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donaldé @donalde.bsky.social · 4h

Rather annoyed to discover the term for a writing system that has no vowels is 'abjad' a word that is solidly 40% vowel. Linguists, please try harder.
@dannybate.bsky.social

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Dr Dean Burnett @garwboy.bsky.social · 4h

No, it’s not just a trend: The real reasons adult ADHD and autism diagnoses are on the rise

www.sciencefocus.com...

A frustratingly-still-relevant article I wrote for Science Focus magazine

#ADHD #Autism #ND #diagnosis

No, it’s not just a trend: The real reasons adult ADHD and autism diagnoses are on the rise | BBC Science Focus Magazine

The uptick in adults receiving medical help for mental health and neurological conditions is largely due to increased awareness.

www.sciencefocus.com

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Aaron Vallance @1dish4theroad.bsky.social · 3h

I do love a crumble. And at this time of year, there's nothing better than a homely apple crumble, laced with cinnamon or nutmeg or in this recipe, marsala wine. Can't wait to try this one from @nigella.bsky.social! 🍎👇

Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 4h

There are few things more comforting than a crumble — just as well, then, that #RecipeOfTheDay is this apple and walnut number! www.nigella.com/recipes/appl...

Apple and Walnut Crumble

In How to Eat, I suggested this as a recipe for two. Yes, my portions are always generous, but the thing is, on certain days, we just ate this, the two of us, for supper in its entirety. Or almost: I ...

www.nigella.com

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 4h

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Nadia from London has an idea that sounds such fun you'll be booking a day out asap.
"I've always loved museums," she says,
"but they can be overwhelming for children. For decades now, I've done something called 'playing postcards'
We do
the museum backwards, visiting the gift shop first. Each child gets to choose three postcards. Then they take it in turns to find that particular artwork in the museum and give us a little information about the piece from the details on the postcard, or from any gallery plaque. At the end of this treasure-hunt-style activity, we vote for our favourite in the cafe."

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Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 3h

That Rolex is going to be a bitter reminder of his hubris every time he wears it!

The Wellingtonista @wellingtonista.bsky.social · 9h

"He was so confident, he’d even told me at an event he had a $90,000 Rolex pre-ordered from Partridges as a gift to himself for when he won."

Ahahahahahhahahahahahhahaha

Ethan Manera @ethanmanera.bsky.social · 10h

“Chung's bid for mayor was taken advantage of by those with an axe to grind about issues he likely didn't even understand.”

OPINION: How Ray Chung’s once-promising mayoral bid collapsed in a landslide defeat

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 5h

That’s quite the take. Poor Ray Chung, victim of dark forces he was too naive to understand.
And not Ray Chung who sent a scurrilous email about a superior to his colleagues and doubled down when the email was exposed.

Ethan Manera @ethanmanera.bsky.social · 10h

“Chung's bid for mayor was taken advantage of by those with an axe to grind about issues he likely didn't even understand.”

OPINION: How Ray Chung’s once-promising mayoral bid collapsed in a landslide defeat

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...

He was so confident in mayoral bid he reserved a $90k Rolex. Here's how it went so wrong

OPINION: Once a front-runner, Ray Chung's campaign style and scandal sank his mayoral bid.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 5h

A lovely tinge of lavender in the sky this morning before sunrise. Photo taken about an hour before sunrise in Glastonbury.

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 5h

For those discovering this post, yes, my man is a serial Media Attention Hoover.

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 6h

worth clicking his name, the man has quite the back catalogue

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Simon Craven @simoncraven.bsky.social · 5h

final frame from the "But it might work for us" meme

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Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 4h

🎶 Do you hear the bollards rise
Trapping the polis passing by 🎶

World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 4d

LIVE SCENES FROM WALES
#WorldBollardAssociation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Stephen Harrison @bookswapsteve.bsky.social · 3d

"I have captured the ice cream van, free ice creams for...."

Bollard, NOOO, that's not an ice cream van!

World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 4d

LIVE SCENES FROM WALES
#WorldBollardAssociation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Jonesy Cartoons @jonesycartoons3.bsky.social · 5h

Here's a Spectator #cartoon ... #dogs #rescuedogs #stbernarddog

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Steve May @stevemaythe1st.bsky.social · 5h

Some mythical beasts walk into a bar… (insert punchline here) #dragon #gorgon #yeti #unicorn #gryphon #griffin #myticalbeasts #jokes #stevemaythe1st #illustration

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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 5h

Yet another number from Argentina, a cover of Erasure's "A Little Respect", sung in Spanish as you may well expect.

Attaque 77 - Un Poco de Respeto (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Attaque77VEVO

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Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social · 1d

I'd love to know what every comedian who played the Riyadh Comedy Festival thinks of this piece by Jonathan Liew. It's an electrifying read. And really hard to think what any counter-justification from the participating comics would consist of. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew

The tawdry event was an ultimately doomed attempt by the Saudi government to buy the kind of authentic grassroots culture it is unwilling to countenance, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

“You’re so lucky! I wish I didn’t have to work!”

People act like we’re getting a permanent vacation.

The reality is we are forced to live in legislated poverty.

Barred from earning or marrying without losing our meagre benefits.

Denied autonomy.

And we’re sick & in pain.

It’s a 24/7 job.

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 12h

Diane Keaton in her Manhattan apartment with Buster, an Abyssinian, photographed by Jill Krementz in 1977

black & white photograph of young Diane Keaton smiling and standing next to a white refrigerator in a barren-looking kitchen. her cat Buster is crouched on top of the fridge playing with/swatting her hair in the upper right hand corner. she's wearing a long skinny white scarf with a dot-grid pattern, a high-neck white blouse with an ascot/kerchief around the neck, and a black blazer/skirt or blazer dress over what looks like a vest

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Mark @worgztheowl.bsky.social · 5h

Do hope it was H from Steps who commissioned a hit and the last words the cunt heard were "one for sorrow motherfucker ain't it too, too bad?".

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Helen Beech @beechworks.bsky.social · 5h

Good stuff today

15 artworks wrapped and ready to go to the gallery tomorrow
Vinyl lettering done
Solar power credits
Solar power chats
Team work
Plenty of energy
Feeling positive

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 5h

WELL THEN IT'S NOT MEANINGFUL IS IT, NICK www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 5h

Grant argued that unless you’d had surgery you weren’t “really” trans, just a silly kid experimenting with an alternative lifestyle. It was pretty gross. So if you were assuming a trans mayor will be cool and progressive and not just capping rates, think again. www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

The Press

www.thepress.co.nz

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 5h

When I lived in Hokitika we started getting this thing in our letterboxes. Anti-vax, anti-fluoridation, pro-Putin; the usual cooker nonsense. So I was to find Jacqui Grant, now mayor of Westland, appearing in it.

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Lexidh Solstad @lexidh.catpasity.com · 5h

Such innocence! Such LIES!
Are you walking past some high furniture and suddenly someone SLAPS you? It's Tibbs. He got me real good the other day...

#caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #caturdayeveryday #petsofbluesky #blueskycats #catsareassholes

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 5h

I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in Manchester.
I create prints, homewares & cards inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture.
Have a look gailmyerscough.co.uk

A collage of some of my products: art prints with record players, books and brutalist architecture, a teal T-shirt with cassette tapes, 70s patterned cushion, orange patterned phone case, cassette mug, and a spiral design slipmat.

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