Sean Passmore
@tedfest2012.bsky.social
Wales; Swansea City; Roscommon GAA; Cork City; Schalke 04: Long Covid since 2020
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Trump thinks immigrants will destroy Europe. The truth is the opposite.
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Trump thinks immigrants will destroy Europe. The truth is the opposite.
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Thousands of people living in makeshift tents in Gaza are facing a "catastrophe" as severe rains in recent days have left some areas flooded, UNICEF has said
Gazans in tents face 'catastrophe' amid flooding - UNICEF
Thousands of people living in makeshift tents in Gaza are facing a "catastrophe" as severe rains in recent days have left some areas flooded, UNICEF has said.
www.rte.ie
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Thousands of people living in makeshift tents in Gaza are facing a "catastrophe" as severe rains in recent days have left some areas flooded, UNICEF has said
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Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organizations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organizations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.
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“The media believed it was responding to a real political shift. It wasn’t. It was responding to a manipulated signal created by anonymous amplification networks and foreign engagement farms” www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-manufa...
The Manufactured Rise of Nick Fuentes
How artificial virality tricked the platforms—and the press—into elevating a fringe voice.
www.realityslaststand.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“The media believed it was responding to a real political shift. It wasn’t. It was responding to a manipulated signal created by anonymous amplification networks and foreign engagement farms” www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-manufa...
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This is the full list of info the US is proposing to require from applicants for an ESTA (electronic travel authorisation) to secure visa-free travel to America. This would apply to every UK holidaymaker, conference attendee or businessperson. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is the full list of info the US is proposing to require from applicants for an ESTA (electronic travel authorisation) to secure visa-free travel to America. This would apply to every UK holidaymaker, conference attendee or businessperson. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
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Imperial College London: £1.1m awarded to investigate links between ME/CFS and Long Covid
"A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid."
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ybhwv
#MECFSResearch #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid
"A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid."
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ybhwv
#MECFSResearch #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid
£1.1m awarded to investigate links between ME/CFS and Long Covid
A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid.
tinyurl.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Imperial College London: £1.1m awarded to investigate links between ME/CFS and Long Covid
"A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid."
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ybhwv
#MECFSResearch #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid
"A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid."
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ybhwv
#MECFSResearch #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
A landmark report into how deep sea mining could affect biodiversity on the sea floor has found that almost 40% of creatures in the immediate seabed area were lost in the tracks of mining machines.
www.channel4.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
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Watching the President receive the FIFA Peace Prize, I'm struggling to think of a more obvious attempt at placating/grovelling to a tyrannical man-baby than by giving him an entirely made-up award that makes literally no sense whatsoever.
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Watching the President receive the FIFA Peace Prize, I'm struggling to think of a more obvious attempt at placating/grovelling to a tyrannical man-baby than by giving him an entirely made-up award that makes literally no sense whatsoever.
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It's like "being back in Covid times" after 170 pupils were off sick on 1 day alone. Numbers are expected to rise.
Dr Joanne McClean, described the current situation as an "epidemic".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#CleanAir
Dr Joanne McClean, described the current situation as an "epidemic".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#CleanAir
Flu: It is like Covid again, says principal as 170 pupils sick
Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks.
bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It's like "being back in Covid times" after 170 pupils were off sick on 1 day alone. Numbers are expected to rise.
Dr Joanne McClean, described the current situation as an "epidemic".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#CleanAir
Dr Joanne McClean, described the current situation as an "epidemic".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#CleanAir
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Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
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Confirmation of Mayo’s successful application to the new League of Ireland third tier is expected soon! 🔜
Letters of acceptance are set to be issued to all approved clubs! 📝
www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/12/02/m...
Letters of acceptance are set to be issued to all approved clubs! 📝
www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/12/02/m...
Mayo FC set to be confirmed for historic entry into League of Ireland | Connaught Telegraph
Mayo is on the brink of hosting League of Ireland football for the first time in its history, with confirmation of Mayo FC’s successful application to the new third tier expected imminently.
www.con-telegraph.ie
December 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Confirmation of Mayo’s successful application to the new League of Ireland third tier is expected soon! 🔜
Letters of acceptance are set to be issued to all approved clubs! 📝
www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/12/02/m...
Letters of acceptance are set to be issued to all approved clubs! 📝
www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/12/02/m...
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⚡️Several Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea, expert tells US Senate.
