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John Cosgrove @johncosgrove.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

For many English schools we are at the brink of a new term, a new school year, so it's time to repost this, in the sincere hope that this year can be different. Please, schools, don't send children home (or to isolation) for wearing "wrong" clothes. johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2023/09/02/a...

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A Uniform Approach

Like cakes on birthdays, fairy lights at Christmas and Halloween’s Trick or Treat, traditions have attached themselves to back to school week in the UK. First is the “uniform photo” with children i…

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

@mapquest.com isn't part of MAGA. Use a map that knows the names of the Great Lakes, No More Google Maps!

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

You do have to wonder about Trump's history grades - were they in the 10% range, or much lower.

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Kit Author @kitauthor.com · 21/06/2026

In last week's show I talked about the grief of feeling like you're excluded from the communities that you are a part of and how that especially feels for neurodivergent and disabled individuals. #inclusive #liberation #neurodivergent #podcast feathermanesoul.com/blog/27343

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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Don’t tell me Fox News didn’t know this, they’re just there to disinform their viewers….

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Public ownership truly works for intelligent capitalists. I've lived in Holland Michigan where government owned power and water have made it a magnet for global industrial corporations. Dependable and predictable service and costs. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Burnham ally to unveil ambitious plan to reverse decades of privatisation

Exclusive: Productive State policy paper envisages state regaining control of basics to make life affordable, in fleshing out of Manchesterism

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Because football doesn't have quarters @fifamedia.bsky.social I turn off the games at your first ad break and don't return until after the second, thus missing every ad you've sold.

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Thanks @keurigdrpepper.bsky.social for sending me coupons expired 350 days ago. Nice touch

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Trump's Surrender at Versailles echoes both the French capitulation in 1870 (with massive reparations) and the 1919 Treaty (with massive reparations). Republicans are now the "Surrender Monkeys." It just cost us all a few Trillion and a whole bunch of lives.

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Hilarious. Gianni Infantino has made me uninterested in the World Cup for the first time @fifamedia.bsky.social

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

If there are quarters and long commercial breaks - it's not the #WorldCup it's U-10 American soccer at best. FIFA needs to be replaced

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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/05/2026

The Trump administration is spending billions of taxpayer dollars to send reckless federal agents into our communities to violate our rights, while cutting necessary programs that our communities need. Tell Congress to act and pass legislation that will hold federal agents accountable.

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Keep Our Communities Safe: Hold Federal Agents Accountable

No one should be above the law, including federal agents. Congress must pass legislation giving victims the right to sue when federal agents violate their constitutional rights.

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I guess we have to ask Keir Starmer... has Palestine Action ever intentionally run someone over with a truck? As in - who exactly counts as a terrorist? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group

Police investigate incident on Thursday after witness claims seeing Raise the Colours logo on side of vehicle

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“Technology” is, as Heidegger* suggested, “the art of manipulating the world.” And humans, for their entire history, have been inventing and improving tools that give more people more power to manipulate the world to their and society’s advantage." medium.com/age-of-aware...

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The Dirty [Baker’s] Dozen: Thirteen School Technologies Most Destructive to Learning.

The “no screens,” “no phones,” and “just pencils and books” narratives are incredibly dangerous to children for a number of reasons. The…

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Thank a #Republican voter today. They are encouraging mass transit and EVs

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Isn't it time for Steve Cohen, @mets.com Citibank and the money behind Manchester Citi and NYCFC to pay to rebuild the Willets Point Subway Station into something state-of-the-art (with free buses to LGA)? Don't they all have enough money?

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

If you accept metal detectors in your local schools, you have no right to complain about #TSA ever. You put your kids through it every day, so, yeah, you think it’s all good.

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social just a note on your red/blue US maps. Not sure what data they use, but I live/have lived in two blue cities that those maps label red based on surrounding counties. Waynesboro Virginia for example, made the NYTimes last fall for dramatically flipping blue.

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Trump appears on Fox @nflbluesky.bsky.social broadcast so I immediately switch to the Canadian Premier League championship game (which is awesome in deep Ottawa snow). If you were advertising to me during Lions/Commander. Sorry, I'm not there.

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 17/09/2025

Huge congrats to @pammoran1.bsky.social & @irasocol.bsky.social for assembling a team of nearly two dozen educators and school leaders to document their path toward transformative school change in 'Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids.' We're honored to do our part. 😁

Cover of Real Learning Real Accomplishment: Schools that work for Kids

“As schools across the country confront a disengagement and mental health crisis, the need for a human-centered education has never been more immediate. Grounded in models of practical shifts with an eye toward intentional systems change, Real Learning, Real Accomplishment is a guide for courageous educators and school leaders who want to shift their practice to change the system by learning from those who already have.” - Nick Covington, Cassie Nastase, Chris McNutt, Directors, Human Restoration Project

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Exactly: THe stories on what didn't get done bc Noem required her personal signature (in additional to call centers, the rescue teams) aren't stating clearly that one reason Noem is doing this is bc she's $1B over budget bc she has blown it all on kidnapping grannies.

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I mean, the numbers speak for themselves, right? If the rest of the country wants to look like an ideological reactionary backwater, kids AND education will suffer. 🤷 There's not much else to it. This kind of thing is a recipe for stagnation and suffering, always has been.

June 2025 report: Oklahoma ranks 46th in national child well-being report
New report places Oklahoma among the bottom five states for overall child well-being.

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I have to say that I've lost even the slightest aspirational interest in the publishing industrial complex. #writers

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

This is the PM who lets NI "loyalist" terrorists intimidate the police while he chases musicians, grandmothers, and retired priests. Tell @teamlabouruk.bsky.social that it is all over.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

UTAH… this is not a game…

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

"Ask yourself if this is normal in a self-described democracy..." Whether Clinton in the US or Blair in the UK, those who turned "liberals" into anti-left authoritarians are significantly responsible for the termination of both "democracies" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen Jones

In Britain’s increasingly authoritarian society, any sort of protest can find itself at odds with the law. You might even go to jail, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

All across the US actual combat veterans are cringing as wannabes pretend they're handling explosives #4th

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Allison Good @allisonwgood.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The govt wants disabled folks out of society and preferably dead

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This July 4th the US gets to celebrate losing World War II. And you didn't think that even Republicans could rewrite that much history.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/07/2025

Ask yourself why Rolling Stone is the only outlet performing this obvious public service.

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Ira Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Real cops do not hide behind masks. Real cops identify themselves because they are proud of their work, not embarrassed by it.

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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 01/07/2025

Happy Canada Day to every proud Canadian across the globe ❤️🇨🇦 This national holiday marks the anniversary of Canadian Confederation when Canada officially became a self governing country on July 1, 1867 🇨🇦❤️ Wishing you a day filled with joy, laughter & pride as we celebrate our beautiful country❤️🇨🇦

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