Gill Ower
@gillow.bsky.social
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Hi
On Monday 16th March at our primary in Ellesmere Port, we are hosting a whole class reading in KS2 morning where you can see multiple lessons, receive training, look in books and talk to teachers and children. It's £50 a delegate. Please share!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1975342928...
On Monday 16th March at our primary in Ellesmere Port, we are hosting a whole class reading in KS2 morning where you can see multiple lessons, receive training, look in books and talk to teachers and children. It's £50 a delegate. Please share!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1975342928...
Whole Class Reading Showcase In KS2
Come see our KS2 students in action as they showcase their whole class reading skills in an engaging and interactive event!
www.eventbrite.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Hi
On Monday 16th March at our primary in Ellesmere Port, we are hosting a whole class reading in KS2 morning where you can see multiple lessons, receive training, look in books and talk to teachers and children. It's £50 a delegate. Please share!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1975342928...
On Monday 16th March at our primary in Ellesmere Port, we are hosting a whole class reading in KS2 morning where you can see multiple lessons, receive training, look in books and talk to teachers and children. It's £50 a delegate. Please share!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1975342928...
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FINALLY! Spain creates new laws to hold CEOs accountable for the content on their platforms.
This regulation aims to clamp down on the 'digital Wild West' of hateful & illegal content that Tech CEOs platform AND intentionally amplify with no accountability.
"No more hiding behind code." 👏🏼
This regulation aims to clamp down on the 'digital Wild West' of hateful & illegal content that Tech CEOs platform AND intentionally amplify with no accountability.
"No more hiding behind code." 👏🏼
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
FINALLY! Spain creates new laws to hold CEOs accountable for the content on their platforms.
This regulation aims to clamp down on the 'digital Wild West' of hateful & illegal content that Tech CEOs platform AND intentionally amplify with no accountability.
"No more hiding behind code." 👏🏼
This regulation aims to clamp down on the 'digital Wild West' of hateful & illegal content that Tech CEOs platform AND intentionally amplify with no accountability.
"No more hiding behind code." 👏🏼
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As long as they're unmasked and well-trained I guess it's cool, right?
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
As long as they're unmasked and well-trained I guess it's cool, right?
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"It shows, frankly, how 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 Trump has become - and how low standards in American public life have sunk."
Watch the moment Donald Trump snaps at a female reporter who dared ask him a question about Epstein victims…
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Watch the moment Donald Trump snaps at a female reporter who dared ask him a question about Epstein victims…
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
"It shows, frankly, how 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 Trump has become - and how low standards in American public life have sunk."
Watch the moment Donald Trump snaps at a female reporter who dared ask him a question about Epstein victims…
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Watch the moment Donald Trump snaps at a female reporter who dared ask him a question about Epstein victims…
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
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Who decides which children’s books get published, promoted, and put into young readers’ hands? We explore publishing power, access, and why children’s books get so little media coverage.|
🎧 Listen now: https://loom.ly/ORdgY7U
#ReadingCrisis #ReadingForPleasure #ChildrensBooks
🎧 Listen now: https://loom.ly/ORdgY7U
#ReadingCrisis #ReadingForPleasure #ChildrensBooks
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Who decides which children’s books get published, promoted, and put into young readers’ hands? We explore publishing power, access, and why children’s books get so little media coverage.|
🎧 Listen now: https://loom.ly/ORdgY7U
#ReadingCrisis #ReadingForPleasure #ChildrensBooks
🎧 Listen now: https://loom.ly/ORdgY7U
#ReadingCrisis #ReadingForPleasure #ChildrensBooks
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Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent.
In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent.
In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
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If you live in the UK and value the BBC, please give your thoughts on its future ahead of charter renewal
dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
BBC Charter Review Public Consultation
The government is consulting the public to aid decision-making on the terms for the BBC Charter’s renewal and any changes needed to help the BBC to continue to serve the public.
dcms.eu.qualtrics.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If you live in the UK and value the BBC, please give your thoughts on its future ahead of charter renewal
dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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A fun poem for spelling/literacy lessons. One of many available for FREE on my website: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk enjoy! #NationalYearOfReading2026 #EduSky
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 AM
A fun poem for spelling/literacy lessons. One of many available for FREE on my website: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk enjoy! #NationalYearOfReading2026 #EduSky
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The Impossible Gladiator by M. G. Leonard. Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson time-travel to Rome’s Colosseum in 80 CE to find vanished illusionist Kinetic and survive the games - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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The Impossible Gladiator by M.
The Impossible Gladiator by M. 9781035024377
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February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The Impossible Gladiator by M. G. Leonard. Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson time-travel to Rome’s Colosseum in 80 CE to find vanished illusionist Kinetic and survive the games - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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Even if Trump hadn't tried to overturn the 2020 election leading to the 1/6 insurrection at the Capitol, his statement would be harrowing. Given that history, this is terrifying.
