Michelle Grant

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Make friends in high spaces - i.e, your local librarian. 👍🏾

That’s why we should keep using libraries and lend books from friends. 😁

Fantastic thread for discovering new MG/YA books. Will be flexing my Waterstones £10 points card with one of these this week! 🫶🏾

Baby's Breath - A Psychological Thriller by Russell Jones Survival is only the beginning.

Big news. I'm self-publishing my first novel, Baby's Breath.

After my last two publishers went bust, I’ve decided to bet on myself (and on you).

Read Chapter One now, and apply to become an Advance Reader and get a free copy. Limited to 200

#BabysBreath

www.babysbreath.co.uk

How One Mom and Her Son Might Get Toxic School Uniforms Banned This former war crimes investigator has together with her son created a blueprint for other families to advocate for #noplasticuniforms.

Glad to see attention to the issue of the safety of school uniforms is growing, with handy hashtag #NoPlasticUniforms

#PlasticPollution #PublicHealth
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Stop shady crypto cash flooding our politics 🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. That's why I've signed the petition to stop s...

🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. That's why I've signed the petition to stop shady crypto donations flooding our politics. Will you join me? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/stop-sha...

Post from "The Rundown" July 18 at 5:30 PM · DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material. Source: TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

Sign the petition: Say NO to upping the retirement age Want to retire into your 70s? A Government review of the state pension age could see all of us forced to work longer. Yet again targeting ordinary people to plug funding gaps, instead of the mega-rich...

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Northampton's hidden crisis: The surprising rise of food banks in university areas Behind the bustling student life and new developments in Northampton, a quiet crisis is growing. Food banks near the University area have seen a shocking 300% increase in visitors since 2022 – with un...

The fact that even the maximum student loans don't cover living costs is grotesque. The fact that they're offered at high interest rates pretty much forever just compounds the insult. A society that will help everyone but the young - who it hates. www.northamptonchron.co.uk/community/no...

Teachertapp- Your word of the year is... DIFFICULT

That’s about right… #EduSky

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Thanks all. So far, the lists of school visit authors are:
Primary go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX
Secondary go.bsky.app/EDt42ua
I will keep adding to them :)

Stephen King books can be very long. Try short stories or audiobooks. Reading feeds the soul. 💙📚

Library book copy of the hardcover book ‘Death of the Author’ by Nnedi Okorafor resting on a blue sofa.

Went to the library today. Was gushing about this book and the librarian issued it to me with a 6-week loan instead of the usual 3-week one so I wouldn’t have to rush reading it. #LoveLibraries #SummerReading #Books 💙📚
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Steve Rotheram, Labour mayor of Liverpool city region, has told Robert Peston he is deeply critical of Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint the former editor of the Sun newspaper to a new Whitehall perm sec position in charge of all 7,000 civil servants engaged in communications and PR

Statement here

You made a substantial difference to many. You should be very proud of that. I only wish I’d started doing this years ago instead of just last year.

A photo of my arm with a blood donation needle in it at a blood donation centre.

A blood donation milestone sticker with a bronze 5 on it. The text reads: Congratulations! You've completed the bronze donor milestone.

Made a donation today. Please #GiveBlood

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Ikr. 😎

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Last time I went to the cinema I had my prescription sunglasses on my head. I thought they were my normal glasses and there was no time to go back to the car before the movie started. So ended up watching Thunderbolts in my shades. Gave a whole new perspective on it being a bit dark in places. 🕶️

I can’t wait for these to start shipping…

Don’t forget with many babies had too. As a mum, this is a big deal. Congrats. 🙌🏾

No cheating. Post your lock screen.

The image is of my lock screen which features one of the first photographs of one of my kittens taken on the day she arrived in our home. This tiny tabby kitten is sitting on the cat carrier which is resting on the arm of my sofa. The time on the lock screen is 3:19 am.

300,000 SIGNED UP JOIN US: yourparty.uk

We now have 300,000 people signed up and the establishment is clearly frightened.

Westminster is broken, but the real crisis is inequality: just fifty families now own more wealth than half the population.

Let’s change that together.

Join us: yourparty.uk

South Park: Creator Trey Parker makes joke apology to Trump over opening episode The White House said an episode ridiculing Donald Trump was

I watched it and it was burn 🔥 after burn 🔥 after burn 🔥 #SouthPark

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Hugs Ruth, it must be hard. x

Summer Holiday Giveaway! To be in with a chance of winning a SIGNED POETRY BOOK, here’s what to do:

- Repost this post
- Follow me if you don’t already
- tag cronies for extra entries

Winner selected 07/08/25. Good luck! #BookSky #EduSky #KidLit #Giveaway #EndOfTerm

Reinstate the Four Suspended Labour MPs The decision to suspend the whip from four MPs for opposing cuts to welfare payments for disabled people is wrong. Sign the petition to demand their reinstatement and a better future for Labour:

The decision to suspend the whip from four MPs for opposing cuts to welfare payments for disabled people is wrong - and has to be reversed.

Sign the petition to demand their reinstatement: actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...