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Looking out for blessings: in wildlife, nature, & kindness. Lead Chaplain with AfME Healthcare: views my own. Living w ME & LongCovid. Virtual Pilgrim. Fan of rewilding, life too. Usually moderate to mild in views, occasionally sharp. No DMs, will block
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No-on currently in politics is better and many are far far worse. Doomerism is deeply dangerous.
“That Epping Judge” sounds like a euphemism….
*Unholy* shit!
A rare example of “Floodgates” being applied?
This was last week.
This was last week.
Great news!!
💯 this.
According to anecdotal reports, the new in-fashion insult heard around schools and playgrounds is: "Your dad shouts at hotels!" 😮😆 ~AA
Registration is now open for our 2025 AGM! A recording will be shared soon after the meeting for those unable to attend. 📆 Wednesday 17 September 🕒 3pm - 4.15pm More info & registration 👇 www.actionforme.org.uk/our-2025-agm/ #pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
Bit of a tip off: RNLI are running a sale on Christmas cards. It’s never too early to get ready to send any Reform UK supporting friends and family a greeting that will really touch them: shop.rnli.org/collections/...
Wasp heaven - amazing creatures! This is a good way to distract them from your picnic :)
Don’t tell ‘em Pike
Hopefully reported by all to the ICO
Time for #BBCnews to stop headlining Reform. Enough. They are a Trump Tribute band and aren’t doing any serious governing even at local level.
Thank you Polly.
Well said.
"Publishing is, in many ways, a mirror of society at large. It reflects what people believe and want to believe. In this case: that illness can be controlled and avoided if only a person makes the right decisions. Lives right, eats right, moves right" #BookSky #DisabilitySky #NatureWriting
I appeared in the accompanying podcast with @nickcohen.bsky.social where we discuss whether Trump is in fact a Russian asset? The very fact that this isn't a spoof or conspiracy episode is mind-blowing... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
A night with Elvis Legacy, fun times, but surprisingly high energy … #ElvisLegacy
Thank you very much! Alas, am going to an Elvis Tribute Show.
Just read around a bit more. Can see there’s been a lot of heat coming #JamesOBrien way from all angles the last months, so understand why @mrjamesobrien.bsky.social is quick to block. I thought I was being polite and within bounds, but get why his headspace needs limits.
Still think James O’Brien does a good show and will still listen. Everyone has their flaws and hotspots.
This was the offending post, I think. I’m concerned about the treatment of Sangita Myska and sad to see silencing of legitimate questions. bsky.app/profile/ruth...
Curious to see I’ve been blocked by @mrjamesobrien.bsky.social Perhaps more resistant to polite challenge than one might expect.
Maybe you need a regular “Mind The Gap” feature if TFL will let you use “The Voice”.
Thank you for naming the names of those who truly suffered and for *Minding the Gap* in coverage of the anniversary of those affected.
A very strange critique of well balanced and careful coverage of both cases. I thought you did well to cite carefully what was said, in both cases. The women are responsible for their words & actions, both women are intelligent and have their own agency as the Courts found. Fairs fair.
I’ve seen many attempts to paint Lucy Connolly as a victim. But what about the real victims of the event she was responding to? When @sturdyalex.bsky.social said that NONE of the papers had written about them, and then read out their names, it hit me in the chest. Quiet Riot is a unique podcast
At what point to you intend to Riot Quietly with @sturdyalex.bsky.social Ppl need to kno.
Waiting for the interviews with the Lib Dem’s & Greens #Wato overplatforming Reform *again*
This #BBCbh Press Review isn’t a press review. It’s an Op Ed for a number of wealthy media types.
Curious that #BBCbh is prioritising the angst of owners with multiple homes not the plight of people with no homes, or no secure tenure in their homes.
Just Hate, no hope.
🚨😷🚨😷🚨😷🚨😷 BREAKING NEWS At last, in the UK, we now have official guidance on the use of respirators (FFP3) vs Fluid Resistant Surgical Masks (FRSM) which has been prepared SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR. 🚨😷🚨😷🚨😷🚨😷
"We say their names one by one. They ask us all to commit ourselves to finding or pursuing the path to peace with greater intelligence and passion, starting with a ceasefire... from the release of hostages, to not taking an entire people hostage." www.indcatholicnews.com/news/53092
Was so good to talk to @snellarthur.bsky.social about all things Trump this week - his Behind the Lines is one of my favourite podcasts so was an honour to be a guest!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJM... As Dr Whitely says in this interview, if there is no job in the NHS, there is no medical training. Without medical training, misdiagnosis and risky mistreatments are how the NHS is transformed into a sick service. Outstanding work from @jenniejacques1.bsky.social 1/2
You do not get to claim you hate Trump and MAGA and then turn around and vote for Reform - a party that is literally funded by the MAGA movement. British people, please wake up before it's too late. I've seen what this is doing to my home country, and it is ... horrific. time.com/7281644/trum...
