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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I have been off social media for a while (and don’t regret it!) but I have just popped back to share this rather lovely set of new resources from my very excellent friend and researcher in education @ljrycroftsmith.bsky.social

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

It never ceases to amaze me that despite all the evidence that corporatist politics and politicians are anathema to the current electorates, the centrist politicians will still name drop Hilary Clinton to show off how establishment they are 🤦

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Peter Magyar is still pretty right wing. The underreported story here is that this election was contested by three parties with SEVEN announcing they weren't running at all to give him the best shot at beating Orban.

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Buying software will show up in the GDP figures…

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Not forgetting he was a protege of Peter Mandleson…

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Holy fuck! I know there’s a lot of bad stuff going on in the world right now but I just realised something truly shocking… Euro 96 was fully 30 years ago 😮😮😮 Gaza’s goal against Scotland remains the finest goal I’ve ever seen (except Kanu in the 2008 fa cup final for different reasons)

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

“Providing healthcare to trans people puts the NhS at risk” says Wes Streeting, “doctors asking for pay restoration puts the NHS at risk” says streeting, “supporting assisted dieing puts the NHS at risk” says streeting… “I have this one weird trick for political campaigning” says Wes Streeting… 🙄

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Quick, send them to the straight of Hormuz…

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This Reform leaflet from three Gateshead candidates looks like a timelapse of the same person

Leaflet of three candidates, white blokes with limited hair, all in glasses.

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**GATESHEAD IS BROKEN. VOTE REFORM UK TO FIX IT**

Introducing your Reform UK candidates for Low Fell

leaflet text:

**ATKINSON, John**
Reform UK

John has lived in Low Fell for 30+ years. His background is in civil engineering, policing, teaching and transport. He wants to bring back a sense of community, listen to residents' concerns and focus on local issues such as crime, roads and streets, and better services.

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**HENDERSON, Iain**
Reform UK

Iain has lived and worked in Gateshead all his life. Now retired, he wants to give something back to the borough. With a positive outlook, Iain is looking forward to making a real difference to the lives of the residents of Low Fell and to working closely with them.

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**MURRAY, Arthur**
Reform UK

Arthur has owned several businesses for many years. He has lived locally for 50 years and employs local staff, servicing the northeast and Scotland. His priorities are to see the ward and area prospering once again, caring for the old and infirm and maintaining our parks and open spaces.

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Where the grass is [redacted] and the girls are [redacted].

DC Metro sign for the “Pentagon City” station.

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

If Tice doesn’t get exactly the same or worse treatment than Angela Rayner got (or worse) then it will demonstrate just how much the media are propagandists for Reform… Ah who am I kidding, of course this story will cause barely a ripple outside the pages of the Guardian.

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🧑‍🏫 Maths Teachers 👩‍🏫 Subscribers now have full access to all of my best guess papers. mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/thevault... All are unseen qus. Mark schemes too. Here's some info that I used to make them: mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/hotQLAgr... #maths #mathscpd #iteachmaths #mathsresource #mathsteacher

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

“THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI JANET!” Sent me 😆😆😆

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Renewable power source…without that being mandatory they would just got for burning whatever they could find for free.

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

So I watched ‘crime 101’ the other day on #primevideo… it is a film that’s stayed with me…but not in any good way. 😆 I keep catching myself thinking about it &mulling over how it is possible to make a ‘heist thriller’ quite so bland and uneventful. Also, plot holes, out of character decisions etc.

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Ben Sparks @sparksmaths.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Years ago I helped @meimaths.bsky.social & Integral resources make a series of demo videos for working with data in Excel & @geogebra.org. (Initially for working with the Large Data Set - LDS). Still relevant for our data-driven world! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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LDS Resources Videos - YouTube

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Capitalism is like a parasite, it destroys the host and then moves on. This is why we need regulation and ‘red tape’…left unchecked ‘the market’ will always destroy itself when there are no more resources to exploit. We need to move away from consuming to stewarding and strong govt is key for that

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

A single line in this piece just made my day: “The electricity system operator is understood to be preparing to run the grid without any gas for short periods as soon as this summer, in a first for the UK energy system.” Renewables *work*. And progress matters🎉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval

Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I endorse this message! Moseley Shoals remains one of my favourite albums and is part of the permanent album rotation. One of the absolute best of the 90s

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Before I became an American, I was Lebanese. Parts of my family live in Lebanon. Anyway, you don't need those bona fides to feel this way, but what is happening in Lebanon right now is a complete outrage. The people there, who mostly are just trying to carve out a living, don't deserve this.

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

It is so saddening and sickening that our govt continue to deal with Israel as if it is a partner country rather than a monstrous genocidal regime. Occasionally expressions of concern and appeals to restraint are worthless without concrete legal, diplomatic and economic action.

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

As everyone focuses on Trump and the U.S., Israel just continues committing war crimes with impunity.

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I have a lot of time for Yanis Varoufakis…but not on this! Good thread! 👀

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Sadly there are other conflicts going on out of the media gaze on the Middle East where ethnic cleansing is also a feature and not a bug. Sudan too, with our ‘allies’ the UAE arming a genocide to the sound of absolute silence from the UK govt.

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Another day another bit of ethnic cleansing by the ‘only democracy in the Middle East’TM

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Greens: “we should stop demonising migrants and minorities, also we should use taxation of wealth to improve people’s material circumstances &the environment…oh and also stop supporting illegal wars and genocides” Labour: “sounds dangerous, wrong, and divisive…also, HYPNOBOOBS!…are we popular yet?”

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Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

There is no ceasefire in Lebanon, which Israel is currently laying waste to.

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Pawel Swidlicki @pswidlicki.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Banning Kanye West from entering the UK over anti-Semitism concerns then posting about it in a self-satisfied way on on the Nazi app owned by the Nazi sympathiser is just a perfect encapsulation of this government

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Hey Siri, show me moral cowardice…

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Yay! Another protest group upset because the owners are doing exactly what they said they would when they bought the club…

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Honestly if I was one of the Artemis crew I’d probably be considering just staying up there for the time being…

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Matt “definitely not part of the elite” Goodwin…

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Missed a trick in this diagram to have the heights of the bars scaled by percentage of voters so that the area shows the size of the vote bloc to scale…

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

“Ministers justified reducing support for people too disabled or ill to work by arguing it would remove the “perverse incentives” that discourage employment… as if a twentysomething bedbound with ME just needs “incentivising” to get back to the building site” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late | Frances Ryan

If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist France...

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I seem to remember the Biden administration trying this tactic “look, all the economic indicators say you people are better off so vote for us” It doesn’t work if people don’t feel it in the real economy economy of day to day living.

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Maternity terms for teachers are shockingly bad. It feels a really sort of grim irony they are all awful precisely because it's a mostly female profession. As in improving things v expensive. Essential we do though given how out of step this is with other professions. share.google/DRyNopk0OHTH...

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Extend fully paid maternity leave for UK teachers to stem exodus, union says

NASUWT says full entitlement should be increased to 26 weeks and paternity pay also improved

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Limnetic Villains @limneticvillains.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

On Bluesky there's a 'virtual female metal band' doing the rounds shilling shit AI music, each virtual fake band member has their own s'media pages where whomever is making the project tries to sexualise these fake AI women to help sell the shit fake music. Block it all. www.pinkparadox.band/links

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I wonder how much of the Bluesky traffic at the moment is people posting all the reasons they think Bluesky is dying 😆 It’s like a drunk uncle ranting…”and another thing about Bluesky…”

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𓆩🩸Ruby Bloodthirst Rockatansky🩸𓆪 @rubyrockatansky.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

are you: trans? a metal musician? want to contribute to a compilation album that will raise money directly for trans people in need? then what the fuck are you waiting for?? get in the pit!! forms.gle/dhtLGhurrwQs...

$screenshot of google doc that says the following: Trans Metal Comp; Hi!! We're putting together a compilation album comprised of metal tracks composed by trans musicians and are currently seeking submissions! The album will be released on Bandcamp on June 26th and all sales will go directly towards individual trans folks' fundraising campaigns. We had initially planned on donating to an organization, but the fact of the matter is that right now, trans people need money, and the best way to help is by giving directly. We will be as transparent as possible with where the money goes and boost who we can. If that sounds good to you, read the guidelines below and come headbang along with us! \m/ ALL subgenres of metal permitted. Power metal, deathcore, crossover thrash; as long as it's some flavor of metal or has clear metal crossover influence to it, we'll likely accept it. Whether or not specific submissions are accepted is at the sole discretion of the organizers. If we end up not using your work for any reason, don't feel discouraged! It likely just didn't fit the vibe we're going for. NO tracks made with or containing anything regurgitated by "generative" AI NO Nazi shit. If you're trans and also a Nazi for some fuckass reason, look elsewhere. And get your damn life together. NO cis-led solo acts. If your band or project has cis people involved, that's fine!! As long as at least one member is trans and plays an active role in the performance and/or songwriting, feel free to submit. Up to TWO tracks per artist; up to two songs under the same name will be accepted. If you have or are involved with multiple projects, as long as they're distinct from each other and under different names, feel free to submit up to two tracks for each. You must own the rights to the music you submit; any tracks submitted must be owned by you or with the permission of whoever does, and you must personally be involved in the track in either its composition, performance on the recording, or…$

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

On the plus side, Peter Kyle and Liz Kendall are for the cabinet chop… The first signs of the malign influence of McSweeney and Mandleson waning?

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A lot of big brained centrists criticising @greenparty.org.uk today for advocating subsidising fuel bills as anti-environmental. These same big brains will shortly be howling about how progressives have to ‘live in the real world’ and not pretend our dependence on oil can be eliminated overnight

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

This…see also Rachel Reeves “we need to target energy cost support at the lowest earners. Make it universal and then tax it back progressively, that way nobody falls through the net or misses out on the borderline.

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