AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."

The New Leaving Certificate – This Is Big Across the country, secondary school teachers are engaging in CPD to prepare for the new Leaving Certificate. The new specifications for subjects are being introduced over a series of five tranches…

First post in a while. This one about the new Leaving Cert.
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#speirgorm
#edchat
#edchatie

Quick question: if students have seen ‘’Hamnet’’, how would you guide students? Obvs, for me, it’s an irrelevance. But some stus might go astray with the ‘alleged’ connection? (Great film btw, Hamlet notwithstanding)

I think the fact this lovely site is algorithm-free means we have to work hard to connect with individuals we’d like to follow. And the groups (like UK Teaching) died a while ago. There are still great individuals posting on here - but none of us have managed to recreate the old EduTwi**er tribe

I feel like I say this every week but it was just another great and fascinating episode. @adamboxereducation.bsky.social and @amymayforrester.bsky.social - congratulations on a great term of podcasts!

(PS - can you get Liz English on this platform. Loads I would like to ask her!)

So everyone on Team MAGA has ended up on Team Genocide & Team Paedophile.
Hard to fit all that on a baseball cap…

Richard Littlejohn wrote about fly-tipping in yesterday’s Mail, today Boris Johnson turns his attention to a bus driver sacked for beating up a thief. Anything, literally *anything*, to avoid addressing the now utterly undeniable shame & humiliation of their pathetic cheerleading for Donald Trump…

Is there any group on here with all these dates wonderful teachers I used to follow on T*it*er? Missing all of you

So lovely to see you on here. Missed you from the other place. Thank you, as always, for wonderful resource-sharing. Hope you’re doing well

Electing Nigel Farage would be like electing
Donald the pedophile to a 3rd term! Please don’t!!!!!!

Nice summary John … #edchatIE

Major Epstein Update: Survivor Told FBI Maxwell "Presented" Her to Trump and Made Clear She Was "Available" Good evening, everyone.

Major Epstein update: Survivor told FBI Ghislaine Maxwell “presented” her to Trump and made clear she was “available.”

More major documents relating to Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick, Steve Bannon, and more.

I have the latest. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds

Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.

Canada is bigger, stronger, and more prosperous when we’re united.

I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy ‘Everyone wants to know,’ Melania says at the beginning of the two-hour extravaganza – but do we? It’s Friday afternoon at Hoyts on Sydney’s northern beaches, and the atmosphere is horrific. I am here to see Amazon’s $75m “documentary” on Melania Trump, which has already been condemned as a flop ahead of its release. When I arrive, I panic for a second that I have the time wrong. There are no Melania posters anywhere and the screening is tucked into the back bottom corner of the large movie theatre, like the weird leftover table at a wedding. Continue reading...

I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy

To: Jeffrey Epstein[jeevacation@gmail.com] From: Sent: Wed 4/25/2018 1:30:36 PM Subject: Brad Karp DID have dinner with Miro on Jan. 31, 2018 I show Brad Karp DID come to dinner on Jan. 31, 2018 w/Miro and Michael Wolff (as long as he truly did make it-I did not hear otherwise) Wed. Jan. 31, 2018 NY 7:000m DINNER w/President Lajcak, Brad Karp and Michael Wolff (Pres. Lajcak: (Brad ) (Michael Begin forwarded message: From: "Karp, Brad S". Subject: RE: Jeffrey Epstein Date: January 31. 2018 at 3:17:57 PM EST To: Cc: "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> Hi I'm planning on coming. The problem is that I was just asked to make a presentation, telephonically or by video conference, to Citi's Audit Committee at 8 pm. Would it be appropriate/possible to come by at 6:45 and stay an hour -- or would that be disruptive. I'm so sorry; this just came up. Brad Brad S. Karp | Chairman Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas | New York, NY 10019-6064

Jan. 31, 2018: Paul Weiss Chair Brad Karp wrote, "I'm planning on coming" to a dinner with Epstein, Michael Wolff, and Miroslav Lajčák, but notes that he had to be on call with Citi's Audit Committee at 8:00pm. www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

Live: U.S. opens civil rights investigation in Alex Pretti’s death President Trump labeled Pretti an “agitator” after new video showed the Minneapolis man clashing with federal agents.

A judge has ordered the release of Twin Cities independent journalist Georgia Fort this afternoon, rejecting the U.S. government’s claims that her allegations constitute a crime of violence that necessitate keeping her detained.

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This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.

Decide. Who are you?

Interesting …

Portland, Maine

www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/l...

Whoa!

It's clear Trump is a deranged nutcase. At which point, it is no longer about him but about everyone still surrounding and supporting him. It is those people who need to be in the dock at the eventual 'Nuremburg trial'.

Rep. McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.

Carole Cadwalladr, "We cannot rely on the US for our security"

Zack Polanski, "Brexit was party sponsored by Putin because he wanted to weaken Europe"

NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.

He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…

It's funny. I never thought watching a gibbering lunatic burn the world down would be so boring.

please refer to your Davos phrasebook www.ft.com/content/ab4f...

This is what the EU’s trade bazooka was meant for Having for once been prescient in endowing itself with a policy instrument in line with the times, it would be irresponsible for the EU to give up just because the coercion at hand comes from the most powerful country in the world.

OPINION: After World War II, the U.S. contributed generously to the relaunch of the European economy. It also massively influenced new democratic institutions in the nascent European Community.

Maybe now it’s Europe’s turn to defend these values — and that means taking action.