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Jane Woods
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Biology Lecturer on #AccesstoHE. Life-long learner. Love my messy garden. Mum to 2, grandma(!) to 2. Fledgling birder. #LoveFE #UKFE
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AI is a bubble isn't it? And when it pops we're in even more economic trouble because of all the money sunk in. I think this is less scary than it taking over the world but still a bad outcome.
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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For years I’ve known that week 3 of autumn term is the worst week of the year. Week 1 is a blur, week 2 a honeymoon, week 3 staff & children both come to see the challenges ahead and understand the work involved. The kids realise: this is it.
Well this week proved me right, again.
September 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Rayner is absolute class. She's been a bit silly in organising her taxes, but that's not why they hate her. They hate her because she did not know her place.
September 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Earlier this year, I lost my beloved job at my beloved Observer when the Guardian, in its great wisdom, gave the newspaper away to a podcast company...who promptly sacked me.

So, forgive my delight today, in being nominated for FIVE awards in the British Podcast Awards!!
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July 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Minute Cryptic - 16 July, 2025
"I love doing gymnastics with this extremely springy bunch?" (7)
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I scored: 2 under par
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Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
www.minutecryptic.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Following today’s #SaltPathGate scandal, I feel obliged to confess that I’ve never actually seen a Storm-petrel. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it.

#imwithrachel
July 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Hi, is this a good place for teachers, educators and if so how do I find groups, particularly about Biology?
June 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Does anyone else do or know anyone who does Edexcel A-level Biology B? I am interested in others views on the 2025 paper they have just sat. @chatbiology.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Desperate parent alert! Our 4yo left his beloved teddy Moley (Florence the Mole from Any Creatures Wildlife) at Premier Inn Doncaster Lakeside on May 31. Likely scooped up with laundry 🧺💔 Discontinued + irreplaceable. Please RT + help us bring him home! 🙏#bringmoleyhome
June 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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👇 This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like 👇

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social with a powerful talk on broligarchy & authoritarianism.

Can't even pick a quote, because every other sentence is worth a quotation.
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
www.youtube.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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Trump: putting the FFS into “tariffs”.
April 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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It’s like an issue of Private Eye
Pedantry Corner meets #FridayFive
Pedants of the world unite! This week's #Fridayfive has SPaG problems:
1. Cemetry Gates - The Smiths
2. Don't You Want Me - Human League
3. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
4. Bodys - Car Seat Headrest
5. September Gurls - Big Star
Please RT for wide audience, as covering for @bennewmark.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Thank you, dear Keir Starmer, for hosting this important meeting.

Two key messages:

First, we need a lasting peace in Ukraine.

But it can only be achieved through strength ↓
March 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Zelenskyy knows what it is to fight for something bigger than yourself. Trump does not.
March 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer expresses "unwavering support for Ukraine" 👏
February 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that US President Trump is living in a Russian 'disinformation space'

He’s absolutely right
Donald Trump again mimics Putin and calls for an election in Ukraine - falsely claiming Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%”

Recent polling in fact shows that Zelensky’s approval rating is better than Trumps

Lets make sure everyone knows the truth
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Trump falsely claims Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%” - recent polling puts it better than his
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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February 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Beautiful everyday Ladybird things.
Boiled eggs and Cornishware (1970)

Artist: Harry Wingfield
February 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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NEW: Ukraine has NOT been invited to Ukraine peace talks.

Zelenskyy to NBC just now:

“I will never accept any decisions between United States & Russia about Ukraine. Never.”

Clear message. Trump has NO mandate.
February 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Good morning Bluesky ☀️🦋
from the Gulf of Mexico 🌊
February 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Want to defeat Trump? Support unions

Organized labor could be Trump’s kryptonite

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Want to defeat Trump? Support unions | Eric Blanc
Organized labor could be Trump’s kryptonite
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM