Dr Zara Bain

is it neurodivergent parenting when you teach your fever ridden kid that they can cool down their feet by pressing them against the brick bedroom wall

first time I've been sad bsky doesn't have an algorithm because how did it take a month for this to show up on my timeline

Completely serious when I say that all of the monuments and holidays Trump makes to himself need to be considered equivalent to Confederate monuments and treated as such.

A Long Way From Home" by Claude McKay is a novel written in the late 1930s. The book explores themes of identity, ambition, and the immigrant experience in America, particularly through the eyes of the main character, who is a Jamaican poet striving for recognition in a new land. The narrative captures the protagonist’s journey from a local sensation in Jamaica to navigating the complexities of race, aspiration, and the

ugh, that's disappointing -- @gutenberg.org using incorrect LLM-generated summaries for books now

www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71744

we all still think you're a soulless bought cunt who would sell your nan's ventilator for pennies to whatever obviously evil grifter happened to be strolling past

Only now?!

Apparently this is the wrong answer, so Wes Streeting is launching another review by a team picked to deliver a more convenient answer 🙄

Whichever review gives the answer they want will be hailed as "gold standard science", the other will be ignored.

For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.

This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.

Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.

Take a look at the explainer document for parents and children too: consult.education.gov.uk/user_uploads...

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I genuinely have no idea how many times both kids woke themselves or us all up before 6am this morning, and it was like a throwback to when they were both much littler

in a surprise development, I am a winner: I somehow wrangled both of my children, including my nap refusenik 3yo, into a big family nap and now the rest of the day can continue with a bit more resource

my children are sick, my work opportunities today are cancelled, I have the vapours

what’s up with this week huh, I thought things were meant to be getting easier

They are but you have to sit on hold for an hour a time sometimes, and it’s held up by involving needing access to a third party’s flat with attic access. Just complicated!

It is, and that’s not to mention the reason I’m calling (a big leak in a wall that has rendered plaster putty, and the attempted solution which has left us with no working loo)

I have spent a sum total of about 3 hours on hold to the housing association since Friday and I’m about to spend another hour and I am tired

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Graphic novels and comics
The Oracle Code (graphic novel) by mariekeyn.bsky.social
Birds of Prey (starting Iss 56) by @gailsimone.bsky.social

Short stories/novelettes
DIY by John Wiswell reactormag.com/d-i-y-john-w...
Where the God Knives Tread by @ghoulpus.bsky.social www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/wher...
Laser Eyes Ain't Everything by @effies.bsky.social www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
I Am the Doorway by Stephen King

Novels/novellas cont.
Clockbreakers by Kate Ristau
Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson
Space Unicorn Blues by TJ Berry
Neighbors by Michael J Payne
My Real Children by Jo Walton
The Truth Teller's Tale by Sharon Shinn
A Daughter of the Trolls by McKenzie Catron-Pichan

Here's a list of protagonists or major characters who use wheelchairs.

Novels/novellas
Borderline by Mishell Baker
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
At the Speed of Lies, Cindy Otis
By Winged Chair by Kendra Merritt
The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan
Casting Nasturtiums by Celia Lake

Does anyone have suggestions for SF & F in which the main character is a full time wheelchair user?

Literally asking this for a friend who uses a chair and wants to see themselves in a book.

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Happy December, beloveds!

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While obviously Lammy's proposal of scrapping many jury trials is getting the headlines, it seems odd how little attention his proposal to scrap the automatic right to appeal is getting. That seems like quite a big thing to be honest, especially for poorer and more marginalised defendants. #r4today

been a while since I struck a nerve like this, huh

I was just thinking about how salient UDL is here, because yes, exactly -- and now just for learning, but every sphere of activity

corollary: maybe the whole infrastructure and architecture of how we structure, manage and deliver learning across the whole education system is not especially geared towards supporting many learners and we could do better generally