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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 9h

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Prof Michael Rigby @michaeljrigby.bsky.social · 8h

Inspired and spot on - unfortunately!

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13h

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 1d

Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr. "We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Prof Michael Rigby @michaeljrigby.bsky.social · 1d

Striking - the poster boy representing the face of US Federal Control of citizens 2025.

Prof Michael Rigby @michaeljrigby.bsky.social · 1d

The missing link(s) in the evolution of Under-Armour?

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Prof Michael Rigby @michaeljrigby.bsky.social · 1d

The power of knowledge may be self-effacing but robust, and withstand the banging of hollow drums.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 1d

When leaders say "there are more important things to focus on" than the current pandemic, they are saying that there are more important things to focus on than brain injury, organ damage, long term disability in kids, immune dysfunction etc - and that sounds totally absurd if you think about it

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Prof Michael Rigby @michaeljrigby.bsky.social · 1d

Never lose being grounded in the natural environment. The maelstrom may have valuable components, but is also the destructive diversion from what matters and the reward that goes with it.

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EP Press Service @press.europarl.europa.eu · 1d

Luc Frieden: “We cannot give up on the rules-based system and international law”

Addressing MEPs, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden stressed Europe must recommit to its core values of liberty, democracy, and the rule of law.

Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

Luc Frieden: “We cannot give up on the rules-based system and international law” | News | European Parliament

Addressing MEPs, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden stressed Europe must recommit to its core values of liberty, democracy, and the rule of law.

www.europarl.europa.eu

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Forbes @forbes.com · 2d

Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last shutdown.

Why Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers Could Be Key In Ending Shutdown

Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last shutdown.

www.forbes.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

when you try and get your PhD advisor to review your manuscript 😂

Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable

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Prof Michael Rigby @michaeljrigby.bsky.social · 1d

Some planning dude just loved the '60s (understandably!). An unknown legend of his own era.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

You gotta love Queens

Map of Queens showing 60th Ave, 60th Ct, 60th Dr, 60th Ln, 60th Pl, 60th St

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Shannon 🦇💩🤪 GOOD TROUBLE 💙💙💙 @shannonmaebreen.bsky.social · 2d

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Prof Michael Rigby @michaeljrigby.bsky.social · 5d

Already out to consultation in County Kildare. Community buy-in and due process are important for gaining support.

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Robert Challis @robertchallis.bsky.social · 5d

I support trickle-up economics where people doing important work to keep society supplied and running are well remunerated in the hope that a little of their wealth will trickle up to provide managers, politicians, lawyers, investors, speculators etc with the basic necessities of life.

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Prof Michael Rigby @michaeljrigby.bsky.social · 5d

But the Dutch system is at national level, and makes parliamentarians remote from the electorate.
Single transferable vote retains the representation responsibility.

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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 5d

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Marketman52 @marketman52.bsky.social · 6d

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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chrissmigliano.bsky.social @chrissmigliano.bsky.social · 9d

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 8d

I love how, when you ask ChatGPT a hard question and it says "thinking", there's a button you can press "skip this step". I guess that's how some human brains work too....

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 8d

Saturday 27th September marked the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington railway, the world’s first steam railway in 1825

northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/hist...

Darlington celebrates the 200th anniversary of the railways

Saturday 27th September marked the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington railway, the world’s first steam railway in 1825

northeastbylines.co.uk

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · 10d

The elephant pretends to eat this gentleman's hat! ♥️

#bluesky #animals #natuer #wildlife

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 11d

Was looking for cooking instructions on a prepared meal (literally: "cook at 350 for 20 min" level instructions). Instead they had QR code on package with "scan for cooking instructions!" It led to a web page with instructions for two dozen prepared meals, none of which was the one I was preparing.

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