LesFromTooting
@lesfromtooting.bsky.social
Science; cyclist; scientific editor/proofreader (specialising in ESL). Hän, hän.
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'Christmas Shopping in Regent Street' by Luke Martineau
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December 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
'Christmas Shopping in Regent Street' by Luke Martineau
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Our last trip we were audibly assaulted at London Bridge Station by this mob.
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Our last trip we were audibly assaulted at London Bridge Station by this mob.
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Been in the centre of town.
Lucky to get out alive from what I've read on threads.
You can see what has happened to this city under Sadiq Khan.
Lucky to get out alive from what I've read on threads.
You can see what has happened to this city under Sadiq Khan.
December 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Been in the centre of town.
Lucky to get out alive from what I've read on threads.
You can see what has happened to this city under Sadiq Khan.
Lucky to get out alive from what I've read on threads.
You can see what has happened to this city under Sadiq Khan.
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I wrote about a year of Trump for Best for Britain's Diplomatic Cable, covering some authoritarian themes that haven't been making the headlines….
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
Beyond the Headlines: Corruption, Coercion and Power in Trump’s First Year
By Christina Pagel
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I wrote about a year of Trump for Best for Britain's Diplomatic Cable, covering some authoritarian themes that haven't been making the headlines….
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
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You can no more damage Trump’s "reputation" than you can ride in an invisible gravy ship to a planet made entirely of turkey. Because none of those things exist.
December 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
You can no more damage Trump’s "reputation" than you can ride in an invisible gravy ship to a planet made entirely of turkey. Because none of those things exist.
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Good morning! This week's theme is Christmas 🎄🎅
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'Rainy Camden Lock' by Jonathan Stewardson
jonathanstewardson.com
👤: @jonathanstewardson.bsky.social
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'Rainy Camden Lock' by Jonathan Stewardson
jonathanstewardson.com
👤: @jonathanstewardson.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Good morning! This week's theme is Christmas 🎄🎅
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'Rainy Camden Lock' by Jonathan Stewardson
jonathanstewardson.com
👤: @jonathanstewardson.bsky.social
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'Rainy Camden Lock' by Jonathan Stewardson
jonathanstewardson.com
👤: @jonathanstewardson.bsky.social
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21 December 1902 | A Pole, Jan Combik, was born in Rembielice Królewskie. A teacher.
In #Auschwitz from 5 April 1941.
No. 12321
He perished in the camp on 26 August 1941
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 5 April 1941.
No. 12321
He perished in the camp on 26 August 1941
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
21 December 1902 | A Pole, Jan Combik, was born in Rembielice Królewskie. A teacher.
In #Auschwitz from 5 April 1941.
No. 12321
He perished in the camp on 26 August 1941
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 5 April 1941.
No. 12321
He perished in the camp on 26 August 1941
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
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TIME SPENT WITH A CAPYBARA WEARING A CHRISTMAS HAT AND SITTING ON A STUFFED REINDEER IS NEVER WASTED
December 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
TIME SPENT WITH A CAPYBARA WEARING A CHRISTMAS HAT AND SITTING ON A STUFFED REINDEER IS NEVER WASTED
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In case you were wondering how that ceasefire was going…
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
December 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In case you were wondering how that ceasefire was going…
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
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We must ensure 2026 is the year hunting ends for good.
Trail hunting set to be banned for fear it is a ‘smokescreen’ for harm
Trail hunting mimics a traditional hunt, with dogs following a pre-laid, animal-based scent.
www.timesandstar.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We must ensure 2026 is the year hunting ends for good.
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It’s Nutcracker season for the lucky few – but why isn’t dance part of every child’s life? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
It’s Nutcracker season for the lucky few – but why isn’t dance part of every child’s life? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
After years of cuts to arts funding, there are signs that the government is serious about boosting creative subjects in schools. It can’t happen soon enough, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It’s Nutcracker season for the lucky few – but why isn’t dance part of every child’s life? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
December 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
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New paper!
Just out - investigating the role of deprivation and ethnicity in post-op complications after children's heart surgery.
Children from the most deprived areas were sicker, had more urgent operations and were more likely to get (some) post op complications.
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
Just out - investigating the role of deprivation and ethnicity in post-op complications after children's heart surgery.
Children from the most deprived areas were sicker, had more urgent operations and were more likely to get (some) post op complications.
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
Postoperative complications after paediatric cardiac surgery: the role of ethnicity and deprivation – a national cohort study
Aim To understand whether the risk of complications following paediatric cardiac surgery differs according to a child’s ethnicity or the degree of residential deprivation.
Methods We conducted a retr...
adc.bmj.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New paper!
Just out - investigating the role of deprivation and ethnicity in post-op complications after children's heart surgery.
Children from the most deprived areas were sicker, had more urgent operations and were more likely to get (some) post op complications.
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
Just out - investigating the role of deprivation and ethnicity in post-op complications after children's heart surgery.
Children from the most deprived areas were sicker, had more urgent operations and were more likely to get (some) post op complications.
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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'Daylight Raid from My Studio Window, 7 July 1917' South Kensington by John Lavery
(Ulster Museum)
(Ulster Museum)
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
'Daylight Raid from My Studio Window, 7 July 1917' South Kensington by John Lavery
(Ulster Museum)
(Ulster Museum)
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'Wapping' (1941) by John Minton
(Imperial War Museums)
(Imperial War Museums)
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
'Wapping' (1941) by John Minton
(Imperial War Museums)
(Imperial War Museums)
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"The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy."
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy."
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The best video in the history of the internet*
*cetacean needed
*cetacean needed
Doug Brazil is the cameraman who captured the glorious footage, which eventually, of course, found its way to YouTube and became very popular indeed
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The best video in the history of the internet*
*cetacean needed
*cetacean needed
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The BBC have always been biased against me. As I explained in detail during my 38 appearances on BBC Question Time.
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The BBC have always been biased against me. As I explained in detail during my 38 appearances on BBC Question Time.
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'Camden Town, London' (1940) by Priscilla Ann Siebert
(Dresden State Art Collections)
(Dresden State Art Collections)
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
'Camden Town, London' (1940) by Priscilla Ann Siebert
(Dresden State Art Collections)
(Dresden State Art Collections)
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The police lie and lie and lie.
It only gets acknowledge long after.
Damage done and they pretend that the same thing isn't still happening to appear on some headline in thirty years to feigned shocked.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It only gets acknowledge long after.
Damage done and they pretend that the same thing isn't still happening to appear on some headline in thirty years to feigned shocked.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Undercover police officer fabricated gun plot by animal rights activists, inquiry told
Spycops inquiry hears James Thomson lied to superiors and deceived two women into relationships
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The police lie and lie and lie.
It only gets acknowledge long after.
Damage done and they pretend that the same thing isn't still happening to appear on some headline in thirty years to feigned shocked.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It only gets acknowledge long after.
Damage done and they pretend that the same thing isn't still happening to appear on some headline in thirty years to feigned shocked.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Rosalind Franklin went to the same school - St Paul‘s in Brook Green, West London - as Cecilia Payne, who wrote the most important astrophysics PhD of the 20th century and discovered what the Universe is made of. Payne’s name is largely unknown, though she became the 1st woman professor at Harvard.
Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Rosalind Franklin went to the same school - St Paul‘s in Brook Green, West London - as Cecilia Payne, who wrote the most important astrophysics PhD of the 20th century and discovered what the Universe is made of. Payne’s name is largely unknown, though she became the 1st woman professor at Harvard.
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Maximum monthly State Pension.
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Maximum monthly State Pension.
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?