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neil-mccutcheon.bsky.social
Believer in liberal democracy, relearning electric guitar. Teacher educator and co-author of Activities For Task-Based Learning.
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“The Ukrainian president was elected in free elections in Ukraine..he is an elected president of a free system. That's not the case with Vladimir Putin, who kills his opponents and has been manipulating his elections for a long time” Emmanuel Macron President of France 👏

Mick Lynch wants a progressive wealth tax with the richest paying the same as everyone else on PAYE, 47%. That would bring in hundred of billions, it is time for the richest to pay what everyone else has been paying their whole lives.

Last week, JD Vance gave Europe an ultimatum: it can align with the Trump administration, or face its wrath. To comply, Europe needs to embrace the extreme right, repeal tech rules the US “will not accept,” and allow Silicon Valley to dominate its market. It should tell the US to take a hike.

I am Reem,🍉18 years old, living without food, water, medicine, or shelter😢 I lost my education and home to the war. Each day feels heavier 😔💔 but my hope in your kind hearts remains alive😢. Please, don’t leave me alone—donate to save me 🙏🏻😔💔 gofund.me/6623ab96

‘Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree’s shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mould’ring heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.’ ~Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, 1751. #BookWormSat 🪦⚰️⛪️ 🖼️ B Haughton

‘You dream about such things’: Brit who discovered missing pharaoh’s tomb may have unearthed another

Listen up.

This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

(Guardian) - French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has cancelled his speech at the US Conservative Political Action Conference conference after former Trump aide Steve Bannon appeared to make a Nazi salute at the end of his speech last night .. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I Stand With Ukraine 🇺🇦

All I can say at this stage is… FINALLY! 💥

Memorable Ladybird Book pictures. “In front of the cottage was a small garden in which grew two rose bushes. One bush bore white roses and the other red roses” Snow White and Rose Red (1969) Artist: Eric Winter

Trump is a pathological liar, example #8567. Yesterday on Air Force One, Trump claimed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was treated “rudely” in Kyiv and that Zelensky was “unavailable to meet him.” One problem: they met. It’s on video. WATCH.

John Lennon in Spain 1966 the #Beatles

It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I can’t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and it’s incumbent on us not to break it.

This is a very good and sobering story that urges Europeans in particular that they cannot trust America now and need to make changes for themselves—and especially Ukraine. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

This is true. @bsky.app is the app of the people. We may not all agree. We may not even all like each other. But we can engage and disagree and agree with our hate That makes the platform the future of social media

Richard Young's 1978 portrait of the Jam outside Centre Point. Now its wildly expensive, lavishly beige apartments, a private club and residents' "wellness spa". But there's a framed print of this in the lobby, which is something.

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

That’s how you write a headline, people.

The Jam meant the world to me when I was a teenager. Still love em now. RIP Rick.

Wrote about Macca, easeful genius, and the rejuvenating experience of witnessing mastery www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...

Trump slams President Zelensky for demanding a seat at peace negotiations over his own country’s future: “You’ve been there for three years. You should’ve ended it in three years. You should have never started it.” (Fact check: Russia started the war against Ukraine.)

lmao jd vance made time to say “lab leak is real!” between berating europeans for not being fascist enough at the munich security conference. these guys are so out to lunch.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... "Show the world who you are - dare them to call you on it."

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President's Day rallies

When you dump an entire agency into a "wood chipper" — as Musk boastfully did two weeks ago (see his tweet at x.com/elonmusk/sta...) — this is the kind of tragedy that can result. Many more tragedies will come to light. This is the core and legacy of the Trump-Musk administration: pure destruction.

The Wayback Machine, which the nonprofit Internet Archive operates, is a tool designed to help preserve online data, and it has been used in the past when new presidents’ administrations took down information from past administrations.

Thank god no one panicked. Lol.

"Modern societies, as Americans are soon to learn, cannot function without experts in every field, especially the many thousands who work in public service," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social.

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

1. Trump and his Death Eaters cannot tolerate any rival power. Europe, when united, is a major trading and diplomatic bloc. They see Russia (much less of a threat to US hegemony) as an excellent instrument for breaking up Europe, by threat or by force.🧵

From firing nuclear safety workers to this—Elon Musk’s DOGE is completely out of control.

So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!

I try to stop off in as many deprived towns as I can - I usually get into conversations with people who are trying hard to make things happen and support people - supporting these people, not anti refugee rhetoric is how we make a better society for all

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

When I was younger I was crippled with self-doubt… Great to chat to the BBC about my experiences with imposter syndrome and how dyslexia has shaped my life (for the better). It’s important to keep challenging the status quo that holds neurodivergent people back. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Here’s the good stuff! Poor quality snippets of Macca’s demo of Step Inside Love have been circulating for years, but here’s a full version from a BBC editor who was lent an acetate which he copied to a quarter inch tape. In 1968 Paul could do no wrong! youtu.be/tO3vnIWDa3g?...

Gangsters. The US government is no ally of Europe. We should fight Russia off ourselves and give the US nothing.

What an idiot. This level of projection would knock Sigmund Freud off his chair.

More than 60 major moves that President Trump and his administration have made in his first 23 days, including executive orders and agency memos, have aligned with proposals in the Project 2025 blueprint, according to a New York Times analysis.

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

Protect this law at all costs ! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

god this guy is an idiot. like, a stone cold idiot who sincerely believes that war fighting and preparedness is about having the biggest dick