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Private firms profiting from UK asylum hotels

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine a world, in which people were rewarded for making the world a better place instead of for exploiting weaknesses in the system for financial gain. #capitalism #democracy #PoliSky #EconSky

The government pays millions each day to house asylum seekers in almost 400 hotels across the UK.

How Britain's ECHR membership became a political hot potato

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 6h

Leaving the #ECHR is a pseudo-solution with no prospect for a tangible positive impact on people's lives. But it would cause further divisions in an unsafe world. The real issues are the #climatecrisis, the consequences of the financial crisis/COVID-19, population ageing, the wars. #PoliSky

The extent to which leaving the Convention would make a difference to immigration has been greatly exaggerated, argues Lord Sumption

UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 5d

The only European countries that are not members of the European Convention human rights are Russia and Belarus... What else is there to know? #HumanRights #HumanRightsForAll #Humanity #PoliSky

The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

Conservatives would take UK out of ECHR, Badenoch confirms

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Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 5d

Leaving the European Convention of Human Rights is morally wrong. If we abandon human rights, because they are inconvenient, we have never earnestly believed in them... #HumanRights #HumanRightsForAll #Humanity #PoliSky

Leader says move is is necessary ‘to protect our borders, our veterans and our citizens’

Manchester synagogue attack: What we know so far

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Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 5d

We need more #love, not #hate!
#PoliSky

Two Jewish people were killed in a car and stabbing attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar.

The struggle to protect children from conspiracy theorist parents

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 5d

We are moving backwards towards an age of superstition. The main question is why? #misinformation #disinformation #MedSky 🧪 #PoliSky

The inquest following the death of Paloma Shemirani raises the question of how to prevent young people from health misinformation

Distinct adaptive strategies to cisplatin, vinblastine and gemcitabine in a panel of chemoresistant bladder cancer cell lines

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 5d

It is always nice to contribute to a research study with our Resistant Cancer Cell Line (RCCL) collection models. 🧪 #MedSky #AcademicSky

Aim: Urinary bladder cancer (UBC) often develops chemoresistance, reducing treatment effectiveness. This study aimed to investigate diverse molecular mechanisms underlying acquired resistance by estab...

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Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 6d

Who tries to coerce universities is not interested in the #truth, but tries to replace evidence and facts by ideology and beliefs. #academia #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Trump offers top universities funds if they boost conservative ideas

Brown and MIT among nine schools told to back conservative views or risk losing federal support, sparking free speech fears

Vaccination as a new form of cardiovascular prevention: a European Society of Cardiology clinical consensus statement: With the contribution of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC)...

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Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 9d

"Vaccination as a new form of cardiovascular prevention". #Vaccination #Vaccine #Vaccines #MedSky 🧪

Abstract. Vaccination is increasingly acknowledged as an effective preventive measure not only against specific infections, but also for the prevention of

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Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 11d

Nice to see that there are still people, who are prepared to state the obvious... #Migration #migrants #PoliSky

Keir Starmer calls Reform migrant policy 'racist' and 'immoral'

The prime minister said he needed

‘Free speech for me, not for thee’: how Trump’s censorship blitz is splitting the right

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Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 11d

You only believe in #FreeSpeech, if the same rules apply to everyone. #FreedomOfSpeech #PoliSky

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the US president has unleashed an assault on free speech. Some conservatives are questioning his razor sharp U-turn

‘Don’t trust Trump’: how UK health experts are fighting back against a war on medicine

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Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 11d

It is difficult to argue with people who have no appreciation for the truth. #misinformation #disinformation #PoliSky 🧪 #MedSky

Ministers and medical groups have acted quickly to limit fallout after US president made unproven link between paracetamol and autism

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 11d

The far-right play book on #SocialMedia. #PoliSky

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

Trump promised retribution - how far will he go?

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 11d

Donald Trump has encouraged "...his attorney general to target political opponents. He has suggested the goverment should revoke TV licences to bring a biased mainstream media to heel. He has targeted law firms he sees as adversaries..."
#PoliSky

As the US president pushes a crackdown on left-wing groups and openly targets political foes, critics ask where he's taking America

Keir Starmer to launch progressive fightback against ‘decline and division’ fuelled by far right

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Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 15d

“We’ve seen a nine-year-old black girl shot at in a racist attack. Chinese takeaways defaced. That sends a shiver down the spine of every right-minded Brit. This is not who we are.” #UK #HumanRights #Solidarity #PoliSky

Prime minister expected to warn UK is ‘at a crossroads’ as he sets out plan to counter Nigel Farage and Reform

How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 16d

A very worthwhile read: "What mattered above all else is being able to hear both sides of an argument and learn the facts behind them - without having that information controlled by governments, rich and powerful media owners, or anyone else." #FreeSpeech #MeSpeech #PoliSky

How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?

Senator Ted Cruz says FCC acted like 'mafioso' on Jimmy Kimmel

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 19d

An important and timely reminder that the rules of #FreeSpeech must apply to everyone in the same way. #PoliSky

The Texas senator affected a mobster accent to criticise how ABC was pressed to take action on the late-night host.

Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 19d

Stark number, 56% of the #UK electorate would like to reverse #Brexit, nearly 60% want to stay in #ECHR, 69% think that #migrants have not undermined Britain's culture. Why is this not reflected in the public discourse? Why is the political narrative exclusively shaped by a loud minority? #PoliSky

It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Martin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 20d

These are different conditions. Moreover, there is no perfect drug.