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Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · 3d

📣 New #Phantasia research website ✨

Our Eye's Mind research team has a brand new website, after our move from Exeter to Edinburgh Uni

On the menu:
- Our past/current #aphantasia & #hyperphantasia research
- Our #Outreach / #SciCom work
& more!
> medicine-vet-medicine.ed.ac.uk/eyes-mind

#MindsEye

Eye's Mind | College of Medicine and Vet Medicine

This is the homepage of our Eye's Mind website at the University of Edinburgh. Our research group studies the extremes of visual imagination, how they shape people's life, and their role in our cultur...

medicine-vet-medicine.ed.ac.uk

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 4d

Two years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the world’s complicity is clear. Western governments, corporations, and media have shielded and sustained a colonial project built on occupation, racial capitalism, and dehumanization—profiting from and normalizing the erasure of the Palestinian people

A picture showing the amount of people (tens of thousands) who got deprived of education, disabled, lost parents and injured children

Statistics of the Gaza Genocide showing majority of deaths are attributed to women, girls and children

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Middle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 4d

To the free people of the world,

Today, Monday, October 6th, 2025, we are writing from within Ktzi’ot prison, located deep in the Negev Desert of occupied Palestine.

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Jules Blaster @julesblaster.bsky.social · 7d

« Chers complices du génocide à Gaza »

Boxing Day #50

N° spécial adressé à MM. et Mmes Aram, Bergé, Elkrief, Encel, Enthoven, Ferrari, Fourest, Gorce, Joffrin, Khan, Lefebvre, Lévy, Naulleau, Onfray, Quatremer, Sarkozy, Sfar, Val, Valls, Woessner, Yadan...

Via @blast-info.fr

tinyurl.com/4nza6ez4

Chers complices du génocide à Gaza - Boxing Day #50

Chers complices du génocide à Gaza,Les semaines se succèdent, mais nous ne vous oublions pas, bien au contraire. Vendredi 19 septembre, une vingtaine de personnalités publiaient, sur le site du Figaro...

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Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · 25d

Both posters are available on OSF:
- Aphantasia & autism (ongoing study): osf.io/6b9uh
- Gender, masking & mental health (dissertation research): osf.io/7hcf9

Feedback & collab on this research very welcome!

OSF

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Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · 25d

‪Thank you to #AECongress2025 for the chance to present our (w @drrachaeldavis.bsky.social) work on the #Autism & #Bilingualism Hub autism-bilingualism.com
TY to all who came to chat after the talk,
& those who came by our #gender/ #masking/ #mentalhealth poster!

(spot the subtle 🍉🇵🇸 support)

Picture taken at the Autism Europe Congress 2025 showing the presenter Dr Bérengère Digard standing at a lectern in the bottom left corner of the image. Dr Digard has long dark hair, a colourful shirt, and dark red trousers. She is looking to her left, towards the screen behind her, that takes most of the picture. On the screen there is the first slide of her talk, showing in dark red the title "Clinicians & Educators on Bilingualism & Autism: Factors influencing practice, & the efficacy of new information resources". Below the title are the authors' names and affiliations (Dr Bérengère Digard and Ella Verduyn at the University of Edinburgh, Dr Rachael Davis at Queen Margaret University). In the bottom right corner of the slide there is a cartoon of a watermelon slice to represent the authors' ongoing support for Palestine and their stance against the apartheid and genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian and supported by Western nations. To the left of the title is a drawing of the face of a blond child on a green background with their head surrounded by letters. In the bottom left there are different logos aligned showing the organisations that supported the study presented (the University of Edinburgh, Queen Margaret University, the Patrick Wild Centre, FIRAH).

Picture of Dr Bérengère Digard standing by a poster at the Autism Europe Congress 2025. Dr Digard has long dark hair, a colourful shirt, and dark red trousers. The portrait-oriented poster is entitled "A qualitative study on the intersectionality of autism and gender on mental health and camouflaging". Next to the title is attached a pin of the Palestinian flag to show Dr Digard's support for Palestine and her stance against the genocide and apartheid committed by Israel against the Palestinians with the support of Western states.

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Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · 29d

I am having the best time at #AECongress2025 !

TY @autismeurope.bsky.social for organising such a fascinating programme! TY to all those who came to see my #autism / #aphantasia / #hyperphantasia / #MentalImagery poster today, see you tomo for a #bilingualism talk + a #gender / #masking poster!

Photo of me standing beside my research poster

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · Aug 25

To be clear what happened here.

Israel bombed a hospital.

They waited for paramedics and first responders to arrive.

Then they bombed it again.

This is known as the 'double tap'.

You are watching unfathomable evil, armed and facilitated by the West.

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6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · Aug 25

#BREAKING 🚨 Four journalists, including Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri, are among 20 dead in an Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser hospital

The second strike was captured live on television as rescue crews were seen in the building attempting evacuate the injured

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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · Aug 25

Civil defense rescue teams were hit by an Israeli airstrike during a live broadcast on Al-Ghad TV. 🚨📢

It was the second strike on Nasser Hospital, killing journalist and Reuters photographer Hossam Al-Masry, along with others.

This is not war. This is dehumanization. 😤

#HumanRights

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Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · Aug 4

FRINGE SHOW INCOMING ✨

Do you like the brain 🧠?
Are you in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for #Fringe2025?
Do you want to witness my Fringe debut?
Come and learn about your mind's inner world on the 7th (& 18th) August. It will be fun (hopefully)
> tickets for the 7th: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

#EdFringe

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · Jul 27

Call your governments now and hold them to account. Demand an end their complicity in Israel’s war crimes and #genocide in #Gaza & an immediate release of all ‘Handala’ crew members.
@rumboagaza.bsky.social @freegazaaustralia.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social

Photo of crew on board boat, with text "Handala crew before intercetion: 'If Israel attacks us, we will immediately go on hunger strike."

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · Jul 27

Israeli forces illegally boarded ‘Handala’ in international waters, abducting 21 unarmed civilians.
Demand your government end its complicity in Israeli war crimes, ensure the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid, and call for the immediate release of all crew members.

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CNN @cnn.com · Jul 24

JUST IN: French President Emmanuel Macron has said France will recognize a Palestinian state in an announcement to the United Nations General Assembly in September. cnn.it/4lLUmzm

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Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · Jul 22

Free preprint now available at osf.io/preprints/os... !

OSF

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Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · Jul 16

🚨New #bilingualism study led by my wonderful (former) student Robina Rubin!

The 1ST study w a large grp of neurotypical bilinguals sharing their #bilingual experience:
‘As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being’
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#LangSky #PsychSciSky #PsySky

‘As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being’: the interplay between early bilingualism and social experiences of bilingual neurotypical adults

Within our complex global socio-political context and interconnected society, around half of the world’s population knows more than one language, as a result of and leading to diverse lived experie...

www.tandfonline.com

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Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · Jul 16

which is OBVIOUS to many!
But in the current ✨socio-political climate✨ EVERYWHERE, clearly some still don't get it.

It's great to have actual ✨evidence✨ to show deniers (not that it always works, but one must remain optimistic)

Language is political.

Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · Jul 16

TLDR:
1) 49 UK-based neurotypical early bilinguals shared what it was like to be bilingual.

2) We looked at their social experiences bc #multiculturalism is fab but #xenophobia & social #stigma suck

3) They talked abt how bilingualism = connection w others & less prejudice towards others

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Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social · Jul 16

🚨New #bilingualism study led by my wonderful (former) student Robina Rubin!

The 1ST study w a large grp of neurotypical bilinguals sharing their #bilingual experience:
‘As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being’
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#LangSky #PsychSciSky #PsySky

‘As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being’: the interplay between early bilingualism and social experiences of bilingual neurotypical adults

Within our complex global socio-political context and interconnected society, around half of the world’s population knows more than one language, as a result of and leading to diverse lived experie...

www.tandfonline.com

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · Jun 9

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces.
Rima Hassan is a French citizen.
Pressure the foreign ministries and help us keep them safe!

E: [email protected] & [email protected]
X : @FranceDiplo_EN & @francediplo & @jnbarot

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · Jun 9

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces.

Yanis Mhamdi is a French citizen.

Pressure the French foreign ministries and help us keep Yanis safe!

Email:
[email protected] [email protected]

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · Jun 9

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces.

Sergio Toribio is a Spanish citizen.

Pressure the Spanish foreign ministries and help us keep Sergio safe!

E: [email protected]

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · Jun 9

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces.

Pascal Raymond Maurieras is a French citizen.

Pressure the foreign ministries and help us keep Pascal safe!

E: [email protected] & [email protected]

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · Jun 9

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces.

Baptiste Andre is a French citizen.

Pressure the foreign ministries and help us keep Baptiste safe.

E: [email protected] & [email protected]

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · Jun 9

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces.

Reva Viard is a citizen of France.

Pressure the foreign ministries and help us keep Reva safe!

Email:
[email protected] & [email protected]

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