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Jean

@jean-turner.bsky.social
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Forever intrigued by the world's diversity. Creative, reader, love-hate socialiser. Here to be random.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 03/01/2026
All three statements are true at the same time—
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Realise when it's best to observe and not absorb, particularly when you're energy is low and it's not your circus to manage 🖤 #WatchAndLearn
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
DELICIOS AND FAIL SAFE!! Apple and Date Muffins 🤤 can replace apple with grated carrot... Recipe: thedutchbaker.com/2023/09/20/a...
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I would WHOLE HEARTEDLY support this 🙌🙌🙌 Did not know it had a name, I now know, it's apt. @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2025/08/23/t...
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Rail operator will issue $116 fines for ‘bare beating’ on trains | CNN
In travel news this week: airlines sued for selling windowless “window seats,” venomous sea slugs close down a beach in Spain, plus why US influencers are flocking to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
You can go against the grain, nature says. #Bauhinia
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
This made my day 💚🧡 Priorities by #AviSteinberg. The best substack! open.substack.com/pub/steinber...
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Priorities
Hey all,
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Medical advice.... centuries of tales tumbled through with social media and sieved through science. A whirlwind of do it, don't do it, do it just enough but not too much.... New science says... tradition says.... experience is... 🌬💨🌪 #EditorialIllustration #MedicalAdvice
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Squeeeeezed for time? There is enough time in 24 hours, stop wishing for more... use it differently. #EditorialIllustration
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I thought maybe it's a sticker from an old bus that's been repurposed for a High School, alas, it's actually the school coat of arms motto 😳 #Zimbabwe
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🙌 more talk around this is needed. theconversation.com/are-you-joki...
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‘Are you joking, mate?’ AI doesn’t get sarcasm in non-American varieties of English
A new study shows large language models find it much harder to understand the nuances of Indian, British and Australian English.
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Fascinating 😅! (As always.) A brilliantly navigated vividly wild learning experience. The relief for medical advancements was deeply felt through this conversation. Thank you @anatomicalcat.bsky.social and @k8lister.bsky.social on #BitwixTheSheets. shows.acast.com/60032060-080...
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The Horrible History of Gonorrhoea | Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
#Harare hustle ☂️ #TuckShops
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
The early bird slays 🦅
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
It takes a village ✒️ Don't go it alone 🖤
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Thursday's the wild card of the week.
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Friday standing; the winds are calm, the air is crisp, the sun is rising.
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
A reflection for conscious consumption... “Are these things really better than the things I already have? Or am I just trained to be dissatisfied with what I have now?” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby #Consumerism #SustainableChoices #EthicalLiving
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
"Don't tell me to smile."
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The next time you feel the urge to tell someone to smile, stop yourself. DON'T do it 🙃 If you feel uncomfortable around someone else's feelings, check yourself. Don’t try to change them. #AuthenticExpression #Emotion #DontTellMeToSmile #FeelingFeelings
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Busy bee #doodle
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Collage creations from "treasure trash" found on the road side 🙃😄 thankful for running tights with pockets for little random collections! #CreateForFun
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Doodle for calm. #CreateForFun #AntiHustle
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Run (walk, swim, move) because you can not because you have to 🖤 #RunForSanity
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Keep breathing. Your breath is yours. Use it.
A black and white sketch features the Latin phrase "Dum Spiro, Spero." in the center of an ornate, circular frame composed of various hand-drawn patterns and designs. Below the Latin, it clarifies "(Phr) (LATIN)" and then provides the English translation: "While I breathe, I hope."
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
#OwlsInTowels 🦉❤️ owlsintowels.org?_kx=kiE7Mn09...
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
This was such a great listen! Thank you #BBCoutlook for bringing pockets of the world to life ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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BBC World Service - Outlook, Superman in India: The spoof remake that became a cult hit
Film fan Nasir Shaikh’s comic recreations of blockbuster movies on a shoestring budget
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Does this scream McDonalds?????? I can't unsee it and I feel like it would be priming a child if it wad in their toy room 😭 www.dezeen.com/2025/05/23/m...
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A playful stool-cum-puzzle among designs from Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts students
A stool that doubles as a chair for children and a puzzle for adults is among conceptual product designs by students at Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.
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Pierre Despereaux @gambit1914.blacksky.app · 07/05/2025
Reading is a privilege that many have died for. Don’t take it for granted
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
With all the wellness health perfection push that comes through social networks... I love when longer form reads come through simply and realistically in such a comforting loving kind read. You do you with these 4 wellness takeaways ❤️ www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
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The Well Festival: 4 Takeaways for a Happier Life
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Yes, the moon, Venus and Saturn were smiling this morning 😀🌚💫⭐️ Special ❤️ #SmileyFace #TrippleConjunction www.livescience.com/space/astron...
