Kirst aka Flossy
@flossyparr.bsky.social
Welsh mam based in Hull. Lover of animals, music, movies and chocolate, not necessarily in that order.
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In a world full of Elon Musk wannabes, be a Matt Damon.
December 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
In a world full of Elon Musk wannabes, be a Matt Damon.
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🧠 MASTERMIND: Lee Anderson MP (@leeandersonmp.bsky.social) Named "Britain's Brainiest Person."
👇🏻 Join the #BrokenNews team for the full report.
youtu.be/XfiB65FoYf4?...
👇🏻 Join the #BrokenNews team for the full report.
youtu.be/XfiB65FoYf4?...
#BrokenNews - Lee Anderson Named "Britain's Brainiest"
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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December 11, 2024 at 8:30 AM
🧠 MASTERMIND: Lee Anderson MP (@leeandersonmp.bsky.social) Named "Britain's Brainiest Person."
👇🏻 Join the #BrokenNews team for the full report.
youtu.be/XfiB65FoYf4?...
👇🏻 Join the #BrokenNews team for the full report.
youtu.be/XfiB65FoYf4?...
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Getting several responses to my "here are some tips to communicate your science to the public" thread along the lines of "if other people don't understand what I do, it's because they're stupid and that's not anything I can fix."
If you believe this, you are a bad teacher and a bad scientist.
If you believe this, you are a bad teacher and a bad scientist.
December 9, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Getting several responses to my "here are some tips to communicate your science to the public" thread along the lines of "if other people don't understand what I do, it's because they're stupid and that's not anything I can fix."
If you believe this, you are a bad teacher and a bad scientist.
If you believe this, you are a bad teacher and a bad scientist.
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Just watched family Christmas film shoe-in Happiest Season. The Pretty in Pink of Christmas movies cos Abby defo should have hooked up with Riley not Harper #firstpost
December 7, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Just watched family Christmas film shoe-in Happiest Season. The Pretty in Pink of Christmas movies cos Abby defo should have hooked up with Riley not Harper #firstpost
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"Merry Christmas to all, EXCEPT for the following people..."
Colin from Portsmouth wishes peace on earth to select mankind in his 2024 Christmas message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCMg...
Colin from Portsmouth wishes peace on earth to select mankind in his 2024 Christmas message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCMg...
Merry Christmas to All, EXCEPT For The Following People | Colin From Portsmouth's 2024 Xmas List
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December 2, 2024 at 11:52 AM
"Merry Christmas to all, EXCEPT for the following people..."
Colin from Portsmouth wishes peace on earth to select mankind in his 2024 Christmas message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCMg...
Colin from Portsmouth wishes peace on earth to select mankind in his 2024 Christmas message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCMg...
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I understand the human instinct. I’d want to do the same.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
I understand the human instinct. I’d want to do the same.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
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Another word for this is "corruption." It is wrong to abuse public positions for personal profit.
December 1, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Another word for this is "corruption." It is wrong to abuse public positions for personal profit.
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"Good palliative care and assisted dying are not at odds. They are not in conflict. they both aim for the same thing: a good death, surrounded by the people you live, with minimal pain and without fear."
November 29, 2024 at 1:11 PM
"Good palliative care and assisted dying are not at odds. They are not in conflict. they both aim for the same thing: a good death, surrounded by the people you live, with minimal pain and without fear."
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Thank God someone said it out loud. MPs criticising the lack of time are entirely correct. It would just be helpful if they actually complained about that for other bills as well.
November 29, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Thank God someone said it out loud. MPs criticising the lack of time are entirely correct. It would just be helpful if they actually complained about that for other bills as well.
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There is no evidence for the view that assisted dying leads to a decrease in palliative investment. Instead, there is extensive evidence that assisted dying leads to an improvement in palliative care.
November 29, 2024 at 10:49 AM
There is no evidence for the view that assisted dying leads to a decrease in palliative investment. Instead, there is extensive evidence that assisted dying leads to an improvement in palliative care.
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New blogpost:
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Why I have resigned from the Royal Society
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...
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November 25, 2024 at 7:49 AM
New blogpost:
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Freddy Mercury died of AIDS 33 years ago today. With modern medical technology, he likely would have lived. Never forget how much progress against major infectious disease has been made in a short time. We are at risk now of rolling back much of that progress.
November 23, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Freddy Mercury died of AIDS 33 years ago today. With modern medical technology, he likely would have lived. Never forget how much progress against major infectious disease has been made in a short time. We are at risk now of rolling back much of that progress.
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And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
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It doesn't seem fashionable to say so, but it's your patriotic duty to pay tax. Taxes are the dues we pay for living in civilisation.
By all means, we should make sure they are well spent. But dodging them and avoiding them is unseemly.
By all means, we should make sure they are well spent. But dodging them and avoiding them is unseemly.
November 19, 2024 at 5:52 PM
It doesn't seem fashionable to say so, but it's your patriotic duty to pay tax. Taxes are the dues we pay for living in civilisation.
By all means, we should make sure they are well spent. But dodging them and avoiding them is unseemly.
By all means, we should make sure they are well spent. But dodging them and avoiding them is unseemly.
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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
November 18, 2024 at 12:02 PM
How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
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Oh yeah? Name twenty-five of their albums.
November 18, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Oh yeah? Name twenty-five of their albums.
@jimsfilmmodules.bsky.social much more scary than the original 😉
Six seconds of pure terror for you:
Mr Blobby in the Blair Witch Project.
Mr Blobby in the Blair Witch Project.
November 16, 2024 at 10:20 AM
@jimsfilmmodules.bsky.social much more scary than the original 😉