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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I've added my name to the open letter calling for a public inquiry into the tragic death of Professor Jason Arday. Will you join me? goodlaw.social/625453

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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We were let down. We knew this long ago of course. It’s a national scandal. “The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), the Covid inquiry has said.”

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PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted billions, Covid inquiry finds

Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.

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Vicky Loras @vickyloras.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

If you pick up a copy of my reflection journal, share your favourite pages with me! I will also be sharing some of my own completed pages - stickers, writing and all! #MeetThePhDs #ReflectiveJournal #PhDLife #AcademicJourney #ResearchCommunity #AcademicWriting #Reflection #WritingCommunity

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I'm at Northumbria University at the launch of 'Our Stories Matter.' Northumbria Uni is establishing the first North East and Cumbria Centre for GRT communities which will provide trusted spaces to gather learn and support one another with leadership training, careers advice and employment pathways.

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Day 2 Part 3: a superb session chaired by the lovely @maxgee1284.bsky.social: Disability and Neurodivergence. Catherine Pugh - Extraordinary Body in Post-Apocalypse Narratives, Darren Gray on 'Occupied Flesh' and the wonderful Marcella Rees-Gray on 'Growing up Wild.' @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Cathering Pugh in front of a screen showing images from the walking dead

Darren Gray in front of a screen showing a poster of the film 'Companion'

Marcella Rees-Gray in front of a screen showing image from where the wild things are

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Day 2 Part 2 at Horror Studies Now26 - a mind-blowing session on Horror and Performance with Alanna Thain, Heather Kelley and Jose Nateras. So many ways to tell horror stories...exploring new forms and sparking ideas - truly revelatory @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Alanna Thain in front of a screen displaying 'The Somatechnics of Survival'

Heather Kelley in front of a screen showing images of haunted houses

Jose Nateras in front of a screen showing posters for Ju-On the live and Paranormal Activity

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Day 2 Part 1: more thought-provoking papers at Horror Studies Now26 - I started my day listening to the wonderful Mars Nicoli @marsnicoli.bsky.social and then a fantastic paper from Sam Dubois on Transness in horror @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Sam Dubois in front of a screen showing a yellow image of a screaming woman

Mars Nicoli stood in front if a scree. Showing 'the paradox of agency'

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Have a glorious Beltane :) May your day be filled with fecundity and may your fire never go out x

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A call for evidence for events at Orgreave - finally! www.orgreave.public-inquiry.uk Justice WILL be served!

Poster calling for evidence for enquiry re. Orgreave

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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP @drrosena.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Reports of a stabbing targeting the Jewish community in Golders Green are deeply concerning. My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. With several recent antisemitic arson attacks targeting the area, every single one of us must stand against this vile hatred.

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

*Three Year Post-Doc opportunity at Northumbria University*: 'The Horror of Place-Based Harms’ Details here: tinyurl.com/5cfr8xnb Deadline: 05/07/2026, 11:59 PM #horrorNU

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Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone. He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein We have published it in full. www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...

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Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full

LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Horror Gaming Academics Assemble! I am delighted to share the CFP for the inaugural Falmouth Horror and Gaming Conference. Abstracts of 300 words to: falmouthhorrorandgaming@gmail.com Deadline 1/4/26 Any questions: falmouthhorrorandgaming@gmail.com I hope to see you there! #HorrorAcademia

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Falmouth Horror & Gaming 2026 | Conference

The Falmouth Horror and Gaming conference will be held in Cornwall at Falmouth’s Penryn University Campus, which is set in lush, tropical gardens with easy transport into Falmouth’s picturesque town a...

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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

There's a video of the song now. It's very powerful.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Latest UKHSA data out today shows that flu continues to drop (the peak is well and truly done), RSV has also clearly peaked and that covid levels remain low. www.gov.uk/government/s...

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

You still have time to get a proposal in if you are quick...

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Covid is not over. People are still dying and becoming disabled every day. We rushed “back to normal” for the economy, not because the threat had passed. When you wear a mask, you’re not only protecting your health, you’re saying you don’t believe anyone is expendable.

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Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Folks have been asking me which of the currently available UK #COVID vaccines are best, given that an older flavour, "KP2" is being given free on the NHS to the twelve or so people that remain eligible (😜🙄), whilst the newer "LP8.1" is available privately... I'll do my best...

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Watch to the end 😭

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Just popping by in The Love Bus - beep! Beep! All aboard! We have the best snacks and I've been baking.

Bus striped in trans flag colours blue/pink/white. Words 'if your child is trans, your role is simple: love them louder than the workd hates them'

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

((And btw - the world doesn't hate you in the least. Just the bigots. NO CAKE FOR THEM!))

