DJBeddoes
@drdjb.bsky.social
Ride a bike, play cello really badly, cats, Scotland, wondering what to do next.
Watched the Southbank Show on Ballard from 2006. Very interesting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=le0t...
The South Bank Show: J.G. Ballard (ITV, 2006)
YouTube video by Tomás Olano
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October 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Watched the Southbank Show on Ballard from 2006. Very interesting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=le0t...
Beautiful clouds over Ally Pally today.
October 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Beautiful clouds over Ally Pally today.
I like the references to cycling…hubs, wheels, cycles etc…subtle nods to the role of good cycling infrastructure in addressing the climate crisis. @londoncycling.bsky.social @cyclist.co.uk
🌟 The wait is over!
The LCE Resource Hub is live—your one-stop shop for climate engagement best practice.
Take a look here 👇
www.lce.org.uk
The LCE Resource Hub is live—your one-stop shop for climate engagement best practice.
Take a look here 👇
www.lce.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I like the references to cycling…hubs, wheels, cycles etc…subtle nods to the role of good cycling infrastructure in addressing the climate crisis. @londoncycling.bsky.social @cyclist.co.uk
Not just residential streets. West Green Road in Tottenham is horrendous- you can taste the pollution, the buses can’t get through because of parking both sides of the road - and random illegal parking adds to the horror. @mikehakata.bsky.social
Councils like Haringey are hellbent on maintaining two-sided on-street parking on almost every residential street, whilst also maintaining two-way traffic on what little space remains. Resulting in awful cycling conditions for all. Made worse by giant SUVs. @mikehakata.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Not just residential streets. West Green Road in Tottenham is horrendous- you can taste the pollution, the buses can’t get through because of parking both sides of the road - and random illegal parking adds to the horror. @mikehakata.bsky.social
@sciencewise.bsky.social comprehensive dialogue on mtDNA diseases for HfEA useful background here sciencewise.org.uk/projects/mit...
Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people
Genetic material from mother and father transferred to healthy donor egg to reduce risk of life-threatening diseases
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
@sciencewise.bsky.social comprehensive dialogue on mtDNA diseases for HfEA useful background here sciencewise.org.uk/projects/mit...
Went to an art history taster today @citylit.bsky.social, run by @sarahj.bsky.social, who is clearly passionate about her subject. Five mini-lectures in 2 hours, going from 13th century Iranian tiles to Yoko Ono, through the lenses of iconography, materiality, historiography and more. Fascinating.
July 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Went to an art history taster today @citylit.bsky.social, run by @sarahj.bsky.social, who is clearly passionate about her subject. Five mini-lectures in 2 hours, going from 13th century Iranian tiles to Yoko Ono, through the lenses of iconography, materiality, historiography and more. Fascinating.
Superb end to the @sciencewise.bsky.social & @ukri.org dialogue on ultra processed foods. Newham participants, I salute you for a long, thoughtful and broad list of where @ukri.org needs to focus future food research funding. And a wonderful job from Hopkins Van Mil! Looking forward to the report.
June 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Superb end to the @sciencewise.bsky.social & @ukri.org dialogue on ultra processed foods. Newham participants, I salute you for a long, thoughtful and broad list of where @ukri.org needs to focus future food research funding. And a wonderful job from Hopkins Van Mil! Looking forward to the report.
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Good morning from the stylish scarecrows of Calke Abbey 🌿
May 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Good morning from the stylish scarecrows of Calke Abbey 🌿
Scarpa and Kilda, 14 weeks old, sleeping. Welcome to the house, kittens.
May 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Scarpa and Kilda, 14 weeks old, sleeping. Welcome to the house, kittens.
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Are you a scientist or other relevant academically qualified expert?
Please join other experts & sign this letter confirming the fact that sex is not binary, to the UK Minister for Women & Equalities
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Please join other experts & sign this letter confirming the fact that sex is not binary, to the UK Minister for Women & Equalities
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Biology is not binary: a letter from biologists, doctors, and other experts to Bridget Phillipson, Minister for Women and Equalities
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May 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Are you a scientist or other relevant academically qualified expert?
Please join other experts & sign this letter confirming the fact that sex is not binary, to the UK Minister for Women & Equalities
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Please join other experts & sign this letter confirming the fact that sex is not binary, to the UK Minister for Women & Equalities
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Trump has told the UK that if we want tariff relief we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US. We don’t want crap food here. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves. It’s dangerous and unnecessary. Sign deals with the EU, for god’s sake!!
April 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Trump has told the UK that if we want tariff relief we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US. We don’t want crap food here. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves. It’s dangerous and unnecessary. Sign deals with the EU, for god’s sake!!
