Snigdha
@snig.bsky.social
Food, music, politics. Views mine, don't threaten to email my boss. (She/her).
Mini blog http://snigskitchen.tumblr.com
Main blog https://snigskitchen.blogspot.com
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Snigdha
@snig.bsky.social
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December 2025 Favourites list
A yarnbomb post box topper with a Christmas theme Dear friends I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! May 2026 bring with it...
snigskitchen.blogspot.com
My Christmas themed December favourites list is here, with Christmas cooking and telly.
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Please forward this to anyone you know who is still on X/Twitter, especially if they are your MP. "Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X" from @drjennings.bsky.social. Archived version for those who don't have an account with "I".
archive.ph/B8doO
archive.ph/B8doO
January 3, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Please forward this to anyone you know who is still on X/Twitter, especially if they are your MP. "Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X" from @drjennings.bsky.social. Archived version for those who don't have an account with "I".
archive.ph/B8doO
archive.ph/B8doO
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for the first time #SomeGoodNews
The new treatment is a type of gene therapy given during extended brain surgery. Data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients, so the decline you'd normally expect in one year would take four years after treatment.
The new treatment is a type of gene therapy given during extended brain surgery. Data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients, so the decline you'd normally expect in one year would take four years after treatment.
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Huntington's disease successfully treated for the first time #SomeGoodNews
The new treatment is a type of gene therapy given during extended brain surgery. Data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients, so the decline you'd normally expect in one year would take four years after treatment.
The new treatment is a type of gene therapy given during extended brain surgery. Data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients, so the decline you'd normally expect in one year would take four years after treatment.
Watching Wild London, and seeing the famous Hither Green flock of parakeets. @ottoenglish.bsky.social has written about the urban myth Jimi Hendrix released them. The other myth, mentioned by David Attenborough, equally romantic; they escaped from the filming of The African Queen.
Wild London
Sir David Attenborough explores the wildlife of his London hometown, from urban deer to rooftop peregrines and many others, revealing how nature thrives in the world’s greenest major city.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Watching Wild London, and seeing the famous Hither Green flock of parakeets. @ottoenglish.bsky.social has written about the urban myth Jimi Hendrix released them. The other myth, mentioned by David Attenborough, equally romantic; they escaped from the filming of The African Queen.
If you use Apple Pay/Google Pay on your phone, please take a moment to read about the digital wallet fraud con trick. This explains how to recognise the con and what to do. Tl;dr - never trust calls from the bank, ring them.
(H/T @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
(H/T @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Digital wallet fraud: how your bank card can be stolen without it leaving your wallet
Fraudsters use phishing to steal card details, which fund a spending spree using Apple Pay or Google Pay
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
If you use Apple Pay/Google Pay on your phone, please take a moment to read about the digital wallet fraud con trick. This explains how to recognise the con and what to do. Tl;dr - never trust calls from the bank, ring them.
(H/T @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
(H/T @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
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Sunrise inside Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
January 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Sunrise inside Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
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Green chilli and pork guō tiē 鍋貼 (pot stickers) with crispy skirt. And Horses.
Can one ever have too much rice? Well, can you?
One can certainly run out, especially if one was a rather stupid, ancient Emperor of China (or it may have been an Indian or Persian king, who knows?). He, apocryphally, lost his throne, gambling with a (very smart) peasant, because the emperor didn’t know the power of exponentials & the peasant did. (For those who… Read More »
salutethepig.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Green chilli and pork guō tiē 鍋貼 (pot stickers) with crispy skirt. And Horses.
@salutethepig.berlin Hi Chris - where has your Brussel Sprouts recipe post gone, please?
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 AM
@salutethepig.berlin Hi Chris - where has your Brussel Sprouts recipe post gone, please?
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This is going to be our Christmas leftovers meal from now on. Next year we’ll save enough to add an “octopus wiener”-style PIB, a deep fried panko-ed stuffing ball and shredded sprouts.
Christmas dinner turkey ramen:
Shio tare
Turkey stock
Pickled sesame carrots
Shredded endive
Sticky soy ginger parsnips
Charred sansho-spiced edamame and corn
Spicy turkey thigh
Ramen eggs
Toasted nori
Immense
Shio tare
Turkey stock
Pickled sesame carrots
Shredded endive
Sticky soy ginger parsnips
Charred sansho-spiced edamame and corn
Spicy turkey thigh
Ramen eggs
Toasted nori
Immense
January 4, 2026 at 9:42 AM
This is going to be our Christmas leftovers meal from now on. Next year we’ll save enough to add an “octopus wiener”-style PIB, a deep fried panko-ed stuffing ball and shredded sprouts.
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It's worth reading this to remind yourself how fraudsters succeed in fooling people who aren't stupid – just a normal level of trusting.
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Digital wallet fraud: how your bank card can be stolen without it leaving your wallet
Fraudsters use phishing to steal card details, which fund a spending spree using Apple Pay or Google Pay
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM
It's worth reading this to remind yourself how fraudsters succeed in fooling people who aren't stupid – just a normal level of trusting.
