I’ve posted this before, but the empathy part seems absolutely crucial right now!
My parenting/teaching advice is read stories to your children. Don’t stop when they can read by themselves. It will develop empathy, build confidence, increase vocabulary, spark their imaginations, help them to fly.

Bloody hell.

Indeed.

The government has chosen to prioritise reducing (skilled, legal, for work) migration over growth and hence over improving public services.

No economic rationale - but even worse, no political rationale either.

I told you yesterday in video and written format - there is no peace deal.

Hamas said they won’t disarm - I showed you the video of their leader.
Israeli defense minister tweeted about “cleansing Gaza” - showed you the tweet.

Now you have both sides blaming each other ⬇️

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to recite Beowulf in its entirety in Old English, without notes, before being allowed entry to the U.K.

I hope people will forgive me for posting a screenshot of this lovely feedback from elsewhere. ☺️ #EduSky

Like Comey, she is going to have an array of lawyers that demolish the mopes who currently work at Trump's behest. And we should all be here for that.

this is so incredibly powerful. thank you, @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social et al. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tENn...

“An essential condition today for entry into the upper echelons of Conservative party politics is being willing to at least pretend that you think taking Britain out of the EU was a good idea. This is a never-ending lobotomy for the Tories”

Brexit will always ruin you in the end.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

BBC News's John Simpson hitting the nail on the head:

"What this doesn't do in any way is sort out the Palestinian question"

"What it does is stop the agony that people in Gaza have been suffering for two years"

"But it doesn't create a future path for them"

"Maybe that can come"

“So I said to Bibi…Bibi you have elections coming up and you want to avoid prosecution…so let’s wind this up, it’s practically levelled now…we can sell you as the man who brought the hostages home, your next election sorted…I get my Nobel…Gaza Plaza…lovely jubbly!”

"I would go as far to say he was the architect."

Emily and Jon on their revelation that Tony Blair has been a pivotal player in the Gaza peace plan - much to the chagrin of civil servants.

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

1/ The recent destruction of a Russian column at Volodymyrivka has prompted strong reactions from Russian warbloggers. Some claim the attack to have been successful, despite the losses; others castigate commanders for sacrificing lives and vehicles. ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/noel...

Nuns

What aren’t the 1k Palestinian hostages being called “hostages”?

This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...

Pope Leo says that American bishops need to be more vocal and support migrant communities from being abducted by ICE in US cities

"Important that we as church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what's going on in some cities in the US"

"The church cannot be silent"

Watching the Bibi & Don Show treat this like some grand victory, while people returning to northern Gaza dig the rubble for loved ones' remains, is pretty revolting.

But if evidence emerges that someone on the breadline has filled in a form wrong, they have to pay it back and they will be arrested if it looks like it may be intentional. This is outrageous. So arrest him, and interview him under caution.

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

I'm not convinced that 'SEN units' in mainstream schools is what #inclusion means. Imo inclusion is not just about being in the same physical location. It's about an attitude and approach that includes learners with SEND as part of mainstream provision.

The worst use of quotation marks in the history of human civilisation is in.