Nina Wildflower
@ninawildflower.bsky.social
Music fan. UK science teacher in an FFP3 mask.
The right mask makes it easy to sing, perform, teach, or speak in public.
#N95 #FFP2 #FFP3 #YallMasking
He/him
The right mask makes it easy to sing, perform, teach, or speak in public.
#N95 #FFP2 #FFP3 #YallMasking
He/him
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The silence is deafening on COVID.
The plan is to keep people in the dark.
If you still wear a mask. If you still protect yourself and others. If you test. If you stay home when you are sick. If you still acknowledge that #CovidIsNotOver - you are a candle.
Candle (original)
The plan is to keep people in the dark.
If you still wear a mask. If you still protect yourself and others. If you test. If you stay home when you are sick. If you still acknowledge that #CovidIsNotOver - you are a candle.
Candle (original)
February 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is my Long COVID song. My wife calls it "the clippy-clop song" - it sounds like a donkey plodding along.
I've never played it in a mask, because the relationship between LC & masks is not clear.
Is it time for me to do it in a mask?🧵
I Know Someone (original)
I've never played it in a mask, because the relationship between LC & masks is not clear.
Is it time for me to do it in a mask?🧵
I Know Someone (original)
February 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is my Long COVID song. My wife calls it "the clippy-clop song" - it sounds like a donkey plodding along.
I've never played it in a mask, because the relationship between LC & masks is not clear.
Is it time for me to do it in a mask?🧵
I Know Someone (original)
I've never played it in a mask, because the relationship between LC & masks is not clear.
Is it time for me to do it in a mask?🧵
I Know Someone (original)
I teach.
I've never taught anyone who has gone into space.
I wonder if I ever will.
One of the best things about being a teacher is that students go on to do interesting things, or be amazing people.
A do-be-do-be-do-be🧵
Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra cover)
I've never taught anyone who has gone into space.
I wonder if I ever will.
One of the best things about being a teacher is that students go on to do interesting things, or be amazing people.
A do-be-do-be-do-be🧵
Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra cover)
February 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I teach.
I've never taught anyone who has gone into space.
I wonder if I ever will.
One of the best things about being a teacher is that students go on to do interesting things, or be amazing people.
A do-be-do-be-do-be🧵
Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra cover)
I've never taught anyone who has gone into space.
I wonder if I ever will.
One of the best things about being a teacher is that students go on to do interesting things, or be amazing people.
A do-be-do-be-do-be🧵
Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra cover)
I visited my children's school yesterday.
My kids weren't there.
I ran into a member of staff who hadn't met me before.
Straight away she guessed "You're _____ & ______'s Dad - I see the resemblance."
Yeah. Resemblance.
My kids weren't there.
I ran into a member of staff who hadn't met me before.
Straight away she guessed "You're _____ & ______'s Dad - I see the resemblance."
Yeah. Resemblance.
January 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I visited my children's school yesterday.
My kids weren't there.
I ran into a member of staff who hadn't met me before.
Straight away she guessed "You're _____ & ______'s Dad - I see the resemblance."
Yeah. Resemblance.
My kids weren't there.
I ran into a member of staff who hadn't met me before.
Straight away she guessed "You're _____ & ______'s Dad - I see the resemblance."
Yeah. Resemblance.
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She guards her own health and that of others to the extent possible in our hellscape of a world.
January 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM
She guards her own health and that of others to the extent possible in our hellscape of a world.
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"She practices her duty of care in her classroom amid Covid".
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
"She practices her duty of care in her classroom amid Covid".
I teach. We should be adventurous with our vocabulary.
We are not “post-Covid”. “During COVID” is boring & misleading.
“She stood firm amid the chaos.”
“They found calm amid the turmoil.”
“Amid fears of further attacks, he persisted.”
What do you do amid COVID?
#AmidCovid
We are not “post-Covid”. “During COVID” is boring & misleading.
“She stood firm amid the chaos.”
“They found calm amid the turmoil.”
“Amid fears of further attacks, he persisted.”
What do you do amid COVID?
#AmidCovid
January 26, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I teach. We should be adventurous with our vocabulary.
We are not “post-Covid”. “During COVID” is boring & misleading.
“She stood firm amid the chaos.”
“They found calm amid the turmoil.”
“Amid fears of further attacks, he persisted.”
What do you do amid COVID?
#AmidCovid
We are not “post-Covid”. “During COVID” is boring & misleading.
“She stood firm amid the chaos.”
“They found calm amid the turmoil.”
“Amid fears of further attacks, he persisted.”
What do you do amid COVID?
#AmidCovid
Recently, a post about me NOT playing music got around 250 likes.
Comfortably beating anything I've posted recently WITH music.
I do care what people think, but I wear a mask because I care more about the health of my family.
Look For The Silver Lining / Let's Get Lost (Chet Baker covers)
Comfortably beating anything I've posted recently WITH music.
I do care what people think, but I wear a mask because I care more about the health of my family.
Look For The Silver Lining / Let's Get Lost (Chet Baker covers)
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Recently, a post about me NOT playing music got around 250 likes.
Comfortably beating anything I've posted recently WITH music.
I do care what people think, but I wear a mask because I care more about the health of my family.
Look For The Silver Lining / Let's Get Lost (Chet Baker covers)
Comfortably beating anything I've posted recently WITH music.
I do care what people think, but I wear a mask because I care more about the health of my family.
Look For The Silver Lining / Let's Get Lost (Chet Baker covers)
I teach. I have children under 16. They wear masks in school. For protection.
I'm not wild about age verification for under-16s.
I'm not alone. But interestingly, lots of the loudest opponents of age verification are not wild about people who wear masks.
Especially under-16s.
I'm not wild about age verification for under-16s.
I'm not alone. But interestingly, lots of the loudest opponents of age verification are not wild about people who wear masks.
Especially under-16s.
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I teach. I have children under 16. They wear masks in school. For protection.
I'm not wild about age verification for under-16s.
I'm not alone. But interestingly, lots of the loudest opponents of age verification are not wild about people who wear masks.
Especially under-16s.
I'm not wild about age verification for under-16s.
I'm not alone. But interestingly, lots of the loudest opponents of age verification are not wild about people who wear masks.
Especially under-16s.
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#MedSky
“I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up. Everything seemed to converge at the same time,” he continued.
Can we please do something about infection control of airborne disease.
People are being hurt by healthcare. People are avoiding care.
“I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up. Everything seemed to converge at the same time,” he continued.
Can we please do something about infection control of airborne disease.
People are being hurt by healthcare. People are avoiding care.
Relax everyone, I'm not going to cover Phil Collins.
people.com/phil-collins...
people.com/phil-collins...
Phil Collins Under '24-Hour' Care amid 'Ongoing' Health Struggles: 'It's Been a Difficult, Frustrating Last Few Years'
Phil Collins revealed that he has a 24-hour live-in nurse due to his "ongoing" health troubles. The musician, 74, admitted that it's been a "difficult" past few years.
people.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:11 AM
#MedSky
“I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up. Everything seemed to converge at the same time,” he continued.
Can we please do something about infection control of airborne disease.
People are being hurt by healthcare. People are avoiding care.
“I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up. Everything seemed to converge at the same time,” he continued.
Can we please do something about infection control of airborne disease.
People are being hurt by healthcare. People are avoiding care.
Relax everyone, I'm not going to cover Phil Collins.
people.com/phil-collins...
people.com/phil-collins...
Phil Collins Under '24-Hour' Care amid 'Ongoing' Health Struggles: 'It's Been a Difficult, Frustrating Last Few Years'
Phil Collins revealed that he has a 24-hour live-in nurse due to his "ongoing" health troubles. The musician, 74, admitted that it's been a "difficult" past few years.
people.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Relax everyone, I'm not going to cover Phil Collins.
people.com/phil-collins...
people.com/phil-collins...
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
There is a crack in everything.
It's how the light gets in.
I had to learn 3 Leonard Cohen songs for an event. #EverybodyKnows
A good chance to try out a fashionable revision technique - “spaced practice” and “interleaving”.🧵
It's how the light gets in.
I had to learn 3 Leonard Cohen songs for an event. #EverybodyKnows
A good chance to try out a fashionable revision technique - “spaced practice” and “interleaving”.🧵
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
There is a crack in everything.
