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No, it is the children who are wrong This week: Keir Starmer has decided that he blames the voters. Also: some golden age anti-car propaganda; and some new maps of British living standards.

"Where’s the soul searching about why voters might have defected to a challenger from the left? Why, in God’s name, did anyone think it was a good idea to imply a large chunk of Labour’s coalition is, in fact, stupid?"

Newsletter out. Bit angry.

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OSULA'S MOMENT OF MAGIC WINS IT AT ST. JAMES' PARK! 🤩

Initially most people will be internally displaced by conflict. Most people have neither the resources or contacts to cross an international border to become a refugee. The longer a conflict goes on however the more routes are created, both in terms of smuggling and trafficking. 1/4

1 of my kids HATED the costume aspect - we always had to carry school uniform with us to school on World Book Day too to reassure kid. Made it v stressful. And we always went for simple homemade costumes (as did most at primary school eg lots of boys in dresses etc)

Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farage’s recent efforts to woo centre-ground voters may cause tension in party’s right flank, says Hope Not Hate

Personally, I'd have gone with the fact that "one in five (22%) also supported it for non-white citizens whose parents were born in the UK" for the headline. 😱

Inconvenient facts for Farage Reform’s own involvement with “foreign voters”...

Great article from Sam @writesbright.bsky.social on Farage's impersonation of Trump's favourite tantrum and lie - "the election was stolen" 😭

writesbright.substack.com/p/inconvenie...

Feeling very stressed. Have just signed the forms and handed over huge amounts of money to Kitnocks. All because #Alzheimer's has done horrible things to my mother and changed her completely. #DementiaSucks

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Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences With invalid driver’s licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.

Very important essay from @zacharydubois.bsky.social @jaepuckett.bsky.social & Noelle Martin-- "Invalidating someone’s identification documents has immediate and powerful consequences that cascade into all aspects of their life." theconversation.com/kansas-revok...

I can confirm. They are lovely. Bought some for a relative as a Christmas present

This amused me.
I feel so sorry for everyone in the area but, I have to admit, definitely less sorry for those who moved there to avoid paying taxes and lived off the backs of people from poorer parts of the world. Especially feel sorry for indentured/slave labourers who have nowhere safe to go

Logo for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). It shows a the letter UDN is different colors that overlap to form the analogous colors.

Today is #RareDiseaseDay & we are celebrating by highlighting the invaluable work of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN)! Formed in 2020, it aims to solve the most challenging medical mysteries using advanced technologies. In this thread, we will highlight their use of the #zebrafish model. 1/5 🧪

I find it very sad that @jonsopel1.bsky.social has stopped posting here and is only on that awful place now

Ouch! Hope you are OK

Think all #Southampton fans are very pleased that Rupert Lowe is no longer round here.
His views and those of his party members are repugnant.

The way to guard against this is to talk it up big time. Create the context in which a false flag op will be recognized as such.

A letter in today's FT

And law too.

TOMORROW the founding meeting of the non-tenure #MCRHumNetwork on Tuesday February 24 at 6pm on Zoom
Join the Facebook group, message me or e-mail ulla.rajala (a) antiken.su.se to get the link

Darras Hall is known as footballer territory. It was when I was a kid. But those houses have been bulldozed and these monstrosities built!

My copy arrived this weekend. Looking forward to reading it! 🏏

The only alternative would have been to furlough all university staff and just not have higher education for a couple of years. Imagine the response to that!

If you find a good recipe, let me know. Our NM cookbooks are still at my parents' house.

The students claiming uni Covid compensation 'for the principle' Dozens of universities have received legal letters over what students say they missed out on during Covid.

This is causing despair in academe. (1) We were forced to close during Covid. We had no choice! (2) We're not service providers like a restaurant, we are institutions of state. (3) We did everything we could. (4) This will cripple current students' education.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I used to enjoy posole (not sure how to describe it, sort of a stew) and enchiladas. Biggest decision used to be which of chili (sometimes written as chile in NM) to have.

I laughed when I saw this response... As someone who lived in NM as a kid, we were v aware that it was NOT Mexico and the food was NOT Mexican:
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Quick reminder just in case you had forgotten or been putting it off!

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Experience: I’m the last traditional clog maker in England I cut small trees around Offa’s Dyke, then shape the wood by hand

Jeremy Atkinson. The last traditional clog maker in England ‘I cut small trees myself around Offa’s Dyke, on the border between England and Wales.’

Fourteen supporters have bought Ukraine Cricket jerseys so far – meaning a guaranteed £70 donation to @fierce-calm.bsky.social!

Orders are open until 24 February. Join our team, look brilliant, and support an amazing Ukrainian cause. Six more to raise £100 🇺🇦🏏

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