Maxine Smith (still following the science)
@cyclemaxine.bsky.social
Studied microbiology and genetics so am having problems understanding what is going through some people's brains atm. #covidisairborne
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⚠️ We didn't "Learn to live with Covid"
(or 'flu).
The public have been misinformed about the availability of protective masks.
You need to fix this @teamlabouruk.bsky.social!
#SackRitchie #Flu
(or 'flu).
The public have been misinformed about the availability of protective masks.
You need to fix this @teamlabouruk.bsky.social!
#SackRitchie #Flu
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
⚠️ We didn't "Learn to live with Covid"
(or 'flu).
The public have been misinformed about the availability of protective masks.
You need to fix this @teamlabouruk.bsky.social!
#SackRitchie #Flu
(or 'flu).
The public have been misinformed about the availability of protective masks.
You need to fix this @teamlabouruk.bsky.social!
#SackRitchie #Flu
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"We have to learn to live with covid" always meant we have to get used to taking precautions.
It never meant, as so many people believe it did, that we have to get used to being sick.
#MaskUp
The life you save could be your own.
It never meant, as so many people believe it did, that we have to get used to being sick.
#MaskUp
The life you save could be your own.
Do not catch COVID or flu it can damage your heart. Several of my friends are suffering confirmed heart damage from COVID. If you want to stay healthy do not believe our media saying it’s mild. Do not listen to some politicians. Listen to those impacted. #Maskup if you want to stay healthy.
December 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
"We have to learn to live with covid" always meant we have to get used to taking precautions.
It never meant, as so many people believe it did, that we have to get used to being sick.
#MaskUp
The life you save could be your own.
It never meant, as so many people believe it did, that we have to get used to being sick.
#MaskUp
The life you save could be your own.
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On this day long ago a child was born, who by the age of 30 would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton, born Dec. 25th 1642. 😂
Credit: Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Merry Festive season everyone, have a fabulous day. Do eat and drink too much, I sure will.
Credit: Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Merry Festive season everyone, have a fabulous day. Do eat and drink too much, I sure will.
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
On this day long ago a child was born, who by the age of 30 would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton, born Dec. 25th 1642. 😂
Credit: Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Merry Festive season everyone, have a fabulous day. Do eat and drink too much, I sure will.
Credit: Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Merry Festive season everyone, have a fabulous day. Do eat and drink too much, I sure will.
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The thing that gets me is these people are ‘getting on with life normally’ because ‘covid is a con that the government has tricked people into’. When actually the con was governments tricking people into returning to normal with minimal mitigations because of the economy.
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The thing that gets me is these people are ‘getting on with life normally’ because ‘covid is a con that the government has tricked people into’. When actually the con was governments tricking people into returning to normal with minimal mitigations because of the economy.
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And here’s a reminder of the actual value of those Brexit ‘freedoms’…
Sweet FA compared to what they have cost us.
(Private Eye)
Sweet FA compared to what they have cost us.
(Private Eye)
December 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
And here’s a reminder of the actual value of those Brexit ‘freedoms’…
Sweet FA compared to what they have cost us.
(Private Eye)
Sweet FA compared to what they have cost us.
(Private Eye)
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A strong charity sector is the result of governments increasingly neglecting their responsibilities. Charities that tackle poverty, healthcare, child safety, the arts, medical research, disabilities etc. shouldn't need to exist - and be wasting so much resource chasing donations. Tax the rich.
December 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A strong charity sector is the result of governments increasingly neglecting their responsibilities. Charities that tackle poverty, healthcare, child safety, the arts, medical research, disabilities etc. shouldn't need to exist - and be wasting so much resource chasing donations. Tax the rich.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Former UK chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI
Lucrative appointments for failed ministers.
They aren't hired for technical know-how but to exploit political links acquired with public money. What is the return to taxpayers for that investment?
Remember former PM Cameron lobbying for Greensill.
Lucrative appointments for failed ministers.
They aren't hired for technical know-how but to exploit political links acquired with public money. What is the return to taxpayers for that investment?
Remember former PM Cameron lobbying for Greensill.
Former chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI
Osborne said it was a privilege to become managing director of OpenAI for Countries based in London.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Former UK chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI
Lucrative appointments for failed ministers.
They aren't hired for technical know-how but to exploit political links acquired with public money. What is the return to taxpayers for that investment?
Remember former PM Cameron lobbying for Greensill.
Lucrative appointments for failed ministers.
They aren't hired for technical know-how but to exploit political links acquired with public money. What is the return to taxpayers for that investment?
Remember former PM Cameron lobbying for Greensill.
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Based in Spain with links to Russia, hardcore conservative campaign group CitizenGO’s accounts show it received over $7m of donations last year.
It closed its UK arm in 2023 – but we’ve revealed that the organisation is actually expanding its operations on these shores.
https://goodlaw.social/l1vd
It closed its UK arm in 2023 – but we’ve revealed that the organisation is actually expanding its operations on these shores.
https://goodlaw.social/l1vd
From Russia to the far right: the shadowy forces challenging the NHS puberty blockers trial | Good Law Project
CitizenGO is backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. Good Law Project’s undercover investigation shows that it’s ramping up its work in the UK.
goodlaw.social
December 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Based in Spain with links to Russia, hardcore conservative campaign group CitizenGO’s accounts show it received over $7m of donations last year.
It closed its UK arm in 2023 – but we’ve revealed that the organisation is actually expanding its operations on these shores.
https://goodlaw.social/l1vd
It closed its UK arm in 2023 – but we’ve revealed that the organisation is actually expanding its operations on these shores.
https://goodlaw.social/l1vd
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
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My wife's workplace have just reintroduced mandatory masks for staff and patients (out of hours/drop in).
Be safe folks.
Be safe folks.
NHS bracing for worst ever winter crisis in next fortnight amid rising flu cases
Hospitals treating record numbers of flu patients but worst is yet to come as medical bosses urge people to get vaccinated
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
My wife's workplace have just reintroduced mandatory masks for staff and patients (out of hours/drop in).
Be safe folks.
Be safe folks.
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Another COVID fraudster held to account for fraudulently obtaining an £80k bounce back loan!
The funds were spent on a share dealing platforms instead of supporting his business through the pandemic.
He is jailed for 2 years & 4 months and disqualified as a company director for 8yrs.
1/2
The funds were spent on a share dealing platforms instead of supporting his business through the pandemic.
He is jailed for 2 years & 4 months and disqualified as a company director for 8yrs.
1/2
Derby fraudster jailed after using Covid loan funds on share dealing platforms
Jail for Bounce Back Loan fraudster
www.gov.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Another COVID fraudster held to account for fraudulently obtaining an £80k bounce back loan!
The funds were spent on a share dealing platforms instead of supporting his business through the pandemic.
He is jailed for 2 years & 4 months and disqualified as a company director for 8yrs.
1/2
The funds were spent on a share dealing platforms instead of supporting his business through the pandemic.
He is jailed for 2 years & 4 months and disqualified as a company director for 8yrs.
1/2
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Number crunching: Individuals arrested within five days for suspected manslaughter after fire apparently related to building materials ripped through seven Hong Kong apartment blocks v individuals arrested over Grenfell
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Number crunching: Individuals arrested within five days for suspected manslaughter after fire apparently related to building materials ripped through seven Hong Kong apartment blocks v individuals arrested over Grenfell
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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The flu... "coming up" on CBC Metro Morning. They're going to talk about "why it's up".
I can tell you why -- or at least, in part. Because people have normalized going to school and daycare and work sick. They're not taking precautions. Clean air? No. Masking? No. Vaccination? No.
I can tell you why -- or at least, in part. Because people have normalized going to school and daycare and work sick. They're not taking precautions. Clean air? No. Masking? No. Vaccination? No.
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The flu... "coming up" on CBC Metro Morning. They're going to talk about "why it's up".
I can tell you why -- or at least, in part. Because people have normalized going to school and daycare and work sick. They're not taking precautions. Clean air? No. Masking? No. Vaccination? No.
I can tell you why -- or at least, in part. Because people have normalized going to school and daycare and work sick. They're not taking precautions. Clean air? No. Masking? No. Vaccination? No.
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It has everything to do with how modern societies handle complexity.
We are extraordinarily good at generating data and surprisingly bad at synthesizing it across domains. This forms the vacuum where false narratives take root, calcify, and finally break.
7/7
We are extraordinarily good at generating data and surprisingly bad at synthesizing it across domains. This forms the vacuum where false narratives take root, calcify, and finally break.
7/7
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It has everything to do with how modern societies handle complexity.
We are extraordinarily good at generating data and surprisingly bad at synthesizing it across domains. This forms the vacuum where false narratives take root, calcify, and finally break.
7/7
We are extraordinarily good at generating data and surprisingly bad at synthesizing it across domains. This forms the vacuum where false narratives take root, calcify, and finally break.
7/7
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Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
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Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat"
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat"
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
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We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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shouldn't the BBC be chasing down the Russian influence stories instead of confecting this?
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
shouldn't the BBC be chasing down the Russian influence stories instead of confecting this?
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Sometimes I imagine what it would have been like had we adapted to Covid instead of giving up.
If we had clean air in public spaces.
Respirators in healthcare.
Free masks for those who need them.
Better tests & treatment.
Paid time off.
We would all be healthier.
If we had clean air in public spaces.
Respirators in healthcare.
Free masks for those who need them.
Better tests & treatment.
Paid time off.
We would all be healthier.
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Sometimes I imagine what it would have been like had we adapted to Covid instead of giving up.
If we had clean air in public spaces.
Respirators in healthcare.
Free masks for those who need them.
Better tests & treatment.
Paid time off.
We would all be healthier.
If we had clean air in public spaces.
Respirators in healthcare.
Free masks for those who need them.
Better tests & treatment.
Paid time off.
We would all be healthier.