MJ
@mikejohnson.bsky.social
Christian, made in Cymru #networkedlearning https://hanfod.NL
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· Dec 18
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🚨BREAKING: British citizen & Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 yrs in prison.
Lai was charged with “collusion with a foreign country or external elements” under the Beijing's National Security Law. In reality, his case is an attack on press freedom & freedom of expression.
Lai was charged with “collusion with a foreign country or external elements” under the Beijing's National Security Law. In reality, his case is an attack on press freedom & freedom of expression.
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
🚨BREAKING: British citizen & Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 yrs in prison.
Lai was charged with “collusion with a foreign country or external elements” under the Beijing's National Security Law. In reality, his case is an attack on press freedom & freedom of expression.
Lai was charged with “collusion with a foreign country or external elements” under the Beijing's National Security Law. In reality, his case is an attack on press freedom & freedom of expression.
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Enough is Enough! A talk on the history of nursing cartoons from 1900 to 1980. Join historian Dr Sue Hawkins, cartoonist Cath Jackson, graphic novel editor Corinne Pearlman and Holly Burrows (Cartoon Museum).
🕠5:30-7pm, 18 February
📍London
🎟️Free: https://bit.ly/3MefKR1
#ArtOfNursing #HistNursing
🕠5:30-7pm, 18 February
📍London
🎟️Free: https://bit.ly/3MefKR1
#ArtOfNursing #HistNursing
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Enough is Enough! A talk on the history of nursing cartoons from 1900 to 1980. Join historian Dr Sue Hawkins, cartoonist Cath Jackson, graphic novel editor Corinne Pearlman and Holly Burrows (Cartoon Museum).
🕠5:30-7pm, 18 February
📍London
🎟️Free: https://bit.ly/3MefKR1
#ArtOfNursing #HistNursing
🕠5:30-7pm, 18 February
📍London
🎟️Free: https://bit.ly/3MefKR1
#ArtOfNursing #HistNursing
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... brave lady #iran
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison
Women’s and human rights activist, arrested at a demonstration in December, is said to be on hunger strike
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... brave lady #iran
horrible crisis in higher education depicted by reps from Scottish Uni's www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/educ...
Education, Children and Young People Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
www.scottishparliament.tv
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
horrible crisis in higher education depicted by reps from Scottish Uni's www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/educ...
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400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close.
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close.
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
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Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses are fighting for a contract that includes higher pay, a staffing increase to manage patients, improved benefits and workplace protections against violence. Senator Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined the picket line at Mount Sinai West on Tuesday.
Mamdani and Sanders Join Picket Line as NYC Nurses’ Strike Enters 10th Day
One contract priority is keeping ICE out of medical facilities, says nurse and lead strike organizer Michelle Gonzalez.
truthout.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses are fighting for a contract that includes higher pay, a staffing increase to manage patients, improved benefits and workplace protections against violence. Senator Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined the picket line at Mount Sinai West on Tuesday.
faith must extend beyond every horizon to be worthy of the name
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 AM
faith must extend beyond every horizon to be worthy of the name
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panenka... #panenka Wikipedia page good value for light reading as agent krasnow continues to shred nato
Panenka (penalty kick) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:44 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panenka... #panenka Wikipedia page good value for light reading as agent krasnow continues to shred nato
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Tech execs continue to struggle giving examples that make sense for why you should let their bot connect to every aspect of your online life.
Google’s Gemini AI will use what it knows about you from Gmail, Search, and YouTube
Google wants Gemini to give you more personalized responses.
www.theverge.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Tech execs continue to struggle giving examples that make sense for why you should let their bot connect to every aspect of your online life.
reviews - need patience to take comments seriously when they apparently arise from epistemological clash
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
reviews - need patience to take comments seriously when they apparently arise from epistemological clash
#HappyChristmas from #sherunscardiff (inviting you abandon other, less civilised, platforms ;) #roath #nadoligllawen
December 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#HappyChristmas from #sherunscardiff (inviting you abandon other, less civilised, platforms ;) #roath #nadoligllawen
This: "educational language and thought have become so functionalist and instrumentalized that they can no longer distinguish between actors in a use case and flesh and blood individuals in a classroom."
Thank you @normfriesen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s424...
@pdse.bsky.social #phenomenology
Thank you @normfriesen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s424...
@pdse.bsky.social #phenomenology
Pedagogical Relations in the Postdigital Classroom - Postdigital Science and Education
Postdigital Science and Education -
doi.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This: "educational language and thought have become so functionalist and instrumentalized that they can no longer distinguish between actors in a use case and flesh and blood individuals in a classroom."
Thank you @normfriesen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s424...
@pdse.bsky.social #phenomenology
Thank you @normfriesen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s424...
@pdse.bsky.social #phenomenology
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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spread Samir Zitouni’s name far and wide
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
spread Samir Zitouni’s name far and wide
one of the best things about #AllSaintsDay is the complete lack of commercialisation (unless you're in Lourdes or such).
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
one of the best things about #AllSaintsDay is the complete lack of commercialisation (unless you're in Lourdes or such).
(bit early but...) #HappyAllSaintsDay to all who celebrate www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQSL...
For All the Saints
YouTube video by Martijn de Groot
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
(bit early but...) #HappyAllSaintsDay to all who celebrate www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQSL...
driving Roath to Dinas Powys 🫨
train - way to go 🏴
train - way to go 🏴
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
driving Roath to Dinas Powys 🫨
train - way to go 🏴
train - way to go 🏴
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Hi Olivia, we usually never publish in anything other than Dutch (well, Flemish, as is mentioned in the comments). But... we did just create an English version of the piece! You can read (and share it) here: apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Hi Olivia, we usually never publish in anything other than Dutch (well, Flemish, as is mentioned in the comments). But... we did just create an English version of the piece! You can read (and share it) here: apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
jobs search bit of an eyeopener... what does it say about the way we undervalue educational interventions when this job is worth just over living wage educators.wales/job/21382
Youth Tutor (Merthyr Tydfil) | Educators wales
A careers, training and recruitment portal for educators and aspiring educators in Wales.
educators.wales
October 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
jobs search bit of an eyeopener... what does it say about the way we undervalue educational interventions when this job is worth just over living wage educators.wales/job/21382
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"In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests." www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a... (archive: archive.ph/Y6855)
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests." www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a... (archive: archive.ph/Y6855)
October 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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🚨⏳ Act now! You have until 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 to prevent Microsoft from using your LinkedIn data to train AI.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🚨⏳ Act now! You have until 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 to prevent Microsoft from using your LinkedIn data to train AI.
You're opted in automatically, unless you take action and turn it off.
You're opted in automatically, unless you take action and turn it off.