Emma T
@emthinks.bsky.social
Ex-primary school teacher, now autism advisor
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Train worker Samir Zitouni has been discharged from hospital after suffering critical injuries in the Huntingdon attack
In a statement via the police,his family said: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the public, and very touched by all the kind words about Sam’s brave actions"
In a statement via the police,his family said: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the public, and very touched by all the kind words about Sam’s brave actions"
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Train worker Samir Zitouni has been discharged from hospital after suffering critical injuries in the Huntingdon attack
In a statement via the police,his family said: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the public, and very touched by all the kind words about Sam’s brave actions"
In a statement via the police,his family said: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the public, and very touched by all the kind words about Sam’s brave actions"
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All you do actually need to teach is a blackboard and some chalk.
Palestinian children in Gaza City are returning to schools reopened during the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. At least 20,000 Palestinian children have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza.
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
All you do actually need to teach is a blackboard and some chalk.
46 children killed for the life of a soldier.
BBC News - Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier
US President Trump says "nothing" will jeopardise the two-week-old ceasefire despite the flare-up of violence.
www.bbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
46 children killed for the life of a soldier.
BBC News - Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
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If Reform UK are happy to have an overt racist on their benches then what does that tell you about the party?
Pochin should have had the whip removed 24 hours ago.
Or are Reform condoning it by their silence?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pochin should have had the whip removed 24 hours ago.
Or are Reform condoning it by their silence?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reform MP Sarah Pochin's comments about adverts were 'racist', Wes Streeting says
Sarah Pochin apologises for saying "it drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people".
www.bbc.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If Reform UK are happy to have an overt racist on their benches then what does that tell you about the party?
Pochin should have had the whip removed 24 hours ago.
Or are Reform condoning it by their silence?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pochin should have had the whip removed 24 hours ago.
Or are Reform condoning it by their silence?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
There's a shiny new independent specialist school in Birmingham. All the parents are really keen on it because it's shiny and new, especially for autistic children with EBSA.
Today they posted that after half term they are having a renewed focus on uniform and attendance....😒
Today they posted that after half term they are having a renewed focus on uniform and attendance....😒
October 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There's a shiny new independent specialist school in Birmingham. All the parents are really keen on it because it's shiny and new, especially for autistic children with EBSA.
Today they posted that after half term they are having a renewed focus on uniform and attendance....😒
Today they posted that after half term they are having a renewed focus on uniform and attendance....😒
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Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
If we banned a Russian football team's fans over safety, would people be saying it was discrimination against the Russian orthodox church? Or discrimination against Slavs? Is Isreal a state or a whole religion/ethnic group?
October 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
If we banned a Russian football team's fans over safety, would people be saying it was discrimination against the Russian orthodox church? Or discrimination against Slavs? Is Isreal a state or a whole religion/ethnic group?
Obviously Hamas should be handing over the bodies as agreed, but restricting aid on that basis surely counts as using aid as a weapon.
October 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Obviously Hamas should be handing over the bodies as agreed, but restricting aid on that basis surely counts as using aid as a weapon.
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"Five, ten years ago comments like that would have gotten you the sack from the front bench of any major political party."
Robert Jenrick's comments about a lack of 'white faces' in Birmingham has drawn criticism. Why are Tories defending his words?
Robert Jenrick's comments about a lack of 'white faces' in Birmingham has drawn criticism. Why are Tories defending his words?
'Jenrick's 'white faces' comment would have once been enough to get an MP sacked' | The News Agents
Robert Jenrick has defended comments made in March 2025 about the lack of white people in an area of Birmingham he visited – and Tory colleagues have rallied to back him. But do his comments make…
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October 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"Five, ten years ago comments like that would have gotten you the sack from the front bench of any major political party."
Robert Jenrick's comments about a lack of 'white faces' in Birmingham has drawn criticism. Why are Tories defending his words?
Robert Jenrick's comments about a lack of 'white faces' in Birmingham has drawn criticism. Why are Tories defending his words?
If you are saying there is something wrong with an area of a city because of the colour of the skin of the people who live there, that is racism. It's not even subtle.
October 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If you are saying there is something wrong with an area of a city because of the colour of the skin of the people who live there, that is racism. It's not even subtle.
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MSF strongly condemns the killing of Omar Hayek by Israeli forces this morning in #Gaza. Our thoughts are with his family and colleagues.
Omar is our fourteenth colleague to be killed in Gaza since the war started. We call yet again for an end to the genocide.
Omar is our fourteenth colleague to be killed in Gaza since the war started. We call yet again for an end to the genocide.
October 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
MSF strongly condemns the killing of Omar Hayek by Israeli forces this morning in #Gaza. Our thoughts are with his family and colleagues.
Omar is our fourteenth colleague to be killed in Gaza since the war started. We call yet again for an end to the genocide.
Omar is our fourteenth colleague to be killed in Gaza since the war started. We call yet again for an end to the genocide.
Better late than never I guess. He does seem genuinely angry.
"Farage wants 'free speech'? You got it: that leaflet was racist. Condemn it. Apologise.
And to immigrants: Farage says 'go home'? I say, you 𝘢𝘳𝘦 home."
Wes Streeting calls a Reform UK leaflet suggesting Anas Sarwar would prioritise Pakistanis racist.
And to immigrants: Farage says 'go home'? I say, you 𝘢𝘳𝘦 home."
Wes Streeting calls a Reform UK leaflet suggesting Anas Sarwar would prioritise Pakistanis racist.
October 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Better late than never I guess. He does seem genuinely angry.
Big Brother is talking.
September 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Big Brother is talking.
