Andy Smith
@practicaleq.bsky.social
Appreciative Inquiry practitioner, author of 'Practical Appreciative Inquiry' and 'Practical NLP' series, curates Appreciative Inquiry starter pack
https://coachingleaders.co.uk
https://coachingleaders.co.uk
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Me, increasingly wild-eyed, to my students:
How? How do you double-check the accuracy, if you're not already an expert? Ask a different GenAI? Or do you, you know... Have to go and do the research you would have done anyway, pre-AI? Because I'm buggered if I can think of how you do that in a way where the GenAI saved you time.
January 29, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Me, increasingly wild-eyed, to my students:
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Love this Loyle Carner quote
January 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Love this Loyle Carner quote
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Trump's Davos speech was the act of a madman and that is the only sensible manner in which it should have been covered iandunt.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Trump's Davos speech was the act of a madman and that is the only sensible manner in which it should have been covered iandunt.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant
A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 AM
So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Just got back from my time traveling dinosaur safari and you won’t believe how many butterflies I stepped on! Now to take a big sip of water and check on President Harris’s trip to Davos
January 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Just got back from my time traveling dinosaur safari and you won’t believe how many butterflies I stepped on! Now to take a big sip of water and check on President Harris’s trip to Davos
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this is absolutely bonkers incredible and also it’s very easy to see why cheerleading is one of the most dangerous sports
Weber State with a "WTF did I just watch? (Complimentary)" to win the partner stunt competition at nats
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 AM
this is absolutely bonkers incredible and also it’s very easy to see why cheerleading is one of the most dangerous sports
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Palantir is working with ICE.
Why the hell are we giving Palantir our NHS information.
Palantir need to be banned from UK Goverment, just like the Swiss banned them from theirs.
Why the hell are we giving Palantir our NHS information.
Palantir need to be banned from UK Goverment, just like the Swiss banned them from theirs.
January 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Palantir is working with ICE.
Why the hell are we giving Palantir our NHS information.
Palantir need to be banned from UK Goverment, just like the Swiss banned them from theirs.
Why the hell are we giving Palantir our NHS information.
Palantir need to be banned from UK Goverment, just like the Swiss banned them from theirs.
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I have a plan to save movie theaters and it’s gonna work:
Double-price for phone-friendly showings. You can have your phone out the entire time, make calls, talk, bring young active children without fear of being judged.
Half-price for silent showings. Phone use gets you banned for six months.
Double-price for phone-friendly showings. You can have your phone out the entire time, make calls, talk, bring young active children without fear of being judged.
Half-price for silent showings. Phone use gets you banned for six months.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I have a plan to save movie theaters and it’s gonna work:
Double-price for phone-friendly showings. You can have your phone out the entire time, make calls, talk, bring young active children without fear of being judged.
Half-price for silent showings. Phone use gets you banned for six months.
Double-price for phone-friendly showings. You can have your phone out the entire time, make calls, talk, bring young active children without fear of being judged.
Half-price for silent showings. Phone use gets you banned for six months.
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Do not be surprised if in the first days of an incoming populist radical government there is an entire raft of statutory instruments and other measures prepared and ready to go, exploiting every gap in our constitutional arrangements.
And worryingly, as you highlight, it would be extremely naive for us to assume the well funded right wing “think tanks” haven’t already worked out exactly how to dismantle what protections remain at blitzkrieg speed, should they gain power.
January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Do not be surprised if in the first days of an incoming populist radical government there is an entire raft of statutory instruments and other measures prepared and ready to go, exploiting every gap in our constitutional arrangements.
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
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The Society of Labour Lawyers has decided to close its account on X. We ask our followers on X to follow us instead here on BlueSky or LinkedIn.
Full statement available on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/societ...
Full statement available on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/societ...
January 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The Society of Labour Lawyers has decided to close its account on X. We ask our followers on X to follow us instead here on BlueSky or LinkedIn.
Full statement available on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/societ...
Full statement available on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/societ...
