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"All conspiracy theories are, at heart, a rejection of the Enlightenment. They are a retreat from upper functions towards our reptile brain.” Another insightful newsletter from Ian Dunt. If you haven’t discovered the Origin Story podcast he does with Dorian Lynskey yet, I urge you to try it out.

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New analysis from @thefabians.bsky.social‬, released today, shows living standards declined under the 2019-2024 government for the first time on record. For the poorest households, incomes fell to levels not seen in nearly three decades. Read more: buff.ly/GmL4KUz #livingstandards

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Particularly dangerous with covid-19 “The study underscores the alarming prevalence of co-infection between COVID-19 and Klebsiella pneumoniae, potentially exacerbating the clinical severity of patients and posing challenges to treatment strategies.“ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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And they just kept digging that hole… “This only applies to those people who head outdoors on the pretext of enjoying some fresh air and who then cut off the street and engage in unneighbourly activities such as having barbecues, singing and playing the guitar.” 🎸 🎵 😂

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Here is the rose garden at Mottisfont looking divine. That is all.

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AOC: The girls are fighting aren’t they

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If you need a breather from all this bullshit, here's a photo of Earth. From Saturn. We're that slightly brighter star at centre right.

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Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report: 19 May to 1 June 2025 "COVID-19 has been the leading cause of acute respiratory infection mortality across 2023– 2025" Reported cases so far this year: 🔹COVID: 77,097 🔹Influenza: 96,579 🔹RSV: 61,873 Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

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In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz. The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.

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Trump is pulling out the stops to protect Putin--now trying to block the new sanctions bill in the Senate. www.yahoo.com/news/trump-u...

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New study in JAMA Pediatrics shows long COVID symptoms in young children differ from adults. Infants/toddlers often experience sleep issues, fussiness, dry cough, and tiredness. About 14-15% of children with prior COVID likely had long COVID. buff.ly/pn22ATQ

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We’ve got the 👏 receipts 👏 proof 👏 timelines 👏 screenshots 👏 on this messy breakup. The internet lives forever!

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Bannon advising Trump to investigate Musk because he is “of the strong opinion that he is an illegal alien.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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Musk just lit the match: “Trump is in the Epstein files.” This isn’t just beef - it’s leverage. The government he helped build is turning on him. When billionaires fall out, buried truths surface.

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Exclusive: Impoverished countries may be denied $12 million in contraceptives and HIV-prevention medications that have already been purchased by the U.S., an examination by The Post found.

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Taïwan 🇹🇼 Plus de 64k de nouveaux cas COVID à Taïwan la semaine dernière. Les autorités sanitaires considèrent que d'ici fin juin, il y a aura chaque nouvelle semaine au moins 100k nouveaux cas.

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Remember, the insurance industry is keeping tabs on Covid! 👀👇 Long COVID Accounts for Three Quarters of California Workers' Comp COVID Claim Payments | CWCI (June 3, 2025) www.cwci.org/press_releas...

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“Mel has a kind face. But no obvious talent or skillset. He is only the shadow chancellor because someone has to be. There are only 120 Conservative MPs and almost all are either halfwits or certifiable or both.” 😂

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Ooh can someone do a “Puppy love” version of this please?

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Weather forecaster explains how cuts impact his ability to warn of hurricane dangers accurately.

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Iron deficiency in human pregnancy is very common (20%)

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NEW ANALYSIS: UK's solar power surges 42% to a new record, after the sunniest spring on record * For the first time, solar was >10% of UK generation in consecutive months (April/May 2025) * In 2025, solar has already avoided gas imports that would've cost £600m www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...

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“If universities start to fail, it will be disastrous for Labour MPs and their constituents. It would be the modern equivalent of the factory closure, or the end of the pit. “And despite how some Labour MPs seem to imagine their voters, it would be Labour’s core supporters who were most affected.”

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USA: A study in The Journal of Gerontology using data from 3.6 million Medicare patients diagnosed as having COVID from October 2021 to March 2023 found that 3.9%—about 140,000—were diagnosed with long COVID after symptoms lasting at least 1 year. Study: academic.oup.com/biomedgeront...

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This is not normal politics

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Physician associates will be renamed to stop patients mistaking them for doctors

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lol

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Big news: The Trump administration has essentially proposed shutting down tribal colleges and universities, displacing more than 20,000 students. My latest for ProPublica:

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Trump and Republicans "Big Beautiful Bill" is a disgusting abomination according to Musk. Republican Senator Rand Paul said Trump's big beautiful bill will add 5 Trillion to the debt. "This will be the greatest increase in the debt ceiling ever, and the GOP owns this now."

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A federal judge barred the Trump administration from withholding hormone treatment from more than 1,000 transgender inmates under an executive order signed by President Trump.

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The House budget bill would kick 15 million people off health insurance, according to @centeronbudget.bsky.social But the damage won’t stop there—weaker local economies that rely on health spending could lose 850,000 jobs b/c of Medicaid cuts: www.epi.org/blog/house-b...

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Further evidence that suggests regular vaccination reduces risk of Long Covid. Personally, this is why I get vaccinated every six months. On a societal level, making vaccination widely available would reduce population prevalence of Long Covid. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lon...

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Whoa

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Judge deals Trump another legal loss with executive order block www.rawstory.com/trump-execut...

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Explosive mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone overwhelms health systems www.science.org/content/arti...

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