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Seasoned edu bore. Kendalian. Cantona devotee. History Teacher in Exile. He/Him. All views are mine all mine.

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QuitGPT β€” ChatGPT takes Trump's killer robot deal Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.

I just joined the @quitgpt boycott. OpenAI's president was the biggest donor in Trump's Super PAC's year-end report. It's time to quit. Join us: quitgpt.org // #QuitGPT

07.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden YouTube video by Anna Erhard - Topic

youtu.be/2PAcl3TvJF4?...

One of my favourites from last year. Quirky masterpiece.

07.03.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I found out this week that Woodrow Wilson’s mum was from Carlisle and he loved cycling holidays in the Lake District. My Cumbrian Y12 history nerds were very happy to learn this fact (as was I!)

06.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Interesting. It was pretty much essential when it came out when I was at Uni but haven't really thought if it's continued to be rated. Definitely Bright Eyes best album and as relevant now as when it came out.

06.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This mix of Cloud Number 9 was always trash. Beautiful song on the album yet this album makes it sound like bad lift muzak

06.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Big yes for MISWM. Brilliant album.

06.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

1 is one of the greatest albums ever made.

06.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also massive agree. Her country tinged album Invisible Empire also never got the love it deserved.

06.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

1 Let Go - Nada Surf
2 No Cities Left - The Dears
3 I'm New Here - Gill Scott-Heron, Jamie XX
4 Mines - Menomena
5 Grey Will Fade - Charlotte Hatherley

#FridayFive

06.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

V happy to be tagged!

06.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this song!

06.03.2026 07:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
In Our Bedroom After The War
In Our Bedroom After The War YouTube video by Stars - Topic

youtu.be/DPczd0K3Jn0?... #TOTD (Hope ok to gatecrash the party 😬🀞)

06.03.2026 07:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like we need to hold some kind of ceremony to mark this blessed day!

06.03.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran | Feat. Ali Ansari | Seen From The Inside And Out | 1 Podcast Episode Β· Legacy Β· 3 March Β· 44m

For those who want to understand Iran, here's a gem of a new episode of Legacy, where Professor Ali Ansari explains to me and @afuahirsch.bsky.social how leaders in Iran see the outside world - and how power structures actually work/worked

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

05.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this AI?!

05.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Humanism in a nutshell. 1) Putting human beings and other living things at the centre of your moral outlook. 2 Seeing the world as a natural place and looking to science and reason to make sense of it. 3 promoting and supporting human flourishing across all frontiers and championing human rights for everyone.

Humanism in a nutshell. 1) Putting human beings and other living things at the centre of your moral outlook. 2 Seeing the world as a natural place and looking to science and reason to make sense of it. 3 promoting and supporting human flourishing across all frontiers and championing human rights for everyone.

03.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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2003. The names have changed but as always, George was right πŸ–€

02.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4

The healthiest way to deal with it is probably not to indulge the innocence but to say "you absolutely knew this was who they were, you just didn't want to think about it". Anything else feels like gaslighting.

02.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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You think the Moyes tweet can't be beaten but Igor Tudor shows that you are just a baby

01.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Given that Isabel Oakeshott is of fighting age, I assume she'll remain in Dubai and fight to defend her new homeland? That's how that works, right?

01.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote:

"The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same."

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

Once again.

28.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 4712 πŸ” 1654 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 29

Bored of peace, Donald?

28.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Primary-Secondary curriculum journey Blog article by Pete Jackson and Charlotte Sellers

Delighted to share a joint blog written by myself and the history lead at one of our feeder primary schools open.substack.com/pub/petejack...
#historyteacher

28.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

you would think that Reform would be celebrating that a white local working-class tradesperson has beaten an elite, out-of-touch academic who was parachuted in to the constituency

27.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starmer wants to be Macron. He risks becoming Hollande. And why Conservative/Reform shrieking about the rise of "sectarianism" rings hollow

Starmer set himself up as Macron. Today he looks more like Biden or Hollande.

And why claims of the rise of sectarianism in British politics ring hollow. Apparently British Muslims, uniquely, aren't allowed to decide who best represents them.

New substack from me

open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

27.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 7

Potentially sleepwalking into familiar failure mode. Swapping capacity for paperwork.

Question is whether there are adults, time, space & specialist input to make the plan real.

Inclusion is not a list of objects, it is designed conditions of teaching, routines & support that hold up under load.

27.02.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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With A Little Help From My Friends

Spontaneous hugs guaranteed.

open.spotify.com/track/0YZ3J8...

27.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Green victory in Denton is the result which will have the biggest effect on Labour, far more so than a Reform win.

The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong.

Can’t help thinking of this quote from a Labour minister, a year ago…

27.02.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 2550 πŸ” 685 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 61
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Hello darkness my old friend...

27.02.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 1539 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 82

Reform, which spent its by-election campaign warning about the UK's "Christian heritage" being under threat, while proposing a ban on visas from predominantly Muslim countries, now accuses their opponents of engaging in "sectarian politics"

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