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sam--10.bsky.social @sam--10.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dear @newsnmc.bsky.social Is it accepted practice now that midwives are allowed to work while clearly ill - 'MidwifeMillar' is happy to share she suspects she had SARS_CoV_2 while tending to newborns. A polite reminder: that's Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome around newborns. x.com/Starseeker19...

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Star💫 (@Starseeker1986) on X

Meanwhile Midwife Miller thinks she’s got covid 🦠She complains she’s sick as a dog, has no sense of smell or taste, but she went into work anyways around babies! spreading her disease Imagine if she...

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The disconnect between the millions of dollars being thrown at biosecurity / biodefense right now and the simultaneous mocking of people wearing masks is so painfully, tragically stark. A respirator is a tool, just like a biosensor or a biological countermeasure.

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 20/09/2026

Just a couple of minutes of walking around or stretching every hour can improve memory and attention span

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Short bursts of exercise can boost your cognition | New Scientist

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sam--10.bsky.social @sam--10.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Dear @fphuk.bsky.social, if you ignore this data how can you possibly be working "to protect and improve health for all"? Dear @felly500.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social, other countries use this map as an official #PublicHealth resource: please push for the UK to do likewise. Much respect, Dan.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Revolving doors and political auctions. Labour peer and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir. Palantir is trying to save its £330m NHS contract, wants more public contracts. Nick Clegg, Rishi Sunak, George Osborne and others have taken similar jobs.

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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This doesn’t surprise me at all. Which is pretty terrible, when you think about it 🚨 Article link: www.theguardian.com/politics/202... jujuliagrace.substack.com

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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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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A personal story about that phrase “young men of fighting age” applied to asylum seekers. As many of you know I took in a young Ukrainian woman under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. As part of that process, soon after she arrived we were visited by the local authority rep and a Fire Brigade rep.

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sam--10.bsky.social @sam--10.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Will anyone @adphuk.bsky.social @fphuk.bsky.social oppose this, given @felly500.bsky.social's article for the @bmj.com regarding 'the lack of communication and information sharing between central government and those on the ground when dealing with local outbreaks'. www.bmj.com/content/386/...

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sam--10.bsky.social @sam--10.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

GM @adphuk.bsky.social In good faith, will Dirs inform communities of rising C19 cases? Re the Inquiry @felly500.bsky.social wrote: "We must tackle the lack of communication & info sharing between central govt & those on the ground when dealing with local outbreaks" www.adph.org.uk/2024/08/covi...

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Covid-19 Inquiry - ADPH

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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · 11/09/2026

Support independent bookshops, for if we don’t use them, we’ll lose them | James Jobson

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Independent bookshops: vital to local communities

Support independent bookshops, for if we don’t use them, we’ll lose them

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“If the UK develops additional oil and gas production, that does not mean an equivalent quantity of production elsewhere automatically stops. It adds additional fossil-fuel supply to an international market." Why is this point so hard for so many to grasp? climateuncensored.com/there-is-no-...

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There Is No Atmospheric Exemption for British Oil and Gas - Climate Uncensored

I was recently contacted by a colleague from my days in the 1980s and 90s when I worked as an engineer in the offshore oil and gas sector. He remains in the

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sam--10.bsky.social @sam--10.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

GM @felly500.bsky.social In good faith, will ADPH Directors inform communities of rising C19 cases? Re the Inquiry you wrote: "We must tackle the lack of communication & info sharing between central government & those on the ground when dealing with local outbreaks". www.adph.org.uk/2024/08/covi...

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Covid-19 Inquiry - ADPH

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JanetHoptroff @janethoptroff.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...

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Sign the petition to hold politicians to account

Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.

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Greens Against Covid @greensagainstcovid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We are aware that Covid levels are rising again in the UK (and elsewhere). We would remind you that an infection is not inevitable. Limit risk by ensuring that indoor spaces are well-ventilated. Unventilated spaces are best avoided. Wear a well-fitting FFP3 mask in shared air.

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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Two hours after this Channel 4 News story on Reform and the foreign donations dropped. Social media is all over it. Other party leaders are calling for the police to investigate. And what's going on over on the BBC News website? Tumbleweeds.

BBC News website that does not mention the Reform story at all

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot

Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I wrote this article nearly two years ago but it’s just as relevant today. I wish every healthcare worker would read it and realize patients deserve protection. They deserve to be safe in the place they go to get care. They deserve masks in healthcare:

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A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients

If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/09/2026

Mamdani has announced that NYC restaurants can have outdoor dining all year round. This is actually a big public health win because fall and winter is when respiratory virus cases surge. Dining outdoors helps reduce the risk of disease spread.

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sam--10.bsky.social @sam--10.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Foxes visit my garden at night but I was also lucky enough to see this one on a neighbour's shed roof during the day #FoxOfTheDay @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

A yawning fox enjoying a few hours of peace and quiet on a shed roof.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Our rapid disillusionment with political leaders is treated by much of the media as some kind of pathology. But what I see is these leaders backtracking on their promises, dashing people's hopes and serving the ultra-rich ahead of the rest of the population. Why wouldn't we be disillusioned?

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I dislike sharing anecdotes, but I genuinely feel compelled to inform you all that in the past week I have found out that two more people I know have Long Covid, and that a family friend is still shielding. As you all know already, 'normality' is fundamentally a veneer.

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Prof Jim McManus, OCDS, D.Sc,FFPH,FBPsS, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A major 2024 study used by some to argue that millions died from #covid #vaccines has been retracted by BMJ #PublicHealth “imbalanced, lacks rigour, and includes misinformation,” the BMJ stated www.scientificamerican.com/article/majo... bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/3/...

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Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over ‘misinformation’

This study was originally published in 2024 and was criticized as being misleading by other scientists at the time

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We do not build the reservoirs needed to store the rain that falls here. We do not build strategic food reserves needed to maintain provision in hard times. We failed to build effective stores of PPE, to protect us in pandemics. This country has long been governed by people who do not prepare.

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stevetrotter1.bsky.social @stevetrotter1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Absolute and irresponsible nonsense...

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Have you heard? #WhiteStorks are living in Derbyshire for the first time in 600 years 🪶 Go behind the scenes to experience the arrival of our pioneering trio - a major step to attract wild passing storks and establish a breeding population! Watch now: youtu.pulse.ly/lxfeeps6fi

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White storks' historic return to Willington Wetlands

White storks have returned to nest in the Midlands for the first ti...

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Dr Kate Cushing @drkatecushing.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Has to be Farage in a bin

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Doccy B 🌿🌿🐝🌿🦔🌿 @merylbatchelder.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

20/6600 staff in Defra focus on climate adaptation. I suspect that's a better ratio than DfE staff working on climate education (number unspecified but I think it's only a few) 🤔 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Revealed: just 20 out of of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation, as UK burns in fifth heatwave of this summer - FOI request by me @andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Habitats for frogs, toads & newts are in decline: 50% of ponds were lost during the 20th century; of those that remain, 80% are in a poor state. So garden ponds are crucial for helping amphibians survive - and they help all sorts of other wildlife too! littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/amp...

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Ruth Tingay @ruthtingay.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

One of my satellite-tagged eagles, making one of the best decisions of its life....leaving the Angus Glens on the eve of the #Inglorious12th and heading west as fast as it can. Smart eagle.

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 11/08/2026

“Courts in England & Wales have joined a number of restaurants, theatres & pubs in banning Meta glasses, amid a mounting backlash against what has been described as “spyware”.” Ban the perv glasses - end of. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales

Exclusive: Court service says anyone trying to enter buildings with glasses will have them confiscated and returned when they leave

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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📣 Labour MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social is calling on the Prime Minister to prepare the UK for a “super-El Niño,” warning it could smash supply chains, crops and food prices “off the charts”. Will @andy-burnham.bsky.social step up and chair the Government's Climate and Nature Security Taskforce?

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Chris Hinchliff urges PM to prepare for El Nino climate threat

MP Chris Hinchliff has written to Andy Burnham asking him to chair the climate security taskforce.

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sam--10.bsky.social @sam--10.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

GM @georgemonbiot.bsky.social As you always acknowledge the ongoing harms of SARSC2, may I please raise that even if govts act to mitigate the climate crisis most scientists are overlooking that the next generation may be too ill to pick up the baton to keep govts on track to prevent further chaos.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The Jason Arday story is by no means the biggest scandal at Cambridge University. I'm sure the media is going to pick this up and run with it in just the same way ... Or is the exaggerated CV of one Black professor somehow more important than this?

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Doccy B 🌿🌿🐝🌿🦔🌿 @merylbatchelder.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Crap headline of the week. As there's no mention of climate change in the current national curriculum before students are in KS4, and even at GCSE it's a tiny fraction of what they learn, I'm not convinced their anxiety is due to the formal education system🧵

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Prof. Rob McLeod @robscot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Unprecedented heat, CAUSED BY THE UNPRECEDENTED BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS FOR THE PAST 250 YEARS, has affected much of Europe this summer and this week will be no exception🌡️🙄

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sam--10.bsky.social @sam--10.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Good to see @fphuk.bsky.social encouraging members to watch the #PEBuk, www.fph.org.uk/events-cours... Apologies if already thought of but have all DsPH received an invite to a screening within their own community? @sioldridge.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @nebriefing.bsky.social

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The People's Emergency Briefing: Screening and Discussion

The Climate and Health Committee presents The People’s Emergency Briefing, a film by the National Emergency Briefing.

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

'Furthermore, vaccinated and subsequently challenged cohorts failed to transmit the virus to naïve animals, demonstrating a *complete block of onward transmission*'. * my emphasis. Extraordinarily promising research. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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A single-dose amber codon carrying live attenuated vaccine elicits pan-sarbecovirus immunity and blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission - npj Vaccines

npj Vaccines - A single-dose amber codon carrying live attenuated vaccine elicits pan-sarbecovirus immunity and blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Paul Marshall, the co-owner of GB News, has tripled his hedge fund investments in fossil fuel companies in the first quarter of 2026 to £2.1bn. They're a propaganda channel cashing in on destroying our future. Always follow the money.

Zack Polanskis four biggest climate claims explained and why experts disagree

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I know he has a lot on, but in the midst of a ferocious drought, fires, heat events and severe threats to food production, it would be quite edifying to hear Andy Burnham mention climate breakdown.

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