Jim Parkin @ParkinJim@qoto.org

Gove article from 2017 on private school VAT exemption goes viral….looks a just bit awkward for the Tories?

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/michael-gove-article-from-2017-goes-viral-after-daily-mail-accuse-starmer-of-starting-a-class-war-339586/

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Looking south towards The Cheviot and the Scotland/England border from Berrymoss just south of Selkirk this morning. A clear sky a sharp frost and -4c making for a cracking morning with mist along the river valleys.

I missed this little gem of rank Tory arrogance:
Tory Who Told Female Labour MPs To 'Shut Up' Accused Of Failing To Declare 17 Properties In Commons Clash

https://apple.news/AkEDaf0M_T9CAVX9pJdUf7A

A decade ago, this image went mega-viral on Google+. In the ensuing years, it has been adapted and reused thousands of times.

@cra1g created this instantly viral image and tells the story of its evolution here:
https://medium.com/@CRA1G/the-evolution-of-an-accidental-meme-ddc4e139e0e4
@sociology @politicalscience

Please. Read this.

Even if you think you have realised how bad things are, perhaps there will still be something that shocks you further

For me, it was the man whose benefits were stopped when he couldn’t ‘verify his identity’ on his phone because he had no credit. So he’d been left, with no food, no phone and no electricity, in the cold and dark

How has it come to this?

#UKPolitics #Poverty

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/28/citizens-advice-cost-of-living-emergency

News flash: If you outlaw abortions, criminalize providing gender affirming care for trans youth, dictate what educators can teach in schools, and stop people from voting, you're not the party of "limited government."

"I think we're seeing a tipping point around not just restitution and repatriation, but museums acknowledging their colonial history - and that's better history, I think"

A historic day for a British-based museum to return looted artefacts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63783561

Amazing photo from #China - the people stand up to Xi, some demanding he step down. Photo of two professors from Fudan University.

This is why #unions are so important. No one should be having to donate plasma just to get by—and it's doubly disgusting given how much profit these universities make.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/14/university-california-strike-academic-workers-union/

Carnegie Syndrome is when Americans ignore labor abuse and low wages if a corporate titan shows up in a tux to donate money to a “cause.”

#Unions #Amazon #Bezos #LivingWage #WeRise
#filmmaking #DocumentaryFilmFestival

Whether it be Tony Stark wannabe, Tories in the UK, or Republicans in the US, we're in a mess because far too many people think 'these people are rich, they must know what they're doing,' but NO, they made money from being in a privileged position and actually couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery. 🍺​

#ToryCostOfGreedCrisis #Midterms2022

So pleased to see Stars of Orion by Andy Oppenheimer (aka Orion 🏹​) in the latest issue of Astronomy Now magazine. https://t.co/rdtlp3o7db

I'm proud to have contributed to this wonderful book. Andy worked so hard putting this together, so it's awesome that it's getting some well-deserved attention.

#astronomy #astrophotography #writing #books

Today is #TransDayofRemembrance when we honor and remember trans lives taken by violence. How horrifying that a deadly attack upon the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado Springs should occur right before this solemn day.
Hate isn’t born in us. It is taught. It must end.
This starts with our political leaders, who must cease their cynical attacks against our community before another attack occurs.
Call out the hate. Remind them of its consequences. Hold them to account.