Michael Shaw
@mrmichaelshaw.bsky.social
Education technologist. Londoner. Former journalist. Rants here entirely personal.
An image I sent to a colleague earlier before the outage was fixed...
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An image I sent to a colleague earlier before the outage was fixed...
Ah - thanks for doing an update on this. Relieved it’s not just me and will be arriving digitally at some point.
The whole “not available for purchase in your country” meant it felt like the UK had been abandoned…
The whole “not available for purchase in your country” meant it felt like the UK had been abandoned…
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ah - thanks for doing an update on this. Relieved it’s not just me and will be arriving digitally at some point.
The whole “not available for purchase in your country” meant it felt like the UK had been abandoned…
The whole “not available for purchase in your country” meant it felt like the UK had been abandoned…
In case anyone thinks I'm imagining this.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In case anyone thinks I'm imagining this.
Yeah - and Grok continues to double down on it.
I wondered if the correction notes had sunk in, so just checked again.
No, the AI for X continues to promote a hate-mongering falsehood as fact.
I wondered if the correction notes had sunk in, so just checked again.
No, the AI for X continues to promote a hate-mongering falsehood as fact.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yeah - and Grok continues to double down on it.
I wondered if the correction notes had sunk in, so just checked again.
No, the AI for X continues to promote a hate-mongering falsehood as fact.
I wondered if the correction notes had sunk in, so just checked again.
No, the AI for X continues to promote a hate-mongering falsehood as fact.
I’ve done that but am, sadly, not holding my breath.
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’ve done that but am, sadly, not holding my breath.
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
They had a relevant finding for Dorset.
In Bournemouth 51 asylum seekers (or people who gave hotels where they stayed as addresses) were responsible for *116* offences.
Remember that these offences were not just sexual assaults.
In Bournemouth 51 asylum seekers (or people who gave hotels where they stayed as addresses) were responsible for *116* offences.
Remember that these offences were not just sexual assaults.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
They had a relevant finding for Dorset.
In Bournemouth 51 asylum seekers (or people who gave hotels where they stayed as addresses) were responsible for *116* offences.
Remember that these offences were not just sexual assaults.
In Bournemouth 51 asylum seekers (or people who gave hotels where they stayed as addresses) were responsible for *116* offences.
Remember that these offences were not just sexual assaults.
The Mail got figures for
- a 3 year period
- of all crimes (so not just sex offences but also theft & drug offences)
- by people who gave their addresses as hotels used for accommodating asylum-seekers
- a 3 year period
- of all crimes (so not just sex offences but also theft & drug offences)
- by people who gave their addresses as hotels used for accommodating asylum-seekers
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The Mail got figures for
- a 3 year period
- of all crimes (so not just sex offences but also theft & drug offences)
- by people who gave their addresses as hotels used for accommodating asylum-seekers
- a 3 year period
- of all crimes (so not just sex offences but also theft & drug offences)
- by people who gave their addresses as hotels used for accommodating asylum-seekers
This claim went viral on right-wing Twitter being shared by prominent accounts including Tommy Robinson's to millions of followers.
Grok treated it as a news story (and true) while it was repeated by multiple accounts
Grok treated it as a news story (and true) while it was repeated by multiple accounts
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This claim went viral on right-wing Twitter being shared by prominent accounts including Tommy Robinson's to millions of followers.
Grok treated it as a news story (and true) while it was repeated by multiple accounts
Grok treated it as a news story (and true) while it was repeated by multiple accounts
The person who made the claim was The Telegraph's Alison Pearson, appearing on Patrick Christys GB News show on Thursday night.
Here's a transcript of what they said.
Here's a transcript of what they said.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The person who made the claim was The Telegraph's Alison Pearson, appearing on Patrick Christys GB News show on Thursday night.
Here's a transcript of what they said.
Here's a transcript of what they said.
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
Just realised I posted the wrong image for The Guardian. As I said it actually did run it on the cover, but not as the lead.
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Just realised I posted the wrong image for The Guardian. As I said it actually did run it on the cover, but not as the lead.
But I do suspect the differences in press attention, along with the lack of social media and rolling news, are why people forget how much worse and more prevalent violence was in the 1990s.
I don’t recall commentators freaking out that they were terrified to go to supermarkets.
