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Stella Maris Fabiane

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Scientist, clinical trials statistician, knitter, crocheter, sewist. Cat lover. UK.

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How lovely!!! Can you tell us where you got the pattern from, please?

27.02.2026 08:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This lovely jellyfish is now part of my work aquarium 🀍
I think I'll make a few more to have a small swarm!
Pattern by Kerry Lord from ToftUK www.toftuk.com
#crochet #amugurumi

24.02.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What RFK Jr.’s CDC Doesn’t Want You to Know The CDC is withholding critical information about vaccine-preventable diseases from the American public. Why?

Important from @pauloffit.bsky.social β€” RFK’s anti-vax policies are causing death and disease, and he’s trying to keep the public in the dark about it.

open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...

24.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
A model of the human brain knitted to scale and in different colours.

A model of the human brain knitted to scale and in different colours.

β€œA scientifically accurate hand-knit sculpture of the human bfain by Dr. Karen Norberg.” #knitting 🧢
www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/12/scie...

18.02.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 35997 πŸ” 16669 πŸ’¬ 1305 πŸ“Œ 2478
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A man pushed me in the street, he wanted to teach me a lesson. Is that OK now? | Lucy Pasha-Robinson Many women reading this will have experienced something similar: a warning that sharing public space isn’t a man’s job, it’s a woman’s, says Lucy Pasha-Robinson, a Guardian assistant Opinion editor

This. I do remember the day, going into a tube station, when a complete stranger shoved me REALLY hard from behind (so hard I very nearly fell), and told me I was "too slow". That was 15 years ago, and I still remember his face - and the anger in his face.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

17.02.2026 09:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Divide" is when you separate the stitches for the sleeves and the body. It's done by placing the sleeve stitches on some form of stitch holder (for knitting later), and knitting the body in the round. Some stitches are added in the body between the front and back to give some room for the sleeves.

16.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

People are depressed because everything is a CON.

The doors have been locked, the building set on fire, yet you are supposed to keep working to make billionaires trillionaires.

And be happy owning nothing, never retiring and dying without healthcare.

14.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called β€˜mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

A crypto investor just donated Β£9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

11.02.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I went to college with Aliya. Here, she speaks to Congress about being assaulted by ICE in Minneapolis, pulled violently out of her car, and taken to detention, where she blacked out.

"You have no reason to believe you will make it out alive if you already being called a body."

04.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 328 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

Let's ask the question: How many times do the following people show up being named in the Epstein Files:

President Joe Biden: 0
President Barack Obama: 0
MN Governor Tim Walz: 0

President Donald Trump: 4,500

Does any Republican not see the problem?

01.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 9428 πŸ” 2831 πŸ’¬ 404 πŸ“Œ 92
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The Londoner is being sued by a holiday let grifter. We’re going to fight him in court Mysterious emails, incessant demands and a fake lawyer β€” an editor’s note about a serious threat we’re facing

www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...

30.01.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chart showing Source of income for hypothetical UC claimants, by number of weeks after initial
income fall under reformed policies: UK, 2025-26

Chart showing Source of income for hypothetical UC claimants, by number of weeks after initial income fall under reformed policies: UK, 2025-26

Our 3-part fix for the five-week wait for UC:

βœ… Work coaches must explain advances properly
βœ… Allow backdating by default (up to 1 month)
βœ… Introduce discretionary grants for those in crisis (as Northern Ireland already does)

At a cost of ~Β£500m/year: a small price to reduce hardship.

30.01.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...

26.01.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 1616 πŸ” 495 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 47

Instead of phone cameras, a Gopro on every head, dash cams on every car and CCTV on every house and business that can afford it. You need evidence to counteract the lies coming out of Gnome's mouth and get her impeached.

26.01.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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25.01.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 1655 πŸ” 623 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 35
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The reason I have a mini-series on Hauntologies called β€œthe ghosts if Israel’s future” is because of this: hating Palestinians is the glue holding Israel’s dominant political culture together. They have no identity beyond genocide anymore.

www.instagram.com/reel/DT7w6sX...

25.01.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
Screenshot from STAT article that says


"What we're going to have is a real-world experience of when unvaccinated people get measles," he said. "What is the new incidence of hospitalization? What's the incidence of death?"

Screenshot from STAT article that says "What we're going to have is a real-world experience of when unvaccinated people get measles," he said. "What is the new incidence of hospitalization? What's the incidence of death?"

RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.

22.01.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 5757 πŸ” 2796 πŸ’¬ 478 πŸ“Œ 701
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Classic and 🎯. #stats

22.01.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today President Epstein said β€œsometimes you need a dictator.” No, we don’t.

22.01.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 1927 πŸ” 414 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 16

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.

"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."

21.01.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 205

"The key for the knitter is to make sure that the placement is as consistent as possible, and that you end up with the right stitch count at the end."

21.01.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Elderly man wearing only shorts with a blanket over his shoulders is flanked by ICE officers on either side as he descends the front stairs of him home in the snow.

β€œA man, whose family requested a Hmong interpreter, is detained after ICE agents and other law enforcement officers conducted an immigration raid at his home, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 18, 2026.REUTERS/Leah Millis”

via @idreesali114.bsky.social on X

Elderly man wearing only shorts with a blanket over his shoulders is flanked by ICE officers on either side as he descends the front stairs of him home in the snow. β€œA man, whose family requested a Hmong interpreter, is detained after ICE agents and other law enforcement officers conducted an immigration raid at his home, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 18, 2026.REUTERS/Leah Millis” via @idreesali114.bsky.social on X

Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.

(Photo via Reuters)

19.01.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 2655 πŸ” 1215 πŸ’¬ 287 πŸ“Œ 444

If interested in meta-analysis of TB patient data from trials, do get in touch with colleagues at UCL below! πŸ‘‡
#IDSky #MedSky #TBSky

04.01.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Paws Pet Transport. We ran a profitable pet transport service between the UK and Europe, including helping charities move rescue animals, until Brexit broke the model overnight. Our licences became invalid, there were no reciprocal arrangements, and border rules kept changing, turning every trip into a gamble that destroyed reliability and profits. The business collapsed as a direct result of losing Single Market access. A veterinary agreement with dynamic alignment, alongside Single Market access, would have kept us trading.

Paws Pet Transport. We ran a profitable pet transport service between the UK and Europe, including helping charities move rescue animals, until Brexit broke the model overnight. Our licences became invalid, there were no reciprocal arrangements, and border rules kept changing, turning every trip into a gamble that destroyed reliability and profits. The business collapsed as a direct result of losing Single Market access. A veterinary agreement with dynamic alignment, alongside Single Market access, would have kept us trading.

Businesses from across all industries have been affected by Brexit. Joining the Single Market would not only save the economy, but save people's jobs and livelihoods.

14.01.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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TB-IPD platform The TB treatment individual patient data platform (TB-IPD) is a collaborative initiative to support the generation of reliable evidence on the treatment of TB to inform future TB treatment guidelines.

πŸš€ The TB Individual Patient Data (IPD) Platform is now on Bluesky!

Hosted at UCL and overseen by the UCL Centre for Global Tuberculosis Research, we bring together individual patient data to strengthen TB research, policy, and public health.

πŸ”— www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

02.01.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Given a) Farage's past; b) the expanding story about Russia and former MEPs; and c) media enthusiasm for "what influence is being bought?" questions, if anyone to left of Mussolini is gifted so much as a cup of sugar, why is Reform facing no such questions about Friday's Β£9m crypto-bro donation?~AA

08.12.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 521 πŸ” 217 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6
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Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.

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