It's how the light gets in.
I had to learn 3 Leonard Cohen songs for an event. #EverybodyKnows
A good chance to try out a fashionable revision technique - “spaced practice” and “interleaving”.🧵
It's how the light gets in.
I had to learn 3 Leonard Cohen songs for an event. #EverybodyKnows
A good chance to try out a fashionable revision technique - “spaced practice” and “interleaving”.🧵
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Here's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to late December.
BA.3.2.* "Cicada" showed a growth advantage of 5% per day (35% per week) over XFG.* "Stratus". The low sample sizes for late-December make this even more uncertain than usual.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Global #BA_3_2 #Cicada
🧵
BA.3.2.* "Cicada" showed a growth advantage of 5% per day (35% per week) over XFG.* "Stratus". The low sample sizes for late-December make this even more uncertain than usual.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Global #BA_3_2 #Cicada
🧵
January 17, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Most people see this and think "Whatever"
I prefer to think "Whenever"
I prefer to think "Whenever"
January 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Most people see this and think "Whatever"
I prefer to think "Whenever"
I prefer to think "Whenever"
Lots of people asked about this ombré mask, and where to buy it, so here's a🧵.
Laianzhi KN100 HYX1002
You can buy the ombré, black & white versions from PPEO, or the black from The Face Mask Store (UK)
Kindalove (Dijon cover)
#12DaysOfMasks #OneOfTheTwo #YallMasking #MaskUp
Laianzhi KN100 HYX1002
You can buy the ombré, black & white versions from PPEO, or the black from The Face Mask Store (UK)
Kindalove (Dijon cover)
#12DaysOfMasks #OneOfTheTwo #YallMasking #MaskUp
January 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Lots of people asked about this ombré mask, and where to buy it, so here's a🧵.
Laianzhi KN100 HYX1002
You can buy the ombré, black & white versions from PPEO, or the black from The Face Mask Store (UK)
Kindalove (Dijon cover)
#12DaysOfMasks #OneOfTheTwo #YallMasking #MaskUp
Laianzhi KN100 HYX1002
You can buy the ombré, black & white versions from PPEO, or the black from The Face Mask Store (UK)
Kindalove (Dijon cover)
#12DaysOfMasks #OneOfTheTwo #YallMasking #MaskUp
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School is one of THE largest sources of community spread of infectious disease, and in particular, the airborne pathogen that causes lasting and cumulative neurological damage in adults, children, and even the fetus. At what point are we going to care about brain damage?@unit4schools.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
School is one of THE largest sources of community spread of infectious disease, and in particular, the airborne pathogen that causes lasting and cumulative neurological damage in adults, children, and even the fetus. At what point are we going to care about brain damage?@unit4schools.bsky.social
Around 8000 people follow me here. Some use my real name.
I know maybe 2000 people in my local community. Some use my real name.
Most call me “Sir”
Life is curious. It might be nice if I got to use my real name more often.
Do you think teachers should use their real names?
I know maybe 2000 people in my local community. Some use my real name.
Most call me “Sir”
Life is curious. It might be nice if I got to use my real name more often.
Do you think teachers should use their real names?
January 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Around 8000 people follow me here. Some use my real name.
I know maybe 2000 people in my local community. Some use my real name.
Most call me “Sir”
Life is curious. It might be nice if I got to use my real name more often.
Do you think teachers should use their real names?
I know maybe 2000 people in my local community. Some use my real name.
Most call me “Sir”
Life is curious. It might be nice if I got to use my real name more often.
Do you think teachers should use their real names?
I saw the same taxi driver today - the one I gave the masks to before Christmas.
She had the masks to hand. She wasn't wearing one.
And she wasn't familiar with how to put them on.
A🧵about how learning happens. #OneOfTheTwo #12DaysOfMasks #RetrievalPractice
She had the masks to hand. She wasn't wearing one.
And she wasn't familiar with how to put them on.
A🧵about how learning happens. #OneOfTheTwo #12DaysOfMasks #RetrievalPractice
January 12, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I saw the same taxi driver today - the one I gave the masks to before Christmas.
She had the masks to hand. She wasn't wearing one.
And she wasn't familiar with how to put them on.
A🧵about how learning happens. #OneOfTheTwo #12DaysOfMasks #RetrievalPractice
She had the masks to hand. She wasn't wearing one.
And she wasn't familiar with how to put them on.
A🧵about how learning happens. #OneOfTheTwo #12DaysOfMasks #RetrievalPractice
RIP Bob Weir. When the pandemic is over, I plan to listen to lots more Grateful Dead.
I've been to San Francisco - I’d love to go back.
Much of the music I grew up with comes from the Bay Area. #CogSci2025
Scarlet Begonias (Grateful Dead cover)
#BootlegPublicHealth
(I made a Grateful Dead🧵once - probably my least popular ever!)
Much of the music I grew up with comes from the Bay Area. #CogSci2025
Scarlet Begonias (Grateful Dead cover)
#BootlegPublicHealth
(I made a Grateful Dead🧵once - probably my least popular ever!)
January 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
RIP Bob Weir. When the pandemic is over, I plan to listen to lots more Grateful Dead.
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Former #Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura comments on the Minneapolis killing
YouTube video by Onest.
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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“Grok Is Undressing Women and Children. Only Elon Musk Is to Blame”
The abuse is widespread, writes Taylor Lorenz for Zeteo. But instead of apologizing, Musk has gleefully encouraged the behavior, praising Grok’s ability and promoting the tool.
The abuse is widespread, writes Taylor Lorenz for Zeteo. But instead of apologizing, Musk has gleefully encouraged the behavior, praising Grok’s ability and promoting the tool.
Grok Is Undressing Women and Children. Only Elon Musk Is to Blame
The abuse is widespread. But instead of apologizing, Musk has gleefully encouraged the behavior, praising Grok’s ability and promoting the tool.
zeteo.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“Grok Is Undressing Women and Children. Only Elon Musk Is to Blame”
The abuse is widespread, writes Taylor Lorenz for Zeteo. But instead of apologizing, Musk has gleefully encouraged the behavior, praising Grok’s ability and promoting the tool.
The abuse is widespread, writes Taylor Lorenz for Zeteo. But instead of apologizing, Musk has gleefully encouraged the behavior, praising Grok’s ability and promoting the tool.
These lines fade.
Faster on my children's faces. Slower on mine.
#12DaysOfMasks #OneOfTheTwo #SaltingTheVibes #YallMasking
Faster on my children's faces. Slower on mine.
#12DaysOfMasks #OneOfTheTwo #SaltingTheVibes #YallMasking
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
These lines fade.
Faster on my children's faces. Slower on mine.
#12DaysOfMasks #OneOfTheTwo #SaltingTheVibes #YallMasking
Faster on my children's faces. Slower on mine.
#12DaysOfMasks #OneOfTheTwo #SaltingTheVibes #YallMasking
It's #12thNight and the Christmas decorations come down, so I better post this now.
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)
#OneOfTheTwo #12DaysOfMasks
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)
#OneOfTheTwo #12DaysOfMasks
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
It's #12thNight and the Christmas decorations come down, so I better post this now.
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)
#OneOfTheTwo #12DaysOfMasks
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)
#OneOfTheTwo #12DaysOfMasks
“It's just a cold… right?”
There are LOTS of reasons people stopped protecting themselves from COVID.
But once someone has stopped, they need to believe something about COVID. And “it's mild now, just a cold” works really well. Unfortunately it's not true.
#OneOfTheTwo🧵
There are LOTS of reasons people stopped protecting themselves from COVID.
But once someone has stopped, they need to believe something about COVID. And “it's mild now, just a cold” works really well. Unfortunately it's not true.
#OneOfTheTwo🧵
January 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“It's just a cold… right?”
There are LOTS of reasons people stopped protecting themselves from COVID.
But once someone has stopped, they need to believe something about COVID. And “it's mild now, just a cold” works really well. Unfortunately it's not true.
#OneOfTheTwo🧵
There are LOTS of reasons people stopped protecting themselves from COVID.
But once someone has stopped, they need to believe something about COVID. And “it's mild now, just a cold” works really well. Unfortunately it's not true.
#OneOfTheTwo🧵