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Esther

@elhopkins.bsky.social

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Composer who is currently working on a Song Cycle. Posting about: Music, COVID safety, Clean Air, Climate Change & wildlife. #Covidisairborne #FBCV #Vaccinessavelives #WearARespie ffp2/3 ❌ to mask bans #TransparencyCovid Vote Green Party 💚

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 15m

To work in a sustainable way moving forward, we must mitigate against increasing viral risks. The businesses who don’t, will get left behind.

#CleanttheAir

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Climate change and pandemics: a call for action

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 50m

I have mentioned and they probably think I’m bonkers but they haven’t read the number of studies I’ve read.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 51m

Yes this is what many incorrectly believe. They don’t understand that every time they catch it, it is impacting blood vessels etc and they don’t want to hear it.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 1h

This is exactly where we are.

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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 1h

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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 1h

#covid #HalloweenTombstones #77
Scroll up…wayyyy up…

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I’m just lazy and
don’t want to work
At least that’s what
The government says

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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 1h

Sure they do. You can count on them addressing the problem aggressively…by redefining disability as laziness so they can deny benefits.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 1h

The art of deflection

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

#MakeItMakeSense
Prevention is always better than cure and we have no cure currently!

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

This risks a loss of functionality in those who have existing conditions. The need for carers will sky rocket.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

#MakeItMakeSense
Prevention is always better than cure and we have no cure currently!

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

This risks a loss of functionality in those who have existing conditions. The need for carers will sky rocket.

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

Next year will be much worse because even most clinically vulnerable aren’t able to get vaccines. Some predictions are showing that by Christmas we will have another 200,000 people will long covid.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

Next year will be much worse because even most clinically vulnerable aren’t able to get vaccines. Some predictions are showing that by Christmas we will have another 200,000 people will long covid.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

Taxes will keep rising for as long as the government ignores Covid. As the number of disabled with long covid rises so will tax. This is a recipe for economic disaster and Labour don’t see the connection.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 3h

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate

www.theguardian.com

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 10h

Inaction = more people with long Covid = more labour gaps = more disabled

Also more children unable to possibly ever work.

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 10h

This is the sort of nonsense advice the government is following on COVID. No wonder we are in such a mess.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 10h

We wouldn’t be in this mess if they were dealing with COVID but foolishly they are failing to prevent infections which is costing us billions in lost GDP. I don’t understand why this hasn’t been challenged. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Budget situation is ‘desperate’, Reeves told as experts say she must raise big taxes

Labour chancellor told a ‘Scrabble bag’ of smaller increases will not rejuvenate UK’s faltering economy

www.independent.co.uk

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 10h

Microplastic or covid. What a legacy we are leaving

Queenie 🇨🇦 @queenie3.bsky.social · 18h

This result isn’t a surprise.
What does surprise me is this study is classified as NEW‼️
Thank you scientists for eventually catching up. 🥴

Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 1d

A new study has shown that microplastics can alter gut microbiome, where those changes resemble patterns associated with depression and colorectal cancer.

www.newsweek.com/microplastic...

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 11h

After 2 nests in Cork
Asian hornet confirmed in the North of Ireland
Ireland is heating up so much that invasive species like Asian Hornet who before could not survive now find Ireland easy place to breed and make home A

www.thejournal.ie/first-sighti...

First sighting of Asian hornet confirmed in the North

It was captured in the Dundonald area of Belfast on 10 October.

www.thejournal.ie

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 11h

We need action on #COVIDNow
Everyone can help.
Please do what you can.
Write to your MP and demand action on #acovidisairborne
#CleanAir
Vaccines
Ffp2 masks
Ventilate - open windows

Stop the suffering #longcovid & covid deaths.

#Stopthespread 🛑

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 21h

In 2022 when I was campaigning on vaccines for clinically vulnerable children I was infuriated that MPs refused to reply or respond to parents asking for help but some MPs did meet with antivaxxer parents group USfoThem but are still ignoring us. Even though 88 children had died from covid.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 17h

Most of those who died wouldn’t have died soon that is also a myth.

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 21h

They have no idea what it’s been like to see a child go through shielding and come out to no vaccine access and feel that they have been forgotten. JCVI did not consider how our children felt.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 21h

They have no idea what it’s been like to see a child go through shielding and come out to no vaccine access and feel that they have been forgotten. JCVI did not consider how our children felt.