Please sign & RT to help to protect the elderly & vulnerable & all staff & patients from long covid. Testing has ended in elderly care homes. Last year several thousand elderly died over the Winter period from COVID infections. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings

We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require...

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One of my favourite labradorite just sold, excellent, I can stop coveting it now. But there's still plenty more to go around. (Actually if anyone wants to jump in *now*, I'll add in a post office run today while I drop off the Xmas bear. Go on, treat yourself!)

Jack - Oi, Shiny!@oishinythings.bsky.social · 2y ago

Good morning Wednesday! Just 3 weeks to Christmas. If you're in the US and shopping for the holidays please get your orders in *ASAP*. Royal Mail's last posting date is this Friday for standard, next Friday for tracked. I will continue posting after, but please don't delay. oishiny.etsy.com

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🚫 Don’t: “Everyone is a little autistic.” ✅ Do: “Autistic traits are not exclusive to Autistic people and it’s the cumulative constellation of traits that they have that fundamentally differs from the lived experiences of Non-Autistic people.” (A bit wordy, but maybe the nuance is worth it.)

There's free delivery at Bookshop.org all weekend. Please help support local bookstores. uk.bookshop.org/

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Octopolis

Octopolis, the world’s first cephalopod science-fiction fantasy solar punk comic. Tired of dystopias? Try this refreshingly non-dystopian post-apocalypse. All the humans are extinct! Now there’s a new...

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S.S. Julian@octopolis.bsky.social · 2y ago

Octopolis is having a virtual launch party to celebrate the Kickstarter completion and the release of the digital edition! Join us on zoom this Wed December 4, at 5:30 PM Pacific. This FREE event will feature an octopus drawing tutorial by yours truly, Q&A, and 3 incredible guest speakers!

#Writing #WritingAdvice #Markets Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 80 Calls for Submissions in December 2024 - Paying Markets publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2024/11/80-c...

80 Calls for Submissions in December 2024 - Paying markets

This December there are more than six dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As alwa...

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A clue why there are rising numbers of children with SEND? The Kings Fund: “There's been a 250% increase in...life-threatening & life-limiting conditions in children...children are often an afterthought in meetings..and strategies–or worse ignored & invisible” www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

If Prevention Is Better Than Cure, We Need to Prioritise Children's Health | The King's Fund

Shockingly, children’s health is on a downward spiral at the moment. How can this decline be halted? Jessica Holden considers some of the actions needed.

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I’m looking for people who performed on Broadway in the 70s, particularly ppl worked with Ben Vereen or performed in any of the Black-themed shows so prevalent at that time. If this is you or others you know, I appreciate any interest you may have in chatting with me. Thank you!

There's a fully-funded PhD Scholarship for Black British Applicants at my partner's law school. Pass it on to anyone who might find it useful. Could change someone's life. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKP136/p...

PhD Scholarship for Black British Applicants at City St George’s, University of London

Explore a PhD Scholarship for Black British Applicants. Apply today and discover more PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.

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A story about mixed-neurotype communication issues in a marriage. The other day, it was my late dad’s birthday. Every year, I order Pizza Express. I’m autistic & my husband is adhd so he does errands & I text him instructions so he’s less likely to forget things. A flawless system, no? 1/

UK bumblebee populations have crashed recently. Help them – and other pollinators – by growing plants that flower in autumn, winter & early spring. Many bumblebees and butterflies hibernate, but they can be active on warm days, and will need food! Ideas for plants: bit.ly/3OhYh7I

Five pollinator-friendly plants to grow for winter nectar | Little Green Space

Five pollinator-friendly plants to grow for winter nectar

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Excellent thread on accessibility in schools (which has points which are relevant to many other environments too). Do bear in mind when you're thinking about the sensory environment that you need to consider more than just the five external senses.

Fergus Murray@oolong.co.uk · 2y ago

School environments are inaccessible for many autistic and neurodivergent learners (and staff) on many levels, relating to every sense. Noise. Sight. Smell. Touch. Interoception. Proprioception. Taste. Yes, even vestibular... #learningSpacesScotland #eduSky #accessibility

This isn't a culture war. This is the only trans congresswoman, ever being bullied through the press and legislation, and having only 1 of hundreds of colleagues stand up for her. They can do more than 1 thing at a time. Defending her will not take so much effort that they can't do their jobs.

