Liz Duncan

I was required to teach fronted adverbials in Year 4. That was the final push for me to leave teaching.

My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.

A fascinating piece about life as an in-the-trenches GOP operative in the Trump era and the compromises you have to make. Almost all are now fully bought in. But some remain concerned. This one decided he had enough.

Please read and share!

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My sister tested herself for COVID just recently and it came out negative with just the nasal test, but positive when she tested her throat as well.

I've had a quick look at this proposal. I can't see mention of the fact that volunteers are required to run school streets. I know this has resulted in failure of some schemes in my home town through a lack of volunteers.

Dutch late night TV has its take

Great cartoon! 😀

PM with his head in his hands

Debbie Abrahams MP at the Liaison Committee

On welfare cuts, Labour's Debbie Abrahams MP at the Liaison Committee tells the PM to his face: "This was poor legislation, designed to save money...by cutting support to disabled people.

"It was so far removed from Labour values of fairness, social justice, and decency...It made me feel ashamed."

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Thanks Sarah. Although I feel the 65+ cohort perhaps requires further subdivisions these days.

18-24 is a six-year span. I'd be interested in the figures for those in the six years from age 65-71. As a pro-rejoin 65-year-old I see a huge difference in attitude between myself and those also lumped into the huge open-ended over-65 group but who are 15/20 years older than me.

Urgent need for proper journo research about the implications of this. Maybe talk to the LGA and/or an experienced council officer about what happens when a ruling party refuses to deliver on its basic obligations.

@bbc5live.bsky.social did a pretty good job presenting the facts today.

Enjoy! 😊

Screenshot of Facebook post. Tory councillor Jack congratulates his Labour counterpart Andrew on his win yesterday. Andrew replies thanking Jack for standing for election and offering best wishes for the future. Jack thanks him in return.

Jack is a local Conservative, Andrew is Labour. That's the way to do it. 😊

I couldn't tell you what a nuthatch looks like. Turns out, neither can AI. The difference is, I know what I don't know. There is no intelligence or awareness in so-called AI. Read just a few of the replies here.

For anyone who is not aware, or unsure of what is happening in the West Bank, I would urge you to watch #notherland
It is truly heartbreaking and I will never understand how people can be so cruel to each other.
A big thank you to @jemmaforte.bsky.social for mentioning it on @thetrawl.bsky.social

Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.

Ordered a new phone and John Lewis sent me by mistake an iPhone16 worth £1200!
I was very good and took it back.
Visions of the other person receiving my rose coloured pixel 8! 😲

Someone on the BBC mentioned that English is his third language. I can't remember who it was now.

I've definitely been gripped, but I still can't bring myself to listen to the original Oval Office discussion from Thursday. Mention of bullying makes me run a mile!

Thanks for all the updates today.

Denial of Service How Trump - and Robert Peston - broke the news, and why it's probably time to rethink your information diet.

“Following all this chaos is stressful and exhausting and feels largely pointless given that if I had fallen into a blissful slumber nine days ago and been oblivious to the threats against Colombia, Mexico and Canada, I’d be no less informed and a lot less anxious.”

And using the library is the ultimate eco choice. Each book re-used multiple times.

Yes, each door has a sensor to count people in and out. This is in Oxfordshire, not sure of other councils.

Yes, all that is counted too. The library service pays for these on our behalf so will carry on doing so if it is well used. 😊

Worried about the future of your local library? USE IT! Every interaction at libraries is counted and recorded - number of books borrowed, computer use, printing, attendance at clubs and events. These figures will directly influence the council's spending priorities. Tell everyone!

Pont du Gard, near Avignon

Indeed. Plus the age-old "over-reacting".

If Nick Drake came to my house, written and illustrated by Mackenzie Crook.

Inside page showing verse and illustration by the author. I'd hurry down to meet him And shake him by the hang. I'd take his jacket from him And hang it on the stand.

Just published, and borrowed from my local library. A nice enough poem and illustrations. But I'd say it's the famous name alone which has guaranteed its publication. No criticism of Mackenzie Crook, but depressing to see this trend in book publishing.