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mountaineer, chutney/ cake maker, based in UK Lake District.❤️EU ; trying to be 💚; v lecturer in health policy leadership/MBA dissertation sup RKCollege Zurich.😷 masking until we get st vaccines. #LongCovidAdvocacy https://www.mef.org.uk/about/committee
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Just a few months ago many investors were convinced that Trumponomics would energise America’s business environment. These ten charts show how that has not been the case
Like a 1980s televangelist, Trump is now asking his supporters to send him $15 to help him get to Heaven. meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...
Studies repeatedly show that most people age out of "hardcore" crime by their late 30s and 40s. And nobody is "born to be" a criminal. Even Trump, who is a hardcore criminal who has not aged out of his illicit behavoir, was not born like this. I blame his parents.
Defiant shades. Who writes this slop?
Opinion | It may be sexism or classism, or indeed the metropolitan bias of our media, but you cannot argue that Angela Rayner gets a rough ride in the way that a public school-educated person from the Home Counties would not 🖋️ Simon Kelner Read more: trib.al/g22vj8e
It’s projection. Deep down they know.
I mean, it's not *THAT* weird a question, when you are hired pretty explicitly to woke-wash FB, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and step down two weeks before Trump's inauguration, to be replaced by a Republican actually stationed in Washington. ~AA
Cognitive decline after COVID—especially in executive function and processing speed—is often lasting and may worsen. Its underlying brain changes mirror those in neurodegenerative diseases, raising serious long-term public health concerns. gemini.google.com/share/662ef5...
It’s the ONLY way to take on Farage
@theipaper.com seriously barrel- scraping here
Cautious and desperate … at the same time 😂
“Conclusion Fewer reactogenicity symptoms following COVID-19 vaccination suggest use of the NVX vaccine as an immunization option with a lower disruption to daily life”. 👏
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Nice to get an unbiased opinion LOL 😂
Wow that’s great thanks @goodlawproject.org
A House committee plans to meet on Tuesday with 10 people who have accused the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking, putting further attention on an issue President Trump has sought to downplay.
Telling that you only get questions like this from regional BBC journalists, as opposed to the "are you also frightened asylum seekers will assault your daughters, PM?" questions now levelled by their national colleagues
This illustrates exactly how the term, 'Covid' has come to mean, 'the non-pharmaceutical interventions adopted during the emergency phase of the pandemic', not the disease itself. The 'Covid effect' mentioned in the piece is actually acute C-19 and its sequelae. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
BREAKING: Trump announces that Rudy Giuliani will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest civilian honor. Note that Giuliani has been charged with felonies in two different states, including racketeering and has been found liable for over $100 million in damages.
Well, well, well…this bodes well for Whackadoodle limiting access to the Covid vaccine now doesn’t it? www.kctv5.com/2025/08/28/k...
Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are speaking out, saying Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is endangering the health of Americans. abcnews.go.com/Health/forme...
Such nonsense. The last para in particular has bbc doing Tory’s dirty work for them 🙄
“Heartburn” 99p on Kobo but hurry ... Just loving it @nigella.bsky.social
1/ "In a world that has generally abandoned #COVID precautions, many folks who are “still coviding” feel isolated & misunderstood — or even stigmatized or harassed": @thepvdeye.bsky.social pvdeye.org/why-we-mask-...
Canada needs this as well. Just like what RFK is doing in the US, "gaps in public messaging" are a deliberate choice - they don't just happen. So...who benefits from misleading the public? Pretending away the massive toll of letting COVID rip are all about protecting a few negligent insiders.
For a more detailed and accurate picture on this non- story please see: open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
Very clear @theipaper.com have got it in for a working- class northern woman
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✍️ New article: “Bans on highly toxic pesticides could be a simple way to save lives from suicide” Pesticide poisoning is a common method of suicide in many low- to middle-income countries. Substituting highly toxic pesticides for less fatal ones can save lives.
