Cookie Spencer
@cookiespencer.bsky.social
Asian born lefty type.
Slightly dishevelled but strong. Live in Cornwall. Woke as fuck.
Sad but happy, bring it on life -I’m feeling all the feels. Travel addict. No unsolicited DMs from creepers.
Slightly dishevelled but strong. Live in Cornwall. Woke as fuck.
Sad but happy, bring it on life -I’m feeling all the feels. Travel addict. No unsolicited DMs from creepers.
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Patriotic Millionaires bring tax-the-rich campaign to Newcastle ahead of Autumn Budget
Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich"
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich"
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Patriotic Millionaires bring tax-the-rich campaign to Newcastle ahead of Autumn Budget
Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich"
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Patriotic Millionaires bring tax-the-rich campaign to Newcastle ahead of Autumn Budget
Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich"
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich"
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
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🧪A clinical trial for Alzheimer's has shown that removal of amyloid plaques in early stage of the disease slows cognitive decline; in particular, a 30% improvement. However, it doesn't stop dementia, it slows it down.
This comes at a time when budget cuts have affected research on this disease.
This comes at a time when budget cuts have affected research on this disease.
Promising clinical trials in Alzheimer's prevention
Washington University Medicine in St. Louis is conducting important research into treating early-onset Alzheimer's before symptoms arise.
www.cbsnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🧪A clinical trial for Alzheimer's has shown that removal of amyloid plaques in early stage of the disease slows cognitive decline; in particular, a 30% improvement. However, it doesn't stop dementia, it slows it down.
This comes at a time when budget cuts have affected research on this disease.
This comes at a time when budget cuts have affected research on this disease.
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"Remarkably, the bacterium that makes methylenomycin A and pre-methylenomycin C lactone -- Streptomyces coelicolor -- is a model antibiotic-producing species that's been studied extensively since the 1950s. Finding a new antibiotic in such a familiar organism was a real surprise." 🧪
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Remarkably, the bacterium that makes methylenomycin A and pre-methylenomycin C lactone -- Streptomyces coelicolor -- is a model antibiotic-producing species that's been studied extensively since the 1950s. Finding a new antibiotic in such a familiar organism was a real surprise." 🧪
Phew -helped the in-laws move house all day yesterday, delivered them a shepherd’s pie this morning and had my baby grandson all afternoon. Utterly knackered. Taught him to make crow noises which should puzzle his parents.
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Phew -helped the in-laws move house all day yesterday, delivered them a shepherd’s pie this morning and had my baby grandson all afternoon. Utterly knackered. Taught him to make crow noises which should puzzle his parents.
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High winds and rain means the trees are starting to look wintry, this holly tree was vibrant yesterday though 🙂, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography #landscape #holly
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
High winds and rain means the trees are starting to look wintry, this holly tree was vibrant yesterday though 🙂, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography #landscape #holly
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Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal
Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal
Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal
www.independent.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal
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Two-thirds of voters back measures to tax extreme wealth. We asked young people why they support a wealth tax.
Could a wealth tax convince young people to vote Labour?
www.bigissue.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Two-thirds of voters back measures to tax extreme wealth. We asked young people why they support a wealth tax.
Dubai is just a big boiling hot shopping mall in the desert with a draconian govt. Having been there, I’ve no idea what the attraction is other than the lack of taxation. A fake sort of place.
🗣️ "I’m worth £780m at 37 — and I’m leaving Britain for Dubai"
Herman Narula, founder of Improbable, doubts he’ll be the last tech entrepreneur to depart
Herman Narula, founder of Improbable, doubts he’ll be the last tech entrepreneur to depart
I’m worth £780m at 37 — and I’m leaving Britain for Dubai
Herman Narula, founder of Improbable, doubts he’ll be the last tech entrepreneur to leave the UK
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Dubai is just a big boiling hot shopping mall in the desert with a draconian govt. Having been there, I’ve no idea what the attraction is other than the lack of taxation. A fake sort of place.
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Russia’s president is waiting for Ukraine to run out of men, for its government to collapse, or for Donald Trump or Europe to lose patience.
If none of those things happen, Vladimir Putin will be storing up a terrible reckoning in 2026
If none of those things happen, Vladimir Putin will be storing up a terrible reckoning in 2026
Vladimir Putin has no plan for winning in Ukraine
Fighting in Ukraine will grind on in 2026. Vladimir Putin will continue to throw away Russian lives pointlessly, but sooner or later a reckoning is coming
econ.st
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Russia’s president is waiting for Ukraine to run out of men, for its government to collapse, or for Donald Trump or Europe to lose patience.
If none of those things happen, Vladimir Putin will be storing up a terrible reckoning in 2026
If none of those things happen, Vladimir Putin will be storing up a terrible reckoning in 2026
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The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing before our eyes of the rules-based world order, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
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When confronting RFK in public, everyone quack at him. Ridicule is always the answer.
OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When confronting RFK in public, everyone quack at him. Ridicule is always the answer.
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As always these things are nuanced not simple. Some things about the 1970s were better, the music, affordable housing, affordable concert tickets, worker solidarity, community cohesion (very much depending on location), public ownership. However mostly it was worse.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
As always these things are nuanced not simple. Some things about the 1970s were better, the music, affordable housing, affordable concert tickets, worker solidarity, community cohesion (very much depending on location), public ownership. However mostly it was worse.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
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#BigTobacco - we have to do much more to rein in _our_ merchants of death
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK
British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter shows
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#BigTobacco - we have to do much more to rein in _our_ merchants of death
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
It’s bad enough seeing Trump terrify and upset his own citizens but when he comes after our national institutions it’s crossing a line. It will be interesting to see what happens next.
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
It’s bad enough seeing Trump terrify and upset his own citizens but when he comes after our national institutions it’s crossing a line. It will be interesting to see what happens next.
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The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
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Trump wants to destroy the BBC and Farage is egging him on.
To all those who love the BBC, now is the time to speak up.
To all those who love the BBC, now is the time to speak up.
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trump wants to destroy the BBC and Farage is egging him on.
To all those who love the BBC, now is the time to speak up.
To all those who love the BBC, now is the time to speak up.
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God that awful Allsopp woman going after Michael Rosen now because he has a free bus pass or something. Ugh.
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
God that awful Allsopp woman going after Michael Rosen now because he has a free bus pass or something. Ugh.
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Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.
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Back in 2021, my dog unearthed some buried 'treasure' trapped between rocks. Followers here identified it as a windsurf fin, even naming the Australian designer. The next day, we had an email from the designer himself, Graeme Attey. A piece of windsurfing memorabilia from the 1980s.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Back in 2021, my dog unearthed some buried 'treasure' trapped between rocks. Followers here identified it as a windsurf fin, even naming the Australian designer. The next day, we had an email from the designer himself, Graeme Attey. A piece of windsurfing memorabilia from the 1980s.
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In a break in the torrential rain, I went up to the Allotment by the Sea and was rewarded by finding this beautiful rare Crimson Speckled Flunkey (what a name!) taking shelter in one of the dahlias. They come from North Africa: must be a bit shellshocked by Cornwall in November. #garden #moth
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM