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Auntie Jellyfish

@auntiejellyfish.bsky.social

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Re-distributor of your Unconsidered (and Considered) Trifles "an obvious paragon of grammar and sentence structure" Artist's Gopher

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Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · Jun 1

#30DaysWild A Book A Day, Day 1: The Good Slug Guide by Jo Kirby.
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Sunday book review – The Good Slug Guide by Jo Kirby – Mark Avery

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 1h

Aaaargh...

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2h

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · 4h

Very carefully worded Dave!

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Certainly is!

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Laine Thompson @marlinhoister.bsky.social · 21h

On a broken mosaic of earth -
a jumble of red brick, grey slab, white quartz -
the oystercatchers gather.

I didn’t think I’d see any this evening as the tide was so high, and yet here they were, amongst the industrial detritus below the banks.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 21h

Spiral slipmats are back in stock.
Be quick though. I can’t keep up with demand!
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...

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Chris Cookman Photography @chriscookman.bsky.social · 20h

Pedal power

On Sunday 26th October, Bank Road will be used for the National Hillclimb Championship 2025. For more info: www.matlockcyclingclub.org.uk/ctt-national...

#photography #bike #matlock #googlepixel8pro #teampixel

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Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · 9h

She knows that intro requires close attention and singing along.

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trouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · 1d

For anyone thinking about present buying X

(sharing appreciated)

trouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · Nov 16

My kids books make nice presents.

Read one to a small person you know.

Keep kids reading ❤️

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Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · 1d

'Hard' no? Really? No students ever? Is that because you don't think anyone with difficulties like your lad's will or should ever go to university or won't ever count as 'grown-up'?

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 1d

An excellent new initiative led by a local community that is sick to the back teeth of illegal raptor persecution inside this National Park.

Bravo, @friendsofthedales.bsky.social

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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‘Eyes on the Skies’ – new campaign to raise awareness of raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Following the recent collapse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Bird of Prey Partnership (due to its failure to tackle crimes against birds of prey), and the news that since 2015, 29 Hen Harrier…

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Jon Woolcott @jonwoolcott.bsky.social · 2d

Here it is, the gorgeous cover of The Tattooed Hills by the talented illustrator Jon McCormack. It's just perfect!

The book is out next spring and you can preorder a copy here: geni.us/TheTattooedH...

The cover of The Tattooed Hills, a white horse on a chalkand landscape.

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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 9d

Everyone loves my chonky bat humour! And here is the Spoken Cartoon version right here on my new youtubular channel website thing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxuV...

Chonky Bats!

YouTube video by firstdog onthemoon

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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 2d

Trees! Everyone loves trees... but they love their property values even more! Booooo www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Nobody hates trees more than coastally adjacent narcissists. Here’s how we should deal with them | First Dog on the Moon

A deterrent is one thing but I want revenge!

www.theguardian.com

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HelpSheffield @helpsheffield.co.uk · 2d

#SheffJobs

Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2d

Research Assistant, SITraN Sheffield. Join a BMA-funded project with Dr Hina Khan, using qualitative methods to improve dementia diagnosis for South Asian and Black communities. Closing date: 4th November

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Assistant: Ethnographic Dementia Diagnosis Study

Research Assistant, SITraN Sheffield. Join Dr Hina Khan on a BMA-funded project using qualitative methods to improve dementia diagnosis in minority communities.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 2d

Save the East Midlands Parkway cooling towers!

Sign the @c20society.bsky.social petition about the Ratcliffe-on-Soar site in Nottinghamshire.

👉 www.change.org/p/save-brita...

cooling towers bathed in golden sunshine next to the platform at east midlands parkway train station

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First Steps Nutrition Trust @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social · 2d

❗️ICYMI: On 10 September 2025, UNICEF published its Child Nutrition Report 2025, Feeding Profit: How food environments are failing children

For the first time ever, among school-aged children and adolescents globally, overweight has exceeded underweight as the dominant form of malnutrition.

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Will Rose @willrose.bsky.social · 2d

My work inspired by @nationaltrust.org.uk #longshawestate for BBC #Springwatch is going to be exhibiting at #mallgalleries next week . Private view on the 15th. Message me if you’d like a ticket for the PV.
It’s a fabulous show filled with incredible artwork inspired by the natural world
#birds 🪶

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Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · 2d

🫂 (I am really pleased to hear that about Shrewsbury Hospital having had a relative with a...less good... experience there at the end of her life some years ago)

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Nick Acheson @themarshtit.bsky.social · 3d

Hugh is passionate, delightful and indomitable.

His many books will be on sale and this will be GOOD.

Hugh Warwick @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social · 3d

Norfolk #hedgehog fans ... and #wildlife fans in general - I am really looking forward to Friday when I will be in conversation with the amazing @themarshtit.bsky.social - still some tickets - come and say hi! www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-...

Hugh Warwick in conversation with Nick Acheson | Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Join hedgehog-loving author and ecologist Hugh Warwick in conversation with Nick Acheson about all things 'hedgehog'

www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

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Peter Adkins @peteradkins.bsky.social · 3d

We're hiring! Come and join a friendly department in the Scottish capital. A two year part-time contract in Creative Writing (Prose): www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY206/t...

Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Prose) at The University of Edinburgh

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Prose) on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 3d

Am wondering if all of those suddenly deciding they’re against communities living “parallel lives” might reconsider their support of religious schools? Or indeed private ones?

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Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · 3d

And emphatically has not worked in the US.

Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · 3d

It's Bill Heywood proposing a treatment.

Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · 3d

The rates are dropping because the distrust has increased. And we can say we're not the US all we like but the distrust is not pure home grown.