Peter Stanley
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The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
September 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Something leaflet delivery volunteers of ALL parties can get behind:
Labour MP Anneliese Midgley has the first reading of her 10-minute rule bill on low-level letter boxes, which aims to ban those below a certain height in new housing developments.
Labour MP Anneliese Midgley has the first reading of her 10-minute rule bill on low-level letter boxes, which aims to ban those below a certain height in new housing developments.
June 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Something leaflet delivery volunteers of ALL parties can get behind:
Labour MP Anneliese Midgley has the first reading of her 10-minute rule bill on low-level letter boxes, which aims to ban those below a certain height in new housing developments.
Labour MP Anneliese Midgley has the first reading of her 10-minute rule bill on low-level letter boxes, which aims to ban those below a certain height in new housing developments.
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They just pinned these up in the China/Japan locker room:
April 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
They just pinned these up in the China/Japan locker room:
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‼️ Russia Thread: An overview of the current state of things related to Russian Economics and why the Russian Ministry of Finance is understating the current situation.
I’m going to try to keep this as simple as possible because there is a Key Rate decision on Friday.
I’m going to try to keep this as simple as possible because there is a Key Rate decision on Friday.
April 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
‼️ Russia Thread: An overview of the current state of things related to Russian Economics and why the Russian Ministry of Finance is understating the current situation.
I’m going to try to keep this as simple as possible because there is a Key Rate decision on Friday.
I’m going to try to keep this as simple as possible because there is a Key Rate decision on Friday.
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Immigrant women describe “hell on earth” in ICE detention.
Chained for hours on a prison bus without access to food, water or a toilet. Crammed into cells ”like sardines”. Told by guards to urinate on the floor
@laurenvillagran.bsky.social
Chained for hours on a prison bus without access to food, water or a toilet. Crammed into cells ”like sardines”. Told by guards to urinate on the floor
@laurenvillagran.bsky.social
Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention
No shower for days, cameras trained on the toilet, women crammed into cells 'like sardines,' among the allegations.
usatoday.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Immigrant women describe “hell on earth” in ICE detention.
Chained for hours on a prison bus without access to food, water or a toilet. Crammed into cells ”like sardines”. Told by guards to urinate on the floor
@laurenvillagran.bsky.social
Chained for hours on a prison bus without access to food, water or a toilet. Crammed into cells ”like sardines”. Told by guards to urinate on the floor
@laurenvillagran.bsky.social
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This is incredibly alarming.
Canadian 'American Pie' Star Speaks Out After She Was Detained By ICE For 12 Days
This is very alarming.
www.comicsands.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is incredibly alarming.
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the dismantling of US foreign aid is starting to hit very close to home. Dear friends left without a job, unable to pay mortgages, childcare, entire livelihoods destroyed. The ripple effects of this are just insane.
February 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
the dismantling of US foreign aid is starting to hit very close to home. Dear friends left without a job, unable to pay mortgages, childcare, entire livelihoods destroyed. The ripple effects of this are just insane.
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Trump is weaponizing financial payments: here's what you can do.
"Put more bluntly: the Trump administration is trying to turn private banks into enforcers ... If banks give in, it will be an enormous and dangerous step."
www.programmablemutter.com/p/trump-is-w...
"Put more bluntly: the Trump administration is trying to turn private banks into enforcers ... If banks give in, it will be an enormous and dangerous step."
www.programmablemutter.com/p/trump-is-w...
February 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump is weaponizing financial payments: here's what you can do.
"Put more bluntly: the Trump administration is trying to turn private banks into enforcers ... If banks give in, it will be an enormous and dangerous step."
www.programmablemutter.com/p/trump-is-w...
"Put more bluntly: the Trump administration is trying to turn private banks into enforcers ... If banks give in, it will be an enormous and dangerous step."
www.programmablemutter.com/p/trump-is-w...
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So Trump launched a meme coin on Friday night, just days before becoming President, and entities he controls retain 80% of the coin. And the coin passed a $9 billion market cap in just hours.
I just can't...
I just can't...
January 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
So Trump launched a meme coin on Friday night, just days before becoming President, and entities he controls retain 80% of the coin. And the coin passed a $9 billion market cap in just hours.
I just can't...
I just can't...
