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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks @clivecookson.bsky.social for the thoughtful review of our book in FT #ScienceUnderSiege @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @publicaffairs1796.bsky.social

www.ft.com/content/c4dc...

Science Under Siege — a rallying cry against the ‘forces of darkness’

Two scientists go where many fear to tread in the fight against far-right disinformation on climate and vaccines

www.ft.com

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1h

An outfit a day

11th October 2025

Yay! Gothic and showing off my legs!
🦴💀☠️💀🦴

Rosewind in a short black/grey dress (skater style) the pattern is skulls and bones and roses on black and white and grey
Also grey shawl and white shell pearl and skull necklace and silver skull studs and also a lot of rings and black nail polish

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1h

An outfit a day

11th October 2025

Yay! Gothic and showing off my legs!
🦴💀☠️💀🦴

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 2d

horror movie posters but with muppets: thread

Oscar the Grouch in the movie poster for Alien.

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 1d

muppetized works of art: thread

Big Bird in Vincent van Gogh’s series called Sunflowers.

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 14h

Now then that I would love to own…

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Lenny Law @lennylaw.bsky.social · 15h

It’s an evening dress worn by Empress Maria Feodorovna, 1880-83, currently in the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.

I suspect that @rosewind.bsky.social would kill to own it.

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 17h

The Trump administration and its allies have taken several steps to ensure that medical schools in the US dismantle all diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

It is patients who will be the victims of this, write @gavinyamey.bsky.social and @michaeldgreen.com
www.bmj.com/content/391/...

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Dreamweasel @dreamweasel.bsky.social · 21h

1. There may be some kind of personal animosity against Nobel Peace Prize candidates who refuse responsibility for anything bad, demand adulation for anything good, and do everything in their power to conceal notorious lists of child-trafficking suspects from the public

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Dreamweasel @dreamweasel.bsky.social · 21h

TEN POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR WHY THE NOBEL COMMITTEE REJECTED DONALD TRUMP FOR THIS YEAR’S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

10. They probably had no idea he wanted one

9. For a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas to truly be considered Nobel-worthy, it must last longer than 45 seconds

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Even in the USA (and I know Americans simply cannot conceive that >95% of people are NOT AMERICAN) the RATES over TIME of circumcision and autism don’t show the faintest correlation?

And, WHAT ABOUT GIRLS?

You can have autism without having a penis

www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/he...

Products - Health E Stats - Trends in Circumcision Among Male Newborns Born in U.S. Hospitals: 1979–2010

Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates through December 2011

www.cdc.gov

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Even in the USA (and I know Americans simply cannot conceive that >95% of people are NOT AMERICAN) the RATES over TIME of circumcision and autism don’t show the faintest correlation?

And, WHAT ABOUT GIRLS?

You can have autism without having a penis

www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/he...

Products - Health E Stats - Trends in Circumcision Among Male Newborns Born in U.S. Hospitals: 1979–2010

Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates through December 2011

www.cdc.gov

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Nina @ninami.bsky.social · 1d

Yep ... not only are they very wrong medically speaking, they are also extremely myopic geographically speaking.

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Circumcision?

Seriously???

This is becoming farcical

Graphs from:
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

An outfit a day
Friday 10th October 2025

It’s Friday, I’m in love and wearing cherries!
Cherries on the dress, necklace and earrings

Also—the dress has pockets

Rosewind in a classic 1950s tea dress style dress with sweetheart neckline —she is in the “it’s got pockets one-hand only” pose.
The dress is black with red and green poppy motif, picked up by her jewelry

Rosewind’s hand with black nail polish and large chunky silver rings and three silver troll bead bracelets

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

An outfit a day
Friday 10th October 2025

It’s Friday, I’m in love and wearing cherries!
Cherries on the dress, necklace and earrings

Also—the dress has pockets

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton there with her:

I ATE’NT DEAD

card!

#pratchett #weatherwax #dolly

Handwritten sign with “I ATE’NT DEAD”

Which I ended up making as all the versions of Granny Weatherwax’s famous sign online seem to be subtly wrong

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton there with her:

I ATE’NT DEAD

card!

#pratchett #weatherwax #dolly

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Reminds me of this one star review of the wonderful Ancillary Mercy (by the author @annleckie.com )

Again—it’s like “fair description” BUT also: it’s the third book in the trilogy and how anyone read the first two books and left that as anything but five stars leaves me baffled…
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A review of Ancillary Mercy, it has one star:

“Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Edge in her voice. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Ancillary. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Edge in her voice. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Ancillary. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Edge in her voice. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Ancillary. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea.
Ancillary. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Edge in her voice. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Ancillary. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Edge in her voice. Tea. Tea. Ancillary. Ancillary. FISH SAUCE!”

It is liked (👍) by 279 people

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

not gonna lie, reading this made me laugh and also have maybe a little brain seizure *laughs*

a review of the Reeves/Winters production of Waiting for Godot:

A review of Keanu Reeves & Alex Winters production of WAITING FOR GODOT, clearly written by someone who has never read or seen it before (their name has been redacted bc god forbid they get piled on somewhere:)

Review of WAITING FOR GODOT on Broadway: One star

I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything I have ever experienced--and not in a good way.

What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonesensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried--truly tried--to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.

Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.

To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had--an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

(34 people found this helpful.)

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Reminds me of this one star review of the wonderful Ancillary Mercy (by the author @annleckie.com )

Again—it’s like “fair description” BUT also: it’s the third book in the trilogy and how anyone read the first two books and left that as anything but five stars leaves me baffled…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 2d

The BBC's justification for platforming Farage beyond the actual significance of his small parliamentary party are his polls. A rather cynical explanation, for he wouldn't be where he is without the constant, uncritical appearances he's given on the BBC. It's a (literally) vicious circle.

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 2d

Reminds me of Mitchell and Webb:

And yes, they ARE the baddies..

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKc...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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