Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸🔸🐸
@organicbotanic.bsky.social
Health academic, #IDSky, sailor⛵, photographer, botanist🌿, writer. Memoir, poetry, children’s stories. AI, public health, education, climate, UCU, 🦠Covid
🇪🇺N Ireland
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Photographs mine unless credited
X: @organicbotanic Blue Sky 3/9/23
🇪🇺N Ireland
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Photographs mine unless credited
X: @organicbotanic Blue Sky 3/9/23
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Proud dad moment.
My freshman daughter is openly masking at school — and wrote about it in her student paper.
In a culture that pressures kids to conform, choosing prevention takes backbone.
This isn’t about fear.
It’s about care.
Have a read:
champaignchronicle.com/staff_name/k...
My freshman daughter is openly masking at school — and wrote about it in her student paper.
In a culture that pressures kids to conform, choosing prevention takes backbone.
This isn’t about fear.
It’s about care.
Have a read:
champaignchronicle.com/staff_name/k...
Champaign Central Chronicle
The Student News Site of Champaign Central High School
champaignchronicle.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Proud dad moment.
My freshman daughter is openly masking at school — and wrote about it in her student paper.
In a culture that pressures kids to conform, choosing prevention takes backbone.
This isn’t about fear.
It’s about care.
Have a read:
champaignchronicle.com/staff_name/k...
My freshman daughter is openly masking at school — and wrote about it in her student paper.
In a culture that pressures kids to conform, choosing prevention takes backbone.
This isn’t about fear.
It’s about care.
Have a read:
champaignchronicle.com/staff_name/k...
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Most universities: “Don’t misuse AI.”
We asked:
What does responsible AI use actually look like across teaching, research, and governance?
So we built it.
seanmullen.com/senateit/ai-...
Is your campus thinking this deeply?
We asked:
What does responsible AI use actually look like across teaching, research, and governance?
So we built it.
seanmullen.com/senateit/ai-...
Is your campus thinking this deeply?
UIUC Senate IT Committee: Institutional Guidance on AI
seanmullen.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Most universities: “Don’t misuse AI.”
We asked:
What does responsible AI use actually look like across teaching, research, and governance?
So we built it.
seanmullen.com/senateit/ai-...
Is your campus thinking this deeply?
We asked:
What does responsible AI use actually look like across teaching, research, and governance?
So we built it.
seanmullen.com/senateit/ai-...
Is your campus thinking this deeply?
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Robert Peston, "Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?"
Zack Polanski, "Firmly very much in favour"
"Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure"
"Whether its economically, socially, culturally"
Zack Polanski, "Firmly very much in favour"
"Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure"
"Whether its economically, socially, culturally"
February 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Robert Peston, "Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?"
Zack Polanski, "Firmly very much in favour"
"Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure"
"Whether its economically, socially, culturally"
Zack Polanski, "Firmly very much in favour"
"Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure"
"Whether its economically, socially, culturally"
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Pippa Crerar, "Would you write off university fees?"
Zack Polanksi, "We need to look at abolishing tuition fees and bring back maintenance grants"
"We need a conversation about debt forgiveness"
Zack Polanksi, "We need to look at abolishing tuition fees and bring back maintenance grants"
"We need a conversation about debt forgiveness"
February 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Pippa Crerar, "Would you write off university fees?"
Zack Polanksi, "We need to look at abolishing tuition fees and bring back maintenance grants"
"We need a conversation about debt forgiveness"
Zack Polanksi, "We need to look at abolishing tuition fees and bring back maintenance grants"
"We need a conversation about debt forgiveness"
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Part One of my exploration of Jeffery Epstein's relationship with the Musk brothers is now live.
Unpacking the first year or so of the documented relationship, it shows how Epstein pursued Elon through connections and "girls," and hints at possible motivations.
niedermeyer.online/2026/02/10/m...
Unpacking the first year or so of the documented relationship, it shows how Epstein pursued Elon through connections and "girls," and hints at possible motivations.
niedermeyer.online/2026/02/10/m...
There's more than a whiff of Musk in the Epstein Files
Explore the relationship between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein, as documented in the Epstein Files.
niedermeyer.online
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Part One of my exploration of Jeffery Epstein's relationship with the Musk brothers is now live.
Unpacking the first year or so of the documented relationship, it shows how Epstein pursued Elon through connections and "girls," and hints at possible motivations.
niedermeyer.online/2026/02/10/m...
Unpacking the first year or so of the documented relationship, it shows how Epstein pursued Elon through connections and "girls," and hints at possible motivations.
niedermeyer.online/2026/02/10/m...
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no you don't have to show ID to board a train
this guy is relentlessly pathetic
this guy is relentlessly pathetic
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
no you don't have to show ID to board a train
this guy is relentlessly pathetic
this guy is relentlessly pathetic
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Matt Goodwin labelled ‘chicken’ after pulling out of first by-election hustings
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mat...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mat...
