Hippymum
@hippymum.bsky.social
Happily married. Fighting to get through one day at a time. 42 years with M.E., hEDS, POTS, COPD, Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, Scoliosis, Reynauds, and a whole heap of other crap. I've no quality of life, mostly bedbound and hate it.
Millions of toxic plastic beads from Southern Water have washed up on Camber Sands beach, threatening dolphins, seals, seabirds, and our beaches. Sign the petition to make sure water companies pay for the cleanup of spills like this, not their customers: 38d.gs/water_mess_e...
Sign the petition: Water companies should pay to clean up the pollution they cause
Millions of toxic plastic beads from Southern Water have washed up on Camber Sands beach, threatening dolphins, seals, seabirds, and our beaches. Sign the petition to make sure water companies pay for...
38d.gs
December 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Millions of toxic plastic beads from Southern Water have washed up on Camber Sands beach, threatening dolphins, seals, seabirds, and our beaches. Sign the petition to make sure water companies pay for the cleanup of spills like this, not their customers: 38d.gs/water_mess_e...
The #TimeForChange is now! Please join me in pledging to take part in the government consultation to #EndHunting @LeagueACS
takeaction.league.org.uk/page/172854/...
takeaction.league.org.uk/page/172854/...
Help me end hunting with dogs
Hunting with dogs was supposed to be banned 20 years ago, but in reality it never stopped. Hunts have continued to chase and kill wild animals as if the law never changed.
takeaction.league.org.uk
December 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The #TimeForChange is now! Please join me in pledging to take part in the government consultation to #EndHunting @LeagueACS
takeaction.league.org.uk/page/172854/...
takeaction.league.org.uk/page/172854/...
Shame they couldn't get the name right in the title.
New Scientist: 'Chronic fatigue syndrome seems to have a very strong genetic element'
'The largest study so far into the genetics of...myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes – six times more than those identified just four months ago'
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
'The largest study so far into the genetics of...myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes – six times more than those identified just four months ago'
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
Chronic fatigue syndrome seems to have a very strong genetic element
The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes – six times more than those identified just four months ago
www.newscientist.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Shame they couldn't get the name right in the title.
Make Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm Coming Home Christmas Number 1 - Sign the Petition! c.org/q8sVXNTSVp via @UKChange
Sign the Petition
Make Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm Coming Home Christmas Number 1
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December 18, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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I just nominated MEACTION UK movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
I just nominated a charity to win £1,000. You can nominate your favourite too.
I just nominated a charity to win £1,000..
movementforgood.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just nominated MEACTION UK movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
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The horrendous situation that Sarah Boothby found herself in as her daughter lay dying is still being faced by parents, usually mothers, around the UK.
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#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #VerySevereME
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#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #VerySevereME
As my daughter died of ME, the state met in secret to blame me
Maeve Boothby O’Neill’s mother had no idea she was being accused in private of causing or fabricating the illness that would take her life aged 27
ow.ly
August 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The horrendous situation that Sarah Boothby found herself in as her daughter lay dying is still being faced by parents, usually mothers, around the UK.
ow.ly/nlhv50WCEp4
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #VerySevereME
ow.ly/nlhv50WCEp4
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #VerySevereME
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We are delighted that MEAction UK has officially become an independent, registered UK charity. This marks a new chapter in our journey to secure better recognition, research and support for people with ME in the UK.
#CharityAnnouncement #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#CharityAnnouncement #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We are delighted that MEAction UK has officially become an independent, registered UK charity. This marks a new chapter in our journey to secure better recognition, research and support for people with ME in the UK.
#CharityAnnouncement #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#CharityAnnouncement #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
M.E./C.F.S is lifelong. Stop harmful reassessments. Recognise it under the Severe
ConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
ConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
December 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
M.E./C.F.S is lifelong. Stop harmful reassessments. Recognise it under the Severe
ConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
ConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
M.E./C.F.S is lifelong. Stop harmful reassessments. Recognise it under the Severe
ConConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
ConConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
December 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
M.E./C.F.S is lifelong. Stop harmful reassessments. Recognise it under the Severe
ConConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
ConConditionsCriteria @DWPgovuk @stephenctimms @patmcfaddenmp
#SCCforME
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Appalling 🚨💙
December 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Appalling 🚨💙
I signed this petition to tell Barclays to cut ties with JBS — one of the world’s worst offenders for animal suffering and environmental destruction. Will you do the same? action.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/tell-barclay...
Tell Barclays to stop funding animal cruelty
Barclays is the UK’s biggest investor in factory farming, using their customers’ money to pour billions into JBS, the world’s largest meat producer and one of the worst offenders for animal cruelty an...
action.worldanimalprotection.org.uk
December 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I signed this petition to tell Barclays to cut ties with JBS — one of the world’s worst offenders for animal suffering and environmental destruction. Will you do the same? action.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/tell-barclay...
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LOCOME Project: Major #ME and #LongCOVID Genetics Findings Announced. Today we are excited to share landmark new findings from the LOCOME project.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
@precisionlife.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
@precisionlife.bsky.social
Identification of Novel Reproducible Combinatorial Genetic Risk Factors for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in the DecodeME Patient Cohort and Commonalities with Long COVID
Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as ME/CFS or simply ME) has severely impacted the lives of tens of millions of people globally, but the disease currently has no accurate diagnostic t...
www.medrxiv.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
LOCOME Project: Major #ME and #LongCOVID Genetics Findings Announced. Today we are excited to share landmark new findings from the LOCOME project.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
@precisionlife.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
@precisionlife.bsky.social
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New myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME, also known as ME/CFS) genetics study reveals 250+ core genes, shared mechanisms with long COVID, and dozens of drug repurposing opportunities. This would not have been possible without the thousands of people with ME who contributed their data.
