Jane
gnomesanctuary.bsky.social
Jane
@gnomesanctuary.bsky.social
Archaeologist
Clean air advocate/anti-viral vigilante
Dig holes and punch Nazis
🏴⛏🦴 😷
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Outside the Royal Courts of Justice, the blue bibs - intelligence gatherers - are hovering around the Defend Our Juries protest.

Don't talk to them
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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The good news about Covid continues this week, as infection levels in England continue to fall to the lowest level seen so far this year. Around 1 in every 429 people in England were infected as of 23 November, and the risk level remains Moderately High.

buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...
Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 23 November 2025
The BuDS Covid-19 Risk Assessment for the week ending 23 November 2025
buds.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Tried a duckbill mask tonight, very good for singing, chin doesn't ride up. Also brought the CO2 monitor along tonight - levels were so good! (Doors and windows open with excellent crossbreeze). Plus two Samsung ax90 air purifiers AND a UV nukit that one participant brought along, see pics ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Some rare good news about Covid in England, as infection levels fall back to ‘baseline’ levels last seen in early summer 2025. This doesn’t mean Covid has ceased to be a threat, as around 1 in every 296 people in England were still infected as of 16 November.

buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...
Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 16 November 2025
The BuDS Covid-19 Risk Assessment for the week ending 16 November 2025
buds.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
What should we call the next Ice Age?
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat.

The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.

Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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One day we will think about the fact that we don't filter indoor air the same way we react to this.
What a weird society we were.
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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#pwME #LongCovidME please help Rob Wüst with establishing a clincial definition of #PEM.
"= Minimum age of 18 years
= Physician-confirmed diagnosis of ME/CFS
= Ability to read and answer the questionnaire in German or English
= Voluntary consent to participate"
www.soscisurvey.de/V-PEM-AQ_eng...
Questionnaire | page 1
www.soscisurvey.de
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Cross post:

I really didn’t want to do this, but I’m in a tough spot. I don’t know when my next build is going to be and I need help. (1/2)
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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In the past day, Nukit posted this interesting update about the Torch2 design...

"...Not only is 50mW of defused (wide) UV light more effective than 50mW of focused (narrow) UV light at activating bioaerosols in a room, reflectors are lossy..."

OP: x.com/NukitToBeSur...
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The geology department at the University of Leicester, where myself and countless others did our palaeontology PhDs, is at serious risk of closure

Please show your support by signing the below!

c.org/KtYyZB8dHk
Save Geology at the University of Leicester
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
c.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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You can travel Europe on a budget without hopping on a plane: cheap coach routes, £50 rail-and-sail tickets, low-fare Eurostar options, even sleeper trains that save you a hotel night. flightfree.co.uk/post/how-to-...

#EuropeTravel#RailEurope#Interrail
How to travel on a budget
Flight-free travel doesn't have to be more expensive. We take a look at how to keep the cost down when it comes to travelling overland.
flightfree.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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NEW: A study from @biology.ox.ac.uk has found kissing first evolved around 21 million years ago in the common ancestor of humans and other great apes – and even Neanderthals probably kissed too.

The research also suggests that humans and Neanderthals likely kissed each other.
Ape ancestors and Neanderthals likely kissed, new analysis finds |
A new study led by the University of Oxford has found evidence that kissing evolved in the common ancestor of humans and other large apes around 21 million years ago, and that Neanderthals likely
www.ox.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Archaeologist here. For 99.5% of human history (ca 300-400,000 years), we were peaceful (no war). There was conflict and smaller scale violence, but countless studies on the 119 known modern hunter gatherer groups show cooperation, negotiation, and peace instead of conflict. Please read books.
Revenge/physical combat was how people settled things for literally millions of years, it's normal human behavior, we're wolves not sheep, the government project trying to social engineer us and domesticate us into sheep has been unsuccessful
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Of course the NYT erases and minimizes Alice.
She was never a teller of comfortable fictions for the elite.
The New York Times obit for Alice Wong doesn’t mention Covid or Gaza

It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias

Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations

She fought for the people of Gaza

She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue
November 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Right beloveds we had so little uptake of this that I’ve extended the deadline indefinitely — if you’re someone who loves sales and marketing and wants to work for my small but mighty disabled-majority social enterprise, please apply!
🚨 Closing today!

Are you passionate about intersectional disability justice, inclusion, and accessibility? Do you love having conversations driven by curiosity and care that build rapport with potential clients? If that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now!
Job Description: Sales & Marketing Assistant (Freelance, PT)
Apply by Friday 7th November.
academicaudiotranscription.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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The Torch 2 injection molds are being made. This is the last 3D printed working model. There are just a few fiddly bits on the PCB we are finalizing.

Smol lady hands so hard to tell scale- it's a little chunky at 188mm x 60mm x 60mm but still much smaller than the original Torch kit.
November 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Most people contract COVID-19 after inhaling SARSCoV2 virus in surrounding air. @ukhadds.bsky.social @chemistryworld.com
👉Note: critical importance of ventilation and maintaining low CO2 concentrations in indoor environments for mitigating disease transmission.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/elevate...
November 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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RIP @sfdirewolf.bsky.social. Your fierce advocacy and powerful legacy will never be forgotten, and we won't stop fighting for everything you championed.🙏😔
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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If you're just stumbling across everyone's posts about Alice Wong ( @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ) today, she was an active writer and editor, in addition to her work as a disability visibility advocate with disabilityvisibilityproject.com
Disability Visibility Project
"Creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture"
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.

I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.

May we live up to her example.

(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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We've sent some stock by sea to the warehouses in US, UK, EU, Australia, and Canada (est. 35-50 days). But if you need it urgently, we can ship directly from our China facility by air.

Really hoping this can be helpful.(2/3)
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Hey everyone, I'm excited to share that AirFanta Wear is now live on air-fanta.com/products/air...
You'll find a thorough product breakdown and a detailed video I made explaining a lot of things about it. (1/3)
AirFanta Personal Wearable Laminar Air Purifier
The AirFanta Wear is a personal wearable air purifier. Worn around the neck, it delivers a stream of HEPA-filtered air directly to your breathing zone, creating a personal bubble of clean air. Third-p...
air-fanta.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM