, Episode When Jim attacks Dwight's decorating capabilities and specifically to the colors of the balloons being brown and grey balloons and he responds:

"They match the carpet."

Dwight's Most Memorable Moment: Season Six, Episode Nine: Double Date

After he spends the whole day trying to get everyone in the office to 'owe him one' but Andy keeps best him he gets frustrated and explains in the interview how he could've grown poison mushrooms that would be barely an inch high by now, but he puts it as a big deal because in reality they don't grow that much, because they're mushrooms.

#The Office (US) #Dwight Shrute #Rainn Wilson #Best Moment #Worst Moment #Best Line #Most Memorable #Phyllis Vance #Jim Halpert #Andy Bernard

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Pam Beesley

Pam's Best Moment: Season Seven, Episode Two: Counseling

When and how she interacts with everyone in the office to get her Office Administrator Job--it's not the most moral but it does show that she would be good and knows the office well.

Michael just signs, because it's Pam, 

She acts out a sex-story to Meredith,

Plays with Angela’s cat,

Discusses decorative changes Darryl was inspired by from tv shows.

Pam's Worst Moment: Season Five, Episode Ten: The Surplus When she throws out the tiramisu Jim brought her because he wouldn't take her side in the chairs v. copier debate.

Pam's Best Line: Season Nine, Episode Sixteen: Moving On When she lives mid-day to interview for a job in Philadelphia and Andy asks her where she's going she just replies:

“Not on a three-month boat trip.”

Pam's Most Memorable Moment: Season Five, Episode Nineteen: Golden Ticket When going through Michael's list of prepared reasons for skirting a phone call (being at the civil rights rally, stopping a fight in the parking lot, an Obama fashion show, having a colonoscopy) and that's she's saving that Michael is “trapped in an oil painting”.

#The Office (US) #Pam Beesley #Pam Beesley Halpert #Jenna Fischer #Best Moment #Worst Moment #Best Line #Most Memorable #Gabe Lewis #Michael Scott #Meredith Palmer #Angela Martin #Darryl Philbin #Jim Halpert #Andy Bernard

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Best Coworker Moments

1. Season Three, Episode Twenty-Three: The Job How Phyllis, Karen, Pam and Angela genuinely try to help Michael through his relationship and encourage him to be remain broken up with Jan.

2. Season Three, Episode Sixteen: Business School

Michael putting Pam’s painting in the office.

3. Season Three, Episode Eight: The Merger When Ryan and Phyllis answer the Stanford branches concerns about how Michael usually is, how they get work done, and how they'll get home.

4. Season Three, Episode Ten: A Benihana Christmas When Pam gets Toby back the robe, or a replacement robe, they all got as Christmas gifts from corporate that Michael stole from him.

5. Season Nine, Episode Twenty-One: Livin the Dream

When Pam is upset that neither Jim nor Dwight are in her desk clump anymore.

6. Season Three, Episode Four: Grief Counseling When Jim insists that Karen gets her Hertz potato chips, before she start any other work.

7. Season Three, Episode Nineteen: Safety Training When they all start dropping cash off on Ryan’s desk as he bet how long it would take for Kelly to explain to him how Netflix works.

8. Season Nine, Episode Twenty-Three: Finale

When Stanley makes Phyllis that stand of her, with bird legs, and while she's showing it off to the camera crew she's bursting into tears.

9. Season Five, Episode Five: Crime Aid When Darryl, and the rest of the warehouse crew, auctions for whoever to "go out for a beer with them right now."

10. Season Two, Episode Nine: Email Surveillance Kelly (to Oscar and Stanley) “I’m sorry guys, can we please not talk about paper. There’s gotta be something else we can talk about.”

#The Office (US) #Best Coworker Moments #Phyllis Vance #Karen Filippelli #Pam Beesley #Angela Martin #Michael Scott #Jan Levinson #Ryan Howard #Toby Flenderson #Dwight Shrute #Stanley Hudson #Darryl Philbin #Kelly Kapoor #Oscar Martinez

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Jim Halpert

Jim's Best Moment: Season Six, Episode Eleven: Shareholder Meeting When he asserts himself as a manager by moving Ryan's office to the closet in front of everyone.