Thank you.
Thank you.
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME, also known as ME/CFS) genetics study reveals 250+ core genes, shared mechanisms with long COVID, and dozens of drug repurposing opportunities. This would not have been possible without the thousands of people with ME who contributed their data.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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(1/4) 🧬 @precisionlife.bsky.social has released exciting results from the LOCOME project
Using DecodeME and other datasets, LOCOME has identified a number of genetic signals and biological pathways that may be involved in ME.
Using DecodeME and other datasets, LOCOME has identified a number of genetic signals and biological pathways that may be involved in ME.
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
(1/4) 🧬 @precisionlife.bsky.social has released exciting results from the LOCOME project
Using DecodeME and other datasets, LOCOME has identified a number of genetic signals and biological pathways that may be involved in ME.
Using DecodeME and other datasets, LOCOME has identified a number of genetic signals and biological pathways that may be involved in ME.
Royal Mail was sold off under the pretext of keeping stamp prices down. First-class stamp prices have DOUBLED in just the last four years. Ofcom is consulting on stamp pricing. Demand they bring Royal Mail into public ownership. @we_ownit weownit.org.uk/act-now/end-...
End the Royal Mail privatisation experiment now
Ofcom is consulting on stamp prices. It is time to demand that they end Royal Mail privatisation.
weownit.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Royal Mail was sold off under the pretext of keeping stamp prices down. First-class stamp prices have DOUBLED in just the last four years. Ofcom is consulting on stamp pricing. Demand they bring Royal Mail into public ownership. @we_ownit weownit.org.uk/act-now/end-...
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Nice! Matching gift opportunity for an org that has helped people with Long COVID , not just ME/CFS.
Hey, folks! #MEAction has a 3x match for #GivingTuesday: your gift will TRIPLE if you donate today!
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Nice! Matching gift opportunity for an org that has helped people with Long COVID , not just ME/CFS.
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "sign" (37×)
2. "petition" (34×)
3. "signed" (16×)
4. "join" (12×)
5. "stop" (12×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
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3. "signed" (16×)
4. "join" (12×)
5. "stop" (12×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "sign" (37×)
2. "petition" (34×)
3. "signed" (16×)
4. "join" (12×)
5. "stop" (12×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "sign" (37×)
2. "petition" (34×)
3. "signed" (16×)
4. "join" (12×)
5. "stop" (12×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
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Hey, folks! #MEAction has a 3x match for #GivingTuesday: your gift will TRIPLE if you donate today!
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hey, folks! #MEAction has a 3x match for #GivingTuesday: your gift will TRIPLE if you donate today!
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
I just donated to this campaign, please support their good cause by making a donation. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
The Ehlers-Danlos Society – Big Give
The Ehlers-Danlos Society advances research, education, and care for those with EDS and HSD worldwide—striving for a future where everyone has access to the right treatment and support, at the right t...
donate.biggive.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I just donated to this campaign, please support their good cause by making a donation. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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BBC: ''I want to live my life': Fibromyalgia sufferers being failed by NHS'
'People suffering from the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia are being failed by the NHS, according to new research which found patients were waiting years for diagnosis...'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'People suffering from the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia are being failed by the NHS, according to new research which found patients were waiting years for diagnosis...'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'I want to live my life': Fibromyalgia sufferers being failed by NHS
Researchers and patients are calling for the NHS to overhaul its care of fibromyalgia patients.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
BBC: ''I want to live my life': Fibromyalgia sufferers being failed by NHS'
'People suffering from the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia are being failed by the NHS, according to new research which found patients were waiting years for diagnosis...'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'People suffering from the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia are being failed by the NHS, according to new research which found patients were waiting years for diagnosis...'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Will you sign this petition from @gdcampaigns? We're calling for a pause on bus stops that put people with sight loss in harm's way. act.guidedogs.org.uk/page/180795/...
Halt hazardous bus stops
Will you sign our petition for safe bus travel? We're calling for a pause on dangerous bus stops that put people with sight loss in harm's way.
act.guidedogs.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Will you sign this petition from @gdcampaigns? We're calling for a pause on bus stops that put people with sight loss in harm's way. act.guidedogs.org.uk/page/180795/...
I've just emailed DEFRA to make it clear that new regulation cannot fix our broken water system. Email now to demand publicly owned water: weownit.org.uk/act-now/emai...
Email DEFRA - regulation won't fix our broken water system
weownit.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I've just emailed DEFRA to make it clear that new regulation cannot fix our broken water system. Email now to demand publicly owned water: weownit.org.uk/act-now/emai...
Mandate Defibrillators on All Trains UK - Sign the Petition! c.org/4C8PNjQ6tS via @UKChange
Sign the Petition
Mandate Defibrillators on All Trains UK
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November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Mandate Defibrillators on All Trains UK - Sign the Petition! c.org/4C8PNjQ6tS via @UKChange
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