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Karen Radenkova

@laradenkova.bsky.social

Artist,partner, mother, keen archaeologist and baker of cakes! Carer for daughter with M.E. for twelve years, housebound for ten of those years. Based in East of England.

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08.02.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚠️ BREAKING: Hillary Clinton challenges MAGA pedo protectors to a public hearing about the Epstein files...

05.02.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1628    πŸ” 424    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 34

What? The guys lost the plot

06.02.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is really suspicious. They’re up to something.

Link to thread: x.com/mattberg33/s...

06.02.2026 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11753    πŸ” 4962    πŸ’¬ 1109    πŸ“Œ 478

Beautiful 😻

02.02.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s quite some β€˜performance’ by an elected *US president.*

19.12.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎩Get this POS outta the White House! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

29.11.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 9996    πŸ” 1962    πŸ’¬ 411    πŸ“Œ 112
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Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords This is evil.

Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.

30.11.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 23617    πŸ” 7070    πŸ’¬ 482    πŸ“Œ 243

This is appalling, they have a humanitarian responsibility to disclose this.

26.11.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ME Research UK is pleased to announce an open call for applications for PhD-level research funding, and we welcome proposals from researchers wishing to investigate the causes, consequences and treatment of ME/CFS. meres.uk/apply

#MEcfs #CFS #PwME

25.11.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ouch!

26.11.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.

26.11.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 17560    πŸ” 5015    πŸ’¬ 496    πŸ“Œ 155
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"the right are so uncivil, so radicalised...
...let me burn the Koran."

26.11.2025 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday thought The rot at the top

Most average working Americans abide by laws and norms. Most are kind and decent. But there is growing rot at the top of our system. And its stench can no longer be ignored. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-732

23.11.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6075    πŸ” 1920    πŸ’¬ 209    πŸ“Œ 63
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Stop Indonesia’s bill to censor LGBT+ lives online Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – cen...

Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – censorship is not protection. a.allout.org/s/W7EXN/

05.11.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love the name of the restaurant!

31.10.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Florida to restore and protect the Pulse Memorial Now! After Trump directive, Florida removed rainbow crosswalk that honors the 49 people killed at Pulse. Demand the crosswalk be restored and protected! Sign now!

Following Trump directive, Florida removed the Pulse memorial crosswalk! This is a cruel attempt to erase the legacy of the 49 lives lost, and to silence our community. Join me in signing the petition calling on Florida officials to bring back the memorial NOW! a.allout.org/s/P8Egz/

12.10.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ABSTRACT
Background
People living with ME/CFS and LC frequently live with post-exertional malaise (PEM), which is associated with impairments in aerobic metabolism. They often use pacing with a heart rate monitor (HRM) to minimize time spent above the anaerobic threshold; however, there is limited research on the feasibility and efficacy.

Objective
To establish the acceptability, adherence, outcomes, and adverse events associated with pacing with an HRM for a future definitive study.

Methods
After informed consent and baseline measurements (including 10β€…min stand test, 5 questionnaires, accelerometry, heart rate variability, and lactate), participants were randomized into a control or intervention group using simple randomization and sealed envelopes. The intervention group used a heart rate monitor with weekly online HRM pacing advice (how to use the HRM, problem solving), and the control group received weekly online pacing advice (how to pace, problem solving). Follow-up measures were repeated, and semi-structured interviews were conducted at two and six months post-enrolment.

Results
47 participants were recruited; however, recruiting people with LC was difficult due to wanting to use/already using HR monitoring. The interviews identified that the procedure was acceptable, and the majority of the participants completed the outcome measures. There were some changes from baseline to follow-up in all the outcome measures except the 10-minute stand test and accelerometry. There were no serious adverse events. Follow-up interviews identified 89% continued using HRM at 8 weeks and 66% after 6 months.

Conclusions
Studies of HRM are feasible and acceptable for ME/CFS and LC, although recruitment strategies should be reviewed for LC.

ABSTRACT Background People living with ME/CFS and LC frequently live with post-exertional malaise (PEM), which is associated with impairments in aerobic metabolism. They often use pacing with a heart rate monitor (HRM) to minimize time spent above the anaerobic threshold; however, there is limited research on the feasibility and efficacy. Objective To establish the acceptability, adherence, outcomes, and adverse events associated with pacing with an HRM for a future definitive study. Methods After informed consent and baseline measurements (including 10β€…min stand test, 5 questionnaires, accelerometry, heart rate variability, and lactate), participants were randomized into a control or intervention group using simple randomization and sealed envelopes. The intervention group used a heart rate monitor with weekly online HRM pacing advice (how to use the HRM, problem solving), and the control group received weekly online pacing advice (how to pace, problem solving). Follow-up measures were repeated, and semi-structured interviews were conducted at two and six months post-enrolment. Results 47 participants were recruited; however, recruiting people with LC was difficult due to wanting to use/already using HR monitoring. The interviews identified that the procedure was acceptable, and the majority of the participants completed the outcome measures. There were some changes from baseline to follow-up in all the outcome measures except the 10-minute stand test and accelerometry. There were no serious adverse events. Follow-up interviews identified 89% continued using HRM at 8 weeks and 66% after 6 months. Conclusions Studies of HRM are feasible and acceptable for ME/CFS and LC, although recruitment strategies should be reviewed for LC.

New UK research study from a team of sympathetic researchers/clinicians:

Pacing with a heart rate monitor for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID: a feasibility study

Free fulltext:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#MEcfs #CFS #PwME

10.10.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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EL PASO β€” a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

10.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9849    πŸ” 6256    πŸ’¬ 1179    πŸ“Œ 925
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Character counts PLUS: I'll be joining today's edition of "The Jim Acosta Show" at 4:20 pm

β€œThe price of political failure has been the arrival of the most immense constitutional crisis since the American Civil War where masked men have license to shoot a priest in the head with a pepper ball β€” simply for praying.”

steveschmidt.substack.com/p/character-...

09.10.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 539    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 5

We have several American bases in the UK….its closer to Russia

10.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live Updates: MarΓ­a Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate MarΓ­a Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

10.10.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 38936    πŸ” 8342    πŸ’¬ 1312    πŸ“Œ 726
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'as a rich and fascinating overview and introduction to British folklore this book is really essential reading for anyone interested in the subject. I know I’ll be returning to my copy again and again' - a lovely review of #Folklore on @shinynewbooks.bsky.social shinynewbooks.co.uk/folklore-a-j...

01.10.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 916    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 5
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Swear her in.

01.10.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 29801    πŸ” 10445    πŸ’¬ 1137    πŸ“Œ 605
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Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID) Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called β€œBritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...

The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

28.09.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It gave Putin the international media opportunity he wanted, and for his own people to see him stating that old lie about Russia having been put under threat by Ukraine. He had no intention of negotiating

16.08.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s time for a proper plan to end child poverty. I just signed the campaign calling for a proper plan against child poverty

I’m joining celebs like Jamie Oliver and David Tennant to back a proper plan against poverty in the UK. Think every child should have a fair start? Add your name to the open letter today ✍️ 38d.gs/vaqh

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