Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸
@organicbotanic.bsky.social
Health academic, #IDSky, sailor⛵, photographer, botanist🌿, writer. Memoir, poetry, children’s stories. AI, public health, education, climate, UCU, films
N Ireland 🇪🇺 Avoid🦠Covid.
Photographs mine unless credited
X: @organicbotanic Blue Sky 3/9/23
N Ireland 🇪🇺 Avoid🦠Covid.
Photographs mine unless credited
X: @organicbotanic Blue Sky 3/9/23
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Caerphilly school shuts as 'flu-like' illness hits 250 pupils and staff
Caerphilly school shuts as 'flu-like' illness hits 250 pupils and staff
The school says it will shut for a short "firebreak" period to allow a deep clean.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Caerphilly school shuts as 'flu-like' illness hits 250 pupils and staff
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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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I’ve teared up during races before out of gratitude that my legs were working.
Today it was out of gratitude that there is still beauty around us, and there are so many people who are fighting and are already laying the groundwork to rebuild after the Trump era.
Keep fighting, fam.
Today it was out of gratitude that there is still beauty around us, and there are so many people who are fighting and are already laying the groundwork to rebuild after the Trump era.
Keep fighting, fam.
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’ve teared up during races before out of gratitude that my legs were working.
Today it was out of gratitude that there is still beauty around us, and there are so many people who are fighting and are already laying the groundwork to rebuild after the Trump era.
Keep fighting, fam.
Today it was out of gratitude that there is still beauty around us, and there are so many people who are fighting and are already laying the groundwork to rebuild after the Trump era.
Keep fighting, fam.
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There was a 5K race to raise funds for pediatric cancer research at the UofA today.
As I ran, I got overwhelmed by the fact that all around me were the things that I value and that MAGA is trying to destroy.
Education. Community. The Arts. Research. Appreciation for all people.
As I ran, I got overwhelmed by the fact that all around me were the things that I value and that MAGA is trying to destroy.
Education. Community. The Arts. Research. Appreciation for all people.
December 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There was a 5K race to raise funds for pediatric cancer research at the UofA today.
As I ran, I got overwhelmed by the fact that all around me were the things that I value and that MAGA is trying to destroy.
Education. Community. The Arts. Research. Appreciation for all people.
As I ran, I got overwhelmed by the fact that all around me were the things that I value and that MAGA is trying to destroy.
Education. Community. The Arts. Research. Appreciation for all people.
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@organicbotanic.bsky.social there was a display of pressed flowers in the Brighton museum that I believe you would have liked.
December 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
@organicbotanic.bsky.social there was a display of pressed flowers in the Brighton museum that I believe you would have liked.
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Hoeg admits that the measles outbreak is primarily among the unvaccinated and that low uptake of MMR vaccine is to blame. She is right.
She then goes on to blame the lack of trust in vaccines for this.
She does not acknowledge that she and her fellow misinformers are the cause of distrust.
She then goes on to blame the lack of trust in vaccines for this.
She does not acknowledge that she and her fellow misinformers are the cause of distrust.
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Hoeg admits that the measles outbreak is primarily among the unvaccinated and that low uptake of MMR vaccine is to blame. She is right.
She then goes on to blame the lack of trust in vaccines for this.
She does not acknowledge that she and her fellow misinformers are the cause of distrust.
She then goes on to blame the lack of trust in vaccines for this.
She does not acknowledge that she and her fellow misinformers are the cause of distrust.
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The ACIP recommendation to end the universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine puts millions of American children at greater risk of liver damage, cancer and early death.
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The ACIP recommendation to end the universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine puts millions of American children at greater risk of liver damage, cancer and early death.
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It’s a crucial moment to say this again, loudly:
#vaccines cause adults.
Let’s keep causing adults.
🧪 #HBV #NoHep #vaccineswork #MedSky #HepSky #IDSky #PublicHealth @who.int
@gavi.org @altcdc.altgov.info @worldhepalliance.bsky.social
#vaccines cause adults.
Let’s keep causing adults.
🧪 #HBV #NoHep #vaccineswork #MedSky #HepSky #IDSky #PublicHealth @who.int
@gavi.org @altcdc.altgov.info @worldhepalliance.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It’s a crucial moment to say this again, loudly:
#vaccines cause adults.
Let’s keep causing adults.
🧪 #HBV #NoHep #vaccineswork #MedSky #HepSky #IDSky #PublicHealth @who.int
@gavi.org @altcdc.altgov.info @worldhepalliance.bsky.social
#vaccines cause adults.
Let’s keep causing adults.
🧪 #HBV #NoHep #vaccineswork #MedSky #HepSky #IDSky #PublicHealth @who.int
@gavi.org @altcdc.altgov.info @worldhepalliance.bsky.social
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It was six years ago today that a man in Wuhan, China began feeling ill.
He would become the first known COVID case.
Covid is still with us. It’s still killing and disabling.
Clean the air. Wear a mask. Get your boosters.
Public health is a social justice issue.
He would become the first known COVID case.
Covid is still with us. It’s still killing and disabling.
Clean the air. Wear a mask. Get your boosters.
Public health is a social justice issue.
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It was six years ago today that a man in Wuhan, China began feeling ill.
He would become the first known COVID case.
Covid is still with us. It’s still killing and disabling.
Clean the air. Wear a mask. Get your boosters.
Public health is a social justice issue.
He would become the first known COVID case.
Covid is still with us. It’s still killing and disabling.
Clean the air. Wear a mask. Get your boosters.
Public health is a social justice issue.
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Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
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Pro-Ivermectin, Anti-Vax Group Positioned to Influence CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
Pro-Ivermectin, Anti-Vax Group Positioned to Influence CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
New ACIP Chair Dr. Kirk Milhoan, who attacks mRNA vaccines, is affiliated with the Independent Medical Alliance.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Pro-Ivermectin, Anti-Vax Group Positioned to Influence CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
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Masking is back in all healthcare and care homes in Spain. euroweeklynews.com/2025/11/28/s...
Spain hits back: Masks are mandatory again
Spain’s Ministry of Health has issued a warning over rising flu cases as winter approaches, preparing to require masks in hospitals, health centres, and elderly-care facilities…
euroweeklynews.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Masking is back in all healthcare and care homes in Spain. euroweeklynews.com/2025/11/28/s...
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"It's the first time the U.S. has not participated since the World Health Organization created this day in 1988 to remember the millions of people who have died of AIDS-related illnesses and recommit to fighting the epidemic that still claims the lives of more than half a million people each year."
For the first time since 1988, the U.S. is not officially commemorating World AIDS Day
Noting the decision not to mark the day, the State Department stated: "An awareness day is not a strategy." Activists in the fight to end the ongoing AIDS epidemic disagree.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"It's the first time the U.S. has not participated since the World Health Organization created this day in 1988 to remember the millions of people who have died of AIDS-related illnesses and recommit to fighting the epidemic that still claims the lives of more than half a million people each year."
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2025: Keir Starmer, "The Brexit vote was a fair democratic expression"
2020: Stewart Hosie, "The UK gov actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in Brexit" - UK's Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Keir Starmer now telling lies like Boris Johnson, sad
2020: Stewart Hosie, "The UK gov actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in Brexit" - UK's Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Keir Starmer now telling lies like Boris Johnson, sad
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
2025: Keir Starmer, "The Brexit vote was a fair democratic expression"
2020: Stewart Hosie, "The UK gov actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in Brexit" - UK's Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Keir Starmer now telling lies like Boris Johnson, sad
2020: Stewart Hosie, "The UK gov actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in Brexit" - UK's Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Keir Starmer now telling lies like Boris Johnson, sad
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I never feel more like a public health professor than when I am putting my bike helmet on before riding home, and a student passing by sees me and cheerfully calls out: “that’s right, you have to wear your helmet Dr. B!”
a girl wearing a pink helmet is riding a bike on a sidewalk with a disney logo behind her
Alt: a girl wearing a pink helmet is riding a bike on a sidewalk with a disney logo behind her
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I never feel more like a public health professor than when I am putting my bike helmet on before riding home, and a student passing by sees me and cheerfully calls out: “that’s right, you have to wear your helmet Dr. B!”
Roe Valley for #thewinterten, #WildFlowerHour
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Roe Valley for #thewinterten, #WildFlowerHour
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
Roe Valley for #thewinterten, #WildFlowerHour
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Roe Valley for #thewinterten, #WildFlowerHour
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
Roe Valley for #thewinterten, #WildFlowerHour
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Roe Valley for #thewinterten, #WildFlowerHour
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
FourTEEN found! Some: Feverfew, Knapweed, Hog & Mayweed, Red Clover, Campion, Daisy, Bramble, Dock, Poa grass, Forget-me-not.
Great place for New Year Plant Hunt #NYPH #BSBI
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
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On #Rathlin at Christmas Craft Fair & book launch: The Story of Rathlin Wool
By Marianne Green
#Stormhour #Photohour
@lindahughes.bsky.social
@barrabest.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@samhanna1791.bsky.social
@cmjohnston.bsky.social
@annlizkelly.bsky.social
@weatheraisling.bsky.social
By Marianne Green
#Stormhour #Photohour
@lindahughes.bsky.social
@barrabest.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@samhanna1791.bsky.social
@cmjohnston.bsky.social
@annlizkelly.bsky.social
@weatheraisling.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
On #Rathlin at Christmas Craft Fair & book launch: The Story of Rathlin Wool
By Marianne Green
#Stormhour #Photohour
@lindahughes.bsky.social
@barrabest.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@samhanna1791.bsky.social
@cmjohnston.bsky.social
@annlizkelly.bsky.social
@weatheraisling.bsky.social
By Marianne Green
#Stormhour #Photohour
@lindahughes.bsky.social
@barrabest.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@samhanna1791.bsky.social
@cmjohnston.bsky.social
@annlizkelly.bsky.social
@weatheraisling.bsky.social
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It is exquisitely painful to say all of this. But given that the Republican Congress has no desire to stop the spread of vaccine disinformation coming from the U.S. government, and in many cases are aiding and abetting it, this will not stop until there is a massive and catastrophic outbreak.
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It is exquisitely painful to say all of this. But given that the Republican Congress has no desire to stop the spread of vaccine disinformation coming from the U.S. government, and in many cases are aiding and abetting it, this will not stop until there is a massive and catastrophic outbreak.
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I have been expecting and preparing for a significant increase in the number of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease before the RFK Jr. insanity ends.
I’m keeping my vaccinations up to date for as long as I can, wearing a mask indoors in public, filtering the air, and washing my hands.
I’m keeping my vaccinations up to date for as long as I can, wearing a mask indoors in public, filtering the air, and washing my hands.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I have been expecting and preparing for a significant increase in the number of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease before the RFK Jr. insanity ends.
I’m keeping my vaccinations up to date for as long as I can, wearing a mask indoors in public, filtering the air, and washing my hands.
I’m keeping my vaccinations up to date for as long as I can, wearing a mask indoors in public, filtering the air, and washing my hands.
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BOOM!! 100,000 signatures! Now let’s have a date for the debate
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
BOOM!! 100,000 signatures! Now let’s have a date for the debate
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
On #Rathlin at Christmas Craft Fair & book launch: The Story of Rathlin Wool
By Marianne Green
#Stormhour #Photohour
@lindahughes.bsky.social
@barrabest.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@samhanna1791.bsky.social
@cmjohnston.bsky.social
@annlizkelly.bsky.social
@weatheraisling.bsky.social
By Marianne Green
#Stormhour #Photohour
@lindahughes.bsky.social
@barrabest.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@samhanna1791.bsky.social
@cmjohnston.bsky.social
@annlizkelly.bsky.social
@weatheraisling.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
On #Rathlin at Christmas Craft Fair & book launch: The Story of Rathlin Wool
By Marianne Green
#Stormhour #Photohour
@lindahughes.bsky.social
@barrabest.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@samhanna1791.bsky.social
@cmjohnston.bsky.social
@annlizkelly.bsky.social
@weatheraisling.bsky.social
By Marianne Green
#Stormhour #Photohour
@lindahughes.bsky.social
@barrabest.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@samhanna1791.bsky.social
@cmjohnston.bsky.social
@annlizkelly.bsky.social
@weatheraisling.bsky.social
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Sharing my book review of @vxchang.bsky.social's book, The Body Digital, published yesterday in @science.org: 🧪
From phonographs to AI, Chang traces the impact of technology on the human experience. A poetic meditation on the machines that make us human.
From phonographs to AI, Chang traces the impact of technology on the human experience. A poetic meditation on the machines that make us human.
A human history of machines
Our lived experiences inform technology and are, in turn, transformed by it
www.science.org
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Sharing my book review of @vxchang.bsky.social's book, The Body Digital, published yesterday in @science.org: 🧪
From phonographs to AI, Chang traces the impact of technology on the human experience. A poetic meditation on the machines that make us human.
From phonographs to AI, Chang traces the impact of technology on the human experience. A poetic meditation on the machines that make us human.