@mononokehime24.bsky.social
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Slightly ethereal feel to the Valley this morning, as the low winter sun caught the mist rising from the fen. Totally magical!
#OxfordshireFens #FenRestoration
@judywebb.bsky.social
#OxfordshireFens #FenRestoration
@judywebb.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Slightly ethereal feel to the Valley this morning, as the low winter sun caught the mist rising from the fen. Totally magical!
#OxfordshireFens #FenRestoration
@judywebb.bsky.social
#OxfordshireFens #FenRestoration
@judywebb.bsky.social
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Another freezing cold start for our volunteers today. Spot the scyther in the mist! 🌍 🌰
#OxfordshireFens #FenRestoration #OX3
@judywebb.bsky.social
#OxfordshireFens #FenRestoration #OX3
@judywebb.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Another freezing cold start for our volunteers today. Spot the scyther in the mist! 🌍 🌰
#OxfordshireFens #FenRestoration #OX3
@judywebb.bsky.social
#OxfordshireFens #FenRestoration #OX3
@judywebb.bsky.social
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📊 Explore updated data on greenhouse gas emissions and their climate impacts—
To limit and stop climate change, we need to greatly reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
To limit and stop climate change, we need to greatly reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
📊 Explore updated data on greenhouse gas emissions and their climate impacts—
To limit and stop climate change, we need to greatly reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
To limit and stop climate change, we need to greatly reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
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Not good to see the rise in p-tau181, a marker of brain inflammation tied to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, in a prospective cohort (mean age 56 years) with #LongCovid and neurological symptoms
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Not good to see the rise in p-tau181, a marker of brain inflammation tied to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, in a prospective cohort (mean age 56 years) with #LongCovid and neurological symptoms
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
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Everybody wants to be a cat...
January 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Everybody wants to be a cat...
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Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan
Evidence for a new independent lifestyle factor linked to healthy aging
erictopol.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
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KPBS: 'Scientists launch new trial for long COVID treatment'
Eric Topol: "They can't work..function..have a hard time just getting out of bed...the first of trials we hope to move forward with..there are so many other potential candidate drugs interventions to help..."
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
Eric Topol: "They can't work..function..have a hard time just getting out of bed...the first of trials we hope to move forward with..there are so many other potential candidate drugs interventions to help..."
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
Scientists launch new trial for long COVID treatment
Launched by the Scripps Research Translational Institute, the trial will test a repurposed GLP-1 drug, tirzepatide, and if it can provide relief for long COVID symptoms.
www.kpbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
KPBS: 'Scientists launch new trial for long COVID treatment'
Eric Topol: "They can't work..function..have a hard time just getting out of bed...the first of trials we hope to move forward with..there are so many other potential candidate drugs interventions to help..."
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
Eric Topol: "They can't work..function..have a hard time just getting out of bed...the first of trials we hope to move forward with..there are so many other potential candidate drugs interventions to help..."
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
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The APOE4 allele, present in >20% of the population, is a significant risk marker for #Alzheimers. What if we could flip it to the protective APOE2 allele?
Encouraging results in the experimental model
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Encouraging results in the experimental model
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The APOE4 allele, present in >20% of the population, is a significant risk marker for #Alzheimers. What if we could flip it to the protective APOE2 allele?
Encouraging results in the experimental model
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Encouraging results in the experimental model
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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We've seen some remarkable outcomes in people with advanced, refractory cancers, including pancreatic, melanoma, and renal, with personalized neoantigen mRNA vaccines.
But this work is now endangered.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/pers...
But this work is now endangered.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/pers...
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We've seen some remarkable outcomes in people with advanced, refractory cancers, including pancreatic, melanoma, and renal, with personalized neoantigen mRNA vaccines.
But this work is now endangered.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/pers...
But this work is now endangered.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/pers...
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We've enrolled more than 700 participants (of 1,000 planned) in 3 weeks to a randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid
Founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, @erictopol.bsky.social, and Julia Moore Vogel, co–principal investigator of the Long COVID Treatment Trial, were featured in @wired.com, sharing insights on a nationwide study testing GLP-1s for long COVID.
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid.
ow.ly
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We've enrolled more than 700 participants (of 1,000 planned) in 3 weeks to a randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid
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![[Scene is JESUS sat behind a boss’s desk in his office on a cloud in HEAVEN]
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JESUS [speaking into intercom]
Hi can you send in Saint Nicholas please
2
SANTA [entering in full Santa garb]:
Hi boss
JESUS:
Hi Nick
3
JESUS:
Listen - about this ‘my birthday’ thing...
SANTA:
Ohh not this again boss
4
JESUS:
Nick, it’s out of hand. *You’ve* got out of hand.
5
JESUS:
I mean when I hired you, you was all humble, hiding under windows, lobbing in dowries…
And now you’re like…
6
JESUS [gesturing disdainfully at Santa’s clothing]:
I mean - what’s this.
7
SANTA:
This is my get up! I’ve had this since the Coca Cola deal in the 30s
JESUS:
*That’s what I mean.*
8
JESUS:
You’ve just gone too -
SANTA:
Oh no, oh no -
9
SANTA:
Sorry boss but waaay back in the Reformation, right, Martin Luther said: “why don’t we have Jesus delivering the presents?”. And when he prayed to ask you, do you remember what you said? Eh?
10
SANTA:
You said: “I ain’t going back there”
11
SANTA:
If you wanna take over -
JESUS:
Oh yeah! Kids coming downstairs to find me resurrected in their living room going "I got you an Xbox"...
12
SANTA:
You’re just feeling threatened cos I’m doing a bloody good -
JESUS:
*WATCH IT NICK*.
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Avec Left-Handed Girl (2025 🇹🇼), Shih-ching Tsou s'impose en parfaite héritière du cinéma transnational d'Ang Lee. D'une grande bienveillance avec ses personnages déraciné·es, le film explore les relations entre trois générations de femmes et montre Taipei sous ses plus beaux atours.
Also : MAMAMOO.
Also : MAMAMOO.
September 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Avec Left-Handed Girl (2025 🇹🇼), Shih-ching Tsou s'impose en parfaite héritière du cinéma transnational d'Ang Lee. D'une grande bienveillance avec ses personnages déraciné·es, le film explore les relations entre trois générations de femmes et montre Taipei sous ses plus beaux atours.
Also : MAMAMOO.
Also : MAMAMOO.
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‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: Shih-Ching Tsou’s Intimately Detailed, Taipei-Set Melodrama www.slantmagazine.com/film/left-ha...
'Left-Handed Girl' Review: An Intimately Detailed Melodrama
Shih-Ching Tsou's 'The Left-Handed Girl' delicately teases out its characters' intersecting ambitions and intertwined fates.
www.slantmagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: Shih-Ching Tsou’s Intimately Detailed, Taipei-Set Melodrama www.slantmagazine.com/film/left-ha...
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"The ultimate themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and redemption shine,” writes @christylemire.bsky.social about LEFT-HANDED GIRL. In select theaters now:
Left-Handed Girl movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
“Left-Handed Girl” was made with a lot of ingenuity, verve and heart.
www.rogerebert.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"The ultimate themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and redemption shine,” writes @christylemire.bsky.social about LEFT-HANDED GIRL. In select theaters now:
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We are literally drowning and need help!
The worst #flooding our area has seen in 60 years submerged our #CatShelter. Keeping the #cats safe was a huge challenge, and the shelter suffered significant damage.
Please watch and share the video or help us directly: www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
The worst #flooding our area has seen in 60 years submerged our #CatShelter. Keeping the #cats safe was a huge challenge, and the shelter suffered significant damage.
Please watch and share the video or help us directly: www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We are literally drowning and need help!
The worst #flooding our area has seen in 60 years submerged our #CatShelter. Keeping the #cats safe was a huge challenge, and the shelter suffered significant damage.
Please watch and share the video or help us directly: www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
The worst #flooding our area has seen in 60 years submerged our #CatShelter. Keeping the #cats safe was a huge challenge, and the shelter suffered significant damage.
Please watch and share the video or help us directly: www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
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After the devastating #flooding, we’ve been working day and night to clean and repair our #CatShelter.
But we still need your help as a #typhoon is expected in 2 days, threatening the safety of our 100+ cats.
Please watch and share this video, or help directly:
👉 www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
But we still need your help as a #typhoon is expected in 2 days, threatening the safety of our 100+ cats.
Please watch and share this video, or help directly:
👉 www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
After the devastating #flooding, we’ve been working day and night to clean and repair our #CatShelter.
But we still need your help as a #typhoon is expected in 2 days, threatening the safety of our 100+ cats.
Please watch and share this video, or help directly:
👉 www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
But we still need your help as a #typhoon is expected in 2 days, threatening the safety of our 100+ cats.
Please watch and share this video, or help directly:
👉 www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/