StaffsMattB
@staffsmattb.bsky.social
Climate Change, home education, weather enthusiast. Occasionally plays piano and enjoys walks in the wilderness. 🏴 🇮🇪 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧
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These are real images of exoplanets.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
May 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
These are real images of exoplanets.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
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I don't know what to feel about all this anymore. Many of us were shouting from the rooftops that Starmer is TO THE RIGHT of the Tories but people were happy to vote for him to get the 'right' name in. I'm frustrated by the horrendous online abuse we all received for being right.
Good post below.
Good post below.
“Environmental defenders were wary of Starmer’s Labour party, though I don’t think anyone believed it would be worse than the Tories.”
So Labours approach to welfare is mirrored in their trashing of environmental protections. No consultation, no listening to experts.
Horrific.
So Labours approach to welfare is mirrored in their trashing of environmental protections. No consultation, no listening to experts.
Horrific.
1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
April 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I don't know what to feel about all this anymore. Many of us were shouting from the rooftops that Starmer is TO THE RIGHT of the Tories but people were happy to vote for him to get the 'right' name in. I'm frustrated by the horrendous online abuse we all received for being right.
Good post below.
Good post below.
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I've been posting about it for a while now, & the UKMO/multi model output have been sticking to their guns in indicating a warmer, more settled spell of weather for the end of April
We could well be challenging the #warmestdayoftheyearsofar early next week..24C Northolt 12.4.25
We could well be challenging the #warmestdayoftheyearsofar early next week..24C Northolt 12.4.25
A spell of much warmer weather is on the way next week 📈
As the jet stream becomes more amplified this weekend, a 'blocked' weather pattern will develop across northwest Europe - but how long this lasts for is uncertain
As the jet stream becomes more amplified this weekend, a 'blocked' weather pattern will develop across northwest Europe - but how long this lasts for is uncertain
April 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I've been posting about it for a while now, & the UKMO/multi model output have been sticking to their guns in indicating a warmer, more settled spell of weather for the end of April
We could well be challenging the #warmestdayoftheyearsofar early next week..24C Northolt 12.4.25
We could well be challenging the #warmestdayoftheyearsofar early next week..24C Northolt 12.4.25
I'm undecided whether these are wall clouds or shelf clouds. To their right and off this picture was a weak shelf, much much longer and also much longer lived.
April 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I'm undecided whether these are wall clouds or shelf clouds. To their right and off this picture was a weak shelf, much much longer and also much longer lived.
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there are so many amazing middle-grade magical novels for young readers that have come out in the last decade-ish written by people who are not hateful assholes btw, a quick sampling off the top of my head:
April 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
there are so many amazing middle-grade magical novels for young readers that have come out in the last decade-ish written by people who are not hateful assholes btw, a quick sampling off the top of my head:
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Home education is about raising REAL people who are beautiful regardless of and because of their individuality. They can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.
Government and other detractors, get REAL
#EducationOtherwise
Government and other detractors, get REAL
#EducationOtherwise
March 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Home education is about raising REAL people who are beautiful regardless of and because of their individuality. They can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.
Government and other detractors, get REAL
#EducationOtherwise
Government and other detractors, get REAL
#EducationOtherwise
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Jeez. US President Donald Trump has again hinted he could use military force to take over Greenland. He’s completely mad
www.politico.eu/article/usa-...
www.politico.eu/article/usa-...
Trump doesn’t rule out military intervention in Greenland — again
U.S. president’s comments come on the heels of diplomatic tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
www.politico.eu
March 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Jeez. US President Donald Trump has again hinted he could use military force to take over Greenland. He’s completely mad
www.politico.eu/article/usa-...
www.politico.eu/article/usa-...
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Every part of this is senseless and destructive.
March 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Every part of this is senseless and destructive.
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Thank goodness for immigrants! Or do they have to be white? 🤔
Baier: What's the biggest thing that keeps you up at night?
Musk: The birth rate is very low in almost every country. And unless that changes, civilization will disappear. America had the lowest birth rate
Musk: The birth rate is very low in almost every country. And unless that changes, civilization will disappear. America had the lowest birth rate
March 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thank goodness for immigrants! Or do they have to be white? 🤔
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Updated to include the (astonishingly good, considering they made it on a £5k budget in Wales) the fan feature, The Hunt for Gollum.
www.edrith.co.uk/p/whats-the-...
www.edrith.co.uk/p/whats-the-...
