Reposted by Joseph Healyebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Boom bitch 💥 11748611348
Reposted by Joseph HealyDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026History’s most deadly plagues ranked – from Black Death, Spanish flu to COVID-19 • Black Death: 75–200M • Spanish Flu: 25–100M • Plague of Justinian: 15–100M • Smallpox: 25–56M • HIV/AIDS: ~45M • COVID-19: 7–38M • Third Plague: 12–15M • Cocoliztli: 5–15M • Antonine Plague: 5–10M • Cholera: 1.4–9M+ 611244
Reposted by Joseph HealyJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 07/10/2026Have covid. As someone who ended up in a wheelchair because of long covid, always particularly scary for me. 142186
Reposted by Joseph HealyPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Drax’s planned datacentre to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood to produce its electricity, nearly double the CO2 emissions of all flights from London Gatwick airport. Drax, a highly profitable company gets subsidies to burn wood and produce electricity How many lives will it ruin?theguardian.comDrax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flightsExclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year 41655427
Joseph Healy @verde1957.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Going tomorrow to London Irish Centre for a reception for Irish #survivors of the terrible gulags of the Catholic Church- Magdalene Laundries and Industrial Schools and the organisations which support them. Will meet the new Irish ambassador for 1st time and also other survivors in the #Diaspora 🇮🇪⛪ 000
Reposted by Joseph HealyJust Treatment @justtreatment.org · 06/10/2026🚨The government is looking for UK alternatives to Palantir to run the NHS data platform, the FT reports. This follows a week of protests in 40+ places across England and a rally of hundreds at Palantir's London HQ. Help keep the pressue up: nopalantirinthenhs.com 51875339
Reposted by Joseph HealyOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The West is falling. So why has it been left to the Right to talk about it? My new book 'The Fall of the West: How They Really Lost It' is out now: www.penguin.co.uk/books/468587 910527
Reposted by Joseph HealySooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026When someone on the left says they can't stomach Labour and can't vote for them it's seen as a big problem with THAT voter and they shouldn't be such a childish nasty little shit, When someone says they can't stomach a leftwing party and shan't be voting for them it's the PARTY that needs to change. 125344
Reposted by Joseph HealyRomayne Phoenix @romaynephoenix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026From Council Media Estate : ‘Zionism (a 130-year-old ideology) is not Judaism (a 3,500-year-old religion). An estimated 70-90% of Zionists are Christians. There are some Zionists of other faiths and of no faith. Therefore, anti-Zionism is not antisemitism’ open.substack.com/pub/councile...open.substack.comThe media refuses to ask Palestinians if Zionism is racism. Apparently, only Zionist feelings count.The most telling thing about the backlash against the Greens’ “Zionism is racism” motion is the refusal of the media to platform Palestinians. 135
Reposted by Joseph HealySarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Leader of party - that sold its own shrivelled soul to the devils of austerity and Brexit - will use her conference speech to slag off Labour (yawn) and make the only promise the Tories ever make - cutting taxes… They have nothing new or credible… or just plain nice… to say any more. 1571337380
Reposted by Joseph HealyClinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 07/10/2026STEP 1️⃣: Don't vaccinate millions of Clinically Vulnerable people 🚫💉 STEP 2️⃣: Act confused when the next big Covid wave sends them to hospital 🌊🏥dailymail.comCovid hospitalisations up five-fold in a month, while cases doubleDiagnoses of the bug are at their highest level since October 2025 and rising levels of Britons are being admitted for care. Figures show 950 admissions this August, which jumped to 4,939 in September... 37028
Reposted by Joseph HealyYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Kyiv. I am in my favorite bookstore. That means I crossed the Dnipro River. Trains of my metro line run across it again with some restrictions. Relief. I write more about how Kyiv and I live in the letters. Sunday Letter from Kyiv. Sounds good. 481058176
Reposted by Joseph HealyN16Breda Corish @n16breda.bsky.social · 05/10/2026On our InterRail trip,we had an accidental Reformation-CounterReformation theme - from the site of Martin Luther's theological duel with Cardinal Cajetan at the Imperial Diet of Augsburg in 1518 - to the site of the inaugural procession of the Council of Trent at Chiesa della Santa Trinità in 1545 021
Reposted by Joseph HealyJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The UK's state pension is not generous compared to others in Europe. Older people relying on the state pension have to get by on barely over £1000 a month. Andy Burnham’s plans to end the triple lock are unacceptable, morally wrong and the SNP will stand against them. 54258116
Reposted by Joseph HealyData Report @datareport.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Chad Gray cancels shows due to vocal issues and illness nextmosh.com/chad-gray-ca...nextmosh.comChad Gray cancels shows due to vocal issues & illnessChad Gray has canceled his upcoming San Diego and Santa Ana solo shows as he deals with vocal issues and illness. 044
Reposted by Joseph HealyMatthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 05/10/202640% of surveyed HIV organisations had run out of stocks of vital products, such as PrEP or HIV tests, as a result of cuts to international aid funding, led by Trump. More people will acquire HIV. More people will die of AIDS. “This is not a distant risk – it is already happening.”theguardian.comShortages of crucial HIV medicines due to aid cuts are a ‘warning’, say expertsMore than half of organisations providing HIV care surveyed by International Planned Parenthood Federation said they had run out of stock at some point during past 12 months 05233
Reposted by Joseph HealySarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Voters loathed the Tory party when they booted them out in 2024.They really needed to shake off their disgrace with humility and better ideas. They haven’t. They’ve doubled down. More Brexit, more austerity, more anti-immigration ugliness, more tedious arrogance… and no good reason to vote for them. 871422451
Reposted by Joseph HealyThe Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🚨 NEW POLLING: Labour appears to be winning young voters back under Andy Burnham. Support among 18 to 24-year-olds has climbed from just 14% when Keir Starmer stood down in June to 27% now, according to polling tracked by The Independent. Reform UK is on just 7% among the same age group. 1011731
Reposted by Joseph HealyAndrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 05/10/2026📢A new megapoll has found that 53.4% of people in the UK want to stay in the ECHR versus 24.2% of people against👇 🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... via @theguardian.com The ECHR is on the side of the people, and vice versa.theguardian.comHalf of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll findsExclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary 26434140
Reposted by Joseph HealyData Report @datareport.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Kansas records more than 200 tuberculosis cases in 2026: KDHE www.ksnt.com/news/kansas/...ksnt.comKansas records more than 200 tuberculosis cases in 2026: KDHETOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials have recorded over 200 cases of tuberculosis in Kansas so far this year following a major outbreak. Staff with the Kansas Department of Health and Envir… 0167
Reposted by Joseph HealyConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is obviously a worrying development, especially considering the fact that air travel was involved. I am considerably more concerned by the ongoing outbreak of Ebola in this region than I am by current events in Russia. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukKenya confirms first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virusThe patient had been living in DR Congo, where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year. 615652
Reposted by Joseph HealyPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Devoid of ideas, Tories vow return to Thatcherite policies. They want to cut social spending, build prisons, cut taxes for the rich, free childcare for individuals earning £1m. What will they privatise, sell to foreign investors? No ideas on infrastructure investment, regulation of capitalism.independent.co.ukKemi Badenoch positions herself as modern day Thatcher and vows to revive ToriesThe Tory leader dismissed suggestions that her focus on cutting benefits and building more prisons signalled a return of the ‘nasty party’ 76445166
Reposted by Joseph HealyGrumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 06/10/2026With respect to the Times’ claim that ‘£100,000 is not the lavish payday it used to be’: yes it fucking is. The fact that these knobs can write that shows just how lazy & out of touch Times journalists are. Just how difficult is it to visit the ONS website & check? Too hard for the chump below. 53524120
Reposted by Joseph HealyOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Douglas Murray hasn't just been wrong. He's been catastrophically wrong - over and over and over again. 915849
Reposted by Joseph HealyMark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I wish we had a tenth of the spirit of the French when it comes to things like this. We just passively accept degraded services year on year. 127611
Reposted by Joseph HealyThe Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage has strongly hinted Reform UK's internal investigation will CLEAR two senior aides suspended following Channel 4's undercover donations investigation. Asked about the inquiry today, Farage said: "It's been done. It'll be out in public very soon." 131112
Reposted by Joseph HealyData Report @datareport.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Cuts Long COVID Risk by Nearly a Third in Immune Population bioengineer.org/fourth-covid...bioengineer.orgFourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Cuts Long COVID Risk by Nearly a Third inEven as the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic has faded into memory, one question has continued to trouble clinicians and public health planners alike: does an additional booster dose still offer 03415
Reposted by Joseph HealyAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Nurse! He's out of bed again!" I'd normally be quite worried for a weird little man with an unhealthy obsession about rubber dinghies... But you can be damn certain that if parliament is sitting for any length of time, Nigel won't be there! 🤣 1316322
Reposted by Joseph HealyOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We were right about all the big calls. The West’s elites were wrong. My new book The Fall of the West: How They Really Lost It is out today! Get a copy here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/468587 511734
Reposted by Joseph HealyPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump moves 9,000 troops to Middle East after threatening to hit Iran ‘very hard’. Distraction from Trump's economic failures, midterm blues, capitulation to China, court rebukes, tariff and press wars, self-aggrandizement, family fortunes from corruption Why does US Congress not check his abuses?independent.co.ukTrump moves 9,000 troops to Middle East after threatening to hit Iran - latestThe US president said the war will end ‘one way or another’ 1818480
Reposted by Joseph HealyProf Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026She peddles disinformation that can, if followed have fatal results, yet gets a luxury paid for visit to UK. Shameful that people profit from exploiting others in this waytheguardian.com‘Self-healing’ coach who was banned from working in Australia to speak in UKBarbara O’Neill has previously claimed that cancer is a fungus that can be treated with bicarbonate soda 24419
Reposted by Joseph HealyI Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Simon Clarke MP was born on 28 September 1984. That's all you need to know. #r4today 1261426357
Reposted by Joseph HealyAnother Europe Is Possible @anothereurope.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's ON! Andy Burnham says the UK could go 'all the way' and we agree. Our NC member @seemasyeda.bsky.social spoke to Nick Campbell on BBC5 this morning. It makes sense - for the climate, for peace, for our rights, for the economy, let's get back in: 21311
Reposted by Joseph HealyPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026US forces to leave Iraq despite fears Iran will exploit withdrawal. All over the world illegal US wars have killed millions, fermented instability, bitterness and possibilities of extremist regimes. Corporations profited. When will US and its allies realise that they can't rule the world?news.sky.comUS forces to leave last bases in Iraq despite fears Iran will exploit withdrawalIraqi security experts have warned the departure could give Tehran and its allies free rein while also risking a comeback from ISIS. 913342
Reposted by Joseph HealyTrump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. told a MAHA summit that AI could provide a medical “second opinion” better informed than any doctor and could “free us from medical tyranny.” He encouraged Americans to use AI to challenge public-heal... TAT: [Attacking science | Controlling information]futurism.comRFK Jr Announcing That AI Is Now Better Than Human Doctors Shows That He Is a Buffoon Who Is Ruining Trust in American Health InstitutionsRFK Jr. said that AI models are now better informed than any doctor, proclaiming the tech will "free us from medical tyranny." 33927
Reposted by Joseph HealyPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Millions of UK workers withdrawing from pension schemes to make ends meet Consequence of low wages and high cost of living forcing people into hardship choices - living now v income in retirement. They will have lower private pension in later life and state pension isn't enough even now.bbc.co.ukWhy Gen Z are opting out of workplace pensionsA growing number of people are opting out of these schemes due to cost-of-living pressures. 31317160
Reposted by Joseph HealyFransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Riding the DART train along Killiney Bay, Dublin 🇮🇪 042
Reposted by Joseph HealyStephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 23/09/2026When what we call in Dublin "the bleedin' obvious" solutions are staring you straight in the face but idelogy, corruption & bribery blind you from seeing them 1228592
Reposted by Joseph HealySarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026That thug sabotaging rescue efforts, racist riots, flags on lampposts, pink ladies wanting to burn down hotels, doxxing charity workers, ICE-style deportation plans, threats to scrap the Equality Act and leave the ECHR… “legitimate concerns” No. A tornado of hate and prejudice set off by Farage. 641054332
Reposted by Joseph HealyLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 23/09/2026Macron positions himself as Trump's opposite in last UN speechlemonde.frMacron positions himself as Trump's opposite in last UN speechThe French president delivered a forceful defense of multilateralism and international law in the face of 'a new age of barbarism.' His remarks contrasted starkly with those made hours earlier by the American leader. 291192318
Reposted by Joseph HealySarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Rebuilding our relationship with the EU “is the cheapest way to boost the economy, the fastest way to unite Europe in the face of security threats and the best way to get leverage on a global system that no longer has an American anchor.” So obvious it hurts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukBrexit has left Britain ‘impotent – a bobbing cork in the sea,’ says David MilibandExclusive: Former foreign secretary adds to mounting pressure for a new UK deal with EU to repair Brexit damage 501512543
Reposted by Joseph HealyHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026While waiting for Trump to enter the signing of the US-Denmark-Greenland agreement at the UN, they chose “Send in the Clowns” as the background music. Yes, it’s real. 35543651478
Reposted by Joseph HealyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026"A brand new CNN poll shows President Trump at an all time low in his approval rating... look at his net approval rating now with pure independents - it's negative 71 points! I mean, these are the deep depths of the ocean. You never see numbers like these. An 86 point shift away from the president!" 33947951453
Reposted by Joseph HealyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I had a massive bust-up over North Sea gas and oil with Lord Jackson on Politics Live today. "It shocks me to the core that sopmeone so ignorant, so ill-informed, sits in the House of Lords." I just wish I could figure out how to clip it. From 20'47" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Two - Politics Live, 23/09/2026The big political issues of the day. 93852218
Reposted by Joseph HealyPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Large part of the UK press has been on the wrong side of history, fuelling hatred, social divisions, supporting authoritarianism. Their support for the current Blackshirts has a history (see below) as they continue to support the far-right stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8672... 30517256
Reposted by Joseph HealyMatthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Today is #ADayWithHIV. Our visibility, as people living with HIV, challenges the ignorance and fear that results in stigma. On 22 Sept every year those of us who feel able to do so share something about our lives. So this is me, shamelessly HIV+. Oh yeah, and the ‘tache has gone… for now. 6447