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Inactive conservationist and campaigner. General nuisance.
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Heroin addict and steroid abuser wants the rest of us to to make as smart decisions about our health as he has.

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

Richard Tice... why... just what is this scumbag about?

The Lettuce.🤣🤣🤣

It's the 40th anniversary of Eastenders - so which soap opera do Britons say is their favourite? EastEnders: 9% Coronation Street: 8% Emmerdale: 7% Hollyoaks: 2% Something else: 2% N/A - I don't like any soap operas: 68% yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...

Reform are Nazi supporters so not surprised.

YouGov's final MRP of the 2025 German election shows a clear lead for the Christian Democrats, with gains for the AfD and The Left CSU/CSU: 220 seats (+23 from 2021) AfD: 145 (+62) SPD: 115 (-91) Greens: 94 (-24) The Left: 55 (+16) BSW: 0 (New) FDP: 0 (-91)

The problem with Blue Labour - elements of which you'd expect me to be attracted to - is that the world it idealised is not coming back, and can't come back. (1/2)

No more Frankenchicken -- end the suffering! Clean up supply chains and commit to better chicken welfare standards!! action.eko.org/a/no-more-fr...

Dear #sophiefromromania is having another slow day mostly snuggled up in the prof’s office - she’s not quite in top form

BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

‼️ The US is demanding half of the revenues from ports and other infrastructure as part of a new proposal for a deal with Ukraine on minerals, — New York Times

Despite claiming to love his country, Nigel Farage’s silence on Trump, Putin and Ukraine shows where his loyalties really lie www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/agent-farage

Mick Lynch wants a progressive wealth tax with the richest paying the same as everyone else on PAYE, 47%. That would bring in hundred of billions, it is time for the richest to pay what everyone else has been paying their whole lives.

In this crazy, unstable and dangerous world it is utter madness to remain out of the EU. #RejoinEU #Rejoin

The #FinancialSector - centre of dysfunction and risk to the security of us all #TooMuchFinance www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Labour, like the Tories, are available to the highest donor.

We have to get the #BigMoney out of politics. #democracy - it would be a good idea

They're behaving like mobsters because they are mobsters.

“The postwar era is over. The global architecture built in 1945 is being burned to ground by Trump. Europeans need to plan for, & invest in, a future where they have to defend themselves without the US.That future does not loom in the distance. It is already here” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Saeed Nazir, of Owler Lane in Sheffield, broke a tree preservation order by felling about 30 trees between August 2019 and January 2023. £65,000 fine.

The UK's anti-protest laws pre-legitimise far right authoritarianism. Labour must repeal them now. My column today. www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

Rather than focusing on unproven, deeply uncertain, small modular nuclear reactors and carbon capture and storage, we should be focusing on #greenjobs that work for people and communities

Trump again raises idea of running for an unconstitutional third term The suggestion followed a stretch of days in which Trump referred to himself as a king and quoted a dictator in suggesting that he was immune from following laws www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

People i know who had a Tesla have sold them. Nobody wants a Tesla now

“Our closest ally, the United States, is now supporting Russia, removing itself from the defence of Europe and the UK..We've got to make the defence of our country our top priority" @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

❗️🤬 “Putin controls over 99% of Luhansk region and 75% of the territories of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Donetsk. These four regions are now part of Russia, and Ukraine will never return them,” Reuters quotes the Russian General Staff.

The submarine cable connecting Finland and Germany has been damaged again in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish prosecutor's office has opened a preliminary investigation into the incident. yle.fi/a/74-20145166

The Defense Tech Innovations Forum 2025 was held in Kyiv, where the Trembita drone-missile was presented for the first time. Flight range up to 200 km, warhead - 20 kg, speed 150 m per second. Cost - 4,000 dollars.

Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone with a very unusual design. It uses TM-62 anti-tank mines as wheels

Ukrainian drone-carrier of FPV drones.

A former Soviet intelligence officer has claimed Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename "Krasnov" Who would have guessed www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

Wow! The number of @bsky.app users just passed 32 MILLION! 👏 LETS DO THIS!

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. LET’S FUCKING GO!!!! apnews.com/article/dei-...

CPAC proves too fascist for French far right leader ... who quits in disgust www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Keir Starmer is on course to facilitate the far-right winning not only the next election but he is actively executing far-right policies from the neoliberal playbook. Thread www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

Once might just be a mistake. Twice proves it isn’t. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02... Is the fascist salute to become a norm again?

Thames Water have been allowed to add another £3 billion to their existing £19 billion of debt. They've run up this bill by paying out huge amounts to bosses and shareholders instead of investing in our water infrastructure. It's time for water to be run for people, not profit.

Rachel Reeves is off to chat with investment bankers about how to boost ‘economic growth’. We’ve got an idea! Instead of chatting with super-rich bankers, how about we tax them fairly and use the money to invest in decent public services for everyone 🤔

Reeves consulting "Abrdn, BlackRock, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Schroders". When will she talk to representatives of pensioners, children, "left behind" communities? #democracy - it would be a good idea news.sky.com/story/reeves...

📈 Average UK private rents increased by 8.7% over the last 12 months. 🚨 The sector is out of control and contributing to widening inequality and homelessness. 💚 The Green Party would introduce rent controls to stop the exploitation of private renters by landlords.