Today my son Christopher Moss successfully defended his PhD thesis and became the third person in our family to gain a doctorate from the University of Manchester, along with his sister Associate Professor Gemma Moss and me. I feel privileged to be their mum today and always.

The university of Derby is about to make a significant number of its Professors and Associate Professors redundant. Please sign and share this open letter calling for a halt to this. ucuderby.co.uk/2025/04/11/s...

Officially old.

The Dream Team had a great day yesterday presenting our #AHRC funded research on #Orgreave at the #HAP25 conference at Senate House, UCL. It was very warmly received.

America: How to know if you are in a cult - just in case you wanted to know…… m.youtube.com/watch?v=rfLp...

America 2025: The Handmaids Tale m.youtube.com/watch?v=F62D...

Why is the Pope asking people to pray for him? Surely they should all be celebrating him going to that ‘better place?’ 🧐

Sen Bernie Sanders speaks for all right thinking people. youtu.be/CVxHFhhWea4

I bet this will really upset him 🤣

Can you be one of 1984 new supporters of Led By Donkeys? I am!

Do you think someone should drop flyers on America - just to let them know what’s happening? 🧐

“Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.” George Santayana.

You gotta love Private Eye.

Oh America: the irony…..

So he’s bonkers. Who knew? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/elon-mu...

This cartoon might be 80 years old but nothing has changed….

There it is, MAGA. Your deranged, dilapidated dullard Donald trump won't receive ANY prison time, but he's now officially a CONVICTED FELON. He's the ONLY so-called President to enter office as an adjudicated rapist and a convicted felon. Congratulations.

So what is wrong with us? Humans have gone to the moon, made unbelievable strides in medicine and science but here we are with people like Trump and Musk on the world stage. Maybe there’s one explanation. Information. Garbage in: garbage out.

Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.

George Carlin was telling us this in 2005…… www.instagram.com/reel/DCBECjp...

Be sure to help those in need at Christmas — and if you're feeling extra festive, maybe dismantle the systems that create and perpetuate poverty.

Slum landlord waxes lyrical about life, the universe and everything. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

It’s pretty funny that apparently, according to Adam Kinzinger and Anthony Scaramucci, Trump stinks - like a mix of armpits hot dogs and butt - because as everyone knows in the UK, Trump is the childish word for fart. Really suits him.

Ted is a coiled spring waiting for Christmas

Pretty damn spot-on, don’t you think?

Child Poverty % (children living in households below the minimum wage) Denmark 2.4% Finland 3.2% Norway 3.6% Sweden 3.6% The UK 32.1% All four of those countries have child benefits, paid by taxing the rich, that make it almost impossible for a child to be in poverty.

Occupy Democrats: If Republicans allow the Affordable Care Act's subsidies to expire in 2025 millions of Americans will become uninsured. Republicans don't care about the suffering of average Americans. Their entire political party exists to funnel more money to the rich and corporations.

Now I love Guinea pigs but this is a GIANT. I just hope she’s not going to eat him.

Me too 👏🏻

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Is it me and my increasing senility which makes me think peoples car headlights are blinding me, or are headlights now just really bright? 😵‍💫

Austrian airlines abandon X due to increasing spread of hate, agitation and disinformation. It’s a thing of beauty.

Where are you Yannis Varoufakis? Bluesky needs you.

www.theguardian.com/society/2024... Will watch this with interest. Cash transfers have a decent evidence base, and arguments against are ideological-cultural, resorting to poor law stereotypes of the feckless poor.

Oooo is this true….?

King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed. But he still needed a 45% pay rise. Like if he needs a pay cut. RP if you want the Monarchy gone. #AbolishTheMonarchy

A better world is possible and the solution is simple. Make the rich poorer.

“Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it's the tip of the hunger iceberg” An important article from @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...

Mass X-odus: professionals desert Elon Musk’s network. It’s definitely happening. The sky is bluer on @bsky.app www.ft.com/content/3051...

December's Research Café is going to be amazing. Psychologists Dr Malcolm Schofield and Professor David Sheffield who will be offering seasonal spookiness with 'Psychology's Ghosts'. 12th December, 7pm. I'm looking forward to the talk and discussions immensely. www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/resea...

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So sad to hear of the passing of David Farrington. Such a generous academic; a giant in the field and so kind and humble. ❤️