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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And they need to make sure they plant them at the right time of year, not like the muppets who plant trees along new roads, 90% of which die

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am looking forward to welcoming Prof Eric Chevet @ericchevet.bsky.social to The Babraham Institute today when he presents his seminar 'Targeting Endoplasmic Reticulum Proteostasis in cancer'

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No, BBC, he has not been arrested over the video of dinghy slashing. He’s been arrested over the dinghy slashing. Words matter.

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Anne Ashford, Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social @babrahaminst.bsky.social and colleagues use phosphoproteomics to identify novel DYRK1B targets and establish DYRK1B as a regulator of processing body abundance. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... #OpenAccess #ReadandPublish

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So Reform UK Ltd either doesn't care two hoots about racism or is tacitly seeking to support racists

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼Completely wrong

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm delighted to see this beautiful study out. WNT5A hyperactivation drives the pathological ERK1/2 signalling. #RASopathies and implicaitons for cancer, what's not too like?! Congratulations to Ian, Yeonjoo and all their collaborators! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 P.S. Take the rest of the day off!

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... These domestic terrorists -for that is what they are - are undermining key infrastructure and key service provision including charities such as the RNLI, which is the best of Britain

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Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action

RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Great to see the Wildlife Trusts call to “Make access to major rivers, especially those in urban areas, a statutory right.” Of course, to actually *get to* those rivers, we’d also need a right of responsible access to land, too… @righttoroam.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Access-to-nature crisis ‘on par with that of Victorian Britain’s filthy air’

Research finds many in England lack proximity to green and blue spaces as Labour urged to speed up manifesto pledge

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I am delighted to share the latest Preprint from the lab “IKKα and IKKβ serve as kinase-independent scaffolds that prevent proteasomal degradation of NEMO” which can be found on BioRxiv doi.org/10.64898/202...

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oligarchssuck.bsky.social @oligarchssuck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Worst president ever with worst cabinet ever with negotiators who are serving Putin.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

No evidence at all of crime in Essex being driven by asylum seekers. This Reform use of taxpayers money is all about driving hate and fear against migrants.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A Reform government would force schools to sing the National Anthem and if they don't oblige parents will be encouraged to report them to the authorities. Yeah that's not like really scary and authoritarian schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-there...

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Reform: 'There will be consequences for not singing anthem'

Braverman believes parents will tip her off if heads don't follow her anthem and hymns rules

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Minister condemns" That's not enough. Climate Protesters were arrested and put in prison for far less. These thugs were part of a coordinated campaign to wilfully obstruct a highway that is part of national infrastructure. They should've all been arrested www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Black-clad Dover protesters condemned for ‘dressing up in costumes’ by minister

Business secretary says masked anti-immigration protest was ‘not something we would want’ on British streets

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I’ve noticed a disturbing credulity amongst some anti-development activists, who seem to think that Reform UK would want to protect the environment (yes, really). The party’s proposals today to rip up environmental duties on developers ought to slay that idea: www.reformparty.uk/policies/pla...

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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

TEXANS, VOTE FOR TALARICO!

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

For no other reason than I saw these guys deliver a blistering set at the Brixton Academy last night I give you the Black Keys www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3c...

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The Black Keys "Howlin' for You" Remastered 10th Anniversary Edition [Official Audio]

YouTube video by The Black Keys

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Prof Rachel Oliver @profrachelgan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Andrew Gilligan is claiming that an actual Baron who sits in the House of Lords is unqualified to lead a Cambridge college. These efforts to tear down Black excellence and revert Oxbridge to an old white men's club need to stop. Far, far too much tragedy has already come from this.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/09/2026

2014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

How absolutely pathetic. Pathetic of the Child POTUS and pathetic of Apple Maps to roll over www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Bravo @mapquest.com…. for not bending the knee! #LakeOntario-Now&Forever🇨🇦

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Excellent, pugnacious piece by new Environment Secretary @angelaeagle1.bsky.social on defending England from climate impacts by rewilding & restoring nature - explicitly rejecting the arsonists on the hard right & the grouse moor owners who just want to burn more: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Extract from Angela Eagle’s Guardian piece: “But some, including the Conservatives, have made the argument that rewilding lowers resilience to fire and that we should reverse restrictions on burning heather on our moors and peatlands. The exact opposite is true.

The evidence clearly shows that wetter, healthy peatlands hold more water and are less likely to develop species that are vulnerable to fires. The damage that has been done to these vital habitats by decades of burning has made them more vulnerable to wildfires in the long term, not less.

The solution to raging wildfires is not more burning of our countryside. It is to restore and better manage our environment.

Where rewilding has been prioritised, as at the National Trust’s Holnicote estate, you can clearly see the stark difference that it makes to the ability to withstand extreme weather. In areas where rivers and wetlands have been restored, the plants are green and blooming. Elsewhere, the ground is brown and dry.”

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yes indeed. Absolutely the wrong decision for UK politics and UK

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis & hostile states" Ok guys, you're *starting* to get it - the climate crisis is urgent But maybe you could give people a proper National Emergency Briefing like @nebriefing.bsky.social say? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states

Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I've just submitted the manuscript for my next book, THE GHOSTS OF CHALK COUNTRY. It's about the loss of England's chalk downland - a tale of flowers, fertility, fascism and freedom. Published by William Collins on 22nd April 2027; pre-order here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Photo shows the printed manuscript for my book, The Ghosts of Chalk Country, by Guy Shrubsole. Background shows a cork board covered in old postcards, photos and paintings of chalk landscapes, including some Eric Ravilious watercolours, and a postcard of the Cerne Giant wearing underpants.

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The reality is that this is more flat funding after years of flat funding and yet expectations continue to rise. It is not sustainable

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/08/2026

Two paths diverged in the woods and America took the psychopath.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive. Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Whatever the colour of your political persuasion, if this ISN’T your view… you’re on the wrong side. Simple.

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Cometh the hour, Cometh the Bin. Take out the trash!

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Let's talk about AOC as a young scientist & her award winning research on antioxidants & C. elegans, a standard roundworm model. She grew up in the Bronx. Ethnically Puerto Rican, her dad Sergio, an architect, died when she was 19. Her mother cleaned houses, drove a school bus. Working class.

Alexandria with her project for ISEF 2007. A young woman with square glasses, she stands in front of a cardboard display recounting her work on antioxidants.

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Surrounded by women, lawmakers, and advocate champions, Gov. Maura Healey signed landmark legislation ensuring full abortion access in MA. Women have the fundamental right to choose for their own bodies. Healthcare is a human right, period!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A novel—and, no doubt, fleeting—moment of self-awareness.

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Julien Kimmig @jkimmig.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.

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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Happy 65th Birthday, August 4th, to the best President in US History. The black man "they" feared, led with humor, dignity & grace for 8 yrs scandal-free, has a beautiful & accomplished family, and is beloved by millions around the world. @barackobama.bsky.social #BarackObama #ThePeoplesPresident

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