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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thanks so much, Mark!

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · Apr 16

Protest in Plymouth on Saturday.

Keep them coming!

Image saying
TRANS RIGHTS PROTEST!

'COME JOIN US TO PROTEST AGAINST THE SUPREME COURT RULING ATTACKING OUR TRANSGENDER BROTHERS, SISTERS AND OTHERS'

THE SUNDIAL, PLYMOUTH CITY CENTRE

12:00PM

SATURDAY 19TH APRIL

Two signs saying "the sundial, Plymouth city" and ",12 o'clock pm, Saturday 13th".

Trans flag behind it.

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Apr 2

Question for #WineSky – where will I be able to buy Domaine Evremond?
Please and thank you 🙏🥂🍾☺️

Pic from the ceremonial planting in my #ukwinehour heyday, May 2017…

#EnglishSparklingWine #DomaineEvremond

Me - when my hair was too blonde beside new vine which I had just planted in fresh soil

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Feb 9

Go on @pafc.co.uk 👏💪⚽️!!!

Come on you #Greens

Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · Feb 9

Come on you Greens!

Plymouth Argyle FC @pafc.co.uk · Feb 9

The pre-match show is live now on Argyle TV! 📺

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Jan 31

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jan 31

Happy 5th anniversary of Brexit!

What a farce.

Table of trade deal impacts, showing Brexit impact hugely outweighing all the trade deals the UK has done since.

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Jan 23

Bonjour ma chère Ashley !! 😘😘😘😘

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Rob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · Jan 19

There may be a temptation to read headlines like this and think, perhaps we could invest a little more in caring for people, and it would both save money AND result in better outcomes.

That approach would be.... correct, actually.

Maybe we should do it.

Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · Jan 19

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of NHS patients have died, gone blind or suffered serious injuries including having limbs amputated because of delays in their care. It has cost the NHS £8.5bn in compensation since 2010.

Read my investigation: www.thetimes.com/article/aaf4...

My treatment was delayed so long I got cancer – and there are tens of thousands like me

Delays in NHS care have led to almost 40,000 compensation claims since 2010, costing more than £8bn

www.thetimes.com

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Arnab Dutt OBE @arnabdutt.bsky.social · Jan 19

BBC News - Gaza: British medic saved girl, 3, with bullet lodged in neck.It's worth reading this story to understand the murderous savagery the women and children of Gaza have endured.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gaza: Rutland medic saved girl, 3, with bullet lodged in neck

David Anderson helped dislodge the bullet which was

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Jan 11

Dropping the boy back to Brum this weekend - a bit chilly! Canals are frozen!

Canals at Brindley Place, Birmingham, after dark - showing surface ice

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · Jan 4

“Unfortunately, the latest data out today makes it clear that we are in a flu wave close to the very large wave of 2022/23, and it hasn’t peaked yet.”

It's definitely not a quad-demic, but we are in a very large flu wave this winter and it's not peaked yet

Will this change flu vaccine eligibility next year?

buff.ly

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Dec 26

It was a perfect race from #Banbridge #KingGeorgeVI #BoxingDayRaces

Ian @ WaywardLad @waywardlad.bsky.social · Dec 26

That was phenomenal - the pace set was on fire

Ian @ WaywardLad @waywardlad.bsky.social · Dec 26

What A Race!!!
Tremendous from Banbridge

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Dec 26

BBC basically sitting unchallenged on Christmas Day, absolutely owning it. The politicians who like to speak about how irrelevant it is in an age of Netflix might want to take a moment to reflect.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Dec 26

Gavin & Stacey on 12.3 million average (12.5m peak) was Britain's most watched live broadcast on Christmas Day in a decade and a half since Wallace & Gromit got 14m in 2008.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.bb...

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Dec 19

And you my friend!! 😆

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · Dec 18

Rest without guilt.

Daniel Rolph Author @danielrolphauthor.bsky.social · Dec 18

True luxury is found in the simplest moments.

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Independent SAGE @independentsage.bsky.social · Nov 19

The Independent SAGE starter pack.

go.bsky.app/TbZdrEU

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Dec 18

THREAD: @independentsage.bsky.social by numbers

Love us or hate us, we tried something new in public communication of science and sustained it for over three years.

From May 2020 - Dec 2023 we livestreamed 139 briefings, published 62 reports, 50 short statements and 7 Q&A and mythbusters. 1/13

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Dec 3

Oh my goodness, this is my good friend Rob! Must send him a message. Need to get him on Bluesky!

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David Buckle @davidbuckle.bsky.social · Nov 20

That's great progress! I've also added you to this list I created today bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Nov 18

My six favourite European Mr Men character names...

6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump

A cover of Herr Dumpidump by Roger Hargreaves that says "Herr Dumpidump by Roger Hargreaves" and with an illustration of Herr Dumpidump looking especially dumpidumpish (forgive me but I can't stop repeating the word dumpidump... DUMPIDUMP!)

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Nov 18

Nice to meet you too!!

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Helen O’Rahilly @helenorahillytv.bsky.social · Nov 18

Looking for gardeners to follow here on Blue Sky too. My Dublin garden has been my pet project since I moved back from London and bought the house in 2020. The Ma and Aunt were great plantswomen and I picked up some of their know-how. Always want to learn too...

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Nov 18

Hello Mary, I’m
Irish in England, but maybe instead of #IrishTwitter we should now be using #IrishSky? 😍

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Nov 18

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

Action Intent Links | Bluesky

Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

docs.bsky.app

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Sorcha Casey @sorchacasey.bsky.social · Nov 17

Ah Helen, so sorry to hear this, especially about Dougie ❤️‍🩹. Yer man is a fool, like many of his gender 😏.

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Helen O’Rahilly @helenorahillytv.bsky.social · Nov 16

Twitter/X was all about gathering a big group of followers and dominating the space. We fell for it. This new space, for now, offers us a chance to gather in decency/respect. A supportive place in a fragile world. Let’s use it well.

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