girls who code books got caught up in book bans because apparently encouraging kids to learn and see themselves in stem is controversial now i’m beyond annoyed what are we even protecting here? mother.ly/news/viral-t...

'Girls Who Code' books now banned in schools thanks to conservative moms organization

'Girls Who Code' book series founder Reshma Saujani is speaking out after her company's book series was banned from a PA school district.

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If ever there was a statue in need of the ‘Tartan Army’ treatment, that’s it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎

The Herald@heraldscotland.bsky.social · yesterday

The statue of Prince Albert is placed back on its plinth in Glasgow's George Square www.heraldscotland.com/news/2643007... 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴

This will warm your heart Well done to the judge for making this wee girl feel part of the show A few minutes of kindness to be is something she may remember for the rest of her life

Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 12h ago

A sweet little girl with autism brought her stuffed puppy to the dog show. One of the judges noticed her, came over, and asked if she’d like to show her dog too. What followed was pure magic. Original post

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Danny Fearns@dannyfearns.bsky.social · 13h ago

Good morning Bluesky ☀️ My grandad told me he saw the Titanic - from the outset he warned all the people that the ship would sink, but nobody listened to him. He knew he was right and didn't give up. He warned them again & again, until eventually they kicked him out of the cinema.

Every MP/PM in wastemonster since Heath the feeble has been on the take,you don't have govts,you have cartels like this 🤡 and his racist party,or fuhrage💩the rouble cleaning corrupt liar,then you have Tories,SPAFFED over £1tr,lost 100s of £billions thru fraud,and bungs for chums labour,GRAVY TRAIN🖕🏻🖕🏻

Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉@paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 23h ago

The Righteous Rupert Lowe-Life preached about leaches sucking the financial blood out of Britain. This is the same Whoopert Lowe-Life whose company took £100k in furlough cash despite making £7.9 million profit He really didn’t need it but it was free, it was available so he took it like a leach

Reminds me of those rolling road machines at the shows which were literally based on exactly this concept 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😉😄🤣🙃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 6h ago

When you can’t afford a PlayStation Original post

Perseid Meteor Shower 2026 Guide | When & How to See It www.rmg.co.uk/stories/spac...

Perseid meteor shower 2026: When and where to see it in the UK

What is the Perseid meteor shower, when does it happen and how can I see it in 2026?

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All in England, it’s time for the Celtic countries to get the hell out.

The voice from Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wow! A man who thinks himself a fool is wise indeed!

Greymane 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@greymane54.bsky.social · 9h ago

A truth speaking Clacton voter. youtube.com/shorts/arbOI...

I see today’s ‘let’s trash Scotland’ papers are once again having a go at the exam results. Despite children working hard with a continued rise in the results the media shows their hatred for the SNP Gov goes above any congratulations for our kids hard work. Not any congratulations. Shame on them!

@johnswinney.bsky.social I see these comments regularly now. I really hope you have a plan. All the people who voted SNP and Scottish Greens need you to step up to the plate now.

LawrieBhoy 🍀@lawriebhoy.bsky.social · 15h ago

If the SNP don’t announce plan B for independence soon, as the begging Westminster for a referendum plan isn’t going to work, then I’m done voting for them. If the SNP aren’t advancing the fight for independence then independence supporters are wasting their time, and their vote, voting for them.

Sturgeon is right and if the next SNP Programme for Government looks how I expect it to look - with continued ditching of progressive policies and betrayals of promises to women and LGBTQ+ people... the cracks will get wider. www.thenational.scot/news/2643110...

Nicola Sturgeon warns John Swinney SNP policy shift driving voters to Scottish Greens

NICOLA Sturgeon has warned John Swinney that the SNP risk losing more votes to the Scottish Greens under the party’s current policy direction.

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If the SNP don’t announce plan B for independence soon, as the begging Westminster for a referendum plan isn’t going to work, then I’m done voting for them. If the SNP aren’t advancing the fight for independence then independence supporters are wasting their time, and their vote, voting for them.

Kemi Badenoch pretending to be a police officer. The Telegraph pretending to be a serious newspaper. Imagine being stupid enough to pay £4 for this nonsense or fall for Badenoughs policy free PR propaganda. Radio4 Today will read it out no doubt, with lavish lip smacking gusto.

ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR: “Oppose Israel and we will go after your family — You have been warned. Rubio, McConnell sent me a letter… what’s liberating is accepting mortality.”

Trump's early training period as a KGB agent. Ivana, later Ivanka, his 'minder'. Soviets had dummy runs of Krasnov playing USA president. Mock Oval office, lie-detector training, character assassinations, election rigging, judicial taming and tampering, disqualification free press, postal sabotage.

**°•.FAFO.•°**@fafo-ez-one.bsky.social · 2d ago

Few things highlight modern local politics quite like a political party trying to hijack a community funfair for votes. Claiming to have single-handedly saved Hartlepool Carnival while volunteers do the actual work is top-tier political delusion.

Hartlepool Carnival defend 'wonderful' event after Reform claim they 'saved it'

Locals have rushed to defend the seaside event which is running until August 9.

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Égaliteis, is basically the opposite of what we have: a system built to prevent hierarchy, capture, & impunity. In that kind of setup, it’s plausible that mass child-killing or oligarchic looting would be much harder. But that system is not practice. What does exist is: representative systems where

When generals start emailing the ranks…begging for “creative and unconventional” ideas, you’ve moved past confidence …and into desperation. That’s not the sound of a winning strategy. It’s the sound of leaders…searching for an exit.

Today's favourite caricatures, found on Bluesky, 05.08 part 1

Jeanine Pirro learns Donald Trump will throw even the most loyal, obsequious slave under the bus Or he may drive the bus right over them

The language of denial and gaslighting How Reform is using an old playbook in an attempt to mislead and misdirect ppl Although educational in some ways it did confirm some of my own thoughts Reform have taken a propaganda lesson from the Israeli playbook www.thenational.scot/politics/264...

Reform have taken a propaganda lesson from the Israeli playbook

Far-right politicians and candidates in by-elections are suddenly making referrals to the police, such as complaints of 'hate crimes'

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White Fence (Tim Presley) ~ I Came Close, Orange For Luck (from Orange, 2026) #WhiteFence #TimPresley #MusicSky Fantastic new music from White Fence! I love Tim Presley, he effortlessly captures mid 60s British psychedelia to perfection. Happy witching Hour🌟 www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyqA...

I Came Close, Orange For Luck

YouTube video by White Fence - Topic

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Just the same as when he promised to save G'mouth then folded like a cheap suit when it came time to act Really insincere excuses like, "It's a private company" and saying he was misquoted Aye, a real chancer He's in Fauxrage's league Post Indy I'd put them all on trial #HouseJock #Traitor

#Scotsabroad Dakar, Senegal@tewnion.bsky.social · 2w ago

Read his lips, he's one of the most dishonest people in Scotland!

Same thing for Scotland

Today diminishes the gravity of that day” Judge Mehta wrote, “denigrates the work of the prosecutors and law enforcement officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy — the peaceful transfer of presidential power — to buckle.”