Daily Mail Headline: Pupils' drawings could be blasphemous under Islamic law, Labour councils tell schools - while music and dance classes may go against the teachings of Islam

Oh boy! What a headline...

Ask yourself:

"What am I being asked to believe?"

"Who am I being told to blame?"

Take a few seconds to imagine what the Daily Mail (And Telegraph, GB News and Express) WANT you to think is going on.

Let's see what's ACTUALLY happening...🧵

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First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself | Quanta Magazine After more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved.

In important math news: new shape just dropped (the noperthedron) www.quantamagazine.org/first-shape-...

Gaza hospital says 21 children dead from malnutrition in 72 hours as UN warns 'last lifelines collapsing' The UN says Israel must allow aid into Gaza, as a hospital director says 900,000 children in Gaza are suffering from hunger.

There are no words to convey the horror of 21 children in Gaza starving to death in the last 72 hours. There are no words to convey the horror of nearly a million more children being at risk of the same fate.

The UK cannot stay complicit in this atrocity.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

My uncle has just said its been lowered to an 8. Hope your friends are OK

red and white warning sign with text that reads 'stop danger of death' standing in the woods, a backdrop of greenery and trees.

If the welfare reform bill goes through tomorrow- even with the so called concessions- millions of disabled people - now & in the future- are at risk. No one wants to be disabled.
Disability isn’t a life choice. Supporting those who are is a choice #TakingThePIP #WelfareNotWarfare #WelfareReformBill

A Fenland field full of pink, lilac, purple & white larkspur

There’s a field near here where flowers are farmed to sell to London florists & make confetti. It’s breathtaking. If you’re new to my posts maybe pause & take this image in, it will hack your brain slightly-trigger dopamine release & relax you a little to help with stress you might encounter today 🌿

Disability Labour - the Labour Party’s official disabled person’s affiliate organisation - has issued a statement that the government’s concessions are insufficient and is calling on all MPs to vote against the benefits Bill on Tuesday

Protest is sometimes the only way we can be heard – especially when speaking out on what's happening in Gaza and the West Bank.

If passed, this decision would have serious consequences for protest everywhere.

It must be stopped.

Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers Paloma Shemirani’s brothers say she refused chemotherapy because of their mother’s beliefs.

A gut-wrenching reminder that conspiracy theories and pseudoscience kills innocent people.

The extent to which Paloma’s care was influenced by her mother’s delusions is horrifying.

Beyond tragic.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So excited to read this. My boy got Varjak Paw from the library and we loved it, so I just got him the full collection by @whatsfsaid.bsky.social for his birthday yesterday!

@samcarling.bsky.social

IT’S HAPPENING!

Labour MPs have launched a major rebellion to stop Keir Starmer’s welfare bill

Write to your MP NOW and ask them to vote against the planned cuts. You can use this handy link from @trusselluk.bsky.social

action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...

Some actual good things:
1. MPs vote to decriminalise abortion news.sky.com/story/mps-vo...
2. EHRC rows back on single sex work toilet demand goodlawproject.org/ehrc-backs-d...
3. Court of Appeal rules anti-protest ‘laws’ are in fact *UN*lawful www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...

Yes, I feel this too. And they aren't just distant people on the Internet, they're people in my street, family and community. Really horrible.

We have it and we love it! Except kid shouts 'oops scuse me ooze' when he sneezes now 😅

NHS maternal mental health services slash funding despite soaring demand NHS officials proposed to cut £3.6 million from specialist maternal mental health budgets

NHS maternal mental health services slash funding.

Unaddressed perinatal mental illness affects the whole family, costs UK economy £8.1bn a year

Suicide is the major cause of death for women from six weeks to 12 months after birth.

Put people B4 fiscal rules.

Photo of thousands of people with placards and flags packing Parliament Square. Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

There are trans and queer kids for whom online spaces are their only refuge. Art kids who hone their craft via online spaces. Weird kids who find their people. The trick is not to ban it. It’s to regulate it and educate kids about it. But that’s much harder and more expensive so here we are.

This is a truly lovely thing to read. Positive stories like this are so needed.

Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up

Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health

This is a very good description of what it's like to claim pip. I'm a therapist, but supporting my husband through this process very nearly sunk me into depression. It is horrible.

When they do get access. Also are we banning all devices? Many of the social media platforms are accessible from tablets tablets, laptops etc. But phones seem to be the thing being banned. Stricter regulations and moderation on social media may be a better approach.

Wholeheartedly agree. It's important to be with children and walk alongside them through the digital landscape at an age where we can support them to reflect and learn. Banning phones and then suddenly giving access at a later time takes that opportunity away and they're more vulnerable

Add your name 📢 Cuts to disability benefits would be catastrophic

UK mutuals. Please consider signing this.

I know petitions are questionable in making meaningful change, but SCOPE do amazing work and arguably have some clout when it comes to disability advocacy.

Cheers x

5 red kites soaring over our house this morning 🌄 they're regulars here. We see them most days but not often 5 at a time.

We're in it together! Also I think I've got into the habit of just liking rather than replying here, so will try and interact more often 😅