Niamh Goggin

Barton could not attend court, as he is currently in police custody on Merseyside where he has been charged with a serious assault, the victim of which remains in hospital. Barton has three previous assault convictions, one relating to domestic abuse.

Neuroinflammation is such a broad term I don’t think it’s very useful in this context and can’t be measured with three little markers. If we’re looking at localized inflammation instead of MS type inflammation for example like Dr. Younger would suggest no way we’d pick that up like this

Batch loaf bread toasted on one side. Kerrygold butter. Three back rashers of bacon, well grilled. Two soft-poached eggs. Tomato ketchup.

We’re so looking forward to this!

Myfanwy’s book NOISY VALLEY is published by @selfmadehero.bsky.social in May (UK) and June (US) and is available for pre-order now

lede to an irish times article about Harry and Meghan by Patrick Freyne.

A reminder that in 2021, @patrickfreyne.bsky.social wrote the best explanatory lede regarding colonialism and monarchy that I have ever seen. www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

Screenshot of ME Association article/obituary on Robert Courtney

Remembering ME activist (& my friend) Robert "Bob" Courtney, who passed away on March 7, 2018

This is from the @meassociation.org.uk magazine

One can read about some of the specifics of Bob's work here: me-pedia.org/wiki/Robert_...

#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MEcfs #CFS #MyalgicE #PwME #ME

Big Expose by US Senator Whitehouse, who uncovers connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein YouTube video by NationalDefence

This is more than enough information and evidence to get this complete administration impeached.👇🏼

youtu.be/do8HCU-D-Ao?...

Bloody royalist traitors. I suppose you'll be sheltering Andy MOUNT-batten up in the hills any day soon.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Vampire cats.

WOW

Cats, wildcats, tamecats.

Full Rainbow - A daily word game Re-arrange the 7 letters to make a word, full rainbow if you're fast enough! New game every day.

Full Rainbow #1169

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🔴🟠⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ @7s
🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵⚪⚪ @10s
🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟤🟣 @12s in 7 moves.

BRILLIANT! FULL RAINBOW

www.fullrainbow.co.uk
www.gylesbrandreth.net

Yes, Ballynahinch, Co. Down.

Covid is the TB of the 21st century. One of my friends died from long covid she wasn’t even middle aged. Our government is failing to act.

On Women’s Day, I want to tell you about Magdė Bankaitė. During the Lithuanian press ban 1864-1904, she smuggled Lithuanian books across the Prussian-Russian border. Lost all her teeth in an interrogation, deported to Siberia and carried on once back. Heroine died in a shelter for homeless.

The Quiet Work of Making Life Possible Why sustainability (not effort) is the foundation of meaningful life. Abby Dec 29, 2025 Here’s a thing that’s easy to miss: Small changes rarely make a scene. They don’t announce themselves. They don’t arrive with a before-and-after photo. They’re not marked as milestones. They don’t even feel especially satisfying at first. Sometimes they feel almost… disappointing. Too small. Too ordinary. Too quiet to matter. Easy to dismiss. Easy to forget. And yet (and this is the part I keep returning to gain and again) they’re often the exact changes that hold everything together. I’ve watched this pattern long enough that it’s hard to unsee. In work with people living with energy-limiting conditions, the moves that restore a sense of life aren’t dramatic. They’re precise. They’re humble. They tend to slip under the radar because they don’t look like progress the way we’ve been taught to recognize it.

No long list of tips in this particular blog post by this knowledgeable OT but I agree with the general points e.g. small changes in things like energy conservation and routines can make worthwhile differences.

onelifelivedwell.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...

#MEcfs #LongCovid #CFS #PwME #POTS

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Thanks, Tony. That will give Starmer's ratings a much-needed bounce.

Been there, know how it feels!

Teal graphic with the white whn.global logo at the top. Large centered text reads: “Long COVID is a growing public health crisis.” Smaller centered text below reads: “Millions of people are living with lasting health impacts after COVID infections — affecting their ability to work, study, care for families, and participate fully in daily life.” At the bottom: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”

Teal graphic with the white whn.global logo at the top. Large centered text reads: “This March, during Long COVID Awareness Month, we commit to making this crisis visible.” Smaller centered text below reads: “Awareness leads to research. Research leads to solutions. Solutions start with attention. If you believe Long COVID deserves urgent public health focus, share this post.” At the bottom: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”

Millions of people around the world are living with the lasting impacts of Long COVID — a growing public health crisis that continues long after the initial infection.

Long COVID can affect the brain, heart, lungs, immune system, and more, (...)

What a fantasist!

Post availability on LinkedIn.
Email previous employers to ask them to recommend you.
Possibly offer media and advocacy intro training for free or at a reduced price, so you can ask for recommendations.
Sign up on tendering websites.
Write blogs.
Speak at events.
Look after your mental health.

🎶
Blue moone,
Thou sawest me stondinge
Al oon --
Wythout a dreame yn myne herte --
Wythout a love of myne owene.

Blue moone,
Thou knewest al Ich was ther for --
Thou heardest me sayinge a prayer for
Someone Ich trewelye koude care for.
🎶

Cloudless, calm and cool

7th March 2026 06.44

Disability accommodations are a rare thing that actually trickles down. You like curb cutouts? Auto-opening doors? Jar openers? Ramps? Hand rails? YOU’RE WELCOME

Even as an abled person you use disability accommodations every single day.

Supporting accommodations actually helps everyone.

6 years on from Covid, BBC Look North highlights the ongoing impact of #LongCovid. Reporter Cathy Minton says it’s personal, her husband Tom hasn’t improved in a year. He still can’t care for his toddler or go for walks. @franhaddock.bsky.social says new people continue to get long Covid.

I keep seeing studies
which find how Covid
damages the brain
and the lungs
and the heart,
and a new study finds
it raises the risk
of kidney disease too,
all of which is why
you will find me
still wearing a mask.

It’s a little-known fact about Kemi Badenoch that years ago she must have suffered a traumatic brain injury that has left her completely unable to recall any event after 2002. That may sound ridiculous, but once you know it, it explains an awful lot about British politics. Take, for instance, Wednesday’s Prime Minister’s Questions. The Tory leader demanded to know why Britain wasn’t joining the Americans in attacking Iran. That’s a brilliant question if, like Badenoch — and apparently her entire team — you have absolutely no knowledge of “UK Involvement With Events in the Middle East: 2003 to Present Day”. Otherwise, even the most slow-witted MP would get a pretty handy clue from the first three letters of the target country’s name.

The best explanation for the British right's enthusiasm for war with Iran: brain damage. thecritic.co.uk/the-...

Detail from the cover of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists graphic novel showing a painter/decorator at work with patched clothes, a flat cap, and signwriting tools in hand

On one hand I’m happy that some schools seem to be moving on from elaborate World Book Day costumes (poverty proofing, focusing on everything but reading etc) but on the other hand…

…would love to see some primary school Frank Owens wielding paintbrushes and socialist diatribes