Maureen Millar
@maureenmillar.bsky.social
Ordinary and mediocre.
Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Very few things as nice and heartwarming as Tracy Chapman's smile when she realises the Grammy audience are cheering for her song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLfH...
Tracy Chapman & Luke Combs - Fast Car Grammy Performance
YouTube video by Lady Mia
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Very few things as nice and heartwarming as Tracy Chapman's smile when she realises the Grammy audience are cheering for her song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLfH...
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Private security guards, tankerloads of water, and the Trump-supporting billionaire Steven Schwarzman
A brilliant short film from @paulwhitewick.bsky.social about his recent experiences walking on public highways around Schwarzman's 2,500-acre Conholt Park Estate:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgOA...
A brilliant short film from @paulwhitewick.bsky.social about his recent experiences walking on public highways around Schwarzman's 2,500-acre Conholt Park Estate:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgOA...
Why I Am No Longer Welcome HERE
YouTube video by Paul Whitewick
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Private security guards, tankerloads of water, and the Trump-supporting billionaire Steven Schwarzman
A brilliant short film from @paulwhitewick.bsky.social about his recent experiences walking on public highways around Schwarzman's 2,500-acre Conholt Park Estate:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgOA...
A brilliant short film from @paulwhitewick.bsky.social about his recent experiences walking on public highways around Schwarzman's 2,500-acre Conholt Park Estate:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgOA...
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Conversation, 1912
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15906
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15906
October 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Conversation, 1912
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15906
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15906
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“The earth makes a sound as of sighs and the last drops fall from the emptied cloudless sky. A small boy, stretching out his hands and looking up at the blue sky, asked his mother how such a thing was possible. Fuck off, she said.”
―from ‘The End’ by Samuel Beckett
―from ‘The End’ by Samuel Beckett
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“The earth makes a sound as of sighs and the last drops fall from the emptied cloudless sky. A small boy, stretching out his hands and looking up at the blue sky, asked his mother how such a thing was possible. Fuck off, she said.”
―from ‘The End’ by Samuel Beckett
―from ‘The End’ by Samuel Beckett
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
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Meera Sodha’s recipe for za’atar roast vegetables with whipped feta | Meera Sodha recipes
Meera Sodha’s recipe for za’atar roast vegetables with whipped feta | Meera Sodha recipes
Toss spiced roast veg with creamy butter beans, fresh mint and zesty lemon, then pile it all high on a big platter
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Meera Sodha’s recipe for za’atar roast vegetables with whipped feta | Meera Sodha recipes
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I always loved this picture.
October 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I always loved this picture.
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“From Russian bribes to Musk beaming onto big screens advocating violence, we can’t go on pretending that this isn’t happening. That there are not powerful interests, state and private, East and West, pouring billions into destabilising our democratic processes and institutions.”
🌹Keir as Crystal: Time to Call Things by Their Names 🐸
Labour Conference
Starmer Speech
Farage Tantrum
BBC Bias
Reform Russian Bribes
Moldova Election
Ukraine Pushback
Wokey Dokey
All this AND @annettedittert.bsky.social!
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/3out...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Labour Conference
Starmer Speech
Farage Tantrum
BBC Bias
Reform Russian Bribes
Moldova Election
Ukraine Pushback
Wokey Dokey
All this AND @annettedittert.bsky.social!
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/3out...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Keir as Crystal - Time to Call Things by Their Names
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 02/10/2025 · 1h 11m
podcasts.apple.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“From Russian bribes to Musk beaming onto big screens advocating violence, we can’t go on pretending that this isn’t happening. That there are not powerful interests, state and private, East and West, pouring billions into destabilising our democratic processes and institutions.”
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Timeline cleanser 🐈
September 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Timeline cleanser 🐈
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Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration
September 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration
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You can look up your area's migration with
birdcast.info/migration-to...
birdcast.info/migration-to...
Migration Dashboard - BirdCast
Explore nightly migration data in your region.
birdcast.info
September 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
You can look up your area's migration with
birdcast.info/migration-to...
birdcast.info/migration-to...
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Stop using Meta products and stop your children from using them too.
- Facebook
- Instagram
- Threads
- Whatsapp
Ditch them, uninstall them from your children's phones too.
Other alternatives exist. Especially since Meta aren't listening and are doing scummy things.
- Threads
Ditch them, uninstall them from your children's phones too.
