Kate Birrell
@kamabi.bsky.social
Born one of Scotland’s many creative engineers. R Feynman is a hero and an inspiration. Not always obvious.
Perhaps US being 57th in the World Press Freedom Index is not unconnected? bsky.app/profile/fath...
Given the current US obsession with European freedom of speech, it's worth noting that the US is in 57th place in the World Press Freedom Index, two places behind Romania.
December 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Perhaps US being 57th in the World Press Freedom Index is not unconnected? bsky.app/profile/fath...
Maggie Thatcher would NEVER have gone with the the pop-up sleeve tops (pic 1) - but when your natural shoulders have quite a slant (pic 2) some tailoring assistance is needed.
But consistency would be helpful - and maybe don’t cut from one to the other.
(Perhaps she’s just not v good at this?)
But consistency would be helpful - and maybe don’t cut from one to the other.
(Perhaps she’s just not v good at this?)
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Maggie Thatcher would NEVER have gone with the the pop-up sleeve tops (pic 1) - but when your natural shoulders have quite a slant (pic 2) some tailoring assistance is needed.
But consistency would be helpful - and maybe don’t cut from one to the other.
(Perhaps she’s just not v good at this?)
But consistency would be helpful - and maybe don’t cut from one to the other.
(Perhaps she’s just not v good at this?)
Reposted by Kate Birrell
The real task isn’t “teaching people to spot misinformation.” It’s rebuilding conditions where verification, deliberation and accountability are possible. Critical thinking only works when the world around it gives those skills a place to take root.
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The real task isn’t “teaching people to spot misinformation.” It’s rebuilding conditions where verification, deliberation and accountability are possible. Critical thinking only works when the world around it gives those skills a place to take root.
How’d he get there? Fly?
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How’d he get there? Fly?
Reposted by Kate Birrell
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
Reposted by Kate Birrell
An SNP contributor on Sky's Politics Hub mase a great point earlier 'when the Shamima Begum story was in the headlines he said she was old enough to know what she was doing. Given he was the same age when he made these comments as she was then, is he saying that test doesn't apply to him?'
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
An SNP contributor on Sky's Politics Hub mase a great point earlier 'when the Shamima Begum story was in the headlines he said she was old enough to know what she was doing. Given he was the same age when he made these comments as she was then, is he saying that test doesn't apply to him?'
I look on from abroad, from one of the countries that thought we were friends and allies, with a shared set of values, (even knowing that nobody’s perfect). That it was a good idea, and safe, to share intelligence. That the US could be relied on.
It seems we were mistaken.
It seems we were mistaken.
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I look on from abroad, from one of the countries that thought we were friends and allies, with a shared set of values, (even knowing that nobody’s perfect). That it was a good idea, and safe, to share intelligence. That the US could be relied on.
It seems we were mistaken.
It seems we were mistaken.