Jack Russell
@jackru.bsky.social
Londoner in Norn Iron | Dad of girls | Data Communicator | Inclusive Education Activist | Glastonbury Pilgrim | Gödelian Strange Loop | Runner | ENTP | bit.ly/PfIE
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Jack Russell
@jackru.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Queen’s study reveals majority want wider worldviews taught in NI's primary school RE curriculum
A new study from Queen’s shows strong public support for Religious Education (RE) in Northern Ireland to help pupils understand a wide range of different religious and non-religious worldviews, includ...
www.qub.ac.uk
This is a very relevant piece of research following the UK Supreme Court judgment that RE in Northern Ireland contravenes human rights.
A majority in NI would welcome an objective, critical and pluralistic Religion & Worldviews Education for all. The DE must deliver.
www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
A majority in NI would welcome an objective, critical and pluralistic Religion & Worldviews Education for all. The DE must deliver.
www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
'Now I want you to listen very carefully to what I am about to say,' said the Patrician amiably, 'otherwise you will die'.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
"Walking in the dark and rain across a field, Woolf became rigid with terror."
"Walking in the dark and rain across a field, Woolf became rigid with terror."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
"So the men took the present, and they took double the money with them, as well as Benjamin."
"So the men took the present, and they took double the money with them, as well as Benjamin."
January 21, 2026 at 4:18 PM
'Now I want you to listen very carefully to what I am about to say,' said the Patrician amiably, 'otherwise you will die'.
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Still bit alarmed by how basically fascist this attitude is. “The people want RESULTS not ELECTIONS!!!”
Is it just possible - bear with me - just possible, that it might be possible both to have democracy and fix potholes?
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Still bit alarmed by how basically fascist this attitude is. “The people want RESULTS not ELECTIONS!!!”
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⚠️Farage in 2022: "It is a complete insult to voters for MPs to have the arrogance to think that it's them they voted for. You, the voters are just useful to them once every few years."
❓Jenrick in 2026: "I don't intend to call a by-election. I believe my constituents knew that I stood up for them."
❓Jenrick in 2026: "I don't intend to call a by-election. I believe my constituents knew that I stood up for them."
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
⚠️Farage in 2022: "It is a complete insult to voters for MPs to have the arrogance to think that it's them they voted for. You, the voters are just useful to them once every few years."
❓Jenrick in 2026: "I don't intend to call a by-election. I believe my constituents knew that I stood up for them."
❓Jenrick in 2026: "I don't intend to call a by-election. I believe my constituents knew that I stood up for them."
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Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
It is terrifying that Shabana Mahmood thinks the Panopticon is something to aspire to.
Shabana Mahmood here, and the vibes are not getting better.
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 AM
It is terrifying that Shabana Mahmood thinks the Panopticon is something to aspire to.
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Lots of new stuff for 2026 - I am in #belfast on Friday 8pm cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Lots of new stuff for 2026 - I am in #belfast on Friday 8pm cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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An announcement.
![A graphic showing Elon Musk and the old Twitter logo and X logo on either side of him & text saying:
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS NI IS LEAVING X
We are leaving X. It has become evident that the platform is bringing more bad than good to our lives to our politics.
Before Musk bought it, Twitter had its issues but it always seemed like they were solvable. Since he has bought it the place has been swamped by extreme views, misinformation, hateful content, déepfakes, oots, questionable algorithms, hackers & more bad stuff. That's before you get to Grok, and the recent troubling escalation of child sexual abuse material being created by users.
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![A graphic showing Elon Musk and the old Twitter logo and X logo on either side of him & text saying:
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS NI IS LEAVING X
We are under no illusion that our leaving will have any impact on the greater landscape ot social nedia, but we will be part of the wave looking for positive changes needed in this world. This needs mass action now. We encourage all other political activist groups, political parties, politicians, news channels, sports channels, entertainment channels, etc. to be part of that necessary change, and to leave X.
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![A graphic showing Elon Musk and the old Twitter logo and X logo on either side of him & text saying:
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS NI IS LEAVING X
You can find us on other platforms including
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, Threads & WhatsApp. These plattorms are not without their own issues we know, but they pale in comparison compared to X, and for now it makes sense to continue on them to promote a more progressive & positive tuture tor Northern Ireland & beyond.
Signed,
The PPNI Members Council
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January 20, 2026 at 10:03 AM
An announcement.
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
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Reminder that just a month ago the Swiss Government rejected using Palantir in any role in Switzerland's Government.
Because they posed a 'catastrophic' threat.
Because they posed a 'catastrophic' threat.
January 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Reminder that just a month ago the Swiss Government rejected using Palantir in any role in Switzerland's Government.
Because they posed a 'catastrophic' threat.
Because they posed a 'catastrophic' threat.
This is the critical weakness of the United States. $8 trillion dollars. And I think that's just government holdings. Collectively, European citizens may well own roughly the same amount or more via their pensions and other investments.
January 18, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This is the critical weakness of the United States. $8 trillion dollars. And I think that's just government holdings. Collectively, European citizens may well own roughly the same amount or more via their pensions and other investments.
Well done and best of luck to this couple planning Northern Ireland’s first natural burial ground – what a beautiful idea.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Sh2tJ...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Sh2tJ...
A plan to open Northern Ireland’s first natural burial ground was developed
YouTube video by The Irish News
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Well done and best of luck to this couple planning Northern Ireland’s first natural burial ground – what a beautiful idea.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Sh2tJ...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Sh2tJ...
