Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 20hThis is brilliant! Masking can be fun ☺️ 055
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 09/10/2026❓️Which of these three graphs shows an increase that the public most urgently needs to be informed about❓️ 1. FLU 2. COVID 3. RSV 23621
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026My latest roundup looks at 3 things from the past 10 days 1) public money and propaganda ahead of Midterms. 2) Hegseth’s remaking of the military from the inside and the sidelining of allies abroad. 3) a 7,000-year-old carving in the Arizona desert ruined by the Wall youtu.be/m7-E_x4Kp1Uyoutu.beTrump’s Midterms money, Hegseth's military, and a 7,000 year-old casualtyYouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel 27224
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026From the new Private Eye 562729986
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Last year RFKJr and Trumps made wild claims about Tylenol and the risk in pregnancy of children developing autism that were not backed up by science in any way. This led to a drop in its use as women became anxious about risking their baby. Now researchers have looked at social media influencecidrap.umn.eduTylenol use in pregnant women visiting ED dropped after Trump’s unfounded autism claim 53821
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abusetheguardian.com‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrolsSeven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement 3369173
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The BBC's Have I Got News For You, on this week's RAF Fairford security incident: "The suspects have all been released on bail to the surprise of Donald Trump, who exclaimed — 'How do you give bail to a terrorist?' Beats me Donald. How do you give the presidency to a sexual abuser?" 110944
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Looks like there’s an mRNA vaccine against pneumonic plague. Eat your heart out, RFK Jr. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.comNovel Bivalent mRNA‐LNP Vaccine for Highly Effective Protection against Pneumonic PlagueThe study investigates mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccines targeting Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. Combined F1+LcrV mRNA vaccination elicited robust immune responses and protected mice.... 26648204
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Waiting for the WHO tweet “FACT: plague is not airborne; keep washing hands”. (Plague is airborne) 920941
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The @islc-pais.bsky.social conference website has been attacked and hacked *again*. At some point, you have to ask: who benefits from repeatedly disrupting scientific communication about #LongCOVID? ⚠️ For now, please do not click any links sent from or through islc-pais.org Stay safe 🫂 17045
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You have to get a very long way through this BBC report before you learn which party runs the council which took the decision to close all these nurseries www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSouth Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027. 78902329
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Credit to @barrygardiner.bsky.social MP for raising air quality in schools at the UN today. @london.gov.uk 's work is a welcome first step. But *all* children deserve clean air. 1/2 13822
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)George 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 17925381730
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media. Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts. And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a... 28484290
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Global Framework for Action on Healthy Indoor Air is launched this evening in New York during UN Climate Change Week. It's been a privilege, & a fascinating (& a learning) experience, to be involved in developing it as one of 200+ Commissioners from 40 countries 🧵 184
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Six months on, why hasn't there been action on clean air in healthcare? The Inquiry said air filtration should be prioritised across the UK. But it has slipped through the cracks of the government’s response. What happened - and what can YOU do? 👇clinicallyvulnerable.orgThe Inquiry called for clean air in healthcare. Six months on, where is it?Opinion | 20th September 2026By Lara Wong, Founder and CEO, Clinically Vulnerable FamiliesChapter one of the Module 3 report, paragraph 1.105. Baroness Hallett writes that new hospitals should be desi... 48343
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Wrong question. It isn’t so much a question of whether he can or can’t. It’s whether we WANT him to do so given how utterly corrupt and wicked Trump’s régime is. Would we WANT him to have a “strong relationship” with Hitler’s Germany. Isn’t is just WRONG? Fly under the radar maybe. At best 2015438
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 18/09/2026Palantir think hiring Tom Watson is the way to the heart of the British people – and Andy Burnham. They’ve got a lot of data but it looks like they’ve got a lot to learn... www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/articl…thetimes.comPalantir hires Tom Watson to fight left-wing campaign against US firmThe tech giant, which holds several public sector contracts, hopes that hiring the former Labour deputy leader will buy it a hearing in the Burnham government 1210833
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers. 1052352687
Margaret Gear (Yasp) @yaspshetland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Please consider responding to this consultation, English pals 👇🏻 011
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Perhaps This Is The Exit Wave 211635
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 12/09/20261/2 "There are currently no restrictions on the amount of money UK-based donors can give to political parties.". So, people. do we want a functioning democracy? Do we want politicians who represent the electorate or whoever hands them the biggest wad of money? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBen Delo: Reform receives record £36m donation from cryptocurrency billionaireBen Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances. 197
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 10/09/20262.5 mins on the Cult of Trump - an arcade game, a throne, a ballroom youtube.com/shorts/k3pVJ...youtube.comA video game, a throne, and a ballroom: the cult of TrumpYouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel 02915
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Really important from Ed Miliband. The Chief Rabbi’s position essentially means there can never be any criticism of Israeli government actions.theguardian.comMiliband defends sanctions on Israeli settlements and pushes back against chief rabbi’s criticism – UK politics liveUK foreign secretary ‘regrets’ Israel’s response to ban on trade with illegal settlements but ‘proud’ of his actions 34606175
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Inclusive New Normal @inclusivenew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yet still pro-graded exercise therapy, pro-CBT attitudes are still to be found among medical professionals who really should know better. Some powerful people really seem to want conditions like ME/CFS, Long Covid, etc to be psychological, due to lack of exercise, etc. They aren't. 0115
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026At what point does ‘the masked men on the street have legitimate concerns’ and ‘Just Stop Oil/Palestine Action are terrorists’ become two tier policing? 671695463
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Ceri Turner 💚 😷 @ceri-turns.bsky.social · 08/09/2026What a world we live in, that its considered a 'strong stand' to attempt to avoid trading with illegal settlements during a genocide. But... we can see from the reactions from Israel and Trump that its considered a significant move. So - well done Milliband. 👏🏻 🇵🇸 1 131
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Christopher Harborne - the Reform mega donor who gave Farage £5m - is suing ex-Reform deputy leader, Ben Habib. The particulars of claim have now been published. And we need to talk about them. 1/ 13594342
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I also find it ironic billionaires chasing longevity while overlooking something as basic as clean air, despite evidence that multiple pathogens accelerate dementia and other neurodegenerative processes. Living longer is great. But what’s the point if your brain doesn’t come along for the ride? 112031
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 06/09/2026For comparison www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...bbc.co.ukPort of Dover: Arrests made as Insulate Britain blocks portQueues form at Europe's busiest ferry terminal as Insulate Britain shift their protest from the M25. 08248
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🔴 NEW Reform UK Sting Broadcast by Channel 4 Confirms Years of Byline Times Warnings By @iainoverton.bsky.social Read below. ↓bylinetimes.comReform UK Sting Broadcast by Channel 4 Confirms Years of Byline Times WarningsThe extraordinary footage echoes concerns raised by Byline Times over the sources and beneficiaries of money flowing into Farage’s party. 4326115
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026There you go. Absolutely gobsmacking. But mostly just incredibly embarrassing. bsky.app/profile/adam... 10520176
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026This is important too from @thenerve.news. If you read that viral news piece from one anonymous student reproduced in Unherd, Times & Telegraph & pumped out as FB/Insta ads, you need to read this. What Professor Jason Arday's students actually thought: www.thenerve.news/p/jason-arda...thenerve.newsStudents remember Jason Arday: ‘People would say how much they were looking forward to his classes’A viral article by an anonymous student suggested the academic was a “terrible” teacher. Undergraduates at Durham, where he taught between 2019 and 2022, tell fellow alumna Michaela Makusha that their... 4350131
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26 10628191393
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 22/08/2026NEW: I can't get this story out of my head. And I know I'm not alone. The attempt to cover up the complicity of the UK media's role in Jason Arday's death may be its sickest move yet. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-jason-...broligarchy.substack.comThe Jason Arday ReckoningThe attempts to cover up the complicity of the UK media’s role in his death may be its sickest move yet 481264455
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Clean Air Advocacy Ireland @cleanairie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Did you hear the good news? A recent landmark study has reported an amazing development demonstrating the real-world impacts clean air can have on people's lives. www.qmul.ac.uk/news/latest-... 1188
Margaret Gear (Yasp) @yaspshetland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 000
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026When I see commentators using terms like “DEI” I immediately suspect that they’re trying to ignite a US inspired (and maybe funded?) culture war here. Because the acronym used in the UK is EDI - equality, diversity, inclusion - linked to the equality act 2010. www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/1...legislation.gov.ukEquality Act 2010An Act to make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economi... 761720392
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUlez led to better lung size and function among London children, study findsResearchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone 352264803
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026ULEZ has to stand as one of @london.gov.uk Sadiq Khan's finest achievements www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukChildren's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zoneChildren's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows. 10583188
Margaret Gear (Yasp) @yaspshetland.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The most insightful piece I’ve read about Jason Arday. Carole Cadwalladr is the perfect commentator, having experienced similar media bullying herself. Essential reading for academics, journalists, institutions. 000
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Richard Sambrook @sambrook.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026BBC’s coverage of Reform’s welfare plans is frankly bizarre. Headlines in Ten, leading on some radio networks. Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election? 20243111201
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Happy 10 year anniversary of the best mic drop on Twitter. Hard to believe it’s been so long! Congrats @astrokatie.com 121121352064
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026‘Unfortunately, the climate crisis requires concerted, difficult opposition to Trump and the fossil fuel industry, not just restrictions on tinfoil grills’ Back in the day we were exposing the covert machinations of climate denying MPs, Stewart Lee was one of the only public figures that got itthenerve.newsStewart Lee: We’re banning disposable barbecues, but we’re still drilling for oil? We really are cookedUnfortunately, the climate crisis requires concerted, difficult opposition to Trump and the fossil fuel industry, not just restrictions on tinfoil grills 28128
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16/08/2026"This is not generosity. It is suicidal empathy" writes Robert Jenrick (Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08...) quotes in para 3 of the BBC report, with a link. "Suicidal empathy" is also the core phrase Elon Musk wants to popularise to promote remigration, political violence + civil war 54721247
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 15/08/2026NEW STEWART LEE column The climate crisis requires concerted global opposition to Trump and the fossil fuel industry, not just restrictions on corner shops selling grills www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le... 9268116
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Theo Priestley @theopriestley.net · 14/08/2026A Professor can be hounded to death by the media for alleged plagiarism but tech companies can plagiarise on a worldwide scale and they’re left alone, celebrated for their “genius”… 362167664
Reposted by Margaret Gear (Yasp)Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Ultimately, he only beat a "joke" candidate 2:1 in the heartlands of his immigration-dominated power base... No wonder he didn't show up...again... www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5... Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election that major parties boycotted - live updates - BBC Newsbbc.co.ukNigel Farage wins Clacton by-election that major parties boycotted - live updatesThe Reform UK leader won 22,239 votes while Count Binface came second with 9,455. 1209