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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 5h

Actually saw quite a lot of interesting things today, including a mushroom so big I could have used it as an umbrella.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 6h

Double scooter at the bus stop. I’d never seen one before!

A double mobility scooter parked outside a William Hill betting shop

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 01/10/2026

I love how much like little brains they are

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 01/10/2026

Breaking into walnuts with plumbers slip joint pliers because that’s how I roll.

walnuts and plumbers slip joint pliers sitting in my lap

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 01/10/2026

if I wasn't already feeling a million years old today..

A post from the Prince Charles Cinema in London: Happy 30th Birthday to The Craft!

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 29/09/2026

Another day, another animal on my walk in the woods beckoning me to follow them, then running off before I can catch up 😤 (the cat was today, the dog was yesterday).

A black cat on the path beside the woods

A white dog on the path beside the woods.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 28/09/2026

Following Miley’s advice (buying myself flowers)

A small potted rose on a supermarket conveyor belt

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 27/09/2026

Also just discovered the whole hugging face story was about one of these two things, and not the one I thought it was.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 26/09/2026

My #ADHD psych has started a newsletter and I thought some of you might find this interesting also. (Neurominority, though? 🤮)

ADHD in Women: Why Wasn’t It Spotted Sooner?
ADHD is often diagnosed later in women than in men. This does not mean that ADHD developed later; ADHD is a
neurodevelopmental condition, so symptoms begin in childhood. However, ADHD in girls can be less visible, particularly
when they learn to compensate, mask their difficulties or meet expectations placed on them by family, school and society.
As a result, some women may spend years wondering why everyday tasks seem to require so much more effort than they
appear to require for others.
Why can ADHD be missed in girls and women?
“She’s doing well at school, so how could it be ADHD? She’s probably just anxious!”
Good grades do not rule out ADHD. Some girls may put enormous effort into keeping up, become perfectionistic, work for
much longer hours than others, or rely heavily on routines and reminders to stay organised. From the outside, they may
appear to be coping well, while maintaining this level of performance can be exhausting. When this effort is accompanied
by worry, overwhelm or difficulty coping, these difficulties may be attributed to anxiety rather than ADHD. However, ADHD
and anxiety can also occur together, it does not always have to be ADHD or anxiety; it can be ADHD and anxiety.
Inattention can be quieter than hyperactivity
ADHD does not always look like obvious disruptive behaviour or physical hyperactivity. In some girls, hyperactivity may be
experienced more internally, as a busy or restless mind, daydreaming or difficulty switching off, while appearing relatively
quiet on the outside.
Masking and compensating
Strict parenting, high-achieving personalities and cultural expectations for girls to be well behaved, organised and
responsible may also encourage them to hide or compensate for their difficulties or busy minds. Hence, many women
develop strategies to manage their difficulties and appear organised on the outside, while using a huge amount of effort
internally.

Why might ADHD become more noticeable later in life?
Children often have a lot of external support around them, parents reminding them about homework, teachers providing
prompts, school timetables, family routines and other people helping them stay organised.
As they grow older, much of this support gradually disappears. University, work, relationships, finances and household
responsibilities require much more independent planning and organisation.
Constantly compensating for ADHD can also require a huge amount of mental effort. Spending excessive time on basic
tasks, repeatedly forgetting things, working late to catch up or relying on last-minute bursts of effort can eventually lead to
burnout.
This can create a cycle:
Difficulty → extra effort → exhaustion → perceived failure → anxiety / low self-esteem → guilt → trying even harder →
burnout
Could hormones play a part too?
Hormonal changes may also influence how ADHD symptoms are experienced. Some research suggests that changes
around menstruation, puberty, pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause/menopause may affect and exaggerate ADHD
symptoms such as attention, mood, energy and executive functioning. However, research in this area is still developing,
and not everyone will experience the same changes. For some women, these hormonal transitions may be times when
previously manageable ADHD difficulties become more noticeable.
Conclusion
A late diagnosis does not mean your ADHD started late. Sometimes the difficulties were simply less visible, masked,
compensated for or supported by others until the demands of life increased, leading to significant impairment.
Sometimes the diagnosis isn’t late; the recognition is!
We will soon be launching an “ADHD in women” webinar on our website if you would like to know
more about this!
Written by Dr. Poojitha Mittapalli

