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Questioning UK
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Teacher blogging in the UK about education from an LGBTQ+ perspective. He/him.

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Infuriates me how the tennis world continues to act like none of this shit happened #usopen

www.marieclaire.com.au/news/advocac...
"We always had fights out of nowhere. I wrote on Instagram that he tried to suffocate me with a pillow, twisted my arms. I tried to run out of the room several times, but he didn't let me," she explained. After managing to break free and hiding elsewhere in the hotel, Sharypova recalled Zverev (who she refers to by his moniker, Sasha) finding her and trying to convince her to return to the room. "I was scared and I wanted to run away. But Sasha pushed me into the wall and said that nothing would happen to him for this. And that no one would care about me, no matter what he did to me." Sharypova alleged that it was there that Zverev punched her in the face, causing her to feel so isolated and distraught that she attempted to take her own life by injecting herself with insulin. "I injected it, and I wasn't scared; I just wanted to leave in some way, because I can't stand it anymore," she told Rothenberg. In October 2023, Zverev was forced to deny claims of "physically abusing and damaging the health" of his ex-partner and mother to his young child, Brenda Patea. The lawsuit, filed in Germany, outlined an incident that occurred in May 2020 where following a "heated argument" Zverev pushed Patea against a wall and strangled her with both hands. The incident, as reported in The Guardian, caused Patea to have "difficulty swallowing and breathing for several days afterwards."
September 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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This is a Francis Tiafoe’s pink outfit appreciation post #usopen
Tiafoe preparing to serve. His headband, shirt, wristband, undershorts, socks and trainers are fluorescent pink. Same outfit from the front. His “BIG FOE” necklace is visible in this picture
September 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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I could have been a sports physio #usopen
September 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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Now Carlos has put his nipples away, we can all focus on what really matters: his terrible, terrible haircut #usopen
Carlos Alcaraz, with hair like a ‘63 era Beatle with a sparkly headband
September 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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If you’re planning on sleeping well tonight, do *not* look at this photo of Alexander Blockx and his demonic eyes #usopen
Photo of Alexander Blockx fist pumping after beating Flavio Cobolli. His teeth are bared and his eyes are reddened slits and it’s deeply unsettling
September 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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I see he’s wearing some kind of modesty vest today #alcaraz #usopen
Alcaraz’s slutty tank top with a white shirt underneath preventing nipple slippage
September 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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The mother in me is concerned that Alcaraz is back too soon and going to damage his wrist. The gay son in me can’t help noticing that this year’s outfit is leading to an awful lot of nip slips #usopen
Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open, his sleeveless brown and white top exposing his right nipple for all the world to see
August 31, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Anyone fancy a trip to Wales to throw some rocks into the sea
Harry Potter Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby's 'grave' Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach Dobby's 'grave' at Freshwater West. Photograph: Sam Cuthbertson/Alamy Harry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland to be relocated after complaining it would desecrate the "grave" of Dobby, a fictional elf. The character was laid to rest on Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Fans of the wizard series come to leave stones reading "Here Lies Dobby" despite being asked not to by the land owner, the National Trust, because the beach is an ecologically sensitive site.
August 10, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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My Heaton-Burnham hypothesis :

Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham = Housemartins Paul Heaton

Prime Minister Andy Burnham = Beautiful South Paul Heaton

I won’t be taking further questions
Paul Heaton Andy Burnham
July 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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But I *wanted* to get woken up at 3am by drunken renditions of Wonderwall
BBC News notification: “Breaking News England's World Cup match against Mexico set to be brought forward to 19:00 BST on Sunday”
July 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Is it because people are tedious
Screenshot from BBC news website. Photo of England fans in a crowd with arms aloft, singing. Headline: “Why Wonderwall has become England's World Cup anthem”
July 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Sharing this letter from the Guardian because I think it makes a good point and also because I seemed to be in the minority when I thought that Pike’s original rant was a load of self-absorbed, entitled BS

www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
Further to Nadia Khomami's piece on the use of phones in theatres (6 June) and Rosamund Pike's lecture from the stage (1 June), while agreeing with the general drift, I'd like to sound a note of caution. Some of us wear hearing aids that are controlled by Bluetooth. Sometimes we need to adjust the settings to properly hear what the hell is going on. From the vantage of the stage, it probably looks like we're texting. Actors would need the eyesight of a sparrowhawk to tell the difference. Meanwhile, I'm dialling up assistance to aid full immersion in the experience. Jerry Wellens Bwlchgwyn, Wrexham
June 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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And look at all the ghouls like you gleefully warming your bloody hands over it
Screenshot of iPhone notification BBC News 1m ago The Nowak murder has lit a match under British politics, writes Laura Kuenssberg. This is how we got here
June 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Just seen a discussion on here about why the “moon’s haunted” tweet apparently isn’t funny and my god, life is way too short for that kind of glumfuckery
dustin Couch @Dustinkcouch nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early astronaut: moon's haunted nasa employee: what? astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon's haunted
April 2, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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The Twin Peaks opening shot of the road leading into Twin Peaks, mountains and pine trees in the distance and the ‘Welcome to Twin Peaks Population 51,201’ sign in the foreground. Instead of the Twin Peaks title it says ‘Noel’s Christmas Presents’
February 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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The Twin Peaks opening shot of the road leading into Twin Peaks, mountains and pine trees in the distance and the ‘Welcome to Twin Peaks Population 51,201’ sign in the foreground. Instead of the Twin Peaks title it says ‘Today at Wimbledon’
February 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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Can someone photoshop a bathtub into this for me please
The Twin Peaks opening shot of the road leading into Twin Peaks, mountains and pine trees in the distance and the ‘Welcome to Twin Peaks Population 51,201’ sign in the foreground. Instead of the Twin Peaks title it says ‘Last of the Summer Wine’.
February 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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“Still single? You need to put yourself out there!”

Out there:
A section of the ‘Hell’ panel of Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights. There’s a lot going on, so I’m going to paste the description from Wikipedia: The focal point of the scene is the "Tree-Man," whose cavernous torso is supported by what could be contorted arms or rotting tree trunks. His head supports a disk populated by demons and victims parading around a huge set of bagpipes—often used as a dual sexual symbol[42]—reminiscent of human scrotum and penis. The tree-man's torso is formed from a broken eggshell, and the supporting trunk has thornlike branches which pierce the fragile body. A grey figure in a hood bearing an arrow jammed between his buttocks climbs a ladder into the tree-man's central cavity, where nude men sit in a tavern-like setting. The tree-man gazes outwards beyond the viewer, his conspiratorial expression a mix of wistfulness and resignation.[47] Belting proposed that the tree-man's face is a self-portrait, citing the figure's "expression of irony and the slightly sideways gaze [which would] then constitute the signature of an artist who claimed a bizarre pictorial world for his own personal imagination".[42] Many elements in the panel incorporate earlier iconographical conventions depicting hell. However, Bosch is innovative in that he describes hell not as a fantastical place but as a realistic world containing many elements from day-to-day human life.[43]
February 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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BREAKING LIVE • 51,611 viewing Updated 1 minute ago Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC understands
February 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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Quick, Britons, change the recipes, we’re depressing the Americans
Screenshot of a Bluesky post: “If you want to get even more depressed, look up 'British pancakes' and 'British flapjacks'. They're just... not right!” Underneath are perfectly normal pictures of pancakes with sugar and lemon and a nice oaty flapjack
February 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Another excellent use for those YouTube fireplace videos
BBC news article with photo of a crematorium with a screen showing fields of what looks like heather around an archway with a coffin inside. Headline: Crematorium with new technology to open Photo credit: WESTERLEIGH GROUP The crematorium is set to feature audio-visual technology, which allows personalised themes to be displayed on a canvas at the front of the chapel
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Delighted to see that the top responses to this are all to tell Sir Gav to get fucked

#lgbtq+ #trans

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Facebook post: Gavin Williamson © 3d• A number of parents have contacted me from Cheslyn Hay Academy concerning a situation which has garnered significant online attention. I am clear that schools must be a place for education and not "diversity box ticking exercises." I have written to the Headteacher to ask for an urgent meeting. • •• Letter on official parliament letter headed paper: RT. HON. SIR GAVIN WILLIAMSON CBE MP Member of Parliament for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge 19a High Street, Stone Staffordshire, ST15 8AJ Telephone: 01785 847037 Mrs Pritchard Cheslyn Hay Academy Saredon Road Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7Q Our Reference: GW72466 5th February 2026 Dear Mrs Pritchard, 1 am writing to express my concern regarding reports that the school has instructed pupils to address a teacher as MX,' and has taken steps to remove children from educational classes in order to 'teach pronouns.' A vast number of constituents have been in touch to share their anger at this decision. Whilst I understand that it is important to be aware of sensitives such as this, I strongly believe a school's main priority should be academic rather than 'diversity box ticking exercises. Parents have also reported to me that they are being denied the opportunity to speak with you regarding this and that reception are fielding complaints instead. With the significant public interest in this matter, I believe that parents should be able to speak directly with you and have confidence that the school's leadership has the best interests of their children at heart. I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you and discuss this important matter in further detail, and hope that this is something you will agree to as a matter of urgency. I look forward to hearing from you. Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson MP MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR STONE, GREAT WYRLEY AND PENKRIDGE Comment on Facebook post Paul McLaughlin Were you born "Rt Hon Sir" or have your prefixes changed over time?
February 9, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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BBC: WON’T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE (rich privileged adult) CHILDREN (of the perverts)
BBC news app now pushing the above story onto my lock screen: BBC News 35m ago Their parents are in disgrace. What now for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie?
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Ah yes, the real victims in all of this
Screenshot of BBC news story, picture of Beatrice and Eugenia looking like the privileged dorks they are above the headline “Their parents are in disgrace, what now for Beatrice and Eugenie?”
February 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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Meanwhile, over at the dickhead factory
Our pupils are extremely well known to their teachers. As a preparatory school, we look at each child's unique strengths, abilities and learning style advising families on important next steps in choosing the right senior school. Mr [redacted], [redacted]’s Headteacher supports Year 5 and Year 6 with interview practice. Criteria on these occasions includes categories such as "Composure & body language" and “Speaking: pitch, pace, diction". A number of mock interviews at certain points during Year 5 and Year 6 ensures pupils are well prepared when it's time for the 11+ interviews.
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM