Ed Foster
@edfoster.bsky.social
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Work in HE learning & teaching, particularly student engagement & learning analytics.
Also, love the Peak District and TTRPGs.
Mostly here for the jokes. Apologies if discussion about pedagogy is interrupted with DND jokes and vice versa.
Work in HE learning & teaching, particularly student engagement & learning analytics.
Also, love the Peak District and TTRPGs.
Mostly here for the jokes. Apologies if discussion about pedagogy is interrupted with DND jokes and vice versa.
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If we're playing "who can go the longest without hearing Last Christmas" this year, I've just lost.
1st December FFS.
1st December FFS.
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If we're playing "who can go the longest without hearing Last Christmas" this year, I've just lost.
1st December FFS.
1st December FFS.
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"We will have an economy in which the full-time work of some young people will pay less than the state pensions of retirees, and yet it is the young people who will be taxed."
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Rachel Reeves mugs the youth
Young workers are coughing up for state pensions
www.newstatesman.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"We will have an economy in which the full-time work of some young people will pay less than the state pensions of retirees, and yet it is the young people who will be taxed."
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.
November 10, 2024 at 9:57 PM
I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.
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have written that piece before but there's a whole lot of "oh wow this generation of kids are fucked" and nowhere near enough "huh what exactly have that generation of parents been doing and how can we not do that, going forward"
People are very hard on young people on here, lack of critical thinking, lack of responsibility etc, and then you see something like this and it all makes a different kind of sense.
November 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
have written that piece before but there's a whole lot of "oh wow this generation of kids are fucked" and nowhere near enough "huh what exactly have that generation of parents been doing and how can we not do that, going forward"
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Farage has vowed to cut funding to universities that undermine ‘free speech’. This is just the beginning of the Trump playbook and we know from Johnson’s time there are few constitutional guardrails to stop the abuse of power. Cosying up isn’t going to cut it.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Cambridge University cosies up to Reform
The vice-chancellor expects Nigel Farage to model his policies on Trump and says other Russell Group members are meeting his allies
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Farage has vowed to cut funding to universities that undermine ‘free speech’. This is just the beginning of the Trump playbook and we know from Johnson’s time there are few constitutional guardrails to stop the abuse of power. Cosying up isn’t going to cut it.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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"Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy."
~ Heath Ledger
~ Heath Ledger
November 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy."
~ Heath Ledger
~ Heath Ledger
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American homicide victims are mostly men, except when the killer is an intimate partner—
Almost 20,000 Americans were murdered in 2023.
The chart shows the homicide rates among male and female victims. Men were 2.7 times more likely to die by homicide than women.
Almost 20,000 Americans were murdered in 2023.
The chart shows the homicide rates among male and female victims. Men were 2.7 times more likely to die by homicide than women.
November 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
American homicide victims are mostly men, except when the killer is an intimate partner—
Almost 20,000 Americans were murdered in 2023.
The chart shows the homicide rates among male and female victims. Men were 2.7 times more likely to die by homicide than women.
Almost 20,000 Americans were murdered in 2023.
The chart shows the homicide rates among male and female victims. Men were 2.7 times more likely to die by homicide than women.
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Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
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On the left: 2025 Stephen Pollard op-ed in the Jewish Chronicle claiming Farage isn't far-right and that antisemitism allegations are a nasty smear.
On the right: 2019 lead article in the Jewish Chronicle (then edited by Stephen Pollard) on Farage's far-right links and use of antisemitic tropes.
On the right: 2019 lead article in the Jewish Chronicle (then edited by Stephen Pollard) on Farage's far-right links and use of antisemitic tropes.
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
On the left: 2025 Stephen Pollard op-ed in the Jewish Chronicle claiming Farage isn't far-right and that antisemitism allegations are a nasty smear.
On the right: 2019 lead article in the Jewish Chronicle (then edited by Stephen Pollard) on Farage's far-right links and use of antisemitic tropes.
On the right: 2019 lead article in the Jewish Chronicle (then edited by Stephen Pollard) on Farage's far-right links and use of antisemitic tropes.
