Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia)
@prosobranchia.bsky.social
Retired NHS Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner/ Prescriber/ erstwhile marine biologist, archaeological digger.
Likes cooking, Darts (Caballeros), quizes, and loves Helen. Trainee Grandad.
Refugee from "Twitter". Cumbrian.
Likes cooking, Darts (Caballeros), quizes, and loves Helen. Trainee Grandad.
Refugee from "Twitter". Cumbrian.
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Putting your head in the sand doesn't make problems go away. It just makes you worse-prepared to handle them. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Putting your head in the sand doesn't make problems go away. It just makes you worse-prepared to handle them. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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For humans, static electricity is a curiosity. For insects, it can be life or death: spiders use it to catch prey, bumblebees to collect pollen, and nematodes to leap onto passing flies.
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@tomlumperson.bsky.social
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@tomlumperson.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
For humans, static electricity is a curiosity. For insects, it can be life or death: spiders use it to catch prey, bumblebees to collect pollen, and nematodes to leap onto passing flies.
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@tomlumperson.bsky.social
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This is both disgusting and expected.
The Scumbag-in-Chief
The Scumbag-in-Chief
December 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is both disgusting and expected.
The Scumbag-in-Chief
The Scumbag-in-Chief
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When human beings have become monsters it looks like this
Statements such as below are indicative of what one party either openly embraces or tolerates for political gain. Forget Russia and China, the biggest threat to the country has been staring us in the face for a decade now.
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
When human beings have become monsters it looks like this
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this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
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Thw frog lord has an advent calendar courtesy of @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage's Russian Influence Advent Calendar
Byline Times has compiled a festive offering of the prize moments when the Reform leader has gifted the political agenda to Vladimir Putin and Russia
bylinetimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Thw frog lord has an advent calendar courtesy of @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE AUCTION ALERT
Hi everyone. Never before have I sold any signed SgtPepper framed prints but to commemorate 10 years (and the end of the project) I am auctioning off one professionally hand framed large signed print of each year starting tonight at chrisBarkerprints.co.uk
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Hi everyone. Never before have I sold any signed SgtPepper framed prints but to commemorate 10 years (and the end of the project) I am auctioning off one professionally hand framed large signed print of each year starting tonight at chrisBarkerprints.co.uk
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December 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
EXCLUSIVE AUCTION ALERT
Hi everyone. Never before have I sold any signed SgtPepper framed prints but to commemorate 10 years (and the end of the project) I am auctioning off one professionally hand framed large signed print of each year starting tonight at chrisBarkerprints.co.uk
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Hi everyone. Never before have I sold any signed SgtPepper framed prints but to commemorate 10 years (and the end of the project) I am auctioning off one professionally hand framed large signed print of each year starting tonight at chrisBarkerprints.co.uk
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Oh My Goodness...
The memes are getting better by the minute‼️
The memes are getting better by the minute‼️
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Oh My Goodness...
The memes are getting better by the minute‼️
The memes are getting better by the minute‼️
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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T. Joseph Mattingly estimates that the 2025 measles outbreak in Texas will cost $90M. Measles is expensive. It's also preventable. Vaccination increases productivity & reduces costs.
Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Penny wise, pound foolish: The cost of reduced support for measles prevention
Measles, a vaccine-preventable disease previously declared eliminated in the United States, is reemerging with over 1400 cases reported in 2025. This …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
T. Joseph Mattingly estimates that the 2025 measles outbreak in Texas will cost $90M. Measles is expensive. It's also preventable. Vaccination increases productivity & reduces costs.
Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
September 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
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"It's a complete and utter failure of public health for us to lose our elimination status for a vaccine-preventable disease." 🧪
US on the brink of major public health failure
Under the watch of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr a vaccine-preventable disease has continued to spread across the US.
www.abc.net.au
August 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"It's a complete and utter failure of public health for us to lose our elimination status for a vaccine-preventable disease." 🧪
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It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says
Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop...
www.pbs.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
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It is entirely reckless to abandon this lifesaving research.
Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.
This makes us less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.
This makes us less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It is entirely reckless to abandon this lifesaving research.
Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.
This makes us less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.
This makes us less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
I must share this.
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Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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July 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I must share this.
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There is no rationale for removing every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replacing them, except for RFK Jr. to appoint members who spread disinformation.
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
RFK Jr. says he is removing all 17 members of CDC's vaccine advisory committee
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.
abcnews.go.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
There is no rationale for removing every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replacing them, except for RFK Jr. to appoint members who spread disinformation.
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
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#Gaza has become a "mass grave." Palestinians and humanitarian workers are enduring extreme suffering as Israeli forces escalate their offensive.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
April 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Gaza has become a "mass grave." Palestinians and humanitarian workers are enduring extreme suffering as Israeli forces escalate their offensive.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
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