Selina
@selinab15.bsky.social
Neurodevelopmental Practitioner.
Animal lover
VAWDASV Advocate
Wales 🏴
Animal lover
VAWDASV Advocate
Wales 🏴
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Boris Johnson was ‘economical with the truth’ in testimony at @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social about his gaps in work during Feb’20 when his and Govt inaction, as Italy faced Covid hell, made it inevitable the UK would suffer a disastrous, avoidable death toll.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Boris Johnson was ‘economical with the truth’ in testimony at @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social about his gaps in work during Feb’20 when his and Govt inaction, as Italy faced Covid hell, made it inevitable the UK would suffer a disastrous, avoidable death toll.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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📚 ’Unrhyw fath o drais yn gwbl annerbyniol’
Mae ymddygiad gwael ac ymosodol mewn ysgolion a cholegau ‘yn cael ei normaleiddio’ yn ôl ymchwil. newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/31506
Mae ymddygiad gwael ac ymosodol mewn ysgolion a cholegau ‘yn cael ei normaleiddio’ yn ôl ymchwil. newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/31506
Ymddygiad gwael ac ymosodol 'yn cael ei normaleiddio' mewn ysgolion
Mae ymddygiad gwael ac ymddygiad ymosodol mewn ysgolion a cholegau "yn cael eu normaleiddio"
newyddion.s4c.cymru
November 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
📚 ’Unrhyw fath o drais yn gwbl annerbyniol’
Mae ymddygiad gwael ac ymosodol mewn ysgolion a cholegau ‘yn cael ei normaleiddio’ yn ôl ymchwil. newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/31506
Mae ymddygiad gwael ac ymosodol mewn ysgolion a cholegau ‘yn cael ei normaleiddio’ yn ôl ymchwil. newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/31506
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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Mr Banerji
At least someone took governance seriously at the BBC Board
For the Chair not to talk to all the NEDs when the resignation of two key Directors occured is frankly bizarre
www.bbc.com/news/article...
At least someone took governance seriously at the BBC Board
For the Chair not to talk to all the NEDs when the resignation of two key Directors occured is frankly bizarre
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC board member resigns and criticises 'governance issues' at top of corporation
Shumeet Banerji leaves his position on the BBC board.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Mr Banerji
At least someone took governance seriously at the BBC Board
For the Chair not to talk to all the NEDs when the resignation of two key Directors occured is frankly bizarre
www.bbc.com/news/article...
At least someone took governance seriously at the BBC Board
For the Chair not to talk to all the NEDs when the resignation of two key Directors occured is frankly bizarre
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I'm sick to death of pointing out that if Labour insists on pushing this anti- immigration line the NHS and the Care Home sectors are facing a catastrophic staffing problems
Why isn't Streeting standing up and saying, 'enough, this has to stop' 1/2
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Why isn't Streeting standing up and saying, 'enough, this has to stop' 1/2
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I'm sick to death of pointing out that if Labour insists on pushing this anti- immigration line the NHS and the Care Home sectors are facing a catastrophic staffing problems
Why isn't Streeting standing up and saying, 'enough, this has to stop' 1/2
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Why isn't Streeting standing up and saying, 'enough, this has to stop' 1/2
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Write like no one will read it.
Edit like everyone will quote it.
You'll be unstoppable! 🚀
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing #BookSky #WriteSky
Edit like everyone will quote it.
You'll be unstoppable! 🚀
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing #BookSky #WriteSky
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Write like no one will read it.
Edit like everyone will quote it.
You'll be unstoppable! 🚀
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing #BookSky #WriteSky
Edit like everyone will quote it.
You'll be unstoppable! 🚀
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing #BookSky #WriteSky
Yup
It's a bit chilly!
Anyone else channelling their inner emperor penguin huddle today?
Anyone else channelling their inner emperor penguin huddle today?
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Yup
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From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
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Watercolour painting of my daughter's cat, Freddie. Done from a photo taken by my son. A good photo makes all the difference to a pet portrait. I just love those toe beans!
#cats #kittens #whiskerswednesday #toebeans #art #watercolour #painting
#cats #kittens #whiskerswednesday #toebeans #art #watercolour #painting
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Watercolour painting of my daughter's cat, Freddie. Done from a photo taken by my son. A good photo makes all the difference to a pet portrait. I just love those toe beans!
#cats #kittens #whiskerswednesday #toebeans #art #watercolour #painting
#cats #kittens #whiskerswednesday #toebeans #art #watercolour #painting
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Mae ffermwr ifanc o Sanclêr yn Sir Gâr wedi ei ddedfrydu i 12 mis o garchar wedi ei ohirio am 24 mis am ymosod ar ei gyn-gariad. newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/31473
Dedfrydu ffermwr ifanc o Sanclêr am ymosod ar ei gyn-gariad
Mae ffermwr ifanc o Sanclêr, Sir Gaerfyrddin, wedi ei ddedfrydu i 12 mis o garchar wedi ei ohirio am 24 mis am ymosod ar ei gyn-gariad
newyddion.s4c.cymru
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Mae ffermwr ifanc o Sanclêr yn Sir Gâr wedi ei ddedfrydu i 12 mis o garchar wedi ei ohirio am 24 mis am ymosod ar ei gyn-gariad. newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/31473
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www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-...
Amazon was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges Amazon has used "punitive attendance policies" against its employees.
Employees live under constant threat of punishment if they get sick or need time off to care for a family member.
Amazon was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges Amazon has used "punitive attendance policies" against its employees.
