Ali Ball 🇬🇧🇺🇦
@aliball.bsky.social
Loves animals. "Guardian" of 3 foxes 🦊
Treat people as they wish to be treated 🏳️🌈
Слава Україні Slava Ukraini 💛💙
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliball/
Treat people as they wish to be treated 🏳️🌈
Слава Україні Slava Ukraini 💛💙
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliball/
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Ali Ball 🇬🇧🇺🇦
@aliball.bsky.social
· Nov 18
My second trip to Ukraine to continue my support. This time I organised a fundraiser to buy a 4WD in the UK and drive it to Ukraine. Handed it over to my friend Krystina so she can continue to rescue animals on the frontline. Slava Ukraini 💛💙 #ukraine
Alice Ball. No relation, but a gifted scientist who has not been credited for the amazing work she did 👏
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
Hansen’s disease (leprosy) is treatable today in large part because of the work of Alice Ball, a 23-year-old chemist whose breakthrough turned a toxic folk remedy into the world’s first effective treatment.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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#BlackHistoryMonth
A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s − but an older colleague took the credit
Historians are working to shine a light on Alice Ball’s legacy and contributions to an early treatment of a dangerous and stigmatizing disease.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Alice Ball. No relation, but a gifted scientist who has not been credited for the amazing work she did 👏
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 4, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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#OTD in 1995, astronaut Eileen Collins became the first female pilot of a NASA space shuttle.
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
#OTD in 1995, astronaut Eileen Collins became the first female pilot of a NASA space shuttle.
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
I work in technology and have utilised AI. In theory, I should be celebrating innovation like this, but I have to be honest, this one scares me.
That much power needs tight governance and ethical controls which have previously been lacking with Musk!
www.reuters.com/world/musks-...
That much power needs tight governance and ethical controls which have previously been lacking with Musk!
www.reuters.com/world/musks-...
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX in merger talks with xAI ahead of planned IPO, source says
The merger would bring Musk’s rockets, Starlink satellites, the X social media platform and Grok AI chatbot under one roof and could boost his efforts to launch data centers into orbit.
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I work in technology and have utilised AI. In theory, I should be celebrating innovation like this, but I have to be honest, this one scares me.
That much power needs tight governance and ethical controls which have previously been lacking with Musk!
www.reuters.com/world/musks-...
That much power needs tight governance and ethical controls which have previously been lacking with Musk!
www.reuters.com/world/musks-...
February 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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OTD in 2002 Ukraine dismantled its final Tu-160, supersonic heavy bomber.
Having given up nukes, long range ability to threaten Russia and the entire firing chain, Ukraine was subsequently rewarded with invasion, concern and thoughts & prayers.
Having given up nukes, long range ability to threaten Russia and the entire firing chain, Ukraine was subsequently rewarded with invasion, concern and thoughts & prayers.
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 AM
OTD in 2002 Ukraine dismantled its final Tu-160, supersonic heavy bomber.
Having given up nukes, long range ability to threaten Russia and the entire firing chain, Ukraine was subsequently rewarded with invasion, concern and thoughts & prayers.
Having given up nukes, long range ability to threaten Russia and the entire firing chain, Ukraine was subsequently rewarded with invasion, concern and thoughts & prayers.
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This is so true.
February 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This is so true.
Reposted by Ali Ball 🇬🇧🇺🇦
Ukraine's defenders are as kind as they are fierce❤️
Stray pets often reach out to these heroic animal lovers, sensing safety and comfort. Many of them are later taken by volunteers to soldiers’ families or new loving homes🧵
Stray pets often reach out to these heroic animal lovers, sensing safety and comfort. Many of them are later taken by volunteers to soldiers’ families or new loving homes🧵
January 31, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Ukraine's defenders are as kind as they are fierce❤️
Stray pets often reach out to these heroic animal lovers, sensing safety and comfort. Many of them are later taken by volunteers to soldiers’ families or new loving homes🧵
Stray pets often reach out to these heroic animal lovers, sensing safety and comfort. Many of them are later taken by volunteers to soldiers’ families or new loving homes🧵
For #FoxFriday, this is a vixen (Lizzie) from 2 years ago. She used to hang out with our cat (Sam) a lot and was very friendly. She would sit near me if I was BBQing and would let herself into the house if the door was open.
❤️🐾🦊 #Fox #London #Wildlife
❤️🐾🦊 #Fox #London #Wildlife
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
For #FoxFriday, this is a vixen (Lizzie) from 2 years ago. She used to hang out with our cat (Sam) a lot and was very friendly. She would sit near me if I was BBQing and would let herself into the house if the door was open.
