Some people will try anything except wearing a mask

Me after the mess left behind today and the fact the 1 day job won’t be installed until Thursday and possibly not hooked up for another week or two 😩

and the gutless White House Press Corps did...nothing.

I knew mentioning the solar panels would jinx it! The panels are here and all the electrical prep work is getting done, but the roofers/scaffolders are delayed. 😩 So the actual panel installs won’t be until tomorrow now, and hook up to the system probably will be next week. Ho hum…

it is so infuriating that the uk is still taking a navel gazing approach to these illnesses and trying to re-invent the wheel halfheartedly, and whilst still permeated by BPS ideology. There's now 3 clinical care guides from actual specialists. We should start to try and implement those...

1) 🇺🇸 The RECOVER study published its data on Long COVID trajectories. Of those infected with SARS-CoV-2 infection, 5% had persistently high Long COVID-related symptom burden. An additional 12% had a high burden that fluctuated but did not improve over time.

It's chilly this morning. Spoke to a farmer on my way to work & told him that I keep hearing tubular bells. 'Don't worry, son, that's just my cold field'.

There's a lot of talk about loneliness coming my way from various angles at the moment. I've written about this in the past: boakandbailey.com/2022/05/pubs... But here are a few more thoughts... 🧵

I’m up waaaay earlier than usual (got up 7.30) cos it’s a big day. Part 1 of the free upgrades I’m getting from WarmerHomes Scotland (Scottish Govt) - solar panels are being fitted! 😊

New music from The Divine Comedy

The Green Man Festival in Bradford on Avon has been cancelled and the Bradford Roots Folk Festival has been put on hold until 2027, which always includes a Wassail. That's tempting fate, that.

@daukes.bsky.social is very very funny and very very creative. BEWARE HIS COMEDY

First time I’ve ever heard of an LP having a “B-Side” 🤔

In ten years time Giles Martin will put John and George on it and release it as the first track of Anthology 9.

We asked trans and non-binary people in Scotland about their experiences with work and employment. We included questions about their experiences of workplace culture, being unemployed and accessing and recieving support at work.

Stories of real-life ghost encounters from staff at English Heritage sites show how the most interesting hauntings are also the most ordinary. open.substack.com/pub/theghost...

This is massively disappointing - all four are knowledgeable and passionate and have shows that introduce and champion music. For those who only know Natasha Raskin Sharp from antiques on TV, she's a massive music fan and her weekly show is brilliantly diverse across genre, time and geography.

The tech giants funding Trump’s White House ballroom - Oligarch Watch oligarchwatch.substack.com/i/178899667/...

In 2023, Rhino issued a vinyl-only test pressing version of Todd Rundgren's Runt LP. It featured the songs Baby Let's Swing, The Last Thing You Said and Don't Tie My Hands in full (they were later edited into a medley). Two years on and I've still not heard these complete tracks. Can anyone help?

Musician types - if any of you can be arsed to work out what the chords are for this song, I'd appreciate it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pddd...

This could be an important breakthrough. #Lupus

So back in 2008 I was apparently shelling out £45 a month for 0GB data, 1200mins and 500 messages (and I only used 82mins and 46 messages that month) 😳 📱 [For reference, I currently pay £6/mth for unlimited mins & texts, and 12GB data]

Hugh’s trying his best. It’s not going well. Being Human, coming soon. #BeingHuman #AnimatedComedy #WebSeries #AdultAnimation

We’ve been finding some odd things during this decluttering! Not sure where this came from 🤷🏻‍♀️

We saw this car the other day and these little leaves were so prettily and artfully placed that both my daughter and I initially thought it was a decal 🍁 😍

Build it Better - Aron Wright

‘Plans to demolish Netflix's Dept Q police headquarters’ www.bbc.com/news/article...

We Can't Keep Waiting, a day of action to create a better future for trans healthcare in Scotland, takes place next Saturday, 22nd November at the Pyramid at Anderston in Glasgow! The event is for trans and nonbinary people only - sign up for your ticket here: www.outsavvy.com/event/30917/...

I've been seeing so much fat-shaming of Trump. Look - I hate him as much as you do, but: 1. He dgaf what you think. He's not reading your tweets or looking at the stupid AI pictures you post. 2. Actual overweight people are getting a really good idea of what you think about them. Stop it.

Uhh… is it just me, or does this slogan mean exactly the opposite of what they (presumably) meant? 🤨 [they just announced their big annual sale is coming up]

Holy Moly, this absolutely astonishing. Well into it now, some 500 pages, and we’ve just reached ‘Wild Life’ being released … the detail is just mind boggling and makes you think you are somehow a witness to everything in real time … wonderful 🤩

Trumpists attack BBC, and its response is woeful: my comprehensive analysis - youtu.be/S6fuqxDO7Zc?...

The BBC chair rightly admits an error in editing Trump’s Jan 6 speech. But he does not challenge the false Trumpian claim in the dossier: that Panorama “completely” and “materially”misrepresented its meaning. This is not impartiality. It’s surrender to post-truth populism.

1) A new study by the group of Benjamin Natelson reports abnormal breathing patterns in ME/CFS patients during an exercise test. 42% met the criteria for dysfunctional breathing compared to 16% in controls.

The crisis at the BBC shows how embattled and defensive serious news organisations have become - and how close they are to yielding, pre-emptively, and being overwhelmed, by authoritarian populists.

So, with ICE all over Chicago, my 80+ year old mom does not think it is safe to travel there now. She lived there as a kid and feels it is less safe now with all the military/ICE. Cousin’s funeral will be on zoom now. She will watch from home.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

I’m having one of these horrible days where my heart rate is too low - even when exerting myself or anxious it stays at least 20bpm where it should be. I feel the effects when trying to think or process anything mentally and just feel so slow… Any #MECFS people get that or know what that’s about?

My friend Matt Kerr wrote this poem about his relative who fought in the war. I wrote the music and recorded this for him, them, everyone. #remember #remembranceday youtu.be/lWILCjafpv8?...

Where is Mr Lavrov? substack.com/@vladvexler/...

Thanks for flagging it @drfionac.bsky.social. For those interested, Berkeley's crowdfunding campaign for Trial By Error has reached 98% of the goal, with 500+ donations and one day remaining. crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/47768

Are you a rural trans or non-binary person in Highland or Argyll and Bute? NHS Highland Public Health have partnered with Scottish Trans to conduct trans-led research on experiences of GP practices. Take part in this important research: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RTHTNBSurv...

I have a question for anyone who can help: I have an automatic cat feeder I got on Amazon about 5 years ago. It takes a PhD to be able to set feeding times. It's also become unreliable. I'm looking for a feeder that's easy to set up and doesn't require an internet connection. Any suggestions?

Another #buyastrangerabook day offer! @lulabelli.bsky.social is offering to buy two lucky people a novel each by Agatha Christie. LauraJane suggests 🔪 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 🐍 Death Comes As The End ☁️ Death in the Clouds 🐶 Dumb Witness But the choice is yours, so get in touch! UK only