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Dr Agnes Ayton
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Eating disorder Psychiatrist. IMG in Oxford. Democratically elected vice chair of the Faculty of Eating Disorders at RCPsych. Keen to learn, interested in science and evolution
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westmidlandsrg.bsky.social
👀 Want to see conservation in action?
Join us for updates on bird ringing across the West Midlands, from robins to warblers.
Follow, share & spread the word, together, we can give nature a voice! 🕊️ #BirdsOfBritain #CitizenScience
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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wearthepeace.bsky.social
A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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andrewayton.bsky.social
The end of a few days at Woodspring Priory, Somerset. Of all the Landmark Trust properties that we’ve stayed at, few can match this former Augustinian Priory for grandeur. Significant portion of the church attached, as a ‘museum’, to the the spacious living quarters. A wind-swept, memorable weekend.
View of the Priory, with the nave, crossing tower, and remains of the cloister wall on right, and later, lower range (former farmhouse) attached to NW corner of nave. Greyish sky, green lawn, tree to left edge of view. View of nave and tower (65 feet) of the Priory from S. Bedrooms located on what is now first floor of nave. Original architecture of 15th century - Perpendicular Gothic style windows - with later, ground floor windows inserted after the Dissolution of the monasteries. Blue sky with dappled clouds. Lawn and yew tree to left. Interior of the ‘museum’ part of the Priory: under the tower (crossing), restored fan vaulting and upper part of south-facing, four light window. Information board in the museum part of the Priory: outline of building history, 13th century to Dissolution of the Monasteries, with reconstructions and cut away ground plan. Some of the contents: Woodspring Priory developed over several centuries and reached its greatest extent around 1530. We do not know what the earliest chapel looked like, but the surviving buildings contain fabric from the 13th-century onwards. Extensive archaeology helps us understand what the priory looked like at various phases in its development. This museum room is in part of the nave and the 'crossing under the tower. Both date from the 13th century. The main altar was in the chancel of the priory church, which extends beyoed the tower to the east. The 13th-century chancel was much larger than the nave but it seems it was destroyed by a disastrous fire in the 14th century. Today even its replacement has long since disppeared. The basic shell of the nave survives today though is much altered and had extra floors inserted when the site became a farmhouse. Woodspring Priory was at its richest and most developed around 1530, just before the Dissolution. The priory had recovered from the setbacks of fire and the Black Death in the 14th century, and had received generous endowments. Through the 15th century, it was redeveloped in the Perpendicular style. A north aisle was added to the nave. In 1536 work was still going on to build fine lodgings for the prior leading off the northwest corner. The adjacent west front, the main entrance to the church, was embellished with statues of saints and fine carvings. The tower was its current height. A gatehouse, perhaps doubling as a guest house, stood in front of the priory complex. A fine infirmary with its own chapel had been built at the southeast corner of the site, next to a refectory (or dining hall). The chancel, however, was now only about half the length of the original 13th-century one, destroyed earlier in a fire or other disaster.
May 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
agnesayton.bsky.social
@lukelukeluke.bsky.social some nice mushrooms in Staffordshire UK
April 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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GreatAdaptations: Female bonobos team up to boss males around. One more awesome piece of data to add to the enduring mystery of why bonobos and chimps are so different. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Drivers of female power in bonobos - Communications Biology
In mammals, documented female dominance is rare, but females can hold high status even with male-biased dimorphism. In wild living bonobo groups, female coalition formation best explains the observed ...
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April 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
i love that we got 4 new hubble images today and we still continue to get more after 35 years 🥹

hubble really is the little telescope that could!!!
Composite shows four Hubble images in quarters. At top left is a crisp view of Mars in shades of orange, blues, and browns. At top right is planetary nebula NGC 2899, which is shaped like a single macaroni noodle, with its central torus appearing semi-transparent and blue and green, and its top and bottom edges in orange. At bottom left is a tiny portion of the Rosette Nebula. Very dark gray material shaped like a triangle takes up the center. At bottom right is barred spiral galaxy NGC 5335 with a milky yellow center that forms a bar surrounded by multiple blue star-filled spiral arms that wrap up counterclockwise.
April 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
April 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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jburnmurdoch.ft.com
The key chart right now:

Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.

