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A brief summary of the past week:

Monday: Afternoon reception cover at SEN school, online lecture in the evening,

Tuesday: Afternoon reception cover at SEN school,

Wednesday: Supply teaching at girls school, online lecture in the evening,

Thursday: Afternoon reception cover at SEN school, online lecture in the evening,

Friday: Afternoon reception cover at SEN school,

Saturday: Online teaching in the morning,

Sunday: Online teaching in the morning.

Next week will be the same. Despite this, I've still managed to find a large number of items of interest:

My biggest concern with this article is how it seems to be a bit too keen on continuing to engage with (i.e. outsource industry) to China, but otherwise it makes some good points: Why Britain Is Tilting To The Indo-Pacific Region

Good: Canada joins Britain, France in combatting cancel culture 'coming from the United States'

Not so good: The Sovietization of the American Press

It comes as naturally to them as breathing: How Do Big Media Outlets So Often "Independently Confirm" Each Other's Falsehoods? 'the term “independently confirm” significantly bolsters the credibility of the initial report because it makes it appear that other credible-to-some news organizations have conducted their own investigation and found more evidence that proves it is true.'

Questions to which the answer is yes, part 56,820: Were the lockdowns the worst public health decision in 100 years?

Yes, yes it is: This so-called 'anti-racism' ideology is itself deeply racist, as we can see where it leads to: Bi-racial HS student punished for refusing to condemn his white half

Disagree slightly, while the goal may be similar and the methods may be the same but the underlying ideology is different (its origin was the postmodernists who were reacting to communisms failings) It’s ‘Communist’ Not ‘Critical Race Theory,’ Folks

And finally, a video on the possible SR-72:


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