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Manager, 43, who punched teen linesman in 8-0 defeat, gets suspended prison sentence- fanbanter.co.uk/manager-43-w...
#afc #avfc #afcb #brentfordfc #bhafc #cfc #cpfc #efc #ffc #fulhamfc #itfc #lcfc #lfc #mancity #mufc #nufc #thfc #coys #whufc #coyi #wwfc #lufc #saintsfc #wba #ncfc #wales #nonleague
#afc #avfc #afcb #brentfordfc #bhafc #cfc #cpfc #efc #ffc #fulhamfc #itfc #lcfc #lfc #mancity #mufc #nufc #thfc #coys #whufc #coyi #wwfc #lufc #saintsfc #wba #ncfc #wales #nonleague
Manager, 43, who punched teenage linesman in 8-0 loss, given suspended prison sentence - Fan Banter
Manager Robert Williams-Jones, 43, who punched a teenage linesman in his side's 8-0 loss, has been given a suspended prison sentence.
fanbanter.co.uk
January 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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We should be talking more about what's happening at the British Museum. See my new blog
mikepitts.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/b...
mikepitts.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/b...
Big things are happening at the British Museum
Really big! They’re easy to miss among everything else that’s going on (not least the BM’s own troubles with a light-fingered curator). They haven’t yet had the press coverage they deserve. I’ve be…
mikepitts.wordpress.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We should be talking more about what's happening at the British Museum. See my new blog
mikepitts.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/b...
mikepitts.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/b...
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it's done! it's published! my full list of "if we were to disband the US and give a state each to fifty countries, who should get which state"! I don't know why I wrote it but it's there! and free to read! youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arguably-m...
January 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
it's done! it's published! my full list of "if we were to disband the US and give a state each to fifty countries, who should get which state"! I don't know why I wrote it but it's there! and free to read! youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arguably-m...
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This is so spot-on it’s scary.
December 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
This is so spot-on it’s scary.
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Having not read the sentencing remarks, I’m cautious about rushing to conclusions, but on its face Feathers McGraw appears to be a prime example of the rampant sentence inflation that has led to chronic overcrowding in our zoos and the unedifying spectacle of animals being released early.
Curious to know whether
@barristersecret.bsky.social thinks 30 years behind bars for robbery and attempted murder was a fair sentence for Feathers McGraw? It seems a bit steep #WallaceAndGromit
@barristersecret.bsky.social thinks 30 years behind bars for robbery and attempted murder was a fair sentence for Feathers McGraw? It seems a bit steep #WallaceAndGromit
December 28, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Having not read the sentencing remarks, I’m cautious about rushing to conclusions, but on its face Feathers McGraw appears to be a prime example of the rampant sentence inflation that has led to chronic overcrowding in our zoos and the unedifying spectacle of animals being released early.
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❗️/1. Russian air defense most likely caused the crash of an Embraer 190 passenger plane during UAV attack on Chechnya:
An Embraer 190 passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed this morning. 67 passengers of which 5 crew members were on board. 32 people survived the crash. 🧵
An Embraer 190 passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed this morning. 67 passengers of which 5 crew members were on board. 32 people survived the crash. 🧵
December 25, 2024 at 4:26 PM
❗️/1. Russian air defense most likely caused the crash of an Embraer 190 passenger plane during UAV attack on Chechnya:
An Embraer 190 passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed this morning. 67 passengers of which 5 crew members were on board. 32 people survived the crash. 🧵
An Embraer 190 passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed this morning. 67 passengers of which 5 crew members were on board. 32 people survived the crash. 🧵
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This is Gracie. She went for the most magical car ride last night. The whole world twinkled like it was excited to see her. 13/10
December 24, 2024 at 9:01 PM
This is Gracie. She went for the most magical car ride last night. The whole world twinkled like it was excited to see her. 13/10
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For ten years now, I've been writing letters from Santa to my young relatives. To mark this decade, I wanted to include something really special, and after a lot of research into his workshop’s size, location and layout, I'm confident that this checks out. Hope they like it!
December 15, 2023 at 2:05 PM
For ten years now, I've been writing letters from Santa to my young relatives. To mark this decade, I wanted to include something really special, and after a lot of research into his workshop’s size, location and layout, I'm confident that this checks out. Hope they like it!
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1/ Ok, so instead of just making jokes about the EU Reset, I wanted to do a very simplified thread on:
- what the actual problem is Keir Starmer is trying to solve;
- the options on the table; and
- why this shit is hard.
This will be very long. I'm sorry.
Let's get wonky.
- what the actual problem is Keir Starmer is trying to solve;
- the options on the table; and
- why this shit is hard.
This will be very long. I'm sorry.
Let's get wonky.
December 23, 2024 at 1:52 PM
1/ Ok, so instead of just making jokes about the EU Reset, I wanted to do a very simplified thread on:
- what the actual problem is Keir Starmer is trying to solve;
- the options on the table; and
- why this shit is hard.
This will be very long. I'm sorry.
Let's get wonky.
- what the actual problem is Keir Starmer is trying to solve;
- the options on the table; and
- why this shit is hard.
This will be very long. I'm sorry.
Let's get wonky.
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How come Labour can find money when it wants to? youtu.be/vdnMDz3wuqs?... Labour found £6 billion in the last week to buy 166,000 houses for the Ministry of Defence. The spending wasn’t budgeted, so how did it fund the money all of a sudden?
How come Labour can find money when it wants to?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 22, 2024 at 7:31 AM
How come Labour can find money when it wants to? youtu.be/vdnMDz3wuqs?... Labour found £6 billion in the last week to buy 166,000 houses for the Ministry of Defence. The spending wasn’t budgeted, so how did it fund the money all of a sudden?
A very interesting read on Doggerland, it's a lot more than just a "land bridge" in the North Sea. 😀
hakaimagazine.com/features/con...
hakaimagazine.com/features/con...
Conjuring the Lost Land Beneath the North Sea | Hakai Magazine
New research reveals that Doggerland—a sunken swath of Europe connecting Britain to the mainland—was more than a simple thoroughfare. It was home.
hakaimagazine.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:10 PM
A very interesting read on Doggerland, it's a lot more than just a "land bridge" in the North Sea. 😀
hakaimagazine.com/features/con...
hakaimagazine.com/features/con...
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Of interest to all Rovers fans keen to understand more about the pressures facing the club…
The Rovers Inc. Show is back on the 4000 Holes podcast & the latest episode has all the insight regarding off the field events at Ewood.
Well worth 45 minutes of your time to understand just what it all means…⚪️🔵
www.brfcs.com/magazine/pod...
Well worth 45 minutes of your time to understand just what it all means…⚪️🔵
www.brfcs.com/magazine/pod...
November 29, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Of interest to all Rovers fans keen to understand more about the pressures facing the club…
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Elon is not the world's greatest inventor, he is the greatest capitalist. He uses success in one industry to seek colossal funding for a related sector, links the two companies up and creates an overwhelming monopoly.
This is a thread on the true powers and dangers of Elon Musk 🧵
This is a thread on the true powers and dangers of Elon Musk 🧵
November 27, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Elon is not the world's greatest inventor, he is the greatest capitalist. He uses success in one industry to seek colossal funding for a related sector, links the two companies up and creates an overwhelming monopoly.
This is a thread on the true powers and dangers of Elon Musk 🧵
This is a thread on the true powers and dangers of Elon Musk 🧵
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Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
November 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
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Exc (from Monday): Labour MPs want to make Parliament 'healthy' again with far-reaching measures
—Look at sale of alcohol during working hours
—Artwork to reflect a modern and diverse Britain
—Enhance natural light in the Palace of Westminster
—Look at sale of alcohol during working hours
—Artwork to reflect a modern and diverse Britain
—Enhance natural light in the Palace of Westminster
Labour MPs Push For 'Healthier' Parliament By Tightening Alcohol Sales And Creating More Natural Light
A group of MPs want to look into the provision of alcohol in Parliament during working hours, increase the number of paintings of women and ethnic ...
www.politicshome.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Exc (from Monday): Labour MPs want to make Parliament 'healthy' again with far-reaching measures
—Look at sale of alcohol during working hours
—Artwork to reflect a modern and diverse Britain
—Enhance natural light in the Palace of Westminster
—Look at sale of alcohol during working hours
—Artwork to reflect a modern and diverse Britain
—Enhance natural light in the Palace of Westminster