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Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
Movie pitch: a remake of 'Christine', but this time she's a Mk 1 Renault Koleos in the snow
January 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Movie pitch: a remake of 'Christine', but this time she's a Mk 1 Renault Koleos in the snow
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I’m sorry the decorum argument was dead ten fucking years ago when the entire republican party hitched themselves to mister “grab them by the pussy”
come on
come on
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I’m sorry the decorum argument was dead ten fucking years ago when the entire republican party hitched themselves to mister “grab them by the pussy”
come on
come on
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Scum seek jobs where they can act like scum with authority.
Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
Absolutely vile.
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Scum seek jobs where they can act like scum with authority.
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Labour councillor thinks that the murder of a woman - with plans that political parties in the UK are specifically looking to emulate - shouldn't be political.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
How low can Polanski go? Weaponising the killing of the mother of a 6 year old girl, that’s how low.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
Trump started it.
Reform and Tories are at it too.
And Labour already heading in that direction.
All cruel, potentially deadly and does nothing to fix the cost of living crisis.
Reform and Tories are at it too.
And Labour already heading in that direction.
All cruel, potentially deadly and does nothing to fix the cost of living crisis.
January 8, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Labour councillor thinks that the murder of a woman - with plans that political parties in the UK are specifically looking to emulate - shouldn't be political.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
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Make this go viral.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Make this go viral.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
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#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary LUCRETIA: An animal that lives in a toilet.
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary LUCRETIA: An animal that lives in a toilet.
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Sir George Martin was born 100 years ago today. He and the Beatles lucked into their glorious partnership and humankind is the lasting recipient. I was privileged to work with George and hoped to mark the centenary by touring a theatre show about his life & work – but I must stay focused on writing.
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Sir George Martin was born 100 years ago today. He and the Beatles lucked into their glorious partnership and humankind is the lasting recipient. I was privileged to work with George and hoped to mark the centenary by touring a theatre show about his life & work – but I must stay focused on writing.
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We go a little deeper to explain the real-world effects of cold weather on your dog #Dogs #BlueSkyDogs #DogsOfBlueSky #Doglovers
When the Thermometer Drops: How Cold Is Too Cold for Your Dog?
As winter settles in, many dog owners start searching for answers to a familiar question: “Is it too cold for my dog to go outside?”
medium.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We go a little deeper to explain the real-world effects of cold weather on your dog #Dogs #BlueSkyDogs #DogsOfBlueSky #Doglovers
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Happy New Year you lovely people.
A reminder that 2026 should be the year you leave X (if you haven’t already!)
A reminder that 2026 should be the year you leave X (if you haven’t already!)
Why you should leave X
A rallying cry to progressives everywhere...
writesbright.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Happy New Year you lovely people.
A reminder that 2026 should be the year you leave X (if you haven’t already!)
A reminder that 2026 should be the year you leave X (if you haven’t already!)
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"I think 80-90% of the country just want to get on with their lives, be friendly with their neighbours They don't look at people of different religions, skin colours, beliefs, traits, and think badly of them. I think we're divided deliberately to distract" - Gary Lineker
2026, the year of hope.
2026, the year of hope.
January 1, 2026 at 7:54 AM
"I think 80-90% of the country just want to get on with their lives, be friendly with their neighbours They don't look at people of different religions, skin colours, beliefs, traits, and think badly of them. I think we're divided deliberately to distract" - Gary Lineker
2026, the year of hope.
2026, the year of hope.
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Articles about Brigitte Bardot after her death on Sunday have referred to her far right sympathies, which supposedly emerged later in the film star's life. Here she is, though, in 1958 with Jean-Marie Le Pen and Pierre Lagaillarde, future founder of the extremist OAS terror group
December 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Articles about Brigitte Bardot after her death on Sunday have referred to her far right sympathies, which supposedly emerged later in the film star's life. Here she is, though, in 1958 with Jean-Marie Le Pen and Pierre Lagaillarde, future founder of the extremist OAS terror group
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Good! An early insight of human centered design is that it was possible to reduce airplane crashes by introducing tactile switches and toggle that did not create confusion or require people to take their eyes away from their core tasks donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-origin...
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Good! An early insight of human centered design is that it was possible to reduce airplane crashes by introducing tactile switches and toggle that did not create confusion or require people to take their eyes away from their core tasks donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-origin...