Wee Nell
@wee-nell.bsky.social
Science geek, music junkie. Wants to make a positive difference wherever possible.
London, UK.
London, UK.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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Fancy winning some UK Space Agency goodies, including a mission patch? 🚀
Our Christmas Card competition is back! Design a card illustrating the need to #KeepSpaceTidy so Santa and satellites stay safe. 🛰️
Closes 5pm on 15 December.
Enter here 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/20/%...
Our Christmas Card competition is back! Design a card illustrating the need to #KeepSpaceTidy so Santa and satellites stay safe. 🛰️
Closes 5pm on 15 December.
Enter here 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/20/%...
📢 UK Space Agency Christmas card design competition! 🎅
Design a Christmas card about keeping Santa and the satellites we all rely on every day safe! 🛰️🎅🛷
space.blog.gov.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Fancy winning some UK Space Agency goodies, including a mission patch? 🚀
Our Christmas Card competition is back! Design a card illustrating the need to #KeepSpaceTidy so Santa and satellites stay safe. 🛰️
Closes 5pm on 15 December.
Enter here 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/20/%...
Our Christmas Card competition is back! Design a card illustrating the need to #KeepSpaceTidy so Santa and satellites stay safe. 🛰️
Closes 5pm on 15 December.
Enter here 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/20/%...
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This petition is now well over half way to getting a govt. response. Pls sign/share if you think we should hold a public inquiry into Russian interference in our democracy. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
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GOOD NEWS! A groundbreaking study in MORE THAN 1,000 people reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically LONGER than those who didn’t. In some cases, their survival rate was DOUBLED.
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! A groundbreaking study in MORE THAN 1,000 people reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically LONGER than those who didn’t. In some cases, their survival rate was DOUBLED.
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🧪 🧪 New Published Review Shows Studies Linking Autism and Tylenol Are False -- The current evidence base is insufficient to definitively link in utero exposure to paracetamol with autism and ADHD in childhood.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring: umbrella review of systematic reviews
Objective To assess the quality, biases, and validity of evidence on maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder (referred to as autism) and atte...
www.bmj.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🧪 🧪 New Published Review Shows Studies Linking Autism and Tylenol Are False -- The current evidence base is insufficient to definitively link in utero exposure to paracetamol with autism and ADHD in childhood.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Keir Starmer: "Every child should have the opportunity to develop passions that enrich their lives and learn skills needed for a successful career.
The curriculum will reflect this: raising standards in subjects like Maths and English, whilst recognising the importance of creative subjects."
The curriculum will reflect this: raising standards in subjects like Maths and English, whilst recognising the importance of creative subjects."
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Keir Starmer: "Every child should have the opportunity to develop passions that enrich their lives and learn skills needed for a successful career.
The curriculum will reflect this: raising standards in subjects like Maths and English, whilst recognising the importance of creative subjects."
The curriculum will reflect this: raising standards in subjects like Maths and English, whilst recognising the importance of creative subjects."
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According to the BBC , a record number of people died whilst homeless last year — over 1,600.
We want to change this story. But we need your help. Learn more here: https://oasisnolo.org/priorities/pioneering-housing-solutions/ #NOLO
We want to change this story. But we need your help. Learn more here: https://oasisnolo.org/priorities/pioneering-housing-solutions/ #NOLO
Pioneering housing solutions – Oasis NOLO
Access to safe, affordable housing is one of the most enduring problems in local neighbourhoods. Countless households are stuck in temporary, overcrowded, or overpriced accommodation.
oasisnolo.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
According to the BBC , a record number of people died whilst homeless last year — over 1,600.
We want to change this story. But we need your help. Learn more here: https://oasisnolo.org/priorities/pioneering-housing-solutions/ #NOLO
We want to change this story. But we need your help. Learn more here: https://oasisnolo.org/priorities/pioneering-housing-solutions/ #NOLO
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Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.
September 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.
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The Nuns on the Run story needs to be rolling all day. I want live nun tracking. Drone footage. Background on each nun. Nun memes. Nun merch.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps
Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita needed a locksmith to get back into their convent, defying Church leaders.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Nuns on the Run story needs to be rolling all day. I want live nun tracking. Drone footage. Background on each nun. Nun memes. Nun merch.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson
Well worth a read
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Well worth a read
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
US cash turned Tommy Robinson into the poster boy of UK f...
Outside the Old Bailey in 2018, a reinvented Tommy Robinson flashed his perfect new teeth to 2,000 diehard supporters at a “free Tommy” rally on a stage ...
observer.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson
Well worth a read
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Well worth a read
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday.
I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.
Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.
I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.
Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.
September 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday.
I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.
Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.
I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.
Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.
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Take care of yourselves, people, and never miss an opportunity to be radically kind when you can.
It feeds the soul and you never know who is hanging on to that last thread. #KindnessCounts #DoSomeGood
It feeds the soul and you never know who is hanging on to that last thread. #KindnessCounts #DoSomeGood
September 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Take care of yourselves, people, and never miss an opportunity to be radically kind when you can.
It feeds the soul and you never know who is hanging on to that last thread. #KindnessCounts #DoSomeGood
It feeds the soul and you never know who is hanging on to that last thread. #KindnessCounts #DoSomeGood
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Reform’s polling lead is astonishingly brittle.
The headline numbers may look impressive, but the underlying data reveals a fundamental weakness.
4 major headaches for Farage:
The headline numbers may look impressive, but the underlying data reveals a fundamental weakness.
4 major headaches for Farage:
September 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Reform’s polling lead is astonishingly brittle.
The headline numbers may look impressive, but the underlying data reveals a fundamental weakness.
4 major headaches for Farage:
The headline numbers may look impressive, but the underlying data reveals a fundamental weakness.
4 major headaches for Farage:
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The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
August 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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GOP = Genital Obsession Party
May 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
GOP = Genital Obsession Party
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Let's talk about why dogs can't eat chocolate.
I'm going to try to impart a sense of proportionality here.
Chocolate toxicosis is rare & is fatal in only a tiny percentage of cases. If your dog eats a small amount of milk chocolate, they'll probably be fine.
The problem are methylxanthines...
I'm going to try to impart a sense of proportionality here.
Chocolate toxicosis is rare & is fatal in only a tiny percentage of cases. If your dog eats a small amount of milk chocolate, they'll probably be fine.
The problem are methylxanthines...
May 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Let's talk about why dogs can't eat chocolate.
I'm going to try to impart a sense of proportionality here.
Chocolate toxicosis is rare & is fatal in only a tiny percentage of cases. If your dog eats a small amount of milk chocolate, they'll probably be fine.
The problem are methylxanthines...
I'm going to try to impart a sense of proportionality here.
Chocolate toxicosis is rare & is fatal in only a tiny percentage of cases. If your dog eats a small amount of milk chocolate, they'll probably be fine.
The problem are methylxanthines...
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Word of the day is ‘erumpent’ (17th century), which describes buds and blossom that are bursting forth with vigour. Can also be used of energetic humans.
March 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Word of the day is ‘erumpent’ (17th century), which describes buds and blossom that are bursting forth with vigour. Can also be used of energetic humans.
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Great news! @labourlewis.bsky.social's Water Bill will have its first debate on 28th March.
This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.
Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.
Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to attend my Water Bill debate
After years of bill hikes, shareholder pay-outs, and pollution, it couldn't be clearer that privatisation has created a crisis in our water system.
We can't leave the future of this critical natio...
actionnetwork.org
March 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Great news! @labourlewis.bsky.social's Water Bill will have its first debate on 28th March.
This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.
Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.
Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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Armchair critics
If you like my cartoons I can draw one for you for a very reasonable fee. They're not prints, I draw each one to order. Which is nice.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
If you like my cartoons I can draw one for you for a very reasonable fee. They're not prints, I draw each one to order. Which is nice.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
March 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Armchair critics
If you like my cartoons I can draw one for you for a very reasonable fee. They're not prints, I draw each one to order. Which is nice.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
If you like my cartoons I can draw one for you for a very reasonable fee. They're not prints, I draw each one to order. Which is nice.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...