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Teach History and Philosophy in a north east of England high school.

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oligarchssuck.bsky.social @oligarchssuck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Worst president ever with worst cabinet ever with negotiators who are serving Putin.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/09/2026
The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity
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The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity
A bloated ballroom, a six-storey military HQ, a helipad-cum-cocktail patio, a gilded angel on a giant arch honouring himself … our architecture critic deplores the decorator-in-chief’s mutilation of Washington
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/09/2026
Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled
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Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled
‘Commonsense change’ looks to end current confusion and put ‘passengers first, not shareholders’ when services are disrupted Rail passengers whose trains are cancelled will have the immediate right to travel on other operators’ services to finish their journey without further charge, ministers have announced. The “commonsense change” will take effect from Sunday 20 September, ending the confusion in Britain where many pre-booked tickets are not valid on other firms’ trains. Continue reading...
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@rulehistorygeek @rulehistorygeek.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Has Anyone Been More Vindicated Than Sam Harris?
In the wake of 9/11, Sam Harris made a prediction about where our politics was headed. Two decades later, he wasn’t just right: what he warned about has become a defining feature of modern politics.
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@rulehistorygeek @rulehistorygeek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
americandreaming.substack.com/p/has-anyone...
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Has Anyone Been More Vindicated Than Sam Harris?
In the wake of 9/11, Sam Harris made a prediction about where our politics was headed. Two decades later, he wasn’t just right: what he warned about has become a defining feature of modern politics.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 07/06/2026
In a “Meet the Press” interview, Trump doesn’t rule out giving Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police payouts from the “anti-weaponization” fund.
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Trump doesn’t rule out giving Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police payouts from the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
In an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump also baselessly claimed that Tuesday’s elections in California were “rigged.”
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 07/06/2026
Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Ukraine Is Not Losing. Russia Is Not Winning.
A momentum shift that changes everything
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/06/2026
Anthony Head obituary
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Anthony Head obituary
Stage and screen actor best known for playing Rupert Giles in the US television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Linn The highway heretic 🏳️‍🌈+🏳️‍⚧️=❤️ @linnlaio.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
In swedish news: "And many Hungarians went to the polls. By early evening, voter turnout had broken all records with 77.8 %" SEE!!! It works if people ACTUALLY shows up to vote! VOTE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPEND ON IT BECAUSE IT DOES!
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Jokes aside, this is an incredibly important day for freedom and democracy and, most importantly, for basic common sense and human dignity, in the spirit of 1989.
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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I’m in the shop all by myself today - so let’s have the best day ever, just to prove to the others that I do do some work.
Bookshops are:
Travel Agents
Rocket ships
Time machines 
Mystical portals
Safe
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/04/2026
Both doctors and the government are handling this strike badly – that’s why there is no end in sight | Polly Toynbee
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Both doctors and the government are handling this strike badly – that’s why there is no end in sight | Polly Toynbee
With the BMA making ‘impossible’ demands and Labour responding with Trumpian threats, negotiations are stuck – and it’s the NHS that will suffer, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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@rulehistorygeek @rulehistorygeek.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews | Jonathan Freedland
Too many want to cast acts of violence and antisemitism as blows against Israel’s government. But the fear and terror land on real people, thousands of miles away, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Fre...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/03/2026
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer emergency service in London were set on fire in an arson attack early Monday. Police said the attack was being investigated as an antisemitic hate crime.
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London Arson Attack on Jewish Ambulance Service Investigated as Hate Crime
The Metropolitan Police said on Monday that it was investigating the episode as an antisemitic hate crime.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Deer enjoying cherry blossoms in Nara, Japan: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
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@rulehistorygeek @rulehistorygeek.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews | Jonathan Freedland
Too many want to cast acts of violence and antisemitism as blows against Israel’s government. But the fear and terror land on real people, thousands of miles away, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Fre...
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Buttigieg: “Trump thought he could get a better deal than Obama did — he failed to get a better deal & he launched a war without planning, without being ready for even some of the most basic things — the military advised him that the Straits of Hormuz would be closed — this is clearly amateur hour”
Pete Buttigieg speaks to reporters. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Jay @jaystovall.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
line cartoon sketch of a couple in a living room. one in a chair looking exhausted and the other on a sofa looking over to the other. the exhausted one states, "I'm so tired of knowing things."
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