Pablo Ordóñez Bravo@pob.bsky.social · 2y ago

Defending Sarah McBride is absolutely the right thing to do, and yet there’s also the risk of being baited into yet another culture war cycle that distracts from the Republican grift. Her statement suggests she wants to move forward, and I think it’s wise to take the cue from her.

Sarah McBride is quite right in saying she's there to fight for other things than bathrooms, she shouldn't have to take this on. All those other democrats who like to say they're an ally but do very little... NOW IS YOUR TIME TO STAND UP. Do it for her (and trans staffers), she shouldn't have to.

Roxane Gay@roxanegay.bsky.social · 2y ago

This isn't a culture war. This is the only trans congresswoman, ever being bullied through the press and legislation, and having only 1 of hundreds of colleagues stand up for her. They can do more than 1 thing at a time. Defending her will not take so much effort that they can't do their jobs.

📢 Job advert with us! #PublicHealth www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKP616/r...

Research Fellow in Public Health at University of Southampton

Discover Research Fellow in Public Health jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

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🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

Hello––I'm interested in poetry & songs written to protest against harm to rivers or to protect them from harm. Not just paeans to rivers, of which there are many. But words to protest or protect. Can you recommend anything? I’d really like to grow a list. Any century, language, culture, custom.

Really love this! Thanks #PedsICU #Medsky @lifeandpicu.bsky.social. One to share @annabav.bsky.social @jessmorgan.bsky.social @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social…

Jillian Bybee, MD@lifeandpicu.bsky.social · 2y ago

The #PedsICU nurses made a one-pager of my ‘Toolkit for Hard Days’ post to share with the group at their debrief last night. I can’t overstate how much I love these people who work so hard to take excellent care of children, families, and our team. ❤️ #MedSky drive.google.com/file/d/1nZrg...

On Tuesday (26/11) I'll be presenting my paper, Neuroqueering Through An Artwork—Monotropic Time and Listening in 'Sunday in the Park with George', at CHASE Encounters conference.

I'm looking for three doctors to write on the question of what to do if you’re expected to undertake a task that doesn’t fit into your role. If interested please email arimmer@bmj.com and I can share more info. Thank you!

You can read more about what our editor is looking for in January here 👇 www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/opening...

Opening for submissions from unagented writers — wild hunt books

Very exciting news from the Wild Hunt Books team - we’re opening to unagented writers from 13-26 January 2025 . While we are always open to agent submissions we also like to periodically read work fr...

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Wild Hunt Books@wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

📚We're reopening to unagented manuscripts in January. We really encourage LGBTQ+ folk, marginalised and underrepresented writers, disabled, non-London based authors, authors over 40, and writers from working class backgrounds to submit to us.

Courtesy of @autisticbooks.bsky.social, I have picked out 12 books by Autistic authors you should totally read for 2025! We've got great picks like... - Stories of Autistic Joy - Atypical Love (about ND love) - Lavender Clouds (about Autism + ADHD + mental health) - and more! bit.ly/4fGcOGE

12 Months of Autistic Books by Autistic Authors for 2025

Want to read Autistic authors more this year? We’ve got one for every month of 2025!Reading books is a fantastic habit to have, but what about broadening your horizons to include specifically Autistic...

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Calling Blueskyers in the vicinity of Oxford: this is happening on Saturday and we’d be chuffed if you joined us.

With the snow falling it’s hard not to think of those sleeping rough and how difficult it must be In Liverpool if you see someone sleeping rough, the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated today and people are urged to call this number if they see someone on the streets

Ladies & Gentleman, Her! 🐙 📸: Ella Beaudoin

OctoNation - World’s Largest Octopus Fan Club!@octonation.bsky.social · 2y ago

Archaeologist and artist Ella Beaudoin went ‘viral’ showing off the hand-stitched blue-ringed octopus she had added to a vintage fisherman’s sweater— so we had to interview her! octonation.com/hand-stitche...

Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.

Lots of excellent candidates here; of which Dyfs is one. Glad to see three Commoners elected unopposed too! More from us soon.

Dyfrig Jones@dyfrigjones.bsky.social · 2y ago

Now that it’s been posted on the UCU website, I may as well stick it up on here. I’m standing to be Vice President of UCU, for my sins. Full list of candidates below: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1373...

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