Jim Scrivener 🇺🇳🇪🇺🇬🇧🇭🇺🇬🇪🇺🇦
@jimscriv.bsky.social
English Language teacher, trainer, writer.
ELT author for CUP, OUP, Macmillan, Richmond.
Twice winner of Duke of Edinburgh ESU prize.
Best known titles:
Learning Teaching, Teaching English Grammar, Classroom ManagementTechniques.
ELT author for CUP, OUP, Macmillan, Richmond.
Twice winner of Duke of Edinburgh ESU prize.
Best known titles:
Learning Teaching, Teaching English Grammar, Classroom ManagementTechniques.
@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social I’m wondering what’s behind this!
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social I’m wondering what’s behind this!
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What I love about John Dean is that he is pretty much the only person who can say ‘this is worse than Nixon’ and everyone has to believe him:
March 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
What I love about John Dean is that he is pretty much the only person who can say ‘this is worse than Nixon’ and everyone has to believe him:
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Government’s wins are often invisible: Systems that avoid plane crashes; alliances that avert war; surveillance that prevent pandemics.
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
February 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Government’s wins are often invisible: Systems that avoid plane crashes; alliances that avert war; surveillance that prevent pandemics.
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
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There'll be no deal about Ukraine without Ukraine. America has no ability to enforce it, any more than it has the right to enforce it. If it attempts to insist on one, it will be one of the most shameful moments in its history. And one of the most humiliating.
NEW: Ukraine has NOT been invited to Ukraine peace talks.
Zelenskyy to NBC just now:
“I will never accept any decisions between United States & Russia about Ukraine. Never.”
Clear message. Trump has NO mandate.
Zelenskyy to NBC just now:
“I will never accept any decisions between United States & Russia about Ukraine. Never.”
Clear message. Trump has NO mandate.
February 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
There'll be no deal about Ukraine without Ukraine. America has no ability to enforce it, any more than it has the right to enforce it. If it attempts to insist on one, it will be one of the most shameful moments in its history. And one of the most humiliating.
Defiant and unwavering: Georgia’s president Salome Zourabichvili is focus for hope
December 29, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Defiant and unwavering: Georgia’s president Salome Zourabichvili is focus for hope
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November 19, 2024 at 12:22 PM
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Protest in Damascus today calling for a democratic, secular and civil state
December 19, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Protest in Damascus today calling for a democratic, secular and civil state
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Bodies of civilians are lying on the road, russia decided to kill them today.
They struck the village of Shevchenkove in the Kharkiv region with an "Iskander" missile today around 3:00 PM. Two women and one man were killed.
They struck the village of Shevchenkove in the Kharkiv region with an "Iskander" missile today around 3:00 PM. Two women and one man were killed.
December 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Bodies of civilians are lying on the road, russia decided to kill them today.
They struck the village of Shevchenkove in the Kharkiv region with an "Iskander" missile today around 3:00 PM. Two women and one man were killed.
They struck the village of Shevchenkove in the Kharkiv region with an "Iskander" missile today around 3:00 PM. Two women and one man were killed.
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All four Georgian opposition parties/coalitions have jointly addressed OSCE/ODIHR, requesting the activation of the "Moscow Mechanism"; Special mission to investigate election manipulation, legal violations, and acts of violence committed by the Russian regime against the Georgian people.
December 19, 2024 at 4:59 PM
All four Georgian opposition parties/coalitions have jointly addressed OSCE/ODIHR, requesting the activation of the "Moscow Mechanism"; Special mission to investigate election manipulation, legal violations, and acts of violence committed by the Russian regime against the Georgian people.
December 11, 2024 at 7:24 AM
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Georgians risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests
Georgians risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests
More than 300 people have been arrested and police are accused of using unnecessary force on the streets.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Georgians risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests
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North Korean defector Kim Seongmin continues broadcasting into his homeland despite terminal cancer, risking his life to deliver critical news to North Koreans cut off from the outside world. | via @nytimes
A North Korean voice that Kim Jong Un would like to silence
North Korean defectors have been infiltrating the North with outside media for two decades, through balloons floated across the border or radio broadcasts.
buff.ly
December 3, 2024 at 2:44 PM
North Korean defector Kim Seongmin continues broadcasting into his homeland despite terminal cancer, risking his life to deliver critical news to North Koreans cut off from the outside world. | via @nytimes
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Pro-opposition sources suggest ex-PM Irakli Gharibashvili has left GD
I'm highly sceptical. Could it be true?
If so this could be huge
I'm highly sceptical. Could it be true?
If so this could be huge
December 3, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Pro-opposition sources suggest ex-PM Irakli Gharibashvili has left GD
I'm highly sceptical. Could it be true?
If so this could be huge
I'm highly sceptical. Could it be true?
If so this could be huge
You do wonder if the Guardian is really losing track of what news is important in the world today.
And where is the report on the Georgia Revolution? Nowhere in the dozens and dozens of articles on its front page.
Please don’t fail us like this. The world is at a crisis.
And where is the report on the Georgia Revolution? Nowhere in the dozens and dozens of articles on its front page.
Please don’t fail us like this. The world is at a crisis.
December 3, 2024 at 2:31 PM
You do wonder if the Guardian is really losing track of what news is important in the world today.
And where is the report on the Georgia Revolution? Nowhere in the dozens and dozens of articles on its front page.
Please don’t fail us like this. The world is at a crisis.
And where is the report on the Georgia Revolution? Nowhere in the dozens and dozens of articles on its front page.
Please don’t fail us like this. The world is at a crisis.
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Farage on Elon Musk: "I'm in touch with him & he is very supportive of my policy positions. We both share a friendship with Donald Trump & Trump has said good things about me in front of Musk"
As I've said before, politics isn't politics anymore. The game has changed. Warning signs are sounding.
As I've said before, politics isn't politics anymore. The game has changed. Warning signs are sounding.
Will Elon Musk give Nigel Farage $100m to make him PM?
The Tesla boss, who used his immense fortune to help Donald Trump’s campaign, is turning his attention to Britain
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Farage on Elon Musk: "I'm in touch with him & he is very supportive of my policy positions. We both share a friendship with Donald Trump & Trump has said good things about me in front of Musk"
As I've said before, politics isn't politics anymore. The game has changed. Warning signs are sounding.
As I've said before, politics isn't politics anymore. The game has changed. Warning signs are sounding.
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5. Protesters report that there was a very increased sense of solidarity and helping each other.
It is also noteworthy that protests are everywhere in Georgia, even in remote towns.
Overall, I believe, this night inspired many, convinced many, and frightened the regime a lot. 7/7.
It is also noteworthy that protests are everywhere in Georgia, even in remote towns.
Overall, I believe, this night inspired many, convinced many, and frightened the regime a lot. 7/7.
December 1, 2024 at 8:40 AM
5. Protesters report that there was a very increased sense of solidarity and helping each other.
It is also noteworthy that protests are everywhere in Georgia, even in remote towns.
Overall, I believe, this night inspired many, convinced many, and frightened the regime a lot. 7/7.
It is also noteworthy that protests are everywhere in Georgia, even in remote towns.
Overall, I believe, this night inspired many, convinced many, and frightened the regime a lot. 7/7.
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3. People knew that on the morning of November 30, the reason protesters underwent hell was because they were fewer than the police. So thousands stayed overnight and into the morning. This ensured that the police could not chase individuals for arrests and beating that much. 4/
December 1, 2024 at 8:40 AM
3. People knew that on the morning of November 30, the reason protesters underwent hell was because they were fewer than the police. So thousands stayed overnight and into the morning. This ensured that the police could not chase individuals for arrests and beating that much. 4/
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2. It was also imperative that the fighting spirit had to be the same, if not even stronger. And it was much stronger, at an unprecedented level. The police had to endure a lot this night. 3/
December 1, 2024 at 8:40 AM
2. It was also imperative that the fighting spirit had to be the same, if not even stronger. And it was much stronger, at an unprecedented level. The police had to endure a lot this night. 3/
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1. Early morning on November 30, the shockingly vicious targeted violence against individual remaining protesters was aimed at making us fear for our lives, not just our health, for the first time. It was imperative that the crowd had to be even larger then. And it doubled! 2/
December 1, 2024 at 8:40 AM
1. Early morning on November 30, the shockingly vicious targeted violence against individual remaining protesters was aimed at making us fear for our lives, not just our health, for the first time. It was imperative that the crowd had to be even larger then. And it doubled! 2/
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The night of November 30/December 1 had several significant victories for the people of Georgia. It is possible that it was the decisive night overall. Let’s have a look. #GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺
📷 Radio Liberty, early morning December 1, Chavchavadze Avenue
📷 Radio Liberty, early morning December 1, Chavchavadze Avenue
December 1, 2024 at 8:40 AM
The night of November 30/December 1 had several significant victories for the people of Georgia. It is possible that it was the decisive night overall. Let’s have a look. #GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺
📷 Radio Liberty, early morning December 1, Chavchavadze Avenue
📷 Radio Liberty, early morning December 1, Chavchavadze Avenue
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A man counters the police with a video of police brutality from the previous morning. He’s later detained, but the courage and spirit! 🔥🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests
📷 Publika
📷 Publika
December 1, 2024 at 7:29 AM
A man counters the police with a video of police brutality from the previous morning. He’s later detained, but the courage and spirit! 🔥🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests
📷 Publika
📷 Publika
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The similarity of events in Georgia to what happened in Ukraine 20 & 11 years ago is striking. That Tbilisi looks today very much like Kyiv in 2004 and 2013 illustrates deep flaws in the popular narrative that some uniquely Ukrainian developments have led to the largest war in Europe since 1945.
November 30, 2024 at 5:07 AM
The similarity of events in Georgia to what happened in Ukraine 20 & 11 years ago is striking. That Tbilisi looks today very much like Kyiv in 2004 and 2013 illustrates deep flaws in the popular narrative that some uniquely Ukrainian developments have led to the largest war in Europe since 1945.
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🇬🇪👊 Georgia: Barricades around Parliament building and fights with security forces!
December 1, 2024 at 8:45 AM
🇬🇪👊 Georgia: Barricades around Parliament building and fights with security forces!