Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 39mThere is some kind of irony with Watson of Palantir quoting Orwell. 🤔 021
Reposted by LucibeeGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 3hI will never forget all the cynical gainsaying and disinformation about the strike on Al-Ahli hospital ten days into Israel’s destruction of Gaza. ‘Fog of war’. Almost three years later, fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals remain even partially functional and there is no fog. Only dust and rubble.theguardian.comNew Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in GazaSatellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire 519782
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 15hI had no idea that pomegranates did this, but I guess of course they do! www.facebook.com/panglobalpla... 031
Reposted by LucibeeCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026COVID may worsen existing health problems long-term, study suggests Nearly a third of respondents reported a worsening respiratory condition, including asthma, COPD, cough, and shortness of breath. Read more: bit.ly/3TRmQPn 25019
Reposted by LucibeeBDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 16hAs part of the People Vs Palantir days of action, Amnesty International UK and Just Treatment brought a destroyed Palestinian ambulance to Palantir HQ in London in order to highlight the company's links to Israel’s systematic attacks on Gaza’s health system throughout its genocide in Gaza. 312773
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 21hAny recommendations for health-tracking apps, that don't encourage you to do more, but also don't require you to have a *specific* illness? 😩 652
Reposted by LucibeeAlem Matthees @alemmatthees.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Those with #MECFS who do *not* "look" fine are often treated like garbage too, because more ill often means more to blame. Many doctors who believe ME/CFS exists only accept a certain degree of disability, beyond that is then assumed must be due to personal issues rather than the illness itself. 26220
Reposted by LucibeeRichard Vallée @richardvallee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026There is really an immense failure at the top of the health care industry. No strategic thinking. Essentially wasting billions in funds to sacrifice tens of millions of lives and the net result is trillions in resulting losses and moral degeneracy. It was always cheaper to work at solving it. 1287
Reposted by Lucibeewamesmecfs.bsky.social @wamesmecfs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If u live with ME/CFS in Swansea Bay & Neath Port Talbot area u need to know yr options. Join our webinar on 2 Oct, 12.30–13.30 to hear what NHS support is available from SBUHB. Registration closes 9am on 2 Oct. Video will be shared with all who register. Please share widely tinyurl.com/mrnn8yxp 022
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026West Nile Virus (WNV) has been reported in 16 European countries so far this year. Latest outbreaks and local transmission in Netherlands give concern that it is establishing further and further north due to our changing climate. wnv-weekly.ecdc.europa.eu www.nature.com/articles/s41...wnv-weekly.ecdc.europa.euSurveillance of West Nile Virus infections in humans in Europe, weekly report 011
Reposted by Lucibee🇨🇦Ian - #RLessThanOne @simpson-ian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Hallett’s findings were deeply inconvenient for those in charge of managing the IPC guidance… …but somehow the guardians of the IPC guidance in Scotland have found a way to quietly manipulate and corrupt the findings to make the guidance even worse!" 175
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thanks to @catinthehat.bsky.social for doing this 🧵 Unfortunately, Wales has adopted Scotland's IPC guidance doc phw.nhs.wales/topic/infect..., so Covid has been downgraded to R1 in Wales too. 😩 threadreaderapp.com/thread/21045...threadreaderapp.comThread by @_CatintheHat on Thread Reader App@_CatintheHat: 🏴NEW IPC GUIDANCE Scotland has quietly introduced a brand new approach to respiratory infection prevention & control in healthcare. This change has MAJOR consequences for both pat... 2195
Reposted by LucibeeChristophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🎯🎯🧵by @catinthehat.bsky.social on XTwitter, with a detailed write-up of how latest Scottish IPC guidance has changed (TLDR: it's not an improvement 😵💫). 32-tweet🧵 threadreaderapp.com/thread/21045...threadreaderapp.comThread by @_CatintheHat on Thread Reader App@_CatintheHat: 🏴NEW IPC GUIDANCE Scotland has quietly introduced a brand new approach to respiratory infection prevention & control in healthcare. This change has MAJOR consequences for both pat... 052
Reposted by LucibeeDr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Professor Clive Beggs stated during his testimony to the UK COVID Inquiry that there is no situation where respiratory droplets could be produced without producing significant amounts of aerosols. [Courtesy of @catinthehat.bsky.social] 29742
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026While making coffee and walnut cake last week, I noticed that the instant coffee had gone fluffy. But it was dry and didn't smell mouldy. Turns out that the fluffiness was caffeine crystals! So now you know! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4e2...youtube.comI Found Something Weird on My Coffee – Not Mold!YouTube video by Microbehunter 121
Reposted by Lucibeewake up dead mang @mangmangmang.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It always struck me how in The Trouble With Lichen the thing that got everyone to take the anti-ageing stuff seriously was when the insurance companies noticed and stopped doing life policies 1195
Reposted by LucibeeDanielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Recent photo at the NHS. Over 6 years into #COVID, and we still have “wash your hands” under “AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS.” We are failing hard to communicate one of the most basic lessons of this pandemic: Airborne means spread through the AIR. Clean air is infection control. #Airborne #PublicHealth #NHS 1726396
Reposted by LucibeeLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Vaccines don’t cause autism. But vaccines can help prevent it. This study found an increase in autism rates among babies born with rubella, who were infected by their moms during pregnancy. Vaccinating against rubella with the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) prevents infection. 27644
Reposted by LucibeeJay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'm going to tell you a story and then, at the end, I'm going to ask you if anyone happens to have the niche knowledge I need to help... The story begins, as so many of my stories do, in an ancient church in the middle of a city. But it's not now. And it's not hundreds of years ago. It's the 1960's 718563
Reposted by LucibeeLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“One day, when it’s safe, when there is no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will always have been against this” 18632
Reposted by LucibeeBenjamin Seligman @errorbars.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Showed the abstract to my wife, who rolled her eyes so hard at the idea we needed a trial to find out we should give more pain control when placing #IUDs. She was even more shocked to see this was only just published in #JAMA. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comIntrauterine Mepivacaine Instillation vs Placebo for Pain During IUD PlacementThis randomized clinical trial assesses whether intrauterine instillation of mepivacaine reduces pain and improved tolerability during intrauterine device placement in nulliparous individuals. 232
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've had loads of "loo" dreams before, but this is the first time I've had a "I really must wash my hair as my scalp is on fire" dream, then woken up with what must be a mast cell flare - itchy scalp, burning mouth, heartburn etc. 😳 230
Reposted by LucibeeNormal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 27/09/2026The terrorists had infiltrated the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Thankfully, steadfast police officers discovered old ladies with deadly weapons such as signs with unapproved words. They have been dragged off to cells and now face up to 14 years in prison. Isn't this brilliant? 10287154
Reposted by LucibeeCrafty Cow Cat Sofas @craftycow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Don’t need a footstool? Well how about a judging perch for your cat? #cats #catsofbluesky >>>>>>>>>>>>>> craftysharp.etsy.com 26016
Reposted by LucibeeCatherine Munro @catherinemmunro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Today I found my first seabean. This seed has travelled a long way to reach #Shetland. Starting it's journey in a tropical forest, travelling with ocean currents and washing up with our first autumn storms. A little piece of luck and joy to hold onto as daylight fades and winter approaches. 625138
Reposted by LucibeeChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026OpenAI warns US government may be compromised by bots www.channel4.com/news/openai-...channel4.comOpenAI warns US government may be compromised by botsOpenAI has warned dozens of organisations - including several US government bodies - that its software may have interfered with their websites, without the company's knowledge. 42218
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Let's goooooo... I'm doing this for tea. But without all the fancy faffy bits. Top tip: Made my own "espresso powder" by smashing up some premium instant coffee granules that were in the back of the cupboard. thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/recipes/all/...thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.ukNigella Lawson's Coffee & Walnut Layer Cake recipe - The Great British Bake OffA comforting classic to share with loved ones, this lofty, luxurious coffee and walnut cake has three layers for extra decadence. If you’d rather leave the sides uniced, or opt for a cosy two-layer ca... 150
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Well, they're back again. But I'm not sure that my ID is correct. Can anyone confirm? I'll post additional photos in the 🧵 below... #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mycology 2100
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Watching last night's #C4Dispatches Britain’s Gaza Secrets Exposed: Dispatches With access to unpublished internal Whitehall documents, Dispatches reveals how the UK government responded to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Why the graveyard slot, @channel4.bsky.social ?channel4.comBritain’s Gaza Secrets Exposed: DispatchesDispatches reveals how the UK government responded to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza 122
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Llais Wales seeks further answers on behalf of people affected by gender-affirming surgery pause www.llaiswales.org/news-and-rep...llaiswales.orgLlais seeks further answers on behalf of people affected by gender-affirming surgery pause | LlaisEarlier this week, we attended the latest NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) Board meeting to continue raising the experiences, concerns and questions people have shared with us about the... 120
