@gruffthedog.bsky.social
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"Demand has been so strong that labs are increasingly reusing monkeys for clinical trials, a practice that is permitted for certain tests but only after they have undergone a 'washout period'. Investors place greater value on data from 'naive monkeys' that have not previously been used in tests."
Prices for lab monkeys surge on China biotech boom
More drugs entering middle or late-stage development drive up demand
giftarticle.ft.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
"Demand has been so strong that labs are increasingly reusing monkeys for clinical trials, a practice that is permitted for certain tests but only after they have undergone a 'washout period'. Investors place greater value on data from 'naive monkeys' that have not previously been used in tests."
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Probably for the same reason that if you are an ethnonationalist and genocide denier who was quoted by a mass shooter, you still write a regular column for the UK's newspaper of record, and have a guaranteed seat on the country's biggest politics programme.
January 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Probably for the same reason that if you are an ethnonationalist and genocide denier who was quoted by a mass shooter, you still write a regular column for the UK's newspaper of record, and have a guaranteed seat on the country's biggest politics programme.
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There's your Nobel Peace Prize winner, btw. Hats off to everyone involved. Great job.
January 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM
There's your Nobel Peace Prize winner, btw. Hats off to everyone involved. Great job.
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Someone please explain to me the difference between what Trump is doing in Venezuela and what Putin has done in Ukraine.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Someone please explain to me the difference between what Trump is doing in Venezuela and what Putin has done in Ukraine.
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The Empire strikes back, not just to grab oil and other riches but, fundamentally, to hide its own weakness at home – and to prepare the ground for subjugating its own people, in Chicago, Portland, NYC etc. Meanwhile, a vassal Europe watches in silence... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Venezuelan president Maduro captured and flown out of country following ‘large scale’ US attack, Trump says – live
US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM
The Empire strikes back, not just to grab oil and other riches but, fundamentally, to hide its own weakness at home – and to prepare the ground for subjugating its own people, in Chicago, Portland, NYC etc. Meanwhile, a vassal Europe watches in silence... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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🧵 Israel Does Everything To Make Gaza Poorer
100% of all 2.3 million Gazans are below the poverty line, from civilians to politicians
They have no bank notes because Israel won't allow in new ones, ATMs were bombed, PayPal was banned, and now even Crypto is under the target
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100% of all 2.3 million Gazans are below the poverty line, from civilians to politicians
They have no bank notes because Israel won't allow in new ones, ATMs were bombed, PayPal was banned, and now even Crypto is under the target
(1/3)
אין מזומנים, אין בנקים, והעזתים עוברים להשתמש בקריפטו - שיחה מקומית
במשך ארבע שנים, וסים עבד אל-נבי, בן 30, הפעיל דוכן קטן למכירת בגדי ילדים בשכונת א-רימאל בעיר עזה. בזמן המלחמה הג'נוסיידלית של ישראל ברצועה, בעקבות פלישות קרקעיות חוזרות ונשנות, הוא נאלץ לסגור את החנות...
www.mekomit.co.il
January 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
🧵 Israel Does Everything To Make Gaza Poorer
100% of all 2.3 million Gazans are below the poverty line, from civilians to politicians
They have no bank notes because Israel won't allow in new ones, ATMs were bombed, PayPal was banned, and now even Crypto is under the target
(1/3)
100% of all 2.3 million Gazans are below the poverty line, from civilians to politicians
They have no bank notes because Israel won't allow in new ones, ATMs were bombed, PayPal was banned, and now even Crypto is under the target
(1/3)
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Israel’s ban on 37 humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, from entering Gaza is another war crime.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Israel’s ban on 37 humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, from entering Gaza is another war crime.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
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The UK government that made it harder for people to access adult porn sites is the same UK government that uses a social media site that creates child porn.
January 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
The UK government that made it harder for people to access adult porn sites is the same UK government that uses a social media site that creates child porn.
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Sweet lord why would anyone, let alone the BBC’s flagship news show, take an interest in what the disgraced ex head of political strategy for Starmer reckons???
The man is obviously one of the least competent political strategists to ever walk the earth. #r4today
The man is obviously one of the least competent political strategists to ever walk the earth. #r4today
January 2, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Sweet lord why would anyone, let alone the BBC’s flagship news show, take an interest in what the disgraced ex head of political strategy for Starmer reckons???
