Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is current Covid advice from the NHS. Crazy. Basically saying - if you don't test, you can't test positive, so no matter how sick you are, you don't need to isolate. 🤔 001
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The Demon Haunted World is a masterpiece. And sadly, more important than ever in today's maelstrom of misinformation, conspiracy and superstition. 000
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Is the BBC using AI to write their captions? 'Cos who finds clouds sexy? 🫤 010
Reposted by Claire MDr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 07/08/2026New longer post about this, because it's worse than I feared theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/some-quest... #ADHD #Channel4theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.comSome Questions for Channel 4, about their documentary ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’Channel 4 have announced a new documentary exploring the ‘myth’ of ADHD. There are so many questions they need to answer about this incredibly reckless endeavour. 49370
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 28/05/2026AI is being sold as a quick fix, but you spend longer checking the answer than it would have taken you to do the research in the first place. It appeals to easily misled people who dislike effort and are seduced by the faux-academic language. 021
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Wondered why #r4today was so much more interesting today and then I remembered it's polling day. Much prefer the BBC in purdah! 020
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Remembers..., Derek Griffiths Remembers... Bod: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002p1zj via @bbciplayer This is a little piece of heaven!bbc.co.ukRemembers... - Derek Griffiths Remembers... BodDerek Griffiths, himself an icon of children's broadcasting, looks back on the 1970s animated series Bod, a cult classic narrated by John Le Mesurier of Dad’s Army fame. 000
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Have we learned nothing? Simple improvements to indoor air quality would have similar public health benefits. But we just let people get sick. Stupid. 010
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Where was this sort of forensic questioning on #r4today for the previous government? BBC balance? 161
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 12/12/2025#r4today Deeply disappointing to hear discussion of the high and rising flu cases in UK without any mention of precautions such as mask wearing, indoor air filtration and ventilation. Seems nothing was learned from Covid. Stupid. 0101
Reposted by Claire MTom Radcliffe @tjradcliffe.bsky.social · 05/12/2025FEW EASY AND IMMEDIATE COUNTERMEASURES???? Have these people never heard of N95s? Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes? HEPA filters? HVAC? ASHRAE 241? Upper room UV? Oh, yeah: they're physicians. Useless for public health. Get them the fuck out of the way and let engineers who KNOW HOW TO DO THIS do their JOB! 36519
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 03/10/2025humanists.uk/2025/10/02/c... consultation. Wonderful news! But yet more waiting for it to become law. What is the Government's issue with this?humanists.ukCelebrations as UK Government announces legal humanist marriages, but law change some way awayThe UK Government has announced that it will finally legally recognise humanist marriages in England and Wales, but only as part of wider marriage reform on which it has announced further consultation... 010
Reposted by Claire MDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 24/09/2025Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right. Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere! 141807553
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 26/08/2025How can I be happy? Narrated by Stephen Fry, #Thatshumanism explores where meaning in life comes from – not a cosmic plan, but what we create through relationships, creativity, and the world around us. Watch the video: humanists.uk/thatshumanism/humanists.ukThat's humanism!We've teamed up with our patron Stephen Fry, to explore humanist ideas about some of life’s big questions in four animated shorts. 1115
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 14/06/2025humanists.uk/2025/06/13/a... Congratulating Andrew Copson on his OBE. This is great news. Keep doing what you do, Andrew!humanists.ukAndrew Copson awarded OBE in first-ever UK award for ‘Services to the Non-Religious’Humanists UK’s Chief Executive Andrew Copson has been awarded an OBE for ‘services to the non-religious’ in the UK national honours announced today. This is the first time an award has been made for s... 020
Reposted by Claire MClaire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Public health policy changed after Dr John Snow realised that cholera was water-borne. We all now take it for granted that our tap water won't kill us. But why are we still prepared to breathe air containing pathogens? 031
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Public health policy changed after Dr John Snow realised that cholera was water-borne. We all now take it for granted that our tap water won't kill us. But why are we still prepared to breathe air containing pathogens? 031
Reposted by Claire MSteve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 28/04/2025We have a responsibility to ensure those most clinically vulnerable in society aren't unnecessarily exposed to infection. Whether NHS IPC will admit their mistakes or not, aerosol transmission IS inherent for SARS2 and other diseases. Please sign 👇 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settingsWe want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require... 29971
Reposted by Claire Mniesel @niesel.bsky.social · 11/04/2025👇 This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like 👇 @carolecadwalla.bsky.social with a powerful talk on broligarchy & authoritarianism. Can't even pick a quote, because every other sentence is worth a quotation.youtube.comThis Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TEDYouTube video by TED 21633306
