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US nuclear weapons return to the UK ready for the RAF

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Kevin Carson @kevincarson1.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 6h

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back - The Onion

https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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Dr Susi Arnott @susiarnott.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 13h

Thoughtful and clear from #SGR #scientistsforglobalresponsibility
"...increased security in Europe cannot be achieved by deploying yet more offensive and destructive nuclear weaponry..." #nato #russia @philipwebber https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/us-nuclear-weapons-return-uk-ready-raf

The UK government has announced a new nuclear role for the Royal Air Force using US bombs and aircraft. Dr Philip Webber, SGR, explores the disturbing implications of this surprise announcement. Article from Responsible Science journal no. 8 (2026). Advance online publication 7 October 2025.

www.sgr.org.uk

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

The EU’s Horizon research fund needs to stay a defence-free zone
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03221-2
It is time to sound the alarm as the EU’s research priorities face an unprecedented degree of political interference.

The EU’s Horizon research fund needs to stay a defence-free zone

Nature, Published online: 07 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03221-2 It is time to sound the alarm as the EU’s research priorities face an unprecedented degree of political interference.

Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03167-5
Those who cite scientific studies to support policies should take care to tell the whole story, especially when it’s complex.

Nature, Published online: 03 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03167-5 Those who cite scientific studies to support policies should take care to tell the whole story, especially when it’s complex.

The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in five charts
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03218-x
Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.

Nature, Published online: 07 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03218-x Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03193-3
Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03193-3 Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Aerial footage shows scale of destruction in Gaza after two years of war
https://www.itv.com/news/2025-10-07/aerial-footage-shows-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza-after-two-years-of-war

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Michael Heseltine tells @europeanmovement.co.uk event that the Farage's Reform and European populist far right parties are “equivalents to the fascists of the thirties” and adds: ”We have to deal with President Trump for the next 3 years. We don't need his mouthpiece anywhere near No.10.” ~AA 🔥

Robert Peston
@Peston
Heseltine has just addressed a packed meeting of the European Movement at Tory conference. He does not show the restraint of most party leaders in his critique of Farage and Reform: “right wing equivalents to the fascists of the thirties are back on the march: Le Pen in France, AfD in Germany, Fdl in Italy, Vox in Spain and conspicuously Reform in this country. Much of President Trump's language in America coincides with words here in Europe. The immigrant has replaced the Jew as the problem which needs a solution although recent events here have cast a dark shadow…We must make clear that we will never have any part in the populist extremism of Nigel Farage. We have to deal with President Trump for the next 3 years. we don't need his mouthpiece anywhere near Number 10.”
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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Want a security starter pack? https://ssd.eff.org/playlist/want-security-starter-pack Start from the beginning with a selection of simple steps.

Start from the beginning with a selection of simple steps. Surveillance impacts all of us, no matter where we live or what we do. While some of us might be directly affected, others may simply want to know what measures they can take to protect their communications and data from...

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Jane Goodall obituary: pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03227-w
She was a tireless advocate for conservation, the welfare of captive chimpanzees and the protection of habitats.

Jane Goodall obituary: pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03227-w She was a tireless advocate for conservation, the welfare of captive chimpanzees and the protection of habitats.

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Qualcomm is buying Arduino, releases new Raspberry Pi-esque Arduino board
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/arduino-retains-its-brand-and-mission-following-acquisition-by-qualcomm/
Qualcomm claims Arduino will keep its own branding and "open source ethos."

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

2025 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for macroscale quantum tunneling
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/2025-nobel-prize-in-physics-awarded-for-macroscale-quantum-tunneling/
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John Martinis built an electrical circuit-based oscillator on a microchip

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult”
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/former-whatsapp-security-boss-sues-meta-for-systemic-cybersecurity-failures/
Meta allegedly prioritized user growth over security, lawsuit said.

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/how-ants-can-kick-start-fermentation-to-make-yogurt/
Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it.

Original paper here […]

How different mushrooms learned the same psychedelic trick

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

How different mushrooms learned the same psychedelic trick
https://theconversation.com/how-different-mushrooms-learned-the-same-psychedelic-trick-266401

Original research paper here https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202512017

The discovery could also make the production of psilocybin in the lab more sustainable.

theconversation.com

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Here’s the real reason Endurance sank
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/heres-the-real-reason-endurance-sank/
The ship wasn't designed to withstand the powerful ice compression forces—and Shackleton knew it.

Original research paper here […]

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Wikipedia rebuts Ted Cruz attack, says Cruz just doesn’t understand the site
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/wikipedia-rebuts-ted-cruz-attack-says-cruz-just-doesnt-understand-the-site/
Wikipedia host's lawyer wants to help Ted Cruz understand how the platform works.

Families in Gaza still searching for the missing amid the rubble | Africanews

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Families in Gaza still searching for the missing amid the rubble https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/07/families-in-gaza-still-searching-for-the-missing-amid-the-rubble/

For now, families continue to dig through the ruins by hand, clinging to faith that even a trace — a ring, a bone, or a final word — might bring some closure to their endless search

www.africanews.com

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Misplaced fears? What the evidence reveals of the ecological effects of tidal power generation
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2688-8319.70124
This work provides foundations for environmental impact assessments of future tidal projects and may enable more informed […]

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Paco Hope wishes ill for JK Rowling @paco.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Thanks to my hardware store. New insult unlocked.

Photo of a white plastic bag with a UPC bar code. The text of the product name reads “BALLCOCK SHANK NUT BAG.”

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Qualcomm Buys Arduino, Will Bring AI Tools to Your DIY Tech Projects
https://uk.pcmag.com/components/160490/qualcomm-buys-arduino-will-bring-ai-tools-to-your-diy-tech-projects
The Arduino brand will remain for future products as it becomes part of the Qualcomm business. Plus, there's a brand-new […]

Study Claims Half of Brits Face Broadband Disruptions Twice a Month or More

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Optimizing small mustelid monitoring: Enclosed camera traps increase detection of the smallest carnivores https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2688-8319.70120

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Study Claims Half of Brits Face Broadband Disruptions Twice a Month or More
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025/10/study-claims-half-of-brits-face-broadband-disruptions-twice-a-month-or-more.html

Mobile and internet provider giffgaff has today published the results of a new 3Gem survey of 2,000 UK adults (conducted during Sept 2025), which claims to have

www.ispreview.co.uk

kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 1d

LinkedIn Sues Firm for 'Industrial-Scale' Network of Fake Data-Scraping Accounts
https://uk.pcmag.com/social-media/160439/linkedin-sues-firm-for-industrial-scale-network-of-fake-data-scraping-accounts
LinkedIn claims ProAPIs operates a network of fake accounts that scrape its members’ data, such […]