We used to chain up swings on a Sunday. We used to smoke in pubs. We used to put kids up chimneys. We used to criminalise homosexuality. We used to ban women from voting. Orange men used to march the Garvaghy Road. We move with the times. Not every tradition needs to survive..

I wish the media went after the coterie of remorseless paedophiles who rule the planet the way they go after black professors.

What’s striking about people who embrace opposition to trans rights is they don’t just dip in. It becomes all consuming. It takes over their life. It becomes central to their identity. And it normally serves as a conveyor belt for general nastiness and other ugly beliefs

The rise in assaults reported in schools is concerning, but the figures need context. We’ve seen a significant increase in SPiMS, growing complexity of need, and years of underinvestment in SEN provision, specialist places, staffing and school infrastructure. More need, without matching resources, was always going to create pressure. At the same time, misogyny, bullying, threats and intimidation of staff in mainstream or special settings must face zero tolerance. Respect between pupils, parents and teachers is non-negotiable. A Behaviour Tsar won’t fix what years of under-resourcing helped create. Investment in SEN support, specialist provision and early intervention would be a far better use of public funds.

My greatest disappointment as an adult was discovering that bad people get away with everything.

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4.5 million children in this country are living in poverty.

The old world is dying, the new world is struggling to be born. Now is the time of monsters. - Antonio Gramsci 🧑‍🎨 Jorit

made this and forgot to post 🫥

Bloom said that Shakespeare shaped the modern mind. This stunning clip shows once again that Shakespeare said it better than anyone, and the distance of time only makes the achievement more astonishing.

if true, i think this is sad... you lose all agency when you die. this is such a personal piece, it shouldn't be a promotional gimmick, much less in a movie that doesn't respect the original material

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Let this be the year in which you rebuild your attention span. Big Tech wants you unable to focus on anything for longer than a few seconds. Resist the infinite scroll. Avoid short-form videos. Watch movies without being on your phone. Read voraciously and often.

Giveaway! I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase. Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose? (UK only)

The Kennedy Center. The Reiner post. The plaques. This goes beyond trolling. Trump is sick in the head—and getting worse. We’re long past “this is just Trump being Trump.”

“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.

Haven't read this but I assume her answer is the same as mine: because the socialist revolution is coming