Sarah Burr
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Sarah Burr
@sarahehburr.bsky.social
· Dec 29
I read 100 books in 2024 so here’s a quick thread of my Top Ten fiction and non-fiction choices 📚
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Male loneliness crisis is a fake problem. Just go up to a guy who has a Brompton and ask, is that a Brompton
October 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Male loneliness crisis is a fake problem. Just go up to a guy who has a Brompton and ask, is that a Brompton
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film.
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
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But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
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The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film.
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
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hottest day of the year
![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian, here's the script:
[SCENE: THERE ARE TWO TALKING COCKROACHES, THEY ARE BBC BREAKFAST PRESENTERS]
DAVE COCKROACH: Good morning!
It’s Wednesday May, 76,000,002,018 AD
You’re watching BBC Breakfast with me, Dave Cockroach
SELINA COCKROACH: And me, Selina Cockroach
DAVE COCKROACH: Well, today is set to be the hottest day ever recorded in Britain, as the sun swallows the Earth
SELINA COCKROACH: What a scorcher!
DAVE COCKROACH: Here to tell us More is Matt who’s down in sunny Brighton. Hi Matt!
MATT COCKROACH [REPORTING FROM WHAT REMAINS OF BRIGHTON]: Morning Dave! Well, the sea is long since evaporated down here…
But that hasn’t stopped every cockroach coming out to enjoy the glorious blood-red sun hovering ten feet above the ground.
Great news for Ian Cockroach here, who sells ice creams
How’s business Ian?
IAN COCKROACH. LEANING OUT OF AN ICE CREAM VAN: I’m on fire
[IAN COCKROACH CATCHES FIRE]
DAVE COCKROACH: Ha ha! Oh dear I think Ian is -
[DAVE COCKROACH CATCHES ON FIRE]
[THE STUDIO IS ENGULFED IN FIRE]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreidoxow67jaqct7jgoulsuf7gmcjx2lr5isfjzgmkbm6iege2s4jba@jpeg)
June 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
hottest day of the year
May 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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This is fantastic work by @milesklee.bsky.social documenting the way ChatGPT can cause users’ mental health to deteriorate quickly into catastrophic delusions. This technology never should have been released to the public and that was obvious from day 1
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies
Marriages and families are falling apart as people are sucked into fantasy worlds of spiritual prophecy by AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT
www.rollingstone.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is fantastic work by @milesklee.bsky.social documenting the way ChatGPT can cause users’ mental health to deteriorate quickly into catastrophic delusions. This technology never should have been released to the public and that was obvious from day 1
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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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...
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This was all incredibly heartbreaking today but the bravery of John Hunt & his surviving daughter is just extraordinary
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kyle Clifford jailed: John Hunt's victim impact statement in full
The racing commentator directs his victim statement to the man who murdered his wife and two daughters.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This was all incredibly heartbreaking today but the bravery of John Hunt & his surviving daughter is just extraordinary
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My top three were the Jack Russell, the Australian Shepherd & the Papillon. Cute whippet but I’d have loved that gorgeous Jack Russell to win #Crufts
March 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My top three were the Jack Russell, the Australian Shepherd & the Papillon. Cute whippet but I’d have loved that gorgeous Jack Russell to win #Crufts
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More places available for fully funded 4-year PhDs in #datavis 📊 with us at diverse-cdt.ac.uk in London / Warwick.
We welcome applications from anyone with enthusiasm for #datavis. We aim to diversify approaches to datavis & the people who lead it.
Change what we can see. See what we can change.
We welcome applications from anyone with enthusiasm for #datavis. We aim to diversify approaches to datavis & the people who lead it.
Change what we can see. See what we can change.
March 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
More places available for fully funded 4-year PhDs in #datavis 📊 with us at diverse-cdt.ac.uk in London / Warwick.
We welcome applications from anyone with enthusiasm for #datavis. We aim to diversify approaches to datavis & the people who lead it.
Change what we can see. See what we can change.
We welcome applications from anyone with enthusiasm for #datavis. We aim to diversify approaches to datavis & the people who lead it.
Change what we can see. See what we can change.
I think about this so often as I live very near Arundel Castle. I’ve always assumed it was stolen to order, and I’m perpetually curious as to who would have had the means to do that 🤔
Today in 1587 Mary Queen of Scots was executed. Her cousin Elizabeth I reluctantly signed her death warrant & it was done before she changed her mind.
Mary's rosary was in Arundel Castle, sent to England's leading Catholic, the Duke of Norfolk.
It was stolen just after I saw it 😬
Mary's rosary was in Arundel Castle, sent to England's leading Catholic, the Duke of Norfolk.
It was stolen just after I saw it 😬
February 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I think about this so often as I live very near Arundel Castle. I’ve always assumed it was stolen to order, and I’m perpetually curious as to who would have had the means to do that 🤔
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On this day 1st February 1984 the "least-loved" coin, the halfpenny was dropped “after 13 years of
almost universal unpopularity” (according to the BBC)
almost universal unpopularity” (according to the BBC)
February 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
On this day 1st February 1984 the "least-loved" coin, the halfpenny was dropped “after 13 years of
almost universal unpopularity” (according to the BBC)
almost universal unpopularity” (according to the BBC)
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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Job!!! Assistant archaeologist helping with our record of the historic environment in the South West of England...
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January 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Job!!! Assistant archaeologist helping with our record of the historic environment in the South West of England...
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Great data journalism: people report “best times” is when they were 10-15 yo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 17, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Great data journalism: people report “best times” is when they were 10-15 yo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Bring all the tea and scones in the land! It’s the National Trust’s 130th birthday. As Dame Judi says here, goodness knows what Britain would be like without it.
#HappyBirthdayNationalTrust
#HappyBirthdayNationalTrust
Happy birthday to us! 130 today and still going strong 💪
A big thank you to everyone who is celebrating with us ♥️
A big thank you to everyone who is celebrating with us ♥️
January 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Bring all the tea and scones in the land! It’s the National Trust’s 130th birthday. As Dame Judi says here, goodness knows what Britain would be like without it.
#HappyBirthdayNationalTrust
#HappyBirthdayNationalTrust
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Happy birthday to us! 130 today and still going strong 💪
A big thank you to everyone who is celebrating with us ♥️
A big thank you to everyone who is celebrating with us ♥️
January 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happy birthday to us! 130 today and still going strong 💪
A big thank you to everyone who is celebrating with us ♥️
A big thank you to everyone who is celebrating with us ♥️
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Since 1895, protecting nature and heritage has been the very purpose of the National Trust.
130 years later, this mission continues to guide us 🌲
Have a read of our ambitious plans to transform over 250,000 hectares of land as we celebrate our 130th anniversary - buff.ly/429tSRh
130 years later, this mission continues to guide us 🌲
Have a read of our ambitious plans to transform over 250,000 hectares of land as we celebrate our 130th anniversary - buff.ly/429tSRh
January 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Since 1895, protecting nature and heritage has been the very purpose of the National Trust.
130 years later, this mission continues to guide us 🌲
Have a read of our ambitious plans to transform over 250,000 hectares of land as we celebrate our 130th anniversary - buff.ly/429tSRh
130 years later, this mission continues to guide us 🌲
Have a read of our ambitious plans to transform over 250,000 hectares of land as we celebrate our 130th anniversary - buff.ly/429tSRh
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National Trust to restore nature across area bigger than Greater London
National Trust to restore nature across area bigger than Greater London
Charity reveals plans to create 250,000 hectares of nature-rich landscape as it marks 130th anniversary
In past decades the focus has been on protecting beautiful landscapes such as the Lake District, trying to save the crumbling coast or breathing life…
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
National Trust to restore nature across area bigger than Greater London
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More than 500 million passenger journeys have been made on the Elizabeth line in its first two and a half years, making it the single busiest railway service in the UK, according to new Transport for London data released today
January 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
More than 500 million passenger journeys have been made on the Elizabeth line in its first two and a half years, making it the single busiest railway service in the UK, according to new Transport for London data released today
@jwolondon.bsky.social I was talking about you this evening. Was out with staff and fellow trustees from UTC Portsmouth, a STEM specialist college for 14-18yos. I was raving about how you bring data to life 🙌🏻
January 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
@jwolondon.bsky.social I was talking about you this evening. Was out with staff and fellow trustees from UTC Portsmouth, a STEM specialist college for 14-18yos. I was raving about how you bring data to life 🙌🏻
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Parliament could become the next “Notre Dame inferno”, a former Commons leader Peter Hain has warned, as it was confirmed proposals for a multibillion-pound restoration may not be published until the end of 2025.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Act now or UK parliament could be next Notre Dame inferno, MPs and peers told
Former Commons leader decries ‘another kick of the can’, with restoration plan not to be published until late 2025
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Parliament could become the next “Notre Dame inferno”, a former Commons leader Peter Hain has warned, as it was confirmed proposals for a multibillion-pound restoration may not be published until the end of 2025.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
@halimabegum.bsky.social so exciting seeing you on University Challenge!! 🫶🏻
December 31, 2024 at 8:39 PM
@halimabegum.bsky.social so exciting seeing you on University Challenge!! 🫶🏻
I read 100 books in 2024 so here’s a quick thread of my Top Ten fiction and non-fiction choices 📚
December 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM
I read 100 books in 2024 so here’s a quick thread of my Top Ten fiction and non-fiction choices 📚