Dr Laura Edwards
@lauraedwards33.bsky.social
Clinical Psychologist. Exploring psychology, theology, politics & inequality. Wife. Mum. Working class. Church Planting. All opinions my own.
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could you imagine how great a Claudia Winkleman commentary version of the series would be, her sitting there with a barrel of wine, laying into what’s going on.
I ask the bbc to release the Winkleman Cut #TheTraitors
I ask the bbc to release the Winkleman Cut #TheTraitors
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
could you imagine how great a Claudia Winkleman commentary version of the series would be, her sitting there with a barrel of wine, laying into what’s going on.
I ask the bbc to release the Winkleman Cut #TheTraitors
I ask the bbc to release the Winkleman Cut #TheTraitors
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“Bourdain freely acknowledged that part of the reason he continued to work at such a frantic pace might have been a fear about where his mind might go if he ever sat still,” Patrick Radden Keefe wrote, in 2018.
Travels with Anthony Bourdain
Tony will be remembered for his infectious enthusiasms and his brash exuberance, but I was most inspired by his capacity for reinvention.
www.newyorker.com
August 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“Bourdain freely acknowledged that part of the reason he continued to work at such a frantic pace might have been a fear about where his mind might go if he ever sat still,” Patrick Radden Keefe wrote, in 2018.
Why is my Bluesky feed suddenly riddled with bizarre smut? Particularly since I *haven’t* completed age verification 🤷♀️
August 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Why is my Bluesky feed suddenly riddled with bizarre smut? Particularly since I *haven’t* completed age verification 🤷♀️
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Rule-breaking ministers to lose exit pay-outs www.bbc.com/news/article...
Really good news introduced by a Labour government. I had to really hunt to find it.
Really good news introduced by a Labour government. I had to really hunt to find it.
Rule-breaking ministers to lose exit pay-outs
The rule change is part of a package of measures which will come into effect in October.
www.bbc.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Rule-breaking ministers to lose exit pay-outs www.bbc.com/news/article...
Really good news introduced by a Labour government. I had to really hunt to find it.
Really good news introduced by a Labour government. I had to really hunt to find it.
Some cute & calming ‘bees munching lavender’ content - last week on the Wirral 🐝
July 17, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Some cute & calming ‘bees munching lavender’ content - last week on the Wirral 🐝
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broad-tailed hummingbirds built a nest atop a tea light on a friend's front porch. one bird fledged yesterday, and one kiddo (who I saw flying, too) was hanging around for more food from mom #birds
July 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
broad-tailed hummingbirds built a nest atop a tea light on a friend's front porch. one bird fledged yesterday, and one kiddo (who I saw flying, too) was hanging around for more food from mom #birds
Beautiful but tragic.
Fascinating! Ice cleaving and a 200 ft tower rises from the water.
July 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Beautiful but tragic.
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I appreciate the optimism of this parking validation machine
July 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I appreciate the optimism of this parking validation machine
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It was good to see @samfr.bsky.social say today that "the main reason for lengthy A&E waiting times is the lack of hospital beds for people who need admitting, which gums up the whole system as they have to keep being treated by emergency staff."
samf.substack.com/p/optimism-o...
#rstats #ggplot2
samf.substack.com/p/optimism-o...
#rstats #ggplot2
July 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It was good to see @samfr.bsky.social say today that "the main reason for lengthy A&E waiting times is the lack of hospital beds for people who need admitting, which gums up the whole system as they have to keep being treated by emergency staff."
samf.substack.com/p/optimism-o...
#rstats #ggplot2
samf.substack.com/p/optimism-o...
#rstats #ggplot2
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Histotripsy uses powerful ultrasound waves to destroy liver tumours without surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation | Dr Alan Porter
Targeted destruction of liver cancers with high-intensity ultrasound
Histotripsy uses powerful ultrasound waves to destroy liver tumours without surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation
bylines.scot
July 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Histotripsy uses powerful ultrasound waves to destroy liver tumours without surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation | Dr Alan Porter
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Allowing assisted dying while savagely cutting PIP is telling disabled people they're allowed to die with dignity but not to live with dignity
June 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Allowing assisted dying while savagely cutting PIP is telling disabled people they're allowed to die with dignity but not to live with dignity
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Two related stats:
• Three companies control 90% of the UK's national newspaper market
• Only 13% of Brits say they deeply trust the press
Glad to have co-authored this little guide offering a better way forward – thanks for a great launch!
👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/product/the-...
• Three companies control 90% of the UK's national newspaper market
• Only 13% of Brits say they deeply trust the press
Glad to have co-authored this little guide offering a better way forward – thanks for a great launch!
👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/product/the-...
June 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Two related stats:
• Three companies control 90% of the UK's national newspaper market
• Only 13% of Brits say they deeply trust the press
Glad to have co-authored this little guide offering a better way forward – thanks for a great launch!
👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/product/the-...
• Three companies control 90% of the UK's national newspaper market
• Only 13% of Brits say they deeply trust the press
Glad to have co-authored this little guide offering a better way forward – thanks for a great launch!
👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/product/the-...
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We need systems that rebuild epistemic resilience from the ground up:
- Teach verification and critical thinking from an early age
- Rewire institutions to operate transparently in an open-source world
- Reinvest in investigative infrastructure that spans journalism, law, and education
- Teach verification and critical thinking from an early age
- Rewire institutions to operate transparently in an open-source world
- Reinvest in investigative infrastructure that spans journalism, law, and education
June 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We need systems that rebuild epistemic resilience from the ground up:
- Teach verification and critical thinking from an early age
- Rewire institutions to operate transparently in an open-source world
- Reinvest in investigative infrastructure that spans journalism, law, and education
- Teach verification and critical thinking from an early age
- Rewire institutions to operate transparently in an open-source world
- Reinvest in investigative infrastructure that spans journalism, law, and education
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Some good news 👏👏 All pupils in families receiving Universal Credit will now be eligible for free school meals.
Our research shows this change will keep 135,000 fewer children from facing severe hardship. This is a HUGE step forward.
Our research shows this change will keep 135,000 fewer children from facing severe hardship. This is a HUGE step forward.
June 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Some good news 👏👏 All pupils in families receiving Universal Credit will now be eligible for free school meals.
Our research shows this change will keep 135,000 fewer children from facing severe hardship. This is a HUGE step forward.
Our research shows this change will keep 135,000 fewer children from facing severe hardship. This is a HUGE step forward.
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I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit.
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit.
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Why are Serie A stealing Jamie & Aurelia’s love song? 😡😂
May 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Why are Serie A stealing Jamie & Aurelia’s love song? 😡😂
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Thames Water plans to pay out MILLIONS in bonuses to bosses – using funding from emergency £3 billion loan.
These are the bosses who've led the utility into £20 billion of debt, hiked bills for customers and keep dumping sewage in our rivers.
Private ownership at its finest!
These are the bosses who've led the utility into £20 billion of debt, hiked bills for customers and keep dumping sewage in our rivers.
Private ownership at its finest!
May 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Thames Water plans to pay out MILLIONS in bonuses to bosses – using funding from emergency £3 billion loan.
These are the bosses who've led the utility into £20 billion of debt, hiked bills for customers and keep dumping sewage in our rivers.
Private ownership at its finest!
These are the bosses who've led the utility into £20 billion of debt, hiked bills for customers and keep dumping sewage in our rivers.
Private ownership at its finest!
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Marina Purkiss, "We have a declining birthrate, an aging population, we either have immigrants and have NHS and social care, or we don't"
"I can't believe Labour are making it more difficult for the social care sector to hire people. We have 131,000 vacancies"
"I can't believe Labour are making it more difficult for the social care sector to hire people. We have 131,000 vacancies"
May 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Marina Purkiss, "We have a declining birthrate, an aging population, we either have immigrants and have NHS and social care, or we don't"
"I can't believe Labour are making it more difficult for the social care sector to hire people. We have 131,000 vacancies"
"I can't believe Labour are making it more difficult for the social care sector to hire people. We have 131,000 vacancies"
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2025: Keir Starmer suggests that pressure on housing and public services is because of migrants
2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"
2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"
May 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
2025: Keir Starmer suggests that pressure on housing and public services is because of migrants
2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"
2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"
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The reporter cannot conceive that this child has not been brainwashed to want an entire nation destroyed. It’s inconceivable to him that nationalist media propaganda might disintegrate so rapidly when it meets integrity and empathy.
Most of the adults around me can’t even be compared to this child.
Most of the adults around me can’t even be compared to this child.
This kid runs circles around the reporter
May 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The reporter cannot conceive that this child has not been brainwashed to want an entire nation destroyed. It’s inconceivable to him that nationalist media propaganda might disintegrate so rapidly when it meets integrity and empathy.
Most of the adults around me can’t even be compared to this child.
Most of the adults around me can’t even be compared to this child.
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Water boss tells public to 'ration water' after selling off reservoirs for millions
In just five years, water companies like Southern Water sold off 35 reservoirs for £26 million. Now they are blaming the public for water shortages.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
In just five years, water companies like Southern Water sold off 35 reservoirs for £26 million. Now they are blaming the public for water shortages.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Water boss tells public to 'ration water' after selling off reservoirs for millions
In just five years, water companies like Southern Water sold off 35 reservoirs for £26 million. Now they are blaming the public.
www.thecanary.co
May 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Water boss tells public to 'ration water' after selling off reservoirs for millions
In just five years, water companies like Southern Water sold off 35 reservoirs for £26 million. Now they are blaming the public for water shortages.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
In just five years, water companies like Southern Water sold off 35 reservoirs for £26 million. Now they are blaming the public for water shortages.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Baron Prem Sikka, "The poorest pay a higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest"
Labour, "We are increasing the incomes of the poorest people in society by increasing minimum wage"
Labour, "We are increasing the incomes of the poorest people in society by increasing minimum wage"
April 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Baron Prem Sikka, "The poorest pay a higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest"
Labour, "We are increasing the incomes of the poorest people in society by increasing minimum wage"
Labour, "We are increasing the incomes of the poorest people in society by increasing minimum wage"