Other alternatives exist. Especially since Meta aren't listening and are doing scummy things.
Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man
Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Stop using Meta products and stop your children from using them too.
- Facebook
- Instagram
- Threads
- Whatsapp
Ditch them, uninstall them from your children's phones too.
Other alternatives exist. Especially since Meta aren't listening and are doing scummy things.
- Threads
Ditch them, uninstall them from your children's phones too.
Other alternatives exist. Especially since Meta aren't listening and are doing scummy things.
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doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
I would also read this. It's a brilliant starting point.
I would also read this. It's a brilliant starting point.
Vitamin B12
### What you need to know
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a water soluble vitamin required for several physiological processes, including normal nervous system functioning, and red blood cell development ...
doi.org
September 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
I would also read this. It's a brilliant starting point.
I would also read this. It's a brilliant starting point.
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The Roos Carr figures are dating to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age. They were inadvertently unearthed by laborers during ditch maintenance at Roos Carr in 1836.
Approximately two meters beneath the surface, the workers discovered a collection of well-preserved...🧵1/3
📷 me
#archaeology 🏺
Approximately two meters beneath the surface, the workers discovered a collection of well-preserved...🧵1/3
📷 me
#archaeology 🏺
September 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The Roos Carr figures are dating to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age. They were inadvertently unearthed by laborers during ditch maintenance at Roos Carr in 1836.
Approximately two meters beneath the surface, the workers discovered a collection of well-preserved...🧵1/3
📷 me
#archaeology 🏺
Approximately two meters beneath the surface, the workers discovered a collection of well-preserved...🧵1/3
📷 me
#archaeology 🏺
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This is a really key point.
E.g studies of "high dose (1mg) B12" are uninterpretable because they use blood levels not symptoms as an outcome (oral replacement can increase blood levels without adequately correcting deficiency).
E.g studies of "high dose (1mg) B12" are uninterpretable because they use blood levels not symptoms as an outcome (oral replacement can increase blood levels without adequately correcting deficiency).
Because the serum B12 can give surprisingly high levels of false positives (unnecessary painful injections) and false negatives (dangerous symptom progression due to missed diagnosis) neither clinical treatment nor scientific study should rely on blood test results alone (but both usually do).
September 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is a really key point.
E.g studies of "high dose (1mg) B12" are uninterpretable because they use blood levels not symptoms as an outcome (oral replacement can increase blood levels without adequately correcting deficiency).
E.g studies of "high dose (1mg) B12" are uninterpretable because they use blood levels not symptoms as an outcome (oral replacement can increase blood levels without adequately correcting deficiency).
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This afternoon at CluB12 a fascinating overview of the history of B12 deficiency/pernicious anaemia from the amazing Ebba Nexo who has spent her whole career working in this field.
September 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This afternoon at CluB12 a fascinating overview of the history of B12 deficiency/pernicious anaemia from the amazing Ebba Nexo who has spent her whole career working in this field.
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Pictures that explain things
‘Gradient’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
(Maps 1967)
‘Gradient’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
(Maps 1967)
September 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Pictures that explain things
‘Gradient’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
(Maps 1967)
‘Gradient’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
(Maps 1967)
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I thought I'd do a grim little thread on a cursed bird. Here it is. It doesn't know it's cursed, and it isn't it's fault, but it is.
September 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I thought I'd do a grim little thread on a cursed bird. Here it is. It doesn't know it's cursed, and it isn't it's fault, but it is.
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China is eyeing superpower status via Africa and the Caribbean. But are they partners or pawns?
China is eyeing superpower status via Africa and the Caribbean. But are they partners or pawns?
Many are questioning whether China’s growing footprint in the Black diaspora is mutually beneficial
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
China is eyeing superpower status via Africa and the Caribbean. But are they partners or pawns?
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Indian-Spiced Chicken and Potato Traybake is #RecipeOfTheDay, a most uplifting proposition! www.nigella.com/recipes/indi...
Indian-Spiced Chicken and Potato Traybake
It’s no secret that I love a chicken traybake — or sheet pan dinner, if you prefer — as those of you have made my Chicken Traybake with Bitter Orange and Fennel, Chicken and Pea Traybake, and One Pan ...
www.nigella.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Indian-Spiced Chicken and Potato Traybake is #RecipeOfTheDay, a most uplifting proposition! www.nigella.com/recipes/indi...