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Sexual Health Clinical Nurse Specialist ‘who stammers’ Running for @NAT.org.uk HAND network UK Defence Stammering Network @ukdsn BASHH ArmyLGBTQI+ LGBTHumanists UK QARNNS 1* quoted me as “That militant gay”.

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 17/04/2026
The Nerve weekend dish: Jad Youssef’s Lebanese chicken with garlic, lemon, potatoes and coriander 🇱🇧🍗🍋🧄🥔🌿 The restaurateur shares a tray-bake recipe for djej b’sayniyeh – a longtime family favourite – from his debut cookbook Lebnani @mezepublishing.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/weekend-di...
The Nerve Weekend Dish: Jad Youssef’s Lebanese chicken with garlic, lemon, potatoes and coriander
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Talis Kimberley🇪🇺 @taliskimberley.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
16 large garlic cloves. That's not messing about. This looks amazing.
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 17/04/2026
Thrilled to share my first piece for @thenerve.news—an incredible woman-led team reporting on tech, politics, and culture, founded by the inimitable @carolecadwalla.bsky.social —on why Iran is winning the information war www.thenerve.news/p/nina-janko...
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Iran is winning the propaganda war against Trump – brick by brick
Tehran’s viral videos satirising a Lego-style president have harnessed the power of AI – and Maga’s debasing of political discourse – and turned it against the US, writes disinformation expert Nina Ja...
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 17/04/2026
The Music is Black: A British Story @ V&A East ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An ambitious exhibition launching the V&A’s new outpost shies away from the hardest parts of the social history behind the tunes, but tells its story with verve, writes music critic @damienmorris.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/review-the...
The Music is Black: A British Story @ V&A East. Four stars. Image of exhibit with orange walls and photographs on display
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Michaela Makusha @michaelamakusha.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Spoke with the amazing Zakia Sewell @zakiasewell.bsky.social about her brilliant book Finding Albion, folk culture, festivals and more for The Nerve @thenerve.news www.thenerve.news/p/zakia-sewe...
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Stonehenge, carnival, folk and fascists: how Zakia Sewell went in pursuit of the real story of Britain
The 6 Music DJ and writer, whose new book explores her mixed-race heritage and the ancient myth of ‘Albion’, tells Michaela Makusha everyone has a stake in a complex, nuanced country
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 14/04/2026
NEW Hungary’s new PM has described Viktor Orbán’s funding of propaganda bodies as criminal and vowed to investigate. Bad news for ultraconservatives in the UK! Alice McCool's deep dive into Orban, his propaganda college MCC – and its links to the British right ⏬ www.thenerve.news/p/viktor-orb...
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With Orbán gone, has the British far right lost its magic money tree?
Hungary’s new PM has described his predecessor’s funding of propaganda bodies as criminal and vowed to investigate. This could be bad news for ultraconservatives in the UK – and around the rest of the...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Carol Vorderman criticises Labour for wasting their tactical vote victory, slams Nigel Farage, and praises the Greens's Hannah Spencer Part 2/2
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Carol Vorderman criticises Labour for wasting their tactical vote victory, slams Nigel Farage, and praises the Greens's Hannah Spencer Part 1/2
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British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) @bashhuk.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
BASHH, @cosrh.org, @bhiva.bsky.social and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have launched a joint manifesto calling on the next Scottish Government to take urgent action to improve sexual, reproductive and HIV health. Read the manifesto here ➡️ bit.ly/4cgIRy0
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British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) @bashhuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
BASHH would like to thank @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social as she steps down from her ministerial role at the Department of Health and Social Care. We greatly appreciate her dedication and the contributions she has made in support of sexual health, and we wish her the very best in the future.
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British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) @bashhuk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
⏳ Two weeks to go! Registration is still open for the Dip HIV Revision Course Developed by BASHH and @BritishHIVAssoc, with sessions on HIV resistance, drug interactions & pharmacokinetics, and opportunistic infections. Secure your place ➡️ bit.ly/4rbZPBE
DIP GUM Revision Course
Monday 16th March 
8.45am-4.30pm
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British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) @bashhuk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🔍 #BHIVABASHH26 Session Spotlight! Join us to learn about "Negotiating safe sex: Beyond risk and reframing prevention through women's and trans women's lenses", four talks exploring empowerment and improved outcomes. More info ➡️ bit.ly/4riFD1O
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British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) @bashhuk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
BASHH welcomes the new report from @sophiaforum.bsky.social, @nat.org.uk, @tht.org.uk and The Ci2 Bureau, setting out important steps to ensure that people living with HIV in prisons are not left behind. Access the full report ⬇️
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
@thenerve.news brilliant list of the Nerve's Best Books of 2025 for me to invest in. Thank you. Subscribed to free newsletter now planning to invest in full subscription #Nerve #NerveNews www.thenerve.news/p/books-of-2...
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The Nerve's Best Books of 2025
From a moving rumination on class to a gripping novel about desire, our team of writers and editors each recommend a title they’ve loved over the past 12 months – and one they’re hoping to get for Chr...
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
‘Organisations that value trans people should know not just that the law is on their side – but so, also, are many people who will step up to defend them if they have the courage to take a stand.’ - Jess O’Thomson of the Good Law Project. 💜
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The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud | Jess O’Thomson
Since the supreme court decision, organisations have faced lobbying and legal threats. But trans people are protected by discrimination law too, says Jess O’Thomson of the Good Law Project
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Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Incredible retirement talk by Prof. Paul Fine @lshtm.bsky.social Career dedicated to global health, critical enquiry & passion for training next generation in UK & esp Malawi where he left huge legacy. Privilege spend 10+yrs at same institution & humbling to know its not even 1/3 time hes been here.
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National AIDS Trust @nat.org.uk · 09/12/2025
WE DID IT! Thanks to your incredible support we reached our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge target and raised an astonishing £20,000. None of this would be possible without you! A massive thank you to everyone who donated, fundraised and spread the word about our campaign.
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 09/12/2025
“Tens of millions of people are alive today around the world because we had better prevention". @drtomfrieden.bsky.social, Former CDC Director and President/CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins the podcast to talk progress in public health ⏯️ www.bmj.com/podcasts
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 05/12/2025
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Girlguiding leaders refuse to enforce 'horrific' trans ban
Girlguiding leaders have told PinkNews they refuse to enforce a new policy banning trans girls from their groups.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Tell me again that HIV stigma is a thing of the past.
Beneath a post on Threads where I’ve written ‘I don’t feel as someone living with HIV that I am lesser than other people’ someone has responded ‘Only gay monkey have aids (sic)’. 
I’ve obscured their picture and user name, to deprive them of the attention that they crave.
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
My 41st 10km run on 4th Dec 25, m early morning run in the rain. I am running to spread awareness of testing for #HIV and the work of the @nat.org.uk www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col... #HIVrightscharity #TeamNAT #HIVAwareness #PLHIV
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
My 40th 10km run on 2 Dec 25, early morning. Wet, cold and slippery streets. I am running to spread awareness of testing for #HIV and the work of the @nat.org.uk www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col... #HIVrightscharity #TeamNAT #HIVAwareness #PLHIV
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
The best drug to fight malaria is facing increased resistance from the parasites it fights. Now there's an alternative in the pipeline and it looks promising. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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New malaria drug could be a life-saver as the standard drug shows signs of weakness
The best drug to fight malaria is facing increased resistance from the parasites it fights. Now there's an alternative in the pipeline and it looks promising.
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 17/11/2025
Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of mortality related to cancer worldwide. This review highlights recent advances in treatment #MedEd www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Landscape of gastric cancer associated targets with novel drug platforms and updated therapies
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
My 39th run in late afternoom. Freezing today. Time to bring out the running gloves. I am running to spread awareness of testing for #HIV and the work of the @nat.org.uk
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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 17/11/2025
This week is National #SelfCareWeek. Nursing is a demanding profession, and your wellbeing matters. Head to our website to find practical tips and resources to help manage physical and emotional stress: bit.ly/4p9cp3z
Promotional image for National Self-Care Week by the Royal College of Nursing, featuring dates from 17 - 23 November. Graphic includes a simple illustration of a lit candle and a flower on a purple background.
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
My 38th run early this morning before teaching to raise awareness of HIV testing and the National AIDS Trust. I used cross country shoes for deeper puddles. @nat.org.uk #HIV #PLHIV #HIVTesting Donate today: www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col...
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
My 37th run today was in early morning cold, just before Remembrance Sunday. Lovely hills to do steady running up with a final sprint. I am running to spread awareness of testing for HIV and the work of the National AIDS Trust @nat.org.uk #HIVTesting
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
My 36th run today was in the early dark rain. Good high hills and wooded areas. I am running to promote the National AIDS Trust and to encourage donations @nat.org.uk donate to NAT today 👉 www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col...
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
My 35th run today. Miserable drizzle early morning run. A great trail experience using new XC trainers. I am running to promote the National AIDS Trust. Donate today: www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col... #HIVrightscharity #TeamNAT #HIVAwareness #PLHIV #HIV#WorldAIDSDay #WAD2025
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Benjamin's National AIDS Trust (NAT) fundraisers
Help Benjamin Collier raise money to support National AIDS Trust
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @alexvont.bsky.social and @philtinline.bsky.social on the apparently non-happening Budapest summit and the day's other stuff, plus Chiara Rimella meets top chef Tomos Parry. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Is a summit between Trump and Putin ever likely to happen? Plus: Sarkozy begins his five-year term - Monocle
As Trump and Putin delay their summit, what’s next for the war in Ukraine? Then: Sarkozy begins his five-year prison...
