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Vicki the cats' mother

@catsmother.bsky.social

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Covid-aware cat parent. Former teacher, now working in Mental Health support. Mask wearer and ventilation fanatic. Long Covid since 2023. Motorbikes and MotoGP, skiing, baking, DIY, gardening and kitties of course. Love all kitties!

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 9h

BREAKING: The bodies of 29 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks have been brought to Gaza's hospitals over the past 24 hours, reports the health ministry.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/m73gl0

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 3h

Oh yes, I remember something. A really obvious name. Can't quite put my finger on it. Something Russian.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 4h

Oh right, that's the lady who plays tennis with Boris Johnson.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 4h

Awesome! 🐢

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 10h

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e

Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 12h

Non-Substack version now at davidallengreen.com/2025/10/what...

What the Chinese spying case witness statements reveal

16th October 2025 The Crown Prosecution Service appears to have made at least one serious error, while the government’s position now makes sense * Yesterday this blog sought to make sense of …

davidallengreen.com

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 11h

I might keep a log of what I'm witnessing in my daily life - work and leisure - to evidence the decline: just this week:
Colleagues and family unable to retain information
Risky choices, accidents, miscalculations, general clumsiness
Illness absence, understaffing, loss of empathy
Lack of humanity

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 12h

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What the Chinese spying case witness statements reveal

The Crown Prosecution Service appears to have made at least one serious error, while the government's position now makes sense

By me

emptycity.substack.com/p/what-the-c...

Yesterday this blog sought to make sense of the decision to drop the Chinese Spying prosecutions on the information then available, and averred that both the positions of the government and the Crown Prosecution Service did not make sense.

Now the government has published three witness statements, the picture now changes. The government’s position now makes sense, and the CPS looks as if it made at least one serious mistake and possibly another.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 13h

I believe that right now, @mrjamesob.bsky.social is waiting and hoping that you have some illuminating comments to share!

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Reuters @reuters.com · 14h

A 3,000-pound ice sculpture spelling out the word “DEMOCRACY” was seen melting on the National Mall within view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

I sincerely hope he's barred and that this decision isn't overturned.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 1d

High levels of chemicals are produced by the body early in infection to mobilise the infection fighting cells.

Those chemicals also irritate the heart making it jumpy.

And by jumpy, I do mean dead.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, big change!

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

Labour in name only: L.I.N.O.
So that tells us they can be walked all over by billionaires and big oil, big pharma etc.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

The premiums seem low to begin with.
Pre-existing conditions are not covered. You hope then that any ailments you get from now on are not in any way connected to those pre-existing ones.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

@mrjamesob.bsky.social
This explains a lot.

Stevie D @stevieinselby.bsky.social · 1d

So many vets' practices have been taken over by a small number of big chains backed by venture capital, who just see it as a money making business. It makes things very difficult for independent practices that are trying to do the right thing by their customers and their pets.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

I saw Yeovil Town play at Wembley.
Exhilarating, and then gut-wrenching.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

That's absolutely stunning! 😍
What an achievement - such dedication and artistry, and an unexpected colour, make this a knitted work of art.
Brava, brava! 🧶🥳

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds like a big squishy cushion of soft white bread!

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

People's immune systems have been weakened by Covid so they're even more susceptible to infections.
It's a grim reality we've created for ourselves, we're getting sicker, for longer, and more frequently.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 2d

But will he return?
My suspicions are that he'll try to leg it to the USA and ask for support from Musk.
Unless he believes he's innocent and will be vindicated by the English court...

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The Real McCoy @rippermd41.bsky.social · 2d

FYI for #MECFS and #LongCovid communities

If you use any protein powders, worth taking a look through this.

I’ve seen some people mention using Huel. Huel Black edition was one of the worst offenders.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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judefado56.bsky.social @judefado56.bsky.social · 2d

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Ryan James Lee-Goodman (@ryanjamesleegoodman) on Threads

Why isn’t this everywhere right now? 😡 Massive flooding in western Alaska. Search & rescue in process. Power outages. Communication down. So tell me again — why are we not seeing this on the news? #A...

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 2d

The whole article is written very badly, the bias is clear. Appalling journalism. Even more appalling that the BBC website is carrying it.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 2d

There's been an A Level English Language qualification for many years now.