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by Maria Abreu

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Yes, I need to remember to do that.
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by Maria Abreu

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Beautiful!
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by Maria Abreu

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He’s even coming to Ely!

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barristersecret.bsky.social
This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
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financialtimes.com
Jenrick defends ‘didn’t see another white face’ comment on.ft.com/3VSPahS
Robert Jenrick defends ‘didn’t see another white face’ comment
Shadow justice secretary is widely seen as the favourite to challenge Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch
on.ft.com
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davidevans.org.uk
This is Shuranjeet Singh, standing in the allotment at St Michael's C of E Primary School in Handsworth, Birmingham, where he is a governor. I'm sure that Robert Jenrick can immediately tell by looking at him that he's working tirelessly on integration. IIRC, he has a Masters from Oxford.
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Reposted by: Maria Abreu, Vaughan S. Roberts

zoecrowther.bsky.social
Say hello to literally the only protesters outside Tory conference this year
Two protesters holding up a sign saying “pedestrianise the M6”
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by Maria Abreu

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😩
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by Maria Abreu

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Exactly the same time for me. But it doesn’t feel like it.
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by Maria Abreu

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I hadn’t been in a while, but it was good to know we had the option 😢
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by Maria Abreu

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Oh 😞
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by Maria Abreu

mariaabreu.bsky.social
Geese’s new album is fabulous. It has grown on me even more after a week of listening.
theatlantic.com
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 3d
Geese, with their new album "Getting Killed," have achieved something miraculous for 2025: suggesting a future to look forward to, @skornhaber.bsky.social writes.
Finally, a New Idea in Rock and Roll
The band Geese is pushing the genre in new and electrifying directions.
bit.ly
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by Maria Abreu

mariaabreu.bsky.social
And the Lib Dems?
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Reposted by: Maria Abreu, Anna O. Law, Dorothy Bishop , and 11 more

folklorewales.com
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
Tawny owl
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theatlantic.com
Geese, with their new album "Getting Killed," have achieved something miraculous for 2025: suggesting a future to look forward to, @skornhaber.bsky.social writes.
Finally, a New Idea in Rock and Roll
The band Geese is pushing the genre in new and electrifying directions.
bit.ly
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by Maria Abreu

mariaabreu.bsky.social
Nothing beats a stealth tax!
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stevecooke.org
International fees currently subsidise domestic fees. So the government is taking from the only pot that subsidises educating domestic students in order to subsidise educating domestic students. Cynically, I suspect the logic behind this is to performatively demonstrate toughness towards foreigners.
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by Maria Abreu

mariaabreu.bsky.social
It is also partly due to the frozen income tax thresholds, meaning less disposable income, but it happens so gradually and invisibly that most people on regular salaries don’t see it as a cause.
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by Maria Abreu

mariaabreu.bsky.social
At least to those who don’t follow the detail closely and might be horrified if they knew. (Maybe that last bit is wishful thinking)
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by Maria Abreu

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It was the same with Chavez, the comic strongman act was a big part of the narrative that made him so popular. I just fear that (as with Chavez) the absurdity of what is happening obscures the real harm that is being done (until it’s too late).
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by Maria Abreu

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There is some of that, but they are also causing (and enabling) real harm.
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theifs.bsky.social
Children who receive support are more likely to be out-of-work or education, receiving out-of-work benefits, or receiving health-related benefits at age 22.

There is very little evidence on how systems of support could improve these long-term outcomes.
Chart shows outcomes at age 22 for children aged 15 in 2021, by type of support received. Title states: "Children receiving SEND or disability support are more likely to receive support in adulthood and be out of work or not in education."
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Reposted by: Maria Abreu, Steve Peers, Andrew Scott , and 1 more

danneidle.bsky.social
Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.

There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...

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Reposted by: Maria Abreu, Dave O’Brien, Lesley A. Hall , and 4 more

hetanshah.bsky.social
We’ve opened a call for our British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships which enable established scholars to have the time to complete a significant piece of humanities or social sciences piece of research, through a one year period of leave
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships
The British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships are intended to enable established scholars, needing relief from teaching and administration, to have the time to bring to completion a signi...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
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by Maria Abreu

mariaabreu.bsky.social
This sounds really interesting!
mikealbertus.bsky.social
Michael Albertus @mikealbertus.bsky.social · Jan 14
Very excited to announce the release of my new book today, Land Power! Based on 15 years of work, it tells the story of how land shapes societies, from racial hierarchy to inequality, development, gender & the environment.
In hardcover/eBook/audiobook. More in 🧵
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Reposted by: Maria Abreu, Jan W. Mueller, Scott L. Greer , and 5 more

kyledcheney.bsky.social
The ruling itself is remarkable, but it closes with something I've never seen: a 12-page assessment of Trump himself as an ignorant bully, braggart and threat to free speech and the republic writ-large. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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by Maria Abreu

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Even if the elections are massively rigged, it is still worth campaigning and voting, if only to make it harder to steal the vote, and to make it obvious when they have.
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jacquep.bsky.social
California police stumped after trying to ticket driverless car for illegal U-turn

San Bruno officers pull over Waymo but say a ticket wasn’t issued, as ‘our citation books don’t have a box for “robot”’
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
California police stumped after trying to ticket driverless car for illegal U-turn
San Bruno officers pull over Waymo but say a ticket wasn’t issued, as ‘our citation books don’t have a box for “robot”’
www.theguardian.com
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by Maria Abreu

mariaabreu.bsky.social
Thank you! He does grumpy in the evenings when I try to share “his” sofa.
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by Maria Abreu

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I’m sorry, there’s no space for you.
Brown cocker spaniel stretched out on a sofa, eyes open with look that says don’t even think about it.
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