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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 10h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 6h

An industry that can only survive by theft should die. It’s really not a difficult decision.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 6h

The one with the highest sugar content today!

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 6h

I paraphrase this all the time in class. Mostly it's "you're using all the correct letters/sounds/ numbers, but not necessarily in the right order." Normally class wide feedback.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 6h

Omar won! He won! 🤩 So wonderful!

From Palestinian refugee to Nobel glory: Omar Yaghi’s incredible journey

Born in Amman to refugee parents, Yaghi rose from humble roots to reshape modern chemistry

gulfnews.com/world/americ...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21h

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

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Book Clubs in Schools @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek!

As you can see, we have many dyslexia-friendly books on our book list, making our book clubs truly inclusive.

See our full book list: buff.ly/2bi3J5f

#DAW25🧵1/2

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 13h

The resistance shall be inflatable! Such a serious issue but I'm glad the protesters of Portland are having fun and making fun of ICE

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 17h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social @sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social · 1d

This just confirms what we've known all along

Security Services assessed that Palestine Action was not a threat to national security but the pro-Isreali-funded Keir Starmer, Home Secretary and Labour MPs went over the heads of MI6 and voted anyway to proscribe a non-violant direct action group

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Gemma Clark 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 15h

It’s Banned Books Week. This documentary is terrifying and you should watch it. It’s about the far right targeting librarians (including with violence). I know teachers in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 who have been targeted. The homegrown fascists use this playbook #TheLibrarians www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Four - Storyville, The Librarians

Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 13h

Whoop! ...to you getting to see Alex obviously 😉

a woman gives a thumbs up with the words yes yes yes

Alt: a woman gives a thumbs up with the words yes yes yes

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22h

BREAKING: Israeli forces have opened fire on a young Palestinian man near Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, reports our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/72upo8

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 22h

Depressingly accurate 😬

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 22h

Oh thank you for this Ian! I missed it but I'll be watching this! So important to counter the banning of books!

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 1d

@markbradley.bsky.social I owe you a gift! Creating the scene of a comic to test the writing skills I've been teaching this term & used your great how to draw a Bugbop sheet yet again! The class loved creating their characters. That's 3 years in a row I've used them, thank you! #EdySky #UKKidLit 👏👏

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Jenkins’ Emporium @jenkinsemporium.bsky.social · 1d

The Stroopwafel Is Back! 🍫
Our Stroopwafel Milk Chocolate Bar has returned in a fresh, limited batch. Creamy 35% milk chocolate meets crunchy caramel stroopwafels for the perfect treat.

Handcrafted in small quantities, grab yours before it’s gone.

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 1d

I'm considering velcroing my current primary class to their chairs! (No of course I wouldn't do it they'd have too much fun with the noise it made when they stood up!)

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1d

In Discworld, cities thrive because they welcome dwarfs, trolls, vampires, and humans alike. Ankh-Morpork works because everyone belongs. Funny how fiction can seem more humane than policy sometimes.

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 1d

It's hard to believe it isn't it!

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 1d

I've been trying to think of what, if anything to say today. Thankfully @theradr.bsky.social is far more eloquent and thoughtful and has found exactly what needs to be said. ⬇️ #Ceasefire #Peace #Justice #Humanity

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 1d

Mourning those murdered by Hamas isn't incompatible with mourning those murdered by the Israeli state.

Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.

Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 1d

That's good news and looks great! I've not had a curry for a few weeks, going to need to change that next week (I'm surviving to the end of the week/term on easy meals)

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 1d

I can see A being seen as more 'saleable' but I prefer B!

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 1d

No mention of the fact that it's her boyfriend?
So he's saying he's in favour of a large immigrant population and Sharia law? Bold take for Reform 🤔
Why do I think he's more in favour of the reduced rights for women & LGBTQ people and few workers rights for poor people 🫤

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

We must emulate the United Arab Emirates, apparently.

Where to even start...?

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 1d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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