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 11/04/2025youtube.com/watch?v=uYAd... This inspirational speech on the Rule of Law by Richard Hermer, Attorney-General, offers a glimmer of hope when we need it most.youtube.comBingham Lecture 2024 : The Rule of Law in an Age of PopulismYouTube video by Bingham Centre 030
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 28/03/2025"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty" Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism. 010
Reposted by Claire MKit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 23/03/2025"Why did the UK leave it so late? Five years down the line, many people, particularly those who became unwell or who lost relatives in the first wave, still have questions about the timing of the decision." My latest substack. open.substack.com/pu... 2018662
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 14/03/2025open.substack.com/pub/theneuro...open.substack.comNeurodivergent people have always been there (we just weren't 'looking' before)Many believe neurodivergence (autism, ADHD etc.) is 'new'. But it's been around and has shaped society for as long as humans have existed. We just didn't recognise it for what it was. 000
Reposted by Claire MPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Boris Johnson’s million-pound Daily Mail gig continues to be farcical. A recent column, confidently praising Trump’s Ukraine stance, was swiftly pulled after Trump and JD Vance launched a scathing attack on Zelensky. Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/newsprivate-eye.co.ukPrivate Eye | Boris Johnson : Boris spikedTHE Daily Mail's star signing Boris Johnson continues to earn every penny of his million-pound fee. 23515156
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Glad to see the BBC has since back tracked on its deeply biased headline. 000
Reposted by Claire MThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/03/2025NEW: Former BBC Scotland editor Sarah Smith has been criticised for her saying Volodymyr Zelenskyy will need to 'eat a pretty hefty portion of humble pie' after enraging' Donald Trumpthenational.scotSarah Smith criticised over 'humble pie' Zelenskyy comments following Trump clashFORMER BBC Scotland editor Sarah Smith has been criticised for her saying Volodymyr Zelenskyy will need to “eat a pretty hefty portion of humble… 258125
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Curiosity and skepticism are more important than ever. But this critter sure looks cute! 000
Reposted by Claire MStephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over. Please keep signing & sharing. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOpen letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your valuesIf you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo... 6190106
Reposted by Claire MJoanna Bagniewska @joannabagniewska.com · 12/02/2025Let's celebrate #DarwinDay by reminding ourselves that everyone has moments when they feel worse for wear. Darwin wrote to Charles Lyell in 1861: "But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything." www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/DCP-L... So, hang in there, #academicsky! 🧪 412237
Reposted by Claire MPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/02/2025If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it We cannot allow them to rewrite history. If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...youtu.beNO Nigel Farage - the vaccine rollout was not helped by BrexitYouTube video by Peter Stefanovic 12836111787
Reposted by Claire MLarry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · 31/01/2025⚠️ BREAKING NEWS: Leaked Docs Confirm Labour Party Infiltrated By Conservative Party. 👇🏻 Please like and share this latest #BrokenNews report. youtu.be/K5z37gjAx8Q?...youtu.beLabour "Taken Over" By Tories - #BrokenNewsYouTube video by Larry & Paul 917156
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Turns out #r4today CAN give politicians a hard time. They just didn't bother with the last government. BBC impartiality? 120
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Bronowski expresses this perfectly. Ideas must be open to challenge. Certainty must be tested. Suppressing free thought and inquiry allows the unthinkable to happen. 000
Reposted by Claire MDr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 25/01/2025"Antidepressants are bad!" (Despite the evidence) = Widespread coverage "Smartphones are fine" (According to the evidence) = *crickets* This 'natural good, synthetic bad' approach defines so much of the mainstream, and hurts so many vulnerable people theneuroscienceofeve... 32816
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 24/01/2025I've wondered about this before. Thanks for explaining it, Dean. A very interesting read! 021
Reposted by Claire MEmma Kennedy @emmakennedy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025This is the only flag I’m flying today. For Janey. #Trumpisacunt Let’s make it trend. 355153294011
Reposted by Claire MHumanists UK @humanists.uk · 29/11/2024The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed its Second Reading. A historic first step to meet the aspirations of the public, who overwhelmingly support having choice, dignity, and compassion at the end of their lives. #AssistedDyingBill #YestoDignity #AssistedDying 1821586
Claire M @camsterclaire.bsky.social · 29/11/2024A result for empathy, compassion and self determination votes.parliament.uk/votes/common... 010
Reposted by Claire MBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Jacob Rees-Mogg claims that nobody cares about #partygate anymore. The BBC say the documentary only makes people angry. The truth is it shows everyone what lying assholes the Conservatives are. So do you care? Feel free to RP to show that you do. 64910583
Reposted by Claire MRichard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Received 31 July, accepted 7 August. "All articles are peer reviewed" and in PubMed Central. Key findings: "We practice Neurosurgery on Saturn in a country called Illusionland" pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govPractice of neurosurgery on SaturnThe practice of neurosurgery on Saturn is almost identical to the one practiced on Earth. Because the art of practice of Medicine was transferred by homo sapiens sapiens “exearthed” 30 years ago from ... 2013234