❤️🐾🦊 #Fox #London #Wildlife
❤️🐾🦊 #Fox #London #Wildlife
Once again proving that @darthputinkgb.bsky.social is not just a master strategist, but someone who achieved greatness. Maybe just not in 3 days.
A CSIS report has claimed that Russia has suffered more war casualties in Ukraine than any other great power since World War II. European nations have given notice to Russia that they will start seizing shadow fleet tankers in the Baltic Sea for any violations of international law.
Russia Suffers Most War Casualties Since WWII
YouTube video by Jake Broe
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Once again proving that @darthputinkgb.bsky.social is not just a master strategist, but someone who achieved greatness. Maybe just not in 3 days.
There are some amazing women who have accomplished greatness, but who are not very well known.
I find myself drawn to the scientists like Alice
@admirablewomen.bsky.social are well worth a follow
I find myself drawn to the scientists like Alice
@admirablewomen.bsky.social are well worth a follow
Microbiologist Alice Catherine Evans was born #OTD in 1881.
She proved that the bacterium 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘴 caused brucellosis (aka undulant fever) in humans & cattle. This led to the pasteurization of milk in the US in 1930. First woman president, Society of American Bacteriologists.
#WomenInSTEM
She proved that the bacterium 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘴 caused brucellosis (aka undulant fever) in humans & cattle. This led to the pasteurization of milk in the US in 1930. First woman president, Society of American Bacteriologists.
#WomenInSTEM
January 30, 2026 at 3:43 AM
There are some amazing women who have accomplished greatness, but who are not very well known.
I find myself drawn to the scientists like Alice
@admirablewomen.bsky.social are well worth a follow
I find myself drawn to the scientists like Alice
@admirablewomen.bsky.social are well worth a follow
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescent, birds with Iridescent Colours
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescent, birds with Iridescent Colours
Between 1941 and 1945, six million Jewish men, women and children were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.
Lest we not forget.
#HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD
Lest we not forget.
#HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Between 1941 and 1945, six million Jewish men, women and children were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.
Lest we not forget.
#HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD
Lest we not forget.
#HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD
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I miss summer in the garden.
January 26, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I miss summer in the garden.
January 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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We have been using a platform that is banned in Russia to say that free speech is banned in the EU on the platform we banned.
Moscow's propaganda machine has been hard at work depicting Europe as a "digital gulag," hellbent on suppressing free speech online.
"Russian propaganda portrays any effort to combat disinformation as a threat to freedom of speech", says Jakub Kalensky, an expert on disinformation.
"Russian propaganda portrays any effort to combat disinformation as a threat to freedom of speech", says Jakub Kalensky, an expert on disinformation.
Fact-check: Russia's 'most successful disinformation campaign' targets free speech in Europe
Moscow's propaganda machine has been hard at work depicting Europe as a "digital gulag," hellbent on suppressing free speech online.
The latest campaign has targeted efforts by the U.K. and the EU to...
kyivindependent.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
We have been using a platform that is banned in Russia to say that free speech is banned in the EU on the platform we banned.
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Self promotion time! My chocolate boxes have been sold out since Christmas, but they’ve been back in stock for a few days now.
Ideal if you love good chocolate, need a gift idea, or simply want an excuse to enjoy some yourself.
Ideal if you love good chocolate, need a gift idea, or simply want an excuse to enjoy some yourself.
January 24, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Self promotion time! My chocolate boxes have been sold out since Christmas, but they’ve been back in stock for a few days now.
Ideal if you love good chocolate, need a gift idea, or simply want an excuse to enjoy some yourself.
Ideal if you love good chocolate, need a gift idea, or simply want an excuse to enjoy some yourself.
Went to my first ice hockey game to watch the Romford Raiders. Absolutely loved it. Great atmosphere and good quality facilities. Good value for money. I'll definitely go again.
#RomfordRaiders
#RomfordRaiders
January 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Went to my first ice hockey game to watch the Romford Raiders. Absolutely loved it. Great atmosphere and good quality facilities. Good value for money. I'll definitely go again.
#RomfordRaiders
#RomfordRaiders
January 23, 2026 at 11:26 AM
For #FoxFriday, we've got Casanova and Little Fleure. They have such different colourings.
❤️🐾🦊 #Fox #London #Wildlife
❤️🐾🦊 #Fox #London #Wildlife
January 23, 2026 at 6:53 AM
For #FoxFriday, we've got Casanova and Little Fleure. They have such different colourings.
❤️🐾🦊 #Fox #London #Wildlife
❤️🐾🦊 #Fox #London #Wildlife