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@sherbert-lemon.bsky.social
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Avid reader, occasional reviewer. Beginner genealogist & dysgu Cymraeg. Retired by moderate-severe ME/CFS & chronic migraine. Managed by Rowan. She/her.

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Fandango @sherbert-lemon.bsky.social · 13h
What about stabby felting them?
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 15h
Disabled campaigners have welcomed a government strategy that says new passenger trains should aim to allow level boarding wherever possible, but they say key amendments to the railways bill will be needed to make the plan a reality. #LevelBoarding www.disabilitynewsservice.com/level-boardi...
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Level boarding pledge in government strategy is welcomed, but railways bill amendments are still vital
Disabled campaigners have welcomed a government strategy that says new passenger trains should aim to allow level boarding wherever possible, but they say key amendments to the railways bill will b…
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Fandango @sherbert-lemon.bsky.social · 13h
Is this something that @garius.bsky.social podcast would like?
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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 15h
The last public execution in England was in 1868 - later than I thought. The latest public execution in America hasn't happened yet, will be livestreamed on the orders of that psychopath Hegseth, and what the fuck.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 07/10/2026
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Kid Driving Toy Car On My Way Meme
Alt: Kid Driving Toy Car On My Way Meme
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 15h
A Tory shadow minister has said that accusing parents of “gaming the system” to secure support for their disabled children is “populist BS”, just hours after his leader accused many disabled adults of doing exactly that when claiming benefits. #CPC26 www.disabilitynewsservice.com/shadow-minis...
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Shadow minister says parents don’t ‘game’ SEND system… but Kemi says disabled adults do ‘game’ the benefits system
A Tory shadow minister has said that accusing parents of “gaming the system” to secure support for their disabled children is “populist BS*”, just hours after his leader accused many disabled adult…
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ADHD Memes @adhdforreal.bsky.social · 15h
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/10/2026
that's strange because i define it as "paying a fair amount of taxes so my neighbours don't go bankrupt paying for their cancer treatment". but what would i know, i only live in a country with socialised healthcare
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Pile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 08/10/2026
Powerful snack wanter:
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In 1984 Winston Smith had to be starved, tortured and eaten by rats to finally concede 2 + 2 = 5. In 2026 there are people who believe any old shite because someone who looks like them said it on Instagram lol
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DocHackenBOOOOOsh @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Alarm clock. #art #cats
Doodle of a human man in bed. A ginger cat is laying on his body with his head on the man’s face. Dialogue text reads “it time for wakey wakey”
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities
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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 22h
Govt review also says much better support is needed for autism and ADHD, and that diagnosis shouldn't be a condition of getting that. Which...seems more important than the /possibility/ of over diagnosis, which the article says is unconfirmed.
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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 16h
Two things they say - the possibility of over-diagnosis ALONG WITH harm caused by long waiting times for diagnosis - strike me as somewhat incompatible. But hey I'm not an expert or anything
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Slurms MacKrueger @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 16h
Oh wow they finally found a review that backs up what they want, after quietly pushing to one side the constant reviews they commissioned that state "actually it's underdiagnosed"
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 19h
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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She's turned the Halloweans against us. @durrellb.bsky.social · 15h
Also, that headline is so fucking misleading. The article says that the review can't conclude that they're over diagnosed, just that the numbers are higher than expected. Partly because you don't get SEND support at school without a formal diagnosis anymore
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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 15h
This blind spot is where I keep coming back to, they created this choke point, they know it's causing harm, but why would they want to do anything? Who wants a functional population anyway
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Mystery John @glempy.bsky.social · 15h
My favourite theory is that as a society we’re no longer marinading in a high enough background level of nicotine to accidentally self-medicate the entire ADHD population
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Groucho Merckx @grouchomerckx.eurosky.social · 22h
how the FUCK is Wes Streeting still a thing when the one issue that unites the country is that nobody wants Wes Streeting to be a thing
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Courtney Love Lies Bleeding 🫦 @hexadecibelle.fyi · 15h
the report, from professionals in the relevant fields, says that ADHD and autism is under-diagnosed and people affected by that are not given enough support in an appropriate and timely manner. but that’s not the result the government wants, so that means the spin apparatus has chosen this form.
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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 15h
People who WANT AI to be conscious scare the shit out of me, actually. Yearning for slavery is evil, scary behavior and I don’t want you near me. Or children. Or maybe even dogs.
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valebodi.bsky.social @valebodi.bsky.social · 23h
Severe M.E.: Lessons from Lives Lost A professional reflection for BED for Severe M.E. Day ‘Because remembering those we have lost should also help us improve the lives of those still living with severe M.E.’ @stripylightcic.bsky.social #SevereME #ME/CFS www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/severe-me-...
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Severe M.E.: Lessons from Lives Lost
A professional reflection for BED for Severe M.E. Day.
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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 22h
Pleased to announce that ADHD is being overdiagnosed again according to the BBC and pathetic skidmark Wes Streeting, so now - during ADHD Awareness Month no less - it's time to give it up and just be normal. Let it go. Just turn it off and get on with things www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says government review
The review, which focuses on younger age groups, warned there was a risk society was moving from an era of under-diagnosis to over-diagnosis or mis-diagnosis.
