Lynda Thompson
@lyndathompson.bsky.social
Curiosity nerd, people (and cat) person, community fan, yarn obsessed.
Work = customer research (talking to humans) in energy, climate and built environment.
She/her
https://ltresearch.co.uk/
Work = customer research (talking to humans) in energy, climate and built environment.
She/her
https://ltresearch.co.uk/
Worth [how ever long it takes you to read it] of your time. 🥲
March 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Worth [how ever long it takes you to read it] of your time. 🥲
February 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Just because international solidarity doesn’t seem to be an election winner right now, it doesn't mean that saving lives and working together to solve the challenges humanity faces is suddenly a bad idea.
Davos in a driverless world; Gaza aid convoys; business and humanitarian work; a trip to Stockholm; and the argument for international solidarity in a moment of aid cuts. Plus a visit to a Good Ancestor.
Latest Humanifesto 👇
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Latest Humanifesto 👇
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HUMANIFESTO – EDITION 7
Stockholm, 26 January 2025 Dear Humanitarian Community, 48 hours of Davos speed dating left me with a mix of bewilderment, anxiety, and hope. The challenge for those who gathered there is that the ord...
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January 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Just because international solidarity doesn’t seem to be an election winner right now, it doesn't mean that saving lives and working together to solve the challenges humanity faces is suddenly a bad idea.
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Is the UN fit for purpose? (Tom Fletcher)
Podcast Episode · Leading · 20/01/2025 · 1h
podcasts.apple.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Fantastic interview with Tom Fletcher on his new role as UN Humanitarian Chief. Particularly appreciated his reference to the Auschwitz scene from Bronowski's "The Ascent of Man" -- a masterpiece of science education.
🎥Bronowski clip: youtu.be/ltjI3BXKBgY
🎥Bronowski clip: youtu.be/ltjI3BXKBgY
January 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Fantastic interview with Tom Fletcher on his new role as UN Humanitarian Chief. Particularly appreciated his reference to the Auschwitz scene from Bronowski's "The Ascent of Man" -- a masterpiece of science education.
🎥Bronowski clip: youtu.be/ltjI3BXKBgY
🎥Bronowski clip: youtu.be/ltjI3BXKBgY
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Community is the antidote to despair.
Happy to host! 🌹
Happy to host! 🌹
Building the multiracial working class today in the Bronx with @aoc.bsky.social at our DSA 101.
January 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Community is the antidote to despair.
Happy to host! 🌹
Happy to host! 🌹
Sleeves...🧶
I could have been wearing this Felix sweater this winter if I hadn't stalled on the sleeves. It would have been finished even sooner if I hadn't knit the first sleeve and stopped...
What is it about sleeve procrastination?
#showmeyourknits #knitting
I could have been wearing this Felix sweater this winter if I hadn't stalled on the sleeves. It would have been finished even sooner if I hadn't knit the first sleeve and stopped...
What is it about sleeve procrastination?
#showmeyourknits #knitting
January 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Sleeves...🧶
I could have been wearing this Felix sweater this winter if I hadn't stalled on the sleeves. It would have been finished even sooner if I hadn't knit the first sleeve and stopped...
What is it about sleeve procrastination?
#showmeyourknits #knitting
I could have been wearing this Felix sweater this winter if I hadn't stalled on the sleeves. It would have been finished even sooner if I hadn't knit the first sleeve and stopped...
What is it about sleeve procrastination?
#showmeyourknits #knitting
In an effort not to completely stick my head in the sand, I'm trying to stay abreast of world affairs (and especially US shenanigans).
Finding these the most level headed (via email newsletters and subscription).
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@uk.theconversation.com
@rbreich.bsky.social
@newyorker.com
Finding these the most level headed (via email newsletters and subscription).
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@uk.theconversation.com
@rbreich.bsky.social
@newyorker.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
In an effort not to completely stick my head in the sand, I'm trying to stay abreast of world affairs (and especially US shenanigans).
Finding these the most level headed (via email newsletters and subscription).
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@uk.theconversation.com
@rbreich.bsky.social
@newyorker.com
Finding these the most level headed (via email newsletters and subscription).
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@uk.theconversation.com
@rbreich.bsky.social
@newyorker.com
Yesterday's walk saw the last of the snow and ice (and some lovely trees).
#CountyDurham
#CountyDurham
January 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Yesterday's walk saw the last of the snow and ice (and some lovely trees).
#CountyDurham
#CountyDurham
There comes a point in a #knitting project's life that you really, really just want it to be finished...(and those ends all need sewing in too 😭).
Sigh.
Laya shawl be done soon please, so I can wear you. 🧶
Sigh.
Laya shawl be done soon please, so I can wear you. 🧶
January 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
There comes a point in a #knitting project's life that you really, really just want it to be finished...(and those ends all need sewing in too 😭).
Sigh.
Laya shawl be done soon please, so I can wear you. 🧶
Sigh.
Laya shawl be done soon please, so I can wear you. 🧶
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I am searching for right wing voices who are standing up to Musk and speaking clearly against what is happening. It's very hard. Some are silent, which is better than active participation but not exactly brave.
January 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I am searching for right wing voices who are standing up to Musk and speaking clearly against what is happening. It's very hard. Some are silent, which is better than active participation but not exactly brave.