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
This is such a personal choice! If it makes them feel happier prepared festive let them be. Holy cow, always judgement on women appearances. And ya, don't talk about MARATHONs and fake tans and front the article with 100m dominator Sha'Carri Richardson edition.cnn.com/2025/04/23/s...
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Fake tan, fancy nails: How marathons became a catwalk for beauty | CNN
When it comes to race preparation, beauty is playing an increasingly significant role for a new generation of runners.
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Brought me smiles! @creativeboom.com 🖤👀 www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/... #StarterPackNoAI
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Illustrators launch fightback against AI dolls with #StarterPackNoAI trend
As AI-generated dolls flood social media, illustrators are reclaiming our creative spaces with hand-drawn alternatives that celebrate human artistry instead. If you've glanced at social media rece...
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Ms. Lim!!! I relate! “I enjoy procrasti-baking, basically baking instead of handling my other life responsibilities,” Ms. Lim said. This looks epic 🎂🍰 a joyful feed to add to a feed. #CakePicnic #NoCakeNoEntry #SanFrancisco www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/u...
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‘No Cake, No Entry’: More Than 1,000 Picnic to Celebrate the Love of Cake
No crumbs were left behind at Cake Picnic in San Francisco on Saturday as attendees gawked, photographed and ultimately ate 1,387 cakes.
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
This is awesome!! Anyone know an author, illustrator, artist who should get involved!?
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
This would be a great foundation to start the push for more investment into arts and culture. It's not luxury, it's sanity and social inclusion. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Take two Van Goghs daily: the growing popularity of museum prescriptions
Research backs schemes that encourage doctors to prescribe time in cultural institutions to boost mental health and reduce loneliness
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Design thinking VS Design(erly) thinking. I'm here for this, "developing ability" 🙌 and yes, in the process, the mess and uncertainty can be/ often is anxiety provoking, but also thrilling and satisfying. And so good when you've got something that "sits right". substack.com/@designbuddy...
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
#JamieLaing, BBC Radio 1 presenter, not only breaking mental health stigma but going through a grueling 5 ultra marathons - 241km – in 5 days to raise money for #ComicRelief so thousands more can get the support they need. The content I needed today ❤️⚡️ www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a642...
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Jamie Laing runs five ultramarathons in five days for charity
‘Why have I woken up with feet like a Hobbit?’
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
So much hope, beauty, inspiration and intelligence in this work! Showing how third spaces don't need to be built new, rather gather passion and a vision for change for a space to come back to life. We need more of these spaces, collaborations and global reckonings ⚡️ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
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dame @dame.is · 23/03/2025
if you’re gonna come into my replies to make a snarky comment rather than actually contributing something meaningful to the conversation, i’m just gonna use the “hide reply from everyone” button to make your words disappear into the ether where they belong
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
In all areas if life.
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Leaving this here because I need to come back and read it a often. For 2 reasons; 1. Know I'm not alone 2. Dark humor/ truths are the best www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/...
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From the AskReddit community on Reddit
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
NEEDED THIS today! Particularly this: "Not everything has to change the world. That doesn’t mean your work is meaningless. It means you’re balancing the reality of making a living with the pursuit of purpose." Thank you @creativemornings.bsky.social link up ⚡️ natalievi.medium.com/designing-wh...
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Designing While the World is on Fire
Navigating work, passion, and meaning in overwhelming times
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Retired-Librarian @retired-librarian.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
In the future, all these books by politicians will be forgotten while the books they're trying to ban will remain classics and live on for generations.
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
This was an inspiring story packed #PeopleFixingTheWorld podcast ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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People Fixing The World - Making money go further - BBC Sounds
How savings and credit groups and a cooking at home scheme are helping with money issues
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
'This is something more profound than resilience. It is the part of us that comes alive when we feel we have nothing left 🟡 'Sisu', which the behavioural scientist Emilia Elisabet Lahti expresses as “life force in times of adversity”' www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Why we all need sisu – the Finnish concept of action and creativity in hard times
This is something more profound than resilience. It is the part of us that comes alive when we feel we have nothing left
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Welcome to the new year! Proceed with caution 😅
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
BEST article for all the articles on "how to change your life in 2025" kind of content. www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
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The 25 easy health tips to transform your life in 2025
The Telegraph health team share their favourite nuggets of wellbeing advice that take just five minutes a day
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Not sure if I'm slightly horrified or just deeply stunned. Anyone over here "fridgescape"??? Does it bring you joy? www.architecturaldigest.com/story/fridge...
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Is “Fridgescaping” Another Symptom of Our Increasingly Polarizing Times?
There’s so much more to the trend than meets the eye
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Jean @jean-turner.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
🙂😳 I am not a make up wearer. I can see it as something to hide behind and equally as self expression. I am stunned by this though... "A 2017 study by a private clinic touting so-called “semi-permanent makeup” claimed that, over a lifetime, the average UK woman spends 474 days putting on slap."
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Surround yourself with the kind of people who read banned books.
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