Here’s some good news… 👏
BREAKING: Looks like Rudy Giuliani was NOT helping a DV victim at the time of the accident. Article states troopers & firefighters, already on the scene for a separate domestic violence incident across the interstate, witnessed the crash and rendered aid. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
She also pleaded for processing centres in France whilst in opposition.
Oh give it a rest
"The doctors who dismiss you today will be embarrassed by their ignorance tomorrow. Don’t let their temporary blindness become your permanent defeat": @david.notesforfriends.com www.notesforfriends.com/p/the-long-c...
Ok the devil is going to be in the detail I think
52 of 53 Republican senators voted to confirm him.
“The number of small boats crossing the English Channel fell to 55 last month, down from 75 for the same period last year, the Home Office said on Monday. The figure was the lowest total since 2019 when it stood at 34.”
Massive, unalloyed good news that threatens to be eclipsed by the flag wars and the small boats. Let's talk ships and not boats... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NEW: Bluesky is becoming place to discuss scientific research - it gets more proper engagement & attention, new study finds. For all the talk of decline - borne out by several metrics - the science community seems to have adopted Bluesky more than others. Story: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Another indication of how serious Putin's desire for peace & good relations with neighbours is...
Oooh fly my pretties 👏
2024 saw nearly 30% of uk power fuelled by wind. More than any other power source 👏
Explore how the electricity mix is changing in your country: ourworldindata.org/grapher/shar...
However the scientists seem happy here www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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The silence from this Govt. as masked men try to force entry into people's homes is deafening. Asylum seekers in hotels have no other option, and they're being terrorised. Instead of legitimising hatred, the Govt. must provide safe routes & affordable housing. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Let’s be honest. Carswell is not alone. You don’t tweet unless you know it’s a popular belief. There are many in public roles, in pubs and at dinner tables who believe this. This is a persecution of Muslims in the UK and anyone with any sense of humanity, who cares about Britain must call this out .
Susanna Reid, "The shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp is saying the Labour government are doing nothing" "Under the Conservatives, immigration and the asylum system was completely broken" Andrew Pierce, "Completely" Kevin Maguire, "Chris Philp is a waste of space"
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This year's International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics took place earlier this month and we're delighted to say that the UK placed second among the 63 countries that took part! 🥈🔭 🥳 Read more about it at: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Where is the mainsteam media? Anyone out there? Can you hear me???
www.rawstory.com/trump-someth...
He’s losing it. Where’s the “Thank you for your attention” tag ?
Trump did this
Yep correlation is not causation: maybe health ministers need some stat lessons themselves? In particular pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35633949/
“This paper was several years in the making, starting as a result of the 2016 election..designed to address why some people might view favorably a political figure with history of business failures, bankruptcies, misogynistic statements.. on video, use of charity money for a self-portrait, etc,” 😱
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Drax is scheduled to pocket £10 billion in subsidies. That’s public money funding deforestation and destruction. It is time to #AxeDrax
also .. “The most common post-COVID-19 symptoms in children/adolescents are fatigue, lack of concentration, and muscle pain…evidence of pathophysiology associated with fatigue/headache, persistent loss of smell and cough, and neurological /cardiovascular symptoms.” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35633949/
‘Another man..said he and his family had "fair and legitimate concerns about too much illegal immigration". He added: "We are described as Nazis and racists. Nothing could be further from the truth." .. an individual finished his speech by saying: "Keep Britain white. Keep Scotland white".’ 🙃 🙄
Baby dies of whooping cough after mother not vaccinated while pregnant
Come on Labour 🇬🇧, lead with some goos news for a change UK agrees £10bn deal to supply Norway with Type 26 frigates
The death is the first fatal case of whooping cough in the UK this year and comes as vaccination rates among children and pregnant women in the UK have fallen to their lowest levels in 15 years: trib.al/AYunLO9
Why on earth do the Tories want to keep people locked into high energy bills? And, come to that, why is the BBC citing Reform but saying nothing about climate science or renewable alternatives? Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Many of the responses to this rather demonstrate @sturdyalex.bsky.social ‘s point 🤷♀️
Consigning Britain to the dregs of the fossil-fuel era is so on-brand Tory values. Equals old, twentieth-century, Putin-hugging, stranded assets in an age of climate chaos & economic nationalism. PS its not energy-cost efficient to pump when renewables are cheaper & Saudi is pumping at lower cost.
The decision covers tariffs Trump applied in April as well as duties imposed in February on China, Canada and Mexico.
Great way to suspend election though
Oh I see Elon Musk’s X is continuing to funnel torrents of dangerous disinformation to its remaining 300m active daily users.
If Angela Rayner lived in a cardboard box, the Telegraph would claim she nicked it.
Yeah the infrastructure for tolling is MASSIVE unless you have a flat annual fee like the Swiss 🇨🇭
✅ tricky “I’m not a robot” checks though 🙄
Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring, with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, produced by @the-citizens.bsky.social is one of the few independent productions nominated in this year's British Podcast Awards. There's also a People's award if you want to vote for us www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting
Londoners are known for their incredible style… remember my green suit? Fantastic to join new British Fashion Council CEO Laura Weir for a tour of designer Tolu Coker’s studio and see how City Hall’s support helps London stay at the forefront of the fashion industry.
It’s an honour and delightful surprise to be a finalist for European Science Journalist of the Year along with the excellent @helenpearson.bsky.social, Jonas Reese & Christopher Weingart. efsj.eu/2025/08/27/a...
I will never forget saying to a group of professional JD Vance loyalists shortly after the 2024 election that his fortunes largely depend on how Trump is perceived by voters after another 4 years and some of them got legitimately mad at me lol thehill.com/homenews/adm...
And highly recommend another “By any other name” (“inspiring” (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—who are both forced to hide behind another name.)
Reup: John Roberts gave Ed "Big Balls" Cositine live and unaudited access to every Americans' social security data. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/26/a...
Everyone who's been saying "maybe economists were wrong about tariffs raising prices?" are about to be in for a rude awakening... www.wsj.com/business/ret...
NEWS: Trump says the court decision deeming his tariffs to be ILLEGAL will "literally destroy the United States" if allowed to stand
More Americans expressed concerns that tariffs would impact prices.
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Immunity theft
2 people dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters, Louisiana officials say www.cbsnews.com/news/louisia...
Agricultural economists are sounding the alarm about produce prices doubling (in the US). Yes, doubling. #laborshortages #tariffs #immigrationraids fortune.com/2025/08/28/t...
Oh so immunity theft not immunity debt is what’s happening here ..
“On all fours” is 99p atm on Kobe
This is the world’s first steel made without burning fossil fuels. Steel is a massive emitter so this is hugely important! We have so many solutions to solve the #climatecrisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #reneables #renewableenergy
Ah - slightly more important news than a northern female politician who has the nerve to own two houses and has done nothing illegal.
Good news: British team have designed one that can spot heart failure, heart valve disease and abnormal heart rhythms almost instantly. The tool could be a "real game-changer" resulting in patients being treated sooner, the researchers say - with plans to roll the device out across the UK.
No. Any actual news ?
We’re going to need a bigger whiteboard
Amazing to hear my work tracking Trump's authoritarian actions opening the @npr.org On The Media podcast this week - the TrumpActionTracker is now at over 1100 actions. www.trumpactiontracker.info? my recent substack: christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi... pca.st/episode/a2b1...
For many who recover from the acute phase of COVID-19, the battle continues with Long COVID, marked by persistent, severe symptoms that impair daily life. Profound fatigue and muscle weakness are driven by systemic cellular disruption. gemini.google.com/share/c5efd1...
Saudi Arabia 816 patients followed for 4 years 29% developed long COVID Most common were fatigue and brain fog Risks were higher in women and people with diabetes Recovery was slower with reinfection or hospitalization bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
The constant non stories on Rayner are a clear sign the Tories fear her more than anyone else. But it’s also a class thing. Being massively corrupt as many Tories were, has hardly ever been a big story.