Rowena
@wijsgeer.bsky.social
I like to cook for people
I am chaotic, welcoming, atheist but not against religion, cis. Go on walls with my plush companion, Monkey. I do like GIFs!
I am chaotic, welcoming, atheist but not against religion, cis. Go on walls with my plush companion, Monkey. I do like GIFs!
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Rowena
@wijsgeer.bsky.social
· Nov 17
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So... it begins.
Each day of the Starship Alexandria Advent Calendar, @aptshadow.bsky.social and I will take turns to enthuse about a favourite TV show.
The first 'window' opens to the Enterprise NCC-1701-D... No points for guessing whose choice that was ;)
starshipalexandria.com/day-1-2025-a...
Each day of the Starship Alexandria Advent Calendar, @aptshadow.bsky.social and I will take turns to enthuse about a favourite TV show.
The first 'window' opens to the Enterprise NCC-1701-D... No points for guessing whose choice that was ;)
starshipalexandria.com/day-1-2025-a...
Starship Alexandria: Day 1 - 2025 Advent Calendar
For our first day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma sings the praises of Star Trek: The Next Generation and explains why it's so special to her. If you'd like to support the show, ...
starshipalexandria.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
So... it begins.
Each day of the Starship Alexandria Advent Calendar, @aptshadow.bsky.social and I will take turns to enthuse about a favourite TV show.
The first 'window' opens to the Enterprise NCC-1701-D... No points for guessing whose choice that was ;)
starshipalexandria.com/day-1-2025-a...
Each day of the Starship Alexandria Advent Calendar, @aptshadow.bsky.social and I will take turns to enthuse about a favourite TV show.
The first 'window' opens to the Enterprise NCC-1701-D... No points for guessing whose choice that was ;)
starshipalexandria.com/day-1-2025-a...
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The alt text is the icing on the cake 🧁
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The alt text is the icing on the cake 🧁
#GetTheFckOutside
#PLog
A platform video during sunny daytime (me on a hand pulled platform traveling over a small water)
#PLog
A platform video during sunny daytime (me on a hand pulled platform traveling over a small water)
November 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#GetTheFckOutside
#PLog
A platform video during sunny daytime (me on a hand pulled platform traveling over a small water)
#PLog
A platform video during sunny daytime (me on a hand pulled platform traveling over a small water)
#3GoodThings
1) tidied up in the kitchen
2) tried Pilates but felt unable and faint, so instead I watched a murder mystery
3) played a boardgame with my husband. It was the first time we tried this game, it is called Java
1) tidied up in the kitchen
2) tried Pilates but felt unable and faint, so instead I watched a murder mystery
3) played a boardgame with my husband. It was the first time we tried this game, it is called Java
November 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
#3GoodThings
1) tidied up in the kitchen
2) tried Pilates but felt unable and faint, so instead I watched a murder mystery
3) played a boardgame with my husband. It was the first time we tried this game, it is called Java
1) tidied up in the kitchen
2) tried Pilates but felt unable and faint, so instead I watched a murder mystery
3) played a boardgame with my husband. It was the first time we tried this game, it is called Java
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American coots (Fulica americana) have white outer undertail coverts, but usually they're inconspicuous. The coots display them when signaling, so maybe this one was trying to tell me something. Photo taken at the Rio Grande in Albuquerque on November 28, 2025.
#nature #naturephotography #birds
#nature #naturephotography #birds
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
American coots (Fulica americana) have white outer undertail coverts, but usually they're inconspicuous. The coots display them when signaling, so maybe this one was trying to tell me something. Photo taken at the Rio Grande in Albuquerque on November 28, 2025.
#nature #naturephotography #birds
#nature #naturephotography #birds
Our beloved Debs with Cats is doing a swimathon to raise money for movember (men's mental health). She is swimming 2 (two!) kilometers. If it is something within your means, do consider supporting her
uk.movember.com/mospace/1551...
uk.movember.com/mospace/1551...
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Our beloved Debs with Cats is doing a swimathon to raise money for movember (men's mental health). She is swimming 2 (two!) kilometers. If it is something within your means, do consider supporting her
uk.movember.com/mospace/1551...
uk.movember.com/mospace/1551...
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Blue stain fungus. Northwest Territories, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Blue stain fungus. Northwest Territories, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends
Sounds to me like they are trying to bring back sumptuary law. Starting with refugees, then people on benefits,, disabled people, minimum wage. Limit their use of what is perceived as luxury.
