Flitcraft
@flitcraft.bsky.social
Scottish history generalist with early modern tendencies. She/her. AuDHD
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My hotel in Hong Kong, where people understand airborne transmission of respiratory viruses, has HEPA filters everywhere
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My hotel in Hong Kong, where people understand airborne transmission of respiratory viruses, has HEPA filters everywhere
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This really needs emphasizing. The entirety of the UK media ecosystem is utterly fixated on a 100% fabricated "crisis".
Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This really needs emphasizing. The entirety of the UK media ecosystem is utterly fixated on a 100% fabricated "crisis".
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Also, as I like to bring everything back to #UKHE, exactly this sort of conversation also happens with some academics when they encounter an autistic student. Especially colleagues in Medicine, Healthcare, Psychology, Education etc. Please don't do that. Please don't doubt a person's diagnosis.
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Also, as I like to bring everything back to #UKHE, exactly this sort of conversation also happens with some academics when they encounter an autistic student. Especially colleagues in Medicine, Healthcare, Psychology, Education etc. Please don't do that. Please don't doubt a person's diagnosis.
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Ooh, this is very, very good.
I wrote about systemic medical bias, chocolate medals and Eamonn Holmes
Diagnosed but not believed: Autistic women and the medical gaze
A GP I met for the first time three minutes ago is glancing over my electronic health record, trying to match it with the woman before him…
medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Ooh, this is very, very good.
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Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
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Pointlessly evil.
Disabled people choose these brands bc they come with a guaranteed replacement vehicle WHICH IS ESSENTIAL IF YOU'RE DISABLED.
They pay the difference themselves.
So all you've done is tell disabled CEOs/working disabled people that they have to drive a Kia.
#budget #reeves
Disabled people choose these brands bc they come with a guaranteed replacement vehicle WHICH IS ESSENTIAL IF YOU'RE DISABLED.
They pay the difference themselves.
So all you've done is tell disabled CEOs/working disabled people that they have to drive a Kia.
#budget #reeves
Luxury cars removed from Motability scheme ahead of budget
The programme has been criticised for allowing people with non-visible disabilities to get luxury vehicles as part of their welfare. The chancellor wants to support the British car market with the new...
news.sky.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
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Excitingly, this programme includes an IASH-National Museums Scotland Fellowship, inviting applications from people working on one of the following:
1) Cultures of Natural History
2) Collecting Video Game Heritage
More details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa... #histSTM📜
1) Cultures of Natural History
2) Collecting Video Game Heritage
More details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa... #histSTM📜
Webinar: IASH Fellowship applicants for 2026-27, on Monday 15 December at 13:00 GMT. Find out about our programmes, and ask any questions you may have.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
events.teams.microsoft.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Excitingly, this programme includes an IASH-National Museums Scotland Fellowship, inviting applications from people working on one of the following:
1) Cultures of Natural History
2) Collecting Video Game Heritage
More details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa... #histSTM📜
1) Cultures of Natural History
2) Collecting Video Game Heritage
More details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa... #histSTM📜
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FFS. This is how I got my electric wheelchair. Not a Mercedes.
But so what if people get a good car on it, anyway? There's an assumption that disabled people and others with benefits must suffer and not have any nice things in life.
But so what if people get a good car on it, anyway? There's an assumption that disabled people and others with benefits must suffer and not have any nice things in life.
“The Motability scheme was set up to protect the most vulnerable. Not to subsidise the lease on a Mercedes Benz,” Reeves says.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
FFS. This is how I got my electric wheelchair. Not a Mercedes.
But so what if people get a good car on it, anyway? There's an assumption that disabled people and others with benefits must suffer and not have any nice things in life.
But so what if people get a good car on it, anyway? There's an assumption that disabled people and others with benefits must suffer and not have any nice things in life.
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My latest blog on some of the best/ most debate-worthy new research on autism and wider neurodiversity & intersectionality.
Inc. hearing in noisy places, what do we use assistance dogs for, ADHD lived experience, & does ABA enforcement link to mental health crises?
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-...
Inc. hearing in noisy places, what do we use assistance dogs for, ADHD lived experience, & does ABA enforcement link to mental health crises?
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-...
Autism, ADHD, Lived Experience and Inclusion—What’s New in November — Neurodiverse Connection
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott brings together new work exploring Autism, ADHD, first‑person perspectives and inclusion. Ann reflects on sensory and communication challenges, access b...
ndconnection.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My latest blog on some of the best/ most debate-worthy new research on autism and wider neurodiversity & intersectionality.
Inc. hearing in noisy places, what do we use assistance dogs for, ADHD lived experience, & does ABA enforcement link to mental health crises?
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-...
Inc. hearing in noisy places, what do we use assistance dogs for, ADHD lived experience, & does ABA enforcement link to mental health crises?
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-...
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Real Simple Syndication.
Think of it as kinda like a Bluesky feed - websites have an RSS feed you can add to a feed reader; when the website updates, a new post is added to the feed, so when you check the reader, you can see if anything new had posted.
No accounts needed; no third party interference
Think of it as kinda like a Bluesky feed - websites have an RSS feed you can add to a feed reader; when the website updates, a new post is added to the feed, so when you check the reader, you can see if anything new had posted.
No accounts needed; no third party interference
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Real Simple Syndication.
Think of it as kinda like a Bluesky feed - websites have an RSS feed you can add to a feed reader; when the website updates, a new post is added to the feed, so when you check the reader, you can see if anything new had posted.
No accounts needed; no third party interference
Think of it as kinda like a Bluesky feed - websites have an RSS feed you can add to a feed reader; when the website updates, a new post is added to the feed, so when you check the reader, you can see if anything new had posted.
No accounts needed; no third party interference
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RSS feed readers feel like a forgotten magic - people kinda forgot that we had a tool for tracking updates to websites with no algorithms, just what you want to see, as it goes up.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
RSS feed readers feel like a forgotten magic - people kinda forgot that we had a tool for tracking updates to websites with no algorithms, just what you want to see, as it goes up.
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How is this allowed? We are being failed and failed again by regulators.
Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising. Meta probably made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024 pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/sc...
Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising
Meta likely made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
How is this allowed? We are being failed and failed again by regulators.
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Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising. Meta probably made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024 pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/sc...
Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising
Meta likely made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising. Meta probably made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024 pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/sc...
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Pleased for this church. But do we really want to be in a position where we rely on diaspora to decide which elements of our heritage matter? The heritage sector plays an important role in our society, the more we rely philanthropy to fund it, the less it represents us
"Clan descendants in US and Canada save historic church in two days"
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Pleased for this church. But do we really want to be in a position where we rely on diaspora to decide which elements of our heritage matter? The heritage sector plays an important role in our society, the more we rely philanthropy to fund it, the less it represents us
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Evidence has now emerged of the adverse consequences of the laws banning GAHT for trans youth in both the US and UK. This includes sharp declines in mental health and increased suicide attempts among transgender young people.
t.co/YZaiSgdDAl
t.co/YZaiSgdDAl
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01979-5
t.co
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Evidence has now emerged of the adverse consequences of the laws banning GAHT for trans youth in both the US and UK. This includes sharp declines in mental health and increased suicide attempts among transgender young people.
t.co/YZaiSgdDAl
t.co/YZaiSgdDAl
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Scrapping luxury cars from motability just drives more anger towards those claiming motability. They're fixing a problem that only exists because they made it one. These cars make up 5% of motorbility cars. The government pays no extra for them.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of...
All the PIP perks being scrapped by DWP 'immediately' - full list
Motability is a scheme for people on Personal Independence Payment, or PIP, to get cars at cheaper prices.
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Scrapping luxury cars from motability just drives more anger towards those claiming motability. They're fixing a problem that only exists because they made it one. These cars make up 5% of motorbility cars. The government pays no extra for them.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of...
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"Clan descendants in US and Canada save historic church in two days"
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"Clan descendants in US and Canada save historic church in two days"
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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kleine geschiedenis van de tatoeage:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Tatoeage ontdekt op 17de-eeuws schilderij van notabelen
Unieke vondst: Het Amsterdam Museum ontdekte op een groepsportret in de eigen collectie de tatoeage van een komeet; een centraal motief dat toch nooit iemand was opgevallen.
www.nrc.nl
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
kleine geschiedenis van de tatoeage:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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On the whole, I'm all in favour of showing how knowing about the early modern period is superrelevant. It's just that whenever it is *politically* relevant it's always for the absolute worst reason.
The literal Habeas Corpus Act, the thing itself! was enacted to destroy Star Chamber and everything it represented about arbitrary tyranny masquerading as 'justice''.
That was 1640.
How we doin' there mister Lawyer Labour Prime Minister? How we doin'?
That was 1640.
How we doin' there mister Lawyer Labour Prime Minister? How we doin'?
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases on.ft.com/3LY1Ceq
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
On the whole, I'm all in favour of showing how knowing about the early modern period is superrelevant. It's just that whenever it is *politically* relevant it's always for the absolute worst reason.
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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Glad to see this @wired.com guide on high quality masks! A KN95 can help protect you and your loved ones from COVID-19 and other airborne viruses, especially during this busy travel season. I only wish Wired wrote about the pandemic in the present tense 🙏😷
www.wired.com/story/best-d...
www.wired.com/story/best-d...
15 Good N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks to Buy Right Now
Flu season is here. These are the best disposable face coverings we’ve tested—and where you can find them.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Glad to see this @wired.com guide on high quality masks! A KN95 can help protect you and your loved ones from COVID-19 and other airborne viruses, especially during this busy travel season. I only wish Wired wrote about the pandemic in the present tense 🙏😷
www.wired.com/story/best-d...
www.wired.com/story/best-d...