What's the Best Tolkien Show? The (almost) Complete, Definitive Ranking
And: What I'd like to see them make next
www.edrith.co.uk
March 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Updated to include the (astonishingly good, considering they made it on a £5k budget in Wales) the fan feature, The Hunt for Gollum.
www.edrith.co.uk/p/whats-the-...
www.edrith.co.uk/p/whats-the-...
Note that she didn't say for whom living standards have seen a sustained increase, as this has not been the case for the average household nor is it likely to be.
www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi...
www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi...
March 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Note that she didn't say for whom living standards have seen a sustained increase, as this has not been the case for the average household nor is it likely to be.
www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi...
www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi...
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I am tired of fighting.
When my boys were in school I was always fighting to have their voices heard, to have their needs met.
Fighting with ‘professionals’ who told me they knew better than I did.
A headteacher that told me I was looking for excuses.
A local authority that didn’t want
1/5
When my boys were in school I was always fighting to have their voices heard, to have their needs met.
Fighting with ‘professionals’ who told me they knew better than I did.
A headteacher that told me I was looking for excuses.
A local authority that didn’t want
1/5
March 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I am tired of fighting.
When my boys were in school I was always fighting to have their voices heard, to have their needs met.
Fighting with ‘professionals’ who told me they knew better than I did.
A headteacher that told me I was looking for excuses.
A local authority that didn’t want
1/5
When my boys were in school I was always fighting to have their voices heard, to have their needs met.
Fighting with ‘professionals’ who told me they knew better than I did.
A headteacher that told me I was looking for excuses.
A local authority that didn’t want
1/5
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We keep fighting, we keep providing factual information, yet the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social just ignore the facts about home ed and how the CNIS register won't actually fix the problems it says it will which is to do with children who should be in school but arent. #HomeEd #ChildrensWellbeingBill
March 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We keep fighting, we keep providing factual information, yet the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social just ignore the facts about home ed and how the CNIS register won't actually fix the problems it says it will which is to do with children who should be in school but arent. #HomeEd #ChildrensWellbeingBill
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
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There is an awkward situation brewing about the fact that, at one point, the ‘go to work, get your quals, get a great job and a nice house’ was, mainly, true. These days, the jobs and the houses are looking much further away…
I asked my teen why some of her friends have low attendance. ‘Because they don’t like school and don’t see the point. Or they have bigger problems.’ Shaming ch’n, schools and parents isn’t working. Any ideas for fresh approaches? #attendance
March 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
There is an awkward situation brewing about the fact that, at one point, the ‘go to work, get your quals, get a great job and a nice house’ was, mainly, true. These days, the jobs and the houses are looking much further away…
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The spring equinox occurs Thu March 20th 9.01am-the centre of the sun passes to N of the Equator..1st day Astronomical Spring
But, because the sun appears as a disc in the sky, the Equilux (March 17th)= date top of the sun passes N of Equator & days/nights are closest to 12hrs
But, because the sun appears as a disc in the sky, the Equilux (March 17th)= date top of the sun passes N of Equator & days/nights are closest to 12hrs
equinox is written in white on a black background
ALT: equinox is written in white on a black background
media.tenor.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The spring equinox occurs Thu March 20th 9.01am-the centre of the sun passes to N of the Equator..1st day Astronomical Spring
But, because the sun appears as a disc in the sky, the Equilux (March 17th)= date top of the sun passes N of Equator & days/nights are closest to 12hrs
But, because the sun appears as a disc in the sky, the Equilux (March 17th)= date top of the sun passes N of Equator & days/nights are closest to 12hrs
"That’s where my focus lies, delivering change for them – not playing politics or jumping on passing bandwagons or indulging the commentariat."
Yet this is exactly what Bridget Phillipson is doing to home education through her horrendous Children's Wellbeing (!) And Schools Bill.
Yet this is exactly what Bridget Phillipson is doing to home education through her horrendous Children's Wellbeing (!) And Schools Bill.
March 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"That’s where my focus lies, delivering change for them – not playing politics or jumping on passing bandwagons or indulging the commentariat."
Yet this is exactly what Bridget Phillipson is doing to home education through her horrendous Children's Wellbeing (!) And Schools Bill.
Yet this is exactly what Bridget Phillipson is doing to home education through her horrendous Children's Wellbeing (!) And Schools Bill.
