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Scientist. Pythonista. Terrible guitar player. ooo...looker extraordinaire. Mr @Happymouffetard. Senior Data Scientist. @libdems since 1988 [he/his] https://www.ianhopkinson.org.uk
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You are witnessing the normalization of fascism right in your face. You are seeing the media’s “unbiasedness” sanitize fascism by giving these people the benefit of the doubt. These are not “Nazi-like”, these are Nazis. Beware the rhinoceros, before it’s too late.

Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.

I think Michelle the cat is broken #cats

NBC News: An aide close to President Zelenskyy says that, as of Saturday evening, Ukraine has *still* not been invited to the peace talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia.

If you're the education secretary and you're feeling the need to criticise both parents and schools simultaneously then maybe you need to reflect on what it is about the system that is causing so many issues with it rather than just passing the buck?

Seeing as Britain's loudest headteacher is all over the RW press again, can anyone explain why her school is so undersubscribed? They only have 723 pupils for 840 places, yet other schools in the borough have 100+ over their admissions number. It doesn't really match the rhetoric does it? 🤷‍♀️

It's Severance time!

As far as I can see Vance is vice-president in name only #uspol

Happy Valentine’s Day! Don’t forget to text your crush a squid fact today 😘

I'm like this but with retired looking men - I'm sort of semi-retired at 55.

NEW POST: Children’s SEND needs missed through schools’ “blind spots” to pupil inequalities says a new report from the @edupolicyinst.bsky.social. @tanialt.bsky.social has read the report and penned this precis www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...

The ACS has deleted its website on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect. And with that move, have shown they are worthy of none of the latter. People ask why no-one stands up to fascists, this is why - they are too worried about their own standing to challenge it. www.acs.org/about/divers...

Outdoor retreat team building opportunity ORTBO - none of my away days were ever this weird! #severance

Some children can’t cope in mainstream schools. Virtual and hybrid education is helping them—but the government is standing in their way. Dorothy Lepkowska investigates why a proven solution to absenteeism is being ignored. @westenglandbylines.co.uk #EduSky

The purr article on French Wikipedia has a chart that sorts cats into the groups "purrs," "uncertain," "probably purrs," and "no data"

The BBC reported on "toxic and humiliating culture" at Mossbourne. The Academy ejects pupils who are not high performing, ruins others that can't cope with the authoritarian culture. Ofsted think they are brilliant because they don't listen to pupils. www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/02/06/c... #ebsa

Book review: Roads in Roman Britain by Hugh Davies ianhopkinson.org.uk/2025/02/book... #bookstodon #roman #history #bookreview

Michelle cat is enjoying a tummy rub from @ianhopkinson.bsky.social

So tediously predictable. I dunno, but maybe ask questions about why children don't want to go to school, why they can't see the point and are unhappy, and talk to the people who want to engage with you on these points, who can't seem to get your attention. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Alexander the Warrior Jar rendered in cake by my very talented wife for our son's 13th birthday #eldenring

The vertebrate with the smallest brain-to-body weight ratio is the bony-eared assfish.

Tonight on BBC1, David Lynch's "Terry and Dune". In this week's episode, Baron Harkonnen rains down terror on Surrey, causing Terry's sunlounger to collapse. Later that evening, in the middle of trying to impress his boss, Terry turns into a kettle.

Game review: Black Myth Wukong ianhopkinson.org.uk/2025/01/game... I'm resting between jobs and thought I'd branch out to game reviews! #gaming #BlackMythWukong

Start of term - let’s share academic resources! How about the Research Burger! 🧵 osf.io/sj3mz/

Michelle the cat giving us a somewhat crazed look #cats

Book review: The Teenager's Guide to Burnout by Dr Naomi Fisher and Eliza Fricker ianhopkinson.org.uk/2025/01/book... #ebsa #ASD #ADHD #burnout #bookreview

Book review: The Teenager's Guide to Burnout by Dr Naomi Fisher and Eliza Fricker ianhopkinson.org.uk/2025/01/book... #ebsa #ASD #ADHD #burnout #bookreview

Need to find a reason to call someone a 'fetid moppet'.

Gaslighting is the entire GOP playbook. From ‘biggest crowd ever’ to ‘normal tourist visit,’ they’re betting you’ll ignore reality. If we allow them to keep rewriting history, they’ll keep burning the truth to the ground.

Accidental Flavian hair

Book review: An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi ianhopkinson.org.uk/2025/01/book... #bookreviews #africa #history

Gibb and the Tories basically presided over an era in which education became less inclusive. We can see this in the statistics on exclusion, with high levels of children with SEND.

If he talks like a Nazi, acts like a Nazi and does salutes like a Nazi…he’s probably a Nazi. Why are media outlets not seeing this about Elon?

Book review: Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome in Children by Phil Christie, Margaret Duncan, Ruth Fidler and Zara Healey ianhopkinson.org.uk/2025/01/unde... #bookreview #bookstodon #ebsa #pda #autism

Relieved to say that the first episode is every bit as weird and joyful as the first series.

The BBC keep quoting Lord Wolfson regarding Next and the workforce, neglecting to mention he is a Tory peer.

The Public Accounts Committee has published their report on SEN provision, this is a News post on the Voice for Learners site with links to the report and articles about it from BBC News and Special Needs Jungle: voiceforlearners.online/public-accou... What do you think? #SEND #EBSA