This week’s #KidsBooksFriday is inspired by the great Dolly Parton. So whether it’s books about kindness, generosity, gratitude, inclusivity, positivity, hope, self-belief, or something else, let’s share books that embody Dolly’s spirit and legacy. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit #BeMoreDolly

(3/3) Dolly called and asked if there was any way to help with this tragedy. Abumrad replied she was on a vaccine research team but it was expensive and they were still seeking grants. When Dolly heard this she replied "Well I have money" and donated $1m. Abumrad's team produced the Moderna vaccine.

This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

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Given that 'The Great #ADHD Myth?" airs tonight, I'll flag up that @channel4tv.bsky.social still hasn't answered these important questions Presumably because they're fully aware that it's a deeply dangerous and cynical endeavour that'll do genuine harm to many, but don't want to have to admit it

Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 4w ago

In case you missed it over the weekend... Some Questions for Channel 4, about their documentary ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ theneuroscienceofeve... Channel 4 have many questions to answer about their upcoming 'documentary'. Here are some of the most pressing #ADHD #C4

We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name, thank you: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1

Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

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UK residents - we need to keep fighting the good fight against generative AI, those who support it, and those who refuse to condemn it. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data

We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...

petition.parliament.uk

I’ve always been very uncomfortable with how ready the consensus is that environmental protestors ought to be policed through spying. The main ‘dangers’ posed by these people aren’t actually real dangers for the most part, whereas the harm caused TO them is horrendous.

flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social · last mo.

Everything I’ve seen about the spycops inquiry suggests that it was always about bullying, molesting and generally fucking with a bunch of greenies and antinuclear protestors, because they are the kind of people the state can fuck over and stomp on with impunity, for fun.

A pleasure to help put this campaign together with the Good Night Out Campaign 🏳️‍⚧️ With the EHRC Code about to roll out, please put these posters up in your venues and help us spread the message: Pee in Peace 💖 #PeeInPeace #GoodNightOut #TransRights #TransInclusion

Fed up with climate breakdown? Me too. Here's an easy action: call on our new PM to take action against the destructive fossils fuel giants. Please sign this Greenpeace petition. Thanks. greenpeace.movement-action.org/p/uk-governm...

If you agree that Big Oil giants shouldn't profit from our pain, add your name.

Sign the petition now.

greenpeace.movement-action.org

#LongCovidKids

Felicity Nelson@frogsandstars.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📣 I’m writing a story with The Sick Times focusing on why there are no clinical guidelines for treating children with #LongCOVID and how this affects families. If you're a family affected by Long COVID, feel free to get in touch - felicity.nelson@frogsandstars.com.

This genuinely makes me tear up, it’s so perfectly decent

Byron C Clark@byroncclark.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Please sign this Surfers Against Sewage petition "End the sewage pollution scandal" - details in the link. Thank you you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

End the sewage pollution scandal

Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action!

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Cool (pun intended) project showing temperature variation from the recent 50 year average. This is for London. You can look up where you live. showyourstripes.info/b/europe/uni... #showyourstripes

Show Your Stripes

Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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Names for Tic-tac-toe in Europe. Are Estonia and Orkney connected somehow?

There's probably never been a better time to remind you that when David Hockney first took his Mum to California she remarked 'all this lovely weather and nobody puts their washing out'.

Something I think about a lot is how both STAR WARS and RAIDERS were conceived by Lucas and Spielberg as intentionally cheesy — even-to-the-point-of-parody — throwbacks to old adventure serials but made them so well that audiences five decades ago and now unironically appreciate them as drama

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 3mo ago

45 years ago today, ‘RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK’ released in theaters.

IT'S HERE!! Squid Bits: That's a Nice Hat is out today! I hope everyone enjoys my brain whimsies and finds some bits in there that make them chuckle, snort, guffaw or titter politely.

Let’s spend Pride month sharing this everywhere, and getting it to 10k signatures. Section 28 did terrible harm. Lessons need to be learned.

Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️@gemmaclark.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🧵It feels hollow wishing people a happy Pride month but I hope people still find some joy from it. Would be allies could spend this month particularly focussed on actions to help. Let’s start with sharing and signing petition for enquiry on something petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

I’ve just signed Greenpeace’s petition calling on the Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to stop selling arms to Israel. British arms are fuelling the killing - can you join me and call for a ban? act.gp/3UMfusO

Stop British-made weapons being used in Gaza

With each day that passes more lives are lost in this conflict, and weapons sold by the UK are fuelling the fire. British weapons should NOT be used to commit possible war crimes in Gaza.

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🚀 YO COMICS FAIR IS BACK! We are thrilled to announce that Yo Comics Fair, a comic fair FOR kids and BY kids, is back at South London's @stanleyarts.uk on MARCH 22nd 2026! Woo hoo! See you there! www.yocomicsfair.co.uk

Posters are free - we just ask you to cover postage and packaging costs. 🚇

Gita Ralleigh@gitaralleigh.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Another lovely feature for #poemsontheunderground 40th anniversary If there’s a poem you loved, you can buy the poster from @poetrysociety.org.uk here: poetrysociety.org.uk/projects/poe... www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/b... #poetrysky #ukpoets

looking at my big christmas window painting again, cos i'm still proud of it

Counting the number of times I hear the word unprecedented on the news today.

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows

The deadline for responding to this consultation (about whether we should shovel even greater heaps of bureaucratic misery onto immigrants in the hope of pacifying racists) is midnight on Thursday 12th:

Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...

While I don’t know if any Muppets break the second fourth wall on Television or Movies … There is this one camera test where Kermit and Fozzie ad lib being abstract entities …

Muppet Movie 1979 camera test: The banter is so hilariously improvised.

YouTube video by LifeIsSublime

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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 732: When times are bleak, art shines a light. Shine on. You’re not alone.