Reposted by LucibeeGarrie Coleman @garriecoleman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Caught up with the #c4dispatches ‘Britain’s Gaza Secrets Exposed‘. British Govts under three prime ministers and several foreign secretaries did - and are doing - everything they can to officially deny even the most explicit Israeli state-sanctioned war crimes. Utterly appalling. 001
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Gaza documentary NAZA to stream on The Guardian's website from November. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...theguardian.comGlobal release announced for acclaimed Gaza documentary NAZATheatrical rollout across 56 territories planned for documentary about Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza before film will stream on Guardian website 053
Reposted by LucibeeProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 25/09/2026Best 'bonus moment of doom' ever? "we’re heating the planet 10 times faster than ever before in planetary history. And this fact alone means that scientific models are hampered, likely incomplete and inaccurate, because there’s no precedent for what’s happening."counterpunch.orgElites Have No Plan for Climate CollapseBill McGuire, emeritus professor, Geophysical & Climate Hazards, University College London is unique within the scientific community. He claims that 814459
Reposted by LucibeeJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Nobody will be able to say that we did not know. Let it not be said that we did not act.” - Taoiseach at UN yesterday. We did not act. 57433
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Well, I can confirm that Google Search is properly broke/borked. I was trying to find details of MEFoggyDog's FOIA request to DWP (as mentioned by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social in his article), and the top response was to *my* FOIA request, but attributed to Sally's name. Weird. 330
Reposted by LucibeeC.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I am so desperate for someone to publish their data on how many of “healthy control” volunteers screened positive for Long Covid. I’ve been hearing of this problem for years, I think it would be so valuable to document it. 515341
Reposted by LucibeeLucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I can't decide whether they are misguided or just plain stupid. They've deliberately reworded NICE guidance to their own aims. The last paragraph here means that the original meaning is utterly lost. 😖 [see alt text] 231
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There are many sections in this DWP doc that simply blew. my. mind. 🤯 If you don't understand how poorly current NICE guidance (NG206) serves pwME, read DWP's mash-up of it (via BACME). It is truly *revealing*. I'm so sorry. 😩 3105
Reposted by LucibeeNatasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026George will be coming on my show this weekend to discuss this very important article. 29436137
Reposted by LucibeeLucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Thanks to @meassociation.org.uk for hosting a summary of the full FOIA request (and update) on their website. Further details are at the "FOIA Results PDF" link below my summary. meassociation.org.uk/2026/07/nhs-...meassociation.org.ukNHS England's ME/CFS e-Learning Modules FOI Results reveal lack of uptake - The ME AssociationFOI results reveal low uptake of NHS England's ME/CFS e-learning modules. Read the findings and the ME Association's comments 221
Reposted by LucibeeGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026With great thanks to the hundreds of people who gave me their testimonies. If I hadn't said "stop" after a few hours, it might have been thousands. The sheer scale of this scandal is hard to get your head around. 2/2 3075493
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If folks need an impression of how dismal things are wrt treatment of ME and LC in the NHS, you just need to look at the services stocktake that was done in January 2025. There was "no data" for ME/CFS clinic referrals. 313658
Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Thanks to George for writing again about the plight of those with ME. However, I feel a mounting frustration that this does not go nearly far enough to express the seriousness of the situation. It's like one of those dreams where you are screaming at people and they are all ignoring you. 😱 3203
Reposted by LucibeeGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here'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...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges 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 17925191714
Reposted by LucibeeRoger Alan Blackwell @rogera.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Ulm 5 tried behind bulletproof glass for action against Elbit! 23rd September 2026 wrp.org.uk/features/ulm...wrp.org.ukUlm 5 tried behind bulletproof glass for action against Elbit! - Workers Revolutionary PartyFIVE pro-Palestinian activists who damaged a factory belonging to Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in the southern city of Ulm are being tried behind bulletproof glass at Stuttgart’s maximum-se... 012
Reposted by LucibeeRoger Alan Blackwell @rogera.bsky.social · 23/09/2026'FIVE pro-Palestinian activists who damaged a factory belonging to Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in the southern city of Ulm are being tried behind bulletproof glass at Stuttgart’s maximum-security Stammheim prison.' 012
Reposted by LucibeeRoger Alan Blackwell @rogera.bsky.social · 23/09/2026'The courtroom is the same one used for the Red Army Faction trials nearly 50 years ago. The five, known as the Ulm 5, are Daniel Tatlow-Devally of Ireland, Zo Hailu and Crow Tricks of Britain, Leandra Valenzuela of Spain and Vi Kovarbasic of Germany, all based in Berlin.' 012