5 of the "Difference from last year" here are more than our household income 😬
Either way, these salaries are excessive and inconsistent with the 'schools are underfunded ' narrative.
Either way, these salaries are excessive and inconsistent with the 'schools are underfunded ' narrative.
I genuinely cannot get my head around these salaries in the public sector when schools are struggling with tight budgets.
Exclusive: Our annual executive pay investigation has this year included 1,800 trusts, making it probably the largest ever analysis
More than 60 trusts had leaders paid at least £200,000 last year - and here are the best paid 🔽
Full story: buff.ly/guFfUFW
More than 60 trusts had leaders paid at least £200,000 last year - and here are the best paid 🔽
Full story: buff.ly/guFfUFW
March 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
5 of the "Difference from last year" here are more than our household income 😬
Either way, these salaries are excessive and inconsistent with the 'schools are underfunded ' narrative.
Either way, these salaries are excessive and inconsistent with the 'schools are underfunded ' narrative.
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A thread on the myths Vs facts of home ed #homeeducation #homeeduk #homeed #notinvisible #areyoulisteningnow
March 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A thread on the myths Vs facts of home ed #homeeducation #homeeduk #homeed #notinvisible #areyoulisteningnow
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Learning never stops. This is why the #ChildrensWellbeingBill is fundamentally flawed. How am I supposed to measure the learning that occurred naturally over the weekend. How do you measure conversations, play, life? #HomeEducation #HomeEd #AreYouListeningNow #ParentalRights #EduSky
February 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Learning never stops. This is why the #ChildrensWellbeingBill is fundamentally flawed. How am I supposed to measure the learning that occurred naturally over the weekend. How do you measure conversations, play, life? #HomeEducation #HomeEd #AreYouListeningNow #ParentalRights #EduSky
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Not only is the #ChildrensWellbeingBill going to have a detrimental effect on home education, it's a huge data grab on all children managed by AI shared with whoever the state feel fit to share with.
#AreYouListeningNow
#DefendHomeEducation
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#AreYouListeningNow
#DefendHomeEducation
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Don't introduce unique child identifier and increased home education regulation
We urge the government not to introduce a single unique identifier number for children and increased regulation of home education. We think its proposals would infringe on children’s privacy and paren...
petition.parliament.uk
February 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Not only is the #ChildrensWellbeingBill going to have a detrimental effect on home education, it's a huge data grab on all children managed by AI shared with whoever the state feel fit to share with.
#AreYouListeningNow
#DefendHomeEducation
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#AreYouListeningNow
#DefendHomeEducation
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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#AreYouListening
School is an opt in choice of education, I expect most parents don't realise this!
#HomeEducators are simply not choosing mass education as it's not fit for purpose!
#DefendHomeEducation
#EducationFreedom
#NoToStateControl
#ChildrensWellbeingBill
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
School is an opt in choice of education, I expect most parents don't realise this!
#HomeEducators are simply not choosing mass education as it's not fit for purpose!
#DefendHomeEducation
#EducationFreedom
#NoToStateControl
#ChildrensWellbeingBill
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
The problem with Labour's home-school crackdown
If there is one common theme among the statistics, it is a growing dissatisfaction with state education on numerous levels.
www.spectator.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#AreYouListening
School is an opt in choice of education, I expect most parents don't realise this!
#HomeEducators are simply not choosing mass education as it's not fit for purpose!
#DefendHomeEducation
#EducationFreedom
#NoToStateControl
#ChildrensWellbeingBill
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
School is an opt in choice of education, I expect most parents don't realise this!
#HomeEducators are simply not choosing mass education as it's not fit for purpose!
#DefendHomeEducation
#EducationFreedom
#NoToStateControl
#ChildrensWellbeingBill
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
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#AreYouListening #ChildrensWellbeingBill #SuffocatingState #KidsVoicesMatter2 #HomeEducation #InternationalWomensDay #FightSchoolFines
February 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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fWIW I do think WFH is changing socialising (tho so is property prices/rents/commuting) but I am sick of it being framed as a civic duty to return to offices. What about creating community near home etc? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Working from home risks 'hollowing out' London - Sir Sadiq Khan
London's mayor outlined concerns about the decline in office working while speaking at an event.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
fWIW I do think WFH is changing socialising (tho so is property prices/rents/commuting) but I am sick of it being framed as a civic duty to return to offices. What about creating community near home etc? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...