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Every now & again, it's useful to say why I do all these eel history tweets.
Mostly, it's because eels need our help. They're critically endangered, seeing a c.90% drop in population in the last decades.
But it's hard to get people to care! 'Cause...eels are gross & slimy. 1/2
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Mostly, it's because eels need our help. They're critically endangered, seeing a c.90% drop in population in the last decades.
But it's hard to get people to care! 'Cause...eels are gross & slimy. 1/2
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December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Every now & again, it's useful to say why I do all these eel history tweets.
Mostly, it's because eels need our help. They're critically endangered, seeing a c.90% drop in population in the last decades.
But it's hard to get people to care! 'Cause...eels are gross & slimy. 1/2
🗃️🧪
Mostly, it's because eels need our help. They're critically endangered, seeing a c.90% drop in population in the last decades.
But it's hard to get people to care! 'Cause...eels are gross & slimy. 1/2
🗃️🧪
The baby has been ill since Thursday I thought these things were resilient!
December 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The baby has been ill since Thursday I thought these things were resilient!
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Having a bit of a dilemma about flange sizes. 19mm hurts less/less split skin but is getting less milk that 21mm
August 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Having a bit of a dilemma about flange sizes. 19mm hurts less/less split skin but is getting less milk that 21mm
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Okay right I am in a cafe feeding both of us so let’s talk about this. It’s one of those things where it almost seems reasonable, at first: why *shouldn’t* breastfeeding be discreet? Let’s unpack that because it’s not actually reasonable.
I am going to wake up and drink my coffee and run my errands and then I am going to give you all a talk about this specific strain of misogyny because wow it is pervasive
July 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Okay right I am in a cafe feeding both of us so let’s talk about this. It’s one of those things where it almost seems reasonable, at first: why *shouldn’t* breastfeeding be discreet? Let’s unpack that because it’s not actually reasonable.
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I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.
July 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.
Why did no one tell me I could tie my curl hair back with a banana clip? That’s what they’re FOR??
July 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Why did no one tell me I could tie my curl hair back with a banana clip? That’s what they’re FOR??
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found Jesus
July 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
found Jesus
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“Statutory maternity leave allows most new mums and birthing parents to take up to 52 weeks off work.
Statutory maternity pay is paid for up to 39 weeks” right yes I wonder if anyone in government can see the GLARING PROBLEM with this
Statutory maternity pay is paid for up to 39 weeks” right yes I wonder if anyone in government can see the GLARING PROBLEM with this
Review of parental leave and pay is great, but the framing is all wrong: it is not about being "generous and supportive," it is (or should be) about basic equality, and addressing what is currently flagrantly sexist government policy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Parental leave and pay for new parents to be reviewed by ministers
Campaigners say the UK's system has been
www.bbc.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“Statutory maternity leave allows most new mums and birthing parents to take up to 52 weeks off work.
Statutory maternity pay is paid for up to 39 weeks” right yes I wonder if anyone in government can see the GLARING PROBLEM with this
Statutory maternity pay is paid for up to 39 weeks” right yes I wonder if anyone in government can see the GLARING PROBLEM with this
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anybody who talks shit about formula in front of me gets EXPLICIT DETAILS about my breast abscess. both of my kids were EBF but I do not give a fuck, formula is a life saving invention right alongside insulin. not right for everybody but critically necessary for some
July 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
anybody who talks shit about formula in front of me gets EXPLICIT DETAILS about my breast abscess. both of my kids were EBF but I do not give a fuck, formula is a life saving invention right alongside insulin. not right for everybody but critically necessary for some
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I have also gotten this, and it’s surprisingly horrible!! I had such a difficult time breastfeeding chomp, with his tongue tie, that going to exclusive pumping was honestly a relief. and I know how lucky I am that I pump well! because it’s not common! so I roll out the FULL fed is best lecture
Connected to a lot of complicated feelings about breastfeeding, but my experience was that when I was breastfeeding in public people would stop to tell me how much better I was than Those Formula Feeding Mothers, and it was bottle feeding in public that drew hostility.
I have actually never been confronted while breastfeeding in public! I suspect I give off ~vibes~
but in case you need this info, it is illegal under the EA2010 to harass or bother a woman breastfeeding in a public space in England. devolved nations have their own laws but same gist applies
but in case you need this info, it is illegal under the EA2010 to harass or bother a woman breastfeeding in a public space in England. devolved nations have their own laws but same gist applies
July 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I have also gotten this, and it’s surprisingly horrible!! I had such a difficult time breastfeeding chomp, with his tongue tie, that going to exclusive pumping was honestly a relief. and I know how lucky I am that I pump well! because it’s not common! so I roll out the FULL fed is best lecture
I have an out there name and hoped to give my daughter a more ‘usual’ name without it being Jane etc apparently it’s reallllly difficult for people.