ADHD Apps:
Todoist - simple to-do lists with reminders and dealines written in plain language
Remember the milk - Task lists and reminders, commonly included in NHS ADHD resource lists
Goblin Tools - Breaks large or overwhelming tasks into very small steps

ADHD Research:
What Do People Think About the Term
"Neurodivergent"?
A study of 740 adults with atism, ADD, dyslexia, or both autism and ADHD explored attitudes towards common neurodiversity-related terms.
Participants from the UK and USA rated
"neurodivergent" and "neurodiverse" as the most preferred, acceptable, and least offensive terms.
In contrast, "neurominority" and "neurospicy" were the least popular.
Preferences were generally similar across different groups, although people with both autism and ADHD showed the strongest support for "neurodivergent", while participants with dyslexia viewed these terms slightly less positively.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/275463302614300
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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 25/09/2026

In case any customers of Cookson Gold (the UK jeweller supply company) haven't yet heard - their payment system has been hacked. #Smithsky #Silversmith #Goldsmith #Metalsmith #SmallBusiness #HandmadeJeweller

Dear Customer,

We are contacting you about a security incident involving the payment card you used to place an order with Cooksongold.com.

A third-party service provider used during our payment authentication process experienced unauthorised access to its systems. We have established that your full card number, expiry date and card security code (CVV) were included in the information accessed.

What you need to do
Please contact your bank or card issuer immediately and explain that your full payment card details, including the CVV, may have been compromised.

We strongly recommend asking your card issuer to:

Check your accounts for payments to Cookson Precious Metals
block the affected card;
issue you with a replacement card; and
check your account for any suspicious activity.
Use the telephone number printed on your card, shown in your official banking app or listed on your bank's official website. Do not use contact details supplied in an unexpected email, text message or telephone call.

Please also:
review your recent and forthcoming statements;
report any transaction you do not recognise to your bank immediately, including small or apparently insignificant payments;
enable transaction alerts through your banking app, if available; and
remain alert to suspicious calls, emails or text messages referring to Cooksongold, your order, this incident, a refund or compensation.
Cooksongold will never contact you unexpectedly to request your PIN, banking password, one-time passcode or complete payment card details.

What happened
A third party element within our checkout suffered an outage on 12th September 2026. This element is used to perform 3DS (3D Secure) checks to confirm you approve the payment. Generally this will involve a need for you to login to your banking application or to receive a code via SMS.

Our third party provider confirmed on the 14th September 2026

This element is used to perform 3DS (3D Secure) checks to confirm you approve the payment. Generally this will involve a need for you to login to your banking application or to receive a code via SMS.

Our third party provider confirmed on the 14th September 2026, that the reason for the outage was due to an unauthorised access into their systems and they confirmed the extent of the breach and what data was involved on 17th September 2026.

Unfortunately, the attack accessed a log that contained some of your sensitive information. The affected information relates to payments made between 1st November 2025 and 12th September 2026. The information involved was:

your full payment card number;
your card's expiry date; and
your card security code (CVV).
In addition, the name as indicated on your card and your email address was also contained in this data.

What we are doing
As soon as we became aware of the incident, we suspended the affected service/required the provider to secure its systems/began an investigation with appropriate cybersecurity specialists. We can confirm that this third party is no longer logging this sensitive information.

We are working with the third-party provider and our payment partners to understand the full circumstances and prevent further unauthorised access. We have also notified the relevant authorities and regulators where required.

We sincerely apologise for the concern and inconvenience this incident may cause. Protecting our customers information is extremely important to us, and we recognise the seriousness of what has happened.

If you have questions or require support, please contact our dedicated team on 0345 100 1122 or info@cooksongold.com quoting reference 26SEP01.

We have also uploaded some FAQs onto our website which can be Found here.