This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.
April 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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andrewayton.bsky.social
The cowslips phase of our Staffs #GardenMeadow is now in full swing. So far, more butterflies this year as well.
In foreground, a couple of clusters of cowslips - bright yellow, often drooping, bell-shaped flowers; a mass of them further back in the photo. Set within a rough, dry grassy meadow with leaf litter. Close-up of a clump of cowslips, with a bumblebee hanging from one of the yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
April 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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andrewayton.bsky.social
Given the dramatic decline (in many places, disappearance) of the House Sparrow in the UK during my adult life, it’s heartening to encounter a noisy colony of these gregarious birds, as here, by the Trent & Mersey canal, near #Shugborough (sound on).
April 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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jillianrigert.bsky.social
Anorexia nervosa is an often misunderstood condition that thrives in secrecy- so let's talk about it.

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Do You Live With Anyone? Yes, Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is (falsely) portrayed as a glorified condition that young, White females and celebrities get in attempts to obtain…
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April 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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mentalhealthcop.bsky.social
Man was abandoned by mental health trust, say brothers who warned "if you don't treat him better, he will end up dead".

And ten days later, he was.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shropshire man was abandoned by health trust, say brothers
Barnaby Spicer died within weeks of being released from a mental health centre in Shrewsbury.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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gingergeologist.bsky.social
I’m a paleontologist. As such, it is comforting to me to know the Earth will be absolutely fine no matter what screwed up things we humans do. Sure, we may yeet ourselves out of existence but the Earth will be fine. In fact, life will, indeed, go on, with or without us.
March 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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rcpsych.bsky.social
🚨 NEW: The RCPsych has identified plans that would result in funding cuts for children and young people’s eating disorder services in more than half of areas across England.

We're calling for the creation of a national strategy for eating disorders in England.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
March 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
agnesayton.bsky.social
Listening to the assistedsuicide debate on Parliament tv: they don’t want a photo ID 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Parliamentlive.tv - Commons
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March 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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helensalisbury.bsky.social
Although GPs have not been granted everything on their wish list, major steps have been made towards making good the losses of the past few years, which may at least pause the closure of general practices.
But the real prize is the promise of a comprehensive new contract.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Helen Salisbury: The promise of a comprehensive new GP contract
For the first time in four years, negotiations between the Department of Health and Social Care and GP representatives in England have resulted in agreed changes to the GP contract, rather than fundin...
doi.org
March 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Royal Society to meet after fellow Elon Musk accused of ‘promoting conspiracies’ www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-m...
www.independent.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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mcuban.bsky.social
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start

Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
asiegel.bsky.social A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · Mar 2
More accurate, fewer words;

"There are plenty of contractors going under".

A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.

PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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ncse.ngo/vast-majorit...
Vast majority of Americans accept human evolution, new survey finds | National Center for Science Education
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March 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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lukelukeluke.bsky.social
Here are some nice mushrooms
A broken branch is colonized by dozens of climbing false turkey tail fronds. Their salmon shelves are cupped like pringles toward the sky. All photos by me
March 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
agnesayton.bsky.social
Is anyone interested in here about the assisted suicide bill in the UK? i wanted to stop using X, but there seems to be complete silence here.
March 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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london.gov.uk
London was the first city in the Western world to host a Ramadan Lights display. It’s a powerful symbol of who we are as Londoners.

I’d like to extend my warmest wishes to Londoners and those around the world observing the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak.
Ramadan Lights Return to the West End | Mayor of London Switches on the Dazzling Display
YouTube video by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
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February 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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richardbranson.bsky.social
Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM