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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

When you wake up & realise your plans aren't going to happen, despite the care taken to appease the ME gods the day before. That's what this wretched illness is like - 24/7 tiptoeing around so as not to upset your body. FFS I was supposed to going in to uni today ☹️ #MEsucks #chronicillness

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I just had a visitor! I looked him up and it turns out that these insects were once only found at Box Hill in Surrey (all Jane Austen fans will immediately think of Emma) but have now, apparently, spread north of Lincoln. I don't get many visitors 😊 #weebeastie #truebug #insects #glimmers

Close up image of a brown leaf-like insect across the numbers 4 and 1 on a computer keyboard. Insect is roughly 1.5cm with antennae half the size of its body

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I really like this, as someone who sometimes consumes baby food pouches because they're easier to digest, have no prep & trigger no sensory issues. My son uses them too because of the latter two. Don't shame people for their choices. Fruit & veg are fruit & veg! #MEsucks #nutrition #stopjudging

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Emily (spooky) @emilyrose.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Omg, Bluesky, stop showing me pet death posts from people I do not follow. I do want to know if someone I know loses a pet, but not every time any person on the entire internet does.

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I understand why so many people are against AI, but for some disabled people, it's a lifeline, because it does what we have no humans to do for us. I wonder if those people who complain would like to volunteer to be a disabled person's assistant instead of the AI? #ableism #AI #disability

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Wow. I got blocked for pointing out that a disabled person does not exist to be your inspiration and possibly didn't give their consent to being used as inspiration porn. No engagement. Just blocked. Which actually reinforces my point. #ableism #NotYourInspiration #disability #civilrights

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

"We run for those who can't," says the ad. F*ck off. How patronising!

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I love the way it has a Japanese feel, so pretty 💚

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

@stickmancomms.bsky.social thank you for my book The Pocket Book of Pacing that arrived today. I'm hoping to share it with family and friends so they can understand things a bit better 😁

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

As a wheelchair user, I *need* one of these (saw it on eBay) #MEsucks ##chronicillness #powerchair #disability

Black t-shirt bearing the words 'All my friends are walkers' in reference to the drama The Walking Dead

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Arrested for a t-shirt. Ibtissame Lachgar, feminist & LGBT+ activist, faces prison under Morocco’s blasphemy laws. Demand her release now. Sign: a.allout.org/s/Wq8bV/

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Free Ibtissame Lachgar Now

A feminist and LGBT+ activist was arrested in Morocco for wearing a t-shirt. Demand her release. Sign now!

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Shh. Don't tell the ME gods, but I actually slept well. And this morning I managed five minutes of tidying! #MEsucks #chronicillness #smallwins #glimmers

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Brian the Brain Frog told me repeatedly that I'm off to the GP tomorrow. But my calendar says no, I have three online lectures tomorrow. To which Brian, laughing in all his froggy grogginess said, "Good luck with that!" #ME #MEsucks #chronicillness #brainfog

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a frog wearing a top hat and holding a bouquet of flowers says m lady

ALT: a frog wearing a top hat and holding a bouquet of flowers says m lady

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sarah boothby @swastrosarah.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

justice4me.uk call for evidence - time sensitive!! If you know anyone who has severe/very severe ME, or severe/very severe Long Covid, in England or Wales please ask them to fill out the form and send it back to admin@justice4me.uk by Friday 17 April 2026. 1/3

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NHS care for ME now

Campaigning for ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) to be medically managed safely, to protect families from permanent disability or death from neglect of the illness.

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

About bloody time. I've only been diagnosed for 34 years.

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Have you ever noticed how, particularly when it's an emotive issue, people will respond to what they *think* you said, rather than to what you actually said?

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Our next door neighbour just offered to tidy our very overgrown front garden and I'm so grateful! It used to be my domain, but I've not been well enough for years and my spouse is overwhelmed with the rest of the house & garden & caring for me & working full time #kindness #glimmers #goodneighbour

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Durham University: 'Gender, affective injustice & ‘the greatest medical scandal of the 21st century' 'Katharine Cheston discusses the treatment of people with ME and its wider implications in terms of affective injustice in healthcare' May 11th www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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Gender, affective injustice & ‘the greatest medical scandal of the 21st century' - Durham University

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Managed to get out for an hour this afternoon and snapped this while visiting the local Tudor manor house. I call it 'View from a Wheelchair' 😅 Absolutely cream crackered now, back in bed. #PEM #MEsucks #heritage #history #spring #thankful

Image of a vaulted ceiling with simple geometric design and tall, arched lattice windows

