3/ Research as been funded in an open and equitable manner with peer review sitting at the centre of the process. This has changed and will to the detriment of us all. As illustrated in this essay history tells us it's a long way back from here!

2/ As a scientist siting outside the USA it would be easy take a "serves you blood right" stance for allowing Trump into the White House. But that is a sentiment that must be voided. The USA has led scientific research for decades bringing enormous benefit to mankind.

This is an excellent and fascinating article well worth reading. It should be a concern not just for the USA but also the rest of the world.

So true about our media and their balanced approach that includes selected interviews. Agree there is far too little real analysis.

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Just a friendly reminder. If the US had taken only a small fraction of the money and military equipment it has squandered fighting and losing to Iran, and instead helped Ukraine, the Middle East would be more stable and Russia would be facing defeat.

Excuse the language but probably justified

These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...

I am not a religious person but from what I understand this is an important contribution to the debate. An excellent summary given by Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart @therestpolitics.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/ther...

Wonderful!

Every Journalist should confront Trump with his own lies like this.

One word. Pathological

Damn it to hell along with all those Russian perpetrators of this human madness. I cannot condemn all ordinary Russians but I can a lot of them as they remain complicit. The rest of the free world needs to step up properly. This could have been halted years ago if they had.

When assembling your dog, please make sure that you follow the instructions carefully.

Let it be clear: you are wanted here.

This is a classic example of following what local voters want rather than taking a political stance and arguing the positive reasons for it. In essence Nandy et al want to align with Reform's right wing view just to secure votes. FFS have the bottle to stand up for what most open minded voters want!

Odious little man

Trump's real aim. Espionage to help inform his plans for his new ballroom

Very funny 🤣

"Nigel Farage is not winning because the British public has suddenly become obsessed with visa policy. He is winning because he offers emotional certainty in an age of institutional exhaustion." This is so good from @bearlypolitics.co.uk. www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/i-dont-thi...

Happy 100th Birthday to David Attenborough! Thank you for a lifetime of inspirational broadcasting, and all your work to promote the understanding of evolution and the natural world.

This is not new but is so good and brilliantly acted it is worth watching again. And of course a take on the old Monty Python scene from the Life of Brian. Exquisite

Long ago and far away, my great grandma was in service in one of the big houses in the Lake District. One day, the house had visitors. Not unusual to have visitors in big country houses just before the first world war. The women who were helped down from the car were thin. Starved, you might say,

Little reminder for those Conservative Party and Reform plc politicians who think Britain should follow the US economic model :

10 out of 10 for whoever did this.

The Embassy of Iran in South Africa sent a message to the Embassy of Ukraine informing us about the opening of a book of condolences for the deceased ayatollah and his associates. Ukrainian Ambassador Dr. Olexander Scherba sent them a response.

Apologies if already seen but this did amuse me.

BBC lost their way some time ago. I stopped watching BBC news when it became a magazine programme and "balanced" reporting became asking the "man" in the street and giving equal airtime to the minority view.

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Simply wonderful if true. Such delicious irony!

I just wish someone could sit this F-wit down with POTUS et al and explain in the language of a 5 year old what the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty are www.nato.int/en/about-us/...

www.instagram.com/reel/DVsDP1S... Sadly Empires were never built on humanitarianism. We should have learnt they are not mutually exclusive.

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But will they do a Goneril and Regan on him. I doubt it. Also, Trump is already mad and doesn't need the consequences of his actions to turn him that way!

I know there is a "national memorial" at the Royal Free Hospital to health workers who courageously lost their lives for us during COVID but surely they deserve something more high profile and public? They should all be named for giving up their lives in the line of duty. #theguardian #COVID

Unbelievable! How can these people live with themselves.

Trump pushes America first but when other countries push for their self interest first his toys go out the pram. UK must stay out of this conflict. It would not serve us well.

Telling. Given the endless propaganda & lies in the right-wing press (and now often on the BBC, thanks to its relentless platforming of the racist right) I suspect these 'perception' nos. would be worse now.

Seconded.

Everyone's pointing out what a disaster this by-election was for Labour, but the Tories only managed a few hundred more votes than the Monster Raving Loonies. Perhaps they should consider some sort of pact?

The full picture is always worthy of scrutiny not the brief distorted sound bites of racists. Thank you @monkemma.bsky.social

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Very powerful imagery

Such a powerful image in Le Monde. (The writing on the plane says "Neutral athletes") Cartoon by: Letton Gatis Sluka

My University where I have spent almost my entire career. Happy birthday!

Proud to have been part of this amazing 200 year journey.

I have been following Niall and his endeavour to address the stray dog problem for quite a few years now. This is a hard one to watch. Thank goodness that there are occasional things that one can follow that shows the goodness of humanity. This being one of them. Keep up this amazing work Niall.

For someone who has worked in ocular biology for may years this may be of interest to readers.