Jim's Worst Moment: Season Three, Episode Thirteen: The Return When he “pranks” Andy by hiding his phone in the ceiling; more because he already saw how Andy reacted in Scranton when Jim put his calculator in Jell-O.

Jim's Best Line: Season Five, Episode Twenty-One: Two Weeks “About a week ago Michael gave his two weeks notice, and surprisingly, there is a very big difference between Michael trying and Michael not trying.”

Jim's Most Memorable Moment: Season Five, Episode Twelve: The Duel When he walks between Andy and Dwight as they shout at each other before their duel. 

#The Office (US) #Jim Halpert #John Krasinski #Best Moment #Worst Moment #Best Line #Most Memorable #Ryan Howard #Andy Bernard #Michael Scott #Dwight Shrute

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Best Conference Room Meetings

1. Season Three, Episode Four: Grief Counseling

When Pam and Ryan, and then Kevin tell fake grief stories based on movies.

2. Season Five, Episode Three: Business Ethics

Michael: Spent an entire week watching YouTube, in particular the Cookie Monster sings Chocolate Rain.

Oscar: Will sometimes take a long lunch.

Kelly: Downloads pirated music onto her work computer.

Meredith: For the past six years, Meredith was sleeping with a supplier in exchange for discounts on office supplies and Outback Steakhouse coupons.

3. Season Seven, Episode Thirteen: Ultimatum

⦁ Creed wanting to learn how to do a cartwheel (Ditto). ⦁ Kevin not knowing how to eat broccoli.

4. Season Seven, Episode Nineteen: Garage Sale Conference room meeting where Oscar, Ryan, Jim and Pam all work with Michael to plan the perfect proposal to Holly.

5. Season Two, Episode Twenty: Drug Testing When Pam sets up Jim to tell “the story about a friend who got caught up in the world of drugs” knowing per jinx he couldn’t speak. 

6. Season Four, Episode Four: Money When Michael is supposed to be teaching everyone PowerPoint but forgot, then the meeting get sidelined to the universally confusing question: Is whom a real word, and if so, when do you use it?

7. Season Six, Episode Twenty-Five: The Chump

When the meeting gets refocused on how to shoot Bin-Laden, Hitler and Toby with only two bullets.

8. Season Four, Episode Four: Money The Conference room meeting held at Michael’s other job as a telemarketer at the Lipaphedrine Diet-pill Company--they love him.

9. Season Two, Episode Twenty-One: Conflict Resolution  When Michael mediates between Angela and Oscar through the five mediation techniques.

10. Season Four, Episode Seven: Survivor Man

The Conference room meeting, that wasn't. Jim is trying to end the all the birthday parties as they waste time, but almost gets tricked into having a conference meeting about it per Pam's suggestion.

#The Office (US) #Best Conference Room Meetings #Pam Beesley #Ryan Howard #Kevin Malone #Michael Scott #Holly Flax #Oscar Martinez #Kelly Kapoor #Meredith Palmer #Creed Bratton #Toby Flenderson

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Kevin Malone

Kevin’s Best Moment: Season Nine, Episode Fourteen: Vandalism When he stands up for Angela and Oscar to Senator Lipton. First, nicely thanking him for the food, then telling the Senator that he sucked, before complimenting him again on the food.

“You’re, like, a terrible person. These guys care about you, and you’re just using them.”

Kevin’s “Worst” Moment: Season Seven, Episode Nineteen: Garage Sale When he lets Darryl and Andy "play" him with his incomplete Dallas board game where they frustrate him by playing by whatever rules they want and he storms off. Only for us to see later that was all part of his plot to get the full $30 gamble.

Kevin’s Best Line: Season Six, Episode Five: Niagara Part 2. "The peeing is fast, Oscar. It's getting my tie back on."

Kevin’s Most Memorable Moment: Season Nine, Episode One: New Guys

Kevin runs over a turtle.

"Saves him" by gluing his shell back together with parts of his shell, part of a key chain, a spoon, bottle cap, yogurt lid, mini coffee creamer container.

Crushes him again by leaning on him with this knee.

Patches up the turtle again, mostly with a helmet.

Only to realize the turtle was probably dead the whole time.

#The Office (US) #Kevin Malone #Brian Baumgartner #Best Moment #Worst Moment #Best Line #Most Memorable #Angela Martin #Oscar Martinez #The Senator #Darryl Philbin #Andy Bernard