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New from Medscape (widely used by healthcare professionals)

"Multiple Abnormal Responses to Exertion Seen in ME/CFS" by @miriametucker.bsky.social

www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Sympathetic article.May require free registration
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
January 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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"Freedom of assembly is not a gift governments grant their citizens; it is a right that protects citizens from their governments. Look to Hungary. Britain should not have to learn that lesson the hard way."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall
I know enough about the erosion of civil rights to fear what I now see in the UK. Britons should understand how this ends, says Lydia Gall of Human Rights Watch
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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2025 – a year of challenges and anti-racist resistance
2025 – a year of challenges and anti-racist resistance 
Image: Anti-fascists assemble in their thousands in Tower Hamlets as part of the Unity Demonstration on 25 October 2025  Last year was a
standuptoracism.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
Grok deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's body into a bikini
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Telling someone to “go home” is not clumsy language
Reform's Chris Parry apologises for Lammy 'go home' post - BBC News
Reform mayoral candidate Chris Parry had posted that David Lammy's "loyalty lies" in the Caribbean.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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❗️📽️ NEW VIDEO

"WHO'S PAYING FOR YOUR LUNCH?"

We asked UK politicians why they went to a Labour Friends of Israel lunch

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TgN...
Labour MPs caught attending Israel lobby lunch
YouTube video by Declassified UK
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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"14 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in Israeli attacks across the strip [yesterday]"

Yesterday Israel bombed displaced families living in makeshift tents. There is no ceasefire.
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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January 9, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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Staff at Durham University are balloting to strike over workloads and job insecurity.

“Goodwill is not limitless.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
Strike ballot looms at Durham University over workloads and job insecurity
Staff at Durham University are moving towards a strike ballot after senior management refused to engage constructively with the union over untenable workloads and worsening job insecurity, UCU announc...
www.ucu.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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The Open University
www.open.ac.uk
January 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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AUSTRALIA SCORCHER
Another 47C day in this terrible heat wave which didn't break too many records but few good ones

Intense heat also at nightime
Gluepot SA had its hottest night in history:Min 32.6C

On the weekend Historic heat in New Zealand:
Up to 38/39C in the North Island
January 9, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Cartoon by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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“The US is moving from a hypocritical and ambiguous policeman of the market mechanism to a particularly predatory and uncompromising geopolitical player.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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On Tuesday, the Israeli military invaded Birzeit University, attacking students with live ammunition.

Israel's scholasticide is a core part of its attempt to obliterate the collective life of the Palestinian people.

We have written to Yvette Cooper urging the British government to take action.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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A settler attack near Deir Sharaf, northwest of Nablus, left two Palestinians injured and several vehicles burned at the Al-Juneidi nursery.
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Reform Cllr David Thomas removed from Cwmbran council

www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/2574111...
Reform leader booted off council for failing to show up to meetings
Councillor kicked off council as he failed to show up for its meetings.
www.southwalesargus.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Aberdeen University staff vote on strike action amid dispute over cuts #StopTheCuts #NoCompulsoryRedundancies www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdee...
Aberdeen University staff vote on strike action amid dispute over cuts
Union members at Aberdeen are being asked whether they support strike action
www.aberdeenlive.news
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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Year of Climate Action
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Improving access to safe abortion care reduces maternal mortality and morbidity, supports gender equality, and contributes to achieving sustainable development goals.
Understanding Abortion Care: WHO Guidelines, Global Health Impact, and Access Challenges
Comprehensive overview of abortion care based on WHO health guidelines. Learn about safe abortion procedures, global statistics, healthcare access barriers, and the impact on maternal health worldwide...
observervoice.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Palestinian sources told a Saudi newspaper that 'an Israeli special force kidnapped an Islamic Jihad operative, not far from Palestine Square in Gaza City'; They claimed the IDF believes the operative has a direct connection to the holding of the last remaining hostage
December 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Just doing a clear out and found this letter of mine in the ME Association magazine in response to the psychiatrist, Peter White.

In my humble opinion, since 2000 he has done more harm to #MECFS patients than anyone else in the world.

#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #PwME
December 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM