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Will talk science, tech, economics, politics, post stupid puns and captions for pictures Cares about inequalities and exclusion, particularly around health Enjoys cricket Made @news.invalid-handle.com and @ftl.invalid-handle.com

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Chris Ponting @cgatist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dr Katharine Cheston on the @actionforme.bsky.social 2025 Big Survey Results. 5,424 people, 85.1% female; 18.4% v/severe. She is "shocked and appalled" by the data: by people's experience living with #MEcfs. Headline results will be released later in 2026. #pwME #PRIME26
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Chris Ponting @cgatist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New results. Eleven associations! Focuses on EXD3 Val540Met. (NB: unpublished results that need replication.) Genetic overlap with neuronal, immune, endocrine and sleep traits. EXD3 missense variant in exonuclease catalytic cleft. Immune function? #Prime26
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 03/06/2026
Meanwhile the UK has delayed plans for services for the severely affected again We’re abandoned by health and social care services and even have avoidable death reports showing this. And yet nothing changes
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 19/05/2026
Badenoch never lets the truth get in the way of a story she has decided is good
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 19/05/2026
Safe space 😂 Tell me you haven’t used Bluesky without telling me you haven’t used Bluesky Also so funny how X is somehow presented as the great open and representative place given all the experience and research which shows otherwise
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 19/05/2026
Is it a catbus? No it’s a trainbus! Maybe one for the Burnham campaign?
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 18/05/2026
Fantastic news! A big thank you to all involved in securing this. And I am so pleased that the government is putting money into this after the disappointment of it not securing funding in earlier attempts with the MRC/NIHR Better late than never!
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 18/05/2026
I support the idea of electoral reform just as I support a closer relationship with the EU. But replies here again so people who think these are magic solutions or that they can be done before the next general election The next GE may be fought on these issues but they cannot happen beforehand
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 17/05/2026
Legal/financial woo Crystals with acronyms
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 17/05/2026
A pretty much perfect Sunday listen from @ppfideas.bsky.social taking a look at the current turmoil in government in a historical perspective Thoughtful rather than 🚨 😱 With @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @robertsaunders.bsky.social @dmk1793.bsky.social and @robfordmancs.bsky.social
overcast.fm
The Starmer Crisis in Historical Perspective – Part 1 — Past Present Future
Today it’s the first of two episodes in which we try to make sense of what’s happening in British politics with a bit of historical perspective: how did we arrive at the current crisis and what might ...
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 17/05/2026
Sunday thought for the day Compassion and care are not about being troubled by something. They’re not about showing how upset or outraged you are It took me a long time to learn this. But I think we often get it wrong, as seen a lot online and in some aspects of public life
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 17/05/2026
- Football - Complaining about refereeing decisions - Banning things
Keir Starmer That’s Real Britan
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 16/05/2026
An interesting and thoughtful thread That there are debates starting in Labour about policies and what to do with power is a few years later than ideal but hopefully not too late
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 16/05/2026
He’s making a list He’s check it twice Are they all inept? Or just fash like Tice?
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 16/05/2026
Burnham is canvassing on Hinge? That is a novel tactic You may be disappointed in my joke but you won’t be in this insightful read from @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 15/05/2026
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again I miss Caroline Lucas
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 15/05/2026
Could the election not be an example of how Burnham can win but on how we can all lose? I can smell the bitter acrimony between different parts of the left already
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 15/05/2026
Pure populism. Demonising the press because they scrutinise We expect it from Farage and Trump but what worries me is how much we’re seeing it on the left too We need to support the institutions we have and encourage them to be better where needed. But not dismiss when they criticise our team
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 15/05/2026
IKEA lightbulb now working with Matter over Thread Being able to ping a lightbulb… is this progress or…
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 15/05/2026
Vulnerable people are regularly ignored and trampled on by many organisations in our society. It’s a poor reflection on how we run things. But good to see some accountability, the more we see hopefully the more people will think next time
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 15/05/2026
Great read from @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Burnham has been popular outside Westminster, in opposition, standing up for people. And communicates well But political leadership is often choosing between two bad options, rather than the nice thing you want Can Burnham do that? Can Labour do that?