Yours sincerely,

Cooksongold

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 25/09/2026

Everyone is (rightly) bitching about that NYT list, but no one is filling it in. So I filled it in - and a bit more because I'm extra.

The New York Times 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 24/09/2026

Ok so maybe I didn’t buy the hairy coo cardi BUT look at the shirt I got! Are they foxes or are they leopards? Who can say?!

A red and white striped top with leopard print foxes on it.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 23/09/2026

There is a musicals actor called Bradley Jaden who is maybe the hottest thing to ever walk this earth, he played the wolf in a show I saw a few years ago (might have gone more than once..) so I have a soft spot for him. Just found out he's seeing Rachel Zegler though 💔

Bradley Jaden and Bernadette Peters in a scene from Into the Woods, during the Sondheim Celebration show in London.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 23/09/2026

And then I walked home through the woods. Maybe the last lovely day of the season.Am I Red Riding Hood today, or Robin Hood? Wait, they have the same last name. Are they related??

Sunlight streaming through the trees and onto a path that heads into the woods. A dappled blue sky can be seen between the leaves. It looks like something out of a fairy tale.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 23/09/2026

Anyway you HAVE to see this cardi I saw in Next yesterday. Amazingly I resisted buying it, but I’m still thinking about it. #HairyCoo

A knitted cardigan, with Scottish Highland cows knitted into the design.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 21/09/2026

Whoever styled Melissa McCarthy as Patsy Ramsay needs to win all the awards.

Clive Owen and Melissa McCarthy as the parents of Jon Benet Ramsay.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 21/09/2026

G’mar Chatimah Tovah, my friend x

Sesame Street is wishing you a meaningful Tom Kippur.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 20/09/2026

Torturing myself with the new Tom Hanks WWII docuseries. Why is he sitting in the dark??

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 20/09/2026

oh fuck this guy. Coming into my Etsy with this bullshit.

A may asks the question off my Etsy listing for a FREE PALESTINE sticker listing:
"Hey. Do you have a THERE IS NO palestine version?"

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 18/09/2026

I assumed it was all AI as well, but it's an etsy shop with actual reviews - people are getting their products! I agree about that dress, I kind of love it. Also this jacket 🔥🔥🔥

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 18/09/2026

But the pièce de résistance LOOK AT THE SLEEPING BAG!!!

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 18/09/2026

ok this shop is sending me. Look at all their puffa products!

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 18/09/2026

went looking to see if I could find a replacement hood for my winter jacket, and came across this. gonna have nightmares now.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 17/09/2026

I don’t want anyone to freak out, but it appears the Christmas products on shelves thing has begun. Just so you know.

Some Christmas themed sweets on a supermarket shelf.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 15/09/2026

Saw a show tonight that wasn’t really my cup of tea. But it wasn’t bad. E wanted to see it and there is so much that she goes to on my account. Had lots more swearing in it that than I expected, those bits I did enjoy lol. #MakeTheatreNotWar

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 15/09/2026

I have discovered a company that makes workout clothes called Gym Reapers, and I think that’s wonderful.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 14/09/2026

I loved this show so so much. Live theatre is bloody brilliant isn’t it? #MakeTheatreNotWar #ThelmaAndLouise

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 14/09/2026

This fidget gadget thingy is the best £1.50 I have ever spent. The clicks it clacks are SO satisfying.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 12/09/2026

Tartuffe. Lots of fun, in rhyming couplets. Mark Rylance is always a good time. #MakeTheatreNotWar

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 12/09/2026

You’ll be happy to hear I am up and dressed (overestimated how cold I’d be, now I’m roasting under all these layers) and on my way. Trying to convince my face to look less dead. So far, not much luck.

Me, wearing a crossover corduroy pink dress, sitting in a railway station waiting for a train

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 12/09/2026

Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 10/09/2026

Lol, there is going to be a Lego Downton Abbey 😂

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 10/09/2026

I love Night Music with my WHOLE HEART. When I worked at the chocolate factory we had a 4-month run with Hannah Waddingham as Desirée. She was perfect.

Hannah Waddingham as Desirée Armfeldt in the Menier Chocolate Factory production of A Little Night Music.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 09/09/2026

Bloody hell. Those ten-year-old tins of Campbells soup hiding in the back of the pantry are probably your safest bet at this point.

margo_christine 4h
A list of current food recalls:
Taylor Farms Lettuce
Prime Line Distributors Pork
New York Cream Cheese
Citi Foods Pastrami and Corned Beef
Outshine Fruit Bars
Taylor Farms Jalapeños
Grand Central Bakery Sour Dough
Green Wise Blueberries
Shanghai Ravioli Corp. Buffalo
Chicken
Curry Chicken Salad
Maple Leaf Foods Bacon
BCI Foods Chicken Noodle Soup
Corte Argentino Beef

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 08/09/2026

I tried following him, I really did.Wait, Mr Squirrel, you’re going too fast!

A squirrel runs along a tunnelled path in front of me. The tunnel is lined with vines and the sun streams through in places.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 08/09/2026

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but these are absolutely vile. I even risked a bit of gluten to try one. Yuck.

Milbona high protein individual portion New York cheesecake.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 08/09/2026

Isn’t it interesting how a rich, famous person with a face full of plastic surgery is referred to when he is a man.

Digger:
Tom Cruise, cinema's reigning Dorian Gray..

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 06/09/2026

Wow, that twitter really sounds like a great place to be these days. Run by a real stand up guy.

Spencer Hakimian @Spenc...
Tim Walz passed a bill banning the use of Al to generate nude images of minors.
Elon Musk is suing to block this bill.

Governor Tim Walz @GovTim... 1d
Good news: he lost.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 06/09/2026

Sorry to jump on your convo, I saw this in my feed and had to pop in to share my Scottish grandmother's perfect tablet recipe (annotated by my mother in 1982). We used to make it en masse at christmas and give it out, everyone loved it so much they'd drop hints about it months ahead of time ☺️

(Can be kept for any length of time providing there are no children in the house!)
Rinse a pan with cold water and leave a spoonful in.
Add
2 ozs.
butter,
white sugar.
one-and-a-half tablespoons golden syrup, 1lb.
When
these have melted, add l tin concensed
milk and allow to boil for about 20 minutes, stirring all the time.
Lift off stove and add 2 teaspoons vanilla.
Pour into buttered dish.
—Mrs. Jessie M. Stewart

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 05/09/2026

Still finding the short hair bed-hair thing hilarious and ridiculous.

My bed hair, it’s floppy and yet large. Gravity defying. Backlit by stained glass windows.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 04/09/2026

Its lovely that you're concerned but don't worry, I can still enjoy it with the ad blocker on.

A screenshot of the tennis on tv with a temporary caption that says "Please disable your ad blocker to enjoy this content".

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 04/09/2026

I read this recently on Reddit and have been thinking about it a lot. I get sugar cravings deep into the night though I’m usually already awake, I always thought it was my adhd meds wearing off. Anyone tried the applesauce thing?

I picked up a tip from this sub (or maybe women over 40) that has changed everything.
Applesauce.
I don't recall exactly the mechanisms, but as we age get bad at regulating our blood sugar. Your blood sugar tends to tank around 3am, and your body thinks it's an emergency so releases cortisol to wake you up. That's why you're UP and super alert.
Now when I feel it's one of Those 3am wake ups I slurp down a packet of apple sauce, get up to rinse out my mouth and use the bathroom, and I will reliably fall back asleep in 30 minutes instead of 90 (or never.)
Life changing. Having apple sauce on my nightstand is a little weird but I couldn't care less.

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 03/09/2026

No, it isn't. Having the privilege of aging, while holding the highest position of power in the country and using it to earn billions for you and your family, while surrounded by the world's media - a thing you enjoy more than anything in the world. That is not karma for mocking a disabled person.

Two pictures of Trump, one standing at a rally mocking a person with physical disabilities, the other sitting in a comfortable leather chair at the resolute desk in the oval office while falling asleep.

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