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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Rounding up some translations of Count Binface that have been appearing in foreign press 🇷🇴 Romanian: Contele Tomberonez 🇫🇷 French: Comte Tête-de-Poubelle (bin-head, more accurate than bin-face) 🇮🇹 Italian: Conte Faccia-da-Bidone 🇪🇸 Spanish: "un hombre con un cubo de basura en la cabeza" (!) Cont...

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

🧵 Democracy feels like it's in a rough state at the moment across the globe, and we hear various explanations, like polarisation, extremism, disinformation, and loss of trust. But what if those explanations are mainly symptoms and we've been trying to treat them rather than the underlying causes?

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Catriana McKie @catrianam.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

This is a super recap of this week's Scottish National Breastfeeding Conference! ⬇️ There is lots to celebrate and lots to keep working on 👏

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 28/01/2026

Good afternoon from the #APPGIFI meeting in @ukparliament.parliament.uk chaired by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social. The APPG was reconstituted in the AGM before the public segment of the meeting, with the full name of APPG on Infant Feeding and Inequalities restored

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Catriana McKie @catrianam.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

This is brilliant "After thousands of interactions where you’ve monitored and managed your authentic responses to maintain social harmony, something in your system starts breaking down. Not because you’re broken, but because the system was never meant to run this way indefinitely."

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Catriana McKie @catrianam.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Dear @the-rsc.bsky.social. My teenage Macbeth superfan daughter & I are still buzzing after seeing the brilliant Macbeth performance Monday night at The Other Place. We’d go again in a heartbeat. My daughter did this artwork, which Sam Heughan was gracious enough to sign afterwards 🤩 👑 🗡️

Meredith’s drawing of Sam Heughan as Macbeth with an upside down crown in the opposite corner with bloody letters dripping from the points to spell Macbeth

Sam Heughan holding Meredith’s drawing and a pen, with Meredith’s shoulder in the foreground, in the crowd at the stage door of The Other Place after the performance of Macbeth on Monday, November 24th

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Today’s xkcd made me cry. In a good way. xkcd.com/3172/

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I escaped poverty because I am a scientist. And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation. A 🧵:

A Lady Professor with brown hair and glasses, wearing a scarf in red, green, yellow, & black, a gift from an incredible lactation consultant, sitting in in front of cactus.

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 13/11/2025

We're back after lunch for the last session, welcomed back by @ndzitina.bsky.social, chair for this afternoon #BFConf She's had us all on our feet applauding the Baby Friendly team, & ourselves for the work that we do 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻 You can see some of Ernestine's work here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs8C...

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Breastfeeding: Not on the Agenda

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Catriana McKie @catrianam.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Illiyin's talk was so moving and powerful. We all have lots of work to do here!

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 13/11/2025

Welcome back after the break. Next up is @drnaomidowibclc.bsky.social speaking about “It’s Not Thrush!”: Challenging the Candida Narrative Naomi is a GP, IBCLC and founding member of MiLC - Medics' Lactation Community #BFConf

The title slide of Naomi Dow's presentation "It's not thrush!" Challengin the Candida narrative

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 13/11/2025

Next up we are hearing from @philbakernz.bsky.social on The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress #BFConf

The title slide of Philip Baker's presentation featuring groups of mothers breastfeeding side by side, with Philip video image next to it as he is presenting remotely

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 13/11/2025

Good morning from Day 2 of the @unicef-uk.bsky.social Baby Friendly Initiative Annual Conference in Telford. @vicky-thomas.bsky.social welcomed us back to this very special conference, describing it as a combination of an academic symposium, a hen party and a therapy session 😄 #BFConf

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 12/11/2025

Back from the break for the last session of the day with Britta Stordal speaking about how Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer, a call for action in high income countries with low rates of breastfeeding #BFConf

The cover slide from Brittal Stordal's presentation. Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer: a call for action in high-income countries with low rates of breastfeeding

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 12/11/2025

Next Yafa Ajweh and Reem Al Soufi of the Gaza Infant Nutrition Alliance (GINA) will be speaking about S-upporting, protecting & sustaining breastfeeding in conflict zones Al Soufi begins by speaking about how bf her daughter in October 2023 moved her to work to support other parents #BFConf

Title slide from Reem Al Soufi and Yafa Ajweh's presentation on Supporting, Protecting and Sustaining Breastfeeding in Conflict Zones featuring a painting of a mother breastfeeding a baby surrounded by outstretched hands

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 12/11/2025

Welcome back after lunch. Vicky Sibson of @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social is chairing this afternoon's session. Karen Read is speaking now about 10 years of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Neonatal Standards #BFConf

The title slide of Karen Read's presentation on 10 Years of BFI Neonatal Standards showing a mother holding premature twins skin to skin in a neonatal unit

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 12/11/2025

Welcome back to the 2025 Baby Friendly Conference #BFConf. We're hearing now from @aaloysius.bsky.social who is speaking now about what supports mothers of very preterm babies to start & continue breastmilk feeding in neonatal units

The title slide from Annie Aloysius's presentation What supports mothers of very preterm babies to start and continue breastmilk feeding in neonatal units? Mothers and staff experiences from units with high and low breastfeeding rates

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 12/11/2025

Now morning chair @profamcf.bsky.social is introducing Anna Byrom from @all4maternity.bsky.social whose talk is called From Ravines to Relationships: Building bridges with Baby Friendly

The title slide from Anna Byrom's presentation Ravines to Relationships, Building Bridges with Baby Friendly with a cartoon sun shining out from under a bridge

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 12/11/2025

Good morning from the 2025 Baby Friendly Conference in Telford. Philip Goodwin, head of @unicef-uk.bsky.social is welcoming everyone to the largest ever #BFConf Goodwin: Globally UNICEF is looking to strengthen systems that protect children globally. We must ensure children's rights are upheld

The stage at the conference centre ready to start the day with a welcome slide saying Welcome to the 2025 UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Annual Conference

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Catriana McKie @catrianam.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I'm looking forward to being back in-person at Baby Friendly and helping people follow along! #BFConf

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Jeremy DeHart @jeremydehartwx.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.

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Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.

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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

CHT co-founder Tristan Harris returns to "The Daily Show" for an incisive conversation about the reckless AI path we're on, driven by the race to achieve market dominance: "This is an insane way to roll out a technology." Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=675d_6WGPbo

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

You gotta give ‘em hop.

A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.

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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

History rhymes, and we can learn from the cadence.

This poster, which was created and disseminated by abolitionist Theodore Parker, warns black people in Boston to beware of watchmen and police officers, who were legally allowed to act as kidnappers due to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

Text reads: Caution!! Colored people of Boston, one & all, you are hereby respectfully cautioned and advised, to avoid conversing with the watchmen and police officers of Boston, for since the recent order of the mayor & aldermen, they are empowered to act as kidnappers and slave catchers ... Keep a sharp look out for kidnappers, and have top eye open. April 24, 1851

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𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐛 @johnxuandou.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 16/07/2025

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans people, and the queer community, deserve a regulator that stands up for their rights - free from interference or political bias. www.wearequeeraf.com/freedom-of-inf…

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Freedom of information request uncovers gender critical bias within EHRC

A new investigation has revealed significant lobbying efforts by gender critical groups.

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La Leche League Great Britain (LLLGB) @lllgb.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Good afternoon from the APPG on Infant Feeding and Inequalities chaired by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social. Today we're hearing from @helengray.bsky.social about the 2024 WBTi report Action on feeding babies in the UK, a follow up from the first, baseline report from 2016 #APPGIFI

The title slide from the WBTi presentation to the APPG on Infant Feeding. Text: Action on feeding babies in the UK

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

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Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

When I DM’d Kate Nash on Instagram I did not expect this! Thank you.Thank you. I’m in floods of tears. Kate Nash is a legend. Please spread our message and help make the world a safer place for trans people, for women, for all of us. Sign the @nionwomen.bsky.social letter change.org/NION_Women

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 01/07/2025

The EHRC is meant to protect everyone’s rights. But internal documents reveal a different story: repeated meetings with anti-trans lobbyists, legal bias, and secret coordination. We filed the FOI. Here’s what we found. tacc.org.uk/2025/07/01/f...

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FOI Exposes EHRC Bias: Private Meetings, Legal Echoes, and Policy Capture - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective

Let’s be honest. The Equality and Human Rights Commission is not acting like a neutral regulator. It is not standing above the fray.

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Catriana McKie @catrianam.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I have also emailed but please attend this debate as my MP @sarahbool.bsky.social. Infant feeding support and policies and funding to protect breastfeeding are important to me

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The Breastfeeding Network UK @bfn-uk.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

As part of RSE Day, we’re featuring an insightful guest post from college student Lola, who shares her thoughts on the lack of education around breastfeeding in schools — and what she believes needs to change. Read it here: www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/rse-day-2025... #EducationSky #RSEDay

26 June 2025. #RSEDay. www.RSEday.com. RSE Day. Celebrating relationships & sex education. Guest Blog Post. What I Didn’t Learn About Breastfeeding at School—and What Should Change

Quote. Schools are such an important part of the solution. They’re one of the few places where everyone—regardless of background—can be given the same, accurate information. By teaching all children about breastfeeding in a way that’s positive, inclusive, and stigma-free, we help level the playing field.

Education has the power to reduce the stigma around breastfeeding. Talking about breastfeeding doesn’t have to be awkward—it can be matter-of-fact, respectful, and empowering

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

The takeaway is not that electoral politics will fix everything. We know it won’t. Obviously. The takeaway is that people will show up if you give them hope & a way forward. And that, my friends, can & must look like a lot of things right now.

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La Leche League Great Britain (LLLGB) @lllgb.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

We love this photo! Thanks for sharing with us 🥰 "We had a wonderful time at #CardiffPride & were given these wearable balloon tentacles after the parade! As we were wearing them around the event, when the boys wanted some 'yonk' - we obviously had to capture the moment & what a fantastic memory!"

Two mums breastfeeding while sitting cross-legged on a colourful picnic blanket at a festival on a warm day. They each have a large bunch of long balloons tentacles tied to their backs, one in red, the other in blue. No text

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 26/06/2025

👮‍♂️ The government will back an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill bill, that will upgrade hate crimes towards queer and disability people to an "aggravated offence", increasing sentences 🧵 👇

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GaboMJ @gabrielmj1.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

The clearest image of Pluto captured by the New Horizons spacecraft.

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Catriana McKie @catrianam.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I will also email, but please attend this meeting @sarahbool.bsky.social as my MP. Supporting infant feeding and reducing inequalities is important to me. I will be joining online.

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Catriana McKie @catrianam.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I have also emailed but please attend as my MP, @sarahbool.bsky.social! Infant feeding and equitable access to support, free from commercial influence, is important to me #APPGIFI

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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

We've got a secret a̶d̶m̶i̶r̶e̶r̶ donor! And they're generously doubling donations made between now and Valentine's Day. 💖 DONATE HERE: localgiving.org/charity/obs 💖

A picture of a cupid sitting on a present, surrounded by hearts. The text reads "Donations made between now and Valentine's day will be doubled"

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Katie Pereira-Kotze @katiepk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Why is the British Journal of Midwifery still being sponsored by the commercial milk formula industry. It’s a clear conflict of interest. See our comments here:

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Jenny Hautmann @jennyhphoto.com · 14/01/2025

Blue Origin is proceeding with another launch attempt for New Glenn on Thursday. The three-hour launch window remains unchanged, opening at 1:00 a.m. ET on January 16th. Reporting for @SuperclusterHQ

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Jenny Hautmann @jennyhphoto.com · 14/01/2025

Not to mention, we have the 7th flight test of Starship tomorrow. The launch is scheduled for 4:00 PM CT (2200 UTC) from Starbase, Texas. SpaceX is planning to catch the Super Heavy booster again with the tower's chopsticks and splash down the ship in the Indian Ocean. 📷: SpaceX

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Catriana McKie @catrianam.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Woooooaaaaah! 🤯🤯🤯🤩🤩🤩

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 30/11/2024

New to Bluesky and here for people interested in breastfeeding support? Try this starter pack go.bsky.app/FPYkemz

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SpaceX @handle.invalid · 20/11/2024

With data and flight learnings as our primary payload, Starship’s sixth flight test once again delivered → t.co/oIFc3u9laE t.co/O6ZKThQRr6

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