JaxRaffles
@jaxr.bsky.social
Politically, environmentally, technologically and socially up the creek. Hoping for a change but not for the worse.. Getting older looking for new ways of aging in place. Masking in crowded public places.
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Today would have been Harold Steggles' 115th birthday as he was born on 8th February 1911. Very sadly, he died, tragically young, of leukaemia, aged just 60 on 13th October 1971. I have attached a few examples of his work along with a lovely photo of him. #HaroldSteggles #botd #EastLondonGroup
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Today would have been Harold Steggles' 115th birthday as he was born on 8th February 1911. Very sadly, he died, tragically young, of leukaemia, aged just 60 on 13th October 1971. I have attached a few examples of his work along with a lovely photo of him. #HaroldSteggles #botd #EastLondonGroup
@mrjamesob.bsky.social This ⬇️
There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
February 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social This ⬇️
I am a patient representative on the Steering Committee of #TOURIST which oversees the #PRINCE and #QUARTZ Lung trials. Please do follow upon the link below if interested further.
Trial managers Siva and Nicky recently attended the
Lung Cancer Nursing UK conference to speak to nurses specialising in caring for people with #LungCancer and promote the TOURIST Platform Trial, including the PRINCE and QUARTZ LUNG trials.
southampton.ac.uk/ctu/trialpor...
@nihr.bsky.social
Lung Cancer Nursing UK conference to speak to nurses specialising in caring for people with #LungCancer and promote the TOURIST Platform Trial, including the PRINCE and QUARTZ LUNG trials.
southampton.ac.uk/ctu/trialpor...
@nihr.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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🌀 CO₂ thresholds matter...
In essence, the study emphasises that, 'clean indoor air matters because good ventilation reduces the build‑up of exhaled pollutants - including viruses - keeping people healthier, safer and more comfortable'.
💯 Lidia Morawska et al.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In essence, the study emphasises that, 'clean indoor air matters because good ventilation reduces the build‑up of exhaled pollutants - including viruses - keeping people healthier, safer and more comfortable'.
💯 Lidia Morawska et al.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 AM
🌀 CO₂ thresholds matter...
In essence, the study emphasises that, 'clean indoor air matters because good ventilation reduces the build‑up of exhaled pollutants - including viruses - keeping people healthier, safer and more comfortable'.
💯 Lidia Morawska et al.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In essence, the study emphasises that, 'clean indoor air matters because good ventilation reduces the build‑up of exhaled pollutants - including viruses - keeping people healthier, safer and more comfortable'.
💯 Lidia Morawska et al.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Relevant to current topic
🎶 "we are the world"
Trump’s Board of Peace logo is basically the UN logo, except dipped in gold and edited so the world only includes America.
January 22, 2026 at 11:28 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Relevant to current topic
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Remembering Titanic lookout Frederick Fleet who, sadly, took his own life on this day in 1965 in the garden of 8 Norman Road, Southampton. His wife had recently passed away and he was in the process of being evicted from his lodgings.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Remembering Titanic lookout Frederick Fleet who, sadly, took his own life on this day in 1965 in the garden of 8 Norman Road, Southampton. His wife had recently passed away and he was in the process of being evicted from his lodgings.
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Reposting as I am not an android user
I have a request, please, friends of Bluesky... I have written an app for Android that helps you find crossword answers. I need 9 people, please, to test it on their devices for a couple of weeks (Google's policy). It will cost you nothing and I will be eternally grateful if you can help. Please!
January 10, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Reposting as I am not an android user
An analogy for a lot of us now.
I wish you were on the mountains with us in rain, wind, fog, lost and frightened.
January 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
An analogy for a lot of us now.
Titanic crew lived in my road too.
See Oxford Street and the rest of Southampton on my interactive Titanic Crew Map, which shows all the crew members who either lived or lodged in Southampton prior to the voyage: historicsouthampton.co.uk/crew/
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Interactive Map: Titanic Crew – Historic Southampton
historicsouthampton.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Titanic crew lived in my road too.