The man is obviously one of the least competent political strategists to ever walk the earth. #r4today
The man is obviously one of the least competent political strategists to ever walk the earth. #r4today
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The automated sexual abuse that Musk is doing right now should be national news. People should be going to prison for this shit. The logical conclusion to generative image creation and the internet, pure public automatic violence. Every Pizzagate fear just out in the open.
January 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The automated sexual abuse that Musk is doing right now should be national news. People should be going to prison for this shit. The logical conclusion to generative image creation and the internet, pure public automatic violence. Every Pizzagate fear just out in the open.
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Will a journalist ask Kier Starmer how the internet safety act thing is working to protect children, when X, a platform he and his government willingly use, will generate CSAM on demand. Ta x
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Will a journalist ask Kier Starmer how the internet safety act thing is working to protect children, when X, a platform he and his government willingly use, will generate CSAM on demand. Ta x
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It doesn't really get more, "Fuck you, pigs," than widely circulating a photograph of an individual resigning in disgrace for being an openly crude and bigoted moron with no self-preservation instinct, then waiting a few weeks and going, "Let's put him in a circle and whack him on the Opinion page."
January 2, 2026 at 10:02 AM
It doesn't really get more, "Fuck you, pigs," than widely circulating a photograph of an individual resigning in disgrace for being an openly crude and bigoted moron with no self-preservation instinct, then waiting a few weeks and going, "Let's put him in a circle and whack him on the Opinion page."
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Richard Burgess should be fired immediately.
After my last video, a lot of you asked to see the full BBC email. So here it is. I’m z
#journalism #transparency #bbc
#journalism #transparency #bbc
January 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Richard Burgess should be fired immediately.
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Happy New Year! Tax the rich.
January 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Happy New Year! Tax the rich.
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First superb conspiracy theory of 2026 overheard in the street! I love this. I feel it sets the tone for a superb year:
“Wales is fake.”
“Wales is fake.”
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
First superb conspiracy theory of 2026 overheard in the street! I love this. I feel it sets the tone for a superb year:
“Wales is fake.”
“Wales is fake.”
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Defeating the far right is not only possible, it's straightforward
What's depressing is that what it takes is precisely the opposite of what the mainstream elite does:
- calling out the far right for what it is
- focus on positive ideas
- not give any ground
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What's depressing is that what it takes is precisely the opposite of what the mainstream elite does:
- calling out the far right for what it is
- focus on positive ideas
- not give any ground
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘They misjudged Caerphilly’: how the Reform juggernaut backfired in Welsh byelection
It was assumed that Reform would sweep all before it – but locals rejected the party’s campaign of ‘lies and hate’
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Defeating the far right is not only possible, it's straightforward
What's depressing is that what it takes is precisely the opposite of what the mainstream elite does:
- calling out the far right for what it is
- focus on positive ideas
- not give any ground
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What's depressing is that what it takes is precisely the opposite of what the mainstream elite does:
- calling out the far right for what it is
- focus on positive ideas
- not give any ground
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Oh, we do. Since her appointment Mary-Ann Stephenson has declined to recognise that trans women are women, has affirmed the hideous guidance drawn up by her predecessor, and has proven correct the two Select Committees who rejected her appointment because she was hopelessly out of her depth.
Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups’ criticism
Mary-Ann Stephenson says she must build relationship with LGBTQ+ sector amid debate over single-sex spaces
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Oh, we do. Since her appointment Mary-Ann Stephenson has declined to recognise that trans women are women, has affirmed the hideous guidance drawn up by her predecessor, and has proven correct the two Select Committees who rejected her appointment because she was hopelessly out of her depth.
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What a year 🤩
2025 brought our 100th anniversary, our biggest ever conference, bold new plans for Wales - and a huge win in Caerffili! Diolch mawr to everyone who’s supported us along the way 💚
We're heading into 2026 with more passion, energy, and determination than ever before. Ymlaen! ✊🏴
2025 brought our 100th anniversary, our biggest ever conference, bold new plans for Wales - and a huge win in Caerffili! Diolch mawr to everyone who’s supported us along the way 💚
We're heading into 2026 with more passion, energy, and determination than ever before. Ymlaen! ✊🏴
December 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
What a year 🤩
2025 brought our 100th anniversary, our biggest ever conference, bold new plans for Wales - and a huge win in Caerffili! Diolch mawr to everyone who’s supported us along the way 💚
We're heading into 2026 with more passion, energy, and determination than ever before. Ymlaen! ✊🏴
2025 brought our 100th anniversary, our biggest ever conference, bold new plans for Wales - and a huge win in Caerffili! Diolch mawr to everyone who’s supported us along the way 💚
We're heading into 2026 with more passion, energy, and determination than ever before. Ymlaen! ✊🏴
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The world’s 500 richest people have total wealth of $11.9tn.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The world’s 500 richest people have total wealth of $11.9tn.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
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2026 Senedd Election Predictions.
We’re 4 months out from the election, so here are my thoughts on what may happen.
Current projections imply a strong left wing progressive and pro-independence vote (Plaid & Green), 3 short of a majority, with far-right Reform forming the official opposition.
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We’re 4 months out from the election, so here are my thoughts on what may happen.
Current projections imply a strong left wing progressive and pro-independence vote (Plaid & Green), 3 short of a majority, with far-right Reform forming the official opposition.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:35 AM
2026 Senedd Election Predictions.
We’re 4 months out from the election, so here are my thoughts on what may happen.
Current projections imply a strong left wing progressive and pro-independence vote (Plaid & Green), 3 short of a majority, with far-right Reform forming the official opposition.
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We’re 4 months out from the election, so here are my thoughts on what may happen.
Current projections imply a strong left wing progressive and pro-independence vote (Plaid & Green), 3 short of a majority, with far-right Reform forming the official opposition.
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In 2025 and 2024 Israel’s air force and army chiefs were given special immunity by Keir Starmer’s government to visit Britain, to protect them from possible prosecution for war crimes.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-air-...
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-air-...
Israeli air force chief given special immunity to visit Britain
Exclusive: Israeli air force commander Tomer Bar received a “special mission” certificate for his secret trip to the UK, protecting him from arrest for war crimes.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 1, 2026 at 9:10 AM
In 2025 and 2024 Israel’s air force and army chiefs were given special immunity by Keir Starmer’s government to visit Britain, to protect them from possible prosecution for war crimes.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-air-...
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-air-...
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the thing is, “differing political views” used to be about what percentage to tax high earners and not whether brown people are humans
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
the thing is, “differing political views” used to be about what percentage to tax high earners and not whether brown people are humans
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Hi @libbybrooks.bsky.social. This part of what Stephenson said is a lie;
“where you are providing single-sex services, the supreme court has said those have to be on the basis of biological sex.”
Do you fact-check or interview trans people to put our case, at the Guardian?
“where you are providing single-sex services, the supreme court has said those have to be on the basis of biological sex.”
Do you fact-check or interview trans people to put our case, at the Guardian?
December 31, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Hi @libbybrooks.bsky.social. This part of what Stephenson said is a lie;
“where you are providing single-sex services, the supreme court has said those have to be on the basis of biological sex.”
Do you fact-check or interview trans people to put our case, at the Guardian?
“where you are providing single-sex services, the supreme court has said those have to be on the basis of biological sex.”
Do you fact-check or interview trans people to put our case, at the Guardian?
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Additionally: why do politics understanders seem constantly and publicly confused as to why Labour keep doing unpopular things?
Obvious answer: it's performative, they aren't confused, Labour don't care about reelection, admitting this raises dangerous questions.
But this is crackpot zealotry
Obvious answer: it's performative, they aren't confused, Labour don't care about reelection, admitting this raises dangerous questions.
But this is crackpot zealotry
December 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Additionally: why do politics understanders seem constantly and publicly confused as to why Labour keep doing unpopular things?
Obvious answer: it's performative, they aren't confused, Labour don't care about reelection, admitting this raises dangerous questions.
But this is crackpot zealotry
Obvious answer: it's performative, they aren't confused, Labour don't care about reelection, admitting this raises dangerous questions.
But this is crackpot zealotry