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@itsdanielarthur.bsky.social
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Film student TB + general nerd activities @tbfighters.org 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 tbfighters.org

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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The mental stress of job hunting and trying to start a career of some sort is making it nearly impossible to job hunt and start a career of some sort.
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Tori ✨ @tori.dftba.social · 09/12/2025
And what a year it has been Merry Gazoonkamas to all who Gazoonka
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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
In all seriousness and on a personal note - ouchhhhh this hurtsssss
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
As I lie in bed having had non-stop back pain for nearly a week, a reminder to please exercise kindness to people with chronic physical and mental health problems as the weather is changing. It can often temporarily exacerbate conditions, including for people like me with implanted metal in my body.
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 29/10/2025
Not infectious ≠ not affected! Check out our latest TB Ed Talk with Dr. Carole Mitnick, where she shares the importance of patient centered care that continues post-TB. Plus a CTA that's right up our alley (spoiler: it involves memes) www.youtube.com/watc... #TBSky #MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth
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TB Ed Talk: LIBRE-Post TB: A Pilot Intervention for Post-TB Lung Disease from Dr. Carole Mitnick
Dr. Carole Mitnick will introduce the phenomenon of post-TB lung disease (PTLD), which may affect up to 60% of people who are cured of TB. She will also discuss a pilot intervention for PTLD developed by Socios En Salud (PIH in Peru) to help people with respiratory symptoms after TB. And she will re
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
On the BBC iPlayer app you’re on the little thumbnail on the schedule! A VPN should work, but I would hope someone at QI would be able to give you a link (although I’m not sure if it’s usual practice)?
Screenshot of the BBC Two television schedule for Tuesday evening on the BBC iPlayer mobile app, QI XL is on at 21:00 and the associated image to the left is of Hank in a brown suit pressing a white buzzer.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I feel like I can’t make anything (film wise) because I don’t have the endless money and people power to do it to the absolute best of what I can imagine, so then I feel like I can’t start it because then I’ll “waste” the idea? Please tell me I’m not alone in this, and also what to do about it 🙃🙃
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Shailly Gupta @shaillygupta.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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Looming Danger: Nigeria’s TB Fight on Life Support As Donors Pull the Plug
"When the political elites are affected by anything, they jump up and ensure their interests are protected. Now that HIV and tuberculosis may not touch them, we have to appeal to them." When the spine...
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 09/08/2025
We had such a great time at the US #TBHillDay in April we're taking it up north!🇨🇦 Join us for the #LeadOnTB Advocacy Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept 25, 2025: bit.ly/LeadOnTB
A clear day with small Canadian flag in front of an official looking building. "Join the Fight Against Tuberculosis in Canada ~ Thursday September 25, 2025. Register now for a TB advocacy day on Parliament Hill"
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
I’ve been on the beta testing for a number of months, it got me through my dissertation, it definitely works!
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
I say different, but it’s about how and why people choose to consume certain sources of media, so not miles away by any means
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Definitely, I should be doing a job next month which is basically that (but a different subject)
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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11,000 more TB patients died after Trump's USAID cuts. That number will rise. | Opinion
The potential for thousands of new deaths from TB is not worth the less than 1% in federal savings that came from cutting USAID.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I vaguely remember that. It’s also 10 years since I left primary school this year. Starting September, none of the kids in the high school down the road were there when I was. 5 years of my life, and now in some ways I feel fully gone from the place (but also in some ways like I will never be).
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I’m now looking for work in film/tv/video, particularly documentary work as this was my focus for the last 18 months of my degree. I am also a skilled researcher and have a wide photography portfolio. Happy to work in-person or remotely - if you have anything suitable, send me a message/email!
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Today I graduated with a BA (Hons) First Class Degree in Film Production. I also won the Outstanding Dissertation Award for my dissertation on ethical approaches to documentary filmmaking when working with vulnerable contributors.
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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
This is, truly, an astonishing work of genius. To learn (much) more about TB, watch this video.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
If you are able to see it, you simply must, and then do everything you can to bring change. It was made with HBO, so please keep an eye out for it. I’m now eating, so I’ll share more about other films later!
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The other “The Alabama Solution” about the Alabama Department of Corrections and the horrors and crimes taking place inside their prisons. Mostly filmed by the prisoners on illegal cellphones, it shows what a well-resourced cover-up system has previously censored.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I saw two films about the American (in)justice system. One called, “A Perfect Neighbour”, a sobering message about racism and gun violence, with the story told almost entirely through police bodycam and cctv footage. It is a Netflix production, so should be there at some point.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I have spent this week volunteering at Sheffield Documentary Festival, and seen some truly incredible films. It’s also helped my clarify some of my own ideas, including a short documentary about TB which I hope to make within the next couple of years!