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🎯
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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*Nods in Baudrillard*
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
*Nods in Baudrillard*
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Are there any other countries whose "patriotic" publications pay foreigners to write about what a hellhole they think their country is?
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Are there any other countries whose "patriotic" publications pay foreigners to write about what a hellhole they think their country is?
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Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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No Dragonbane game today. Scheduling issues. :(
Thinking of writing a TTRPG in which players play the role of GMs trying to get five adults to sit down at a table at the same time on a regular basis
it’s a horror game and everyone dies
Thinking of writing a TTRPG in which players play the role of GMs trying to get five adults to sit down at a table at the same time on a regular basis
it’s a horror game and everyone dies
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
No Dragonbane game today. Scheduling issues. :(
Thinking of writing a TTRPG in which players play the role of GMs trying to get five adults to sit down at a table at the same time on a regular basis
it’s a horror game and everyone dies
Thinking of writing a TTRPG in which players play the role of GMs trying to get five adults to sit down at a table at the same time on a regular basis
it’s a horror game and everyone dies
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So, to recap, just this week...
-- Trump's negotiators adopt Russia's "peace" (surrender) plan for Ukraine;
-- Farage's Reform UK colleague is sentenced to 10 years in prison for pro-Russia bribery;
-- Musk accidentally outs numerous "MAGA" accounts as Russian troll farms.
#RussiaRussiaRussia
-- Trump's negotiators adopt Russia's "peace" (surrender) plan for Ukraine;
-- Farage's Reform UK colleague is sentenced to 10 years in prison for pro-Russia bribery;
-- Musk accidentally outs numerous "MAGA" accounts as Russian troll farms.
#RussiaRussiaRussia
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So, to recap, just this week...
-- Trump's negotiators adopt Russia's "peace" (surrender) plan for Ukraine;
-- Farage's Reform UK colleague is sentenced to 10 years in prison for pro-Russia bribery;
-- Musk accidentally outs numerous "MAGA" accounts as Russian troll farms.
#RussiaRussiaRussia
-- Trump's negotiators adopt Russia's "peace" (surrender) plan for Ukraine;
-- Farage's Reform UK colleague is sentenced to 10 years in prison for pro-Russia bribery;
-- Musk accidentally outs numerous "MAGA" accounts as Russian troll farms.
#RussiaRussiaRussia
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Fascinated by the 8% of Reform voters who see the English flag as a racist symbol…
Most Green, Labour and Lib Dem voters see the England flag as a racist symbol (1/2)
% saying England flag is a racist symbol
Green: 71%
Labour: 58%
Lib Dem: 53%
Con: 19%
Reform: 8%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
% saying England flag is a racist symbol
Green: 71%
Labour: 58%
Lib Dem: 53%
Con: 19%
Reform: 8%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Fascinated by the 8% of Reform voters who see the English flag as a racist symbol…
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Russia rejected their own peace plan?
Russia flat out rejects Trump's 28-point peace plan: "Even in a reduced military and territorial form, Ukraine would remain a significant danger, requiring us to keep our forces on the western borders."
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Russia rejected their own peace plan?
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Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
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Incredible headline.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Incredible headline.
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NEW: It’s takes a moment for this to really sink in.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
NEW: It’s takes a moment for this to really sink in.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
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Fully agree with my paper's editorial on Trump. Ukraine needs Europe to stop flattering Trump the conman and take a clear stand for its own survival and values. www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing
Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Fully agree with my paper's editorial on Trump. Ukraine needs Europe to stop flattering Trump the conman and take a clear stand for its own survival and values. www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
There’s a lot of strange reactions on here to Trump meeting Mamdani ‘aw isn’t he actually a nice guy’. Today is the day that the Ukrainians found out how fucked they are. Can we please not pretend he’s actually a cute old uncle.
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
There’s a lot of strange reactions on here to Trump meeting Mamdani ‘aw isn’t he actually a nice guy’. Today is the day that the Ukrainians found out how fucked they are. Can we please not pretend he’s actually a cute old uncle.