Hang on, hang on, Farage says Trump has autistic people in his family....
"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
September 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hang on, hang on, Farage says Trump has autistic people in his family....
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People say "autism never used to exist" and then you go to the Natural History Museum and the exhibit has a caption like "Born in 1762, The Revd [name] was famously irascible, steadfast in his routine, and dedicated his life to collecting 25,000 rare beetle specimens".
Fundamentally, the headbanging Right doesn't believe Autism (or ADHD) exists. Or in so far as it does exist, a human conspiracy has created it.
We're back to their core outlook that 'It didn't exist back in the good old days so can't exist now.'
'It must just be some modern woke Marxist nonsense'.
We're back to their core outlook that 'It didn't exist back in the good old days so can't exist now.'
'It must just be some modern woke Marxist nonsense'.
September 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
People say "autism never used to exist" and then you go to the Natural History Museum and the exhibit has a caption like "Born in 1762, The Revd [name] was famously irascible, steadfast in his routine, and dedicated his life to collecting 25,000 rare beetle specimens".
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On Trump, autism and tylenol:
A student I was talking to today had it exactly right on this latest White House bullshit claim
“It’s at the perfect intersection of hating disabled people and wanting women to be in pain”
There’s not only no link, the claim is both ableist and misogynist.
A student I was talking to today had it exactly right on this latest White House bullshit claim
“It’s at the perfect intersection of hating disabled people and wanting women to be in pain”
There’s not only no link, the claim is both ableist and misogynist.
September 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
On Trump, autism and tylenol:
A student I was talking to today had it exactly right on this latest White House bullshit claim
“It’s at the perfect intersection of hating disabled people and wanting women to be in pain”
There’s not only no link, the claim is both ableist and misogynist.
A student I was talking to today had it exactly right on this latest White House bullshit claim
“It’s at the perfect intersection of hating disabled people and wanting women to be in pain”
There’s not only no link, the claim is both ableist and misogynist.
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Jimmy Kimmel’s show has been axed by ABC who claim the decision is down to falling ratings instead of his repeated criticism of powerful political forces and prevailing right wing narratives.
Gosh, we’re so lucky that we live in a country where private media companies would never do that..
Gosh, we’re so lucky that we live in a country where private media companies would never do that..
September 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Jimmy Kimmel’s show has been axed by ABC who claim the decision is down to falling ratings instead of his repeated criticism of powerful political forces and prevailing right wing narratives.
Gosh, we’re so lucky that we live in a country where private media companies would never do that..
Gosh, we’re so lucky that we live in a country where private media companies would never do that..
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🔴 In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 59 killed and 386 injured arriving at hospitals.
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 64,964 and 165,312 injuries (likely 3-5x higher).
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 64,964 and 165,312 injuries (likely 3-5x higher).
September 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🔴 In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 59 killed and 386 injured arriving at hospitals.
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 64,964 and 165,312 injuries (likely 3-5x higher).
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 64,964 and 165,312 injuries (likely 3-5x higher).
This scares me so much. What on earth would happen to my son without an NHS?
Nowcast Update: Reform Break 350 Seats, Greens Equal Post-Election High:
RFM: 352 (+347), 31.0% - (54 Seat Maj.)
LAB: 107 (-304), 21.5%
LDM: 74 (+2), 13.3%
SNP: 44 (+35), 2.7%
CON: 31 (-90), 17.5%
GRN: 7 (+3), 9.4%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 10 (+5), 3.7%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
RFM: 352 (+347), 31.0% - (54 Seat Maj.)
LAB: 107 (-304), 21.5%
LDM: 74 (+2), 13.3%
SNP: 44 (+35), 2.7%
CON: 31 (-90), 17.5%
GRN: 7 (+3), 9.4%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 10 (+5), 3.7%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
September 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This scares me so much. What on earth would happen to my son without an NHS?
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For the first time in my life the social norms that kept a lid on nationalist fascist racism; that reclaimed the flag; have stalled.
The lack of actual vocal leadership for us to rally around - for the pro-democracy, pro-rule of law, anti-violent, majority - is now becoming an existential problem.
The lack of actual vocal leadership for us to rally around - for the pro-democracy, pro-rule of law, anti-violent, majority - is now becoming an existential problem.
September 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
For the first time in my life the social norms that kept a lid on nationalist fascist racism; that reclaimed the flag; have stalled.
The lack of actual vocal leadership for us to rally around - for the pro-democracy, pro-rule of law, anti-violent, majority - is now becoming an existential problem.
The lack of actual vocal leadership for us to rally around - for the pro-democracy, pro-rule of law, anti-violent, majority - is now becoming an existential problem.
Finally totally deleted my Twitter accounts. I wish everyone who had accounts here would actually post.
September 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Finally totally deleted my Twitter accounts. I wish everyone who had accounts here would actually post.
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Israeli forces have killed at least 20,000 children in Gaza since October 2023.
This is a deeply shameful statistic for our collective humanity – a horrific new low.
Every single one of these 20,000 children had names, favourite subjects in school, and hopes and dreams for the future.
This is a deeply shameful statistic for our collective humanity – a horrific new low.
Every single one of these 20,000 children had names, favourite subjects in school, and hopes and dreams for the future.
September 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Israeli forces have killed at least 20,000 children in Gaza since October 2023.
This is a deeply shameful statistic for our collective humanity – a horrific new low.
Every single one of these 20,000 children had names, favourite subjects in school, and hopes and dreams for the future.
This is a deeply shameful statistic for our collective humanity – a horrific new low.
Every single one of these 20,000 children had names, favourite subjects in school, and hopes and dreams for the future.