Kath fowler
@kathfow.bsky.social
From Bolton , used to teach then worked in pharma (mi &pm). Now gran to 3, gardener , quilter , cook, music and theatre when time. Read lots
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I thought it might be nice to give away my last 2 signed hardbacks of my novel 1983, with two lovely linocut hares by my mum.
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The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”.
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All you have to do to enter is repost this (& leave a reply).
The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I thought it might be nice to give away my last 2 signed hardbacks of my novel 1983, with two lovely linocut hares by my mum.
All you have to do to enter is repost this (& leave a reply).
The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”.
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All you have to do to enter is repost this (& leave a reply).
The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”.
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And this is why we teach history in school.
Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
And this is why we teach history in school.
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I bloody love Simon Marks. He's one of the few journalists that don't make me feel like I am losing my mind. More of Simon Marks @lbc.co.uk @mrjamesob.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I bloody love Simon Marks. He's one of the few journalists that don't make me feel like I am losing my mind. More of Simon Marks @lbc.co.uk @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Whatever Hegseth and Rubio and Miller and the rest had in mind would come next, and who the hell knows they probably were never on the same page about that, but it very obviously wasn't *any* preparation for the notion we'd immediately and delusionally announce we're in charge of Venezuela now.
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Whatever Hegseth and Rubio and Miller and the rest had in mind would come next, and who the hell knows they probably were never on the same page about that, but it very obviously wasn't *any* preparation for the notion we'd immediately and delusionally announce we're in charge of Venezuela now.
Very interesting thread about what it means to be computer literate through the generations
If I hear one more person refer to Gen Z or Gen Alpha as digital natives when the students do not know:
1. How to use built-in Word functions like outlining and spellchecker
2. The different types of basic files
3. Interoperability
4. The issues related to uploading
#EduSky #AcademicSky
1. How to use built-in Word functions like outlining and spellchecker
2. The different types of basic files
3. Interoperability
4. The issues related to uploading
#EduSky #AcademicSky
the angry bird from inside out is sitting on a chair with his mouth open .
ALT: the angry bird from inside out is sitting on a chair with his mouth open .
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Very interesting thread about what it means to be computer literate through the generations
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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How long Americans say they'd *like* to live, by race/ethnicity
Black: 95
White: 91
Hispanic: 89
Asian: 85
How long Americans *actually* live, by race/ethnicity (life expectancy at birth)
Asian: 85
Hispanic: 81
White: 78
Black: 74
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Black: 95
White: 91
Hispanic: 89
Asian: 85
How long Americans *actually* live, by race/ethnicity (life expectancy at birth)
Asian: 85
Hispanic: 81
White: 78
Black: 74
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
How long Americans say they'd *like* to live, by race/ethnicity
Black: 95
White: 91
Hispanic: 89
Asian: 85
How long Americans *actually* live, by race/ethnicity (life expectancy at birth)
Asian: 85
Hispanic: 81
White: 78
Black: 74
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Black: 95
White: 91
Hispanic: 89
Asian: 85
How long Americans *actually* live, by race/ethnicity (life expectancy at birth)
Asian: 85
Hispanic: 81
White: 78
Black: 74
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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And to think some cynics would have you believe that we can't build things in this country anymore
My latest: Move over bat tunnel, here’s the wild story of how HS2 were forced to build a multi-million pound bridge for a road that… doesn’t actually exist.
How HS2 built a bridge to nowhere
A state-of-the-art road bridge has been built deep in the heart of rural Buckinghamshire. Designed to carry traffic over the HS2 railway, there's just one tiny problem - there's no actual road.
martinrobbins.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
And to think some cynics would have you believe that we can't build things in this country anymore
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UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified
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🤖 If you use LinkedIn, please be aware that they automatically use your profile to train their GenAI. To turn off, go to Settings > Data Privacy > Data for Gen AI improvements.
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🤖 If you use LinkedIn, please be aware that they automatically use your profile to train their GenAI. To turn off, go to Settings > Data Privacy > Data for Gen AI improvements.
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Valuable info about the Physics Nobel Prize today from Prof. Joseph Barranco at SFSU on Martinis and Devoret being a grad student and postdoc in Clarke's lab at UC Berkeley & Clark and Devoret being immigrants. "California *public* education made this happen. Immigration made this happen." ⚛️
October 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Valuable info about the Physics Nobel Prize today from Prof. Joseph Barranco at SFSU on Martinis and Devoret being a grad student and postdoc in Clarke's lab at UC Berkeley & Clark and Devoret being immigrants. "California *public* education made this happen. Immigration made this happen." ⚛️
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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I dunno about the rest of you, but I want my cardiologist to relax and rest rather than spend her off-time picking litter and sweeping the streets.
September 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I dunno about the rest of you, but I want my cardiologist to relax and rest rather than spend her off-time picking litter and sweeping the streets.
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Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Rosalind Franklin, Alexander Fleming, Stephen Hawking.
Farage: ‘When it comes to science, I don’t trust anybody’.
The man stands directly against UK values and scientific achievement.
Farage: ‘When it comes to science, I don’t trust anybody’.
The man stands directly against UK values and scientific achievement.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Rosalind Franklin, Alexander Fleming, Stephen Hawking.
Farage: ‘When it comes to science, I don’t trust anybody’.
The man stands directly against UK values and scientific achievement.
Farage: ‘When it comes to science, I don’t trust anybody’.
The man stands directly against UK values and scientific achievement.
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.@SadiqKhan responds to Farage’s deportation plan
“Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
“Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
September 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
.@SadiqKhan responds to Farage’s deportation plan
“Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
“Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
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britains biggest fan of deportations moaning because he's been deported. Twice in the same day👇
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon being deported twice in 24 hours - first from Colombia, then from Panama - because he’s deemed a national security threat, just a week after he led a march calling for migrants to be deported, is the kind of schadenfreude we can all savour.
September 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
britains biggest fan of deportations moaning because he's been deported. Twice in the same day👇
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
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Education is the enemy of fascism.
September 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Education is the enemy of fascism.
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Something I talked about in the post I did over the summer on radicalisation. It's an important factor in elite radicalisation.
samf.substack.com/p/the-radica...
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September 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Something I talked about in the post I did over the summer on radicalisation. It's an important factor in elite radicalisation.
samf.substack.com/p/the-radica...
samf.substack.com/p/the-radica...
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There is also such a thing as the folk-memory of rightwing mobs among some of us.
September 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
There is also such a thing as the folk-memory of rightwing mobs among some of us.
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The whole team – from the cleaners to the consultants – are dominated by migrants and the children of migrants. Many people out there know this of the NHS, but until you see it for yourself, it remains a kind of abstract statement.
If the UK started 'sending 'em home', the NHS would literally stop.
If the UK started 'sending 'em home', the NHS would literally stop.
September 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The whole team – from the cleaners to the consultants – are dominated by migrants and the children of migrants. Many people out there know this of the NHS, but until you see it for yourself, it remains a kind of abstract statement.
If the UK started 'sending 'em home', the NHS would literally stop.
If the UK started 'sending 'em home', the NHS would literally stop.
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Generations. It will take generations to undo the damage. Marvel or DC couldn't dream up a super villain that wats to bring back all childhood diseases and empower cancer. 🇨🇦
September 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Generations. It will take generations to undo the damage. Marvel or DC couldn't dream up a super villain that wats to bring back all childhood diseases and empower cancer. 🇨🇦