Penny X. (she/her)
@pennx.bsky.social
Researcher. My views are my own - do not represent organizations.
NIHR School for Primary Care Research @Exeter
Justice and Violence Studies @Exeter
#Qualitative #interaction #mental-health
#SocialJustice #ClimateActionNow
#StopArmingIsrael 🇬🇧 🇬🇷💚
NIHR School for Primary Care Research @Exeter
Justice and Violence Studies @Exeter
#Qualitative #interaction #mental-health
#SocialJustice #ClimateActionNow
#StopArmingIsrael 🇬🇧 🇬🇷💚
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Mental health practitioners’ views on assessing suicide risk in the emergency department: navigating a challenging assessment process.
The Emergency Department (ED) is a key setting for suicide risk assessments. In the UK, mental health professionals (MHPs) in psychiatry liaison teams assess suicide risk.This study aimed to explor...
www.tandfonline.com
Our new publication in #MentalHealth #suicide #self-harm found that organisational pressures at hospital and mental health/community services, can stifle mental health practitioners’ ability to prioritise therapeutic alliance.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Trump tells MBS, who was complicit in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it’s an “honor to be your friend” during a WH visit. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...
Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trump tells MBS, who was complicit in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it’s an “honor to be your friend” during a WH visit. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...
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POLITICO revealed last year that soldiers based inside French energy giant TotalEnergies’ concession in Mozambique brutalized, starved, suffocated, executed or disappeared around 200 men.
Yesterday, the company was formally accused of complicity in war crimes.
🔗 politi.co/4ig4pLZ
Yesterday, the company was formally accused of complicity in war crimes.
🔗 politi.co/4ig4pLZ
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
POLITICO revealed last year that soldiers based inside French energy giant TotalEnergies’ concession in Mozambique brutalized, starved, suffocated, executed or disappeared around 200 men.
Yesterday, the company was formally accused of complicity in war crimes.
🔗 politi.co/4ig4pLZ
Yesterday, the company was formally accused of complicity in war crimes.
🔗 politi.co/4ig4pLZ
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And so the genocide continues in hushed silence, with the rest of the world lulled into a false sense that it has ended... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
And so the genocide continues in hushed silence, with the rest of the world lulled into a false sense that it has ended... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Our latest #COP30 blog looks at the the Parliamentarians' Global Guide to Climate Change and Climate Solutions, launched last Friday.
With mis- and dis-information rife, the guide provides lawmakers with the latest science to better inform their decisions.
greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/article/exet...
With mis- and dis-information rife, the guide provides lawmakers with the latest science to better inform their decisions.
greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/article/exet...
New global guide provides lawmakers with the latest climate science - and solutions · GreenFutures
greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our latest #COP30 blog looks at the the Parliamentarians' Global Guide to Climate Change and Climate Solutions, launched last Friday.
With mis- and dis-information rife, the guide provides lawmakers with the latest science to better inform their decisions.
greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/article/exet...
With mis- and dis-information rife, the guide provides lawmakers with the latest science to better inform their decisions.
greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/article/exet...
Felt frustrated with the BBC a few times (especially during brexit) but it’s still the best broadcaster and needed now more than ever!
Our BBC is under attack.
38d.gs/bbc_o_eaio
Our BBC is under attack.
38d.gs/bbc_o_eaio
Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect...
38d.gs
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Felt frustrated with the BBC a few times (especially during brexit) but it’s still the best broadcaster and needed now more than ever!
Our BBC is under attack.
38d.gs/bbc_o_eaio
Our BBC is under attack.
38d.gs/bbc_o_eaio
Our new publication in #MentalHealth #suicide #self-harm found that organisational pressures at hospital and mental health/community services, can stifle mental health practitioners’ ability to prioritise therapeutic alliance.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mental health practitioners’ views on assessing suicide risk in the emergency department: navigating a challenging assessment process.
The Emergency Department (ED) is a key setting for suicide risk assessments. In the UK, mental health professionals (MHPs) in psychiatry liaison teams assess suicide risk.This study aimed to explor...
www.tandfonline.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Our new publication in #MentalHealth #suicide #self-harm found that organisational pressures at hospital and mental health/community services, can stifle mental health practitioners’ ability to prioritise therapeutic alliance.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback www.the-scientist.com/criticism-of...
Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback
Some scientists argued that autism-gut microbiome research is rife with conceptual and methodological flaws, from mouse to human studies. Microbiome researchers disagree.
www.the-scientist.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback www.the-scientist.com/criticism-of...
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Butterflies still on the wing, late blooms and confused wildlife are the latest signs that Britain’s seasons are slipping out of sync as the climate warms
Poppies blooming in November? Why our seasons are falling apart
Butterflies still on the wing, late blooms and confused wildlife are the latest signs that Britain’s seasons are slipping out of sync as the climate warms
www.thetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Butterflies still on the wing, late blooms and confused wildlife are the latest signs that Britain’s seasons are slipping out of sync as the climate warms
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Today we mark Palestinian Independence Day.
Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace.
#PalestinianIndependenceDay
Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace.
#PalestinianIndependenceDay
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today we mark Palestinian Independence Day.
Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace.
#PalestinianIndependenceDay
Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace.
#PalestinianIndependenceDay
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Nick Ferrari on @lbc.co.uk just called Tim Montgomerie from Reform "Timmo".
Timmo then called Tommy Robinson a "rough diamond".
Just two guys shooting the breeze. Will be the same when Farage swings by the show tomorrow...
Rancid.
January 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Nick Ferrari on @lbc.co.uk just called Tim Montgomerie from Reform "Timmo".
Timmo then called Tommy Robinson a "rough diamond".
Just two guys shooting the breeze. Will be the same when Farage swings by the show tomorrow...
Rancid.
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The most important thing is that it is OUR money he is trying to take. It is OUR BBC. We must defend it with all our might.
I also suggest doing what Canada is and boycot as many American products as possible.
I also suggest doing what Canada is and boycot as many American products as possible.
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The most important thing is that it is OUR money he is trying to take. It is OUR BBC. We must defend it with all our might.
I also suggest doing what Canada is and boycot as many American products as possible.
I also suggest doing what Canada is and boycot as many American products as possible.
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Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
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BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion despite apology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will call Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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www.theguardian.com/politics/201... the patriot Farage -just not sure which country, eh Nige
Nigel Farage discussed fronting far-right group led by Steve Bannon
Footage shows Brexit party leader calling Bannon’s plan a ‘fightback against globalists’
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/201... the patriot Farage -just not sure which country, eh Nige
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Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fascinating piece on how AI may well think more like us than we’d like to believe. And why that’s both groundreaking and curiously sad. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
ChatGPT does not have an inner life. Yet it seems to know what it’s talking about.
www.newyorker.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Fascinating piece on how AI may well think more like us than we’d like to believe. And why that’s both groundreaking and curiously sad. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“Nouvelle Vague,” Richard Linklater’s dramatization of the making, in 1959, of Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless,” is “a nitpicker’s delight,” @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/SnXDyI
The Joyful Mythology of “Nouvelle Vague”
Richard Linklater’s dramatization of Jean-Luc Godard’s making of “Breathless” embraces the legend of the French New Wave and its enduring influence.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Nouvelle Vague,” Richard Linklater’s dramatization of the making, in 1959, of Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless,” is “a nitpicker’s delight,” @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/SnXDyI
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The half-crazy von der Leyen is now verging to full blown madness setting up her own Brussels-grown CIA... www.ft.com/content/b8a3...
EU to set up new intelligence unit under Ursula von der Leyen
Body to collate material from national agencies and improve its operational use
www.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The half-crazy von der Leyen is now verging to full blown madness setting up her own Brussels-grown CIA... www.ft.com/content/b8a3...
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The proportion of rapes that lead to convictions is vanishingly small. That the criminal justice system does so little to deter this horrific crime is a national disgrace. So we really can do without headlines like this. 👇🏻
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The proportion of rapes that lead to convictions is vanishingly small. That the criminal justice system does so little to deter this horrific crime is a national disgrace. So we really can do without headlines like this. 👇🏻
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Recently I talked to a woman who had been raped about cross examination. She went into a catatonic state for 15 mins, then asked me to hold her hand, and then began to cry. We discussed whether she should refuse to give evidence - even though it would mean he got off.
And now this 👇🏻
And now this 👇🏻
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Recently I talked to a woman who had been raped about cross examination. She went into a catatonic state for 15 mins, then asked me to hold her hand, and then began to cry. We discussed whether she should refuse to give evidence - even though it would mean he got off.
And now this 👇🏻
And now this 👇🏻
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Over the next six months Stagecoach will take delivery of 51 new electric buses in Exeter and North Devon.
Welcome news for passengers and the environment.
But Stagecoach must use this as a moment to turn around their shoddy service in Exeter.
Welcome news for passengers and the environment.
But Stagecoach must use this as a moment to turn around their shoddy service in Exeter.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Over the next six months Stagecoach will take delivery of 51 new electric buses in Exeter and North Devon.
Welcome news for passengers and the environment.
But Stagecoach must use this as a moment to turn around their shoddy service in Exeter.
Welcome news for passengers and the environment.
But Stagecoach must use this as a moment to turn around their shoddy service in Exeter.
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Check out our new #dementia article onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@saulalbert.bsky.social @lborocrcc.bsky.social
@saulalbert.bsky.social @lborocrcc.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Check out our new #dementia article onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@saulalbert.bsky.social @lborocrcc.bsky.social
@saulalbert.bsky.social @lborocrcc.bsky.social