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Kenny @kennyekn.bsky.social · 52m

According to a RTÉ reporter at a Gaza border crossing, Rafah is closed for aid/food, and only 100 lorries will enter Gaza at other crossings today.

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 6h

Japan is reporting a flu epidemic much earlier than is usual. This early season could have implications for other countries via international travel so do get your flu vaccines (if you can) soon! 🧪 #HealthPolicy

Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations

Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

www.nature.com

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

First images of some of the 1,700+ Palestinian hostages freed by Israel returning to Gaza today. Many had been held in military camps under cruel and inhumane conditions, deprived of medical care and food. Some endured severe torture and neglect that led to permanent injuries, including amputations.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 2d

Watching the Bibi & Don Show treat this like some grand victory, while people returning to northern Gaza dig the rubble for loved ones' remains, is pretty revolting.

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 2d

New: How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution.

A boom in grid-scale storage is solving renewables’ reliability problem and extending the use of clean power.

Latest visual story w/ @nassosstylianou.bsky.social @samlearner.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social

🔋👉 ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

ig.ft.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Kenny @kennyekn.bsky.social · 2d

Perpetrators should be required to replant, like for like, at their own expense, along with heavy fines/jail time.

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Ireland's Native Woodland Trust @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social · 3d

This is what we're up against. People still removing woodlands when we've already lost so much

www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...

Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

www.thejournal.ie

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Kenny @kennyekn.bsky.social · 2d

Simply adore the colour of Arabian Night dahlia, all the moreso as I thought I had lost it during last winter.

Flowering deep red/mahogany dahlia, 3 blooms in focus, amidst mixed planting of geraniums, perennials.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 6d

Friends, please join me in welcoming the Manta Trust to Bluesky! They’ve left Twitter and are setting up shop here.

🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm

Manta Trust @mantatrust.bsky.social · 7d

Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.

Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025

#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 5d

Yet again, the satirical media doing a far better job at conveying the truth than the mainstream press.

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 5d

In fact, @chrischirp.bsky.social is already booked to come on and discuss it before the end of the month. A x

Ruth Lampard @ruthlampard.bsky.social · 5d

Hoping @sturdyalex.bsky.social @pimlicat.bsky.social and @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social
will make time for this Report
soon in @quietriotpod.bsky.social

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 5d

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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Boo-rendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 6d

This has been an ongoing problem which is courtesy of a Luxembourg investment fund that owns thousands of houses in Ireland. These are rented out through one of the dozens of subsidiary companies that the fund uses to obscure its ownership.

www.dublininquirer.com/why-is-one-o...

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 6d

In a world of hate, fear, and cognitive dissonance, be a wee black and white sheep who consciously bounds into a room with a spirit toward celebrating and supporting humanity.

Christian Kleindienst @postkulturwissenschaften.de · 7d

Mood

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See Through Canoe @seethroughcanoe.bsky.social · 7d

Dolphins doing high jumps this morning in the intracoastal waterway near Clearwater, Florida. I've probably captured close to 1,000 jumps on camera over the years but I think these might be the highest I've filmed.
#nature #amazing #animals #awesome #dolphins #wildilfe #thanksforallthefish

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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 7d

The negotiators of the GFA were so right in weaving the ECHR into the agreement, how easily and glibly our rights, circumstances and lives are written off by the ‘moderate’ commentator class, just as fast as the English electorate. We are just an obstacle to be got around and ignored

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 8d

Listening to the latest News Agents podcast and they have an 'expert' on who, if I've heard him right, has said that judges would just continue to follow EHRC laws even if we left and it wouldn't impact the Good Friday Agreement, all based on advice given to Badenoch.

Lol ok.

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Kenny @kennyekn.bsky.social · 7d

England always follows US political trend, backed by the same type of think-tanks, monied rw class. V likely it’s gonna get worse.

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Kenny @kennyekn.bsky.social · 8d

Terrorists left a bomb outside a political constituency office in UK. Not covered by national media. No outcry, no demands for action. Nothing.

Ofc it’s NI/‘the North’.

Kenny @kennyekn.bsky.social · 8d

Absolutely. Such an impressive, inspiring young woman. Brimming with courage, integrity and humanity.

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Hannah O'Sullivan @sullydaysleeper.bsky.social · 8d

Amazing , so inspired by her words and actions

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 8d

She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.

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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 8d

This is fantastic news for Irish artists. The key thing now is that the scheme remains randomly allocated, rather than decided by some committee of govt-appointed gatekeepers.
It also begs the question, if Basic Income works for artists, why not extend it to everyone?
www.rte.ie/news/budget-...

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.

www.rte.ie

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Protik Islam-Jakobsson @protik.bsky.social · 8d

I hope journalists who've been aggressively dismissive of these claims take this opportunity to redeem themselves by bringing the report to their readers' attention. And I hope fellow physicians who gleefully carried water for child-killers are confronted with the testimony of the bravest of us.

Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 9d

In a world where my industry wasn't so fucked this might win a Pulitzer. As is, I doubt it will. Please listen to these brave doctors and this phenomenal piece of journalism. revealnews.org/podcast/gaza...

US doctors in Gaza find evidence that kids are being targeted by the Israeli military

American doctors volunteering in Gaza report a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. Now they’re pushing for accountability.

revealnews.org

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 8d

Magic mushrooms and LSD may do more than bend minds: they could fight inflammation linked to depression, arthritis and heart disease.

From trips to treatments: how psychedelics could revolutionise anti-inflammatory medicine

Magic mushrooms and LSD may do more than bend minds: they could fight inflammation linked to depression, arthritis and heart disease.

tcnv.link

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 9d

🚨🚨 "The ECHR is not some foreign imposition that curtails our sovereignty. It was born of British leadership after the horrors of the Second World War, drafted with heavy British influence, and championed by Winston Churchill himself". Great stuff by Sir Robert Buckland KC:

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Kenny @kennyekn.bsky.social · 9d

It'd be particularly interesting how warm green members are to other Labour ministers and mps across the spectrum for eg Clive Lewis. Suspect the rw shift of Labour leadership is as much a factor, if indeed, not more so.