A Covid wave is starting in England. The data is now unmistakable: as of 13 September, 1 in every 378 people were infected, up 78% on the previous week. The BuDS overall Covid risk level has been raised to Moderately High. A thread 🧵
Cheryl
@cheryl-blue.bsky.social
Well, it seems I'm still on this plane of existence! Disability rights stuff, fashion history. Cumbria (UK). Autistic. She, for the moment.
What is tiny but has a PLANET-sized influence? Sphagnum of course. A 🧵 on why this moss matters more than ever. Holding more than 20× its dry weight in water, halting decay, shaping entire ecosystems, thwarting fire. Never underestimate a moss. 1/
The amount of salt I take this with
betsy ladyzhets 😷@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · 2d agoNEW: Novel drug bezisterim might help with fatigue, PEM, and neurological symptoms in Long COVID, according to preliminary results BioVie shared today. These are early findings that will need more review, but it's exciting to see a positive trial result for once! More @thesicktimes.org:
In 1518, Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City) was one of the largest cities in the world. Today, very few traces remain of that Mexica city, but the Portrait of Tenochtitlán project created a fantastic 3D reconstruction using historical and archaeological sources: tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl/index.html
As an American, thank you for finally explaining why I’ve been seeing the word Piddington a thousand times in the last thirty minutes. I was concerned you all were declaring war against Paddington’s brother or something.
I feel like you can maybe get away with "the village that roars" if you're one of those Northern villages with a cool Viking-origin name, like Threlkeld. But... Piddington? Piddington?!
That looks so 80s! Fashion is amazing sometimes.
Kate Strasdin@katestrasdin.bsky.social · yesterdayThe name alone conjures visions of delectable treats, Poiret’s 1912/13 Sorbet gown. It offered a new silhouette that reimagined womenswear at this transitional time, illustrated too by George’s Lepape’s drawings @chicagomuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Ah great, after six years they've caught up with the absolute basics. Should be a treatment authorised in 60.
Denis - The COVID Info Guy@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · yesterday"Brain Blood Flow Linked To Fatigue After Covid" A study found people with Long COVID had more fatigue and slower reaction times than healthy people. Researchers also found lower cerebral blood flow (perfusion) in the brain, which may be linked to cognitive difficulties following COVID infection.
I've always loved Carol Klein off Gardeners' World but I love her even more after reading her memoir Hortobiography.
Bloody hell!! Read a July Guardian with a list of recommended short pieces of writing, and this was one of them!! Didn't bother reading any more after that.
Honestly we should start making this a prerequesite. I am tired of gay politicians who have never been horny on main. The rest of us deserve representation
D.W🏳️🌈@dcismale.bsky.social · 2d agoHuh. When Supermarket Website started interspersing "promoted" products among the real ones I used Ublock Origin to get rid of the first one. So many items disappeared that I thought, "Oh, Ublock's screwed up again..." But in fact there really are six promoted products in a single page.
Any claims that Reform is a party for “ordinary people” are laughable when two billionaires have donated £72 million to the party within 24 hours - on top of the £33 million they had previously given. Let’s call it what it is: elites looking to expand their wealth and power. [1/2]
When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
Anyone know why a newspaper owned by the Fourth Lord Rothermere, who inherited a fortune from the Third Lord Rothermere, who inherited his money from the Second Lord Rothermere, who inherited it from the First Lord Rothermere, is so strongly opposed to inheritance tax?
I like these. I especially like seeing Rome burn, I mean melt. And imagine the joy of seeing a Data Center be destroyed by heat... I should buy that one for my old pal Sarah Connor. The descriptions on the website are hilarious. jdandkateindustries.com
When my son was 5 he had a sartorial flair To go to arts delicatessen he wore a midnight blue cape, top hat &monocle As we were leaving an older gent stopped him saying “young man, i like your style” Meant the world to our son that man was Bob Mackie RIP
Canada has a total ban on company/corporate donations. Only individuals who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents can make contributions and it's capped at $1,750 a year. They still have functioning parties and the sky hasn't fallen in. Quite the opposite... www.elections.ca/content.aspx...
THEY'RE TISMING THE DOGS, THEY'RE TISMING THE CATS
Chise@sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 3d agoMay I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.
Fun fact : this is the Wikipedia image for "sexual roleplay"
It's very easy to wear a suit and tie in any major city, even if the aesthetic has mostly disappeared from daily life, because there are people outside wearing pink tutus with Army boots. As usual, your liberation is connected to other people's liberation.
That's not the definition I found in my dictionary, but it fits ;)
ME/CFS & menopause Researcher Holly Ellerton is looking for women in the UK with ME/CFS who have experienced menopause in the last 5 years & who have been diagnosed with ME/CFS at least 1 year prior. Scan the QR code or email hll24qgh@bangor.ac.uk £20 Amazon voucher for taking part
It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
I think there's a large, empty gap in the "stop talking about Harry Potter" argument, which is that none of the adults saying so tend to know any recent children's or YA books, so they have nothing to recommend instead.
A couple of weeks ago it was my 3000th day bedridden. I drew this to mark the occasion. It's a long time for both illness-haver and carer #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MEcfs #ChronicIllness #DisabledArtists
