Scholastica
@negesydd.bsky.social
Zooming out of late middle age with terrifying speed. Bookworm, Anglican, lover of languages. LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent family.
"Cadw fi fel cannwyll dy lygad, cuddia fi dan gysgod dy adenydd" Ps 17 v8
"Cadw fi fel cannwyll dy lygad, cuddia fi dan gysgod dy adenydd" Ps 17 v8
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My spiritual life is like this where I’m the dog and God is the human.
October 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My spiritual life is like this where I’m the dog and God is the human.
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As we begin our weekend of Edith Cavell 110 commemorations, all are welcome to join us at 11am today (11 Oct) for a special service beside Edith’s grave.
See the link below for full details of everything happening at the Cathedral this weekend to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Edith’s death.
See the link below for full details of everything happening at the Cathedral this weekend to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Edith’s death.
Edith Cavell 110
The story of Norfolk nurse and First World War heroine Edith Cavell will be honoured at a special weekend at Norwich Cathedral in October 2025.
cathedral.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
As we begin our weekend of Edith Cavell 110 commemorations, all are welcome to join us at 11am today (11 Oct) for a special service beside Edith’s grave.
See the link below for full details of everything happening at the Cathedral this weekend to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Edith’s death.
See the link below for full details of everything happening at the Cathedral this weekend to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Edith’s death.
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Grab some wine! Some late antique communion bread 🥖 loaves from the 7th-8th centuries with Jesus upon them have been discovered in Anatolia. www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/10/c...
Charred Byzantine-Era Loaves of Bread with Greek Inscriptions Discovered in Anatolia
An archaeological excavation campaign carried out at the Topraktepe site, corresponding to the ancient city of Irenopolis, has yielded a discovery of extraordinary scientific significance: five charre...
www.labrujulaverde.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Grab some wine! Some late antique communion bread 🥖 loaves from the 7th-8th centuries with Jesus upon them have been discovered in Anatolia. www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/10/c...
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![[PIC] Mountains are ringed in reflection on the surface of a calm lake [TEXT] Lord, we lift up all who are sick, suffering or in need of Your healing and comfort. Surround them with Your peace, strengthen their bodies and spirits and let them feel Your presence near. Provide what they need, Lord - whether rest, hope or help from others. May Your love be their refuge and their light in the darkness.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6dsdc4zongnbrmfcbalj3a27/bafkreihd7u7cgnv57tgqzxgv62r7pkqpq5r46ub3xx2m4bpufwwb5h2ph4@jpeg)
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#FishFriday 🐟:
Wilfrid Daleus (Haiti, 1949 - 2017)
Poisson, n.d.
Acrylic on Canvas 20 x 24 in.
Marcus Rediker Collection / Haitian Art Society: haitianartsociety.org/daleus-poiss...
Wilfrid Daleus (Haiti, 1949 - 2017)
Poisson, n.d.
Acrylic on Canvas 20 x 24 in.
Marcus Rediker Collection / Haitian Art Society: haitianartsociety.org/daleus-poiss...
August 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
#FishFriday 🐟:
Wilfrid Daleus (Haiti, 1949 - 2017)
Poisson, n.d.
Acrylic on Canvas 20 x 24 in.
Marcus Rediker Collection / Haitian Art Society: haitianartsociety.org/daleus-poiss...
Wilfrid Daleus (Haiti, 1949 - 2017)
Poisson, n.d.
Acrylic on Canvas 20 x 24 in.
Marcus Rediker Collection / Haitian Art Society: haitianartsociety.org/daleus-poiss...
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In today's what the actual audacity:
I've been asked to speak for free on the barriers faced by blind people... by the Labour party.
I explained that giving up working hours without payment while I have to cover the cost of childcare would create a financial disadvantage. The response? It's online
I've been asked to speak for free on the barriers faced by blind people... by the Labour party.
I explained that giving up working hours without payment while I have to cover the cost of childcare would create a financial disadvantage. The response? It's online
April 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
In today's what the actual audacity:
I've been asked to speak for free on the barriers faced by blind people... by the Labour party.
I explained that giving up working hours without payment while I have to cover the cost of childcare would create a financial disadvantage. The response? It's online
I've been asked to speak for free on the barriers faced by blind people... by the Labour party.
I explained that giving up working hours without payment while I have to cover the cost of childcare would create a financial disadvantage. The response? It's online
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Discover all the readings for today and the whole season at our Digital Lectionary. Gallwch ddarganfod yr holl ddarlleniadau ar gyfer heddiw a’r tymor cyfan yn ein Llithiadur Digidol lectionary.churchinwales.org...
