Lynda Williams
@leglesszebra.bsky.social
Personal account - medical journalist who likes Scouting, sailing, kayaking and reading. She/Her.
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It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
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Thinking about your first steps to independent research? We'd love to hear from you. More details below, or contact me directly for details - reposts appreciated!
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Biomolecular Science Fellowship Day - St Andrews, Fife (GB) job with UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS | 12848597
The School of Biology at the University of St Andrews is inviting applications from outstanding visionary Research Fellow and Future Leader candida...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Thinking about your first steps to independent research? We'd love to hear from you. More details below, or contact me directly for details - reposts appreciated!
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Tonight we are introducing our nephew to Jaws as his 12th birthday present. We have had an early visit from my favourite shark Bruce.
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Tonight we are introducing our nephew to Jaws as his 12th birthday present. We have had an early visit from my favourite shark Bruce.
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Everyone, apparently, has questions to answer. Except the people responsible for bringing the system to its knees. Too "complex" to go into that.
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Everyone, apparently, has questions to answer. Except the people responsible for bringing the system to its knees. Too "complex" to go into that.
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Celebrate International Turd On A Mantelpiece Day by downloading Quite Ugly One Morning for only 99p, as it's today's Kindle Daily Deal.
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Celebrate International Turd On A Mantelpiece Day by downloading Quite Ugly One Morning for only 99p, as it's today's Kindle Daily Deal.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Blimey that’s a long way to come on a raft 😭
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Blimey that’s a long way to come on a raft 😭
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🏛️ PODYSSEY SEASON 2 - All the details! 📜
What. Where. When.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/6Aw1...
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What. Where. When.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/6Aw1...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... @sturdyalex.bsky.social
Podyssey Season 2 - All The Details
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 04/11/2025 · Bonus · 9m
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November 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM
🏛️ PODYSSEY SEASON 2 - All the details! 📜
What. Where. When.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/6Aw1...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... @sturdyalex.bsky.social
What. Where. When.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/6Aw1...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... @sturdyalex.bsky.social
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There’s no screening for ovarian cancer and it’s really difficult to spot: you can’t squidge your ovaries in the shower to check for lumps. Also it’s very good at masquerading at other things, like IBS and diverticulitis.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
There’s no screening for ovarian cancer and it’s really difficult to spot: you can’t squidge your ovaries in the shower to check for lumps. Also it’s very good at masquerading at other things, like IBS and diverticulitis.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
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The joke is on Microsoft, I never post on LinkedIn
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The joke is on Microsoft, I never post on LinkedIn
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Looks like the science community has found a home.
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Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Looks like the science community has found a home.
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academic.oup.com/icb/article-...
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I don't know who to credit this image to, but anyway, they got the price wrong.
That 2/9d should read £122 million
That 2/9d should read £122 million
October 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I don't know who to credit this image to, but anyway, they got the price wrong.
That 2/9d should read £122 million
That 2/9d should read £122 million
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My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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OK, this is a test to see if the internet can help my mum. Can you identify a comic rhyming monologue my mum performed at school in the 1960s? She has been blurting out lines at random as long as I've been alive, but can't remember who wrote it, and internet searches bring nothing up. Ahem:
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October 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
OK, this is a test to see if the internet can help my mum. Can you identify a comic rhyming monologue my mum performed at school in the 1960s? She has been blurting out lines at random as long as I've been alive, but can't remember who wrote it, and internet searches bring nothing up. Ahem:
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Never change Scotland
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Never change Scotland
Catching up with @alexpodyssey.bsky.social episodes on the way up to Aberdeen. What a brilliant series and impressively fresh when you consider how much has been already said on Greek mythology
October 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Catching up with @alexpodyssey.bsky.social episodes on the way up to Aberdeen. What a brilliant series and impressively fresh when you consider how much has been already said on Greek mythology
If you need a good laugh, start reading and don’t stop until you get to The Bath Incident.
Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter.
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
October 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
If you need a good laugh, start reading and don’t stop until you get to The Bath Incident.
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Friends, @thelifeofsharks.com has a new book coming out. I just reviewed it and it’s great! You can preorder here:
www.penguin.co.uk/books/473994...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/473994...
The World According to Sharks
This is a laugh-out-loud guide to the weird and wonderful world of sharks – from sharks that can walk on land, to sharks that glow in the dark, to sharks that fart to swim deeper (yes, really).
Did y...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Friends, @thelifeofsharks.com has a new book coming out. I just reviewed it and it’s great! You can preorder here:
www.penguin.co.uk/books/473994...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/473994...
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Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.
We may have a king but he wouldn’t destroy a palace on a whim.
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We may have a king but he wouldn’t destroy a palace on a whim.
Tonight I helped Beavers do an egg drop and then dash over to the Cheltenham Lit Fest and watch an excellent panel discuss conspiracy theories. The two are not connected. Or are they?! @dorianlynskey.bsky.social @iandunt.bsky.social @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social @philtinline.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Tonight I helped Beavers do an egg drop and then dash over to the Cheltenham Lit Fest and watch an excellent panel discuss conspiracy theories. The two are not connected. Or are they?! @dorianlynskey.bsky.social @iandunt.bsky.social @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social @philtinline.bsky.social
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Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one
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Waterstones are offering 25% off pre-orders of QUite Ugly One Evening from today until Friday night, on their website and app. Enter “OCTOBER25” at the checkout.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Waterstones are offering 25% off pre-orders of QUite Ugly One Evening from today until Friday night, on their website and app. Enter “OCTOBER25” at the checkout.
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Excellent. RIP AI 😂
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Excellent. RIP AI 😂