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@drfionac.bsky.social

#PwME #Music #Crochet #PersonalGrowth #MECFS #DignityRespectCivility

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Nice! ๐Ÿ˜Š

12.11.2025 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

$230 though smh

I predict a slew of patterns for simple crochet and knit versions any day nowโ€ฆ

12.11.2025 01:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hehe. They were for the old iPod Nano (?). I had a set of 4, still have the green and orange. At the time I had small children and discovered baby socks also made cute pockets for the iPod

12.11.2025 01:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An old Apple iPod pocket in knitted ribbed green fabric with a little Apple label

An old Apple iPod pocket in knitted ribbed green fabric with a little Apple label

I still have the old Apple pockets ๐Ÿคญ (granted, it wouldnโ€™t fit a phone but still handy for car key fobs etc)

12.11.2025 01:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A silhouette of a hand holding a Suri toothbrush. At the top it says โ€˜SURIโ€™ and at the bottom โ€˜Early Accessโ€™. The words around the hand in the main image say โ€œA gift not worth waiting forโ€

A silhouette of a hand holding a Suri toothbrush. At the top it says โ€˜SURIโ€™ and at the bottom โ€˜Early Accessโ€™. The words around the hand in the main image say โ€œA gift not worth waiting forโ€

Uhhโ€ฆ is it just me, or does this slogan mean exactly the opposite of what they (presumably) meant? ๐Ÿคจ [they just announced their big annual sale is coming up]

11.11.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Holy Moly, this absolutely astonishing. Well into it now, some 500 pages, and weโ€™ve just reached โ€˜Wild Lifeโ€™ being released โ€ฆ the detail is just mind boggling and makes you think you are somehow a witness to everything in real time โ€ฆ wonderful ๐Ÿคฉ

11.11.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler Chat Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion

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

10.11.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The BBC chair rightly admits an error in editing Trumpโ€™s Jan 6 speech. But he does not challenge the false Trumpian claim in the dossier: that Panorama โ€œcompletelyโ€ and โ€œmateriallyโ€misrepresented its meaning. This is not impartiality. Itโ€™s surrender to post-truth populism.

10.11.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 127    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

10.11.2025 09:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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.

10.11.2025 00:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 118    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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. Cousinโ€™s funeral will be on zoom now. She will watch from home.

09.11.2025 22:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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. โฌ‡๏ธ

09.11.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10899    ๐Ÿ” 7241    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 867    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1732

(I should perhaps note that Iโ€™ve recently had full scans and checks done on my heart and it is healthy)

09.11.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™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 slowโ€ฆ Any #MECFS people get that or know what thatโ€™s about?

09.11.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Jimmyโ€™s Medals
YouTube video by matt kerr Jimmyโ€™s Medals

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?...

09.11.2025 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜„

07.11.2025 23:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is that a good thing or bad?

07.11.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope the night out finished off the day nicely ๐Ÿ˜Š

07.11.2025 22:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vlad Vexler (@vladvexler) Has Putin Hidden Lavrov? | Lavrov's Forbidden Fantasy https://vladvexler.substack.com/p/where-is-mr-lavrov?r=34v0k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Where is Mr Lavrov?

substack.com/@vladvexler/...

07.11.2025 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 86    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

07.11.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ahhhh (would never in a hundred years worked that out ๐Ÿ˜„)

07.11.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

??

07.11.2025 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Graphic with a light blue background. At the top are small drawings of the trans and nonbinary flags, the Scottish Trans, NHS Highland and Public Health Scotland logos. It says "Trans People Needed for Rural Research -
Rural Transgender Health: Primary Care Experiences
The survey can be found at:
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RTHTNBSurvey"
There is a drawing of a computer with a webpage of a survey.
"Chance to win
one of 3 x ยฃ100 vouchers"

Graphic with a light blue background. At the top are small drawings of the trans and nonbinary flags, the Scottish Trans, NHS Highland and Public Health Scotland logos. It says "Trans People Needed for Rural Research - Rural Transgender Health: Primary Care Experiences The survey can be found at: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RTHTNBSurvey" There is a drawing of a computer with a webpage of a survey. "Chance to win one of 3 x ยฃ100 vouchers"

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...

07.11.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Scotland has shaped Frankenstein on page and screen The latest film of the classic tale uses Scottish locations which inspired director Guillermo Del Toro.

Iโ€™m not knocking your post, but Iโ€™m amazed how many inspirations she seems to have had! Iโ€™ve heard about her being inspired by the volcanic eruption that had covered Europe with ash and caused crop failures and just last week bbc posted this:

07.11.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Interview with Brian Hughes, professor of psychology and University of Galway in Ireland.
YouTube video by David M Tuller Interview with Brian Hughes, professor of psychology and University of Galway in Ireland.

Did you see @davetuller1.bsky.social s interview with him this week?

07.11.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Ah - on looking again I believe the original post above is just a scraper account ๐Ÿ˜’

07.11.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This also confirms my suspicion that itโ€™s not โ€œinflatableโ€. I think the OP should try this one again ๐Ÿ˜„

07.11.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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?

06.11.2025 01:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Another #buyastrangerabook day offer!

@lulabelli.bsky.social is offering to buy two lucky people a novel each by Agatha Christie.

LauraJane suggests

๐Ÿ”ช The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
๐Ÿ Death Comes As The End
โ˜๏ธ Death in the Clouds
๐Ÿถ Dumb Witness

But the choice is yours, so get in touch!

UK only

05.11.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ˜‚

05.11.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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