This from @touretteshero.bsky.social is well worth a read www.touretteshero.com/2026/02/23/b...
23.02.2026 17:25
👍 33
🔁 14
💬 1
📌 1
This from @touretteshero.bsky.social is well worth a read www.touretteshero.com/2026/02/23/b...
📣 Our new vasculitis collection is live!
www.nature.com/collections/...
Explore key scientific and clinical advances from the past decade, captured in Reviews, Guidelines and Commentaries.
A great way to start Rare Disease Day week with coverage in the Guardian featuring research raising awareness of the challenges affecting the rare condition community. We're at events throughout the week to raise further awareness of challenges to the community in Wales.
#RareDiseaseDay #RDD2026
'This is Endometriosis' won a BAFTA for best short film (documentary) last night.
#InvisibleIllness #ChronicPain
www.thisisendo.com
An inaugural celebration of a classic Welsh dish is officially underway
I am sorry for your loss. Deepest condolences.
Looking forward to seeing Andrew's sitcom soon
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson photoshopped into a scene from the tv series Porridge as Fletcher and Godber. Mr Mackay is on the left.
- All right Mountbatten-Windsor, just don't let me catch you thieving!
- I won't, Mr Mackay.
- You won't what?
-I won't let you catch me, Mr Mackay!
YouTuber Look Mum No Computer chosen as UK entry for Eurovision 2026
A comfy a spot as any . Today's #FoxOfTheDay , taken by Demi Colleen and shared by Protect the Wild
M4 shut between Miskin and Pencoed after lorry overturns
#Wales #Cymru #M4 #TrafficandTravel #Cardiff #Pontyclun
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/m4-shut-completely-between-miskin-33437494
🚨 | Local Elections in all 30 Local Authorities which were postponed until 2027 will now go ahead:
Adur
Basildon
Blackburn with Darwen
Burnley
Cannock Chase
Cheltenham
Chorley
Crawley
East Sussex
Exeter
Harlow
Hastings
Hyndburn
Ipswich
Lincoln
Norfolk
Norwich
Pendle
Peterborough
Preston
[1/2]
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
Very sad news. Gail Martin (1944-2026) was a figure in developmental biology. She pioneered the field of ES cells.
A great colleague, a friend and a lovely person.
15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage.
I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong.
Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole.
Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you...
(Photos AP)
New blog! Have you ever wondered how we choose the right tree for a pine marten den box? It’s trickier than you’d think! VWT’s Carnivore Conservation Officer discusses what to look for when picking the perfect tree. Full blog here bit.ly/4048b2H #MartensOnTheMove #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
basically, we've utterly erased the rights & healthcare access of a vulnerable minority because a very small group (of apparently very well-connected) of people became fanatical about it & the (also very small) group who decide press coverage decided they needed relentless coverage
pure elite capture - the uk just folded to a hardline anti-trans campaign pushed by a tiny number of people
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
A National wildlife federation job post advertises a position opening for “beaver conflict resolution technician”
I need to know everything about job #6 right now
I just love close footage. Look at the size of his claws, huge.
This is 30cm distance.
#closelens #pinemartens
A row of five mummified cats in the British Museum. Each one is standing on a small square plinth, and essentially resembles a long tube wrapped in strips of (presumably) papyrus, in a variety of patterns, and with a carved (wooden?) cat’s head at the top.
It’s the 136th anniversary today of some highly prized artefacts from Ancient Egypt being auctioned in Liverpool. From there, the 180,000 mummified cats in question went to their splendid and dignified final resting place. A museum?
No. They were ground up and used for fertiliser 🧵
This May sees the release of Our Land - a feature length documentary film about the Right to Roam campaign, directed by Orban Wallace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=est-...
I understand @privateeyenews.bsky.social often cite the appropriate response as referring them to Arkell vs Pressdram (1971).
🚨Student loan repayments scandal
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the student loans system is "fair & reasonable" following criticism of last year's decision to freeze repayment thresholds for some borrowers.
BBC Dan Whitworth looks at the growing debate over student loan repayments scandal
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
We've got the perfect gift for your significant 'otter' or for yourself 💕🦦🌹
Gift an otter adoption this Valentine's Day and spread the love to rescued otters ... with a special message to mark the occasion.
➡️ ukwildottertrust.org/shop/
#valentinesday #valentines #valentinesgift #otters
Don't want to sound flippant about the nature and severity of the threat, but to quote that anonymous Ukrainian soldier, "we are lucky they are so fucking stupid". Imagine how much more dangerous this would be if they weren't threatening invasion, dissing NATO troops, hitting us with tariffs etc
The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington's policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech. Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to Europe in December to meet influential rightwing think-tanks and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party about deploying a pot of money to spread American values, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The funding was linked to the 250th anniversary celebrations of US independence later this year, the people said. It is likely to cause consternation among Washington's allies, particularly centre-left governments such as Labour in the UK, which will be concerned that US government funds are being deployed to undermine their policies.
Remember the controversy when Obama was accused of intervening in UK politics? This is the current US government openly seeking to undermine liberal democracy in Europe.
