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shocktigan.bsky.social
Sean in Staffordshire
@shocktigan.bsky.social
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Materialist. Educational Psychologist.

Writer of stuff relating to psychology and Marxism at - https://borrowed-language.ghost.io

Speaking here in a personal capacity, not on behalf of any organisation.
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That’s a whole £34.72 per child…over 10 years!
Sir Keir Starmer has declared it his "moral mission" to "turn the tide on the lost decade of young kids left as collateral damage". The government launches its 10-year youth plan today, which has pledged £500m to reviving youth services.
December 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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lol
a Novara media YouTube thumbnail with a picture of Aaron Bastani and the caption ‘is he still a Marxist?’
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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This is not what ‘offer’ means
Young unemployed people will be offered training or job opportunities in construction, care and hospitality as part of a UK government scheme, but could have their benefits cut if they do not take up offers.
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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I used to think that but then I saw him try to ‘do a Burnham’ (wear a relatively normal outdoor jacket) whilst advertising AI and I’ve suddenly decided he’s a nice normal guy
Rory Stewart advertising AI in an ‘I’m just a normal guy’ jacket
December 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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A still from the vid of Emily Thornberry with the caption ‘rattled’
December 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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listen to @bloodwork.show (starting to realise that everything is gun)
The front cover of the album Fantastic Planet by Failure
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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listen to @bloodwork.show
A screenshot from doom of the doom guy wielding the BFG (big fucking gun)
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Balls and Cooper are unusual among ministers in claiming their constituency home in Yorkshire as their main home. By doing so, they are accused of "maximising" their parliamentary allowances by claiming for their more expensive property in Stoke Newington, north London, said to be worth £655,000. Although their three children go to school in London, the couple insist that they genuinely feel that their Yorkshire home is their main family home and that they have acted within the rules at all times.
December 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Only *real 90s kids* will recognise this advent calendar
Pinhead holding the box from hellraiser
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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guest dj threw me a bit ngl (timestamp: 43.07)
A clip from the stream but I’ve replaced grimes with a picture of limmy djing
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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All my algos gone
My top album of the year on Spotify is the soundtrack to the CBBC adaptation of gremlins My top song on Spotify is the theme song from said tv show
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Smarf from too many cooks
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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I have decided to rename my dog ‘Your Party’ to commemorate this momentous occasion
My dog, formerly known as Louie, wrapped up in a blanket because he is a whippet and he feels the cold easily
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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The Zara sultana x post from a few months ago when she said ‘it’s not called Your Party!’
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Just arrived at the Your Party Conference. Buzzing!
The guy getting arrested for eating his succulent Chinese meal saying ‘this is democracy manifest’
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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(by ‘eck) listen to @bloodwork.show
Melanie Sykes from off of the Boddington ads on telly wielding a gun
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Derek Jacobi is my fave actor 🤗🤗🤗🤗
A picture of Dr Jacoby from twin peaks
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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lazy Sunday in my fish slippers
My feet with two shoes on that look like fish
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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It’s working!
A former adviser to Keir Starmer and Tony Blair has urged the Prime Minister to reinvent himself as a 'social media star', warning that his cautious communication style is leaving voters cold Keir Starmer told to 'be a social media star' in bid to win back voters
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Burnham on Mahmood’s immigration plans…

Tell me again how his ‘radical realism’ is going to save the Labour Party?
"I'm not going to say that the Home Secretary is wrong to call for this level of change. "What I would say is, it's really important, on the back of the measures that she's announced, that there is a considered debate."
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Big day for me - my two fave podcasts!
Origin story liking one of my posts where I suggest to mutuals we go see them live Podcasting is praxis following me back
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Ended up going for the secret third option. She’s going to love it!!!
A rug with a pic of 50 cent on it
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Christmas shopping in Leeds market and I can’t work out which of these rugs my partner would prefer for our front room
A rug with scarface on it next to a rug with marylin monroe on it in Leeds market
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Dog’s least favourite time of the year
My cat Finnegan curled up in the dog’s bed now it’s cold and he’s finally headed indoors for winter after having spent the last 6 months outside bothering the staff at the chippy for scraps and starting fights he always loses with other cats. Our whippet Louie looks on with doleful eyes, wanting his bed back.
November 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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A masterful gambit from the Labour Party, sure to end the productivity crisis overnight
Ofcom report says people watch porn most often during the workday CULTURE OFFBEAT Posted 30 November, 2023
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM