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Prof of Child Health (retired) Interests: art; history; childrenโ€™s rights; ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ & ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ rights are human rights Banner: 1 of our dogs contemplating his existence in a shaving mirror Profile: the other channelling Rousseauโ€™s tiger๐Ÿ… No DMs (I canโ€™t access) ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

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So Epstein pimped boys too?
I have always suspected that Mandelson was catered for but hadnโ€™t heard there were boy victims

10.03.2026 09:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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10.03.2026 06:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A reminder: if you click on the 'Blog' button you not only have the writing idea I've just put up, but there's an archive of writing ideas if you scroll down and click on the 'Read More' buttons. Teachers, use them with your pupils? They're all free to use.

09.03.2026 22:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s reminding me of Gwen John
Lovely painting

09.03.2026 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI error or not, Iran school bombing is a permanent stain on Americaโ€™s soul | Will Bunch A debate on AI in warfare obscures the truth about an Iran school bombing. U.S. humans are to blame for this war crime.

They had names. They had beautiful faces. And they had the same dreams as your kids - crushed when American "precision" bombs slammed into their Minab elementary school, killing 175

Don't blame AI for this. Blame the sick humans who see war as a game

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...

08.03.2026 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 5535 ๐Ÿ” 1957 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 126 ๐Ÿ“Œ 82
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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

08.03.2026 12:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3650 ๐Ÿ” 1542 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 154 ๐Ÿ“Œ 97

Muted

09.03.2026 12:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes perfectly, thank you.
Are you a Czech Bot? Apparently so

09.03.2026 12:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€˜Is justโ€™ should read *are spouting

09.03.2026 12:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Eh, no
It isnโ€™t paraphrasis
But you, by labelling every Muslim country whose government you donโ€™t approve a supporter of ISIL is just Islamophobic nonsense
(& letโ€™s be clear - I donโ€™t approve of the Qatari regime either)
Be consistent who you label monsters.
Perhaps go by actions, not ethnicity??

09.03.2026 12:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s little to choose between the IDF & ISIL in terms of their terrorism, their war crimes, or the religious fundamentalism & racism underpinning both.
The IDF are the official Israeli armed forces
Whereas there is a lot of doubt re. Qatari government links with ISIL
You spout biased bollux.

09.03.2026 11:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sheโ€™s not wrong though

09.03.2026 10:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

UNICEFโ€™s James Elder :
โ€œ168 girls were killed in a school in Iran. When the killing of children doesnโ€™t dominate the news politics, something fundamental has shiftedโ€ฆif a child can be killed and it doesnโ€™t feel like a loss for all of us, then I think weโ€™ve lost more than we realizeโ€
#illegalwar

09.03.2026 09:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 66 ๐Ÿ” 33 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Misogynistic robotsโ€™ a real risk unless more girls get i... Wendy Hall, ๏ปฟregius ๏ปฟprofessor of ๏ปฟcomputer ๏ปฟscience at Southampton University, says women are needed to counter the tech bro bias in AI programming

Add 'sorting out misogynistic robots' to the things your daughter needs to do (for less money than a man) to save society and politics. Or, maybe work to sort out misogyny, which all of us can do? (Of course, that's not required to be a binary).

09.03.2026 10:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Unlawful because itโ€™s horrific

09.03.2026 10:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The use is unlawful, they were using it in Gaza on Palestinians. Israel, the country Britain calls ally

09.03.2026 08:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 55 ๐Ÿ” 35 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You donโ€™t have to manage it alone.

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09.03.2026 10:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Since Oct 7th, Israel has turbo charged its long war against the Palestinians, notching up war crime after war crime, crimes against humanity, & genocide; all with total impunity.
It was clear this gives other rogue states permission to follow suit.
I wasnโ€™t expecting the USA to be the 1st to do so.

08.03.2026 22:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reflecting on International Womenโ€™s Day and wondering if Yvette Cooper would have designated the Suffragettes a terrorist organisation?
Almost certainly, I think.

08.03.2026 19:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The UK's legal position on the use of its bases in the Middle East is solid with one glaring hole: The US cannot act in collective self-defence with the Gulf States. It is the aggressor. Ergo the UK cannot assist the US in collective self-defence.

03.03.2026 09:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Letโ€™s hope heโ€™s in her phone as โ€œBaby Dada (possibly)โ€

08.03.2026 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, women are oppressed by colonialism & post colonialism
BUT
They are also oppressed by religion everywhere
Major religions are steeped in patriarchy
Whether itโ€™s Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism etc - women are always the lesser sex
Atheism please, or bring back the Goddesses

08.03.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Days left to act: Ban cruel cages for hens Right now we have a unique opportunity to stop this industrial-scale torture: The UK government has proposed ending the use of cages for hens, and they have launched an official consultation to ask th...

Please sign and share if you can. โœ๏ธ

The government is finally asking if they should ban cages for hens in the UK. ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ” Lobbyists are trying to block it, so we need huge numbers to show them that the public wants this ban NOW: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

08.03.2026 15:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€˜The Moorโ€™ - #RSThomas
(Pietร , Rupert Hart-Davis)

08.03.2026 13:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Or send Andrew to do it
Hopefully they would keep in

08.03.2026 12:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Petition: Government to advise monarch to refuse/cancel state visits with hostile powers The Government should advise the Monarch against facilitating a ceremonial head of state visit where a foreign state is engaged in hostile activity - whether economic, diplomatic, military or otherwis...

Time to dump the upcoming state visit now!

08.03.2026 09:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
(We already donโ€™t)

08.03.2026 12:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me

08.03.2026 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The USA seems to have spent the last 70 years creating various hells around the world - Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Chile, Iraq, Afghanistanโ€ฆ
If they are the โ€œworldโ€™s policemanโ€ they have applied a US model of policing to this endeavour, one with little relationship to justice.

08.03.2026 10:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rest is vitally important but there is no testing for COVID, no vaccines for under 12s and most schools have no clean air. Instead policy isnโ€™t reflecting the science @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

03.03.2026 09:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0