Joanne Simmonds
@josimmonds.bsky.social
I’m rewriting my @BathSpaUni novel.
I paint, write and swim with AuDHD and hEDS (waiting to see if vEDS).
I write a free Substack here: https://joannesimmonds.substack.com
I paint, write and swim with AuDHD and hEDS (waiting to see if vEDS).
I write a free Substack here: https://joannesimmonds.substack.com
Baking the delicious apple cake from the diabetes cookbook. Again with gluten-free and ground almonds, but also Flora vegan marg due to EDS difficulties with dairy at the moment (not me). I love the way it goes crispy and browns all lovely on the top. That'll be the coconut oil. 😍
December 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Baking the delicious apple cake from the diabetes cookbook. Again with gluten-free and ground almonds, but also Flora vegan marg due to EDS difficulties with dairy at the moment (not me). I love the way it goes crispy and browns all lovely on the top. That'll be the coconut oil. 😍
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I NEED this costume.
December 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I NEED this costume.
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Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England
Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England
Rate rises by 19% compared with 2020, prompting fresh concerns about NHS maternity care
The risk of women in England suffering severe bleeding after giving birth has risen to its highest level for five years, prompting fresh concern about NHS maternity care.
The rate at which mothers in England experience postpartum haemorrhage has increased from 27 per 1,000 births in 2020 to 32 per 1,000 this year – a rise of 19%. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England
Had to walk back from the gym because I keep falling in between buses and the one I want to get in is usually standing only. Total exercise 120 mins. 843 calories burned.
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Had to walk back from the gym because I keep falling in between buses and the one I want to get in is usually standing only. Total exercise 120 mins. 843 calories burned.
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Lines are open 📞
Phone in to our 2025 telethon and speak to your favourite journalists from the Guardian on 0203 353 4368.
We'll be accepting donations by credit or debit card. You can also support the 2025 charity appeal at theguardian.com/charityappeal25bsk
Phone in to our 2025 telethon and speak to your favourite journalists from the Guardian on 0203 353 4368.
We'll be accepting donations by credit or debit card. You can also support the 2025 charity appeal at theguardian.com/charityappeal25bsk
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Lines are open 📞
Phone in to our 2025 telethon and speak to your favourite journalists from the Guardian on 0203 353 4368.
We'll be accepting donations by credit or debit card. You can also support the 2025 charity appeal at theguardian.com/charityappeal25bsk
Phone in to our 2025 telethon and speak to your favourite journalists from the Guardian on 0203 353 4368.
We'll be accepting donations by credit or debit card. You can also support the 2025 charity appeal at theguardian.com/charityappeal25bsk
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obviously not the major driver of his health concerns but it is very funny to read A Christmas Carol as an adult and realize that when tiny tim first says "God bless us, every one!" he's a severely malnourished child and they've given him a cup of hot gin
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
obviously not the major driver of his health concerns but it is very funny to read A Christmas Carol as an adult and realize that when tiny tim first says "God bless us, every one!" he's a severely malnourished child and they've given him a cup of hot gin
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The term ‘aga saga’ caused Joanna Trollope ‘some irritation’, so @theguardian.com subs put it in obituary standfirst
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The term ‘aga saga’ caused Joanna Trollope ‘some irritation’, so @theguardian.com subs put it in obituary standfirst
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Wake up Dead Man on Netflix is brilliant. It's the third film in the Knives Out series.
December 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Wake up Dead Man on Netflix is brilliant. It's the third film in the Knives Out series.
I've set a moth trap on top of a pair of socks I never wear and don't care much for and I can't rest for the thought that they'll be stuck in pain 🤨🤔
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I've set a moth trap on top of a pair of socks I never wear and don't care much for and I can't rest for the thought that they'll be stuck in pain 🤨🤔
Collected my prescription in town and my bag has a support line number for terminal illness. Maybe I should take my medicine out and throw away the bag so I can forget about the thought.
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Collected my prescription in town and my bag has a support line number for terminal illness. Maybe I should take my medicine out and throw away the bag so I can forget about the thought.
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NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
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Ireland's first women-focused taxi service is set to launch in Dublin this month, giving women the option of choosing a female driver
'Badly-needed' female-focused taxi service being launched
Ireland's first women-focused taxi service is set to launch in Dublin this month, giving women the option of choosing a female driver.
www.rte.ie
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Ireland's first women-focused taxi service is set to launch in Dublin this month, giving women the option of choosing a female driver
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I'm both over the moon and a bit nervous to be chairing the Booker judges for 2026. These are the people I'm going to be getting to know rather well #BookerPrize2026 @thebookerprizes.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm both over the moon and a bit nervous to be chairing the Booker judges for 2026. These are the people I'm going to be getting to know rather well #BookerPrize2026 @thebookerprizes.com
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I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
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This is fabulous news! Where are you BBC, ITV, Channel 4?
Another six new Plays for Today announced from unfamiliar writers; good to see! Also good to see Emma Turner enlisted again after her good work on BIG WINNERS:
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/channel-5/5-...
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/channel-5/5-...
5 returns for more Play for Today
Broadcaster orders a further six shows from Vertigo Films and LA Productions
www.broadcastnow.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is fabulous news! Where are you BBC, ITV, Channel 4?
Jamie Oliver is so good, isn't he? Pastry tips galore in his Christmas Channel 4 show.
December 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Jamie Oliver is so good, isn't he? Pastry tips galore in his Christmas Channel 4 show.
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They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.
—Tom Bodett
—Tom Bodett
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.
—Tom Bodett
—Tom Bodett
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Might apply to visit the US, even though I've got no intention of going there, just to force some random goon to waste time looking through the last five years of my social media history. Might do it every week.
December 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Might apply to visit the US, even though I've got no intention of going there, just to force some random goon to waste time looking through the last five years of my social media history. Might do it every week.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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It’s a bad flu year but its not too late to get your flu vaccine but don’t delay as they take a week or so to kick in. Supermarkets with pharmacies have the vax too.
NHS ‘facing worst-case scenario’ as hospital flu cases jump 55% in a week
Number of people in England being treated remains at record level for this time of year with daily average of 2,660
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It’s a bad flu year but its not too late to get your flu vaccine but don’t delay as they take a week or so to kick in. Supermarkets with pharmacies have the vax too.
This album is so funky and I can't stop playing The Less I Know the Better music.apple.com/gb/album/cur...
Currents by Tame Impala on Apple Music
Album · 2015 · 13 Songs
music.apple.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This album is so funky and I can't stop playing The Less I Know the Better music.apple.com/gb/album/cur...
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We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility | Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme | Usher Institute
Precision Medicine Project - Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility
usher.ed.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
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