Alex Miller-Fik
@millerfik.bsky.social
I am a Lecturer in Nursing. Professional interests in public health and nurses in academia. Chronic walker, bothered about the Anthropocene.
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Casey Eberl, a Canadian nurse, recently returned from #Gaza after two assignments with Doctors Without Borders from Aug. to Oct. 2024 and Feb. to Mar. 2025.
Watch her firsthand account of the challenges medical teams face during mass casualty incidents with limited resources.
Watch her firsthand account of the challenges medical teams face during mass casualty incidents with limited resources.
June 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Casey Eberl, a Canadian nurse, recently returned from #Gaza after two assignments with Doctors Without Borders from Aug. to Oct. 2024 and Feb. to Mar. 2025.
Watch her firsthand account of the challenges medical teams face during mass casualty incidents with limited resources.
Watch her firsthand account of the challenges medical teams face during mass casualty incidents with limited resources.
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Victory for wild camping at the Supreme Court!
The verdict is a relief– but Dartmoor remains the *only* place in England & Wales where the public has a right to wild camp
Labour must now pass a new right to roam act to defend & extend the public’s access rights
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The verdict is a relief– but Dartmoor remains the *only* place in England & Wales where the public has a right to wild camp
Labour must now pass a new right to roam act to defend & extend the public’s access rights
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules
Case came to supreme court after court of appeal determined the term ‘open-air recreation’ included camping
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Victory for wild camping at the Supreme Court!
The verdict is a relief– but Dartmoor remains the *only* place in England & Wales where the public has a right to wild camp
Labour must now pass a new right to roam act to defend & extend the public’s access rights
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The verdict is a relief– but Dartmoor remains the *only* place in England & Wales where the public has a right to wild camp
Labour must now pass a new right to roam act to defend & extend the public’s access rights
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
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The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
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“[Chalk streams] are globally significant ecosystems and are largely restricted to our shores. So we have a huge responsibility to protect them.”
Really disappointing for this amendment I moved in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee to be vetoed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Really disappointing for this amendment I moved in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee to be vetoed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Attempt to protect rare chalk streams in planning bill rejected by Labour MPs
Government vetoes cross-party effort to protect threatened waterways from push to rip up environmental red tape
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
“[Chalk streams] are globally significant ecosystems and are largely restricted to our shores. So we have a huge responsibility to protect them.”
Really disappointing for this amendment I moved in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee to be vetoed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Really disappointing for this amendment I moved in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee to be vetoed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I’m sorry but if your students use AI to write papers and you use AI to grade them zero school is happening. You are running together on a hamster wheel
Why even have a brain, any ideas, any ability to express them, any kind of communication with other people, any desire to solve problems or invent anything, any reason to learn, any use for your eyes or your heart, or any reason to teach or create
April 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I’m sorry but if your students use AI to write papers and you use AI to grade them zero school is happening. You are running together on a hamster wheel
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I started my PhD in COVID and now I feel like I'm walking on land mines for postdoc funding sources. We're having a really difficult time right now, everything feels so uncertain. It's disheartening when you put so much work into something only for the field to fall apart at the finish line.
I feel terrible for early-career scientists who had to endure the COVID lockdown to start their careers, and now this funding bullshit from the Trump administration. 🤬
May 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I started my PhD in COVID and now I feel like I'm walking on land mines for postdoc funding sources. We're having a really difficult time right now, everything feels so uncertain. It's disheartening when you put so much work into something only for the field to fall apart at the finish line.
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Grim. Chabal, who was an extraordinary player, can no longer recall anything about any rugby match, nor the birth of his daughter, because of repeated bangs to his head. As players have got bigger and stronger, this inherent danger has got worse.
Le rugby et le mal des commotions cérébrales : « Notre sport a été destructeur pour un certain nombre de garçons »
Le rugby et le mal des commotions cérébrales : « Notre sport a été destructeur pour un certain nombre de garçons »
Le sujet est revenu sur le devant de la scène après la prise de parole de l’ex-international français Sébastien Chabal, qui ne se souvient plus « d’une seule seconde d’un match de rugby ».
www.lemonde.fr
April 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Grim. Chabal, who was an extraordinary player, can no longer recall anything about any rugby match, nor the birth of his daughter, because of repeated bangs to his head. As players have got bigger and stronger, this inherent danger has got worse.
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Richard J. Evans: “The fascist project was to remake human beings into a new kind of ruthless, hard, pitiless entity [and] to expunge humanitarianism from the political system and from people’s consciences.”
Elon Musk sys that he and President Trump are in the process of shutting down the U.S. Agency for International Development, escalating their war on the federal bureaucracy and defying the constitutional power of Congress to determine how money is spent.
Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID
Musk announced the planned closure of the foreign assistance agency early Monday morning on social media.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Richard J. Evans: “The fascist project was to remake human beings into a new kind of ruthless, hard, pitiless entity [and] to expunge humanitarianism from the political system and from people’s consciences.”
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“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear.”
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear.”
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Self-Learning Netflix Algorithm Produces Jeffrey Dahmer Stand-Up Special
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April 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Self-Learning Netflix Algorithm Produces Jeffrey Dahmer Stand-Up Special
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🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Thirty years of draconian anti-protest laws have led us to this.
Wanted: a civil society coalition - a social movement - to repeal these godawful, anti-English, unpatriotic laws.
I had hoped a certain Human Rights lawyer in No10 might agree.
bsky.app/profile/quak...
Wanted: a civil society coalition - a social movement - to repeal these godawful, anti-English, unpatriotic laws.
I had hoped a certain Human Rights lawyer in No10 might agree.
bsky.app/profile/quak...
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thirty years of draconian anti-protest laws have led us to this.
Wanted: a civil society coalition - a social movement - to repeal these godawful, anti-English, unpatriotic laws.
I had hoped a certain Human Rights lawyer in No10 might agree.
bsky.app/profile/quak...
Wanted: a civil society coalition - a social movement - to repeal these godawful, anti-English, unpatriotic laws.
I had hoped a certain Human Rights lawyer in No10 might agree.
bsky.app/profile/quak...
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An Australian man in his forties has become the first person in the world to leave hospital with an artificial heart made of titanium
The device could be a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ
https://go.nature.com/427bLLh
The device could be a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ
https://go.nature.com/427bLLh
Man survives with titanium heart for 100 days – a world first
Nature - The device, to be tested in more people, could be used as a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ.
go.nature.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
An Australian man in his forties has become the first person in the world to leave hospital with an artificial heart made of titanium
The device could be a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ
https://go.nature.com/427bLLh
The device could be a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ
https://go.nature.com/427bLLh
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You say you can’t balance food production and have lynx well @johnswinney.bsky.social you are failing Scotland as every other European country manages it. More about sheep and votes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
John Swinney rules out reintroduction of lynx to Scotland - BBC News
The first minister tells farmers that no carnivorous species will be reintroduced under his government.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
You say you can’t balance food production and have lynx well @johnswinney.bsky.social you are failing Scotland as every other European country manages it. More about sheep and votes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Rachel Reeves holds newts in contempt, it seems.
So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words.
Newt-lovers, unite!
So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words.
Newt-lovers, unite!
January 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Rachel Reeves holds newts in contempt, it seems.
So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words.
Newt-lovers, unite!
So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words.
Newt-lovers, unite!
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I am frankly gobsmacked that this is allowed in major journals.
January 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I am frankly gobsmacked that this is allowed in major journals.
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This is an utterly wonderful film––16 minutes of quiet magic.
King of the Fells: a homage to Joss Naylor, the Lake District shepherd who broke record after record for fell-running, fuelled by Guinness & apples, powered by his seemingly untireable legs & spirit.
www.theguardian.com/sport/video/...
King of the Fells: a homage to Joss Naylor, the Lake District shepherd who broke record after record for fell-running, fuelled by Guinness & apples, powered by his seemingly untireable legs & spirit.
www.theguardian.com/sport/video/...
King of the Fells: Joss Naylor, the shepherd with an unbeatable running record
Fell running is a demanding endurance sport and Joss Naylor ran with all his heart. Fuelled by apple cake and Guinness, the English sheep farmer broke multiple long-distance running records. He died ...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is an utterly wonderful film––16 minutes of quiet magic.
King of the Fells: a homage to Joss Naylor, the Lake District shepherd who broke record after record for fell-running, fuelled by Guinness & apples, powered by his seemingly untireable legs & spirit.
www.theguardian.com/sport/video/...
King of the Fells: a homage to Joss Naylor, the Lake District shepherd who broke record after record for fell-running, fuelled by Guinness & apples, powered by his seemingly untireable legs & spirit.
www.theguardian.com/sport/video/...
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With that simulation you can tap the screen to see wind speeds in kph. Off the west of Donegal just now it’s showing 120ish (75 mph). Glasgow only 40ish (25 mph). But remember, this is a simulation showing average speeds, gusts can easily be double. Not a day for venturing out.
January 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
With that simulation you can tap the screen to see wind speeds in kph. Off the west of Donegal just now it’s showing 120ish (75 mph). Glasgow only 40ish (25 mph). But remember, this is a simulation showing average speeds, gusts can easily be double. Not a day for venturing out.
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Atmospheric pressure was off the bottom of the scale at 956 here in Glasgow earlier #StormEowyn. It’s now rising, 959, almost back on the scale. Apart from a tree down in a neighbour’s garden all is well here. Watch a dynamic simulation at earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
January 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Atmospheric pressure was off the bottom of the scale at 956 here in Glasgow earlier #StormEowyn. It’s now rising, 959, almost back on the scale. Apart from a tree down in a neighbour’s garden all is well here. Watch a dynamic simulation at earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
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