Doomed to fail, presumably.
Never has an icon been so ineffective at public relations, keeping up with the times, and competing effectively, while actively alienating customers.
April 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Doomed to fail, presumably.
Walking and gardening while listening to Canadian music - God Speed You Black Emperor and Joni Mitchell - make my happy place. 🇨🇦
March 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Walking and gardening while listening to Canadian music - God Speed You Black Emperor and Joni Mitchell - make my happy place. 🇨🇦
My desk is surrounded by a jungle because of this - and other people giving me clippings adds to the green. I will soon be able to hide in there.
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My desk is surrounded by a jungle because of this - and other people giving me clippings adds to the green. I will soon be able to hide in there.
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Just weeks after the Telegraph published an article falsely suggesting that #StopFundingHate had received government funding (we haven’t, and wouldn’t), it seems they’re putting together another hostile piece about the campaign… (1)
SIGN UP: Stop Funding Hate
Stop Funding Hate is transitioning a new legal entity — and this means we need to rebuild campaign’s supporter list from scratch.
Sign up to continue the fight against media hate.
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March 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Just weeks after the Telegraph published an article falsely suggesting that #StopFundingHate had received government funding (we haven’t, and wouldn’t), it seems they’re putting together another hostile piece about the campaign… (1)
Our cat got stuck in sheds all the time when she was young. I hope you find her.
The shed thing's a good call. We recently had a cat with a heavy limp in our garden, begging for food, etc. We let her live in our shed for a few days (left the door open) until we found the owner. I hope Katniss gets a similarly happy reunion.
March 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Our cat got stuck in sheds all the time when she was young. I hope you find her.
Darn, I caved in and looked it up. It IS a type of cream.
I refuse to learn what “cloture” means and you can’t make me.
March 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Darn, I caved in and looked it up. It IS a type of cream.
Have Marks & Spencer stopped supporting the racism & misogyny then? I haven’t seen their name in your more recent lists.
Today's GB News TV advertisers include *All Clear Travel *The National Lottery *Freshpet *Boxt *Raging Bull Snacks *Retirement Villages *Aegean Islands *Dormeo *5 Star Windows *Salus Mortgages *Polish Tourism Organisation *Belgica *TrailFinders www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/time...
Time for Sky to get its head out of the clouds
Pressure mounts on Ofcom and Sky to take action to end GB News’ campaign of hate.
www.campaignlive.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Have Marks & Spencer stopped supporting the racism & misogyny then? I haven’t seen their name in your more recent lists.
This is horrendous. Don’t go to the States if at all possible, certainly it on holiday.
If the US decides you have the wrong visa, you could be handcuffed and locked up indefinitely. Becky is a dear friend of my family and I cannot imagine what she’s going through at the moment www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days over visa issue
Backpacker Rebecca Burke was handcuffed and taken to a detention facility in Washington
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This is horrendous. Don’t go to the States if at all possible, certainly it on holiday.
“…I would like us to insist, with as much force as necessary, that parity with men is not a treat benevolently bestowed upon us, nor a kindness that can now be rescinded.”
“And yet, the demand to empathise with the boys and men propagating this hatred must surely be exceeded by a justified anger on behalf of the girls and women who are the actual subjects of said hatred. If anything, it is obscene that we women are not more furious and more frightened.”
The Andrew Tate problem
His coarse misogyny is often described as appealing to working-class boys and young men. Is this really the issue?
www.newstatesman.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“…I would like us to insist, with as much force as necessary, that parity with men is not a treat benevolently bestowed upon us, nor a kindness that can now be rescinded.”
I’d settle for just being treated as a person much of the time. And your post made me think of Donna Haraway too: I’d rather be a cyborg than a goddess. But your sentiment is nonetheless appreciated: cheers to men who celebrate this day.
Happy International Women’s Day to all who celebrate. Everyone deserves to be treated as a goddess!
Danu (2022) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan
Danu (2022) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan
March 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I’d settle for just being treated as a person much of the time. And your post made me think of Donna Haraway too: I’d rather be a cyborg than a goddess. But your sentiment is nonetheless appreciated: cheers to men who celebrate this day.
From what I hear, closer links with Europe - maybe even rejoining- would reduce red tape significantly.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a renewed push for Britain's watchdogs to rip up red tape and boost the economy.
Keir Starmer preps major UK deregulation plan
Announcement slated to take place before cash-strapped Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spring statement later this month.
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March 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
From what I hear, closer links with Europe - maybe even rejoining- would reduce red tape significantly.
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