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Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #womensart
January 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #womensart
I'm not crying. You're crying 😭
Fairytale - a festive tale of finding your logical family, courtesy of Dublin Gay Men’s Chorus
/19 #BlueChristmas
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/19 #BlueChristmas
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FAIRYTALE — A Christmas Story. Dublin Gay Men's Chorus 2024 Christmas Video
YouTube video by Dublin Gay Men’s Chorus
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December 23, 2024 at 9:10 AM
I'm not crying. You're crying 😭
So funny. These kids are excellent storytellers (some of the lip syncing is hilarious).
Children tell the Christmas Story with a little help from some grown up actors, and some rather unusual gifts from the Wise Men. I’m not convinced that’s a proper angel, either.
/5 #BlueChristmas
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/5 #BlueChristmas
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Christmas According to Kids - Southland Christian Church
YouTube video by Southland Christian Church
youtu.be
December 23, 2024 at 8:25 AM
So funny. These kids are excellent storytellers (some of the lip syncing is hilarious).
Superb thread, music, and support. What's not to love?
Merry Christmas all.
Merry Christmas all.
Welcome to #BlueChristmas
Some of you will have joined me for this virtual celebration before. For others it'll be new. Either way I hope you enjoy.
What happens? I'll spend today making a thread full of
songs for all the holidays, advice, some surprises and hopefully your favourites. Enjoy! /1
Some of you will have joined me for this virtual celebration before. For others it'll be new. Either way I hope you enjoy.
What happens? I'll spend today making a thread full of
songs for all the holidays, advice, some surprises and hopefully your favourites. Enjoy! /1
December 23, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Superb thread, music, and support. What's not to love?
Merry Christmas all.
Merry Christmas all.
Two years, various stressors
The joy in finding myself more resilient than I thought
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December 22, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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There’s no such thing as “too many books”—only not enough shelves, not enough time, and not enough space for the dream library with a sliding ladder. But let’s be honest… we’ll keep buying books anyway.
December 18, 2024 at 10:30 AM
There’s no such thing as “too many books”—only not enough shelves, not enough time, and not enough space for the dream library with a sliding ladder. But let’s be honest… we’ll keep buying books anyway.
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Loneliness at Christmas is a real issue. But if people want to be alone at Christmas, and don’t find it lonely, can we please just let them? | Rachel Morris
Alone at Christmas: what’s so bad about that?
Loneliness at Christmas is a real issue. But if people want to be alone at Christmas, and don’t find it lonely, can we please just let them?
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December 18, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Loneliness at Christmas is a real issue. But if people want to be alone at Christmas, and don’t find it lonely, can we please just let them? | Rachel Morris
Sigh
I’m old enough to remember Boris Johnson telling businesses Brexit paperwork could go in a bin. Now they need a warehouse to store it in
December 16, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Sigh
Very thoroughly enjoying all of the vignettes in this publication.
Very inclusive focuse and encouraging.
Love @meganjgibson.bsky.social 'Be a good citizen' in particular.
Very inclusive focuse and encouraging.
Love @meganjgibson.bsky.social 'Be a good citizen' in particular.
December 16, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Very thoroughly enjoying all of the vignettes in this publication.
Very inclusive focuse and encouraging.
Love @meganjgibson.bsky.social 'Be a good citizen' in particular.
Very inclusive focuse and encouraging.
Love @meganjgibson.bsky.social 'Be a good citizen' in particular.
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Tosin Oshinowo: Redefining African Architecture Through Context and Collaboration - https://www.archdaily.com/1024037/tosin-oshinowo-redefining-african-architecture-through-context-and-collaboration
Tosin Oshinowo: Redefining African Architecture Through Context and Collaboration
Discover Tosin Oshinowo's innovative approach to architecture, blending cultural identity and sustainability in her impactful designs.
www.archdaily.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Tosin Oshinowo: Redefining African Architecture Through Context and Collaboration - https://www.archdaily.com/1024037/tosin-oshinowo-redefining-african-architecture-through-context-and-collaboration
December 5, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Bad information ruins lives. I’ve just donated to @FullFact.org From 3 December-10 December your donation will be DOUBLED. Donate here: fullfact.org/biggive #ChristmasChallenge
December 4, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Bad information ruins lives. I’ve just donated to @FullFact.org From 3 December-10 December your donation will be DOUBLED. Donate here: fullfact.org/biggive #ChristmasChallenge
I don't always manage to keep up with @peteapps.bsky.social Substack but I pay for it cos he deserves payment for this...(and in this one the only ones winning are the lawyers I reckon 😢)
open.substack.com/pub/peteapps...?
open.substack.com/pub/peteapps...?
Labour's approach to fire safety revealed: the same stuff, but a bit more of it
Yesterday's announcement on building safety remediation and the evacuation of residents with disabilities stuck closely to the models established by the last administration. Strap in for a long post.
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December 3, 2024 at 9:39 PM
I don't always manage to keep up with @peteapps.bsky.social Substack but I pay for it cos he deserves payment for this...(and in this one the only ones winning are the lawyers I reckon 😢)
open.substack.com/pub/peteapps...?
open.substack.com/pub/peteapps...?