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✅ 2025: Victories for disease control! The world scored major victories for disease control and elimination.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
December 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
✅ 2025: Victories for disease control! The world scored major victories for disease control and elimination.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
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Remarkably simple solution. If you don't want the backing of the far-right for your immigration policy, or to have people point out that you have their backing, don't base your immigration policy on the far-right's rhetoric and ideology.
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
Shabana Mahmood hits out at Tommy Robinson’s backing of Labour’s migration policy
Shabana Mahmood has said she finds it “deeply offensive” when MPs quote Tommy Robinson at her in the Commons, after the far-right activist backed the government’s sweeping asylum reforms. Asked about ...
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Remarkably simple solution. If you don't want the backing of the far-right for your immigration policy, or to have people point out that you have their backing, don't base your immigration policy on the far-right's rhetoric and ideology.
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
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"When people read erotic symbols into my paintings, they're really talking about their own affairs."
A very happy birthday to Georgia O'Keeffe, born on this day in 1887. O'Keeffe insisted that the abstract images, flowers and landscapes she painted were not depicting vulvas.
A very happy birthday to Georgia O'Keeffe, born on this day in 1887. O'Keeffe insisted that the abstract images, flowers and landscapes she painted were not depicting vulvas.
November 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"When people read erotic symbols into my paintings, they're really talking about their own affairs."
A very happy birthday to Georgia O'Keeffe, born on this day in 1887. O'Keeffe insisted that the abstract images, flowers and landscapes she painted were not depicting vulvas.
A very happy birthday to Georgia O'Keeffe, born on this day in 1887. O'Keeffe insisted that the abstract images, flowers and landscapes she painted were not depicting vulvas.
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collective memory is something you have to work at constantly, and the persistent drumbeat of land acknowledgements is an extremely valuable way to produce widespread consciousness of basic material fact of dispossession and genocide
my wokest opinion is that land acknowledgements are fine. people knowing a little bit about the land you're on, even if one isn't invested in a land back project, is not particularly worse than the status quo, even if one comes by this info in a way that is somewhat cringe and forced
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
collective memory is something you have to work at constantly, and the persistent drumbeat of land acknowledgements is an extremely valuable way to produce widespread consciousness of basic material fact of dispossession and genocide
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A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
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After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
Start Here (2025 Edition)
Are you questioning your gender and searching for fiction that’ll help you figure out what a transition might look like? Are you a trans woman or a femmeby who’s never seen herself on the tradition…
thetransfemininereview.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
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Good piece by @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social on the current state of the carbon markets.
Almost 3 years on from our investigation, the market is reforming, but has the Trump White House killed corporate interest in protecting forests?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Almost 3 years on from our investigation, the market is reforming, but has the Trump White House killed corporate interest in protecting forests?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘There is no money’: As carbon markets collapse, what happens to the forests they promised to protect?
After it was found most offsets did not represent real carbon reductions, the money dried up. But successful schemes such as Kasigau in Kenya now face a stark future
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Good piece by @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social on the current state of the carbon markets.
Almost 3 years on from our investigation, the market is reforming, but has the Trump White House killed corporate interest in protecting forests?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Almost 3 years on from our investigation, the market is reforming, but has the Trump White House killed corporate interest in protecting forests?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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On 13 January 2025, Keir Starmer announced his flagship policy for Britain’s “AI revolution”: AI Growth Zones.
⚠️WARNING ⚠️
These zones are deregulated corporate playgrounds. Communities pay for soaring bills, environmental devastation, with zero democratic say.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
⚠️WARNING ⚠️
These zones are deregulated corporate playgrounds. Communities pay for soaring bills, environmental devastation, with zero democratic say.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Labour’s AI Growth Zones: The Corporate Land Grab Disguised as Innovation
How Starmer’s government is carving up Britain into deregulated fiefdoms for Big Tech, without asking a single community
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
On 13 January 2025, Keir Starmer announced his flagship policy for Britain’s “AI revolution”: AI Growth Zones.
⚠️WARNING ⚠️
These zones are deregulated corporate playgrounds. Communities pay for soaring bills, environmental devastation, with zero democratic say.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
⚠️WARNING ⚠️
These zones are deregulated corporate playgrounds. Communities pay for soaring bills, environmental devastation, with zero democratic say.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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✅ Assessment of deregulation risks, potential land grabs & greenwashing by fossil fuel companies
✅ Transparency on digital AI Growth Zones
We're at 9,257 signatures - just 743 away from 10,000
At 10,000: Government MUST respond
At 100,000: Parliament considers debate
✅ Transparency on digital AI Growth Zones
We're at 9,257 signatures - just 743 away from 10,000
At 10,000: Government MUST respond
At 100,000: Parliament considers debate
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
✅ Assessment of deregulation risks, potential land grabs & greenwashing by fossil fuel companies
✅ Transparency on digital AI Growth Zones
We're at 9,257 signatures - just 743 away from 10,000
At 10,000: Government MUST respond
At 100,000: Parliament considers debate
✅ Transparency on digital AI Growth Zones
We're at 9,257 signatures - just 743 away from 10,000
At 10,000: Government MUST respond
At 100,000: Parliament considers debate
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My petition demands:
✅ Release of data on governance, funding & operations of ALL free zones
✅ Public review of impacts on job displacement & taxpayer value
✅ Scrutiny of 10-year corporate tax breaks split 90/10 in favour of the private sector!
✅ Release of data on governance, funding & operations of ALL free zones
✅ Public review of impacts on job displacement & taxpayer value
✅ Scrutiny of 10-year corporate tax breaks split 90/10 in favour of the private sector!
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My petition demands:
✅ Release of data on governance, funding & operations of ALL free zones
✅ Public review of impacts on job displacement & taxpayer value
✅ Scrutiny of 10-year corporate tax breaks split 90/10 in favour of the private sector!
✅ Release of data on governance, funding & operations of ALL free zones
✅ Public review of impacts on job displacement & taxpayer value
✅ Scrutiny of 10-year corporate tax breaks split 90/10 in favour of the private sector!
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URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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“The sexual abuse began when I was nine years old."
A French teenager shares how her father got away with drugging and sexually assaulting her for years, until her hair sample was tested. Find out more about Lilwenn and other survivors' stories here: aje.io/NoMoreShame
A French teenager shares how her father got away with drugging and sexually assaulting her for years, until her hair sample was tested. Find out more about Lilwenn and other survivors' stories here: aje.io/NoMoreShame
November 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“The sexual abuse began when I was nine years old."
A French teenager shares how her father got away with drugging and sexually assaulting her for years, until her hair sample was tested. Find out more about Lilwenn and other survivors' stories here: aje.io/NoMoreShame
A French teenager shares how her father got away with drugging and sexually assaulting her for years, until her hair sample was tested. Find out more about Lilwenn and other survivors' stories here: aje.io/NoMoreShame
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it gets tiring to keep explaining what it means to be poor to people.
it is not that poor people don’t know that cooking is cheaper:
cooking costs time. it costs pots and pans. it costs a working stove and your utilities on. it costs you’ve been on your feet all day and your babies are tired.
it is not that poor people don’t know that cooking is cheaper:
cooking costs time. it costs pots and pans. it costs a working stove and your utilities on. it costs you’ve been on your feet all day and your babies are tired.
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
it gets tiring to keep explaining what it means to be poor to people.
it is not that poor people don’t know that cooking is cheaper:
cooking costs time. it costs pots and pans. it costs a working stove and your utilities on. it costs you’ve been on your feet all day and your babies are tired.
it is not that poor people don’t know that cooking is cheaper:
cooking costs time. it costs pots and pans. it costs a working stove and your utilities on. it costs you’ve been on your feet all day and your babies are tired.
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NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
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I heard there was a secret mash
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
October 28, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I heard there was a secret mash
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
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There will be no "clarity" on Tory plans to strip people of ILR, because it's utterly unworkable & designed simply to try & our Reform, Reform. This "plan" is clearly for optics, though unimaginably cruel & dangerous, and should just be condemned unequivocally.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Labour demands clarity on Tory plan to strip thousands of right to stay in UK
Anna Turley says legally settled people threatened by Katie Lam’s proposals deserve urgent clarification
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There will be no "clarity" on Tory plans to strip people of ILR, because it's utterly unworkable & designed simply to try & our Reform, Reform. This "plan" is clearly for optics, though unimaginably cruel & dangerous, and should just be condemned unequivocally.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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In case anyone needs a gift link for the column. Take care www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | Trump Posted a Video of Himself Dumping Excrement on Our Cities. It’s a Glimpse of His Deepest Drives.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In case anyone needs a gift link for the column. Take care www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
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Migrants already "earn the right to settlement" through extortionate visa costs, which can run into tens of thousands of pounds. They prop up key services, including through the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Pushing the hostile environment on steroids helps no-one.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pushing the hostile environment on steroids helps no-one.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mahmood demands migrants earn right to settlement in UK
New tests will include learning English to a high standard, paying National Insurance and not claiming benefits.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Migrants already "earn the right to settlement" through extortionate visa costs, which can run into tens of thousands of pounds. They prop up key services, including through the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Pushing the hostile environment on steroids helps no-one.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pushing the hostile environment on steroids helps no-one.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Need help identifying AI-generated text? The Wikimedia Foundation has a handy guide.
Here’s a handy guide to help you spot AI writing.
Source image from Wikimedia Foundation It’s always a bit surprising to me how trusted Wikipedia has become, since I spent my entire childhood being told by adults to never, ever, trust it. But the …
buff.ly
September 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Need help identifying AI-generated text? The Wikimedia Foundation has a handy guide.
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I’d bet many college/uni admins think of Covid as their biggest “leadership test,” one they may pat themselves on the back for.
But I’m convinced that history will judge the aggressive imposition of GenAI across the educational sector as a test *many* magnitudes greater. So far… 1/
But I’m convinced that history will judge the aggressive imposition of GenAI across the educational sector as a test *many* magnitudes greater. So far… 1/
September 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I’d bet many college/uni admins think of Covid as their biggest “leadership test,” one they may pat themselves on the back for.
But I’m convinced that history will judge the aggressive imposition of GenAI across the educational sector as a test *many* magnitudes greater. So far… 1/
But I’m convinced that history will judge the aggressive imposition of GenAI across the educational sector as a test *many* magnitudes greater. So far… 1/
Today's read
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Food forests are everything’: creating edible landscapes helps nature thrive in Afro-descendant lands
Agroforestry systems in Latin America practised by local communities are a boon to biodiversity, according to research
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Today's read
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...