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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Enemies of democracy hate universities. They might attack them as “elite” institutions, or as “woke”. But what they really worry about is the way universities share knowledge - empowering people to see through webs of disinformation & lies 7/9

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The corollary of this is that we NEED universities to provide knowledge - as much as we need energy, clean water and food security. That knowledge is essential to our security, democracy and wellbeing. 8/9

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

“Violent racists broke into someone’s house to terrorise them” you mean?

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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Remembering Gwyneth Bebb today. She passed Oxford law finals with first class marks in 1913, but was refused a degree. The CA rejected her claim to become a solicitor, saying only men were "persons" within the legislation. In 1920 she finally became a Bar student. But died in childbirth in 1921.

Screenshot of a Facebook post recording the fact that on this day in 1920, women were awarded Oxford degrees for the first time. Image of graduating women.

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British Thyroid Foundation (BTF) @britishthyroid.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

🦋Happy World Thyroid Day. 1/2 📆Today marks the beginning of International Thyroid Awareness Week – a chance to recognise the vital role of the thyroid — and the estimated 1 in 20 people in the UK living with a thyroid condition.

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an armored personnel carrier full of cats @hex.ooo · 10/10/2026

found this in my downloads from two years ago and i have absolutely no memory of where it came from

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Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is one reason why you shouldn’t upload work into LLMs during the peer review and grading processes. That work is confidential, and you have no right to share it without permission. You are taking someone’s intellectual property and giving it to the entire world without their consent.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It's World Homeless Day, and I'll just say: Homelessness isn't some great unsolvable mystery. People are homeless because they don't have homes. This suffering persists not for lack of solutions, but because enormous wealth and power are invested in maintaining the very structures that produce it.

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Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In other words, a 10 percent contraction in one of Britain’s most successful exports. If it were steel or fish or other infinitely less profitable sectors, people would be having a meltdown.

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

With thanks to Rape Crisis Scotland.

Image of woman shouting "stop rape".
Text says 10 top tips to end rape:
1 Don’t put drugs in women’s drinks.
2 When you see a woman walking by herself, leave her alone.
3 If you pull over to help a woman whose car has broken down, remember not to rape her.
4 If you are in a lift and a woman gets in, don’t rape her.
5 Never creep into a woman’s home through an unlocked door or window, or spring out at her from between parked cars, or rape her.
6 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! If you are not able to stop yourself from
assaulting people, ask a friend to stay with you while you are in public.
7 Don’t forget: it’s not sex with someone who’s asleep or unconscious – it’s RAPE!
8 Carry a whistle! If you are worried you might assault someone ‘by accident’ you can hand it to the person you are with, so they can call
for help.
9 Don’t forget: Honesty is the best policy. If you have every intention of having sex later on with the woman you’re dating regardless of how she feels about it, tell her directly that there is every chance you will rape her. If you don’t communicate your intentions, she may take it as a sign that you do not plan to rape her and inadvertently feel safe.
10 Don’t rape.

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Lisounours @lise-l.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ils étaient mi-cerf mi-escargot, et re mi-cerf derrière

Image de deux cerfs allongés devant des rouleaux de foin

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In the North I'm picking out Sheffield because of their high levels of testing and the speed of the rise: it's doubled in 7 days. Lots of NHS pressure everywhere, from Cumbria to Tyneside and Teesside, in Blackburn and Bury, Kirklees and Bradford, from Chester to Grimsby. 5/8

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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

During his stay in the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum, Van Gogh painted Irises. Blue petals swirl around a single white bloom, repetition giving way to individuality. Order and impulse find harmony in brushstroke and color.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today is the 64th anniversary of the London premiere of Dr. No, so it’s time for the story of the theft of not one but two portraits of the Duke of Wellington—because Goya’s portrait of him had been nicked from the National Gallery the previous summer, just 19 days after it went on display

Sean Connery in Dr No’s lair, about to go up a short flight of stairs when he spots a portrait of the Duke of Wellington on a stand. The original had been stolen from the National Gallery the previous year, and this was a joke by the Bond production team

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peakdistrictrunner.bsky.social @peakdistrictrunner.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wow 😮 what a beautiful sky tonight 🌅

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's that time of year again when we need to remind National Trust members that Restore Trust is a dark-money funded right-wing astroturfing entryist outfit. Please vote, and vote for literally anyone else.

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Henk-Jan van der Veen @henk-janvdveen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The oak tree in my backyard is covered in flowering Ivy, and it’s absolutely buzzing! Hundreds of hoverflies, wasps, and bees are flying in and out #WildflowerHour

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Cristian Vlad @cristianvlad.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy #CaturDay all !!🌞🐱 Enjoy the weekend !🎣

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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🦠 A geothermal amoeba was just found thriving at 63°C, shattering what scientists thought were the limits for complex single celled life.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 01/10/2026

🍄 Fungi season alert 🍄 We don't meant to alarm anyone, but the best time of the year has arrived. Check out these specimens found at Sheffield Park and Garden. Behold: orange peel fungus, fly agaric, rounded earth star and cauliflower fungus

Bright orange fungus that looks like slithered of curled orange peel amongst brown leaves

A classic toadstool with a white stem, red top and white spots growing out of a bed of bright yellow leaves

Fascinating white mushroom globes with an outer layer peeled back that looks like a star. They are growing from dark earth

A huge sponge of beige fungus growing at the based of a large tree trunk

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If people spending taxpayers money on alcohol is such an undeniable problem, I assume they also plan to permanently close the House of Commons bar?

