Jacqui
@jacquicroftie.bsky.social
Happily busy with work, gardening, dogs. Especially dogs. Post mostly about The Archers. Or dogs. Or complete nonsense. Repost implies nowt.
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I've just updated the available cats page, we have some REALLY special kitties in and some of them have been waiting ages. Their forever home might be on your timeline, please share? 🥰
Moggies looking for homes
After hearing 50,000 times that we should put the available cats on the website, we’ve made a page! Hooray! However, it is still just me doing most of the work in the shelter. So there’…
hollysmerrymoggies.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I've just updated the available cats page, we have some REALLY special kitties in and some of them have been waiting ages. Their forever home might be on your timeline, please share? 🥰
We are producing lots of solar today, so my Christmas cake was baked with sunshine! ☀️
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We are producing lots of solar today, so my Christmas cake was baked with sunshine! ☀️
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Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain - saw this and thought of our exchange the other day, RC
Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain - saw this and thought of our exchange the other day, RC
Four pivotal ages in your brain's development revealed in new scientific study
Brain scans on thousands of people reveal the dramatic shifts the brain goes through between birth and death.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain - saw this and thought of our exchange the other day, RC
Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain - saw this and thought of our exchange the other day, RC
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Times headline: ‘BBC failing to tackle systemic bias, says author of leaked memo’. In fact, when asked by MPs, this man, Michael Prescott, said he didn’t believe the BBC was institutionally biased. The Times failed to quote that, in an article about the issue of truthful reporting.
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Times headline: ‘BBC failing to tackle systemic bias, says author of leaked memo’. In fact, when asked by MPs, this man, Michael Prescott, said he didn’t believe the BBC was institutionally biased. The Times failed to quote that, in an article about the issue of truthful reporting.
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According to a new study from a respected US think tank, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Britain’s decision to leave the EU has meant that its GDP is between 6 per cent and 8 per cent smaller than it would have been.
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
According to a new study from a respected US think tank, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Britain’s decision to leave the EU has meant that its GDP is between 6 per cent and 8 per cent smaller than it would have been.
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G'nights peeps.
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
G'nights peeps.
Apple users beware. This really is a very clever, complex scam.
If you receive an inward call from anyone, it’s always better to find their number yourself and call them back, no matter how genuine it may appear.
If you receive an inward call from anyone, it’s always better to find their number yourself and call them back, no matter how genuine it may appear.
'It made my blood run cold': scammers are targeting Apple users with this devilishly clever trick – here’s how to stay safe
There’s a new phishing scam targeting Apple users, and it uses a masterful trick to build victims’ confidence.
www.techradar.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Apple users beware. This really is a very clever, complex scam.
If you receive an inward call from anyone, it’s always better to find their number yourself and call them back, no matter how genuine it may appear.
If you receive an inward call from anyone, it’s always better to find their number yourself and call them back, no matter how genuine it may appear.
Seems I may have reactive arthritis. I had a gastric bug a month ago and my knees are still so painful and stiff I can barely get around. Asthma is also bad 😞 Brilliant GP response - submitted form online before lunch, GP called just now, meds prescribed. Thanks, NHS.
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Seems I may have reactive arthritis. I had a gastric bug a month ago and my knees are still so painful and stiff I can barely get around. Asthma is also bad 😞 Brilliant GP response - submitted form online before lunch, GP called just now, meds prescribed. Thanks, NHS.
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I’m gonna keep sharing these ovarian cancer symptoms whenever I see them.
I will add - from personal experience - diarrhoea and fatigue.
Get it checked! Remember, there’s no routine screening for ovarian cancer.
I will add - from personal experience - diarrhoea and fatigue.
Get it checked! Remember, there’s no routine screening for ovarian cancer.
November 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’m gonna keep sharing these ovarian cancer symptoms whenever I see them.
I will add - from personal experience - diarrhoea and fatigue.
Get it checked! Remember, there’s no routine screening for ovarian cancer.
I will add - from personal experience - diarrhoea and fatigue.
Get it checked! Remember, there’s no routine screening for ovarian cancer.
I have since had another thought. Mark Bonnar (Finlay) said on Traitors that he is known for playing bad guys. Was that a veiled warning to us #TheArchers listeners? Is he really not the nice guy he’s presenting to Helen? I can’t bear the idea of another destructive relationship for her.
I’ve decided I want to see where this Finlay/Helen relationship goes. I so want H to be happy and if that means losing her to a Scottish croft, that’s ok. So long as the boys reappear in Ambridge later, so we can see how they’re doing! #TheArchers
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I have since had another thought. Mark Bonnar (Finlay) said on Traitors that he is known for playing bad guys. Was that a veiled warning to us #TheArchers listeners? Is he really not the nice guy he’s presenting to Helen? I can’t bear the idea of another destructive relationship for her.
I’ve decided I want to see where this Finlay/Helen relationship goes. I so want H to be happy and if that means losing her to a Scottish croft, that’s ok. So long as the boys reappear in Ambridge later, so we can see how they’re doing! #TheArchers
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I’ve decided I want to see where this Finlay/Helen relationship goes. I so want H to be happy and if that means losing her to a Scottish croft, that’s ok. So long as the boys reappear in Ambridge later, so we can see how they’re doing! #TheArchers
I wish they would stop with alarmist headlines. There may be snow somewhere, but for most of the UK it’s likely to be wintry showers. It’s November, so that’s not news. Is this some kind of reverse psychology crap to aid climate deniers, or just mindless click-baiting? 1/2
UK weather: Storm Claudia to clear with snow on the way this week
UK weather: Storm Claudia to clear with snow on the way this week
As the rains clear, northerly winds will turn our weather much colder next week with the chance of snow in some parts.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I wish they would stop with alarmist headlines. There may be snow somewhere, but for most of the UK it’s likely to be wintry showers. It’s November, so that’s not news. Is this some kind of reverse psychology crap to aid climate deniers, or just mindless click-baiting? 1/2
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I'm getting reports that a firm is cold calling people "offering grants for renewables and quoting that MARTIN LEWIS had encouraged people to engage with the company."
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I'm getting reports that a firm is cold calling people "offering grants for renewables and quoting that MARTIN LEWIS had encouraged people to engage with the company."
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
Son is now saying he needs a head CT. I’m a little more concerned (but don’t tell him that)…
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Son is now saying he needs a head CT. I’m a little more concerned (but don’t tell him that)…
Phone call from (adult) son:
Can you do me a favour?
What?
Could you please go and walk the dog? I’m worried he’s on his own.
Yes, I think so.
You see, I’m in Urgent Care.
Why?
I’ve been hit on the head with a metal bar.
Well, you could have opened with that, maybe.
Can you do me a favour?
What?
Could you please go and walk the dog? I’m worried he’s on his own.
Yes, I think so.
You see, I’m in Urgent Care.
Why?
I’ve been hit on the head with a metal bar.
Well, you could have opened with that, maybe.
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Phone call from (adult) son:
Can you do me a favour?
What?
Could you please go and walk the dog? I’m worried he’s on his own.
Yes, I think so.
You see, I’m in Urgent Care.
Why?
I’ve been hit on the head with a metal bar.
Well, you could have opened with that, maybe.
Can you do me a favour?
What?
Could you please go and walk the dog? I’m worried he’s on his own.
Yes, I think so.
You see, I’m in Urgent Care.
Why?
I’ve been hit on the head with a metal bar.
Well, you could have opened with that, maybe.
Huge thanks to NHS staff for their work on this.
NHS waiting list down after three months of rises
NHS waiting list down after three months of rises
At the end of September, the backlog stood at 7.39 million in England.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Huge thanks to NHS staff for their work on this.
Could we maybe have a new GDPR rule that says we have to opt in to our email address/phone no being used to request feedback/reviews? I seem to have tens of emails a day, often still being chased weeks after I paid for things.
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Could we maybe have a new GDPR rule that says we have to opt in to our email address/phone no being used to request feedback/reviews? I seem to have tens of emails a day, often still being chased weeks after I paid for things.
Isn’t it bad enough that the Australians are engaging in pre-Ashes nonsense? Surely the English commentators don’t need to join in?
The Ashes 2025-26: Ben Stokes must 'respect' former players, says Michael Vaughan
England captain Ben Stokes must
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Isn’t it bad enough that the Australians are engaging in pre-Ashes nonsense? Surely the English commentators don’t need to join in?
I learned a new term today - pre-bunking. It’s the preemptive debunking of misinformation, and apparently it works a bit like vaccination to protect people from misinformation. A (rather long) article here…
Could this be the cure for fake news?
Most organisations have been fighting fake news when they see it. But what if there were a way to stop misinformation before it even starts to spread?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I learned a new term today - pre-bunking. It’s the preemptive debunking of misinformation, and apparently it works a bit like vaccination to protect people from misinformation. A (rather long) article here…
I as just in a seminar that was talking about using evidence. Someone mentioned this game. It was designed to teach people about misinformation.
Bad News Game | Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab
The Bad News Game is a multiple award-winning fake news intervention aimed at building psychological resistance against online misinformation. The intervention is a theory-driven social impact game de...
www.sdmlab.psychol.cam.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I as just in a seminar that was talking about using evidence. Someone mentioned this game. It was designed to teach people about misinformation.
Maisie was so cosy in her floor bed that she forgot to jump on me at around 5.30 💕
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Maisie was so cosy in her floor bed that she forgot to jump on me at around 5.30 💕
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Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks.
I believe that permitt...
petition.parliament.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...