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Emma Victory
@emmavictory.bsky.social
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Biomedical Scientist & Educator CSci FIBMS
Infection science, specialising in Parasitology; plus Tolkien, cats and horror.
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Emma Victory @emmavictory.bsky.social · Oct 18
I've had a little break from here while I started a new job and stuff went out of control. I'm back now and I'll aim to be more active.

Hope to find some people here into healthcare science education. And Tolkien, obviously.
An origami swan which floats (sails) on a stream with a beautiful grassy, hilly background behind
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nerdist.bsky.social
The iconic director of Halloween and The Thing will executive produce a new anthology series, called John Carpenter Presents.
John Carpenter Executive Producing New Horror Anthology Series
nerdist.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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jordanshiveley.bsky.social
Okay hit me with your best horror fiction podcast recs

I’ve already listened to
Magnus Archive/Protocol
Silt Verses
Old Gods of Appalachia
I am in eskew
Nightvale
Within the wires
Alice isn’t dead
Sayer
White vault
No Sleep
Pseudopod
Knifepoint
The Harrowing
Believer
October 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
emmavictory.bsky.social
Such beautiful late summer weather in London.

Absolutely GIGANTIC lobster roll and Pumpkinhead cravings rn
On a green lawn, a big tree is in the centre, with a sizeable trunk and reaching branches with green foliage. A wooden bench is just too one side. Grass as far as the eye can see, and more trees at the borders.
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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midnightpals.bsky.social
Fostater: i think it's great, dark lord, that you can write and still find time to lead our hate movement
Rowling: a lot of people are all 'wow if only hitler had been an artisst insstead of a genocidal hate monger'
Rowling: i ssay
Rowling: get yourssself a leader who can do both
April 1, 2024 at 8:34 PM
emmavictory.bsky.social
I'm visiting Durham for the first time (for work) in a storm. 🌩️🌞

Five minutes after I got off the train, I was like: I love it here 😍

Really curious what the juxtaposition of uni students and locals is in this tiny place? @talkscaredpod.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
emmavictory.bsky.social
Which circle of hell for people who don't get up and move from 'airline' seats on trains after plenty of free seats become available?

what is personal space???
September 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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manylittlewords.bsky.social
Roots of My Fears is out NEXT WEEK and @barnesandnoble.com are offering 25% off from today through Friday September 5th!

Enter PREORDER25 at check out: bit.ly/45QT6Ec

Last chance to get it discounted before release day!

𖣂︎𖣂︎𖣂︎𖣂︎

#BNPreorder
A graphic of ROOTS OF MY FEARS against a red green and black background
September 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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joncarling.bsky.social
forest spirits
September 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
emmavictory.bsky.social
It's Christmas in August 🙏
A bag of Gingerbread flavour Maltesers on a grey cardigan
August 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Morning.
🖼️ Cormorant, Ohara Koson.
The image is a Japanese woodblock print titled "Red Mask Cormorant on Rock" by Ohara Koson (1877-1945), a prominent artist of the shin-hanga movement. The artwork features a large, dark-feathered cormorant standing on a rocky outcrop, with its wings partially spread, possibly in the act of drying them or preparing for flight. The bird is rendered with detailed plumage and a distinctive long, pointed yellow beak. Waves break against the rocks it stands upon. In the background there are birds in flight in the distance.
August 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
emmavictory.bsky.social
#blanketclub

He's using my blanket and I'm using his.
A tabby cat is snuggled into a pale blue muslin blanket in the corner of a sofa. A person is under a darker blue blanket. They are both on a sofa with a dark grey throw on it.
August 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
emmavictory.bsky.social
And just like that summer was over.

🥮🎃🍁🍂 🏫 📚
August 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM
emmavictory.bsky.social
We saw #Weapons last weekend. Apart from seeing the trailer at the cinema last month I deliberately saw/read nothing about this film.

Loved it. Especially the narrative structure. Scary and funny. #horror
Poster for the film Weapons (2025).
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
emmavictory.bsky.social
Ohhhhh they melded my insomnia and love of The Elements of Style 😊
Screenshot of the I Can't Sleep podcast episode, featuring the book 'The Elements of Style' on Spotify
August 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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charles.littlegreenfootballs.com
Hey, USA, here’s the leader of Health and Human Services, allowing parasitic lampreys to bite his arms, presumably to let the bad humours out and make him healthier than a normal human.

We’ll all soon be issued personal lampreys instead of health care.

www.dailymail.co.uk
RFK Jr. allowing lampreys to bite his arm for some godforsaken reason I don't even want to know about.
July 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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lshtm.bsky.social
Child dies in Liverpool after contracting measles

Ben Kasstan-Dabush & Beate Kampmann discuss the threat of #measles, risks of low vaccine uptake & why two doses of the #MMR vaccine is vital to protect children & communities across the UK. #PublicHealth

👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
“Measles is extremely contagious, but can be prevented by receiving two MMR vaccine.” Assistant Professor, LSHTM
July 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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martinmckee.bsky.social
🧵1/ Big changes are coming for the occupational group now termed physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) in England. Our new @bmj.com piece (@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & me) unpacks the implications of the Leng Review, commissioned by @wesstreeting. Here are our thoughts. 👇
July 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
emmavictory.bsky.social
Uhhh the guy who plays 'the wolf' in The Company of Wolves is the same age as my dad now?

Yeah OK the film is from 1984, but whatever.
July 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
emmavictory.bsky.social
I was hoping for some fierce AC but no luck there.

But I did really enjoy the sound and visuals of this one.
A black cinema screen with the words '28 years later...' in white text. Dimly lit empty cinema seats and stairs are visible in the foreground.
July 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
emmavictory.bsky.social
I REALLY need to fast track my touch typing practice now
Elvish DROP keyboard with Tengwar key caps on a green desk mat showing the Fellowship crossing a bridge.
July 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
emmavictory.bsky.social
Off on an adventure, on a sunny Friday. Getting on a train but not to work. 😊
Green leaves on branches viewed from below. Blue sky with a white cloud can be seen between the branches. A green and white train is pulling into a platform. There are trees and blue sky overhead. On the platform there is a white lamp post and a white fence. The display board in the distance is blank.
June 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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lshtm.bsky.social
📢 Nearly 600 heat-related deaths expected in UK #heatwave

LSHTM & @granthamicl.bsky.social real-time rapid analysis estimates impact of rising UK temperatures as researchers warn risks set to increase @gasparrini.bsky.social

#PublicHeath

👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
June 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
emmavictory.bsky.social
What an absolute treat that the longest day of the year is 33C. 😭
June 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
emmavictory.bsky.social
I'm still on my Desert Island Discs hobby horse.

So wholesome when you listen to an episode with someone and they come across EXACTLY how you thought they would, eg Ken Goodman or Danny Dyer. 👍

Highly recommend this habit as a little escape from drudgery. ❤️
June 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM