Peth/Jonathan

Look up Vivian Gussin Paley’s work. As a teacher in Chicago, she invited children of under 5 to dictate stories to her, then made a space for them to play them out while she read them to the whole class. It encouraged them to tell their stories and feel their power. She wrote many brilliant books.

The BBC's contribution to a civic climate of rage, despair and hatred is sizeable. It's constant amplification of extremist right-wing positions is utterly reprehensible.

Billy Bragg has started a ‘reclaim the lampposts’ campaign and is happy to supply these stickers for you to attach to lampposts with flags on. If you want to call the Xenophobes out then send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Billy Bragg at Bragg Office PO Box 6830, Bridport DT6 9BH

In the big scheme this is not important, but in the little and local world it might be. In Catford three pubs & a cinema have closed in a year. Now one of the last snooker clubs in our area is also going. Used by all ages and backgrounds. Lots of fathers & sons. Another rip in the social fabric.

"Mainstream economists are not interested in describing reality, they are interested, ultimately, in telling people how to behave. They actually are moralists more than scientists, but they pretend to be scientists, and they use moralistic language - "rational behavior" - to describe actions that any other sort of moralist would consider the essence of immoral behavior." David Graeber

Yes

Yep.

WOW. This new Ari Kuschnir short about Donald Trump's White House ballroom is AMAZING.

‘Worrying’ levels of screen time means young people losing confidence to socialise in person, minister warns – UK politics live Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says ‘majority of young people spend all, or almost all, of their free time alone in their bedrooms, online’

This is not caused primarily by "screen time".

It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.

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Sophie and Colin Hortman wrote, “We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can’t believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much." “We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones," they continued. "We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family’s privacy as we grieve." “If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: Plant a tree. Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do," they said. "Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace."

This is beautiful 🥺
Statement by Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark who were assassinated at the weekend.

Isaac Asimov on, "If God is Dead, Everything is Permitted?"

Excellent sleep - as described, arrived as expected and well packaged. 5 stars,would sleep again.

Man in Victoria: Everyone's so negative. Know what I mean?
Woman: No.

Yes.

I’m glad I happened to spend one minute of my Monday morning hearing this helpful and uplifting truth…

The juxtaposition in the @lrb.co.uk of the articles on the Cold War (from the Russian perspective), and Paul Taylor’s writing on DeepSeek is surely deliberate.

It places major political tensions of the past alongside the major technological tensions of the future. Titanic/tectonic struggles both.

Beautiful thread

Eileen at work…

(Actually, what he tries to say here doesn’t make sense).

So there’s such a thing as a ‘profanity accountant’. Which my family probably think I should avail myself of. (Wazzocks).

Begs the question what other accountants would be useful in this life.

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

WOW. The first review of The Dream-Pedlars’ Parade is ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐. ‘One of my absolute favourite reads in quite some time.’

Worth reading

I hope you’re right, Dan. But to add to your argument and build awareness, can you cite evidence and/or examples?

@profaliceroberts.bsky.social, this is lovely Anya who got the Mary Anning statue put up! Please would you repost? I met you that day in Lyme and have a gauche selfie with you to prove it, it was so great 😄

A reminder

What is ‘trutherism’?