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Jim Hawkins

@jimallthetime.bsky.social

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Podcaster at Hello You the Shropshire Podcast (jimallthetime.substack.com). Digital inclusion charity worker. Ex BBC radio presenter/journo Also a photographer, musician, MC at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Good listener, empath, creative. He/him. Say hello?

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 10d

If you’re looking for a speaker for your group or organisation in the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin or West Midlands area, I have a 20-minute talk entitled ‘Lessons Learned’ which I’d gladly share with your meeting. Among other things, it reveals why I disappeared from the radio, never to return …

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21h

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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shropsbadgergroup.bsky.social @shropsbadgergroup.bsky.social · 10h

Badgers just pottering around being badgers #poolviewsett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #badger #badgers @loveday-p.bsky.social

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 13h

Don't be taken in by misinformation: The TV licence fee is not doubling for over 65s

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The TV licence fee is not doubling for over 65s – Full Fact

A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed this isn’t true, contrary to claims being shared on social media.

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 14h

‘THEY NEED TO SUFFER’: INSIDE TRUMP’S WAR ON DISSENT

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump expanded his war on free speech, the left, and ordinary Americans. It’s going to get worse

(As always remember there are people here in the UK who are ready to do the same)

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'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent

Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.

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warriorseamstress.bsky.social @warriorseamstress.bsky.social · 5d

This moving and brilliant reporting from Manchester's own paper is the best antidote to hate you could read today 👇

The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 6d

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’.

Our story about today’s attack.

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On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’

Amid fasting and prayer, terror comes to Crumpsall

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · 3d

Another exceptional, thought-provoking piece of writing from #themanchestermill.

This is exactly the kind of journalism we should be seeing after events like last week's heinous attack.

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Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story

‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’

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Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 3d

More great writing via @manchestermill.bsky.social. Nuanced and personal piece on Jewish and Muslim lives in Cheetham Hill, by @ophiraophira.bsky.social

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Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story

‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’

https://manchestermill.co.uk/jews-and-muslims-in-crumpsall-cheetham-hill-manchester-attack/?ref=the-mill-newsletter#sharehttps://www.manchestermill.co.uk/jews-and-muslims-in-crumpsall-cheetham-hill-manchester-attack#share

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Alison Wren @alilovessport.bsky.social · 3d

Pieces like this are why I subscribe to @manchestermill.bsky.social

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Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story

‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’

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Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · 3d

Some of the most thoughtful social commentary atm is coming via @manchestermill.bsky.social

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Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story

‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’

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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · 3d

What a beautiful, hopeful piece of journalism. Please take a minute to read.

Joshi Herrmann @joshiherrmann.bsky.social · 3d

Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story.

Fantastic piece by @ophiraophira.bsky.social, who has covered the attack for @manchestermill.bsky.social like no other journalist. Read this alongside the other news coverage.

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Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story

‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’

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warriorseamstress.bsky.social @warriorseamstress.bsky.social · 3d

Superb journalism from Ophira Gottlieb at Manchester's own. We need more of this 👏👇

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Lara Ratnaraja @lararatnaraja.bsky.social · 2d

A beautiful and evocative piece of writing . This has stayed with me all weekend

The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 3d

“My sister and I, we both thought we were the luckiest people in the world, to be born in Manchester of all places.”

A personal story about Jews and Muslims in North Manchester - by @ophiraophira.bsky.social.

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Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story

‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 15h

Volunteering is a human gift of compassion, not a bureaucratic test of worth

The Home Secretary’s proposal to link volunteering to migration status doesn’t just miss the mark – it sets fire to the whole target

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Debra Allcock Tyler: Volunteering is a human gift of compassion, not a bureaucratic test of worth

The Home Secretary’s proposal to link volunteering to migration status doesn’t just miss the mark – it sets fire to the whole target

www.thirdsector.co.uk

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 16h

Instagram wants me to make content. I just want to post a photo

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Instagram wants me to make content — I just want to post a photo

Plain old pictures are out; content is in.

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 16h

Menopause mental health care is failing women

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The mental toll of menopause – what women really feel

How medical ignorance of menopause is putting women’s lives at risk.

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 16h

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

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Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 16h

They want to replace women with AI

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They want to replace women with AI

The 5-year anniversary of MYAM

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 16h

"Social media is not journalism ... The craft of journalism is different than sharing the raw feed."

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He used to work for X. Here’s what he says is wrong about Musk’s stance on the mainstream media. | CNN Business

X’s former communications chief spoke exclusively to CNN to about why social media isn’t a replacement for journalism, contrasting the opinion of his former boss Elon Musk.

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 16h

This is fascinating, and a bit frightening ...

How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

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How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 16h

The *ahem* kink in the Times' position on universities and free speech

Why is a national newspaper obsessing about student societies and quoting extreme pressure groups? I think we all know the answer ...

via @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social

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The kink in the Times' position on universities and free speech...

Why is a national newspaper obsessing about student societies and quoting extreme pressure groups? I think we all know the answer...

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 16h

The Real Reason Why Analog Recording Is Better

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The Real Reason Why Analog Recording Is Better

YouTube video by Freaking Out With Billy Hume

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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 18h

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Moley𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕄𝕠𝕝𝕖 @moleymole.bsky.social · 2d

Reminding National Trust members not to turn into a pumpkin - please *use your vote* before the end of the month to support genuine candidates and keep the disingenuous ‘Restore’ stooges away from the Trust’s assets. Easiest way is use ‘Quick Vote’ to endorse official NT AGM recommendations.

Moley𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕄𝕠𝕝𝕖 @moleymole.bsky.social · 3d

Pumpkin patch at Hinton Ampner
@nationaltrust.org.uk 🎃

Very large pumpkins on bare soil in a walled garden with espalier fruit trees, ornamental planting beds and outbuilding roofs in the background.

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 21h

I’m so sorry, Bonnie 😔