Several Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea, expert tells US Senate
"12-year-old Misha from the occupied Donetsk region and 16-year-old Liza from occupied Simferopol were sent to Songdowon camp in North Korea, 9,000 km from home," Rashevska testified. "Children there ...
kyivindependent.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
⚡️Several Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea, expert tells US Senate.
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Did you catch Mike Ormerod’s powerful testimony at the Covid Inquiry last week?
Mike has Long Covid and volunteers with Long Covid Support. He gave evidence on behalf of Long Covid groups at Module 9 “Economic Response”.
Standout quotes (there are many!) Part 1 🧵👇
Mike has Long Covid and volunteers with Long Covid Support. He gave evidence on behalf of Long Covid groups at Module 9 “Economic Response”.
Standout quotes (there are many!) Part 1 🧵👇
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Did you catch Mike Ormerod’s powerful testimony at the Covid Inquiry last week?
Mike has Long Covid and volunteers with Long Covid Support. He gave evidence on behalf of Long Covid groups at Module 9 “Economic Response”.
Standout quotes (there are many!) Part 1 🧵👇
Mike has Long Covid and volunteers with Long Covid Support. He gave evidence on behalf of Long Covid groups at Module 9 “Economic Response”.
Standout quotes (there are many!) Part 1 🧵👇
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Required reading if you care about someone with Long COVID:
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
"It’s exhausting, having to constantly censor this part of myself...
Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand,
& we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink."
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
"It’s exhausting, having to constantly censor this part of myself...
Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand,
& we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink."
You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times
If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.
thesicktimes.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Required reading if you care about someone with Long COVID:
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
"It’s exhausting, having to constantly censor this part of myself...
Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand,
& we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink."
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
"It’s exhausting, having to constantly censor this part of myself...
Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand,
& we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink."
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Jury trials are not the problem, chronic underinvestment is.
Our courts, such as Caernarfon Justice Centre, are processing fewer cases because of crumbling buildings, staff shortages and high workloads.
Scrapping jury trials won’t solve these fundamental issues.
Our courts, such as Caernarfon Justice Centre, are processing fewer cases because of crumbling buildings, staff shortages and high workloads.
Scrapping jury trials won’t solve these fundamental issues.
December 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Jury trials are not the problem, chronic underinvestment is.
Our courts, such as Caernarfon Justice Centre, are processing fewer cases because of crumbling buildings, staff shortages and high workloads.
Scrapping jury trials won’t solve these fundamental issues.
Our courts, such as Caernarfon Justice Centre, are processing fewer cases because of crumbling buildings, staff shortages and high workloads.
Scrapping jury trials won’t solve these fundamental issues.
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Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
moments after Matt Gaetz asks a question at the Pentagon press briefing, Laura Loomer gets her turn
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
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Wales ended a year-long, 12-match winless run with a 3-2 friendly victory over Switzerland in Jerez
Wales end year-long winless run with narrow friendly victory over Switzerland
Wales ended a year-long, 12-match winless run with a 3-2 friendly victory over Switzerland in Jerez. Rhian Wilkinson’s side finally managed to put a win on the board in their final match of the year, ...
nation.cymru
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Wales ended a year-long, 12-match winless run with a 3-2 friendly victory over Switzerland in Jerez
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We have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales.
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
Special report: Who are Reform in Wales?
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru
willhaywardwales.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales.
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
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Okay, here we go.
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Okay, here we go.
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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CW: Death, Distressing Content
Devon Live: 'Devon woman killed by train after Long Covid struggle'
'A 58-year-old Teignmouth woman was struggling with debilitating long Covid symptoms when she took her own life, an inquest has heard.'
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Devon Live: 'Devon woman killed by train after Long Covid struggle'
'A 58-year-old Teignmouth woman was struggling with debilitating long Covid symptoms when she took her own life, an inquest has heard.'
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Devon woman killed by train after Long Covid struggle
Her heartbroken partner says she was 'let down' by the health service
www.devonlive.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
CW: Death, Distressing Content
Devon Live: 'Devon woman killed by train after Long Covid struggle'
'A 58-year-old Teignmouth woman was struggling with debilitating long Covid symptoms when she took her own life, an inquest has heard.'
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Devon Live: 'Devon woman killed by train after Long Covid struggle'
'A 58-year-old Teignmouth woman was struggling with debilitating long Covid symptoms when she took her own life, an inquest has heard.'
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...