Elisabeth Geake
@geaky.bsky.social
Writer, editor, carer, a bit political 💚, quite geeky of course. Born @ 320 ppm. She, her
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Absolutely nobody asked for this BUT
English Anglican cathedrals that have burned down, fallen over, and sank into the swamp: a thread.
English Anglican cathedrals that have burned down, fallen over, and sank into the swamp: a thread.
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Absolutely nobody asked for this BUT
English Anglican cathedrals that have burned down, fallen over, and sank into the swamp: a thread.
English Anglican cathedrals that have burned down, fallen over, and sank into the swamp: a thread.
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
One thing about climate change: it disproves the capitalist ideology that poor people's suffering is their own fault.
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
One thing about climate change: it disproves the capitalist ideology that poor people's suffering is their own fault.
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
"I don't think you can solve a men's health crisis without tackling poverty"
@davidfrancisgreen.bsky.social on the crisis in men's health and the long-term health impacts of austerity.
CW: mental health, suicide
@davidfrancisgreen.bsky.social on the crisis in men's health and the long-term health impacts of austerity.
CW: mental health, suicide
December 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"I don't think you can solve a men's health crisis without tackling poverty"
@davidfrancisgreen.bsky.social on the crisis in men's health and the long-term health impacts of austerity.
CW: mental health, suicide
@davidfrancisgreen.bsky.social on the crisis in men's health and the long-term health impacts of austerity.
CW: mental health, suicide
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Time For Change: The evidence-based policies that can actually fix the immigration system
A new report from prominent migration expert Zoe Gardner has been enthusiastically welcomed by senior Labour backbenchers.
www.anothereurope.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Statement by the Canadian Girl Guides Association.
December 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Statement by the Canadian Girl Guides Association.
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Just saw a Kelvin-Helmholtz cloud, one of the rarest clouds, over Regents Park in London.
earthsky.org/earth/kelvin...
earthsky.org/earth/kelvin...
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Just saw a Kelvin-Helmholtz cloud, one of the rarest clouds, over Regents Park in London.
earthsky.org/earth/kelvin...
earthsky.org/earth/kelvin...
This thoughtful thread deserves a read from everyone.
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This thoughtful thread deserves a read from everyone.
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Your periodic reminder that climate change means levels of migration will increase sharply in the coming years and we either find an effective and humane way to manage that or we invite ever more chaos and suffering.
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Your periodic reminder that climate change means levels of migration will increase sharply in the coming years and we either find an effective and humane way to manage that or we invite ever more chaos and suffering.
Great explainer by someone who actually knows how this stuff works
These policies, where they aren't just reiterating ones which already exist in a differently worded form, are just plain idiotic.
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy
www.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Great explainer by someone who actually knows how this stuff works
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
We don't need to "protect our borders"
Our biggest threat doesn't need to cross a border to harm us.
From a yacht, billionaires can move markets, pressure govs, dodge taxes & bankroll politicians to rewrite our laws.
The threat isn't the "outsider"
It's the concentrated power already inside.
Our biggest threat doesn't need to cross a border to harm us.
From a yacht, billionaires can move markets, pressure govs, dodge taxes & bankroll politicians to rewrite our laws.
The threat isn't the "outsider"
It's the concentrated power already inside.
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We don't need to "protect our borders"
Our biggest threat doesn't need to cross a border to harm us.
From a yacht, billionaires can move markets, pressure govs, dodge taxes & bankroll politicians to rewrite our laws.
The threat isn't the "outsider"
It's the concentrated power already inside.
Our biggest threat doesn't need to cross a border to harm us.
From a yacht, billionaires can move markets, pressure govs, dodge taxes & bankroll politicians to rewrite our laws.
The threat isn't the "outsider"
It's the concentrated power already inside.
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Are we ready to govern? Absolutely. After Labour, the Conservatives and now Reform, people deserve something genuinely different — something positive, hopeful and truly transformative.
Back the Greens and let’s build a country that works for people and planet! 💚
#AnyQuestions #RealChange
Back the Greens and let’s build a country that works for people and planet! 💚
#AnyQuestions #RealChange
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Are we ready to govern? Absolutely. After Labour, the Conservatives and now Reform, people deserve something genuinely different — something positive, hopeful and truly transformative.
Back the Greens and let’s build a country that works for people and planet! 💚
#AnyQuestions #RealChange
Back the Greens and let’s build a country that works for people and planet! 💚
#AnyQuestions #RealChange
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Oh my gosh. This is... A thing. Please allow a microbiologist who has played with the microbe that makes this to waffle on for a bit in a short thread. (1)
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Oh my gosh. This is... A thing. Please allow a microbiologist who has played with the microbe that makes this to waffle on for a bit in a short thread. (1)
Great explainer
Hello bluesky! Are you thinking about heading home on your commute? Here are 12 easy hacks to beat the Congestion Charge. Don't forget to share!
oxfordclarion.uk/twelve-easy-...
oxfordclarion.uk/twelve-easy-...
Twelve easy hacks to beat Oxford’s congestion charge
Don't want to pay? We got you. Here's the tea on how you can avoid the congestion charge entirely, and still visit all your favourite places in the city centre. Here's the official website, but our ha...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Great explainer
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.
This is a super helpful account. Small reminders that are easy to absorb and make a big difference to a lot of people.
Use icons, symbols, terms, and design patterns that are already familiar to users. People with cognitive disabilities benefit from common behavior and design patterns. An example is the standard convention for hyperlinks (underlined and blue for unvisited; purple for visited).
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is a super helpful account. Small reminders that are easy to absorb and make a big difference to a lot of people.
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Benefit facts:
Benefits are not the drain media tells us they are
Benefits barely - or don’t - cover the cost of living & don’t permit savings so everything received gets spent
And everything that’s spent benefits the private sector
And everything that is spent in the private sector gets taxed!
Benefits are not the drain media tells us they are
Benefits barely - or don’t - cover the cost of living & don’t permit savings so everything received gets spent
And everything that’s spent benefits the private sector
And everything that is spent in the private sector gets taxed!
November 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Benefit facts:
Benefits are not the drain media tells us they are
Benefits barely - or don’t - cover the cost of living & don’t permit savings so everything received gets spent
And everything that’s spent benefits the private sector
And everything that is spent in the private sector gets taxed!
Benefits are not the drain media tells us they are
Benefits barely - or don’t - cover the cost of living & don’t permit savings so everything received gets spent
And everything that’s spent benefits the private sector
And everything that is spent in the private sector gets taxed!
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Sharing this a lot tonight - donated items in disaster only make things worse (pretty much without exception and anywhere in the world). There is a long history of this going very wrong particularly after hurricanes www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
The big idea: in a disaster, bad help can be worse than no help at all
Emergency relief must be about money, not well-intentioned donations of goods
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Sharing this a lot tonight - donated items in disaster only make things worse (pretty much without exception and anywhere in the world). There is a long history of this going very wrong particularly after hurricanes www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
These Every Day Little Things Can Destroy An Autistic Person: While the small cruel moments can make an autistic person feel awful, the small kind moments can help that autistic person persevere. New from Luce Greenwood, at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/thes... #autistic #neurodiversity
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/thes... #autistic #neurodiversity
These Every Day Little Things Can Destroy An Autistic Person — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
While the small cruel moments can make an autistic person feel awful, the small kind moments can help that autistic person persevere.
thinkingautismguide.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
These Every Day Little Things Can Destroy An Autistic Person: While the small cruel moments can make an autistic person feel awful, the small kind moments can help that autistic person persevere. New from Luce Greenwood, at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/thes... #autistic #neurodiversity
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/thes... #autistic #neurodiversity
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
Why are patients waiting in corridors outside A&Es? Because patients can’t be moved out of A&Es to beds. Because the Tories and LibDems drastically cut the numbers of beds.
The bed numbers need to be restored + the staff to manage the beds.
Labour needs to properly fund and properly staff our NHS.
The bed numbers need to be restored + the staff to manage the beds.
Labour needs to properly fund and properly staff our NHS.
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Why are patients waiting in corridors outside A&Es? Because patients can’t be moved out of A&Es to beds. Because the Tories and LibDems drastically cut the numbers of beds.
The bed numbers need to be restored + the staff to manage the beds.
Labour needs to properly fund and properly staff our NHS.
The bed numbers need to be restored + the staff to manage the beds.
Labour needs to properly fund and properly staff our NHS.
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
In aviation, why do they use nautical miles and not aeronautical miles? 🙃
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In aviation, why do they use nautical miles and not aeronautical miles? 🙃
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth
Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
This autumn I’ve been working with men’s mental health campaigner Sam Delaney and charity CALM on webinars explaining why misogynistic online influencers don’t just harm girls and women but give advice that is anathema to the mental health of boys and young men. Wrote about it for the NEU’s mag….
October 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This autumn I’ve been working with men’s mental health campaigner Sam Delaney and charity CALM on webinars explaining why misogynistic online influencers don’t just harm girls and women but give advice that is anathema to the mental health of boys and young men. Wrote about it for the NEU’s mag….
Reposted by Elisabeth Geake
theconversation.com/wild-honeybe...
This is dreadful news.
This is dreadful news.
October 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
theconversation.com/wild-honeybe...
This is dreadful news.
This is dreadful news.