Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 27/01/20261/ A new study from Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, led by prominent researchers Peter Novak, David Systrom, and colleagues, compared 143 Long Covid, 170 ME/CFS, 73 healthy controls, and 290 hEDS patients to map shared autonomic and neurovascular dysfunction. 🧵 13215
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 20/12/2025‘Our tech overlords like the idea of being Thomas Edison, genius inventor-businessman, but they often have more in common with P.T. Barnum, genius of marketing and hype. Altman could go toe-to-toe with Barnum, and I wouldn’t want to pick a winner.’ John Lanchester: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukJohn Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in... 37520
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Sherry Thomas @sherrythomas.com · 30/10/2025Looking for something to read for Halloween? The fateful murder mystery-themed Game Night in THE LIBRARIANS takes place the night before Halloween! 0142
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 16/07/2025The problem with this, is that whilst they're voting against him, they are broadly voting in line with public opinion. He's sending them a message, but he's sending a stronger, more consequential message to us www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comKeir Starmer removes Labour whip from at least four ‘persistent rebel’ MPsRachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff pushed out and three trade envoys lose roles 4218
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Can an MP ask this in parliament please? @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @carladenyer.bsky.social There is no long covid screening going on or testing in hospitals. Yet research shows COVID infections can cause serious blood clots, especially in those unvaccinated. Over 3.2 million had self reported via 2229
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Today is 3 months since Who Wants Normal? was published. Thanks so much to everyone who’s bought a copy, left a review, or shared a favourite quote on socials. As the news cycle has become more toxic, this is a book that says disabled people are here, worthy and rather glorious, actually. 210634
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 17/07/2025@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social re Reform wanting to withdraw clean energy subsisdies, the Labour Party spokesperson says "leaving bills higher for families, threatening hundreds of thousands of good jobs across the country and putting our energy security at risk." Interesting that they choose not to 110
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 17/07/2025@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social seeing my MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy having her Ghana trade envoy role removed despite her Ghanaian heritage shows how vindictive the Labout whips are. Is it because she posts consistently about Gaza? And also opposed the Welfare Bill I think. Anyway, at the last election a 210
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 03/07/2025I love the way that had the five of them lined up between the pillars. What came first, the task or the location? #Taskmaster 130
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 03/07/2025"Your back's hurting? Ok good." Fair to Alex I think 🤣 #Taskmaster 020
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 26/06/202532 rooms! 51 minutes! Oh Mat, poor Mat. #taskmaster 030
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 26/06/2025#taskmaster the way Jason threw Patatas down! 🫣 030
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 26/06/2025But of course his contrariness trumps everything else! 000
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 26/06/2025#taskmaster ok. The butterflies is the cutest thing but Greg doesn't often score cute very highly. 150
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 26/06/2025#taskmaster Alex with long hair! Not bad actually. 030
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Peter Mitchell @pdkmitchell.bsky.social · 24/06/2025A Palestine Action protester in Newcastle - someone with the courage and insight and militant decency to risk their freedom by putting their body on the gears of an ongoing atrocity - wrote this, and it's class: summerjasmin.substack.com/p/in-defence... 213748
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Oh come on America, is it really true that you don't use the word boffin? It's such a good word! "Boffins at the University of Wherever have discovered whatever..." #NYTspellingbee #NYTgames 060
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Helen/OT_Skiff @otskiff.bsky.social · 13/02/2025For those in the UK - please can you sign and share this petition @ukpots.bsky.social Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: fund training and facilities petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... 🫶🫂 #PoTS #LongCOVID #posturalorthostatictachycardiasyndromepetition.parliament.ukPetition: Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: fund training and facilitiesFund training for all healthcare providers on spotting and dealing with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) as well as facilities where people with this condition can access the correct form of healt... 0104
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Transpontine @transpontine.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Always remember - the AIDS Memorial Quilt in London at Tate Modern (2025) and Hyde Park (1994) history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/2010/12/worl... 151
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Let’s be clear- this Labour government isn’t just using existing capacity in the private sector to bring down NHS waiting lists - they’re building that capacity🚨. They’re funnelling billions into private companies when they could be investing in publicly-owned NHS services. 28397188
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 21/05/2025"those who appear to be lying (???) can legally be refused entry as long as they are not asked in a rude or offensive manner" oh yes they denied my right to exist but they were so gosh darn pleasant about it that I didn't mind one bit 614230
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Come on @nytgames.bsky.social what is your word list based on?! The word punnet isn't in there? What the hell do you keep your strawberries in then? #nytspellingbee 080
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Our beautiful birds of prey are routinely and illegally slaughtered on driven grouse moors . If you are as sick of this criminal persecution as me then please sign this @wildjustice.bsky.social petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Please RT 551568719
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 04/04/2025I kind of want to go 1821606489918
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Senseidai2547❌👑 @senseidai.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Penguins are upset that Convicted Felon Donald Trump put tariffs on their island. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #TrumpIsACriminal #FuckTrump 1420165
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 03/04/2025I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold 546286527006
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025"But I'm wearing a suit!" 620043
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 03/04/2025@greenparty.org.uk Could there be an environmental upside to Trump's tariffs? If he puts tariffs on Scottish whiskey, we should be drinking that instead of Jack Daniels. Less shipping! Ditto American wine -- lets buy French, Spanish, Italian wines and reduce the transport costs and emissions too. 210
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 03/04/2025@manmademoon.bsky.social Trump has done a Liz Truss but unlike the parliamentary party system in the UK, they can't get rid of him. 2526
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social · 03/04/2025The absolute callousness of announcing a 44% trade tariff against Myanmar this week, of all weeks. 378124992584
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/04/2025We put tariffs on an uninhabited island full of penguins but not Russia. Very normal administration we have here. 643227285278
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Don't use google. Use Ecosia! They plant trees with their profits. 1100
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 02/04/2025It's time to ban driven grouse shooting – help us get to 100K on @wildjustice.bsky.social Govt petition to trigger a Parliamentary debate . govpetition.uk/700036govpetition.ukPetition: Ban driven grouse shootingChris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi... 618193
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 02/04/2025How did two short-eared owls end up getting shot on a grouse moor in the Yorkshire Dales ? Thanks to @rspbinvestigations.bsky.social quick thinking Investigation teams , we know . . . 17497176
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Layla Moran MP 🔶🕊️ @laylamoran.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Yesterday I spoke to @news.sky.com about @nickmartinsky.bsky.social report & the wider problems with our social care system. We followed the heart breaking case of Chloe, who is disabled, autistic and now faces homelessness. I'm sorry to say that this is a common story. 2146
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 01/04/2025oh look it is possible to create a news cycle messaging opportunity and excite the electorate if you energetically try to (do absolutely anything differently whatsoever), who on Earth could have predicted it 512127393
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 31/03/2025Just finished 'Abundance' by Klein & Thompson. Absolutely brilliant – totally lives up to the hype. Mandatory reading for progressives everywhere. My only (minor) quibble is that I wish it wasn't so US-focused. Most lessons apply just as urgently to the UK and EU! 912119
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Morning, London. #TeslaTakedown. 643477832
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Unbeknownst to me this morning, as I was photographing one of the 3 resident foxes next to some fritillaries, Chris Packham had selected a shot from a couple of weeks ago for his #foxoftheday. I must remember to post more -- and hopefully we'll see the cubs soon! 030
Anna Watson 📷 @annawatson99.bsky.social · 23/03/2025I took my 18yo to see the play Kyoto in London yesterday. We both really enjoyed it. A strangely funny account of climate negotiations from their beginnings until the Kyoto protocol of 1997. It's by the same people who did The Jungle, about the Calais refugee camps. Strongly recommend. 010
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Meta stealing copyrighted books for its AI-training isn’t just criminal, it’s dangerous. Several of my older or out of print stolen titles have outdated medical info in them, now being fed into its maw to eventually poo out wrong AI info on critical women’s health, baby safety advice, etc. 181012357
Reposted by Anna Watson 📷Lorelei King @loreleiking.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Revisiting these failures, each one a station of the cross on a horrid pilgrimage to thousands of unnecessary deaths... 💔 3368