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 15/05/2026
The goddesses are angry. And they can be capricious
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
This is an interesting take. Worth a read Maybe it’s being generous But political leadership is about making choices, most often between two bad options, rather than just picking the ideal good thing you want Is Burnham trying to do that? Can Labour do that?
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
Shall we just get Burnham and all party leaders, Starmer, Farage, Badenoch, Polanski and Davey to stand in the by-election? All the hopefuls. Winner takes all Lose and they have to leave politics It’s a bit unfair on Makerfield. But I trust them to all vote for @countbinface.bsky.social
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
No taxation without representation! Oh yeah he didn’t pay his tax did he. Guess he doesn’t care much for local democracy or services? Someone’s actions tell us more about their character and judgement than the stories they tell
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
Last Man…cunian Standing
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
While we watch the Labour party doing I don’t know what, some things have started working The NHS digital stuff. The app and all the services suddenly verified my identity without needing photo ID. Not everything is in there because my GP practice isn’t sharing it yet, but they will soon have to
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
Chaos with…. Catherine West?
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
“I’ve spoken to you and my colleagues and everyone agrees you’re not leading us into the next election. The only question is if we have a messy fight now or try an orderly transition later. Given I have no chance in the latter I’m going for the former but trying to pretend it’s about my principles”
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
He’s running Oh wait that’s just what this says
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
I’d like some of this safety and security please Rather than feeling very much the opposite thanks to broken health, social care and welfare systems which Farage would break even more
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
One more on something different, an interview with one of the Artemis astronauts Because being inspired and experiencing wonder is important As is looking after this planet, the only one we have, while we also go out to explore the vastness of the universe and all the possibilities it holds
bbc.co.uk
13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II - Artemis II - 14. The Learnings - BBC Sounds
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is back to talk about the mission and Artemis III
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
While the fun and games continues here’s some really interesting backbench policy documents and discussion, regardless of if you agree, it’s good to see Because whoever ends up in No 10 is going to need to have a vision and be able to communicate it to their party, the civil service and the country
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
While the jostling continues here’s something meaningful to read on the government’s extensive legislative agenda It could change but it will likely form the bedrock of any Labour government regardless of leader
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
One reason for liking either Rayner or Miliband as leader is the they both drive all the right people absolutely nuts. Many seem to have weird obsessions about them both in a way they don’t with others Probably means it would be an awful job for either of them but still
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 14/05/2026
Pleased for Rayner that this has been sorted out I also hope we can fix things so that some of this complexity is not needed to ensure security for adults who need lifelong support We can’t all do what Rayner did but I think we would if we could
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
Start the countdown for the first exploit in the killswitch code
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
“May take a week And it may take longer They got the guns But we got the numbers Gonna win, yeah, we're takin' over”
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
Easy easy! Shout out to the big G To the holy three Keeping the vibe alive With the Vatican massive
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
Change a film into a Labour leadership bid Nightmare on Wes Streeting
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
Great bit of digging through the records here You can almost hear Farage ’oh but that was for a trip to Belgium for a particular reason and the media obsession with this…” But I think once you are explaining or, as he often is now, avoiding explaining, a lot of the public form opinions of that
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
I have “full confidence” in them both
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
We had interesting policy documents yesterday and we have a legislative programme today! An informative thread
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
Trump’s going to be mad when Starmer upstages his meeting with Xi by resigning
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
With this weather I can’t tell if the gods are angry with events or just having a bit of a meltdown like the rest of us
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
The best argument I’ve heard for a wealth tax
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
bUt NObOdY iS rEpOrTinG iT
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
Has anyone checked where RFK Jr has been have been taking his colleagues recently?
accuweather.com
Brain-eating amoeba found in hot springs at 3 National Parks: study
A new study detected Naegleria fowleri, better known as "brain-eating amoeba" in thermal waters at Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Lake Mead.
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Hotblack @invalid-handle.com · 13/05/2026
Good news alert!
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