Matt Goodwin labelled 'chicken' after pulling out of first by-election hustings
Matt Goodwin has been accused of 'chickening out' of the first hustings for the Gorton and Denton by-election, citing "concerns about impartiality."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Matt Goodwin labelled ‘chicken’ after pulling out of first by-election hustings
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mat...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mat...
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🚨Gorton and Denton by-election
Nigel Farage has called for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM
Nigel Farage has called for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM
🚨Gorton and Denton by-election
Surely by now we can all see that Reform is a party that thrives on division, fuels anger, and uses the scapegoating of minorities to gain support.
We are so much better than that.
DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
youtu.be/cWWf1mZhlGk?...
Surely by now we can all see that Reform is a party that thrives on division, fuels anger, and uses the scapegoating of minorities to gain support.
We are so much better than that.
DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
youtu.be/cWWf1mZhlGk?...
🚨Gorton and Denton by-election - JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 8:03 AM
🚨Gorton and Denton by-election
Nigel Farage has called for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM
Nigel Farage has called for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM
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Russian influence debate in parliament: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
No #reform members took part. #grifternomics
No #reform members took part. #grifternomics
Russian Influence on UK Politics and Democracy - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Russian Influence on UK Politics and Democracy' on Monday 9 February 2026.
hansard.parliament.uk
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Russian influence debate in parliament: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
No #reform members took part. #grifternomics
No #reform members took part. #grifternomics
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No Reform MPs turned up to the debate on Russian influence on UK politics yesterday, because we are confident that we already know how it works and don’t need any further advice.
February 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
No Reform MPs turned up to the debate on Russian influence on UK politics yesterday, because we are confident that we already know how it works and don’t need any further advice.
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Wes Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say.
He had majority of just over 500 votes in the last election.
He would take Labour further to the right. Funded by healthcare companies, handing the NHS to corporations and private equity.
He had majority of just over 500 votes in the last election.
He would take Labour further to the right. Funded by healthcare companies, handing the NHS to corporations and private equity.
Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say
Health secretary poised to make leadership bid after May local elections to pre-empt a potential challenge from rival Rayner, MPs close to him say
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Wes Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say.
He had majority of just over 500 votes in the last election.
He would take Labour further to the right. Funded by healthcare companies, handing the NHS to corporations and private equity.
He had majority of just over 500 votes in the last election.
He would take Labour further to the right. Funded by healthcare companies, handing the NHS to corporations and private equity.
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All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for “Special Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for “Special Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
Mass shooting in Canada: Tumbler Ridge, BC school shooting update provided at press conference
Two shootings at a school and a home left at least nine people dead and dozens others wounded in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in what a Canadian official described as one of the…
Two shootings at a school and a home left at least nine people dead and dozens others wounded in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in what a Canadian official described as one of the…
Mass shooting in Canada: Tumbler Ridge, BC school shooting update provided at press conference
Two shootings at a school and a home left at least nine people dead and dozens others wounded in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in what a Canadian official described as one of the worst mass shootings in Canada's history. Officials provided an update on the Tumbler Ridge school shooting at a press conference hours after the incident in the small, northeastern BC town near the Alberta border.
fllics.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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Mass shooting in Canada: Tumbler Ridge, BC school shooting update provided at press conference
Two shootings at a school and a home left at least nine people dead and dozens others wounded in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in what a Canadian official described as one of the…
Two shootings at a school and a home left at least nine people dead and dozens others wounded in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in what a Canadian official described as one of the…
Mass shooting in Canada: Tumbler Ridge, BC school shooting update provided at press conference
Two shootings at a school and a home left at least nine people dead and dozens others wounded in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in what a Canadian official described as one of the worst mass shootings in Canada's history. Officials provided an update on the Tumbler Ridge school shooting at a press conference hours after the incident in the small, northeastern BC town near the Alberta border.
fllics.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Mass shooting in Canada: Tumbler Ridge, BC school shooting update provided at press conference
Two shootings at a school and a home left at least nine people dead and dozens others wounded in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in what a Canadian official described as one of the…
Two shootings at a school and a home left at least nine people dead and dozens others wounded in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in what a Canadian official described as one of the…
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Today I run the risk of annoying everyone.
Starmer got the Mandelson appointment spectacularly wrong and deserves to be held accountable.
I’m just not convinced that his resignation is the answer.
Starmer got the Mandelson appointment spectacularly wrong and deserves to be held accountable.
I’m just not convinced that his resignation is the answer.
This Won’t Be Popular: Starmer Got It Wrong - But That Doesn’t Mean He Should Go
Starmer’s Mandelson decision was a spectacular lapse of judgement - and still not a case for detonating the Prime Minister.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Today I run the risk of annoying everyone.
Starmer got the Mandelson appointment spectacularly wrong and deserves to be held accountable.
I’m just not convinced that his resignation is the answer.
Starmer got the Mandelson appointment spectacularly wrong and deserves to be held accountable.
I’m just not convinced that his resignation is the answer.
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Lord Doyle, Keir Starmer's former director of communications, has been suspended from Labour's parliamentary party over his links with a convicted sex offender
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Labour comms chief Lord Doyle suspended over links to sex offender
Lord Doyle apologises for his past association with a former Labour councillor who admitted indecent child image offences.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Lord Doyle, Keir Starmer's former director of communications, has been suspended from Labour's parliamentary party over his links with a convicted sex offender
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ukraine has decided to try and hold a referendum at the same time which could defang the suggestion that Zelensky is not reflecting the will of the people which is rich coming from wannabe dictators Trump and Putin.
February 11, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Ukraine has decided to try and hold a referendum at the same time which could defang the suggestion that Zelensky is not reflecting the will of the people which is rich coming from wannabe dictators Trump and Putin.
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Trump: "I've cut hundreds of thousands of jobs"
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Trump: "I've cut hundreds of thousands of jobs"
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This level of Russian casualties is unbelievable. Putin is killing hundreds of thousands of people, Ukrainians and Russians, with his disastrous war.
‘At least 325,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict, according to the CSIS report, five times greater than in all Russian and Soviet wars combined since the second world war and at a ratio of at least twice Ukraine’s battlefield casualties.’
www.ft.com/content/ce74...
www.ft.com/content/ce74...
Russian army casualties in Ukraine surge
Rising number of men killed or missing in action makes a military breakthrough for Moscow less likely, officials say
www.ft.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:58 AM
This level of Russian casualties is unbelievable. Putin is killing hundreds of thousands of people, Ukrainians and Russians, with his disastrous war.
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Because it's not art.
That's why it's so dreadful.
That's why it's so dreadful.
As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Because it's not art.
That's why it's so dreadful.
That's why it's so dreadful.
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"They had driven almost seven hours from Froid, a town of about 200 people in the northeastern reaches of the state, to back one of their own..."
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/comm...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/comm...
Community members fight for Froid man facing immigration charge
GREAT FALLS — Roberto Orozco-Ramirez pleaded not guilty Monday to a federal charge of reentering the United States illegally in U.S. District Court in Great Falls.The detention hearing arraignment las...
www.newsfromthestates.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
"They had driven almost seven hours from Froid, a town of about 200 people in the northeastern reaches of the state, to back one of their own..."
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/comm...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/comm...
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Trump is terminating $600 million in public health grants from the CDC to four Democrat-led states because he is a pinche pendejo.
His war on public health is incessant and painful.
All because we said that drinking bleach was contraindicated in humans and ivermectin does nothing for COVID19.
His war on public health is incessant and painful.
All because we said that drinking bleach was contraindicated in humans and ivermectin does nothing for COVID19.
Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Trump is terminating $600 million in public health grants from the CDC to four Democrat-led states because he is a pinche pendejo.
His war on public health is incessant and painful.
All because we said that drinking bleach was contraindicated in humans and ivermectin does nothing for COVID19.
His war on public health is incessant and painful.
All because we said that drinking bleach was contraindicated in humans and ivermectin does nothing for COVID19.
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Trump: "Connecticut is an extremely corrupt voting place. That's why a guy like Blumenthal can keep getting elected. He admitted he cheated on the war. I went to Vietnam for a couple of days and I spent two more days than he did there. He was never there."
February 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Trump: "Connecticut is an extremely corrupt voting place. That's why a guy like Blumenthal can keep getting elected. He admitted he cheated on the war. I went to Vietnam for a couple of days and I spent two more days than he did there. He was never there."
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Vinay Prasad of the FDA has broken with the usual approval process and refuses to review Moderna’s new flu shot.
He claims that the proposed clinical trial, which would compare the new vaccine to an already approved one, “does not reflect the best-available standard of care”.
He claims that the proposed clinical trial, which would compare the new vaccine to an already approved one, “does not reflect the best-available standard of care”.
Moderna says FDA refuses to review its application for experimental flu shot
Moderna said the move is inconsistent with previous feedback from the FDA on the experimental influenza shot, called mRNA-1010.
www.cnbc.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Vinay Prasad of the FDA has broken with the usual approval process and refuses to review Moderna’s new flu shot.
He claims that the proposed clinical trial, which would compare the new vaccine to an already approved one, “does not reflect the best-available standard of care”.
He claims that the proposed clinical trial, which would compare the new vaccine to an already approved one, “does not reflect the best-available standard of care”.
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Our FDA has been hijacked by RFKJ & co. This is outrageous. “Moderna’s vaccine uses the same mRNA technology as its Covid shot.
In a release Tuesday, Moderna said the FDA did not identify any safety or efficacy concerns with the vaccine” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
In a release Tuesday, Moderna said the FDA did not identify any safety or efficacy concerns with the vaccine” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Our FDA has been hijacked by RFKJ & co. This is outrageous. “Moderna’s vaccine uses the same mRNA technology as its Covid shot.
In a release Tuesday, Moderna said the FDA did not identify any safety or efficacy concerns with the vaccine” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
In a release Tuesday, Moderna said the FDA did not identify any safety or efficacy concerns with the vaccine” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social