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Now this is exactly the type of thing that is compelling to me as a student of conservation! Great example of the intersection of art, human behaviour, ethics and conservation 💚

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Meet Brian the Brain Frog (brain fog). Brian means no harm, but likes to sing loudly & tunelessly while disco dancing in my personal space. He calls himself a DJ, which for him means looping mindless phrases and fragments of songs at full volume. Nothing works when Brian's around. #MEsucks #brainfog

A tall green frog standing upright, left hand on hip, holding a margarita in his other hand, wearing orangey pink hotpants, over-sized daisy sunglasses and a sombrero

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

'Being of such a sculptural build, [he] might have subdued monsters, but had found it more expedient to be one.' From Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. What a fantastic line! Hugo is such a vivid storyteller. Bed days are much better with audiobooks ✨️ #audiobooks #literature #MEsucks #chronicillness

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Been in a big crash, but managed to get dandelions, wood sorrel and blackcurrant blossom and leaves, ready to press. #MEsucks #PEM #Spring #blossom #smallthings #simplicity #rest

Various small flowers and leaves on a sheet of blotting paper. Yellow dandelions, dark green wood sorrel and blackcurrant leaves, pale lilac wood sorrel and pink blackcurrant blossom

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Oh my goodness, my dog heard this and came running over to check on me. He leaned against me and gave me kisses to make me feel better 🥰😅

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The blackcurrant blossom outside our house is gorgeous this year. I had to go out for a blood test. Took this on my way back indoors. It's always a beautiful signal that winter is finally over when the blackcurrant blossom arrives 🌺 #spring #simplicity #blossom #glimmers

Bright pink blackcurrant blossom with green leaves and a blurred street behind

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Tbh if they said snail slime licked directly off the ground was marginally helpful for pwME, I'd probably do it, but this is at least promising. #MEsucks

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Dropped kerbs are a menace! They're often done too tall. I was very nearly catapulted into the path of an oncoming lorry earlier because of a dropped kerb that wasn't. It was scary! #powerchairstruggles #powerchair #infrastructure #disability #ableism #inequality

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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Sunday Exception: Swan Perfect Landing

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Dog lovers of Bluesky, may I present Sir Maximum Trouble. Thank you and goodnight. #dogsmakelifebetter #dogs #cute #sleepwell

Black and white photo in which a little dog, wiped out from playing, lies sleeping, cuddled up to a blanket.

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Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · 28/03/2026

An exhibition about Dutch and Flemish women artists in the long 18th century proves that, ‘contrary to modern-day belief, in their own time these women were neither rare, nor underappreciated, nor toiling away in obscurity’, says Lucy Davies

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No hard cheese for women in the Low Countries

For women artists in Flanders and Holland in the long 17th century, work could be surprisingly well rewarded, writes Lucy Davies

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Went in to uni yesterday but as a result my head is thick enough to stir, so it's a bed day today. Listening to War & Peace, with huge thanks to Calibre Audio #MEsucks #MECFS #rest #maturestudent #Calibreaudio #bedday #audiobooks

Screenshot of the cover page of War & Peace from Calibre Audio

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Robin Boardman @robinboardman.com · 26/03/2026

Deforestation caused by beef production is the number one threat to the Amazon rainforest. We are grilling the Earth's lungs to make burgers... This is our collapsing civilisation. Name it. www.vox.com/climate/4800...

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The 15 foods destroying rainforests, in one simple chart

New research reveals which food crops are razing the rainforest. One comes out way ahead — and it’s an American favorite.

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Took me all day, with rests in between, to crochet this bunting flag. Also managed an hour of study. Even though it's only 8 pm, I'm off to sleep. So tired. #MEsucks #MECFS #crochet #chronicillness

A dusky pink crocheted triangle on a white surface

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Sunshine in the churchyard today

A tree in blossom behind a red brick wall and wrought iron railings

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Walk cheerfully over the world answering that of God in every... ? The last word has fallen down. I suggest a different ending every week. For week commencing 22nd March, I suggest 'squirrel' #squirrelshaverightstoo #Quakers #quakermeeting

An image of a wall bearing the words of George Fox 'walk cheerfully over the world answering that of God in every one', but the final word is missing, having fallen

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Magpie @conservationista.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Life with M.E. aka myalgic encephalomyelitis, sucks. My world has become so small. Off to Quakers this morning. Even sitting in silence, in my wheelchair, for an hour, is tiring. Whose plan was this anyway? I want a refund #me #disability #quakers #cfs #grumpy

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