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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 3h

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1h

‘Clear parallels’ with Windrush as UK-born toddler denied passport

Campaigners say lessons not being learned as three-year-old’s mother is asked to prove right to free NHS treatment The UK has failed to learn lessons since the Windrush scandal, campaigners say, after a UK-born toddler was denied a British passport and asked to prove she has the right to free NHS treatment. Three-year-old Zharia-Rae’s mother, Tracy Ann Dunkley, has been a British citizen since 2024 and the child’s older brother, born to the same parents in 2020, was given a British passport in 2022. Continue reading...

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lizzzilu.bsky.social @lizzzilu.bsky.social · 18h

Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 23h

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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 1d

Omar Yaghi--Palestinian Nobel Laureate 🇵🇸😍 @nytimes.com

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for developing metal-organic frameworks.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded for Development of New Molecular Architecture

The prize was awarded on Wednesday to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi.

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 1d

🚀 Exciting news from our parent company, Holtzbrinck!

They’ve just launched a new AI Hub in San Francisco to drive innovation across science, education, and media.

Read more: holtzbrinck.com/en/media/hol...

#Holtzbrinck #AIHub #Innovation

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 2d

If the government really wants to scrap degrees which deliver no value to the UK and indeed have led to £ billions in damage to the economy and culture of the UK then it just needs to scrap the Oxford PPE degree and arrest everyone who has taken it.

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 2d

This makes me so angry. These people view all life as training for lifelong servitude/work. There's no room for interest, enjoyment, and culture in their bleak vision of education. At least she'll never be in power to see it through. Though Reform are probably worse.

Badenoch: Curb students taking "rip-off" degrees such as English. The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 2d

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 2d

‘Climate change is not caused by paracetamol’. That made me laugh!

John Williams @johnhuww.bsky.social · 2d

“Apples fall from trees. Gravity is real. Climate change is not caused by paracetamol. Science & facts matter. It’s important that places like Oxford tell truthful stories, not make-believe ones — but we must also understand what drives the make-believe and the human response.“ PPE types take note!

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 2d

Americans must urgently become aware that RFKJr is an imbecile who puts their well-being, health and lives at risk edzardernst.com/2025/10/amer...

Americans must urgently become aware that RFKJr is an imbecile who puts their well-being, health and lives at risk

"Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This i...

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 2d

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 2d

Very sad news, John Gurdon has died.

A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner

His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.

An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers

www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS (1933-2025) | Magdalene College

Magdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002.

www.magd.cam.ac.uk

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Katherine Brown @katherine-brown.bsky.social · 2d

Very saddened to hear of John Gurdon’s passing. I’ve been lucky enough to interact with him at multiple points through my career - from undergrad lectures, through his position as former Chair of @biologists.bsky.social’s Board of Directors, and as an author at @dev-journal.bsky.social.

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

www.cam.ac.uk

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 2d

Re. Jenrick's comments, if it's not about race but about integration, I wonder why he didn't make similar comments about North Norfolk (more than 95% white) or Wales (nearly 94% white). Surely integration is a two-way thing? #OfCourseIt'sAboutRace

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 2d

Here are some reminiscences Jim wrote of NMR community in 1970s. https://www.nmrdg.org.uk/History_of_the_NMR-DG/Chairmen_files/Feeney.pdf

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry to hear Jim Feeney died at weekend. Born 1936 in St Helens, Jim graduated from Liverpool Uni also did PhD and was a lecturer there for 5 yrs. In 1972 he came to NIMR Mill Hill, was Head of Molec Struct Divn and controller of Biomed NMR Centre. Thks Jon Marsh for info.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 7d

University leaders need to take a look at journalists.

Mainstream journalism has not covered itself in glory in the Trump era to put it mildly.

But the Pentagon's attempt to get them to sign an agreement never to say anything the Pentagon doesn't want said was a bridge too far.

NO ONE signed.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 8d

If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news

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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 2d

NEWS! Doing fascist things not fascism, insists fascist
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Doing fascist things not fascism, insists fascist

A man repeatedly supporting activities historically identified as fascism has today doubled down on his insistence that it is, in fact, “definitely not fascism,” and that anyone suggesting otherwis…

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AnjaB @anjabe.bsky.social · 2d

Jenrick wins the competition for the nastiest person in UK for the moment. But Farage is already working on his next move.

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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 4d

Calling young people aged 14 and under! The Guardian is looking for your 250-word pieces of writing about nature and landscape for the Young Country Diary. Entry here (and published diaries will be paid): www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their autumn encounters with nature

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 5d

Hey FYI the main reason women get stress fractures in the Army is that the heavy rucksacks they carry WERE DESIGNED FOR MEN. They do a shit job of distributing weight to the hips (where we are stronger w our builds). It's a design flaw. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 5d

Is downing quality street allowed?

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Der Führer hat immer recht! 🇺🇦 @grrlscientist.bsky.social · 21d

"My grandfather was in an Antifa Group in the 1940s. It was called the United States Army."

#Antifa #politics #fascism #OrangeRapist #FascistAmeriKKKa #nazis #tyranny

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10d

When I was at NIH and shutdowns loomed, it was discovered that the administration was planning to shut down PubMed. The head of NCBI called the powers that be and pointed out that this would threaten patient safety

Who knows what will happen now

Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC
(europepmc.org )

a cartoon of donald trump with the words be prepared above him

ALT: a cartoon of donald trump with the words be prepared above him

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