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ADHD Memes @adhdforreal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Scornflake Ghhhoul @scornflakegrrrl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is actually kind of scary
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 23h
My dad in the 70s: wrote to hospital to insist he was present at my birth (not standard practice) read child rearing books and so I slept on his chest for a year, gave up a lucrative job as he was travelling a lot and missing his kids’ milestones. Techbro dads in 2020s: AI reads my kids stories
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 23h
Article lamenting the “decline” of being able to have people over, conveniently forgetting that capitalism has left us no time to clean, no money to hire anyone, and more commitments than ever. Going on about how we used to have tidy houses without discussing women’s unpaid labor?
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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 23h
There's no such thing as an "illegal route" if you're a refugee. Why the fuck isn't Fiona Bruce telling this ignorant woman that? #bbcqt
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Anil van der Zee @anilvanderzee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sometimes it can feel like things are standing still. Especially for severe ME patients who can't easily participate in research. But in the Netherlands, they are being included. archive.today/8DqOm #pwME #longcovid #QVS #lyme #PAIS #severeME
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Erin Ekins (she/her)
@QueerlyAutistic

Whenever a celebrity is able to 'overcome' a disability, isn't it curious that the chosen narrative is always 'wow look what disabled people can do if they try hard enough' rather than 'wow look what disabled people can do if they get first class treatment and support'.
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valebodi.bsky.social @valebodi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Patients with ME or post-covid are often so sick that they cannot leave their homes. That is why they hardly participate in scientific research. Dutch doctors & researchers are now driving a laboratory bus to reach them: 'This experience is indescribable.' by Ellen the Fisherman #ME/CFS #pwME
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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Young teenagers less willing to tell researchers and journos who are likely to be at worst complicit and at best careless with their data anything that could get them flagged by a hostile regime."
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Ada Lovelace Day @handle.invalid · 08/10/2026
If you're holding an event for #ALD26, no matter how big or small, or whether public or private, please add it to the ALD calendar so I can share it on our socials.  findingada.com/worldwide-events/c/a… Let's give women in STEM the recognition they deserve!
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The awareness that male sexual violence is systemic comes from 1970s feminists. It has been at least 50 years of trying to educate the public that women do not cause their own rape or make false accusations, that it's everyday men, who face few consequences. The same myths are peddled out.
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 23h
Meanwhile this week the homes of asylum seekers in Salford were attacked and South Asian taxi drivers were racially abused on the street. Burnham did not condemn this racism and said the violent racist thugs in Gosport were “intimidation” but didn’t say “racist”, he talked about their “concerns”
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The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 23h
Birds: approved by Chobani! ko-fi.com/s/7099678a8a
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Stuffed bird cat toy. Cotton exterior stuffed with a mix of wool batting and cotton fabric scrap confetti. Can be made with or without catnip. If yo...
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Tanya. @tanyaduncan.bsky.social · 23h
This. Also, if you’re using AI art on your covers, I’m going to pass on giving you my money. Just have AI draw you some.
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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 23h
Imagine not wanting to incorporate a council by-election count into your wedding reception. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, before their first dance, the bride and groom will now announce the number of valid ballot papers issued.’
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 08/10/2026
I don't believe they are conscious but I also don't believe you should get to do interviews where you say "idk man our business model might be built on enslaving sentient creatures" and still get to be a business.
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Katy B @katybrc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#ME #pwME #MEAwareness #MedSky
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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
they've been playing that clip on the radio where she talks about getting fascinated by "errors" and honestly i love that, it's such a nice easy way to begin to explain her skills and the value she brought to her profession to those (like me) who wouldn't know much. huge respect
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 08/10/2026
From International Women's Day '21
Margaret Hamilton drawing
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
To be honest I’m quite strict about what I’ll eat with these. I like to keep it simple, so thins will only get butter.
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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is distinctly worrying. Or rather, extremely alarming. A heads up for all writers out there.
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is not a real person! There are THIRTY TWO books here that 'Andrew V. Smith' has shat out in the last year alone, all of which have AI-generated covers and most borrow or straight up rip off titles from other more popular (and more importantly: human) works like my own
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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Málaga sunrise 08.34
Málaga sunrise
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The French police are so militarized they blew up a 15-yr-old’s hand and took the eye of another one. Why are grenades being used to quell student protestors who are unarmed? Now the labour unions are stepping in to protect the students
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Matt Muir @mattmuir.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Private Eye reported on this last issue, but this is a remarkable stat which neatly shows what massive, fuck-off donations from interested capital mean in terms of practical reach, influence and visibility (and your regular reminder that you can say literally anything you like in social media ads)
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Sarah Woolley @sarahwoolley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We need to show Andy Burnham how many people want right-wing plans for earned settlement IN THE BIN Can you help @praxisprojects.bsky.social find just ONE more signer? ✍️ Sign here act.praxis.org.uk/andy-burnham... 🔄 Tag a legend I’m tagging @elenacresci.bsky.social and @tomusher.bsky.social
Street poster of Wham smiling for the camera above “thank god for immigrants”
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