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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026

DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world.

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This week we learned that the Irish government has proposed weakening Europeans citizens' fundamental right to privacy to favour AI companies. We also learned this week that 83% of Irish people under 25 want stronger government regulation of AI. Who *exactly* does our government work for?

AI: EU Member States plan "digital expropriation" of Europeans in the interest of Al companies
Artificial Intelligence / 21 September 2026
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAl, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection. Use of personal data "in the context of Al" should automatically be lawful.
There seems to be wide informal agreement by many Member States. In particular, Big Tech would be able to use all personal data collected over the past decades with virtually no restrictions, as long as this happens "in the context" of Al. Schrems: "Under these proposals, the profits of Al companies would trump European's fundamental right to privacy. This is nothing but a digital expropriation of Europeans." All this is happening despite the key figures of Al corporations actively warn about the enormous risks associated with their own products.

Transport costs and mental health also remain prominent concerns.
More than seven in ten adults believe Al will make it harder for young people to find secure employment over the next five years, while 83% support stronger government regulation of Al.
Just 17% of young adults said they believe the Government is doing enough to support them through the cost-of-living crisis.
"These findings should serve as a wake-up call," said Grace McManus, Policy and Campaigns Manager at NYCI.
"Too many young people feel that the chance to build a secure and independent life is slipping out of reach," Ms McManus said.
The polling was conducted by RED C, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,010 adults, including a cohort aged 18-24.

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The PCR positivity map is out and there's been another significant jump in positivity both in England and in Scotland. Testing is increasing but more slowly than needed: ~15k in England, 4K in Scotland. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/7

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

How infuriating are the AI tech bros warning the whole world about the monstrosity of their own products yet not stopping their production. They say we can’t control it anymore but they’re don’t pause. Greed is the ultimate evil, not AI agents.

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Chris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Best of friends Muscovy duckling Moja and kittens Beatrix & Coral

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British Thyroid Foundation (BTF) @britishthyroid.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you. We know more needs to be done to recognise and support your community and to advance research and treatments for PDTC. We continue to work with experts and will share updates as soon as we have any.

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justar.bsky.social @justar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Screenshot taken from @britishthyroid.bsky.social FB page, we are so happy for the spotlight on PDTC patients. Desperately in need research & trials plus new options to treat PDTC. Thank you! Sept awareness month. @thyroiduk.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org @yorkshirecancer.bsky.social

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 22/09/2026

Happy mushroom season!

A comic titled "Types of mushrooms" with 12 mushroom species. A wrinkly-looking morel is labeled "creepy but tasty". A brownish deadly galerina is labeled "boring but deadly". A witch's butter on a branch is labeled "jiggles if you poke it". A large puffball is labeled "egg". A creepy red-dripping bleeding tooth fungus is labeled "deeply disconcerting". A fly agaric with a green treefrog sitting under it is labeled "frog umbrella". A black chanterelle is labeled "chalice for forbidden elixers". Three straight-stemmed entolomas are labeled "haha, nipples". A bright purple viscid violet cort is labeled "purple is nice". A birch polypore sticking out of a birch trunk is labeled "tree nose". A complex yellow-tpped coral fungus is labeled "cursed citadel where dwells a fairy queen". A Ravenel's stinkhorn is pixellated at the top for your safety, and labeled "NSFW".

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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Wonderful #Tolkien news! Westminster Abbey has announced that J.R.R. Tolkien will be honoured with a memorial in Poets' Corner. I've known about this project for some years + was privileged to be consulted during its development. Great to see it made public! www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/a...

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A normal adult Monarch butterfly lives about 2-6 WEEKS, but in the Fall, there's a generation that must last 8-9 MONTHS to make the migration. These near-immortal😉butterflies make the difficult journey to Mexico & it will take =FIVE GENERATIONS= to return to the northern end of their range.

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Last time I posted this on here I got in bother Anyway, here's an update as of two days ago

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There is a consultation, open to responses until 4 November. The consultation is here; it includes a link to the response form: www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/st...

england.nhs.uk

NHS England » Statistical publications consultation

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NHS England digital are proposing changes to their data releases, including stopping monthly data releases of covid hospital data. They propose to publish only in winter, alongside flu beds data.

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 22/09/2026

Recently a group of history lovers went on a proper Medieval pilgrimage! They walked 21km, from Uppsala to Alsike! All in accurate clothing, with superb replica props, etc. Photos by Cajsa Lithell More here: www.facebook.com/media/set?va...

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21/09/2026

The correct answer to hate ♥️

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“The report is expected to say that there is a widespread instance of the British public telling the truth and the British propaganda machine lying frequently and loudly to it to change their minds“

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Richard Fitch @tudorcook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"BBC News - Plans to replace Chiltern museum's 'Horrible Histories' roundhouse" In another life, I helped thatch that, and did the replacement floor of rammed chalk a few years after the original was finished. 30 years ago...bloody hell! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Plans to replace Chiltern museum's 'Horrible Histories' roundhouse

The new roundhouse will be historically accurate, including a floor made of "chalk and cheese".

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