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 24/09/2025

Superb news showcasing the wonder of medical science. Huntingdon's is a brutal terminal disease. This new gene therapy slows the disease's advance by 75%. One medically retired patient has now returned to work. Others, expected to need wheelchairs, are walking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Do you see what is happening before our very eyes?

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

The Reform UK conference gives a standing ovation to "special guest" Lucy Connolly, who pled guilty to stirring up racial hatred after she called for asylum hotels to be set on fire with people inside them.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

The Reform party conference has been told that Covid vaccines are the probable cause of cancer for the King and the Princess of Wales The party chose to platform Dr Aseem Malhotra, a prominent ally of RFK Jr in their dangerous maverick campaigns against vaccines www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

A tenet of Fascism is keep repeating lies and people will become so confused about what is the truth that they’ll start to believe them. We all have a responsibility to keep repeating the truth in the face of politically-motivated lying. Don’t just roll your eyes, speak up.

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 06/09/2025

Please, if you are worried about vaccines, chat to an NHS doctor or nurse or look on the NHS website for excellent, evidence-based info: nhs.uk/vaccines. Vaccines stop diseases like mumps, measles & meningitis killing our children. Vaccines save millions of lives every year. 3/4

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I’ve heard military law experts advise, if you are given an illegal command as a soldier, do not blindly obey. Call your attorney. Obeying an illegal command can result in a court martial.

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Solidarity RPM @solidarityrpm.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Family friendly sponsored walk for Gaza. Please join us for a kid friendly walk along the Brighton seafront to raise money for Gaza Soup Kitchen. Hove Lawns 7th September 2025 10-11am Walking - scooting - biking. 30 minutes. Finish at the Peace Statue. PARENTS FOR PEACE MID SUSSEX

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Solidarity RPM @solidarityrpm.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It’s time to build a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you YOUR PARTY Organising Meeting. Friday 29th August 2025 7-9pm (refreshments from 6pm) Friends Meeting House Ship St, Brighton BN1 1AF Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/its-time-t...

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

I hate this timeline so much and I hate that I had to read this whole thing. Bonus fuckery in this EO includes promoting the lab leak theory for covid 19

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Aurora's here in the northern sky - looks like sunset but in the wrong place; zoom in to see faint purple bands in the upper sky. At 432 and rising. Stronger visibilty than last night where we got up to 850+. Challenges of living so far north it barely gets dark in June. #Aurora #NightSky

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Rewatching the Netflix 'Tales of the City.' If you haven't seen it (or the older series) or read the books, please do. You won't be sorry. It doesn't even have to be done in Pride month ;)

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

@horrorstudies.bsky.social conference at Northumbria last week was a treat. Here's a taster - stellar presentations, everyone - and the most welcoming, generous attendees :) Looking forward to 2026 already... #HorrorStudies #HorrorScholars #Horror #HorrorWriting #HorrorMovies #HorrorFilms

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Horror Studies Now 2025

YouTube video by Horror Studies

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

"If the UK had spent more money helping people to self-isolate during the pandemic then fewer people would have been infected or died, the former head of NHS Test and Trace has said." Strange we didn't hear more about this at the time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/a...

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Cash to self-isolate would have saved lives, Covid inquiry told

Baroness Dido Harding tells Covid inquiry Rishi Sunak blocked higher support payments.

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Apple Mint Art @applemint32.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

An ice cream cup painted with fountain pen

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

*drumroll* INDEPENDENT SAGE HAS GOT THE BAND TOGETHER AGAIN! Proud to have contributed to this new report for Vaccine Engagement Day. Preventable Diseases, Preventable Tragedies: Why Vaccines Are Essential independentsage.org/report/preve... 🧪 #healthpolicy #episky @independentsage.bsky.social

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Preventable Diseases, Preventable Tragedies: Why Vaccines Are Essential – Independent SAGE

Independent SAGE: Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 22/03/2025

Beautiful, shy senior Molly is still waiting for a home. She is just looking for a quiet place to nap in the sun with someone that doesn’t mind she may never be a lap cat (though she does accept pets, she doesn’t seek out affection so far, though that could change) www.petfinder.com/cat/molly-75...

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Adopt Molly on Petfinder

Molly is an adoptable Cat - Domestic Medium Hair searching for a forever family near Elkton, MD. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

If I was following you on Tw, and not following you now, it’s probably because I don’t know you’re here. Wave!

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

After months of very little Covid activity, a new variant has popped up in South Africa that looks to have been evolving quietly for years in someone with a chronic infection. Still very early days, so could easily fizzle out, but still something to keep an eye on.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The attacks on universities are speeding up, not slowing down The university sector *must* band together and stop acquiescing in advance (looking at you Columbia) bsky.app/profile/wsj....

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