Esther
@elhopkins.bsky.social
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 💚
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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Zack Polanski does not shy away from talking about all issues that are important & he needs to be PM! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Question “What is the closest you’ve come to death?”
“Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
Question “What is the closest you’ve come to death?”
“Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
Zack Polanski: ‘I’m going to confess I haven’t finished The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg’
The Green party leader on his ‘floordrobe’, doomscrolling, and getting arrested on Waterloo Bridge
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Zack Polanski does not shy away from talking about all issues that are important & he needs to be PM! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Question “What is the closest you’ve come to death?”
“Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
Question “What is the closest you’ve come to death?”
“Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
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December 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Want to help us advance further? Now's a great time: join.greenparty.org.uk
I see the PM is being very rattled and very untruthful about the Greens again in the papers.
He couldn’t say this stuff in Parliament because he would be lying to the House - both about what our popular, evidence-based policies are, and about him believing this guff.
Trumpian
He couldn’t say this stuff in Parliament because he would be lying to the House - both about what our popular, evidence-based policies are, and about him believing this guff.
Trumpian
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Want to help us advance further? Now's a great time: join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Guardian : "What is the closest you’ve come to death?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
@greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
#Covid #covid19UK #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #GreensAgainstCovid
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
@greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
#Covid #covid19UK #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #GreensAgainstCovid
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Guardian : "What is the closest you’ve come to death?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
@greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
#Covid #covid19UK #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #GreensAgainstCovid
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
@greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
#Covid #covid19UK #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #GreensAgainstCovid
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Thanks so much for frankness and telling #Covid like it is @zackpolanski.bsky.social 🙏
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Thanks so much for frankness and telling #Covid like it is @zackpolanski.bsky.social 🙏
Zack Polanski does not shy away from talking about all issues that are important & he needs to be PM! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Question “What is the closest you’ve come to death?”
“Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
Question “What is the closest you’ve come to death?”
“Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
Zack Polanski: ‘I’m going to confess I haven’t finished The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg’
The Green party leader on his ‘floordrobe’, doomscrolling, and getting arrested on Waterloo Bridge
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Zack Polanski does not shy away from talking about all issues that are important & he needs to be PM! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Question “What is the closest you’ve come to death?”
“Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
Question “What is the closest you’ve come to death?”
“Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
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Great interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social and he mentions COVID and Climate Change. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Zack Polanski: ‘I’m going to confess I haven’t finished The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg’
The Green party leader on his ‘floordrobe’, doomscrolling, and getting arrested on Waterloo Bridge
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Great interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social and he mentions COVID and Climate Change. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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One week in! Who's been enjoying our Christmas countdown?🎄
A tiny feathered favourite brings the festive cheer today...
#RSPBAdvent25
A tiny feathered favourite brings the festive cheer today...
#RSPBAdvent25
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
One week in! Who's been enjoying our Christmas countdown?🎄
A tiny feathered favourite brings the festive cheer today...
#RSPBAdvent25
A tiny feathered favourite brings the festive cheer today...
#RSPBAdvent25
Great interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social and he mentions COVID and Climate Change. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Zack Polanski: ‘I’m going to confess I haven’t finished The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg’
The Green party leader on his ‘floordrobe’, doomscrolling, and getting arrested on Waterloo Bridge
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Great interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social and he mentions COVID and Climate Change. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
And Palantir is managing our NHS data!
PALANTIR CEO, on the constitutionality of boat strikes:
".. the reason why I like this questioning is the more constitutional you want to make it, the more precise you want to make it, the more you’re going to need my product."
@gizmodo.com $PLTR
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
".. the reason why I like this questioning is the more constitutional you want to make it, the more precise you want to make it, the more you’re going to need my product."
@gizmodo.com $PLTR
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his
gizmodo.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
And Palantir is managing our NHS data!
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PALANTIR CEO, on the constitutionality of boat strikes:
".. the reason why I like this questioning is the more constitutional you want to make it, the more precise you want to make it, the more you’re going to need my product."
@gizmodo.com $PLTR
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
".. the reason why I like this questioning is the more constitutional you want to make it, the more precise you want to make it, the more you’re going to need my product."
@gizmodo.com $PLTR
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his
gizmodo.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Or alternatively they could be saying wear an ffp2/3 to protect yourself, open windows & ventilate. Stay home if sick. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Wear a face mask if unwell to help stem flu ‘tidal wave’, say health officials
This year’s flu season started earlier than usual and is yet to reach a peak
www.independent.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Or alternatively they could be saying wear an ffp2/3 to protect yourself, open windows & ventilate. Stay home if sick. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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IT IS NOT LIKE THE COUNTRY IS ON. FIRE 🔥 EVERY SUMMER OH MY GOD
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
IT IS NOT LIKE THE COUNTRY IS ON. FIRE 🔥 EVERY SUMMER OH MY GOD
This is continuing to put so much at risk
Update: Richard Hamelin, a forest pathology professor at UBC says the cuts are "mind-boggling."
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is continuing to put so much at risk
Antiscience continues
NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Antiscience continues
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Here is Dr Barry Jones explaining that they knew from ‘day 1’ it was airborne and a virus of some consequence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cpR...
UK Covid 19 Inquiry - Module 3 Hearing - 12 September 2024 AM
YouTube video by UK Covid-19 Inquiry
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Here's the link without the ":5037" portion of the URL (dunno why Science Direct is including this unusual port # in their URLs):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Persistent Attenuation of Lymphocyte Subsets After Mass SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Growing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Here's the link without the ":5037" portion of the URL (dunno why Science Direct is including this unusual port # in their URLs):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thank you to everyone who joined Winter Reflections.
We’ll replay the concert next weekend, and the recording will stay online for 72 hours so you can watch whenever suits you.
Exact times to follow by email.
Thank you for your patience.
#AirMadeAudible
We’ll replay the concert next weekend, and the recording will stay online for 72 hours so you can watch whenever suits you.
Exact times to follow by email.
Thank you for your patience.
#AirMadeAudible
December 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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[ see quote in next post ]
Long COVID: Urgent Findings, Including Brain Alterations, Call for Renewed Public Health Focus (Oct 2024)
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/long-co...
Long COVID: Urgent Findings, Including Brain Alterations, Call for Renewed Public Health Focus (Oct 2024)
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/long-co...
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
[ see quote in next post ]
Long COVID: Urgent Findings, Including Brain Alterations, Call for Renewed Public Health Focus (Oct 2024)
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/long-co...
Long COVID: Urgent Findings, Including Brain Alterations, Call for Renewed Public Health Focus (Oct 2024)
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/long-co...
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🚨 Paging Dr Leonardi 🚨
@fitterhappieraj.bsky.social
You were saying? 🧐🧐
#Leonardi_Effect.....
Still the yardstick by which Cövid immune dysregulation should be remembered 🙏🏻
@fitterhappieraj.bsky.social
You were saying? 🧐🧐
#Leonardi_Effect.....
Still the yardstick by which Cövid immune dysregulation should be remembered 🙏🏻
This study found that within 7 days of a COVID-19 infection:
•rapid increase in aged and exhausted CD4 and CD8 T cells
•accelerated “immune aging”
•this occurred in all cases regardless of illness severity
•this is specifically a SARS-CoV-2 effect not seen in other infections
•rapid increase in aged and exhausted CD4 and CD8 T cells
•accelerated “immune aging”
•this occurred in all cases regardless of illness severity
•this is specifically a SARS-CoV-2 effect not seen in other infections
Rapid progression of CD8 and CD4 T cells to cellular exhaustion and senescence during SARS-CoV2 infection
Mild to severe COVID-19, but not other respiratory infections, increased cellular senescence and exhaustion in CD4 and CD8 T cells over a 7-d period of inf
academic.oup.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:10 PM
🚨 Paging Dr Leonardi 🚨
@fitterhappieraj.bsky.social
You were saying? 🧐🧐
#Leonardi_Effect.....
Still the yardstick by which Cövid immune dysregulation should be remembered 🙏🏻
@fitterhappieraj.bsky.social
You were saying? 🧐🧐
#Leonardi_Effect.....
Still the yardstick by which Cövid immune dysregulation should be remembered 🙏🏻
Well worth reading this article #ImmuneDamageCovid. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
What If COVID Reinfections Wear Down Our Immunity? | The Tyee
Dr. Anthony Leonardi is a lightning rod for debate. If he’s right, this pandemic poses a greater threat than widely assumed.
thetyee.ca
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Well worth reading this article #ImmuneDamageCovid. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...