Ruth Lampard
@ruthlampard.bsky.social
Looking out for blessings: in wildlife, nature, & kindness. Fan of rewilding, life too. Slow Pilgrim, priest.
Usually moderate to mild in views, occasionally sharp. No DMs, will block
Usually moderate to mild in views, occasionally sharp. No DMs, will block
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Ruth Lampard
@ruthlampard.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Lovely to have so many ppl
coming here.
I share a mix of matters:
wildlife & nature,
MECFS and LongCovid
a bit of politics &
occasional ramblings.
Great to be in good conversations,
not so keen on haranguings.
Quick to block bots.
coming here.
I share a mix of matters:
wildlife & nature,
MECFS and LongCovid
a bit of politics &
occasional ramblings.
Great to be in good conversations,
not so keen on haranguings.
Quick to block bots.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
#R4Today when a politically active person (elected or unelected capacity) is quoted, please state their afflictions
eg Caroline Dineage,
Conservative MP for Gosport
and Minister under Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
That gives context to her words and makes the ‘balance/bias’ dynamic clear
eg Caroline Dineage,
Conservative MP for Gosport
and Minister under Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
That gives context to her words and makes the ‘balance/bias’ dynamic clear
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
#R4Today when a politically active person (elected or unelected capacity) is quoted, please state their afflictions
eg Caroline Dineage,
Conservative MP for Gosport
and Minister under Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
That gives context to her words and makes the ‘balance/bias’ dynamic clear
eg Caroline Dineage,
Conservative MP for Gosport
and Minister under Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
That gives context to her words and makes the ‘balance/bias’ dynamic clear
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🚸 Sunday School: Trillion Dollan Manbaby 🏫
🍞 The moral panic about prisons.
💰 Elon Musk's obscene rewards.
📺 Is legacy telly making a comeback?
@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social talk through the week's news.
📣 open.spotify.com/episode/6nJI...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🍞 The moral panic about prisons.
💰 Elon Musk's obscene rewards.
📺 Is legacy telly making a comeback?
@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social talk through the week's news.
📣 open.spotify.com/episode/6nJI...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Sunday School: Trillion Dollar Manbaby
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 09/11/2025 · 1h 2m
podcasts.apple.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
🚸 Sunday School: Trillion Dollan Manbaby 🏫
🍞 The moral panic about prisons.
💰 Elon Musk's obscene rewards.
📺 Is legacy telly making a comeback?
@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social talk through the week's news.
📣 open.spotify.com/episode/6nJI...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🍞 The moral panic about prisons.
💰 Elon Musk's obscene rewards.
📺 Is legacy telly making a comeback?
@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social talk through the week's news.
📣 open.spotify.com/episode/6nJI...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
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My great-grandad was a piano tuner from Huddersfield. He was conscripted into the army during the First World War, and had an awful time. After I found out a bit about what he went through, I wrote a short story. I thought today might be a good day to share it. richarddsmyth.com/2025/11/09/n...
New short story: ‘FP Number Two’
The sky shivers with fever and there are devils on the roofs of the public houses.
richarddsmyth.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My great-grandad was a piano tuner from Huddersfield. He was conscripted into the army during the First World War, and had an awful time. After I found out a bit about what he went through, I wrote a short story. I thought today might be a good day to share it. richarddsmyth.com/2025/11/09/n...
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Although we're not where we should be, we're on a significantly better trajectory than we were 10 years ago.
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are (Gift Article)
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Although we're not where we should be, we're on a significantly better trajectory than we were 10 years ago.
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If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
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SPEAKING OFFER:
My periodic offer to do (online) sessions for schools, universities or any other interested group. Free.
My main topics are around government and public admin; the evolution of cooperation; the cooperative movement. And lots more - so just ask. 😃
Engaged in politics since 1967!
My periodic offer to do (online) sessions for schools, universities or any other interested group. Free.
My main topics are around government and public admin; the evolution of cooperation; the cooperative movement. And lots more - so just ask. 😃
Engaged in politics since 1967!
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
SPEAKING OFFER:
My periodic offer to do (online) sessions for schools, universities or any other interested group. Free.
My main topics are around government and public admin; the evolution of cooperation; the cooperative movement. And lots more - so just ask. 😃
Engaged in politics since 1967!
My periodic offer to do (online) sessions for schools, universities or any other interested group. Free.
My main topics are around government and public admin; the evolution of cooperation; the cooperative movement. And lots more - so just ask. 😃
Engaged in politics since 1967!
A bumble bee out
hunter-gathering
on a grey day.
hunter-gathering
on a grey day.
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bumble bee out
hunter-gathering
on a grey day.
hunter-gathering
on a grey day.
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The waves of Chesil Beach. 🎧
Watch for 90 seconds and if you need more, listen to the full 32 minute episode. 🌊
A tonic for the end of the week (and beyond). 🎧
Watch for 90 seconds and if you need more, listen to the full 32 minute episode. 🌊
A tonic for the end of the week (and beyond). 🎧
Waves on Chesil Beach in October
YouTube video by Radio Lento
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The waves of Chesil Beach. 🎧
Watch for 90 seconds and if you need more, listen to the full 32 minute episode. 🌊
A tonic for the end of the week (and beyond). 🎧
Watch for 90 seconds and if you need more, listen to the full 32 minute episode. 🌊
A tonic for the end of the week (and beyond). 🎧
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9) Prof. Hughes wrote a new book about this called 'Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism' which can be found here:
link.springer.com/bo...
You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
link.springer.com/bo...
You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism
Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism reveals how psychology reinforces conservative norms and challenges claims of liberal bias in the field.
link.springer.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
9) Prof. Hughes wrote a new book about this called 'Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism' which can be found here:
link.springer.com/bo...
You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
link.springer.com/bo...
You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
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4. Following on, without vaccinating more widely, we further erode the vaccine responses in the protected groups because of a key, oft overlooked, factor.
EXPOSURE TO INFECTION.
Immunity is not absolute, a nice metaphor is wet weather gear in a storm.
But, in a hurricane...
EXPOSURE TO INFECTION.
Immunity is not absolute, a nice metaphor is wet weather gear in a storm.
But, in a hurricane...
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
4. Following on, without vaccinating more widely, we further erode the vaccine responses in the protected groups because of a key, oft overlooked, factor.
EXPOSURE TO INFECTION.
Immunity is not absolute, a nice metaphor is wet weather gear in a storm.
But, in a hurricane...
EXPOSURE TO INFECTION.
Immunity is not absolute, a nice metaphor is wet weather gear in a storm.
But, in a hurricane...
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1. Clearly, we don't cover enough of the susceptible population to prevent peaks of hospitalisation, serious illness, and death. Annually for flu, and until 2025, multiple times a year for SARS2. This doesn't mean stop, it means, logically, we must vaccinate MUCH MORE, surely?
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
1. Clearly, we don't cover enough of the susceptible population to prevent peaks of hospitalisation, serious illness, and death. Annually for flu, and until 2025, multiple times a year for SARS2. This doesn't mean stop, it means, logically, we must vaccinate MUCH MORE, surely?
Hi @davidolusoga.bsky.social
I’m hoping to join the livestream of your “A Gun Through Time” on Sunday.
Autocorrect insists it is
“A Gin Through Time”
and I wonder if that would make
an interesting follow-up tour -
or podcast or Tv programme?
I’m hoping to join the livestream of your “A Gun Through Time” on Sunday.
Autocorrect insists it is
“A Gin Through Time”
and I wonder if that would make
an interesting follow-up tour -
or podcast or Tv programme?
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Hi @davidolusoga.bsky.social
I’m hoping to join the livestream of your “A Gun Through Time” on Sunday.
Autocorrect insists it is
“A Gin Through Time”
and I wonder if that would make
an interesting follow-up tour -
or podcast or Tv programme?
I’m hoping to join the livestream of your “A Gun Through Time” on Sunday.
Autocorrect insists it is
“A Gin Through Time”
and I wonder if that would make
an interesting follow-up tour -
or podcast or Tv programme?
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I’m enjoying the Michal Husain interview show on Bloomberg.
Very interesting that she publishes not only the questions she asks, but also her notes for why she asked them. This is an admirable level of transparency that she never had at the BBC. 👏 #r4today
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Very interesting that she publishes not only the questions she asks, but also her notes for why she asked them. This is an admirable level of transparency that she never had at the BBC. 👏 #r4today
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The Mishal Husain Show
Society & Culture Podcast · Make sense of the world with one essential conversation, every week. Mishal Husain, one of Britain's best interviewers, brings her signature blend of curiosity and tenacity...
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I’m enjoying the Michal Husain interview show on Bloomberg.
Very interesting that she publishes not only the questions she asks, but also her notes for why she asked them. This is an admirable level of transparency that she never had at the BBC. 👏 #r4today
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Very interesting that she publishes not only the questions she asks, but also her notes for why she asked them. This is an admirable level of transparency that she never had at the BBC. 👏 #r4today
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Economic inactivity rate in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2025, by age group
www.statista.com/statistics/3...
#R4Today
www.statista.com/statistics/3...
#R4Today
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Economic inactivity rate in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2025, by age group
www.statista.com/statistics/3...
#R4Today
www.statista.com/statistics/3...
#R4Today
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Uh oh.
I'm already at high risk - I'm going to stop taking it for now, but I want to see the study; insomnia itself is a risk factor for heart failure.
"A review of 5 years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin...
newsroom.heart.org/news/long-te...
I'm already at high risk - I'm going to stop taking it for now, but I want to see the study; insomnia itself is a risk factor for heart failure.
"A review of 5 years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin...
newsroom.heart.org/news/long-te...
Long-term use of melatonin supplements to support sleep may have negative health effects
Research Highlights: A review of 5 years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin for at least a year found they were more likely to be diagnosed with heart ...
newsroom.heart.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Uh oh.
I'm already at high risk - I'm going to stop taking it for now, but I want to see the study; insomnia itself is a risk factor for heart failure.
"A review of 5 years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin...
newsroom.heart.org/news/long-te...
I'm already at high risk - I'm going to stop taking it for now, but I want to see the study; insomnia itself is a risk factor for heart failure.
"A review of 5 years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin...
newsroom.heart.org/news/long-te...
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Just watched a coyote, trotting neatly down the suburban sidewalk, half-jump to snap at a golden leaf drifting down.
Really, that level of Nature Twee is a bit much before breakfast on a Monday.
Really, that level of Nature Twee is a bit much before breakfast on a Monday.
November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Just watched a coyote, trotting neatly down the suburban sidewalk, half-jump to snap at a golden leaf drifting down.
Really, that level of Nature Twee is a bit much before breakfast on a Monday.
Really, that level of Nature Twee is a bit much before breakfast on a Monday.
A strolling @iantattum.bsky.social
canal side in his autumn plumage.
canal side in his autumn plumage.
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A strolling @iantattum.bsky.social
canal side in his autumn plumage.
canal side in his autumn plumage.
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Loved Lento in October? Support us in November!
Every coffee gives us a boost and helps to cover our costs.
❤️ ko-fi.com/radiolento
Every coffee gives us a boost and helps to cover our costs.
❤️ ko-fi.com/radiolento
November 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Loved Lento in October? Support us in November!
Every coffee gives us a boost and helps to cover our costs.
❤️ ko-fi.com/radiolento
Every coffee gives us a boost and helps to cover our costs.
❤️ ko-fi.com/radiolento
Some time canal side
watch out for the
furry visitors.
watch out for the
furry visitors.
November 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Some time canal side
watch out for the
furry visitors.
watch out for the
furry visitors.
Story of the week!
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Story of the week!
Given we have a huge number of people with relatives in Jamaica, Including elderly relatives
in rural areas
how come the #R4Today team
can only rustle up tourists on
on holiday?
Mind the gap!
#HurricaneMelissa
in rural areas
how come the #R4Today team
can only rustle up tourists on
on holiday?
Mind the gap!
#HurricaneMelissa
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Given we have a huge number of people with relatives in Jamaica, Including elderly relatives
in rural areas
how come the #R4Today team
can only rustle up tourists on
on holiday?
Mind the gap!
#HurricaneMelissa
in rural areas
how come the #R4Today team
can only rustle up tourists on
on holiday?
Mind the gap!
#HurricaneMelissa
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The Trump Action Tracker has an update!
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
1/2
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
1/2
October 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The Trump Action Tracker has an update!
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
1/2
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
1/2
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It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
Log In
Welcome to the National Trust 2025 voting website, hosted by independent voting service provider Civica Election Services.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
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I've signed this open letter. #CofEpeeps, lay or ordained, if you want the church to become more fully affirming of LGBTQ+ folks, please read this letter from Inclusive Church and consider signing it.
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...
LLF Open Letter – Inclusive Church
www.inclusive-church.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I've signed this open letter. #CofEpeeps, lay or ordained, if you want the church to become more fully affirming of LGBTQ+ folks, please read this letter from Inclusive Church and consider signing it.
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...