OldeNaturalist
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IT Consultant, Naturalist and Drone Pilot. Advocate for clean air in schools and vaccines for all.
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Wear a fucking mask!
#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #publishealth @ukhsa.bsky.social Flu is spreading. With lots of people feeling unwell with flu symptoms, it’s important to remember there are steps we can all take to avoid passing it on
December 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Wear a fucking mask!
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This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
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Most of the quote tweets of Reform UK's tweet are too fluent in Glasgow's other favourite language (🤬) to share, but this one from the Education correspondent at The Scotsman newspaper is a favourite...
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Most of the quote tweets of Reform UK's tweet are too fluent in Glasgow's other favourite language (🤬) to share, but this one from the Education correspondent at The Scotsman newspaper is a favourite...
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They really thing if they say "cultures" it's not clear they mean "people" bsky.app/profile/just...
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
They really thing if they say "cultures" it's not clear they mean "people" bsky.app/profile/just...
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One of the people leading this likely farce is Simon Wessley whose previous work includes a reasonably well debunked study of ME which was used to make it harder for sufferers to get support or recognition. Streeting knows exactly what outcome he wants from this
meassociation.org.uk/2018/02/gove....
meassociation.org.uk/2018/02/gove....
Government-funded ME/CFS trial 'one of greatest medical scandals of 21st century' | 20 February 2018 - The ME Association
A controversial medical trial part-funded by the Department of Work of Pensions will emerge as “one of the greatest medical scandals of the 21st century” an MP today claimed.
meassociation.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
One of the people leading this likely farce is Simon Wessley whose previous work includes a reasonably well debunked study of ME which was used to make it harder for sufferers to get support or recognition. Streeting knows exactly what outcome he wants from this
meassociation.org.uk/2018/02/gove....
meassociation.org.uk/2018/02/gove....
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Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This is what happens when education doesn't teach science and instead allows idiots like these to end up doing this shit.
These people are valueless. Ugh
These people are valueless. Ugh
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is what happens when education doesn't teach science and instead allows idiots like these to end up doing this shit.
These people are valueless. Ugh
These people are valueless. Ugh
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It's really worth pausing for a moment to reflect on just how badly education has been fucked under capitalism, in which students are increasingly no longer being assigned books or meaningful reading & analysis of any kind. In which gamifying "outcomes" overshadows, well, education.
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's really worth pausing for a moment to reflect on just how badly education has been fucked under capitalism, in which students are increasingly no longer being assigned books or meaningful reading & analysis of any kind. In which gamifying "outcomes" overshadows, well, education.
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In just a few days, Pete Hegseth has gone from “Fake News” to Admiral Bradley gave the order (after saying the day after the event that he watched it all live), to saying he left the room after the first strike because he was busy. This is why you don’t put the Fox News weekend host in charge.
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In just a few days, Pete Hegseth has gone from “Fake News” to Admiral Bradley gave the order (after saying the day after the event that he watched it all live), to saying he left the room after the first strike because he was busy. This is why you don’t put the Fox News weekend host in charge.
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Look at this dog's breakfast of nincompoops and malcontents showing up at today's sanitized-for-your-protection Pentagon press conference.
Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
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Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/pentagon-m...
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Look at this dog's breakfast of nincompoops and malcontents showing up at today's sanitized-for-your-protection Pentagon press conference.
Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/pentagon-m...
Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/pentagon-m...
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"The complaint names US Sec of Def Pete Hegseth as the perpetrator, saying he “was responsible for ordering the bombing of boats like those of Alejandro Carranza Medina & the murder of all those on such boats.” It also claims that Hegseth’s conduct was “ratified” by US Pres Trump."
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Colombian family files first known formal complaint over deadly US strike in Caribbean | CNN
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission o...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
"The complaint names US Sec of Def Pete Hegseth as the perpetrator, saying he “was responsible for ordering the bombing of boats like those of Alejandro Carranza Medina & the murder of all those on such boats.” It also claims that Hegseth’s conduct was “ratified” by US Pres Trump."
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'Carspreading’ is on the rise
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
'Carspreading’ is on the rise
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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Today, David Lammy announced proposals that would remove the right to jury trial for thousands of cases. This is in the name of expediency but it strikes at the heart of a free society. Please sign this petition and share it on your own platform.
Today, David Lammy announced proposals that would remove the right to jury trial for thousands of cases. This is in the name of expediency but it strikes at the heart of a free society. Please sign this petition and share it on your own platform.
Sign the Petition
Stop the government from abolishing the right to trial by jury
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December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Today, David Lammy announced proposals that would remove the right to jury trial for thousands of cases. This is in the name of expediency but it strikes at the heart of a free society. Please sign this petition and share it on your own platform.
Today, David Lammy announced proposals that would remove the right to jury trial for thousands of cases. This is in the name of expediency but it strikes at the heart of a free society. Please sign this petition and share it on your own platform.
