Reposted by Chris ConnollyAthena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 28/07/2026More people who find reading hard should be told that yes, reading is hard!! There's a reason why we ask parents and carers to read to children from their first day on earth until they get too old to dance on our feet 819946
Reposted by Chris ConnollyLondon & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Today experienced the 24th day of year hitting 30C in London. For perspective in whole of 1980s we had 21 days.static.klipy.comThe Office: Woman Holding 'HOT' SignALT: The Office: Woman Holding 'HOT' Sign 23903471
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 28/07/2026But who is also inherently sneery towards popular culture. 000
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 28/07/2026NBD, just 4% of global consumption taken offline… 👀 010
Reposted by Chris ConnollySam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026And good luck finding businesses to offer meaningful work experience to hundreds of thousands of 14 and 15 year olds. As ever a failure to acknowledge that our big challenge with vocational ed is our labour market. 51529110
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 28/07/2026While it looks just like a basket of Scottish gammons in undersized tracksuits, unfortunately I will bet you dollars to donuts these gammons are being drilled by Irish loyalist paramilitaries. 000
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 28/07/202650% chance of £1M is also 50% of £0. In a bimodal distribution estimated value is not very helpful! 000
Reposted by Chris ConnollyBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 11/03/2026*taps sign* China is a real place with actual people and policies, not somewhere for you to project your feelings about the United States onto. 131760205
Reposted by Chris ConnollyJames Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Gambling is a societal cancer which we should seek to eliminate in any way we can. The US has done the reverse and we now see the consequences. 510322
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Tell me you’ve never been to the People’s Republic of China without telling me you’ve never been to the People’s Republic of China. 050
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Britain has a stronger claim to Ireland than China has to Taiwan. 000
Reposted by Chris ConnollyCaptain Haddock @realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social · 28/07/2026That Musk interview in full: State should stay out of AI But should force other AI companies to share their models with Elon Robots and AI will make money irrelevant but we should have high UBI But Elon shouldn’t have to pay more tax to fund it /1 1103
Reposted by Chris ConnollyBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Musk calls for the assassination of a reporter who embarrassed him with basic questions 14049781590
Reposted by Chris ConnollyDevolved Election Projections @devolvedelections.bsky.social · 27/07/2026You can game it out on our site if you'd like. We have an executive builder which lets you send whoever you want into opposition. devolvedelections.co.uk/northern-ire... 021
Reposted by Chris ConnollyNorthern Ireland Elects @nielects.com · 27/07/2026🚨 NEW: Northern Ireland Assembly Voting Intention SF: 22% (-2) UUP: 16% (+3) DUP: 15% (-3) SDLP: 13% (+2) TUV: 12% (+1) AP: 10% (-1) GRN: 5% (=) AON: 3% (=) PBP: 2% (=) OTH/IND: 2% (=) Changes with April 2026 Via LucidTalk & BelTel 022
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Without saying your age, what is your favourite movie from the year? You turned 18? “You Were Real. That's What Made You So Good To Watch.”static.klipy.comTruman Show: Truman's Farewell BowALT: Truman Show: Truman's Farewell Bow 000
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026A must-read from @davidaaronovitch.bsky.social alongside this thread from Sunder: open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...open.substack.comTruly hurty wordsThe murder of Ann Widdecombe and the question of incitement 000
Reposted by Chris ConnollyChris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Will would have soared to great heights in the USSR. 001
Reposted by Chris ConnollyChris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Всё хорошо (Everything is fine) 001
Reposted by Chris ConnollyChris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Here’s Connor taking Stancil apart with offensive maths. 001
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026This is the sort of VM that in the old days would have had Special Branch knocking at my door. 000
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Will would have soared to great heights in the USSR. 001
Reposted by Chris ConnollyCiaran @ciaranmcgurdy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026After a three year hiatus something has annoyed me enough to write about politics again. That thing is "Silly Sausage Britain"open.substack.comDo Fascists Dream of Shaun the Sheep?Progressives deserve better than "Silly Sausage Britain" 55316
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Here’s Connor taking Stancil apart with offensive maths. 001
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026This is why progressives are so bad at making policies that are popular: the inability to see the difference between theoretical outcome and practical implementation. 010
Reposted by Chris ConnollyJ.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 27/07/2026The world's richest man wants to kill someone for giving him a softball interview that he whiffed 8737147
Reposted by Chris ConnollyChris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I love how the writers of House of the Dragon got together and decided to make a show about internecine war in which the characters all have the same haircut and all have very similar sounding names and then put five years between each series, just in case you might be able to remember the plot. 021
Reposted by Chris ConnollyThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 26/07/2026On this date in 1581, several provinces of the Netherlands denounced the ruling King of Spain as a tyrant. The Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Leave) made the case for human rights, popular sovereignty and freedom of thought. In a way it was our declaration of independence. 419526
Reposted by Chris ConnollyDuncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him) @duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social · 26/07/2026A pox on him..turns up everywhere 041
Reposted by Chris ConnollySunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to" 30039301293
Reposted by Chris ConnollyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/07/2026British followers! BBC Two, right now. The aristocrats of Gaelic football, Kerry seeking their 40th title, versus the eternal nearly men of Mayo who are 0-for-14 since their last win 75 years ago (when, like today, they wore white). Ireland’s most compelling sporting storyline. Get on it. 78922
Reposted by Chris ConnollyMichael Feola @feolski.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The world’s richest man, at it again. Reminder: “remigration” is far right code for the forced expulsion of ethnic “undesirables” in order to “purify” the nation. 1132315457
Reposted by Chris ConnollyJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Social media algorithms are slowly (then rapidly) giving birth to new ideologies. This combination of militarism, UFOs, Christian fundamentalism, and right-wing politics would be obscure without the internet. It's going to get even crazier when they invent a right wing AI to worship. 3252
Reposted by Chris ConnollyPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Interesting: There’s now an anonymous, moderated list of companies that stop responding after you interviewed with themdidtheyghostyou.comGhosted After a Job Interview? Report the CompanyGhosted after a job interview? Submit an anonymous report and see which companies candidates say stopped responding after interviews. 6042781736
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 25/07/2026“Is Scotland tenable?” asks the quiz host, sparking family rows across Dumfries & Galloway. 010
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 25/07/2026No-one is making this claim. The claim is that taking the £50k, for very many people a life-changing sum of money, is the rational choice. 000
Reposted by Chris ConnollyStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Last up is Andy Burnham. Mikel Arteta is Everton’s best player, he says, and he can’t get into the Spain team, so “I think it will be Spain”. 9533
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I love how the writers of House of the Dragon got together and decided to make a show about internecine war in which the characters all have the same haircut and all have very similar sounding names and then put five years between each series, just in case you might be able to remember the plot. 021
Reposted by Chris ConnollyDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Remarkable camera angle of President Trump as he listens to Wall Street Journal reporters receiving an award for their investigation into Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — which they pursued despite Trump’s threats and lawsuit. 3533138905
Reposted by Chris ConnollyGod @thegodshow.com · 25/07/2026This is a totally surreal moment in the Epstein scandal. They win the top award for exposing a pedophile, then have to shake hands with said pedophile. 2163152884
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 25/07/2026If you know anything about the law you know the correct answer is to continue to negotiate and settle for the best deal you can get, which will be more than $50k, on the courthouse steps before a trial starts. 000
Chris Connolly @edtechris.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Or move to northern Ireland to enjoy the temperate climate :) 000
