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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

To all you patriots (and UK authorities)

Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?

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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · 4h

I'd love to see more scientists engage with art, not as scientists but as people. Not for any instrumental purpose but simply as part of human experience.

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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · 4h

Science is a question-answering activity. Whenever someone tries to pose a scientific question about art, it always turns out to really be a question about something else (perception, emotion, etc). This is why many attempts to bring art and science together fall flat.

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Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 54m

CPD. Fascinating! Therapeutics from venoms, poisons and explosives 😎

Love the one about middle aged men with heart disease handling sticks of dynamite (but might have just given them a headache..)

www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

Wegovy was inspired by Gila monster venom – here are some other drugs with surprising origins

From rat poison to explosives, many of the drugs we use have interesting origin stories.

www.gavi.org

Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 2h

How venomous lizards, GLP-1, diabetes and Ozempic are related:

www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the...

Gila monster: meet the lizard whose venomous bite is saving lives | Natural History Museum

Over 30 years ago scientists discovered the potential of Gila monster venom as a treatment for type 2 diabetes.

www.nhm.ac.uk

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Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 5h

"it would not surprise me at all if we saw a kind of exodus over the next several years, just because people have to live. They will go wherever they are allowed to go."

Khaled Elgindy spoke to Isaac Chotiner about Gaza

www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Why Hamas Agreed to Release the Hostages

And why it might not matter much for Gaza’s future, or for Palestinian statehood.

www.newyorker.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 6h

Private equity takeover of US hospitals led to rise in patient deaths.

Cuts to staffing/investment; high debt, profiteering; worse patient outcomes.

More deaths in nursing homes, increased post-operative complications

Why is UK Govt handing the NHS to PE? Why no investigation of the impact of PE?

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

www.theguardian.com

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Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 6h

Arthur Russell - That’s Us / Wild Combination

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youtu.be/H9bGD-ThDyM?...

That's Us/Wild Combination

YouTube video by Arthur Russell - Topic

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Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 18h

Have joined the Scottish Greens just to spite those fuckers.

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Josep Goded (New Main Account) @josepgoded2.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday marked one year since 19-year-old Shaban Al-Dalou was burned alive by Israeli forces in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, after suffering a head injury that required seven stitches.

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Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 20h

Jesus Christ.

Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 21h

Absolutely! Seems highly discriminatory when literacy levels in UK are so poor…

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Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 23h

Didn’t work, Bosham floods frequently 🙄

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

I imagine Tice's response would be to state that Reform UK's flood prevention strategy is to order the unwanted water to go back where it came from.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 1d

Yet another wake up call about the scale & cost of #climate risk. That’s why we urgently need a National Climate Resilience Plan with emphasis on local funding, nature based solutions & community resilience - pls sign & share petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

"I chose not to attend this festival full of chauvinist and militaristic approaches."

Palestinian politician and activist Aida Touma Suleiman spoke to @krishgm.bsky.social about the peace deal which took place in Israel's Knesset.

Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/trump-p...

Trump ‘proud of fact he fuelled’ war, says Palestinian member of Knesset

We spoke to Palestinian politician and activist Aida Touma Suleiman.

www.channel4.com

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Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 1d

Disgusting.
Get right back on with the Sportwashing Genocide. Nothing to see here. Just two hideous old men.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 2d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. We were warned…

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Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 1d

“In the past 2 years, Israeli Occupation Forces have unlawfully detained over 409 Palestinian healthcare workers from Gaza & West Bank. Testimonies from released healthcare workers and other Palestinians describe horrific conditions inside the detention facilities where brutality & torture are rife”

Fifty-five healthcare workers from Gaza are listed for release from Israeli detention today, while Israel continues to hold at least 115 more captives - Healthcare Workers Watch

Fifty-five healthcare workers from Gaza are listed among the Palestinians released from Israeli detention today as part of the exchange deal. While not all releases are confirmed yet, the list include...

healthcareworkerswatch.org

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Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 1d

Spain leading the way yet again!

@patrickharvie.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social @kaukabstewart.bsky.social

14% of NHS drugs supplied by Israeli genocide and apartheid supporting Teva, mostly generics, alternatives are available! You have expressed your commitment to BDS…
#BoycottTeva

Clare M @clamc.bsky.social · 1d

We have completely and utterly failed to tackle malevolent far right foreign interference in our country for over a decade. This is the end result. Billionaire driven fascism. He’s right, it is terrifying.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"

"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"

"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"

"And I get more scared every single day"

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson's legal bills.

The British media and political establishment is still on X and maybe this is the wake up call they need.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

www.theguardian.com

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