#ChurchIn#ChurchInWalesL#DigitalLectionarye#Lent5#Lent2025n#EglwysYngNghymru
#ChurchIn#ChurchInWalesL#DigitalLectionarye#Lent5#Lent2025n#EglwysYngNghymru
April 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Discover all the readings for today and the whole season at our Digital Lectionary. Gallwch ddarganfod yr holl ddarlleniadau ar gyfer heddiw a’r tymor cyfan yn ein Llithiadur Digidol lectionary.churchinwales.org...
#ChurchIn#ChurchInWalesL#DigitalLectionarye#Lent5#Lent2025n#EglwysYngNghymru
#ChurchIn#ChurchInWalesL#DigitalLectionarye#Lent5#Lent2025n#EglwysYngNghymru
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
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As both Science Reporter + Religious Affairs Correspondent at
@thetimes.com, it really had to be me who wrote this story:
Bottles of holy water contaminated with a cholera superbug were brought to UK from a sacred well in Ethiopia and led to hospitalisations: www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
@thetimes.com, it really had to be me who wrote this story:
Bottles of holy water contaminated with a cholera superbug were brought to UK from a sacred well in Ethiopia and led to hospitalisations: www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Holy water brought from Ethiopia linked to UK cholera cases
Bottles filled from a sacred well have been found to contain a drug-resistant strain of the disease that hospitalised several people in Europe
www.thetimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
As both Science Reporter + Religious Affairs Correspondent at
@thetimes.com, it really had to be me who wrote this story:
Bottles of holy water contaminated with a cholera superbug were brought to UK from a sacred well in Ethiopia and led to hospitalisations: www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
@thetimes.com, it really had to be me who wrote this story:
Bottles of holy water contaminated with a cholera superbug were brought to UK from a sacred well in Ethiopia and led to hospitalisations: www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
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Overseas pressure groups targeting civil society in the UK is something that urgently needs more scrutiny. The National Trust has frequently been campaigned against via a group whose directors and funders are thousands of miles away.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Overseas pressure groups targeting civil society in the UK is something that urgently needs more scrutiny. The National Trust has frequently been campaigned against via a group whose directors and funders are thousands of miles away.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Word of the day is ‘foxy’ (19th century), used of weather that misleads you into thinking it’s extremely warm when in reality it’s pretty chilly.
April 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Word of the day is ‘foxy’ (19th century), used of weather that misleads you into thinking it’s extremely warm when in reality it’s pretty chilly.
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Come as you came this day, a man in anger
Unleash the lash that drives a pathway through
Face down for me the fear the shame the danger
Teach me again to whom my love is due.
malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/h...
Unleash the lash that drives a pathway through
Face down for me the fear the shame the danger
Teach me again to whom my love is due.
malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/h...
Holy Week, Tuesday: Cleansing the Temple
When Solomon dedicated the Temple he rightly declared that not even the Heaven of Heavens could contain almighty God, much less this temple made with hands, yet God himself still came into the temp…
malcolmguite.wordpress.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Come as you came this day, a man in anger
Unleash the lash that drives a pathway through
Face down for me the fear the shame the danger
Teach me again to whom my love is due.
malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/h...
Unleash the lash that drives a pathway through
Face down for me the fear the shame the danger
Teach me again to whom my love is due.
malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/h...
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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
There are no words adequate to the insanity of these decisions
#madness
#madness
Shocking (I have no words left)
Massive, unarchivable datasets of cancer, covid, and Alzheimer's research could be lost forever
🔗 www.404media.co/nih-archives...
🔗 www.404media.co/nih-archives...
April 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
There are no words adequate to the insanity of these decisions
#madness
#madness
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Oh No, No NaNoWriMo open.substack.com/pub/lilylaws...
Some alternative options for those of you who will miss NaNoWriMo
#newblogpost #substack #nanowrimo
Some alternative options for those of you who will miss NaNoWriMo
#newblogpost #substack #nanowrimo
Oh No, No NaNoWriMo
Alternative places that might work for you
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Oh No, No NaNoWriMo open.substack.com/pub/lilylaws...
Some alternative options for those of you who will miss NaNoWriMo
#newblogpost #substack #nanowrimo
Some alternative options for those of you who will miss NaNoWriMo
#newblogpost #substack #nanowrimo
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‘Magnolia’
Garden Flowers, 1960
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
Garden Flowers, 1960
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
April 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
‘Magnolia’
Garden Flowers, 1960
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
Garden Flowers, 1960
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
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April 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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This is what peak performance looks like
March 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is what peak performance looks like
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Impressive work from Keith
(posted with permission)
(posted with permission)
March 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Impressive work from Keith
(posted with permission)
(posted with permission)
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH