Racists and people exploiting this are the problem and the fact that the government cannot see it is absolutely disgusting. I can’t believe I had high hopes for this government in July 2024. Someone get me out of this hell hole.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan on why the Far Right lie about London crime: “They don’t want our modern, multicultural, progressive metropolis to succeed because they can’t stomach the truth. London is a place where people of every creed, colour and culture live together in peace and mutual respect.”

Morning, A request for help: I recently moved up north (near Bolton) and I’ve been on supply ever since. I need a permanent job. Science teacher. 20yrs exp. Schools don’t always advertise on the TES so if anyone knows anyone, please pass this on? I’d really appreciate it!

I’d like to please juxtapose Jill Lepore’s complaints about how whiny #MeToo students made Harvard a miserable place with the former President of Harvard’s texts to Epstein seeking advice on trying to date a student.

CONSERVATIVES: same sex marriage is an abomination against God ALSO CONSERVATIVES: age is just a number and that number is 15 for us

Whether it’s Barack Obama, appearing in a tan suit or Donald Trump appearing 1700 times in Jeffrey Epstein‘s emails, both presidents made some highly controversial appearances.

Would you rather pay £174.50 to make Donald Trump richer still or to watch Strictly, Call the Midwife, & Traitors, & listen to BBC Radio 2? If you want the bullying narcissist to get the whole of next year’s BBC budget you have the UK’s right wing media mafia to thank.

From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."

she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October

10 days to go until the SHP Yorkshire History Forum! Looking forward to sharing principles for teaching Transatlantic Slavery with a local history lens 🔎 @1972shp.bsky.social @danlyndon.bsky.social tickets still available 🎟

Kill it with fire.

Another wonderful free event coming up from the North East teacher branch of @histassoc.bsky.social featuring the brilliant @mrmayhew.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-bur... #history #historyteacher

"Barely legal" here translates as "not legal"

🚨HAPPY EXPLODING WHALE DAY🚨 1/n www.oregonlive.com/travel/2024/...

Really excited about this tomorrow afternoon!

*TONIGHT* ISLAM & MEDIEVAL ENGLAND Mon 10 Nov | British Library What was premodern England’s relationship like with the wider Islamic Worlds? Join Medieval & Early Modern Orients & HistFest for a special event. Book now events.bl.uk/events/islam...

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All are welcome to our next event. Professor Mark Knights (U of Warwick) works on the political culture of early modern Britain. In this lecture, he will examine Britain’s long struggle with corruption and its impact on the British Empire.

Lest we forget those who were forced to take part in wars that were not theirs to fight & whose names & stories for decades have been erased.Let's also work towards a 🌍 that stops making & using weapons as a way of allegedly bringing peace. War should never be the option. Peace = Justice 🕊️

In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart. liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...

This thread is a real eye opener…

Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...

Fresh from The Traitors, David Olusoga’s new series about the British Empire starts on BBC2 in 10 minutes

Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3 📷 D. v. Recklinghausen 🏺

For anyone still tempted to take Dominic Cummings at all seriously, he's now an advocate of Donald Trump-style open racism.

The Empire strikes back.

Cnut. That's who you find if you look back 1,000 years. King Cnut.

It’s giving “live, laugh, love” vibes.

What a great opportunity here from @1972shp.bsky.social!

I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.

Those brown Muslim men, coming over here, settling down for decades and then bloody going and saving dozens of peoples' lives in an act of astonishing self-sacrificial bravery that nearly cost him his life. All my heart is with Samir Zitouni and his family and loved ones right now.

ON THE LITERAL EVE OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST MAYOR BEING ELECTED, ANNA WINTOUR KILLS PROGRESSIVE AND PROFITABLE TEEN VOGUE POLITICS DESK WHICH HAD JUST INTERVIEWED HIM *That’s* the headline. (Unfortunately there’s hardly any news outlet left to run it 😭)

...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site

X, Grok, Musk cannot be trusted to provide reliable, accurate information. British government and MPs should not be on the platform.

One more time, if you are still on X you are funding this man. This man who wants to sow unrest in a country he doesn’t live in. If you’re still on X, you are part of the problem, don’t kid yourself that you’re not.

Suddenly when puberty blockers are given to cis kids, the Daily Mail (the same newspaper which backed Hitler btw) finally admits that "their effects are not permanent, and once a child lets their blocking treatment lapse, puberty will just continue as normal." Which is true for trans kids too.

With thanks Kyle Books, we have a copy of The Farm Kitchen by Abby Allen to give away with one of our 10" frying pans. Follow us, share this post and then find entry details here www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/competitions Remember; no entry, no chance of a prize

This is tomorrow for anyone interested. Recordings of the others also available.

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

If you’re still on X, why? Why are you happily contributing to this? Is your follower count so important that you can’t make a stand? observer.co.uk/news/columni...

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

I wonder if those in charge at every level might look at this and think what is it that primaries are doing well but I’ve been in this game long enough to know that that it won’t happen. schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-the...

Another shout out for my webinar series with @histassoc.bsky.social, third session this coming Monday. Booking available here www.history.org.uk/primary/cate... #teaching #history #primary

Sorry I refuse to entertain the complete non-existent world where white people don’t know that countless cultures, including some of their own but certainly diasporic racialized ones, call their mom’s cousin’s friend’s sister they grew up with “cousin” and call close women elders “aunt/auntie”

Happy to have an article on the East India Company in a new special edition of @historytoday.com History Today on the British Empire, alongside some superb colleagues.

just to make sure I'm getting my Reform arguments in line - the country is currently over-run by non-white immigrants, there are huge swathes of the country that are no-go areas if you're white, and yet featuring non-white faces in an advert isn't representative of the demographics of that country?

Just trying to imagine how sad your life must be if that’s what you think when you turn the TV on. The worst part is people feel comfortable admitting it.

Worth mentioning, there's nothing illegal about seeking asylum. Indeed the need for those doing so to use irregular routes is recognised in law, provided they present themselves, as they have to, to seek asylum to the relevant authorities. This is a grotesquely misleading comment by the Home Office.