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@susiedentwords.bsky.social @jesszafarris.com @robwords.com @dannybate.com As I know you all love an eggcorn, I became aware today that some people refer to a really deluxe product as having "all the Belgian whistles"

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1h

New HESA dashboard on international students drives home impact of Brexit. Germany (7%), France (5%) and Greece (5%) were (like Ireland, at 6%) all in the top 10 providers of UK international students in 2012-13. Gone except Ireland (now 2%); replaced by Bangladesh (2%), Nepal (5%), Pakistan (10%).

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 3h

Of *course* the ‘AI boom’ will make us poorer. It’s a ‘boom’ created by tech bros for tech bros, and they’re pretty much the worst human beings on the planet. How could it possibly do anything else?

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Marty @martincrownover.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The perfect way to put it. They found a way to worm a subscription between you and your normal work.

A screenshot of a post on Threads by Joe Hill. The post reads: "Here’s a thought about the purveyors of AI. They aren’t selling assistance—they’re selling dependency. You give up on acquiring one skill after another, give up on the knotty, meaningful struggle to acquire those skills and AI takes over. It isn’t freeing up time so you can make more of yourself. It’s encouraging cognitive surrender so you can be less."

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 17h

In other words, he’s been doing his job as an MP.

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 17h

To coin a phrase, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean you’re not also a bunch of scumbags

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Law Centres Network @lawcentres.bsky.social · 22h

75% of client legal issues resolved before reaching court. Early legal support works. 16 Law Centres are among the grantees delivering it. New from The Access to Justice Foundation. 👇

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Breaking down barriers through early legal support - Evidence shows…

When legal problems arise, getting the right support at the right time can make all the difference.

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 23h

Mastering brushstroke control takes hundreds of repetitions. Pressure, angle, and speed of the hand shape every line in shufa, shodo, and sumi-e practice.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.

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David Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good grief Radio 4 …nothing on the existential crisis and collapse of HE in the UK and then …you lead in with a disgruntled student affected by a strike Shame on you

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Tap, tap, tap at the window. Bloody AI Greta Garbo, trying to sell me ball bearings.”

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Rob Palk @robpalk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Amazing contrast to Starmer's buttoned up style as Burnham delivers his speech stripped to the waist and covered in peanut butter, repeatedly diving into the audience

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If only there were a solution to the existential risk to humanity posed by AI 🤔

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Unplugging a White Cord

ALT: Unplugging a White Cord

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Rare opportunity to invest in no future.

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m trying out a new choir on Weds night, so I’ve been working my way through the score of Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor this evening. Bloody Hell, what a challenge! As Emperor Joseph II said in Shaffer’s Amadeus, “Too many notes!”

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today’s update: well, we didn’t get to tackle the worst section of the old barn wall today, because the lads have hopped off to another job 😩 Instead, I had the delightful job of sifting through this huge pile of brick rubble, looking for reusable bricks. A thankless task if ever there were one.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The police have asked everyone to please not speculate about the RAF Fairford incident, so naturally I'm going to waste no time in making up total bollocks to suit my own agenda.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"In order to deliver the PM's promise to save social care we need a permanent class of indentured migrant workers without labour rights".

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is why you don't just dig things up. Look at the amazing info we've got now: We know how it was all placed in ground & we have all of it, none damaged & conservation possible both as excavated & after. We can also look at the soil, for organics, pollen etc. #Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure 🏺

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Love Dee’s work. Shame she’s not on here.

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lawofprotest.bsky.social @lawofprotest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is a disaster for Northern Ireland. All the bitterness is back. And for a new generation. #Drumcree #Garvaghy #ParadesCommission #Policing

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.

It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm an @aaas.org Fellow and I'm appalled by this BS posing as science. Writing ads for the AI billionaires who are trying to convince us their thousand AI chimps are going to produce the new Shakespeare is not science journalism

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Pete Morgan @mobymooby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I mean, what on earth are people like this doing in the Labour Party in the first place if this is how they think?

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Tedlassogifs Roy Kent

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

End of week 2 (day 7) on the garden project, and repairs to the rear wall of the barn continue apace. Today has been about buttressing it with some strategically placed steps, and prepping for underpinning while trying not to bring the whole lot crashing down. We tackle the worst section on Monday 😬

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Congratulations, BT and OpenReach - this is a new record. Bunch of incompetent muppets.

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

These kinds of capers by the caped crusader are of course everyday experiences in downtown Norwich

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A beautiful morning for a stroll around Bungay. The antique & bric-a-brac shop on the Market Place always has some quirky stuff. Today, a huge papier-mâché clown head, an unfeasibly long dachshund, a shaggy highland bull, and a disturbing headless child mannequin. My wallet remained in my pocket.

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is awful. There are huge profits to be made from the care of children, but all too often the standard of care, and quality of life of the children, is wretched. See also care of the elderly, and the infirm.

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Reasons to be cheerful… Electric blanket back on the bed 👍

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"I don't fucking think so"

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David Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s not too much to ask that groups of black men and groups of black-shirted men get subjected to the same rules and treatment

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Day 6 of the garden project, and our team have started to repair/rebuild the brick plinth of the old barn. That’s 3m part-done (the finished wall will be 5 courses higher), only 59m to go. Gulp! An interesting discovery today - the barn was part-built on the foundations of a much smaller building

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No, BBC, he has not been arrested over the video of dinghy slashing. He’s been arrested over the dinghy slashing. Words matter.

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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Once again, the judicial appointments commission is absolutely nailing diversity.

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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 23/09/2026

I believe trying to define what Englishness is to be a mug’s game. Any attempt to introduce precision results in absurdity. But angry white men in Union Jack underpants do not have a special insight. If your definition is more inclusive it is not watering down any objective standard.

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The right will eat itself… hopefully

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Day 5 of the garden project over, our landscaper having returned safely (phew!) from cycling 3x up the notorious Mont Ventoux. We’ve now completely cleared 1/4 of the old barn foundations, apart from a stack of reclaimed bricks which will be used to rebuild the plinth. A real sense of progress 👍

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Such a great story, brilliantly told.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just as well those committing wrongs against the RNLI are not holding placards supporting a proscribed organisation, else they would really be in trouble.

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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I mean, any time now would be good. If it's not too much trouble

Headline: "‘Outright racist’ Daniel Thomas will face full force of law over any crimes, says home secretary"

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The BBC of course are not bothering to live report what is going on right now but apparently believe this is news...

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Richard Haviland @rfhaviland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today a bunch of fascists in the Channel risked multiple lives, and were possibly guilty of attempted murder, in addition to massively wasting the time and resources of UKBF and RNLi. It must be all over the BBC online headlines. Isn’t it?

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There are so many crimes in this thread you have to wonder what the police and Home Secretary think they are doing at this point.

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