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Absolute blood-gargling psychopath. She's talking about drug runners at worst, more likely fishermen.
I was in Pakistan eight weeks after 9/11, then combat with al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan in early 2002. Never heard anyone around me say anything similar with this level of maniacal earnestness.
I was in Pakistan eight weeks after 9/11, then combat with al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan in early 2002. Never heard anyone around me say anything similar with this level of maniacal earnestness.
Megyn Kelly on alleged war crimes: "I really do kind of not only wanna see them killed in the water, whether they're on the boat or in the water, but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out."
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Absolute blood-gargling psychopath. She's talking about drug runners at worst, more likely fishermen.
I was in Pakistan eight weeks after 9/11, then combat with al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan in early 2002. Never heard anyone around me say anything similar with this level of maniacal earnestness.
I was in Pakistan eight weeks after 9/11, then combat with al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan in early 2002. Never heard anyone around me say anything similar with this level of maniacal earnestness.
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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every time Argentineans post their little crybully rants about the Falklands it's a reminder of the mentality that resulted in their incompetent fascist junta getting hundreds of their own conscript soldiers killed in an unprovoked invasion.
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
every time Argentineans post their little crybully rants about the Falklands it's a reminder of the mentality that resulted in their incompetent fascist junta getting hundreds of their own conscript soldiers killed in an unprovoked invasion.
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“Individuals with post-COVID condition reported lower work ability than those without the condition, with no meaningful change over the 3 years following infection; a higher proportion of those with post‑COVID condition experienced worsening physical and mental work performance.”
Work Performance May Be Impaired Years After COVID
Individuals with post-COVID condition report lower work ability and greater impairments in work performance for 3 years after infection than those without the condition.
www.medscape.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Individuals with post-COVID condition reported lower work ability than those without the condition, with no meaningful change over the 3 years following infection; a higher proportion of those with post‑COVID condition experienced worsening physical and mental work performance.”
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Is YouTube somehow getting *more* white supremacist? It's had 20 years to figure out what my likes, and *daily* now it tries to serve me Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro and Andrew Tate-adjacent hate-slop. This website is a clear threat to civilization.
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Is YouTube somehow getting *more* white supremacist? It's had 20 years to figure out what my likes, and *daily* now it tries to serve me Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro and Andrew Tate-adjacent hate-slop. This website is a clear threat to civilization.
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I'll give you the short version: they sponsored & supported the most influential AIDS denialist group of the 2000's, resulting in national policies in South Africa that caused an estimated 330,000 deaths there.
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
The Foo Fighters’ AIDS denialism should be on the record
By Martin McKenzie-Murray in The Monthly
medium.com
September 16, 2023 at 10:13 PM
I'll give you the short version: they sponsored & supported the most influential AIDS denialist group of the 2000's, resulting in national policies in South Africa that caused an estimated 330,000 deaths there.
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
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Don't print lies in the newspaper:
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Don't print lies in the newspaper:
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you can tell Republicans want Kash Patel out because this was published in the New York Post https://nypost.com/2025/11/30/opinion/damning-report-labels-fbi-rudderless-ship-under-kash-patel-with-he-and-dan-bongino-more-concerned-with-building-personal-resumes/
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
you can tell Republicans want Kash Patel out because this was published in the New York Post https://nypost.com/2025/11/30/opinion/damning-report-labels-fbi-rudderless-ship-under-kash-patel-with-he-and-dan-bongino-more-concerned-with-building-personal-resumes/
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When a Westminster government is both clamping down on the right to protest and removing the right to jury trial for protesters, we need to think very seriously about where we are headed while we remain in the Union.
Three peaceful protesters were arrested in Presteigne, Powys, on Saturday for holding signs which read : ‘I Oppose Genocide, I Support Palestine Action’ ✍️ Martin Shipton
Peaceful protesters arrested for supporting proscribed group
Martin Shipton Three peaceful protesters were arrested in Presteigne, Powys, on Saturday for holding signs which read : ‘I Oppose Genocide, I Support Palestine Action’. They are Angie Zelter, 74, a ve...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
When a Westminster government is both clamping down on the right to protest and removing the right to jury trial for protesters, we need to think very seriously about where we are headed while we remain in the Union.
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🚨🚨NATO is weighing a shift toward a more assertive response to Russia’s cyber operations, sabotage, and airspace violations accordin to the alliance’s top military official Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee. 🧵
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NATO may get 'more aggressive' in countering Russia’s hybrid attacks, top military official says
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
kyivindependent.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨🚨NATO is weighing a shift toward a more assertive response to Russia’s cyber operations, sabotage, and airspace violations accordin to the alliance’s top military official Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/nato-may-get...
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Greenwash
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record
River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Greenwash
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.