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Not sure they make women like this any more. Hilarious obit.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Molly Parkin obituary
Artist, writer, fashion editor and raconteur whose bohemian lifestyle inspired her bonkbuster novels
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Not sure they make women like this any more. Hilarious obit.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Thanks for the links. As someone who retired and spent four years looking after parents 100 miles away from my home and who is now getting to that era myself I take a personal interest and do not see anything improving quite the opposite.
December 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Thanks for the links. As someone who retired and spent four years looking after parents 100 miles away from my home and who is now getting to that era myself I take a personal interest and do not see anything improving quite the opposite.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Your guest on right now is right. I have seen ads showing nurses masking up but wearing baggy blues which are useless as they give the pretence of protection.
December 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Your guest on right now is right. I have seen ads showing nurses masking up but wearing baggy blues which are useless as they give the pretence of protection.
Please read this from the amazing @drshibley.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Please read this from the amazing @drshibley.bsky.social
@jmcefalas.bsky.social I think we followed each other in the old reincarnation?
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@jmcefalas.bsky.social I think we followed each other in the old reincarnation?
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My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
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“NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm…We’ve set up a simple tool so you can find out if your local NHS trust has started using the software & send an email demanding they say no to Palantir.”
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm…We’ve set up a simple tool so you can find out if your local NHS trust has started using the software & send an email demanding they say no to Palantir.”
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
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142 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 7 Nov 2025.
🤦Data too limited
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared, continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for better infection prevention. @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Data too limited
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared, continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for better infection prevention. @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
142 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 7 Nov 2025.
🤦Data too limited
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared, continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for better infection prevention. @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Data too limited
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared, continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for better infection prevention. @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
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Friendly reminder that Covid is airborne you fuckwits. You know, like smoke. If you want to avoid it, campaign for air filtration in public places and wear a mask thanks very much bye
a black and white photo of a cloudy sky with a plane flying through it .
Alt: a black and white photo of a cloudy sky with a plane flying through it . Although I can’t see a plane and it looks like smoke
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Friendly reminder that Covid is airborne you fuckwits. You know, like smoke. If you want to avoid it, campaign for air filtration in public places and wear a mask thanks very much bye
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With some very welcome sunshine here this morning, I thought that a "bright" image might be appropriate. This is "Canvey Island" by Walter Steggles from 1933. This is one of at least four different oils by him with the same title but, to date, it is the only known survivor. #WalterSteggles
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
With some very welcome sunshine here this morning, I thought that a "bright" image might be appropriate. This is "Canvey Island" by Walter Steggles from 1933. This is one of at least four different oils by him with the same title but, to date, it is the only known survivor. #WalterSteggles
3 hours remaining to update 🍏 watch to iOS 26.1. I really hope not. Already been an hour to update my Phone the two updates needed to update my watch. Hello Liquid Glass. #Firstworldproblems.
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
3 hours remaining to update 🍏 watch to iOS 26.1. I really hope not. Already been an hour to update my Phone the two updates needed to update my watch. Hello Liquid Glass. #Firstworldproblems.
Forwarded to a couple of people I know who have experience of delirium and found it very frightening.
Delighted to share details of @nihr.bsky.social James Lind Alliance research priority setting survey for delirium. For completion by UK health/social professionals and those with personal experience of delirium.
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
A Delirium (UK) James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
www.qmul.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Forwarded to a couple of people I know who have experience of delirium and found it very frightening.
Shaggy Inkcap taken yesterday at The Hillier Gardens arboretum
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Shaggy Inkcap taken yesterday at The Hillier Gardens arboretum
A worthwhile read as we dive headlong into AI health and social care it is not what we gain it is what we lose - thank you Eric Reinhart www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
A worthwhile read as we dive headlong into AI health and social care it is not what we gain it is what we lose - thank you Eric Reinhart www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...