As a person with a difficult name myself, I beg all parents not to impose “unique” spellings and/or pronunciations on their kids. Life is hard enough without constantly having to explain yourself straight out of the gate. Your child will be unique even if you call them something extremely boring
Xachary I am afraid that everyone spells it wrong because your parents burdened you with an illogical name that defies the conventions of the English language.
July 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I have an out there name and hoped to give my daughter a more ‘usual’ name without it being Jane etc apparently it’s reallllly difficult for people.
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"Place in oven at 140 degrees"
June 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"Place in oven at 140 degrees"
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I have emailed my MP and asked them to support this amendment. The link below makes it incredibly easy to do the same, and if you are a UK resident I very strongly encourage you to do so. Abortion is critical healthcare and we must decriminalise it NOW.
Farage and the US Religious Right are celebrating policy wins here - and there's been a huge rise in prosecutions for abortion.
Please email your MP and ask them to support Stella Creasy's amendment to decriminalise abortion; we've made it so easy for you. action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...
Please email your MP and ask them to support Stella Creasy's amendment to decriminalise abortion; we've made it so easy for you. action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...
Ask your MP to put reproductive rights into law
The right to make decisions about our families and bodies is not protected by law. The 1967 Abortion Act allows people to seek abortion under certain circumstances but abortion otherwise remains a cri...
action.goodlawproject.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I have emailed my MP and asked them to support this amendment. The link below makes it incredibly easy to do the same, and if you are a UK resident I very strongly encourage you to do so. Abortion is critical healthcare and we must decriminalise it NOW.
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Farage and the US Religious Right are celebrating policy wins here - and there's been a huge rise in prosecutions for abortion.
Please email your MP and ask them to support Stella Creasy's amendment to decriminalise abortion; we've made it so easy for you. action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...
Please email your MP and ask them to support Stella Creasy's amendment to decriminalise abortion; we've made it so easy for you. action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...
Ask your MP to put reproductive rights into law
The right to make decisions about our families and bodies is not protected by law. The 1967 Abortion Act allows people to seek abortion under certain circumstances but abortion otherwise remains a cri...
action.goodlawproject.org
June 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Farage and the US Religious Right are celebrating policy wins here - and there's been a huge rise in prosecutions for abortion.
Please email your MP and ask them to support Stella Creasy's amendment to decriminalise abortion; we've made it so easy for you. action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...
Please email your MP and ask them to support Stella Creasy's amendment to decriminalise abortion; we've made it so easy for you. action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...
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I have a new hero.
This owl stole a child's hobby horse and flies around with it!
This owl stole a child's hobby horse and flies around with it!
June 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I have a new hero.
This owl stole a child's hobby horse and flies around with it!
This owl stole a child's hobby horse and flies around with it!
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Sometimes the food goes bad before you use it. Then what?
Just don't be like Salamon Salamon! In 1390, the London fishmonger was charged w/ hiding his bad eels in someone else's cellar. This was his second offense: earlier he was caught slipping rotting eels into a local well!
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Just don't be like Salamon Salamon! In 1390, the London fishmonger was charged w/ hiding his bad eels in someone else's cellar. This was his second offense: earlier he was caught slipping rotting eels into a local well!
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June 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Sometimes the food goes bad before you use it. Then what?
Just don't be like Salamon Salamon! In 1390, the London fishmonger was charged w/ hiding his bad eels in someone else's cellar. This was his second offense: earlier he was caught slipping rotting eels into a local well!
🗃️🧪
Just don't be like Salamon Salamon! In 1390, the London fishmonger was charged w/ hiding his bad eels in someone else's cellar. This was his second offense: earlier he was caught slipping rotting eels into a local well!
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As Andrew Tate learned, being on the wrong side of Greta Thunberg is the day it starts to go wrong for you.
June 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
As Andrew Tate learned, being on the wrong side of Greta Thunberg is the day it starts to go wrong for you.
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Look at that posture. Captured, hell. He has simply summoned a ride
Ed, the pet zebra that broke free and was running loose in Tennessee, has been captured and air-lifted to safety. Oh buddy, how you enjoyed it while you could.
June 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Look at that posture. Captured, hell. He has simply summoned a ride
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The public meltdown happening between the world’s richest man 🙄 and the President of the United States 🙄🙄 once again begs the age-old question: are men simply too emotional to be in positions of power?
June 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The public meltdown happening between the world’s richest man 🙄 and the President of the United States 🙄🙄 once again begs the age-old question: are men simply too emotional to be in positions of power?
Changed the baby while she was asleep for the second time in her life
June 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Changed the baby while she was asleep for the second time in her life
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Milk supply has gone insane and I’m anxious about going to work like this
June 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Milk supply has gone insane and I’m anxious about going to work like this