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
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Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
Fowl Play: How US Chicken Imports will Pollute Britain's Poor
Since joining the EU British food has gone from bog-awful to top-notch, but Otto English reveals how a US Trade deal will unravel 40 years of progress.
bylinetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
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I don't really think the idea that a president can do what he wants in terms of attacking another country does anything to deter Russia or China.
January 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I don't really think the idea that a president can do what he wants in terms of attacking another country does anything to deter Russia or China.
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have so far said nothing. Nigel Farage reckons illegal military action to cause regime change in Venezuela "might be a good thing". Might not agree with Ed Davey on eveeything, but this statement from him is much needed.
January 3, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have so far said nothing. Nigel Farage reckons illegal military action to cause regime change in Venezuela "might be a good thing". Might not agree with Ed Davey on eveeything, but this statement from him is much needed.
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@helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social
Serious consideration needs to be made about leaving that site.
It's dangerous.
I know you said you need to be where the constituents can reach you, but this place is free to join, so there's really no excuse for any decent MP now, no matter the party.
Serious consideration needs to be made about leaving that site.
It's dangerous.
I know you said you need to be where the constituents can reach you, but this place is free to join, so there's really no excuse for any decent MP now, no matter the party.
Please forward this to anyone you know who is still on X/Twitter, especially if they are your MP. "Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X" from @drjennings.bsky.social. Archived version for those who don't have an account with "I".
archive.ph/B8doO
archive.ph/B8doO
January 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
@helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social
Serious consideration needs to be made about leaving that site.
It's dangerous.
I know you said you need to be where the constituents can reach you, but this place is free to join, so there's really no excuse for any decent MP now, no matter the party.
Serious consideration needs to be made about leaving that site.
It's dangerous.
I know you said you need to be where the constituents can reach you, but this place is free to join, so there's really no excuse for any decent MP now, no matter the party.
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When I do finally make it to see Japan, I want to visit Bunny Island
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘A place of darkness and light’: the uninhabited Japanese island that became a rabbit paradise
Once host to a poisonous gas research facility, Okunoshima is now an Instagram-friendly tourist destination
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
When I do finally make it to see Japan, I want to visit Bunny Island
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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hear me out… what about both
Instead of everybody making the same joke about the FIFA Peace Prize, maybe we could boycott the World Cup?
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
hear me out… what about both
@magnumificent.bsky.social Happy birthday, Mags!
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
@magnumificent.bsky.social Happy birthday, Mags!
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Under every government or ministerial post I've seen is an avalanche of childish pejoratives and endless racism, xenophobia, misogyny and other bigotry. If they think they're spreading a message they're utterly deluded. It's just a sewer.
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Under every government or ministerial post I've seen is an avalanche of childish pejoratives and endless racism, xenophobia, misogyny and other bigotry. If they think they're spreading a message they're utterly deluded. It's just a sewer.
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I can't tell you how many people I know who have stayed on that platform while purporting to be opposed to Musk and his politics. The hypocrisy really gets under my skin. Nobody *has* to involve themselves in his "arena of free speech".
X is an absolute mess, just like its owner.
X is an absolute mess, just like its owner.
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I can't tell you how many people I know who have stayed on that platform while purporting to be opposed to Musk and his politics. The hypocrisy really gets under my skin. Nobody *has* to involve themselves in his "arena of free speech".
X is an absolute mess, just like its owner.
X is an absolute mess, just like its owner.
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also I've seen comment that hardly anyone pays attention to gov tweets so it's a complete waste of resources
January 3, 2026 at 9:16 AM
also I've seen comment that hardly anyone pays attention to gov tweets so it's a complete waste of resources
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January 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Please forward this to anyone you know who is still on X/Twitter, especially if they are your MP. "Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X" from @drjennings.bsky.social. Archived version for those who don't have an account with "I".
archive.ph/B8doO
archive.ph/B8doO
January 3, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Please forward this to anyone you know who is still on X/Twitter, especially if they are your MP. "Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X" from @drjennings.bsky.social. Archived version for those who don't have an account with "I".
archive.ph/B8doO
archive.ph/B8doO
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How many times do people need to be told that X is not a trustworthy platform?
Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X
The platform has quietly dragged British politics into a dark place
inews.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
How many times do people need to be told that X is not a trustworthy platform?
And now is 2026 the one thing we can still rely on is endless repeats. #plusçachange
January 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
And now is 2026 the one thing we can still rely on is endless repeats. #plusçachange
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It gets *worse* than the nude deepfakes.
The UK and EU have said nothing.
The UK and EU have said nothing.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
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Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
It gets *worse* than the nude deepfakes.
The UK and EU have said nothing.
The UK and EU have said nothing.
Chief political commentator doesn't understand a basic statement from Mamdani. He means using long words, sophistry, polite phraseology & grammatically correct English allows awful people to present bigotry without the cruelty of the result of their bigotry being a matter of public criticism.
January 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Chief political commentator doesn't understand a basic statement from Mamdani. He means using long words, sophistry, polite phraseology & grammatically correct English allows awful people to present bigotry without the cruelty of the result of their bigotry being a matter of public criticism.