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Carole
@carolefogg.bsky.social
Epidemiologist. Researching dementia and frailty using routine data. Dislikes inequality. Tree hugger and 🦔 fan. Owned by a chihuahua.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK.

UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.

The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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This #WorldAIDSDay, we are highlighting the voices of young people living with HIV. In #DRC, HIV+ youth face stigma and isolation.

Through MSF-supported youth clubs, they find a safe space to speak openly and access medical and psychosocial support.
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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NEW Review in PLOS Global Public Health:

A guide to selecting psychological interventions that can be delivered by people who are not mental health specialists in low-resource settings

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
A guide to selecting psychological interventions that can be delivered by people who are not mental health specialists in low-resource settings
Globally, most individuals with mental health conditions lack access to specialized care. One strategy to bridge this gap is training people who are not mental health professionals (non-specialists) t...
journals.plos.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Robins warming up for their festive shift...

It's 1st December!

#MondayMotivation

📷 Vicky Outen
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Make your Christmas cards even more special by slipping a packet of seeds inside 😊
Our packets of seeds are just the right size and will also make the wildlife happy🐝🦋🌱🦇🐛
Most are only £2 each, available from www.jemimasgarden.co.uk
#MHHSBD
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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If you're making the most of #CyberMonday, why not add an extra gift to your shopping list?

This year, we're sending 18,000 festive book parcels to children in care and at food banks.

Donate to share the #MagicOfBooks now and all year round ✨

https://bit.ly/49GcqYr
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Greenwash

England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.

Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.

And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record
River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
winter stew about to enter oven. chicken, leeks, green beans, peas, Bramley apple, onion, garlic, stock, pearl barley. Veggie suet dumplings to simmer later. #WinterStew #WinterFuel #AncientGrains
November 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Research Trainee Vacancy at University of Leeds working with Carl Thompson to support SENSITISE and study tech preferences in social care for older people.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Trainee: Social Care & Development of SENSITISE
Research Trainee at University of Leeds working with Carl Thompson to support SENSITISE and study tech preferences in social care for older people.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
elfin saddle waiting for customers #fungifriday
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Girl on a space hopper, 1971,
Byker series, Newwcastle, UK, by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen #womensart #FridayFeeling
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
quite a frosty oregano #BloomScroll #winter
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Very good by @rmcunliffe.bsky.social. This country's deternination to consume its own young is both disgusting and, i suspect, self defeating.
Rachel Reeves hits young graduates with a double stealth tax
The Chancellor plans to raise as much money from freezing loan repayment thresholds as from the mansion tax
www.newstatesman.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Imagine a world where every item of clothing is worn just once, that’s the direction fast fashion is heading. Shop pre-loved and help stop this from becoming our reality. This Black Friday, let’s choose differently.
Visit your local Oxfam shop this Black Friday or browse online; bit.ly/4roIN4b
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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We need your help! If you have a few minutes, please fill out a very short survey about your preferences on butterflies and art - all responses are welcome! www.unveiling.eu

This is part of a project that aims to understand how the beauty of butterflies influences conservation: Unveiling (1/2)
Unveiling - Home
www.unveiling.eu
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
fab idea for xmas presents - have enjoyed watching all the insects that have come to enjoy clary sage, fennel, borage and other amazing plants grown from Jemima's garden seeds over the last year #wildlifegardening #savethebees #hoverflies #butterflies #teammoth
If you place an order for £25 (or over), between now and 18th December, I'll send you a voucher for £5 to be spent on any future order over £25.00.
The voucher can be used any time in the next year so perfect for using next spring 🐝 🦋 🌱
#MHHSBD
jemimasgarden.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Advice From A Tree

Stand up tall and proud
Sink your roots into the earth
Be content with your natural beauty
Go out on a limb
Drink plenty of water
Remember your roots
Enjoy the view! - Unknown

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees
#Nature #TreeTrunks
#LookUp #Photography
#EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Really delighted to have had my painting, Early Light, selected as part of the Even in the Darkest Times exhibition at Ranelagh Arts in Dublin, to raise funds for MSF in Gaza. Do get there if you can: Runs from December 5th - January 9th. A minimum of 40% of work sold will be donated.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
dark trunk walking alone in the forest #thicktrunktuesday
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Call for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell fire inquiry.

Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”

72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.
Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry
TV personality wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Three reasons to avoid cutting back dead stems and seed heads this winter:
🐞 Hollow stems provide homes for hibernating insects, such as lacewings and ladybirds
🌻 Birds feed on seed heads like teasels, sunflowers and thistles
❄️ They look good when dusted with frost or snow!
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM