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Odilon Couzin

@odiloncouzin.bsky.social
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Public Health, former MSF, Journo in past life, on a Zero Carbon mission. London, Hong Kong, Kunming, Chicago. 新聞自由 #EndFossilFuels #COVIDisAirborne

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Bruce Mirken @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
From the irreplaceable Gregg Gonsalves on why Democrats can't play nice if they retake Congress: "#RussellVought and #RFKJr are deadlier than a virus. The world of hurt inflicted on millions of Americans (and millions more around the globe) by this administration is a catastrophe. It demands an […]
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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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Ember @ember-energy.org · 23/09/2026
⏰ TODAY | Join us for the launch of our new analysis on Britain’s MAJOR opportunity for electro-fortification. We'll explore how solar, batteries, electric vehicles and heating can cut household bills and emissions by reducing dependence on fossil fuels. us02web.zoom.us/webi...
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Ralf Ekrowski @ralfekrowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The UN was born from the ruins of a war catalyzed by a pact: Hitler and Stalin carving up Poland like a resource. Its Charter answered with law banning force against a state's territory. Now the General Assembly had to hear a speech claiming spoils belong to the victor. That is 1939 logic.
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Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision (Gift Article)
President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As Health Director for Wayne County, we put vending machines with free Narcan and fentanyl test strips in 100 locations. We hoped to make even a small dent in offsetting the opioid epidemic that Mike Rogers made even worse by voting with the pharmaceutical industry his entire career in Congress.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Intending to write another column about the treatment of #ME/CFS patients this week, pegged to new research findings on the biological basis. My question for sufferers: Are any of you still being offered inappropriate (psych/GET etc) "treatments"? Please email george at monbiot dot info. Thanks.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is the outcome of the “you do you” approach to public health that so many people favor
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Not only is it corrupt, but it’s going to interfere with life-saving scientific research—delaying possible cures for diseases that affect millions of Americans every single year.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Given the outrageous, dangerous, and outright false statements made about how the polio (and other) vaccine was a "fraud" (at the Children's Health Defense conference), here's a reminder of what a massive success it was. RFK Jr. & his minions must be stopped from destroying the US healthcare system.
Graph of the number of cases and deaths from polio from 1910 to 2022, showing how polio completely disappeared after the introduction of the vaccine -- one of the most important health advances of the 20th century. Data from the US Public Health Services; the Center for Disease Control.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In these cases, they clearly believe our concerns are illegitimate. So illegitimate that they often associate us with – or even proscribe us as – terrorists. Care about Palestinians? Terrorist. Want to burn and kill asylum seekers? We might not like your methods, but you have legitimate concerns.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A short thread on “legitimate concerns”. The phrase is used repeatedly by UK government ministers. The Home Secretary is at it again this week. But only ever - as far as I can tell - in one context: people’s response to the arrival of asylum seekers. Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Solve M.E. @solveme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sign up for the CDC ME/CFS Stakeholder Engagement & Communication (SEC) Call - 'How Progress in Long COVID is helping us understand ME/CFS,' w/ Dr. Nancy Klimas + program updates from CDC's ME/CFS program staff & a Q&A. Fri., Sept. 18, 2026, 12-1:30 PM ET / 3-4:30 pm PT. ow.ly/jCMK50ZMVux
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 16/09/2026
okay I published a blog all about it! bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Newswise: 'New Clues Link Long COVID and POTS' 'Almost two-thirds of long COVID patients also met the diagnostic criteria for POTS.' www.newswise.com/articles/new...
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New Clues Link Long COVID and POTS | Newswise
Dizziness, fatigue, brain fog and a racing heart. They’re commonly associated with Long COVID, but new Adelaide University research suggests that for some people, these symptoms may also be indication...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
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Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Important that there is a decent attendance at this I think to encourage them to do more. This is their first one since I think 2024. #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Now a 4th person has tragically died of measles in Pennsylvania this time an 18y old who developed encephalomyelitis, a rare a but severe complication of measles. 🧵🧪
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Fourth measles-associated death reported in Pennsylvania
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Solve M.E. @solveme.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news! BioVie announced positive results from the ADDRESS-LC trial assessing the potential impact of the drug bezisterim on cognitive impairment/brain fog and fatigue in people with #LongCovid. 🧵
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ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 14/09/2026
1) There's a new consensus statement on ME/CFS diagnosis and assessment by 19 experts. The table below shows some of the objective tests they recommend for various symptom domains including a standing test, polysomnography, actigraphy, CPET, NK cytotoxicity, etc.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman in Pennsylvania has just died from measles. There is no controversy. She needlessly died from a disease that is preventable with a vaccine. But HHS Secretary RFK Jr. thinks measles isn’t that bad. Nobody should die of measles in the United States.
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Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says
The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner. The state health department is conducting a "thorough review" of the case.
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Yuen Chan @yuenchan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
人民不會忘記
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Odilon Couzin @odiloncouzin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Rule of law still hanging on
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Christian Christensen @chrchristensen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Two men who volunteer for UK search and rescue at sea, and who picked up refugees in the English Channel, are having their pictures and names spread on X/Twitter by “patriots.” Easily one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen. Just allowed with zero oversight on X. Platform is a sewer.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In honor of the new UN climate report, which spreads the entirely unsubstantiated myth that we can remove and sequester enough carbon from the atmosphere to cool the whole planet down again, here’s a paper that looks empirically at one component of this myth. And it’s not pretty. #EndFossilFuels
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 08/09/2026
Two RNLI volunteers were pictured in Portsmouth this weekend while responding during the Patriot Platform protest. The far right responded by identifying them and branding them “traitors”. This is what the far right’s “peaceful” activism looks like.
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
🧵 ME Research UK We are deeply appreciative that the community has shared their experiences with us. Those detailing the devastation of cognitive dysfunction in ME/CFS are both moving and profoundly informative. www.meresearch.org.uk/the-experien... #MEcfs #PwME #CFS #BrainFog 1/
What cognitive dysfunction (brain fog) in ME/CFS feels like 
cannot concentrate mind blank unable to read paused brain losing words mid-sentence knowing what you want to say, but being unable to access the words unable to follow conversation information too fast to process exhausting using wrong words 
feeling less intelligent difficulty retaining info 
Recurring themes from ME Research UK Symptom Saturday MCognitive Dysfunction Survey u, Z`" INFORM. INFLUENCE. INVEST. SCO36,42 
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 08/09/2026
It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Renewable energy utility ScottishPower recently revealed that 99.9 % of the materials from Scotland’s first commercial wind farm have been successfully recycled and reused following decommissioning. reneweconomy.com.au/a-great-resu...
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"A great result:" 26 turbines from first commercial wind farm almost completely recycled and reused
99.9 per cent of the materials from Scotland’s first commercial wind farm have been successfully recycled and reused following decommissioning.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Unprecedented corruption www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
PRIME International Symposium a two-day hybrid event exploring the latest developments in ME/CFS research Links www.actionforme.org.uk/register-for... www.actionforme.org.uk/wp-content/u... www.tickettailor.com/events/unive... Screenshot from latest Science for ME update #MEcfs #PwME #CFS
PRIME International Symposium a two-day hybrid event exploring the latest developments in ME/CFS research.
9 am on 28 September to 2 pm on 29 September at the John McIntyre Conference Centre in Edinburgh, with online attendance also available.
"The PRIME Symposium will see the launch of the new International Genetic Epidemiology of ME/CFS Consortium, as well as provide a platform for Early Career Researchers and the Patient and Public Involvement Research Involvement Hub to present exciting new research and supporting activities."
Article | Preliminary programme | Registration | Thread
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“It’s really hard to deal with knowing that people don’t believe that you’re ill.” Kate Stanforth talking about living with ME and the disbelief she faced from both the public and doctors in 2013. #MECFS
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA): “Patients with ME cannot wait for a cure before the harm stop” by Ona Albizu PhD www.efna.net/patients-wit... #MEcfs #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
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PATIENTS WITH ME CANNOT WAIT FOR A CURE BEFORE THE HARM STOPS – ONA ALBIZU
For many years, I have lived with moderate/severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). I was housebound and dependent on others for some basic activities of daily life. The disease itself has taken away many aspects of the life I once had. But the suffering caused by ME does not come only from the disease.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids. Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies. Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!
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COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season
This Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o...
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Defending the ICC "is about preserving the international legal ​order as we have built it, as humanity's strongest safeguard against a descent into lawlessness and impunity,"” www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Current, former heads of ICC's governing body say isolation efforts aim to erode global legal order
The current and former presidents of the International Criminal Court's governing body ​said efforts to isolate the institution diplomatically are aimed at eroding confidence in the international ‌leg...
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🧵1/ The world produces enough food to feed everyone, yet 733 million people are undernourished. Meanwhile, obesity is rising worldwide. Helen Walls and I argue @plosglobalpublichealth.org that the problem isn't food supply, but who has power and resources to access it.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 28/08/2026
#Africa’s solar boom is spreading across the entire continent, with 36 out of 54 countries set for record solar installations in 2026 🌍☀️ 19 countries saw YoY growth of over 100%, including DRC 🇨🇩 (+544%), Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 (+282%) and Egypt 🇪🇬 (+176%) ember-energy.org/lat...
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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Incredible chart from @propublica.org. If you don’t follow enviro stuff closely, your instinct might be that the hold-your-nose solution (carbon capture from fossil fuels) would be the “pragmatic” one versus covering Earth in solar panels, which seems utopian. In fact it’s the opposite
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/08/2026
Genuinely abundant, cheap, accessible energy has vastly more liberatory potential than AI, for vastly more people -- especially more poor people. Which, I guess, is your answer.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's where to point the finger
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Kennedy Stirred Vaccine Fears in Pennsylvania Years Before Measles Outbreak
At a speech in Lancaster County, Robert F. Kennedy mocked the threat of measles. Now local officials are racing to contain one of the largest outbreaks in the country.
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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"It is not just an environmental crime but also economically illiterate." Senior Research Fellow in Sustainability Policy @richsulley.bsky.social spoke to @theguardian.com about the UK's plan to develop North Sea oil & gas fields despite the resulting damage to our climate & economy. Read here 👇
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"Abdul, what is your plan to bridge the gap between the Black community and the Arab community?"
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Two Canadian Scientists Develop an Inhaled Vaccine Mist That Delivers Immunity Directly to the Lungs, Right Where Viruses Enter Two scientists, Fiona Smaill and Zhou Xing, developed AeroVax, an inhaled vaccine mist designed to reach the lungs in just 2 minutes.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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