@craftyprimrose.bsky.social
Retired NHS. Socialist. Knitting. Crochet. History. Dark sense of humour. Grew up in Yorkshire.
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Uh
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this is
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
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this is
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The Epstein survivors have released a PSA.
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Epstein survivors have released a PSA.
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn’t change.
He changes you.
He changes you.
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn’t change.
He changes you.
He changes you.
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To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.
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“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
I think a lot about the preparations the Bridges family must have undertaken to help Ruby tackle her role bravely. What were the emotions they felt as they sent her out that day? I bet fear was right up there alongside pride and determination. All heroes.
November 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I think a lot about the preparations the Bridges family must have undertaken to help Ruby tackle her role bravely. What were the emotions they felt as they sent her out that day? I bet fear was right up there alongside pride and determination. All heroes.
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65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
Read this, and reflect.
What sort of people are we?
What sort of country do we want for ourselves, our children, to live in?
I know where I stand, and it's not with the Home Secretary
What sort of people are we?
What sort of country do we want for ourselves, our children, to live in?
I know where I stand, and it's not with the Home Secretary
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Read this, and reflect.
What sort of people are we?
What sort of country do we want for ourselves, our children, to live in?
I know where I stand, and it's not with the Home Secretary
What sort of people are we?
What sort of country do we want for ourselves, our children, to live in?
I know where I stand, and it's not with the Home Secretary
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Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany.
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany.
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
@weratedogs.com Clodie was most put out to learn that there were snakes in Scotland, and that they weren't friendly. She got better, her fur grew back and she's pleased with the fit of her new Christmas present coat
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
@weratedogs.com Clodie was most put out to learn that there were snakes in Scotland, and that they weren't friendly. She got better, her fur grew back and she's pleased with the fit of her new Christmas present coat
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i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
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Being done feels INCREDIBLY anti-climactic
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Being done feels INCREDIBLY anti-climactic
Cocaine - just say no 😂
Piers Morgan should be the next BBC director general, Michael Gove has said 👀
Michael Gove calls for Piers Morgan to take over as director general of BBC
www.thenational.scot
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cocaine - just say no 😂
Well, fancy that.
Are you listening Rachel Reeves?
Are you listening Rachel Reeves?
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Well, fancy that.
Are you listening Rachel Reeves?
Are you listening Rachel Reeves?
I see your colour chart and raise you a wish for independence
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I see your colour chart and raise you a wish for independence
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*supervillain with a heart of gold voice* Well well well
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
*supervillain with a heart of gold voice* Well well well
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UK Health Secretary keeps taking donations linked to private health (& gave your NHS data to Palantir)
The latest donations bring the total Streeting has accepted from private health-linked interests since 2015 up to £372,000
“What do those backers think they are getting for their money?"
The latest donations bring the total Streeting has accepted from private health-linked interests since 2015 up to £372,000
“What do those backers think they are getting for their money?"
Health secretary keeps taking donations linked to private health | Good Law Project
Wes Streeting has bagged another £58,000 from sources connected to the private health sector since taking over at the health department. But what do his backers expect in return?
goodlawproject.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
UK Health Secretary keeps taking donations linked to private health (& gave your NHS data to Palantir)
The latest donations bring the total Streeting has accepted from private health-linked interests since 2015 up to £372,000
“What do those backers think they are getting for their money?"
The latest donations bring the total Streeting has accepted from private health-linked interests since 2015 up to £372,000
“What do those backers think they are getting for their money?"
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I wrote this as a form of letter to myself, but it came out more like poetry (no bad thing!). As it’s World Kindness Day today, I thought I’d share it, in case someone else finds it useful/helpful too. 🧡
#ViralKindness #BeKind #Writing
#ViralKindness #BeKind #Writing
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I wrote this as a form of letter to myself, but it came out more like poetry (no bad thing!). As it’s World Kindness Day today, I thought I’d share it, in case someone else finds it useful/helpful too. 🧡
#ViralKindness #BeKind #Writing
#ViralKindness #BeKind #Writing
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Your only possible response, when confronted with someone saying this, is to wait for them to finish, firmly state “What the actual fuck is wrong with you?” and leave the interview immediately.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Your only possible response, when confronted with someone saying this, is to wait for them to finish, firmly state “What the actual fuck is wrong with you?” and leave the interview immediately.
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Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
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Margaret Thatcher urged "let Liverpool decline"
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Margaret Thatcher urged "let Liverpool decline"
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@danneidle.bsky.social and the team at Tax Policy Associates have been sharing their attached calculator - and it is a fantastic piece of work.
Having had a look at what a 2p increase in taxes would mean for my own income, it is, honestly, minimal and easily absorbable on a monthly basis.
Having had a look at what a 2p increase in taxes would mean for my own income, it is, honestly, minimal and easily absorbable on a monthly basis.
UK Marginal Tax Rate Dashboard
taxpolicy.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@danneidle.bsky.social and the team at Tax Policy Associates have been sharing their attached calculator - and it is a fantastic piece of work.
Having had a look at what a 2p increase in taxes would mean for my own income, it is, honestly, minimal and easily absorbable on a monthly basis.
Having had a look at what a 2p increase in taxes would mean for my own income, it is, honestly, minimal and easily absorbable on a monthly basis.
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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The thread about Argyle House; “preposterously large and a potential rival to the Castle rock”
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
The thread about Argyle House; “preposterously large and a potential rival to the Castle rock”
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the demolition and replacement of Argyle House. But while other news sources make much click capital out of it having briefly appeared in some Netflix police show or another, here at Threadinburgh I prefer to get down to the nitty-gritty of the how, why and what of this much critiqued building. And just what it has to do with the Lyceum Theatre, Dalgety Bay and the Water of Leith Walkway...
threadinburgh.scot
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The thread about Argyle House; “preposterously large and a potential rival to the Castle rock”
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
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PLEASE SHARE:
On Black Friday, I want to draw attention away from the big chains and towards local Edinburgh independent retailers, makers and markets.
Please join me from
7 pm - 8 pm on Friday 28 November
to share some ideas for Christmas gifting.
We'll use the hashtag #EdinburghHour
On Black Friday, I want to draw attention away from the big chains and towards local Edinburgh independent retailers, makers and markets.
Please join me from
7 pm - 8 pm on Friday 28 November
to share some ideas for Christmas gifting.
We'll use the hashtag #EdinburghHour
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM