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Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
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#FBPE, Author, Journalist, Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow British Psychological Society, Historian, Educator. ‘On Time’ News and Fiction writing blog at:
https://ontimesorg.wordpress.com/

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 8d
What would you do if you had access to a time portal? Try to resolve your granny’s childhood trauma, or try to save the world from global warming? Or even dance along to Hendrix at Woodstock, 1969? 3 generations of the time trekking Anderson family do all this and more in the ‘On Time’ series.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 1h
Just a thought… does BlueSky have servers in Canada and/or Europe? Might be a good idea to get some if not.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 1h
We have been lucky enough to share our lives thus far with 5 of those very good dogs. We have spent Christmas caring for our granddog, Panko, who is also a very good boy. We will miss him so when he goes home!

Reposted by Pam Jarvis, Ignacio Quintero

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2h
NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times.

But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...

Reposted by Pam Jarvis

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2h
Zack Polanski nails Keir Starmer

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan , and 9 more

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3h
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.

In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 21h
Full moon and Venus on a clear, very cold evening in Yorkshire.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 23h
I visited a lot of daycare centres in my career, and actually began my long journey in child development psychology as a parent volunteer in a playgroup. I can’t imagine how terrified we would have been by a bunch of armed, masked men at the door trying to force their way in. Beyond dystopian.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”

SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”

CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”

SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔

He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 1d
OFSTED is a silo though. In the US it’s going mainstream, as no doubt it would here if Farage was ever in charge.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 1d
This is certainly quite a worrying turn of events. But it’s been brewing in silos for quite some time, on both sides of the Atlantic. yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/educati... @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

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Alan Liskov @aliskov.bsky.social · 1d
Yeah who needs academics and elites. What do they know??
Part of Ocean gate submersible buried in ocean floor after implosion.

Reposted by Marc Lynch, Steve Peers, Iikka Korhonen , and 11 more

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 1d
Bari Weiss’s CBS News directly attacking academics, subject matter experts, in the promo for her new CBS Evening News.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 1d
Why has ‘Stranger Things’ been so phenomenally successful over the past decade? Perhaps because its plot follows a 50,000+ year old narrative called ‘the hero’s journey… #fiction #SciFi #psychology
Shaping a story: the journey of the hero
It’s a common experience for an author to have many promising ideas for compelling stories tumbling around in their mind, whilst struggling to find a cohesive frame to hang them upon. However…
ontimesorg.wordpress.com

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 2d
Panko had a bark at the fireworks and then decided he’d catch a few zzzs. My New Year’s resolution: be more dog.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 2d
My late, great friend &colleague Louise Swiniarski from @salemstatemco.bsky.social campaigned for federal funding for early years education for over 40 years. Unsurprising that the current government intends to move in the opposite direction. She outlines her research here, available on Amazon.
Book Cover, Early Years Pioneers in Context by Pam Jarvis, Louise Swiniarski and Wendy Holland

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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 2d
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025.... Punish the kids because of the Epstein Files?
Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states
Trump official says funds will be released ‘only when states prove they are being spent legitimately’
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Pam Jarvis

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 2d
What makes us unique is what makes us special. A lesson to all of us from Wicked: For Good. 💚🩷

#LondonNYEFireworks #WickedForGood
London NYE fireworks around the London Eye: Wicked

Reposted by Pam Jarvis

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d
My fav part of London's New Year's Eve 2026 celebration was the scene with The Lionesses 👏

Followed by: This Is England
"Caribbean barbers with the sharpest trims
Christian neighbours saying happy Hannukah mate
And Muslim mums saying merry Christmas love"
"England is about loving each other"

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 2d
And it’s 2026 in the U.K! Happy New Year everyone!

Reposted by Mor Naaman, Rosemary A. Joyce, Melissa Johnson , and 4 more

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”

SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”

CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”

SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔

He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 2d
I thought apple pie and cheese was a New England ‘thing’, anyway?

Reposted by Mary Corcoran, Pam Jarvis

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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 3d
NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback.

Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.

Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ofcom urged to investigate GB News Trump interview over inaccuracy claims
US president’s assertions climate change is ‘a hoax’ and London has police no-go areas left unchallenged, say critics
www.theguardian.com

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 3d
This is the way populists govern - creating situations where people turn on each other rather than on the government that has created the division. It’s very worrying.

Reposted by Pam Jarvis

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 3d
At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater need for citizen journalism

Who funds us? No one...except you. Become a friends of Bylines supporter:
Friends of Bylines Network - Bylines Network
Stand with us – sign up. now to become a Friend of Bylines Network
bylinesnetwork.co.uk

Reposted by Pam Jarvis, Steven H. Seggie

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty'.

Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.

Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.

1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty' among working people
The Sharewear Clothing Scheme in Nottingham says demand is so high it is running out of clothes.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 3d
How many millionaires/billionaires are there in Texas? And what about other rich people across the US? How do they sleep, especially those who are mothers and grandmothers? I never thought I would see something like this unfolding in a rich, democratic western nation. Heartbreaking.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 3d
Ahem

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❀༻𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕫𝕚𝕖𝕡𝕚𝕖༺❀ @schultziepie.bsky.social · 3d
“If you’re a parent & you can watch this without crying there is something genuinely wrong with you!” If this doesn’t outrage you then idk what to call you!
These are ALL of our children! “This is a moral moment~pick a side!” Take a listen!👇🏼

#protectallofourchildren
#pinks

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 4d
I think (hope) that increasing neurological knowledge throughout the 21st century will gradually put an end to the simplistic dichotomy of human-sentient/animal-non sentient concept.

Reposted by Steve Peers, Alan Richardson, Scott A. Imberman , and 3 more

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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 4d
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 4d
Very few British people were on here when I first joined but that turned out to be a good thing, I follow so many interesting people from all over the world now and even get to try out my very bad French sometimes. And there’s always ‘translate’ for when I’m missing a word (nearly always verbs!)