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Professor, maths ed, professional learning, evaluation, implementation, social change, waiting for the ranters, diggers and levellers to come back him/he/his

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In my opinion, Labour are failing to deliver their promised ban on conversion therapy because any legally robust definition of it would show that the NHS are doing it to trans people, and implicate this government in the practice. 4/5

09.03.2026 07:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 552 ๐Ÿ” 81 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Landmark study finds half of UK media reporting on Muslims contains bias A NEW report has found that almost a half of UK media coverage contains anti-Muslim bias ...

*Half* of all UK media reports about Muslims contain negative bias, according to a new study, together with widespread "sweeping generalisations".

"The highest rates were recorded by GB News (39%), The Telegraph (32%), Daily Express (24%), The Times (22%), The Sun (21%) and the Daily Mail (20%)"

09.03.2026 08:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 59 ๐Ÿ” 33 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

No report in the Guardian about a woman MP being attacked on International Womenโ€™s Day by transphobic fascists after just a week in the job.

They have these โ€œnewsโ€ items though

09.03.2026 08:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 370 ๐Ÿ” 177 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

The face of the anti-trans "pro-woman" movement right here. Violent men harassing a woman.

09.03.2026 08:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Whatโ€™s the purpose of โ€œrehearsalโ€ during lessons? โ€“ Christian Moore Anderson

I'm laboriously moving my blog posts over to my new website.

Here's one I moved today. Soon I'll write that blog post on how EduCognitivism read studies on studying techniques and then remade lessons in their image.

christianmooreanderson.com/whats-the-pu...

#EduSky #UKEd

08.03.2026 09:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#BBCBreakfast headline at 6am: "Iran continues to fire missiles and drones at targets in Israel & across the Gulf, signalling Irans determination to fight on"

No mention in the headlines of the US & Israel (and their attacks), giving the impression its all down to Iran.

09.03.2026 06:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Ayatollah of The West Now that Trump has anointed himself the new Supreme Leader of Iran, a few thoughts on where his crusade to bring peace to the Middle East via death and destruction from the sky may be heading

The impact of soaring oil prices on inflation and growth may be the least of the worldโ€™s worries arising from the US-Israeli war on Iran. The real dangers include a global food security crisis, a water crisis and a civil war that engulfs all Iranโ€™s neighbours. My latest on the Ayatollah of the West

09.03.2026 06:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Hannah Spencer MP given police escort after violence at Piccadilly Gardens event Hannah Spencer, Green Party MP for Gorton and Denton, addressed the crowd at an anti-far right gathering

These fascists are the people whose views on trans Labour is choosing to align with, indeed to promote.

08.03.2026 20:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 362 ๐Ÿ” 74 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The sight of men harassing and attacking a woman in the name of defending women and children is sickening.

08.03.2026 20:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 227 ๐Ÿ” 74 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Look at these big brave cis men, harassing a woman in their fight to protect women.

08.03.2026 18:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 223 ๐Ÿ” 59 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The far right routinely act as violent enforcers for the GC movement who do nothing about their attacks on women and trans people.

08.03.2026 19:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 72 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gender critical = gender authoritarians. Either useful idiots or conscious allies of fascists or fascists themselves. Solidarity wirh trans siblings is anti-fascism

08.03.2026 19:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Several of these violent men were out with LGB Alliance a few weeks back in Manchester.

08.03.2026 19:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 174 ๐Ÿ” 55 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

โ‰ˆโ€Hegseth's nomination has come under fire following revelations of a 2017 rape allegationโ€ฆ& reports from his colleagues he had a drinking problem. โ€ฆTrump is now considering swapping out [sacking] Hegseth for one of: Florida Gov Ron DeSantis, Sen Joni Ernst or Sen Bill Hagerty.โ€

Trumpโ€™s swamp. ๐Ÿคฎ

04.12.2024 07:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is no different from Putin saying MH17 was shot down by Ukraine or Assad saying rebels gassed themselves.

07.03.2026 23:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 7713 ๐Ÿ” 2423 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 234 ๐Ÿ“Œ 62

I wish.

07.03.2026 17:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I dudnt think monty python could make me laugh to the point of crying anymore but here you are ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

07.03.2026 17:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration's choice to end their "Shield for the Americas" summit with the Monty Python Flying Circus theme march is inspired. I take back everything bad I ever said about the regime

(That ~2 second dropped signal is, I assume, some AV guy cackling as he zooms in on Kristi Noem)

07.03.2026 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 321 ๐Ÿ” 106 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 38
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Christopher Harborne has cemented Reformโ€™s status as a mo... New political donation rules wonโ€™t stop him giving as much as he likes

In the second half of 2025, one man accounted for almost 40% of all money donated to political parties in the UK: a crypto-billionaire who lives in Thailand.

Britain desperately needs to rewrite its party funding rules.
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...

06.03.2026 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 608 ๐Ÿ” 274 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this ๐Ÿ˜‰

06.03.2026 21:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 4327 ๐Ÿ” 1038 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69 ๐Ÿ“Œ 40

buy music directly from your favorite artists! (also bandcamp doesn't allow AI generated music so it's definitely going to real humans!)

06.03.2026 19:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do not like this gen AI
I do not like what it implies
I do not want it in my art
I do not think it makes you smart
I do not want it in my games
I do not like its goals and aims
I do not want it in my books
I do not like the way it looks
I do not like it, I don't care
I do not want it anywhere

28.02.2026 09:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 3986 ๐Ÿ” 1973 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
Israel's System of Segregated Roads in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Israel's System of Segregated Roads in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

How dare you call this segregation btw

06.03.2026 21:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 249 ๐Ÿ” 68 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Rubio: โ€œLet me tell you, Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.โ€

05.03.2026 21:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3797 ๐Ÿ” 1766 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 404 ๐Ÿ“Œ 346
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Labour urged to listen to progressive voters or face โ€˜political earthquakeโ€™ in London Exclusive: Senior party figures share data suggesting Green surge could put Labour in fourth place in capital in May

Losing their job refocuses Labour fascists. Here, a 'Labour source' derides Starmer's cabinet as 'strategic geniuses who ridicule Labour values and think we can afford to sacrifice our core vote by mimicking the performative cruelty of Suella Braverman.'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

06.03.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Of course this USAF B-1 Lancer heavy bomber now landing at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK is only going to drop its 34 tonne payload "defensively" on Iranian ballistic missiles and attack drones and NOT on Iranian school girls, women, children or hospitals.

Isn't that right Herr Starmer?

06.03.2026 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Israel wants "Greater Israel"; article with links: https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-world-order

Israel wants "Greater Israel"; article with links: https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-world-order

sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...

06.03.2026 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 272 ๐Ÿ” 142 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Iโ€™m looking for speakers for a London event on the science of Star Trek. Iโ€™d really appreciate suggestions from underrepresented minorities in STEM, especially PoC/global majority.
(10 min, central London, Sept, currently unpaid but Iโ€™m trying to fix that)
Feel free to message

06.03.2026 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 78 ๐Ÿ” 97 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Itโ€™s wild how they are obsessed with her and still ran with this despite the video sparking this off being AI generated

05.03.2026 08:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 118 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Plumber wins by-election for Greens

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

05.03.2026 08:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1561 ๐Ÿ” 278 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45 ๐Ÿ“Œ 27