So how exactly are they meant to get to them? Many are placed in areas without accessible transport links. They can't afford to pay for journeys themselves because of how little support they get.
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Sounds to me like they are trying to bring back sumptuary law. Starting with refugees, then people on benefits,, disabled people, minimum wage. Limit their use of what is perceived as luxury.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
The Dubliners
Mari Boone
Kimmo Pohjonen
Kronos Quartet
Raphael Weinroth-Browne
The Dubliners
Mari Boone
Kimmo Pohjonen
Kronos Quartet
Raphael Weinroth-Browne
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
REM
Pulp
Brighteyes
The Divine Comedy
Belle and Sebastian
REM
Pulp
Brighteyes
The Divine Comedy
Belle and Sebastian
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
The Rolling Stones
Cyndi Lauper
The Who
Bryan Adams
Runrig
The Rolling Stones
Cyndi Lauper
The Who
Bryan Adams
Runrig
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
The Dubliners
Mari Boone
Kimmo Pohjonen
Kronos Quartet
Raphael Weinroth-Browne
The Dubliners
Mari Boone
Kimmo Pohjonen
Kronos Quartet
Raphael Weinroth-Browne
An other evening with the 13y old. Not only did we watch the second star wars, we also introduced her to the Muppets. She by far preferred the Swedish Chef and then the popcorn song (we also checked out the original)
youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE?...
youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE?...
Pöpcørn | Recipes with The Swedish Chef | The Muppets
YouTube video by The Muppets
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
An other evening with the 13y old. Not only did we watch the second star wars, we also introduced her to the Muppets. She by far preferred the Swedish Chef and then the popcorn song (we also checked out the original)
youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE?...
youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE?...
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Good news the swimathon team are able to accommodate me arriving later when it’s quieter & are saying I can bring juice (I sometimes get low blood sugar) to the pool. Their initial instructions said no food or drink poolside.
Please donate if you are able. Thank you.
movember.com/m/15511369?m...
Please donate if you are able. Thank you.
movember.com/m/15511369?m...
Deborah Cats's Mo Space
Deborah's Motivation: I'm raising funds and awareness this Movember for all the dads, brothers, sons and mates in our lives. I need your help. Please donate to support men's health.
movember.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Good news the swimathon team are able to accommodate me arriving later when it’s quieter & are saying I can bring juice (I sometimes get low blood sugar) to the pool. Their initial instructions said no food or drink poolside.
Please donate if you are able. Thank you.
movember.com/m/15511369?m...
Please donate if you are able. Thank you.
movember.com/m/15511369?m...
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Happy Transgender Goddexx Destroying Fascism Friday to one and all!
finishing and printing the Transgender Goddexx Destroying Fascism today - hope it goes well so I have a new print to share in my monthly newsletter later today 🤞
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Happy Transgender Goddexx Destroying Fascism Friday to one and all!
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Surely those are scales not feathers? And that tail looks fishy too. Something almost prehistoric about Cormorants and their gorgeous feathers. Taken on the River Taff, Forest Farm Nature Reserve. 26/11/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #wildlife
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Surely those are scales not feathers? And that tail looks fishy too. Something almost prehistoric about Cormorants and their gorgeous feathers. Taken on the River Taff, Forest Farm Nature Reserve. 26/11/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #wildlife
My husband has started today with a revalidation program. It is not specifically for long covid but they do adjust for personal needs.
One of the things on the program is figuring out your energy gobblers (things that take off more of your energy than you realize). Which sounds potentially useful
One of the things on the program is figuring out your energy gobblers (things that take off more of your energy than you realize). Which sounds potentially useful
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My husband has started today with a revalidation program. It is not specifically for long covid but they do adjust for personal needs.
One of the things on the program is figuring out your energy gobblers (things that take off more of your energy than you realize). Which sounds potentially useful
One of the things on the program is figuring out your energy gobblers (things that take off more of your energy than you realize). Which sounds potentially useful
Did I SyncSwim anyone?
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Did I SyncSwim anyone?
