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Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia)

@prosobranchia.bsky.social

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Retired NHS Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner/ Prescriber/ erstwhile marine biologist, archaeological digger. Likes cooking, Darts (Caballeros), quizes, and loves Helen. Trainee Grandad. Refugee from "Twitter". Cumbrian.

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 2d

Oh My Goodness...

The memes are getting better by the minute‼️

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They said "Not relevant to the plot!? --It's the whole plot!

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 23d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 24d

T. Joseph Mattingly estimates that the 2025 measles outbreak in Texas will cost $90M. Measles is expensive. It's also preventable. Vaccination increases productivity & reduces costs.

Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.

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Penny wise, pound foolish: The cost of reduced support for measles prevention

Measles, a vaccine-preventable disease previously declared eliminated in the United States, is reemerging with over 1400 cases reported in 2025. This …

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · Sep 24

This is just amazing news!

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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

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BMJ Medicine @bmjmedicine.bsky.social · Sep 24

Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.

Essential reading for robust research!

https://bit.ly/47PL01l

Promotional graphic for BMJ Medicine featuring an illustration of a person with a magnifying glass, analysing icons representing research methods and reporting, including charts and gears. The image includes text that reads 'NEW: Research Methods and Reporting,' with a call to action reading 'READ NOW.' There's also a reference to case studies and a guide for researchers

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Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · Sep 18

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The Small Faces - All Or Nothing (1966)

YouTube video by Beat-Club

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Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · Sep 15

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Grass-of-Parnassus is the county flower seen on the Cumberland county flag and also on Cumberland Council's logo

Cumbria's 'striking' county flower thriving on the fells

Grass-of-Parnassus, which grows on marshy land, has been wiped out elsewhere in the UK.

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GaryThoren @garythoren.bsky.social · Aug 17

#TrumpTraitor

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Michael Pollard @kmichaelpollard.bsky.social · Aug 11

"It's a complete and utter failure of public health for us to lose our elimination status for a vaccine-preventable disease." 🧪

US on the brink of major public health failure

Under the watch of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr a vaccine-preventable disease has continued to spread across the US.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 7

It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.

“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”

Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says

Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop...

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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · Aug 6

It is entirely reckless to abandon this lifesaving research.

Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.

This makes us less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts

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Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · Jul 27

I must share this.
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Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro

YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Jun 9

There is no rationale for removing every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replacing them, except for RFK Jr. to appoint members who spread disinformation.

I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.

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RFK Jr. says he is removing all 17 members of CDC's vaccine advisory committee

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.

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Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · May 28

Apparently I am 57% Engand & Northwestern Europe, 37%Scotland,4% Denmark and 2% Cornwall.
I would identify as English, European and I suppose a bit Scottish (37%) but being called Donald is a bit of a giveaway. I was named after my father's cousin Donald who was killed in WWII.

A diagram showing my percentage of maternal and paternal makeup england and Northwestern Europe, Scotland, Denmark and Cornwall

Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · May 11

Saw the film "Ocean" today. Frightening to see the destruction caused by the trawling but also heartening to know that there is something which can be done. Attenborough mentioned the UN Ocean Conference in France in June as being a potential turning point. I hope he's right.

Picture says UN Ocean Conference 9-13 June 2025 in Nice France.

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Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · May 6

Six Amigos

Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · Apr 28

I visited this museum in 1979 on a backpacking trip around Italy and Greece and vividly remember this gold bee pendant. (I have a postcard of it somewhere in the house!)

Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · Apr 27

Are all the rest descend-ants?

Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · Apr 27

Also the link to The Observer on the Guardian webpage has gone now. It's a separate site without an app. Not an improvement!

Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia) @prosobranchia.bsky.social · Apr 24

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Trouble at Carlisle: Three bosses, 42 players, one hell of a mess

Carlisle United's season has comprised three bosses and 42 players and has them on the verge of relegation.

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · Apr 16

#Gaza has become a "mass grave." Palestinians and humanitarian workers are enduring extreme suffering as Israeli forces escalate their offensive.

We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.

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