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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 8d

And the joy of having to reset all the passwords forgotten too.....

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 18d

Perfect two part story here

jackbarker92.bsky.social @jackbarker92.bsky.social · 19d

Don't order a Revolut card after a few glasses of wine

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 26d

Incredible T20 performance from England against South Africa.

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Third highest T20 international score ever and the highest in a game between test nations.

141 for Phil Salt. Highest individual score by a English player. 7th highest of all time.

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Galop @galopuk.bsky.social · Aug 31

If you have a secret or hidden phone, the government's Emergency Alerts could reveal your device, even if it's on silent or do not disturb.

The government is testing emergency alerts on Sunday 7 September. If you're worried this could reveal a phone, you can follow this guide to turn off the alerts

How to keep your phone safe from Emergency Alerts.

Steps to secure your iPhone
1. Search your settings for 'emergency alerts'
2. Turn off 'Severe alerts' and 'Emergency alerts'
3. If this does not work, contact your device manufacturer.

Steps to secure your Android:
1. Search your settings 'emergency alerts'
2. Turn off 'Severe alerts' and 'Emergency alerts'
3. On Huawei devices running EMUI 11 or older, search your settings for ‘emergency alerts’ and turn off 'Extreme threats', 'Severe threats', and 'Show amber alerts'
4. If this does not work, contact your device manufacturer.

Other mobile phones and tablets:
Depending on your software version or phone manufacturer, emergency alert settings may be called different names. They could be called 'wireless emergency alerts' or 'emergency broadcasts'.

You can usually find these settings in one of the following ways.
- Go to 'message', then 'message settings', then 'wireless emergency alerts', then 'alert'
- Go to ‘settings’, then ‘sounds’, then ‘advanced’, then ‘emergency broadcasts’
- Go to ‘settings’, then ‘general settings’, then ‘emergency alerts’
Then turn off ‘severe alerts’, ‘extreme alerts’ and ‘test alerts’.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · Aug 27

“After a gunman reportedly deceived by anti-vaccine disinformation opened fire on the CDC and fatally shot David Rose, a community grieves as Trump officials remain silent.

A lie murdered David Rose.”

www.theguardian.com/...

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How vaccine misinformation led to an officer’s murder at the CDC: ‘In the face of danger ... he ran into the fire’

After a gunman reportedly deceived by anti-vaccine disinformation opened fire on the CDC and fatally shot David Rose, a community grieves as Trump officials remain silent

www.theguardian.com

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Sep 3

Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.

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Cathy Cooke @cathycooke.bsky.social · Aug 31

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nypapajoe.bsky.social @nypapajoe.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · Aug 30

Talk about the European Convention on Human Rights is rife at the moment.
I hope this link explains how important it is (and as a subtext do we want to join Russia in leaving it?)
youtube.com/watch?v=ptfm...

Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us?

YouTube video by The Guardian

youtube.com

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · Aug 30

I can

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Genevieve Williams, writer of things @rimrunner.bsky.social · Jun 5

Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'

The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.

www.bbc.com

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · Jun 5

Can't remember if you predicted this in the time capsule, but if so you're better than Justin's half right prediction last year!

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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · Jun 5

Well, looks like I'm writing about Elon Musk and Donald Trump again today. As Ron Burgundy once said, that escalated quickly. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump and Musk enter bitter feud - and Washington buckles up

A knock-down fight between world's the richest person and the most powerful politician is playing out in public view.

www.bbc.com

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thanks for all the hard work. I can't remember who predicted the Musk v Trump fall out in the Americast time capsule (Marianna?) but whoever did 'wins' this year's prize
Looking forward to the emergency "ELON 📢" podcast

Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · Jun 5

@mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social looking forward to the emergency "ELON" Americast soon
(Thanks to you and all the team for the great work)

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Jun 5

Sources reporting that Zelensky has called Trump and offered to mediate a peaceful resolution between Musk and himself.

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · May 18

Thanks Pete for the thread and all the commentary, Eurovision facts etc. Your posts are the first thing I go to every year for this.

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · May 17

Thanks for the company this evening
Salzburg, Vienna or Innsbruck next year??

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · May 17

“What the hell just happened?” wasn’t the triumphant song of the contest, but it was the defining slogan #Eurovision

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · May 17

Great song and so glad Austria won

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · May 17

This voting is bonkers from the juries. Public vote even more influential than usual....

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · May 17

Please Celine, do start singing as this is awful I'm afraid from Nemo

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · May 17

Loving this song battle, perhaps this should be the new way to decide the winner next year?

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · May 17

So former Swiss Eurovision songs means that Celine is definitely singing tonight then....

Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · May 17

That's what he was debating!

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