Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The editing has gone awry at BBC News...one of the headlines right now on the BBC news app...Spurs were playing Leeds! Previously Spurs were having difficulty overcoming....Spurs. 000 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 12/03/2026Ed Miliband must step in and bar Tesla from holding an energy licence. Elon Musk is a threat to our national security and clearly not a fit person to operate in our energy industry. We can’t have the lights go out because he’s having a strop on X. 551185417 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 10/03/2026In these troubled times I think the IAU needs to reconsider the labelling of constellations, and their often fearsome nature might overspill into human affairs. So I propose that what was formerly Leo, should be called Otis (or canis ventrem fricans - dog needing tummy rubs) 100 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here." 302716701 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockSophie Petzal @sonicscrewup.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social 11679260 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Can we please stop using the term 'hallucinating' for when AI spews out garbage. Can we use Projectile Vomiting instrad. It makes a mess, and the immediate priority is to let everyone knows the mess is there so that they can avoid it. The next priority is to clean up the mess, which is a joy. 010 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockA Mere Solicitor @ameresolicitor.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Impressed by @pruebray.bsky.social’s response to the @libdems.org.uk bizarre transphobia. Less so by their undemocratic approach to enforcing discrimination: www.libdemvoice.org/prue-bray-i-...libdemvoice.orgPrue Bray: I am so angry I almost can’t typeWe are in the middle of elections for internal roles in the Federal party, and I am one of the candidates for President. Voting opens tomorrow. So, this morning, I sat down to write a piece about why ... 96023 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 12/09/2025I am looking forward to this. Firstly because it is probably going to be amazing, and secondly as one of my daughters is part of the NYC choir for this! Also where did that 50 years go? www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...bbc.co.ukLast Night of the Proms 2025 - Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor join BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, BBC Singers and National Youth Choir for new orchestral arrangement of Queen’s Bohemian RhapsodyThe special performance marks the 50th anniversary of the Queen song 020 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 02/06/2025I had no idea how small the Conway Stewart Dinkie was, until one arrived this morning. Shown against a Lamy Safari for scale. The Dinkie needs a new sac, but wrote really well with a dip test. 1100 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Fabulous thread explaining why the data about possible exoplanet does not support the conclusions. In addition to poor science communication, from Uni Cambs, it is amplified by poor science reporting that's endemic here in the UK 040 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockDr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Talking to fascists is ridiculous & pointless. Don’t take my word for it. Listen to that of an Irish Holocaust survivor 27019 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockPhysics World @physicsworld.bsky.social · 05/12/2024A non-invasive headset device that tracks changes in blood flow in the brain could make it easier to detect early signs of stroke. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/laser-base...physicsworld.comLaser-based headset assesses stroke risk using the brain’s blood flow – Physics WorldResearchers develop cerebral equivalent of a cardiac stress test for stroke risk assessment 1328 0
Reposted by Gerry Sherlocksarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 04/12/20246 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...theverge.com6 hours under martial law in SeoulOn the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building 25177072232 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Slightly disappointed that of all the brassicas that cauliflower was chosen rather than Brussel Sprouts which to my mind shares greater topological similarity. I think further work is required. I look forward to the first Brassica oleracea - Astrophysics conferences. 020 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockMicroplastics Sommelier @eephus.biz · 02/12/2024most of you were probably wondering what it looks like to leave a pinhole camera exposure going for 8 years (preferably by sitting it on a roof and forgetting about it). well--here you go! 🔭 939464 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockYoz Grahame @yoz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024I think there's a big difference between what people think of when they hear about Bluesky blocking, and what it actually means in practice for most of us. So I made a diagram. 3273120 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Etymology of the day: before a tapering piece of hanging ice was called an ‘icicle’ it was an ‘ickle’. In the Middle Ages people decided to add ‘ice’ for extra oomph and (tautologically) called it an ‘ice ickle’, until the two words eventually blended together. 1475897774 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockSheila Ritchie @europesheila.bsky.social · 26/11/2024@thecheesegoddess.bsky.social 48828 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Transphobia isn’t a distraction. It’s an attack on one of the most vulnerable populations and a reinforcement of biological essentialism, a pillar of patriarchal control that trans identity rightfully threatens 382683700 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockAdam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 20/11/2024There will likely be another airborne pandemic within decades. (Possibly much sooner with avian flu). If you want to avoid the binary choice between "close down schools / lockdown" and "let everyone get infected" then sign this for govt to prepare now. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settingsWe want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require... 25138 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockGemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 20/11/2024There’s a BBC documentary tonight about the U.K. anti abortion movement. It’s good to know what these people are up to. 10.40 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m....bbc.co.ukBBC One - Young, British and Anti-AbortionFilm-maker Poppy Jay explores whether Gen Z are galvanising the UK anti-abortion movement. 32314 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 17/11/2024UK journalists talking about echo chambers when 0.2% of journalists are Black and 2.5% Asian and 51% of the most influential journalists went to private school is a bit of a joke 553072801 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockTin Foil Awards @tinfoilawards.bsky.social · 16/11/2024His claims are not "controversial." They're just wrong. 1236067 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockKit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 12/11/2024If youre still looking for your tribe, here’s a directory of hundreds of starter packs covering all interests and searchable by keyword. Repost and check it out.blueskydirectory.comAll - Bluesky DirectoryA curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform. 1541086731 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockLaura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread) 1202244462114 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockDaniel Nelson @danielaugustnelson.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Learned a new word: Kakistocracy 22873611421 0
Reposted by Gerry Sherlockbadly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 04/11/2024This this THIS 105117505159 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockGenevaGirl @michellev.bsky.social · 30/10/2024 New from Breughel on Russian misinformation campaigns www.bruegel.org/first-glance...bruegel.orgRussian internet outage offers clues about online ‘goblin’ armyThe outage provides new evidence of the Russian state’s use of bot networks to influence public discourse on Western social media platforms 065 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 16/10/2024Went out to the garden to get fresh air...lots of ladybirds every, and I became a landing place for some. 🐞 000 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 20/08/2024If you see this, quote post a photo you made of a sunset. Le Touquet. 030 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 16/08/2024Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent SHERLOCK: Yes, that will be perfect 000 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 16/08/2024Brilliant summary of current Mpox situation and where next by @adamjkucharski.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kucharsk...open.substack.comHow we got here with mpoxAnd where we might be going 29541 0
Reposted by Gerry SherlockNate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 03/04/2024What this article describes in detail is using algorithms to create a permission structure within which war crimes are normalized & treated as technical decisions 10437229 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 24/11/2023Is this a burrito or one very cosy woofer? Who knows? 000 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 23/11/2023Princess Peach's sister who was played by Olivia Newton John in Grease - Princess Beach 000 0
Gerry Sherlock @gersherlock.bsky.social · 23/11/2023Listen very carefully, I will say this only once. 040 0