Robin Ince should be Poet Laureate. He is a voice of humanity and justified anger in these dark times.
I wrote this poem the day after Renee Good was murdered - it’s about how the media and politicians immediately dehumanised her. I have had a few people ask “who wrote it?” So I am putting it up again - written in anger
January 18, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Robin Ince should be Poet Laureate. He is a voice of humanity and justified anger in these dark times.
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Hard agree. I'm increasingly just zero sympathy for the cowardly chauvinists who can't handle places where lots of different people get along together.
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Hard agree. I'm increasingly just zero sympathy for the cowardly chauvinists who can't handle places where lots of different people get along together.
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Latest on 'Honest' Bob Jenrick joining Reform.
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Latest on 'Honest' Bob Jenrick joining Reform.
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It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that Labour is running scared of the voters.
Labour is in power in a disproportionate no. of councils seeking to cancel their elections. Labour ministers approving these requests risks compounding the crisis of distrust in politics.
Labour is in power in a disproportionate no. of councils seeking to cancel their elections. Labour ministers approving these requests risks compounding the crisis of distrust in politics.
21 Labour councils say they can’t hold elections this year
More than 3.7 million voters will not get the chance to have their say on local democracy as government is accused of running scared
www.thetimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:22 PM
It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that Labour is running scared of the voters.
Labour is in power in a disproportionate no. of councils seeking to cancel their elections. Labour ministers approving these requests risks compounding the crisis of distrust in politics.
Labour is in power in a disproportionate no. of councils seeking to cancel their elections. Labour ministers approving these requests risks compounding the crisis of distrust in politics.
The NI Assembly is holding a consultation on the right to wear trousers in school. You read that right – in the year 2026, girls are still not permitted to wear trousers in many NI schools.
Please help to end this cruel situation (closes 20th Feb).
consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk/education/pr...
Please help to end this cruel situation (closes 20th Feb).
consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk/education/pr...
Proposal for a Bill on the right to choose to wear trousers in school
- Northern Ireland Assembly
- Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Northern Ireland Assembly
consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The NI Assembly is holding a consultation on the right to wear trousers in school. You read that right – in the year 2026, girls are still not permitted to wear trousers in many NI schools.
Please help to end this cruel situation (closes 20th Feb).
consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk/education/pr...
Please help to end this cruel situation (closes 20th Feb).
consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk/education/pr...
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There are now at least 365 UK MPs with accounts on Bluesky – more than half (56%) of all MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
More MPs are coming off X and I assume that means they will be posting more on here
@politicshome.bsky.social has a handy list of all the MPs on Bluesky
Please point out anyone who is missing!
@politicshome.bsky.social has a handy list of all the MPs on Bluesky
Please point out anyone who is missing!
January 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
There are now at least 365 UK MPs with accounts on Bluesky – more than half (56%) of all MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
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Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️
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An MLA is quitting the social media site X amid a row over an artificial intelligence tool linked to the platform which has been used to digitally undress people.
Cara Hunter said she could not “in good conscience” continue to post on the app.
Cara Hunter said she could not “in good conscience” continue to post on the app.
MLA Cara Hunter quits X over social media site’s stance on deepfake AI imagery
An MLA is quitting the social media site X amid a row over an artificial intelligence tool linked to the platform which has been used to digitally undress people.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 6:59 AM
An MLA is quitting the social media site X amid a row over an artificial intelligence tool linked to the platform which has been used to digitally undress people.
Cara Hunter said she could not “in good conscience” continue to post on the app.
Cara Hunter said she could not “in good conscience” continue to post on the app.
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
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In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
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HarperCollins staff "were told to work in “pairs” when meeting Walliams and were advised not to visit his home." This guy visited schools.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
HarperCollins staff "were told to work in “pairs” when meeting Walliams and were advised not to visit his home." This guy visited schools.
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Channel 4 News has investigated a series of scandals under Bishop Sarah Mullally's leadership in the Diocese of London, including a disturbing controversy involving the death of a priest.
Read our latest newsletter by @cathynewman.bsky.social
Read our latest newsletter by @cathynewman.bsky.social
Exclusive: Scandal surrounds incoming Archbishop of Canterbury over handling of secret dossier
Channel 4 News has investigated a series of scandals under Bishop Sarah Mullally's leadership in the Diocese of London, including a disturbing controversy involving the death of a priest.
channel4news.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Channel 4 News has investigated a series of scandals under Bishop Sarah Mullally's leadership in the Diocese of London, including a disturbing controversy involving the death of a priest.
Read our latest newsletter by @cathynewman.bsky.social
Read our latest newsletter by @cathynewman.bsky.social
This is from 16 years ago. Unfortunately the only difference is that the numbers of murdered Gazans were lower back then.
For those people who think the world started in October 2023, watch this.
This is Tony Benn in 2009 appealing for Gaza aid and speaking about the hypocrisy and bias of the BBC.
One of Tony Benn’s finest moments a man who spoke truth with heart.
This is Tony Benn in 2009 appealing for Gaza aid and speaking about the hypocrisy and bias of the BBC.
One of Tony Benn’s finest moments a man who spoke truth with heart.
December 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is from 16 years ago. Unfortunately the only difference is that the numbers of murdered Gazans were lower back then.