I apologise if my comment was not clear. This is about why elite athletes would engage in violence at a sporting event. The police response seems irrational to me, and I acknowledge how it could raise questions of differential treatment given the history of policing in the US.
The real question is here - are players really capable of regulating their own behaviour?
listening to people who build their politics on hatred and sneering will make you a worse person, whatever side they claim to be on.
Kindness is action, not identity - very true! The point about slowing down and doing things at the right pace is also worth bearing in mind. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/why...
Headline on GBnews saying: "'Small boat migrant' accused of murdering woman at train station with screwdriver REFUSES to appear in court"
Discounting the outlet, this needs repeating, there are bad people who do hideous things in any group. You can't use the actions of an individual to vilify a whole group. Frequency illusion for when those seeking asylum carry out crimes creates a disproportionate idea of all of them being a "threat"
Illustrating it's Putin first, not the Russian people. In 2025, Putin's prolific military & security spending will exceed allocations to education, healthcare, social programs & economic development. All this for a war in Ukraine he thought he'd win in 3 days. www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/21/r...
Don’t bother prerinsing your dishes. Seriously! Every expert we’ve talked to says it’s unnecessary—as does the Environmental Protection Agency. nyti.ms/3AOvJzN
Cartoon by Peter Maddocks - Man before a firing squad aiming with Catapults "You have one last chance to tell us where you have hidden the rifles!" Scan from Mike Lynch's excellent blog
BBC animation 'The Family Ness' DVD cover
BBC animation 'Jimbo and the Jet Set' VHS cover
Book cover - 'How to be a cartoonist' by Peter Maddocks
R.I.P Peter Maddocks (1928-2024).
(Cartoon scan credit @mikelynchcartoons.bsky.social )
Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (19th century): one who pays great attention to trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.
Better to link this to creating economic opportunity on a geographic basis in areas of greater deprivation, alongside greater collaboration between HE and FE and a renewed focus on job creation.
Just to be clear, this is exactly what the Kremlin wants prominent British political figures to be saying. Asking if this means we at war with a nuclear power is exactly the talking point the Kremlin wants in western countries.
Maintaining stocks of social housing is good news, but we still need to do more to support home ownership in the long run.
I very much doubt that mainstream media is dying, although it sounds like Americans have had a rough time of it lately. I'm hoping it's a moment of transition for the press - fewer agendas, fewer causes, more analysis.
That makes a couple of big assumptions - that people who vote for a candidate agree with every position they take, and that voters pay attention to every detail. It's also likely that many votes were *against* Democrats, not *for* Trump.
Which then leads to questions about who gets a say in how that funding is allocated and used, and whether it is used reasonably (as Philip Augar points out).
"The way to end unjust coercion is to do just that: end unjust coercion. We cannot fight it by simply redistributing resources, moving money from here to there" (van der Vossen and Brennan, 2018) - arguments for a free and open world. academic.oup.com/book/1583
Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
Thoughtful reflections from Philip Augar here. But however you look at it, expense is outstripping income. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Struggling students don’t always resist tech—they resist fear. Sometimes pen, paper, & a human connection win. #EmpowerEd #AIinEd
Love this idea ❤️😊@jenroberts.bsky.social! #EduSky #AIinEducation
