Jenny33K
@hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
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Faithful labradoodle companion; researcher and advocate for relational, compassionate social care; writer for Central Bylines; like to listen to other PoVs but block abuse
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hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
Today is their day! (As though every other one weren’t 🙂)
bylinesnetwork.co.uk
Every dog has their day: celebrate your four-legged friends!

International Dog Day on 26 August recognises the canine contribution to the human world
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Every dog has their day: celebrate your four-legged friends!
International Dog Day on 26 August recognises the canine contribution to the human world
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hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
To say nothing of the devolved nations and most English regions having an additional vocabulary and often grammatical variations
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
Interestingly, it’s badly conceived rather than tough. Some gaps can accommodate a number of equally valid answers so it sets people up to fail
ottoenglish.bsky.social
This is the cloze test - part of the C2 Proficiency exam required of some foreign language learners who want to work/study here.

It's TOUGH. You have to put one word in the gaps.

Link to test itself
www.flo-joe.co.uk/cpe/students...
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
As administered to all Reform voters to check they have a right to hoist our Union Flag
ottoenglish.bsky.social
This is the cloze test - part of the C2 Proficiency exam required of some foreign language learners who want to work/study here.

It's TOUGH. You have to put one word in the gaps.

Link to test itself
www.flo-joe.co.uk/cpe/students...
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
Very unprofessional journalism, at best
rfhaviland.bsky.social
The power of words. The court did indeed hear this but only, if you read the article, because Robinson’s lawyer claimed it. And yet anyone reading the headline would think Robinson had been vindicated.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tommy Robinson police stop at Channel Tunnel unlawful, court hears
The far-right activist was charged under the Terrorism Act over an incident at the Channel Tunnel in July 2024.
www.bbc.co.uk
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simonpease.bsky.social
How many of Tommy Robinson’s followers know a British passport isn’t good enough for him, I wonder?
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
They don’t need A level English but they do need sensitivity, a range of skills, a high level of competence and perception. So fed up with this bottom wiping trope
lizcrosbie.bsky.social
Carers will need A-Level English to wipe bottoms, medicate bed sores and change sheets. The immigration debate is now unhinged.
the-independent.com
Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
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marisakabas.bsky.social
"a test"? you mean...a violation?
AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
Yup, one of those things ministers say when no-one has applied a brain cell to thinking about purpose, process or measurement. How would this be assessed? All migrants taking a two year A level and exam? What would its value be?
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davidosland.bsky.social
On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, don't forget that she called Osama bin Laden a freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela a terrorist, General Pinochet a friend. And Jimmy Savile 'Sir'.
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
Musk thinks justice is for sale to the highest bidder, let’s hope the UK shows him how wrong he is
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
This must break international humanitarian laws
profmmurray.bsky.social
13. years. old.
jessemermell.bsky.social
He is 13. A 7th grader w/ a pending asylum case. Being held more than 500 miles from home & housed w/ adults. He called his mom crying, & reported that he’s sleeping on concrete w/ an aluminum blanket.

How is this anything other than sick & shameful? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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lizziedearden.bsky.social
If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer

His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate
bradleyjane.bsky.social
NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias. 
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
www.nytimes.com
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
That’s been my (limited) experience as well. It doesn’t seem to be the disempowered or dispossessed who are falling for conspiracy lies, but people who are doing quite well
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cajunblue.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
Of course it did, it was in The Express
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
Interesting, never heard it used that way before, so to me it didn’t signal what it did to you. But I have heard it used a lot in reference to Putin and Trump
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
Eh what? “Pulling the strings” is a very common phrase, never heard it linked particularly to Jews?
hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social
Interesting given the ‘caution’. Rather than interpret this as a hierarchy of faith hate, better to focus on its overall rise and pervasiveness, and how this can be addressed in part by faiths coming together in mutual support. We need the Interfaith Network restored (defunded by Gove last year)
adambienkov.bsky.social
BBC asking Bridget Phillipson at length about rising antisemitism in the UK (which actually fell last year according to new figures, albeit still very high) but not at all about rising Islamophobia, which is up by 19% year-on-year
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cmgiulini.bsky.social
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Nigel Farage on Russia Today.
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briantrumpet.bsky.social
Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes
Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.
www.bbc.co.uk