Mo Owen
@molanski.bsky.social
I'm ignoring the Trolls, I want to keep Bluesky algorithms very positive so the less interactive we are with Grumpy Sods the better.
Just cracking on living my life in the kindest way I can.
Just cracking on living my life in the kindest way I can.
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I've just used Good Law Project's tool to email MPs on the Council of Europe and let them know they don’t have to bend down to Sex Matter’s transphobic threats.
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
Stop Sex Matters infiltrating the Council of Europe
In just one week, the Council of Europe will be voting to ban conversion therapy. This would be an incredibly important step to stop the rollback in the rights of LGBTQ+ people. But Sex Matters is inf...
goodlaw.social
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to email MPs on the Council of Europe and let them know they don’t have to bend down to Sex Matter’s transphobic threats.
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
Ad ever, Robin nails it
I can’t get over that split second when those shots were fired , all that rage , all that hate , and then men like him go onto X to undress Renee Good - and a convicted sexual abuser in the White House and powerful men who raped children still secure behind their money
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Ad ever, Robin nails it
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2️⃣ Professor @kevinclimate.bsky.social: we're using up the carbon budget for staying under 2°C at 0.7% every single month, with a small but very real risk we could reach a catastrophic 4°C by 2100.
There are huge benefits for the majority if we address climate change.
www.nebriefing.org/take-action
There are huge benefits for the majority if we address climate change.
www.nebriefing.org/take-action
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
2️⃣ Professor @kevinclimate.bsky.social: we're using up the carbon budget for staying under 2°C at 0.7% every single month, with a small but very real risk we could reach a catastrophic 4°C by 2100.
There are huge benefits for the majority if we address climate change.
www.nebriefing.org/take-action
There are huge benefits for the majority if we address climate change.
www.nebriefing.org/take-action
This address fa's to work, so Offcom need to be emailed
If anyone wants to complain about the antisemitic caricature of Zack Polanski that Mail published, their complaints email is a bit tricky to find 🙄, but it’s here (don’t bother with IPSO, they told me only the individual or representative groups can complain) www.readerseditor.dmgmedia.co.uk/contact
www.readerseditor.dmgmedia.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This address fa's to work, so Offcom need to be emailed
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I've got a fully-funded PhD studentship open at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social, investigating social learning about metacognition & awareness, w/ behavioural studies & neuroimaging (fMRI) - thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk
More details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV831/p...
#cogsci #neuroskyence
More details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV831/p...
#cogsci #neuroskyence
PhD Studentship: Social Learning of Metacognition and Awareness at Birkbeck, University of London
jobs.ac.uk now advertising a PhD Studentship: Social Learning of Metacognition and Awareness Visit jobs.ac.uk to apply and to browse more PhD opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I've got a fully-funded PhD studentship open at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social, investigating social learning about metacognition & awareness, w/ behavioural studies & neuroimaging (fMRI) - thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk
More details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV831/p...
#cogsci #neuroskyence
More details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV831/p...
#cogsci #neuroskyence
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Do people support the core idea of degrowth? A recent paper we published show the majority do.
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label
The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth – the notion that high-income economies should prioritise wellbeing over growing...
www.uab.cat
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Do people support the core idea of degrowth? A recent paper we published show the majority do.
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
Robin is such a fine person, I'm so proud he is sticking up for his and our principles, but very sad he has been out in this position by the BBC.
Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Robin is such a fine person, I'm so proud he is sticking up for his and our principles, but very sad he has been out in this position by the BBC.
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More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪
Towards a broader perspective on marine biodiversity change - Marine Biodiversity
Biodiversity decline jeopardizes the foundation of natural ecosystems and human well-being, a concern that prompted major global agreements aiming to bend the curve towards a net positive biodiversity...
link.springer.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪
The Real problem is the rules. Ah, so true
On failing to “fit in” and on overlooked autistic women
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm...
#autism #adhd #neurodiversity #books
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm...
#autism #adhd #neurodiversity #books
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The Real problem is the rules. Ah, so true
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“The choice is between deep, rapid fair decarbonisation of modern society, and an organised-ish technical and social revolution;
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“The choice is between deep, rapid fair decarbonisation of modern society, and an organised-ish technical and social revolution;
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
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Thermal Performance Curves translate temperature into fitness. Heinrichs and colleagues show how they depend upon the a plankton's resource environment.
With high Nitrogen and Light, their thermal breadth and maxima peak.
Imbalances—not simultaneous shortfall—lead to biggest performance declines.
With high Nitrogen and Light, their thermal breadth and maxima peak.
Imbalances—not simultaneous shortfall—lead to biggest performance declines.
Our new study: light and nutrients interactively shape the thermal traits of phytoplankton -> Interactions matter!
#phytoplankton
#light
#nutrients
#temperature
#traits
Led by @alheinrichs.bsky.social and in cooperation with Miriam Gerhard
#bestteam
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#phytoplankton
#light
#nutrients
#temperature
#traits
Led by @alheinrichs.bsky.social and in cooperation with Miriam Gerhard
#bestteam
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Interactive effects of light and nutrients shape phytoplankton thermal traits - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Interactive effects of light and nutrients shape phytoplankton thermal traits
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Thermal Performance Curves translate temperature into fitness. Heinrichs and colleagues show how they depend upon the a plankton's resource environment.
With high Nitrogen and Light, their thermal breadth and maxima peak.
Imbalances—not simultaneous shortfall—lead to biggest performance declines.
With high Nitrogen and Light, their thermal breadth and maxima peak.
Imbalances—not simultaneous shortfall—lead to biggest performance declines.
In the Care sector ww see there are currently many non white workers who are suffering at the moment
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
In the Care sector ww see there are currently many non white workers who are suffering at the moment
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We’ve joined almost 300 organisations in an urgent plea to politicians and the UK government to stop scapegoating the country’s human rights framework.
Quakers join call for “full-throated defence” of UK human rights protections
Almost 300 organisations, including Quakers in Britain, have issued an urgent plea to politicians and the UK government to stop scapegoating the UK’s human rights framework.
www.quaker.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We’ve joined almost 300 organisations in an urgent plea to politicians and the UK government to stop scapegoating the country’s human rights framework.
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October 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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And so it begins.. turfed off a Facebook for apparently not being a real person, one appeal if I give it a video and if the algorithm says No then I'm locked out FOREVER. Which also means I've lost Messenger, where all my contacts are. So what will it do with 17 years of my info?
August 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
And so it begins.. turfed off a Facebook for apparently not being a real person, one appeal if I give it a video and if the algorithm says No then I'm locked out FOREVER. Which also means I've lost Messenger, where all my contacts are. So what will it do with 17 years of my info?
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The podcast is still available overseas for free, and you can subscribe to early access on BBC Apple podcast premium, or - coming later on - via the new BBC APP or website
August 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The podcast is still available overseas for free, and you can subscribe to early access on BBC Apple podcast premium, or - coming later on - via the new BBC APP or website
Saving for later
Earth’s underground network of fungi needs urgent protection, say researchers www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Earth’s underground network of fungi needs urgent protection, say researchers
Study finds that only 9.5% of fungal biodiversity hotspots fell within existing protected areas
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Saving for later
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Also "This small plot of land (Kinder Scout) in the Peak District provides a prism through which we can track changes in wider social, political and race relations in Britain manifested in the shared act of walking in the countryside."
blog.geographydirections.com/2025/07/14/t...
blog.geographydirections.com/2025/07/14/t...
The “walk that changed Britain”? Revealing the echoes of the Mass Trespass
By Ethan Chandler, University of Oxford Set amidst the context of rising unemployment, the increasing political mobilisation of the working class and unsanitary living conditions in Britain’s indus…
blog.geographydirections.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Also "This small plot of land (Kinder Scout) in the Peak District provides a prism through which we can track changes in wider social, political and race relations in Britain manifested in the shared act of walking in the countryside."
blog.geographydirections.com/2025/07/14/t...
blog.geographydirections.com/2025/07/14/t...
Dreadful that the US has interest camps such as Alligator Auchswitz. Its a better descriptor and should be its actual moniker
camps.li
July 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Dreadful that the US has interest camps such as Alligator Auchswitz. Its a better descriptor and should be its actual moniker
Please sign and share. We have to get this sorted
Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties
@fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social
· Jul 13
The over-platforming issue is starting to get traction now (see article below). Sign the petition for fair coverage of ALL parties petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... www.thenational.scot/news/2530913...
MP demands Ofcom investigation after BBC shows GB News clip of Nigel Farage
OFCOM must open an investigation into the BBC giving “undue prominence” to Nigel Farage in its news broadcasts, an MP has said ...
www.thenational.scot
July 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Please sign and share. We have to get this sorted
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Well done to the broadcasters who have spent so long doing the PR for the far right in this country - I hope you won’t pretend it was nothing to do with your valiant efforts if we get a far right government- it is important that your contribution is remembered
July 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Well done to the broadcasters who have spent so long doing the PR for the far right in this country - I hope you won’t pretend it was nothing to do with your valiant efforts if we get a far right government- it is important that your contribution is remembered
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1. One thing you need to realise about the British Establishment is that it uses clowns to express its deepest desires. People like Rod Liddle offer a kind of deniability - "lighten up, he's just having a laugh". But they deliver a closer representation of its truths than any sober editorial.
Meanwhile
The Spectator is condoning the bombing of Brighton and Glastonbury
I'm sure it will be a proscribed organisation any minute now...
The Spectator is condoning the bombing of Brighton and Glastonbury
I'm sure it will be a proscribed organisation any minute now...
July 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
1. One thing you need to realise about the British Establishment is that it uses clowns to express its deepest desires. People like Rod Liddle offer a kind of deniability - "lighten up, he's just having a laugh". But they deliver a closer representation of its truths than any sober editorial.
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‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield
Economic assumptions about risks of the climate crisis are no longer relevant, says the communications expert Genevieve Guenther
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Dozens more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza while trying to access food.
Hundreds have been killed or injured in similar incidents.
We must keep our eyes on the ongoing atrocities in Gaza and pressure our government to stop arming Israel now.
Hundreds have been killed or injured in similar incidents.
We must keep our eyes on the ongoing atrocities in Gaza and pressure our government to stop arming Israel now.
June 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Dozens more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza while trying to access food.
Hundreds have been killed or injured in similar incidents.
We must keep our eyes on the ongoing atrocities in Gaza and pressure our government to stop arming Israel now.
Hundreds have been killed or injured in similar incidents.
We must keep our eyes on the ongoing atrocities in Gaza and pressure our government to stop arming Israel now.