Employees live under constant threat of punishment if they get sick or need time off to care for a family member.
Amazon sued in class action lawsuit over workplace absence practices
A class action lawsuit filed in a New York federal court on Wednesday claims Amazon uses a "punitive absence control system" against its employees.
www.cbsnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-...
Amazon was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges Amazon has used "punitive attendance policies" against its employees.
Employees live under constant threat of punishment if they get sick or need time off to care for a family member.
Amazon was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges Amazon has used "punitive attendance policies" against its employees.
Employees live under constant threat of punishment if they get sick or need time off to care for a family member.
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Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
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A new UK report shows how deeply climate anxiety is affecting our mental health.
We can’t ignore the emotional toll of the #ClimateCrisis.
#COP30 offers hope and the opportunity to change things around — if leaders act for people and the planet. 🌏
www.gov.uk/government/n...
We can’t ignore the emotional toll of the #ClimateCrisis.
#COP30 offers hope and the opportunity to change things around — if leaders act for people and the planet. 🌏
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New report highlights impact of climate change on mental health in the UK
The new report demonstrates the impact climate change is already having on the mental health of the UK population.
www.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new UK report shows how deeply climate anxiety is affecting our mental health.
We can’t ignore the emotional toll of the #ClimateCrisis.
#COP30 offers hope and the opportunity to change things around — if leaders act for people and the planet. 🌏
www.gov.uk/government/n...
We can’t ignore the emotional toll of the #ClimateCrisis.
#COP30 offers hope and the opportunity to change things around — if leaders act for people and the planet. 🌏
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Not one more solitary word about what WOMEN have ruined. Ever.
The nerve.
The nerve.
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Not one more solitary word about what WOMEN have ruined. Ever.
The nerve.
The nerve.
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‘The problem is that we are now recycling so much stuff that it’s impossible to recycle it all.’
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
‘The problem is that we are now recycling so much stuff that it’s impossible to recycle it all.’
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Next week hasn’t even started, and somehow I already feel like this cat.
My self-care this weekend? Attending the symphony with a friend, volunteering, and joining a group hike. Sometimes rest looks like connection, community, and a little movement in good company.
#CollectiveCare #SocialWorkLife
My self-care this weekend? Attending the symphony with a friend, volunteering, and joining a group hike. Sometimes rest looks like connection, community, and a little movement in good company.
#CollectiveCare #SocialWorkLife
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Next week hasn’t even started, and somehow I already feel like this cat.
My self-care this weekend? Attending the symphony with a friend, volunteering, and joining a group hike. Sometimes rest looks like connection, community, and a little movement in good company.
#CollectiveCare #SocialWorkLife
My self-care this weekend? Attending the symphony with a friend, volunteering, and joining a group hike. Sometimes rest looks like connection, community, and a little movement in good company.
#CollectiveCare #SocialWorkLife
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💦 'Mae'n andros o bwysig'
Gyda phryderon y gallai chwarter o gartrefi Cymru fod mewn perygl o ddioddef llifogydd erbyn 2050, mae 'na alwadau am fwy o fuddsoddiad mewn amddiffynfeydd.
Gyda phryderon y gallai chwarter o gartrefi Cymru fod mewn perygl o ddioddef llifogydd erbyn 2050, mae 'na alwadau am fwy o fuddsoddiad mewn amddiffynfeydd.
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
💦 'Mae'n andros o bwysig'
Gyda phryderon y gallai chwarter o gartrefi Cymru fod mewn perygl o ddioddef llifogydd erbyn 2050, mae 'na alwadau am fwy o fuddsoddiad mewn amddiffynfeydd.
Gyda phryderon y gallai chwarter o gartrefi Cymru fod mewn perygl o ddioddef llifogydd erbyn 2050, mae 'na alwadau am fwy o fuddsoddiad mewn amddiffynfeydd.
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The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased
The rarest porpoises on Earth are hanging on
The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased
www.scientificamerican.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased
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Musk’s businesses, either owned by him or controlled by him, should be banned from trading in the UK.
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Musk’s businesses, either owned by him or controlled by him, should be banned from trading in the UK.
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Got a spaniel that sees water and reacts similarly but rather than dancing it's Charge of the Light Brigade mode!
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Got a spaniel that sees water and reacts similarly but rather than dancing it's Charge of the Light Brigade mode!
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Wishing all my friends in the United States a happy National Cat Day. We don't have a National Cat Day in the UK, just a National Cat. Me.
(Pic @pjrfoto.bsky.social)
(Pic @pjrfoto.bsky.social)
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Wishing all my friends in the United States a happy National Cat Day. We don't have a National Cat Day in the UK, just a National Cat. Me.
(Pic @pjrfoto.bsky.social)
(Pic @pjrfoto.bsky.social)
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New #CRAEresearchSummary
@brianirvine.bsky.social considers the role of framing and reframing in Specialist Autism Mentoring at UK Universities
@brianirvine.bsky.social considers the role of framing and reframing in Specialist Autism Mentoring at UK Universities
Mobilising Specialist Autism Mentoring in UK Universities
When entering higher education in the UK, students get offered a needs assessment through the Disabled Students Allowance. For autistic students, disclosure often results in the option for a Specia…
crae.ioe.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
New #CRAEresearchSummary
@brianirvine.bsky.social considers the role of framing and reframing in Specialist Autism Mentoring at UK Universities
@brianirvine.bsky.social considers the role of framing and reframing in Specialist Autism Mentoring at UK Universities