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Pleased to learn that at least one party won't be running on a promise to throw me out of the country, was beginning to take it personally.
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @elisabethbraw.bsky.social and Stephen Dalziel on the day's stuff, and more besides. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Russia’s plans to increase its propaganda budget, Vance meets Netanyahu and the EU’s first anti-far-right European Council - Monocle
Russia continues to bombard Ukraine while looking to boost its propaganda budget. Then: JD Vance meets with Benjamin Netanyahu to...
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Latest Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio, contemplating Japan's new prime minister, and what she may wish to do with the office. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Explainer 490: Who is Japan’s new prime minister, other than a woman?  - Monocle
Japan made history this week as its first woman prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, was sworn in. But what are her...
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Book alert klaxon. Hugely enjoying "The Revolutionists" by @jasonburke2.bsky.social. Pairs well with a soundtrack of @lukehaines.bsky.social's "Baader Meinhof" album. www.penguin.co.uk/books/440432...
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The Revolutionists
Immersive, globe-spanning and full of detail and drama, The Revolutionists is an unprecedented account of a seismic decade that transformed the modern world. In the 1970s, a network of radical extrem...
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @isabelh.bsky.social and Evdoxia Lymperi on the day's stuff, plus a letter from Vienna from @alexei-korolyov.bsky.social. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Are Trump’s sanctions on Russia’s oil companies enough to send a message?  - Monocle
Trump sanctions two of Russia’s big oil companies. How big will the impact be? Then: China’s religious charm offensive on...
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
@andrewmueller.bsky.social Just read a lovely article in @newhumanist.bsky.social titled “Life on the line” Two memoirs, from Basra and Ukrain, chronicle the lives of men pulled into war. - Ordinary People Don’t Carry Machine Guns: Thoughts on War by www.sevenstoriespress.co.uk/books/ordina...
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Ordinary People Don't Carry Machine Guns by Seven Stories Press UK
A Ukrainian writer-turned-soldier reconsiders his pacifism and the choices one makes when war is waged against you.
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
My 34th run yesterday. I continue to promote NAT and as the days get darker and more people ride on roads without helmets a head torch is necessary. #HIV #HIVRights #NAT #WorldAIDSDay #REDRUN
My 34th run today. I continue to promote NAT and as the days get darker and more people ride on roads without helmets a head torch is necessary. #HIVrightcharity
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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Human ingenuity changing lives. Well done to all those involved!
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The female scientists who finally found an answer to endometriosis wait times
Researchers who have endometrosis themselves say they 'turned our pain into something positive for other women'
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 28/08/2025
The scientific method is our most reliable tool for understanding nature, explaining the world, and uncovering truths about the universe. For humanists, it not only offers answers – it also sparks profound questions and wonder. Find out in our #Thatshumanism videos narrated by Stephen Fry.
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Accurate representation of USA political inaction on gun control.Accurate reflection of the active legislative push to restrict rights for trans and LGBTQ+ youth. #doublestandard
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 27/08/2025
'Death is a natural part of life. It makes sense for us to try not to be afraid of this, but instead to come to terms with it. Then we can focus on finding meaning and purpose in the here and now, making the most of the one life we know we have.' Stephen Fry in that #thatshumanism.
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Ben (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @benjaminco.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The article mentions that Rayner "purchased a second home for over £700,000," but calling her a three-home owner is misleading since Admiralty House is a ministerial residence. She fulfilled her tax obligations, and the claims of hypocrisy seem more about appearances than legal wrongdoing.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 26/08/2025
‘Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there waiting to be discovered, but something that we create in our own lives.' Our patron Stephen Fry in #Thatshumanism 👌
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 26/08/2025
Humanists see the universe as a natural phenomenon with no supernatural side, and look to science to answer questions about the natural world. Humanists believe this life is the only life we have, so they focus on living well in the here and now, guided by empathy and our shared humanity ❤️
What is humanism? Humanism is a non-religious approach to life, centred on living a meaningful, ethical life based on reason and compassion. Humanists see the universe as a natural phenomenon with no supernatural side, and look to science to answer questions about the natural world. Humanists believe this life is the only life we have, so they focus on living well in the here and now, guided by empathy and our shared humanity
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 26/08/2025
Today is day one of #thatshumanism! 🎉 – our popular social media campaign featuring our much-loved animations with Stephen Fry. To celebrate, we're launching a brand-new series of posters designed for schools, teachers, and anyone curious about the humanist approach to life. 🧵
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Defence Stammering Network @ukdsn.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
You are invited to participate in a study on language preferences conducted by Dr. Mahmoud Elsherif from the University of Leicester. 👉 bhampsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @mamsmandrill.bsky.social
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 06/08/2025
This research reinforces what we’ve long known to be true: that children can grow up to be kind, ethical, and fulfilled without religion playing any part in their lives. Wonderful to read about children's natural curiosity for science, capacity for compassion, and awe in the natural world.
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