Thinking of the 13y old. (Who always ends up in a puddle of cute-appreciation when seeing squirrels)
Omggggggg Canada Post has holiday squirrel stamps 😍 store.canadapost-postescanada.ca/store-boutiq.... #sqrlpix
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Thinking of the 13y old. (Who always ends up in a puddle of cute-appreciation when seeing squirrels)
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I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
Imagine how the movie "Pieces of April" would have gone if she had used AI for all the obstacles she encountered
www.imdb.com/title/tt0311...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0311...
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Imagine how the movie "Pieces of April" would have gone if she had used AI for all the obstacles she encountered
www.imdb.com/title/tt0311...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0311...
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Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
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"There is no ongoing funding for longer term follow-up of the existing cohort studies."
Read that again.
There are no long-term cohort (longitudinal) studies for Long Covid in the UK.
That is a shocking omission. UK Government / medical research bodies should be ashamed.
Read that again.
There are no long-term cohort (longitudinal) studies for Long Covid in the UK.
That is a shocking omission. UK Government / medical research bodies should be ashamed.
This paragraph from Brightling and Evans' report is very concerning.
The government stopped the long-term follow-up of cohort studies in 2021. 🤦
The government stopped the long-term follow-up of cohort studies in 2021. 🤦
![5.10. It is our opinion, shared with many of the participants of the National Long Covid research group, that there has been a lack of progression in research funding from mid-2021. Further discussion of current and future research, along with potential gaps are described in M3. Overall, there is no ongoing funding for longer term follow-up of the existing cohort studies [Routen A 2022], the CIS [Covid Infection Survey] through ONS was stopped in March 2023, and no precision medicine studies were funded including no funding for mechanistic studies as part of Stimulate-lCP. The latter means that Stimulate-I GP may not be able to identify any variability in response to treatments that would inform next steps. There remains a substantial number of people suffering from Long Covid and there remain unanswered questions about causes, diagnostic tests and any specific treatments. In contrast, the UK's early response to Long Covid during the pandemic in terms of research was better than compared with other countries for example the National Institute of Health Recover initiative started in February 2021 (albeit a sizeable investment of over $1 billion) with awards being made in summer 2021 and 2022 [recovercovid.org] The crisis we faced due to acute Covid has subsided and correctly health priorities have been reset to address other acute and long-term conditions. However, Long Covid is now amongst these important long-term conditions and requires support commensurate to the scale of the problem i.e., research funding should be similar to other long-term conditions with a similar burden of symptoms and impact on quality of life.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:idf6m3amxguxiftesf7y24hd/bafkreifcehvjcyhnwfgsmyefbsm22u3ef6ef2jwxz3yrlegfqwqxchds3y@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"There is no ongoing funding for longer term follow-up of the existing cohort studies."
Read that again.
There are no long-term cohort (longitudinal) studies for Long Covid in the UK.
That is a shocking omission. UK Government / medical research bodies should be ashamed.
Read that again.
There are no long-term cohort (longitudinal) studies for Long Covid in the UK.
That is a shocking omission. UK Government / medical research bodies should be ashamed.
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Azeen has this platform because women in astronomy helped her report major stories about alleged perpetrators of sexual misconduct in our field, like Lawrence Krauss. This is what she has done with the platform. It haunts me. 🔭
It's absolutely disgusting what the New York Times, and particularly Azeen Ghorayshi, is doing with its coverage of autism. It's so deeply irresponsible.
It's the same playbook they ran on trans kids.
It's the same playbook they ran on trans kids.
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Azeen has this platform because women in astronomy helped her report major stories about alleged perpetrators of sexual misconduct in our field, like Lawrence Krauss. This is what she has done with the platform. It haunts me. 🔭
#GetTheFckOutside
It is raining. Well, at least that means it shouldn't be slippery
Some pics of rain on water (in the usual forest)
It is raining. Well, at least that means it shouldn't be slippery
Some pics of rain on water (in the usual forest)
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#GetTheFckOutside
It is raining. Well, at least that means it shouldn't be slippery
Some pics of rain on water (in the usual forest)
It is raining. Well, at least that means it shouldn't be slippery
Some pics of rain on water (in the usual forest)
There was some snow like stuff in the garden (as in, it was snow but barely)
So my husband put out the bird food for the first time this season
Now our garden is full of magpies
So my husband put out the bird food for the first time this season
Now our garden is full of magpies
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
There was some snow like stuff in the garden (as in, it was snow but barely)
So my husband put out the bird food for the first time this season
Now our garden is full of magpies
So my husband put out the bird food for the first time this season
Now our garden is full of magpies