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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 23h

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 23h

It looked similar to the ones I'd seen when he was at school, both GCSE and A levels. Some research and projects are subsided entirely by student trips. Instead, my son saved £2k after he graduated and spent a month helping with some proper research in a Peruvian rainforest.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 1d

My son, when an undergraduate, was expected to fundraise £3K for a 'research trip' to somewhere in South America. It was organised by an external company. They sent loads of expensive literature about how to do fundraisers, which would have taken time from his studies. The pandemic put a stop to it

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 1d

As a fellow ADHDer, I applaud your resilience. Whenever I've been offered Mezcal or Jagerbombs, I've always said to my friends, "You do realise this means I'll be kissing goodbye to moral compass?"

Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 1d

It's quite clear there weren't any menopausal women involved in this, let alone anyone from anywhere other than England. And that's before considering neurodiversity and class.

Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 1d

Any news programme that uses an article that is later corrected should also have to state the correction on air.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 3d

The BBC R4 piece on the 6pm news was just weird. The emphasis on particular words to make it sound like some kind of insider stitch up was just galling. I really miss BBC journalism when they used to give us information, not entertainment. Although Russian bribes would tick both those boxes.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 3d

Epstein-Barr Virus is implicated with MS, which is both an inflammatory and autoimmune condition, so this makes sense. The virus hides and lies dormant and can be activated by other infections and stress, triggering relapses or flare-ups. Why not for other conditions?

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 4d

Shame they didn't spend more time playing Tetris.

Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 4d

I've just heard Amol say he hasn't heard anyone talk positively about migration for ages, which says an awful lot about who he's been choosing to listen to, and what research he chooses to read.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 5d

It's hard to tell the presenters apart on The Today Programme anymore. I miss the days when there was evidence of informed journalism.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 5d

There are a few notable exceptions who are heard in UK news reports, but sadly, when they are, their well evidenced content is usually drowned out with "balance."

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 5d

I complained to the BBC that this was only very briefly nationally and only on "Wales" news online. Pathetic response, so I've complained about the response and doubled down. This would be on every news bulletin and brought up in every political interview for weeks if it were any other party.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 6d

As a 60 year old woman late diagnosed with ADHD and MS, I have mistrust and cynicism ingrained in my nervous system, so I've always checked authors and sources. I was surprised and shocked when I discovered nobody else did.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 6d

The BBC used to communicate with us as curious people wanting to be informed and educated. It's news, and most current affairs output hasn't done anything close since 2016.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 6d

Children being able to think critically might enable them to question why their parents believe flying flags are more important than them volunteering their skills for their community and youth groups.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 6d

My next-door neighbour is a beater and has pheasants strung up in the back garden all season.

Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 6d

He doesn't want children to be taught the critical thinking skills that could challenge the radicalisation or indoctrination of their parents.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 6d

This should be regularly featured on the BBC.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 6d

A few months ago, my 64 year old brother accused me of "trying to cancel" him when I asked him to stop posting Bernard Manning and Roy Chubby Brown YT videos on the family group chat. He hasn't spoken to me since. I remember the time when even he understood this stuff was unacceptable.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 7d

Unbelievable that TikTok & Insta are amplifying 1970s ‘jokes’ about N*****s & P***s to a whole new generation.

Bernard Manning, of all people, is back in fashion…

THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 7d

Bernard Manning rides again: how TikTok and Instagram are promoting racist “jokes” to teens

Sketches from the 70s & 80s featuring slurs including the N word are going viral on social media, shared by millions and boosted by algorithms

@stokel.bsky.social reports

www.thenerve.news/p/bernard-ma...

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 6d

I heard the term QIMBY the other day, and it made me think of Lib Dems and Greens. It means Quality In My Back Yard.

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 6d

Return to work. I also needed Access to Work. The additional stress took a toll on my both my kids. My son became seriously anxious, and it aggravated my daughter's hEDS. We all ended up costing more for want of a bit of care and support.

Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 7d

I wasn't. In a time of major stress for us, it took the LA 10 weeks to find carers, but by then, the assessor decided we were managing fine on our own. It took 3 months to regain some movement in my left limbs, 9 before I moved "normally," and they still play up sometimes. I was off sick then phased

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Gerri @gerbelean.bsky.social · 7d

I've just paid for mine because I want to maintain my independence. When I had the bad relapse that got me diagnosed, my then teenage kids had to look after me and themselves whilst starting their levels. By the time the LA found a firm that covered my village, I was deemed well enough to manage.

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