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
“There’s something so interesting observing The Current US Government Situation from the peaceful stability of The Netherlands” *sees the current situation of the Dutch government* “OH OK”
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elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames and the word chaos is above him
ALT: elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames and the word chaos is above him
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I need to find somewhere in Bruges to watch it! Up the Dons!!
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Thing I am excited about for my trip Thursday night edition - the travel cards for Paris are SO COOL, and they use NFC so you can top them up USING YOUR PHONE!!! Why doesn’t London have that for Oyster cards, it would be so much easier!!!! And yes I do already have the app installed. I am READY.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
👀 (it is a good film though)
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 12/05/2025
🚨Tomorrow is the LAST day for House representatives to sign the #Tuberculosis Dear Colleague letter! 🚨Check out the @resultsorg.bsky.social scorecard to see if your rep has signed - if not, give them a call! docs.google.com/spre...
Money falling and the US Capitol. "Call your Legislators! Ask them to sign the Dear Colleague Letter. Support funding for Global Health USAID, PEPFAR, and the Global Fund."
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I love reading, but I am a slow reader. What a cruel world.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Nigerian fiction is highly underrated.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
And it’s not running away, as much as it is being forced out and not being willing to live in and contribute financially to a country that doesn’t afford me safety and dignity. I don’t have an obligation to be unhappy, particularly when it is unlikely to change anything for the community as a whole.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I have no power to fight back. The community as a whole doesn’t, especially when compared to the anti-trans lobby, that’s a big part of the problem. They don’t listen to protests, there is no way to make impact through the ballot box, or media, or anywhere right now.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Thanks. I’m not even wishing for things to get better anymore, just for them to stop getting worse, which in itself is pretty depressing!
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Ah I’m so close to finishing my dissertation!! It’s due a week today but I’m hoping I’ll have it done (to send to my supervisor for a final check) for Monday!!! The end is in sight!!!!
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I now feel I can trust my mum will be ok - the gratitude I feel for our family friends is beyond words I’m glad to be alive - but I still feel short-changed by the universe I believe it will get easier Thanks to everyone for their support over the last year, it’s meant a great deal to me
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Life is still very hard - but it is easier than it was 364 days ago I kind of feel like I don’t know how to talk to my grandparents anymore, because they are in so much pain that I can’t fix - I feel guilty about all of that
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Almost exactly a year ago, I found out my dad had died. Here’s where I’m at: I have a folder of videos and live photos where I can hear his voice - I’m worried I’m forgetting it I can’t imagine what my life today would look like if he was still here - I don’t know how I feel about that
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Another is that I want my dad to be remembered for the way he lived, and the kind man he was, more than the fact he has died. But I also want to tell people why he died, because to me that is part of honouring his memory, it is important. There’s many more things. But also I’m still just sad.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
One thing I continue to struggle with is that my dad’s death was no one’s fault, but also completely preventable and unnecessary. And I find it hard to experience that anger, which I don’t think will go away and I don’t know that I want it to, and learning to be ok with a life where he is not here.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I have often joked that my dad died at a really inconvenient time, right near the end of the university academic year and so close to both his and my mums birthdays. But honestly, right now I’m glad for the distraction.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Friday 25th marked a year since I last saw my dad. Yesterday marked what should have been his 54th birthday. Tomorrow will be 1 year since he died. It’s 11 days until my mum’s birthday. A challenging time of year!!
An old photo of my dad, a white man in a grey jumper wearing glasses. He is balding, but still has some very short brown hair. He is surrounded by green plants with the side of a white house in the background. The frame is gold and embossed with flowers, it has a crack in it.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
I have enjoyed it - and I think it was a really good research topic for my career. But I want the project to be completed, so I can move onto the next (and hopefully more practical) one.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Simply the anticipation of finishing my dissertation fills me with excitement.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
It is so hard, I hope you are ok
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
I’m SO EXCITED to finish my dissertation so I can read BOOKS again.
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Apparently bingo is so gripping it can distract you from the fact you’re in a war zone
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Ahh congratulations!
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Dan @itsdanielarthur.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I’m so glad America is finally getting its ”Liz Truss killed the queen” moment
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AliciaDWright @aliciadwright.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
🧨⏰”By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.”
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