Elizabeth Oliver

Likes history, archives, museums, libraries. Volunteer. Kidney transplant recipient (17 years - thank you NHS). Carpe diem

[Church Times @ChurchTimes]

A fight is under way to allow Saint-Flour Cathedral, in the Auvergne, central France, to continue having premium hams dry as they hang from beams in its 1000-metre-high tower.
https://t.co/Yw5P03jaSz

[PoliticsJOE @PoliticsJOE_UK]

"I stand here also as a black man... whose ancestors rose up and fought in a great rebellion of the enslaved. Imperialism. I know it when I see it."

@DavidLammy accuses Russia of being a mafia state in unbelievable speech at the UN.

[Oxford Mail @TheOxfordMail]

Oxford NHS trust celebrates 30 years of organ donation but urges more to opt in https://t.co/JaYKJdwwSm

[Hoops for Hope @hoopsforharris]

Our friends Elon and X have been throttling our posts the past 48 hours. 👎

Retweet this if you’re seeing it and want Kamala Harris to be the next President. 👍🙏

[PKD Charity UK @PKDCharity]

🌟 It's PKD Awareness Week! 🌟

Around 70,000 people in the UK are living with Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD and ARPKD). For many, it means a life filled with pain, isolation, and an uncertain future - often endured in silence.

This week, we’ll be sharing vital information about PKD, debunking common myths, and highlighting the real challenges faced by those affected.

Let’s come together to raise awareness, and help ease the burden for both current and future generations.

💜 Stand with us. Like. Share. #BePKDAware.
https://t.co/UAXpxvv9op
#PKDAwareness #ARPKD #ARPKD

[Dr Paul O'Brien @FearStairLmk]

Dear estate agents/auctioneers, vendors, if you are clearing out old solicitor’s offices, please contact county archives or local history societies before you skip irreplaceable archives. I just heard that two skips containing boxes of archival material ended up in landfill.

[Elizabeth Oliver @SallySear]

@officialnhaynes @janrobson1 Watch out for the gardens of the Villa d’Este at Tivoli.

[Elizabeth Oliver @SallySear]

@AshmoleanMuseum Wilton Diptych audio tour is excellent and enhances the experience.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Anyone whose response to riots and thuggery is to talk about "understandable anger of ordinary people" should be asked if burning down a Citizens Advice office, which is there to help ordinary people, is understandable.

[Emma Mitchell 💙 @silverpebble]

If you feel there should be more calming content here as a gentle counterpoint to wrangling, trolling & use of this website to stir up hatred & if you think your followers might like to dial down their stress hormone a little, then maybe give my photo a RT.👆🌿

[Elizabeth Oliver @SallySear]

@RevRichardColes 'How high the Moon' from Jazz at Oberlin. So stylish.

[Elizabeth Oliver @SallySear]

Huge queue this am @britishmuseum (yes I had forgotten half-term) but a pre-booked ticket for the excellent Legion exhibition got me straight in. Nice to see the Vindolanda tablets included.
Huge queue for ladies loos as well. Better provision required.

[Chris Bryant @RhonddaBryant]

Some personal news.

[Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social @kidneycareuk]

🤔 Did you know that this week marks over 80 years since the invention of the first dialysis machine? From sausage skins to secret labs, here are 10 facts about the history of dialysis you may not know: https://t.co/h8ID76HM7F

[Elizabeth Oliver @SallySear]

Nobel prize winner Paul Nurse was brilliant @oxfordlitfest yesterday in conversation with the excellent Nick Higham #highamnews It was an inspiring session, and the Festival’s award for science & innovation was awarded to Prof Nurse. Wish Prof Nurse ran the country!

[Elizabeth Oliver @SallySear]

@DianeCoyle1859 Glad #sophiefromromania is enjoying Gardeners World. Dogs featuring at the moment.

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet this photo to help my little bird account to beat the algorithm and be seen!🙏
To make it worth sharing, here's a Puffin with a beakful! 😀
Thank you so much! 🙏♥️😊🐦
#FridayRetweetPlease

[Geemeff @geemeff]

Another fabulous photo from @CarlBovisNature

Please retweet this gorgeous little #Robin (#ErithacusRubecula) #birds #BirdsOfTwitter #BirdsSeenIn2024

[Animal Adoptions UK 🐕‍🦺🐈🐎❤️ @AdoptionsUk]

Please retweet, are any MPs in the UK working to end the national pet crisis?
Most council pounds in the UK don't allow the public to adopt. They keep all dogs for just 7 days, then, regardless of breed, age, health, they can put them to sleep if there are no rescue shelter spaces available.
All rescue shelters are full or overwhelmed.

In the last week I have seen, pregnant dogs, Dachshund and Spaniel puppies, all breeds, in council pounds.
The tragic XL Bully crisis has taken the spotlight in the news, but this pet crisis is affecting hundreds of thousands of dogs of all breeds and other animals while @RishiSunak @Conservatives have done nothing to end the suffering and pointless death of thousands. Are any MPs in the UK doing anything about the horrific pet crisis ?
3.4 million pets abandoned in the UK in just 12 months and the situation is much worse since this report.
https://t.co/urGx1sDQMl

@UKLabour @AngelaRayner @Keir_Starmer @michaelgove @SuellaBraverman @BBCNews @itvnews @SkyNews @Channel4News @channel5_tv @BBCPanorama @GMB @susannareid100 @lorraine @BBCBreakfast @BritishVets @DefraGovUK @DrBrianMay @PeterEgan6 @domdyer70 @Nightowl400 @MissingPetsGB @gsrescueelite @LurcherSOS @AmeliaHarperTV @PennyMordaunt @jessphillips @zarahsultana @ABridgen @darrenpjones @AndrewRTDavies @SeneddWales @SDoughtyMP @NickTorfaen @KevinBrennanMP @APDAWG1 #dogs #AdoptDontShop
Dog Below, Sunday 7 January, in a council pound Surrey England. This pound will not allow the public to adopt and give the dogs that are taken there no exposure.