🚨An important reminder of the trauma faced by asylum seekers. Not just in fleeing persecution abroad. Not just in the perilous and desperate journey to these shores. But by the hatred and vitriol put on them by the right wing in this country for callous political gain.
Photo up the tree, came down easily, but it was the short slope back to the path that got him!
BTW Have you apologised yet? Contractual silence is a thing. bsky.app/profile/sang...
Enjoy your holiday next week, I’ll listen when you’re back.
@microbetv.bsky.social
OPA!: Recipes Inspired by Greek Taverns by Helena and Vikki Moursellas is the shining star of this week’s #CookbookCorner! Read more about it and get their recipe for these gorgeous Patates Lemonates – Lemon Potatoes – without delay. I just cannot stop making these www.nigella.com/cookbook-cor...
I wrote about the Prespa lakes region in northern Greece for @theguardian.com today. At the crossroads of three countries and my home for the past quarter of a century, it's a place that continues to surprise me with its wild beauty and rich human cultures. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Thank you for this. Would be appalling to admit Musk and businesses associated with him into the U.K. national energy infrastructure given his track record. Done ✔️
Great to be on @lbc.co.uk with @lewisgoodall.com discussing whether Musk is fit and proper to supply energy in the UK. Nearly 14000 have written to Ofgem now. You can too: www.bestforbritain.org/ElonMusk
Delighted to discover the Pray As You Go website and app have added a series of 16 videos in BSL. They also have 14 ASL, too. BSL: prayasyougo.org/series/sign-... ASL: prayasyougo.org/series/sign-... #CofEPeeps ✝️
Russia has just sanctioned multiple Byline Times contributors and journalists for our work exposing Putin's war crimes in Ukraine. It follows our award-winning documentaries exposing Russia's crimes on the frontline and our investigations into the Kremlin's interference in British politics
I would have thought these cascading waters flowing through widely opened floodgates would have been reasonably foreseeable by any judge. Hoping the judge is finding themselves in hot water…
And unexpected political & expensive consequences of one local planning decision? A decision that in effect encourages unlawful and potentially violent action.
Disabled people – especially those who are also carers – are overrepresented in non-traditional work. One-in-three disabled people in low-to-middle income families are on a flexible contract, work in the gig economy, or are solo self-employed.
Reminder that Putin has never said he wants a trilateral meeting, had never said he would respect Ukrainian sovereignty, and has never said he wants to end the war. Not to be a downer, but the discussion of security guarantees is premature.
Scientific misinformation is a public health scourge. This lecture breaks it down very well.
For those wanting the sea inside
A bit of morning joy.
The UK Emergency Alerts system will be tested on 7 Sept 2025 at 3pm. It shares warnings during emergencies like floods, wildfires and storms. Domestic abuse survivors with concealed phones might need to turn off alerts. Here's how you can opt out ⤵️ www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
Thank you for sharing your reflections with such thoughtful tenderness. 🙏🏼
Take a moment to read, or listen to Julie read, her reflections on her experience.
Well. That #BBCbh Press Review was an absolute riot! 🎉
“DecodeME shows the incredible level of support that the ME/CFS patient community can give to research that involves them on a deep and meaningful level. Without the community, we could not have achieved all that we have.” Andy Devereux-Cooke (PPI Member and Co-Investigator)
Just listened - it was fab!
Thank you - I’ve just heard your performance on a combination of TV and Sounds catch-up. When we had to leave the TV and move from one location during Dancing on Scorched Earth, I had to find it on the radio and pick it up. I loved every moment of your Chapter albums. Brava! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Really loved Anoushka Shankar’s #BBCProm with the orchestration of her Chapter albums. Fabulous listen & evoked so much… www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
As Putin heads to Alaska with his maps and narratives, here's an essay I wrote last year about one of his spurious justifications for Russia's illegal war of aggression—his ideological story that Russia is an ancient state, and Ukraine is historically Russian land snyder.substack.com/p/putins-leg...
oh my godddd 😂
Very posh & French! No American mustard or ketchup.
Tomorrow there will be a live webinar about the initial DecodeME results. Look forward to it! More info 👇
Thanks so much. Doing ok.
Have a great break!
While we're having a break over the summer, here's an intermission episode. It's a Lento first! It's a super long episode of soundscapes from various locations across the stunning Quantocks in Somerset recorded in October. Episode 278 - Lento Long - Quantocks collection bit.ly/LenLongQuan
Since when do we do crossings numbers to include two summers? Do you remember that being a metric for any other government? No, neither do I. ~AA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is not at all helpful to Reform's "Britain is Lawless" campaign. ~AA
Thank you for this thread.
In the latest #Commentary Dr @binitakane.bsky.social, the co-founder of #SouthAsianHeritageMonth, shares how stories like her father’s helped to create, sustain and transform the modern-day #NHS: ow.ly/l7LC50WEr5u #RootsToRoutes #SAHM2025
"DecodeME is now calling on researchers worldwide to join us in accelerating ME/CFS research.” - Prof Chris Ponting (DecodeME Investigator). We encourage researchers to explore and build on our findings. Apply for access to our rich dataset now shorturl.at/F8aOM
An honorable mention for your book @scalzi.com “Old Man’s War” by Rich Condit on This Week in Virology on @microbetv.bsky.social about 1 hour 44 mins in. A great & informative podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
A fabulous soundtrack for the day Anna Lapwood’s Overnight Proms. Starting the day with Pirates and Alehouse songs A-ha! #BBCProms www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
As we dug into the motivations and priorities of Reform Voters we identified 5 distinct segments. The 3 most likely to vote for Reform are The Disgusted Disruptors, Left-Behind Collectivists and Traditional Conservatives… 🧵 1/2 Full study here: www.bestforbritain.org/decoding-pop...
Today is #SevereMEDay - a day to recognise and honour the people living with the most devastating forms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). We are deeply grateful to those with Severe ME who took part in the DecodeME study. Your contribution is vital.
Very helpful thread 🧵
The two greatest “literary” writers about law are, for me, Kafka and Jane Austen, with Dickens perhaps third. Austen can convey the most complex notions of law and equity in half a sentence.
"If a ship and the corporation that own her can both be legal persons, why not the river on which the ship is sailing and some of the protected species looking on?" #personhood #RightsOfNature
Call to action! Please sign these two petitions #SevereMEday
Today is #SevereMEDay. For too long, people with severe ME who are in hospital are often unable to access the appropriate care and support that they need. They so often face misunderstanding and stigma from healthcare professionals, which has a devastating and dangerous impact on their lives.
Is he simply on holiday or is he pushing an agenda with political friends and allies here? We need to beware MAGA abroad.
On this Severe ME Awareness Day, I present to you my newest exhibition: “In the Absence of Light”. 1/3 www.aquietstorm.me/in-the-absen... #MECFS #SevereME #SevereMEday #pwME #Photography
I hope Yavar succeeds. My Uncle Ralph Spitteler, a top Indian Cricketer, sadly lost his life after the war, when a Japanese sniper, possibly unaware the war was over, shot him. I hope his name is added to a memorial when it's erected, which it definitely should be. Thank you, Yavar Abbas.
An excellent thread summarising and explaining the main results from DecodeME. With the promise of a blog to come.
Edited version of BBC 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell phone-in (53 mins) on the DecodeME results. Professor Chris Ponting explains the findings, and callers share how stigma, misdiagnosis, and severe illness have shaped their lives with #MECFS. youtu.be/U9mc8lWvF-w?...
This is the largest #MECFS genetics study as far as I know (n=15,579)-- likely the largest study on #MECFS, period. I know it was not an easy task for the team-- sincere congrats. The genes associated with #MECFS are interesting. Some off-the-cuff thoughts on each follow. Let's dive in! 🧵🧪
@cgatist.bsky.social Thank you for staying on @bbc5live.bsky.social to talk about @decodemestudy.bsky.social and particularly for your understanding and commitment to involve and support #pwME Deeply moved by how you have engaged at every level with compassion and respect 🙏🏼
That’s Chris Ponting speaking on #DecodeME
@abrokenbattery.bsky.social Starts 1 hour 5 mins in FYI. Hope you can pace…
The Management Team are delighted to announce DecodeME’s initial DNA results & discuss what this means for #pwME & future research. A huge thanks to all our participants for giving their time, energy & DNA to the project. Learn more about our findings: shorturl.at/XOVJ1
PS: You may have read this story already. The BBC ran a version of it yesterday We shared our FOI docs with their reporter and press office. Their response? To publish the story - our story - without even notifying us. A £6bn public broadcaster selling out a tiny investigative newsletter. Nice. 😔