I don’t recall commentators freaking out that they were terrified to go to supermarkets.
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
But I do suspect the differences in press attention, along with the lack of social media and rolling news, are why people forget how much worse and more prevalent violence was in the 1990s.
I don’t recall commentators freaking out that they were terrified to go to supermarkets.
I don’t recall commentators freaking out that they were terrified to go to supermarkets.
The Guardian did put it on the cover, but not as the main story.
November 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The Guardian did put it on the cover, but not as the main story.
The Mirror ran a double page spread, but back on p4 and p5.
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Mirror ran a double page spread, but back on p4 and p5.
The Telegraph ran it on p3.
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Telegraph ran it on p3.
It’s fascinating comparing the front page coverage of the Huntingdon train attack (below) with how the British press treated another case 30 years ago.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
November 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It’s fascinating comparing the front page coverage of the Huntingdon train attack (below) with how the British press treated another case 30 years ago.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
“We are spending scarce resources in ways that have little impact on the teacher quality needed to help pupils.”
The findings from today’s @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social ‘CPD Landscape 2025’ report are concerning.
The findings from today’s @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social ‘CPD Landscape 2025’ report are concerning.
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“We are spending scarce resources in ways that have little impact on the teacher quality needed to help pupils.”
The findings from today’s @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social ‘CPD Landscape 2025’ report are concerning.
The findings from today’s @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social ‘CPD Landscape 2025’ report are concerning.
I now realise this is one of this “pics or it didn’t happen” posts
October 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I now realise this is one of this “pics or it didn’t happen” posts
The Bunny Vs Monkey event with @jamiesmart.bsky.social was a joy.
Yeah, the kids there liked it, fine, but I got to spend an hour sketching stuff like the insane cat Looshkin and a FARTING TREE with a bum in it. So I was happy.
Yeah, the kids there liked it, fine, but I got to spend an hour sketching stuff like the insane cat Looshkin and a FARTING TREE with a bum in it. So I was happy.
October 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Bunny Vs Monkey event with @jamiesmart.bsky.social was a joy.
Yeah, the kids there liked it, fine, but I got to spend an hour sketching stuff like the insane cat Looshkin and a FARTING TREE with a bum in it. So I was happy.
Yeah, the kids there liked it, fine, but I got to spend an hour sketching stuff like the insane cat Looshkin and a FARTING TREE with a bum in it. So I was happy.
I finally read the 2013 Sun article about Zack Polanski the right is weaponising.
Weird bits I'd not heard mentioned was that the writer
1) felt it worked and;
2) thinks Zack's a hottie ("He’s in dark slacks and a tight-fitting jumper but I try to ignore the resemblance to Marvin from JLS.")
Weird bits I'd not heard mentioned was that the writer
1) felt it worked and;
2) thinks Zack's a hottie ("He’s in dark slacks and a tight-fitting jumper but I try to ignore the resemblance to Marvin from JLS.")
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I finally read the 2013 Sun article about Zack Polanski the right is weaponising.
Weird bits I'd not heard mentioned was that the writer
1) felt it worked and;
2) thinks Zack's a hottie ("He’s in dark slacks and a tight-fitting jumper but I try to ignore the resemblance to Marvin from JLS.")
Weird bits I'd not heard mentioned was that the writer
1) felt it worked and;
2) thinks Zack's a hottie ("He’s in dark slacks and a tight-fitting jumper but I try to ignore the resemblance to Marvin from JLS.")
The Conservatives’ plans to slash arts degrees shows a depressing lack of understanding about Britain’s creative industries.
For crying out loud, it's 12 years since the “Next Gen” report emphasised that the games and film industries needed arts graduates as well as those who'd studied comp science.
For crying out loud, it's 12 years since the “Next Gen” report emphasised that the games and film industries needed arts graduates as well as those who'd studied comp science.
October 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The Conservatives’ plans to slash arts degrees shows a depressing lack of understanding about Britain’s creative industries.
For crying out loud, it's 12 years since the “Next Gen” report emphasised that the games and film industries needed arts graduates as well as those who'd studied comp science.
For crying out loud, it's 12 years since the “Next Gen” report emphasised that the games and film industries needed arts graduates as well as those who'd studied comp science.