Alex Ford
@apf102.bsky.social
PGCE Tutor and former history teacher with an American West obsession. All views my own…I think. #UKTeaching #historyteacher #PGCE
Another innocent person murdered by the Trump administration.
Timeline: A Moment by Moment Look at the Shooting of Alex Pretti www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline: A Moment by Moment Look at the Shooting of Alex Pretti www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Another innocent person murdered by the Trump administration.
Timeline: A Moment by Moment Look at the Shooting of Alex Pretti www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline: A Moment by Moment Look at the Shooting of Alex Pretti www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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7yo gave me an unpleasant shock y’day by chiming in on Greenland saying “Donald Trump didn’t actually use violence and he only wants to protect it from Russia & China” - after I’d calmed down I tried to work out where he’s been hearing this bullshit. Turns out it’s bloody BBC Newsround!
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 PM
7yo gave me an unpleasant shock y’day by chiming in on Greenland saying “Donald Trump didn’t actually use violence and he only wants to protect it from Russia & China” - after I’d calmed down I tried to work out where he’s been hearing this bullshit. Turns out it’s bloody BBC Newsround!
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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Just 4 more days to buy your ticket for the @1972shp.bsky.social Developing Teachers' Conference from Developing Teachers Conference 2026 | Leeds Trinity University Online Store share.google/JAAxEYjGRpkk.... Enjoy this little video teaser and come and join us!
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January 25, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Just 4 more days to buy your ticket for the @1972shp.bsky.social Developing Teachers' Conference from Developing Teachers Conference 2026 | Leeds Trinity University Online Store share.google/JAAxEYjGRpkk.... Enjoy this little video teaser and come and join us!
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Arresting the witnesses to their crimes.
ICE is a criminal organization operating under cover of the government.
ICE is a criminal organization operating under cover of the government.
The StarTribune live blog is paywall free:
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
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- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Arresting the witnesses to their crimes.
ICE is a criminal organization operating under cover of the government.
ICE is a criminal organization operating under cover of the government.
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🔴Live updates: Man shot by federal agents in Minneapolis has died, police chief tells CNN. DHS says suspect was armed
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Live updates: Man shot by federal agents in Minneapolis has died, police chief tells CNN. DHS says suspect was armed | CNN
City officials are working to confirm reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in Minneapolis, where there have been days of unrest over ICE operations. Follow for live updates.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:20 PM
🔴Live updates: Man shot by federal agents in Minneapolis has died, police chief tells CNN. DHS says suspect was armed
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US: A 51-year-old man shot on Saturday (January 24) by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press (AP) shows.
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Man shot during Minneapolis immigration crackdown has died, hospital record shows
A 51-year-old man shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press shows. Gov.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
US: A 51-year-old man shot on Saturday (January 24) by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press (AP) shows.
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Appalled to your core by what Trump's fascist henchmen are doing in the United States? Well, read for yourself: Nigel Farage wants to repeat it in the United Kingdom.
January 21, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Appalled to your core by what Trump's fascist henchmen are doing in the United States? Well, read for yourself: Nigel Farage wants to repeat it in the United Kingdom.
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Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
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January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
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Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
Hey Siri: define a protection racket
@alexwickham.bsky.social: "EXCLUSIVE: #Trump wants a signing ceremony for his #BoardofPeace in #Davos on Thursday. It is unclear which countries will sign. Many invitees want the US to rewrite the terms, sources tell
@albertonardelli.bsky.social and me." 1/
@albertonardelli.bsky.social and me." 1/
January 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Hey Siri: define a protection racket
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Watch this space for our final teasers of our fantastic workshop leaders, coming soon! spread the word! #historyteacher #historyeducation #skystorians @apf102.bsky.social @arthurjchapman.bsky.social @petejackson.bsky.social @fredoxby.bsky.social @lambhearttea.bsky.social @missrcarter89.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Watch this space for our final teasers of our fantastic workshop leaders, coming soon! spread the word! #historyteacher #historyeducation #skystorians @apf102.bsky.social @arthurjchapman.bsky.social @petejackson.bsky.social @fredoxby.bsky.social @lambhearttea.bsky.social @missrcarter89.bsky.social
Excited today. About to begin our fourth TIHPS event looking at how we can bring Indigenous histories and perspectives into the classroom. It’s never been more important so great to have 7 new teachers join us too.
Resources will soon be live here
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#historyteacher
Resources will soon be live here
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#historyteacher
TIHPS - Teaching Indigenous Histories and Perspectives in Schools
This project offers support, resources and training to improve the teaching of Indigenous American histories and perspectives in UK classrooms.
sheffield.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Excited today. About to begin our fourth TIHPS event looking at how we can bring Indigenous histories and perspectives into the classroom. It’s never been more important so great to have 7 new teachers join us too.
Resources will soon be live here
sheffield.ac.uk/hpdh/researc...
#historyteacher
Resources will soon be live here
sheffield.ac.uk/hpdh/researc...
#historyteacher
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no honor, no dignity. a lifetime of trying to atone for the wrong they’re doing will not be enough. The appropriate posture for them all this morning is on their knees in the Minnesota cold begging the God of the universe, Who is against them, for forgiveness
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
no honor, no dignity. a lifetime of trying to atone for the wrong they’re doing will not be enough. The appropriate posture for them all this morning is on their knees in the Minnesota cold begging the God of the universe, Who is against them, for forgiveness
This is still massively under reported in UK news. Thanks @skynewsrss.bsky.social for holding ICE up to the light
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January 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
This is still massively under reported in UK news. Thanks @skynewsrss.bsky.social for holding ICE up to the light
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#OtD 17 Jan 1893 a coup d'état took place in Hawaii, organised by United States. A republic was briefly declared, and the island was annexed by the US five years later: the first of many overseas imperialist conquests by the nation stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8879...
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
#OtD 17 Jan 1893 a coup d'état took place in Hawaii, organised by United States. A republic was briefly declared, and the island was annexed by the US five years later: the first of many overseas imperialist conquests by the nation stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8879...
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This would be a massive violation of the constitution and sovereignty of Indigenous peoples and First Nations.
Apparently they’re preparing to send ICE into Native American reservations in Oklahoma. The residents are being told to be sure they carry identification.
Native Americans. Really? Is ICE that fucking stupid? Yes. Yes they are.
Native Americans. Really? Is ICE that fucking stupid? Yes. Yes they are.
January 17, 2026 at 3:50 PM
This would be a massive violation of the constitution and sovereignty of Indigenous peoples and First Nations.
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Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
Miller presumably referring to the Doctrine of Discovery here to justify Trump’s insane ambitions on Greenland.
Another reason we need to teach kids about settler colonialism in school!
Another reason we need to teach kids about settler colonialism in school!
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Miller presumably referring to the Doctrine of Discovery here to justify Trump’s insane ambitions on Greenland.
Another reason we need to teach kids about settler colonialism in school!
Another reason we need to teach kids about settler colonialism in school!