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Even if Trump hadn't tried to overturn the 2020 election leading to the 1/6 insurrection at the Capitol, his statement would be harrowing. Given that history, this is terrifying.
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in need of some FREE poems and resources for the week ahead? Look no further than my lovingly handmade website: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk Enjoy! #BookSky #EduSky
Joshua Seigal | Official Website
Website of award-winning poet, author, performer and educator Joshua Seigal. Contains free poetry, and lots of information.
www.joshuaseigal.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:36 AM
in need of some FREE poems and resources for the week ahead? Look no further than my lovingly handmade website: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk Enjoy! #BookSky #EduSky
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To support #ReadItForward2026, you can also PRE-ORDER my brand-new adventure, HOW TO STEAL THE FUTURE, during February and @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social !
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 AM
To support #ReadItForward2026, you can also PRE-ORDER my brand-new adventure, HOW TO STEAL THE FUTURE, during February and @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social !
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
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This sums up what Welsh Labour are up against.
@moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling looks at how people view various Welsh Gov policies.
The further right on the graph the more have heard of it.
The further up the more people like it.
People have really only heard of the things they hate.
@moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling looks at how people view various Welsh Gov policies.
The further right on the graph the more have heard of it.
The further up the more people like it.
People have really only heard of the things they hate.
February 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
This sums up what Welsh Labour are up against.
@moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling looks at how people view various Welsh Gov policies.
The further right on the graph the more have heard of it.
The further up the more people like it.
People have really only heard of the things they hate.
@moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling looks at how people view various Welsh Gov policies.
The further right on the graph the more have heard of it.
The further up the more people like it.
People have really only heard of the things they hate.
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I'm supporting #ReadItForward2026! If you buy LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos during February, then
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk
and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk
and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
Read It Forward with Bookshop.org
This February, we invite you to Read It Forward. 10% of all children's book sales through Bookshop.
uk.bookshop.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I'm supporting #ReadItForward2026! If you buy LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos during February, then
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk
and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk
and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
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Hurrah! @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social is running its Read It Forward campaign.
Many wonderful booklists including our latest New Beginnings titles for primary right here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-be...
#KidLitUK
Many wonderful booklists including our latest New Beginnings titles for primary right here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-be...
#KidLitUK
February 2, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Hurrah! @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social is running its Read It Forward campaign.
Many wonderful booklists including our latest New Beginnings titles for primary right here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-be...
#KidLitUK
Many wonderful booklists including our latest New Beginnings titles for primary right here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-be...
#KidLitUK
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Schoolreadinglist.co.uk is an independent website that recommends children's and YA books to schools, parents, teachers and home educators in the UK. ✅ We write all our own reviews. ✅ Books are selected by experienced teachers and librarians. ✅ Our resources are free.
February 2, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Schoolreadinglist.co.uk is an independent website that recommends children's and YA books to schools, parents, teachers and home educators in the UK. ✅ We write all our own reviews. ✅ Books are selected by experienced teachers and librarians. ✅ Our resources are free.
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Yesterday was AMAZING! 🚴♀️ An estimated 100k cyclists from 200 cities road a Memorial Bike Ride to honor Alex Pretti.
Why? Because Alex was an avid cyclist. 🥹
I'll admit this had my tear ducts gushing for a full 5 minutes.
Fascists vs Cyclists. 🚴♀️
Here's a montage of my fav clips - Part 1 👇🏼🧵
Why? Because Alex was an avid cyclist. 🥹
I'll admit this had my tear ducts gushing for a full 5 minutes.
Fascists vs Cyclists. 🚴♀️
Here's a montage of my fav clips - Part 1 👇🏼🧵
February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Yesterday was AMAZING! 🚴♀️ An estimated 100k cyclists from 200 cities road a Memorial Bike Ride to honor Alex Pretti.
Why? Because Alex was an avid cyclist. 🥹
I'll admit this had my tear ducts gushing for a full 5 minutes.
Fascists vs Cyclists. 🚴♀️
Here's a montage of my fav clips - Part 1 👇🏼🧵
Why? Because Alex was an avid cyclist. 🥹
I'll admit this had my tear ducts gushing for a full 5 minutes.
Fascists vs Cyclists. 🚴♀️
Here's a montage of my fav clips - Part 1 👇🏼🧵
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“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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I am offering this bundle of primary school aged books (almost all picture books, with one multi-story chapter book), which should be £70 + delivery, for £50 with free delivery through my bookstore. I can provide an invoice if needed.
Email me: anewchapterbooksonline@gmail.com
Email me: anewchapterbooksonline@gmail.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I am offering this bundle of primary school aged books (almost all picture books, with one multi-story chapter book), which should be £70 + delivery, for £50 with free delivery through my bookstore. I can provide an invoice if needed.
Email me: anewchapterbooksonline@gmail.com
Email me: anewchapterbooksonline@gmail.com