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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 34m

Today, #seatonbeach, #cornwall I’m dipping every day in October to raise funds and awareness for @sascampaigns.bsky.social. Please, if you can, donate here: surfers-against-sewage.sync.giving/fr/cr-5lv43z... Or share this post!

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 23h

I'll head into the sea every day in October (provided it's safe to do so) to raise funds and awareness for @sascampaigns.bsky.social They're fighting to keep our waters clean - in the face of constant dumps of raw sewage by the for-profit water companies. Please chip in! raise.ing/gzj64pqopwo8

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Brooke Aldrich is fundraising on behalf of Surfers Against Sewage

I'm committing to do a cold water dip each day this October to support Surfers Against Sewage. Every cold dip I take and every pound I raise helps keep the pressure on the water companies and governme...

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I like Bluesky - scrolling around here alway leads to something interesting. But like Twitter before it, my posts more often that not lead to no engagement whatsoever. None. Like shouting into the wind. Is it just me? E e e C c c c H h h h h h O o o o o

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’m dipping every day in October to raise funds and awareness for @sascampaigns.bsky.social. Please, if you can, donate here: surfers-against-sewage.sync.giving/fr/cr-5lv43z... Or share this post! I’m grateful to those of you who have chipped in so far! #dipaday #surfersagainstsewage #cornwall

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It seems I've entered the phase in life where my oldest friends' husbands are starting to die. Being mid 50s is awesome in so many ways but this is not one of them.

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There's nothing like having a nasty bout of insomnia the night before an important meeting with a person you've never met before, guaranteeing that you'll be your weirdest and dullest self. Yay!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Republicans' fear of fake socialism in the United States is bringing about real fascism in the United States. Mainly because they are too ignorant to know the difference.

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

UK residents please consider signing this one!

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Action for Primates @actionforprimates.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Help rid social media of animal cruelty content. Support #ReportItWeek Sept 21-27 & join the #SMACC global movement to report harmful content. Make your voice heard & help make the internet safer for animals. Find out how: www.endcrueltyonline.com

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

LOOK AT HIM! You can see his little front teef as he melts his sleeping head into the plant pot:

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm sorry I didn't do any work today but I was being held hostage by a handsome beast named #Claudius Every day is #Caturday

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Seeking advice from people in the UK #charitysector! Where and how do you find dedicated trustees with specific skills and time to spare and who are aligned with your obscure little charity's ethos? Beyond posting in Charity Jobs and LinkedIn? I'm stuck. Help appreciated.

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Two of the finest things in life!

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wow... My #primatology is clearly not everyone's primatology. From a paper I've just read: "A critical turning point was reached in research with the recent success in cloning rhesus monkeys ... a major advancement in primatology." Advancement? Huh. Would the rhesus agree?

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This drab damp misty morning is NOT making the idea of getting out of bed and heading off to a four-day festival terribly appealing at the moment... Said the sad lady called me 🤣

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"...the pollution is getting worse, not better, despite the regulator’s promise of tougher action"

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It’s Sunday: Let us prey. Glory!

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I want a version of #bbcradio6 in which DJs are prohibited from talking for more than 20 seconds between songs... ...except @cerysmatthews.bsky.social whose lovely voice is like music in itself :)

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#Taiwanese #macaques being completely perfect in a forest on the outskirts of #Taipei (2025) #primates

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"To claim that introduced species have distinct impacts, one must compare their impacts to the proper controls: similar native organisms. Unfortunately, most invasion biology impact literature, and dominant methodologies ... (1/1) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Native and introduced megafauna have convergent effects on animals and ecosystems: a meta-analysis - Nature Communications

Megafauna are often assumed to have different ecological impacts depending on whether they are native or introduced. This global meta-analysis shows that both have broadly similar effects, suggesting ...

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Her preferred way to spend the afternoon... #MrsWiggles #RescueDog

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

For the first time, (?) I've seen animal #crueltycontent here on @bsky.app. Not the sadistic kind - the "lighthearted fun" that involves putting various animals in really inappropriate stressful situations (e.g. hamster in plastic bottle) and laughing about it. Perfectly legal but honestly not ok.

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Aaah it's 15c/59f and damp outside... much more like the #CornishSummer I've come to expect (quite a relief, really...)

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

When they bought the house, the people across the street chopped down 1/3 of the trees that a huge colony of rooks inhabited. Now they seem to be starting on the rest and it's breaking my heart. Why does everything, everywhere need to be chopped down? www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-exp...

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Rook | Cornwall Wildlife Trust

The all-black rook is a sociable bird, so can be spotted in flocks or nesting colonies, known as 'rookeries'. Unlike the similar carrion crow, it has a grey bill and 'baggy trouser' feathers around it...

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's #WorldOrangutanDay. I've never had the opportunity to know an orangutan personally - this is good, as the fewer condemned to a captive life, the better. Please join me in thanking the amazing humans who are fighting daily to save orangutans, one individual at a time. photo - Wkmdia Cmmns

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Language that doesn't sit right with me: We could, accurately, refer to these monkeys as #introduced. "Invasive" frames it as though they made the choice and, I think, sets up a response like "well they should pay for that choice! Pesky invaders!" Accepted usage, perhaps, but with consequences.

Screenshot of a post describing the introduction of monkeys to Florida 100 years ago and going on to call them "invasive".

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

62 years ago yesterday, for better or for worse, these two tied the knot in Muskogee, Oklahoma (because yeah, mamma was an Okie from Muskogee!). Apparently my Grammy made dad shave off his beard for the wedding so he'd less like a disreputable beatnik 🤣. Anyway it grew back fast enough!

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Special #PhD #thesis writing method! Spend three weeks unnecessarily fretting over how to write a single tiny section. Finally order expensive book from far away that will not arrive until the part you are writing is due. 1/2

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The horror of experiencing vague symptoms that you would hardly otherwise notice, but they're exactly what your partner experienced just hours before going down for days with a norovirus-type illness about half a week ago...

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Shaun Of The Dead: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost

ALT: Shaun Of The Dead: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Bluesky is great... I can post anything I want here and apparently nobody will ever see it... 🤣

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It was amazingly difficult to get decent #vegan food in #Bretagne last month, but this place (at Plogoff) was an exception, with this beautiful chocolate hazelnut "finger"! Apart from that, well... don't expect much in the way of (VG) culinary delights, but Brittany is absolutely beautiful 😍

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's raining in #cornwall! What an odd thing to actually be excited about but hey, times are strange 🤣

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

UK #mentalhealth professionals - please advise. We came upon a teenaged boy (est 16 yo) sitting in a rural lane here in Cornwall and he was/is clearly having some sort of episode or breakdown. He was stick-thin, very dirty , and had bloody blisters under his too-big shoes. We spoke with him...1/?

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Not reposting because it's a good thing... Saving this for reference later. Let's hope it's wrong.

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Poor Mina just can't cope with the #heat. It's been averaging ~30c inside the house (~32 outside) for the past few days and for where we live, this is exceptional. I'm doing everything I can to cool it down. So all rooms are dark, except the office, where I REALLY need to work... 1/3

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

One thing I will miss about Lindsay Graham is Seth Myers' impersonation of him..

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

So, how much does a #byelection cost the UK public, and is it really OK for Farage to resign only in order to trigger and stand in a byelection for the same seat? Certainly seems like a frivolous waste of public money.

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Hanneke van Ormondt @hannekevo.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Beste @wespenstichting.nl @wespenwacht.bsky.social , zijn dit keverdoders (bij Canterbury, UK)? Tiphia minuta? 1/2

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 26/06/2026

This is Holly. Every day for the past 5 years, she picks out a stick and brings it to her favorite spot for “zen time.” While her stick may change, her routine never does. 13/10 (IG: hollythebluestaffy)

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Are you a #caterer? Do you sometimes need to include a #vegan option? Take note: I don't believe that anyone really enjoys a cold dry "falafel wrap"... Why does vegan = dry wrap everywhere in the UK these days?

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Heading off to a very exciting conference but having just learned of the death of a faraway friend. This is going to be a rollercoaster few days, I think.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Jesus hates Donald Trump. Pass it along. Glory!

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Certain words mysteriously fill me with me a deep, gutteral disgust - which you _could_ call silly, but honestly - they suck. "Learnings" is one (NOT A WORD!). Another is #paradigm. Now, I need to write a #PhD thesis that has a lot to do with prevailing ways of thinking. And I'm in trouble...

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Dr. Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy #PrideMonth! To celebrate, I'm starting a thread of readings on queerness in animals/evolution, and keep adding throughout the month. I'll include a mix of writing for popular audiences as well as some scientific articles and book recommendations! 🧪 🏳️‍🌈 (1/n) Nature has ALWAYS been queer! 🌈

Graphical abstract with a drawing of two bonobos copulating on branches with greenery in the background, and a researcher wearing a pride mask sitting with a clipboard observing.

In the upper right text box above the researchers's head, the text has "Are bonobos just gal pals? (in bold), with bullet points:--same-sex "sociosexual" behavior is often treated as social rathan than sexual, --we overn overlook social functions in mixed-sex sexual behavior, --we should study social and sexual functions across all sex pairings!"

In the bottom left, under the bonobos, is another text box, with the bolded text: "LGBTQ+ scientists provide a situated perspective that expands our understanding of social and sexual behavior within queer frameworks."

The graphical abstract is from Graham and Rodrigues (2026), "Just Gal Pals! The Differential Treatment of Sexual Behavior Among Nonhuman Great Apes,'" in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.

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Brooke @brookecaldrich.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Horrible. Sometimes I read a few lines at the end of a novel just to get an idea of the direction it's headed. I wish I could get a glimpse of this earth in 200 years, to set & temper my expectations about humanity & our eventual response/non-response to this self-made crisis. #ministryforthefuture

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