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Dr Dan

@dpdormouse.bsky.social
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Associate editor, researcher of Palaeoclimates and oceans. Interested in changes in AMOC past present and future! 🌊🐚🌎🌍 A bit twitchy. He/him 🏳️‍🌈

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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Think the difference between that speech and anything Starmer offered is that there is a very clear direction of where he wants to go and what he wants the country to be, which has been pretty absent from politics for a long time (and is absent from other party platforms, tho not election season)
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Every private conversation in Westminster: "Well the triple lock obviously has to go at some point". Every commentator on Burnham: "completely mad to propose getting rid of triple lock - political suicide".
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
(STV in multi-member constituencies if you're wondering).
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Honestly think that was one of best political speeches I’ve seen and I’m genuinely surprised. Night and day compared to Keir
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Moth Mom Jess @mothmomjess.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My Town's Ocktoberfest is fun but also kinda unfortunately named ummmmm
locktoberfest poster
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Charlotte Nichols MP @charlotte2153.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For someone that had never been a backbench MP, and who broadly treated backbench MPs with at best indifference and at worst contempt during his time as leader, I'm not that surprised at all though I'd hoped he might actually have a crack at it (who knows, might have even enjoyed it?)
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Agree and reading Starmer's statement it's infuriating how his sense of moral superiority has stayed intact despite everything.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet.
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Returning to blue sky to laugh at Keir Starmer with everyone
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 18/08/2026
Every child should be able to play football without worrying about how they look www.wearequeeraf.com/every-child-...
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Every child should be able to play football without worrying about how they look
All kids should be able to play with their friends free of pressure to conform to an ever-narrowing set of standards of gender
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Did a food order that arrived today. For one item, only the sleeve arrived rather than the product itself. Almost felt like a joke, because this really isn’t beef mince
A wrapper (empty) of this isn’t beef mince
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Just trying to imagine Keir in this situation and you can’t picture it can you without something cocking up
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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Love everything about this conversation between the new Prime Minister and a care home resident who didn’t realise he was.
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DIVA Magazine @divamag.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Major unions boycott Labour women’s conference over trans ban
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Major unions boycott Labour women’s conference over trans ban
Unison, Aslef, Usdaw and the Musicians’ Union will not be attending this year’s event
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Burnham: "Social care in England is as unfair as American healthcare." It's a very good line.
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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
#NatGeo are still pushing out promo content from #PompeiiOutOfTime, this time via Instagram 😅 This shoot was much fun, as we had much of the ‘Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli’ to ourselves 😃 This massive model of Pompeii was 😮 www.instagram.com/reel/DbVrika...
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National Geographic History on Instagram: "The pyroclastic surges from Vesuvius weren't just moving fast, they were far too hot to survive. A scale model of Pompeii helps volcanologist Dr. Chris Jacks...
3,898 likes, 25 comments - natgeohistory on July 28, 2026: "The pyroclastic surges from Vesuvius weren't just moving fast, they were far too hot to survive. A scale model of Pompeii helps volcanologis...
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Ofc it is not all comms but I am just in awe not so much of how much better a communicator Andy is but how awkward and bad Keir was
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Kemi complaining about a last minute meeting from a man who has been in the job for 2 weeks is very funny
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Find this maddening because part of her “fights for what she believes in” and “doesn’t care what people think” brand is being demonstrably wrong (and knowingly so, she’s not an idiot)
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The sound of this will cleanse you 🐶
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🌿 @kxdyn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
hello bsky, can someone who is an esteemed expert of hetero culture please explain to me — what in the f’ck did i just watch??
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Matt @stradiwhovius.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
And if you want to know why Darren Grimes specifically is backing Reform, just ask any gay man who was politically active around a decade ago about him sliding into their DMs desperately asking how he can make a name of himself.
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I’m of the opinion we will have a lab-lib government or a lab minority government at the next GE. Really think reform’s ability to get a majority under FPTP is overplayed
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Researchers from Cambridge University are recruiting transgender adults in employment to share your experiences of work since the Supreme Court ruling on the 2010 Equality Act. Register your interest here: qualtricsxmsnc7xpqdw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_.... #TransResearch #ResearchSurvey
Poster requesting participation in Interview Opportunity: Trans Experience at Work. Relevant information listed includes the study's (top-to-bottom): eligibility, what to expect, purpose, data and consent. Beneath is a link to register interest.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Our latest voting intention sees cross over. Labour move ahead by 4. Their first lead since March 2025 & highest share since Nov 24 🌹 LAB 28% (+4)
⏩ REF 24% (-2)
🌳 CON 22% (nc)
🔶 LIB DEM 12% (+1)
🟢 GREEN 8% (-3)
🟡 SNP 2% (nc) N = 2061| Dates 24-27/7| Change w 22/7
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Wes streeting publicly threatening to quit a job again. Still hasn't learned collective responsibility, why on earth would you have him in cabinet
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Very funny front page for mail on Sunday coming up with £96bn of spending andy plans to do based on “series of pledges in his first week in power but also on his future plans” The hypothetical future plans are about 94bn of that figure lmao
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
1) shocked the BBC have reported it; and 2) shocked they haven’t shoved in a comment from a prominent GC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thousands attend London Trans+ Pride 2026 march
The march takes place against a political backdrop that organisers described as "stark".
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I was enjoying Andy’s daily new policies it was like an advent calendar, can he do it again
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Quelle surprise that the trashy drink that is covering the floors of our streets that lies about being currently women owned is also lying about being recyclable and eco friendly
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BuzzBallz are 'greenwashing' say recycling experts
BuzzBallz cannot be recycled because the metal lid and plastic body are attached, say experts.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Yes, the Problems are bad, but this is no time for radical things like Solutions
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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 24/07/2026
Lambeth Council to refuse to implement the “Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations”, if the council’s legal team confirms the move would be lawful. love.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-to-c...
Lambeth news
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 24/07/2026
Grays Riverside (Thurrock) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 30.2% (+3.8) ➡️ RFM: 28.1% (-5.1) 🌍 GRN: 27.5% (-1.9) 🌳 CON: 14.1% (+3.1) Labour GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2026.
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Lab gain (x2, another one here) from reform UK…
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Studies have not ruled out that the existence of the other side of mars causes humanity. In this essay i will
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Buying American just simply isn’t reliable we should stop
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US announces fresh raft of tariffs on overseas goods
The tariffs target around 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour.
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Maybe they should reflect why there has been a Labour polling boost
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Everyone left my train to go across the platform to a busier train they thought was leaving first and now I’m on an empty central line that left first
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Finding it utterly bizarre that kemi is complaining about Burnham being out talking to people rather than “being PM” and that he hasn’t promised enough. It’s been 3 days!
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Young couple has just gotten a tube from Ealing Broadway to West Acton which is a <10 minute walk just why
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
As much as I want to dunk on the Labour Party, many things that are apparently “ditched” had not been announced and were literally media gossip before he even became PM
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
People who are bitter because other people benefit from something they once would have but now don’t because they are in a better position now are my least favourite kind of people
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jay @jaycgallagher.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"It just maybe makes us feel bitter" well tough fucking shit you wretched freaks. These are the kind of voters - mean, arrogant people who honestly think they're good and decent - Labour has spent far too long trying to appease. Fuck them.
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I really think some of my colleagues in the Parliamentary lobby need a bit of a break. The reporting at the moment is so frantic and a bit hysterical. Today Burnham is being accused of a major U-turn because he said he would look at something and then said he won't move ahead with it currently.
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Why does the Paddington Elizabeth line station always smell of damp shoes?
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
You read the public response on BBC to bus’ being cheaper and you can’t help but conclude the British public want to be miserable. Someone saying that he only drives and Andy needs to focus on working class people not bus users. Who does he think uses the bus?
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I like Jones, but 'ha ha I didn't fund my own policy' is primarily a gotcha on yourself.
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
People really didn’t like Keir Starmer did they
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Thoroughly recommend Ann Droid on BBC. Lighthearted and quite lovely and very funny
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PLOS One @plosone.org · 21/07/2026
Our Associate Editor @sarahjose.bsky.social reports back from #ExE2026 at @uniexecec.bsky.social. Key themes included microbiomes, ageing, behaviour, environmental change, long-term studies such as @soaysheep.bsky.social, and @plos.org focus area of Open Science. everyone.plos.org/2026/07/21/f...
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From long-term field studies to wild microbiomes: themes from Evolution x Ecology 2026 - EveryONE
Image: Conference photo courtesy of Erik Postma (University of Exeter) This blog was written by PLOS One Associate Editor Sarah Jose, who…
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