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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10h

Like the Tories, the Labour government is trying to drive down the number of people who qualify for disability benefits by insisting there has been an epidemic of “overdiagnosis”: a favourite theme of the BBC and the junktanks of Tufton Street. Never mind the science: what outcome do we want?

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19h

So many of these controversies rely on the company doing crisis pr that fuels the flames of the controversy further. Turns out if you just grey rock it, they get bored and move on. It's difficult to sustain that level of outrage longer than a few days.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20h

Libs of Tiktok, Elon Musk, and Robbie Starbuck put everything they had into trying to push a boycott of Netflix over LGBTQ characters in their shows.

Netflix ignored them and the stock is back up. Turns out bots don't actually cancel accounts.

Screenshot of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock summary on October 7. The closing price is $1,191.06 USD, up +27.75 (2.39%) for the day. The day’s trading range shows a low of $1,177.46 and a high of $1,201.36. Previous close was $1,163.31. Market cap is $506.11B, P/E ratio is 50.75, with no dividend yield. The 52-week high is $1,341.15 and the 52-week low is $677.88. A line graph shows intraday stock price movement, peaking above $1,190 before settling at the closing price.

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 22h

⚠️The NHS once protected us.

Now, millions of Clinically Vulnerable people are being told we don’t qualify for a Covid vaccine - even as new variants spread.

This is a dangerous, preventable mistake.

#KeepCovidBoosters

NEW CVF BLOG - Screenshot of top of page

A Preventable Winter Crisis: Why Clinically Vulnerable People Need Your Help

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

I'm curious about this too

Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 1d

So, theoretically… What happens if a governor in say Illinois or Oregon, calls up their National Guard, to keep the Texas National Guard from operating in their state?

www.ksat.com/news/texas/2...

Greg Abbott authorizes Trump to deploy Texas National Guard to other states

Shortly after the governors’ dueling posts on X Sunday night, a federal judge temporarily blocked the deployment of any state national guards to Oregon.

www.ksat.com

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 3d

"Polarisation may be an unhelpful term .... It implies that both sides are becoming equally extreme. Arguably the real dynamic is that elements of the right have hardened, embracing positions that would have been unacceptable a decade ago" on.ft.com/46TGRHs by @henrymance.ft.com 1/

How polarised is Britain?

Behind media perceptions of a sharpening political divide is a more complicated picture

on.ft.com

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Sherrill Stroschein @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social · 3d

NHS flu jab clinic yesterday.
Many of us were kicked off the Covid jab list this year.
Nurse: "Yes, a lot of people are upset about that."

This is a public health fail.

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 3d

It is but currently with COVID being airborne it’s very unsafe for the 13 million clinically vulnerable patients the government hasn’t vaccinated. We can’t continue to treat people like this without our NHS being overwhelmed. This government doesn’t care about patient safety.

#CleantheAir

Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 3d

TAKE A SEAT

Government believes that simply attaching the words 'online', 'digital' or 'virtual' to any NHS problem instantly solves it, those actually working within the NHS know that the opposite applies

Face to face, human interaction with the right tools is the best answer

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 3d

We are now in a race to the bottom. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Newspaper headlines: 'Tory 'ICE' force would deport 150,000 a year' and 'Tony of Arabia'

The Tory party's immigration plans and former PM Tony Blair's possible role in Gaza make Sunday's papers.

www.bbc.com

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 3d

This is to me the most baffling aspect. Who would place a bet that the next three years won't feature some terrible horror in the US from the outfit that Badenoch and Jenrick specifically say they want to copy? bsky.app/profile/smka...

smkali.bsky.social @smkali.bsky.social · 3d

The ICE raids aren’t popular even in America. Why do they think people want it here?

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Sherrill Stroschein @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social · 5d

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Sherrill Stroschein @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social · 5d

This is an amazing show - an original art form I would call dance theatre. I saw it previously and it is now at a theatre in Barnes 8-11 October. Definitely recommend!
Link below.

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Sherrill Stroschein @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social · 5d

Instead of raising wealth taxes, this is what has happened.
People are now spending less often on these kinds of small things because they are expensive. How is that going to help the economy, exactly?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What a £5 coffee (or a £100 Pizza Express) tells us about a changing Britain | Gaby Hinsliff

For many Gen Xers, it feels like we’re sliding back towards the land of our childhoods: where eating out was for special occasions, and Thermoses were king, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 5d

I rather suspect that the move from a regular flow of people between the UK and EU to people only coming for specific jobs or settling will also have raised costs significantly in hospitality. And was arguably politically linked to a rising minimum wage.

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 5d

NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson explores how UCL’s oversubscription crisis has left hundreds of international students in limbo - raising fresh questions about whether UK universities are operating within consumer law buff.ly/TBG7zay

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Sherrill Stroschein @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social · 5d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

www.nytimes.com

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 5d

The PCR positivity map is out, and it's evident that everywhere is seeing a significant surge.

UKHSA positivity has risen to 11.83%.

Adjusted for non-reporting areas, we make that 13.77%.

jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...

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Sherrill Stroschein @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social · 6d

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...

It’s Extremely Divisive of You to Tell the Truth

Our nation is incredibly divided right now, and the last thing we need is someone standing up and further dividing us with statements based in fact...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 6d

Molly said she thought it was "very important" that children and young people gave evidence to the UK COVID Inquiry.

"Too often children like me have felt abandoned and failed, our struggles minimised and ignored," she said.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #COVIDInquiry

Covid Inquiry: 'Since having Covid my life's completely changed'

A teenager has told the Covid-19 inquiry she often feels

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sherrill Stroschein @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

International students left in limbo by UCL after university exceeds visa allocations

Hundreds of students accepted on courses facing costs and even deportation after being told to defer studies until 2026

www.theguardian.com

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 6d

Read the full document quoted today - under the section

Module 8 Children and Young People

www.longcovidkids.org/uk-covid-inq...

#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #CovidInquiry

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 6d

We are pleased to share that our full witness statement is now available online.

You can read the statement ,and associated documents that were highlighted during evidence today.

Go gently.

www.longcovidkids.org/uk-covid-inq...

#CovidInquiry #Statement

UK COVID INQUIRY | Long Covid Kids

This page outlines Long Covid Kids’ involvement in the UK COVID-19 inquiry, sharing how we’ve represented children, young people, and families affected by Long Covid and related conditions at a nation...

www.longcovidkids.org

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 6d

The Lancet @buonsenso.bsky.social

The take-home message from this study is clear: long COVID is here to stay, even in children, and can be exacerbated by reinfections and sustained by high viral circulation. Governments, health-care systems, and

#LongCovidKids

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Sherrill Stroschein @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social · 6d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Met warns that hostile states are recruiting youths for crime

Cdr Dominic Murphy's warning comes weeks after three people were convicted in a case linked to Russia.

www.bbc.co.uk

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crboxfoundationuk.bsky.social @crboxfoundationuk.bsky.social · 7d

💥 We have really exciting news!
Starting today for one month @smartairuk.bsky.social will donate 1 air cleaner in kind to us for every 10 they sell!

For more details read this:

go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk/76TBlzW

#cleanairforkids
#cleanair

Smart Air UK

Our mission is to improve human health by supplying and promoting the use of air purifiers to clean indoor air.

go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk

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