'Why don't women trust the NHS?' people still sometimes wonder

I'm rewatching The OC as part of #nostalgiamaxxing but the adult in me has extreme anxiety about the fate of these 3 glass vases behind the Cohen's sofa. I really hope they're glued down.

Hard to believe I’m even writing this. Meteorological summer hasn’t even begun, yet Paris, France has already logged more days above 32°C than its annual average.

Incredible frontline reporting in the @nytimes.com from the epicenter of the #Ebola outbreak. People are dying from lack of basic healthcare. In world with so much wealth, that this is happening is an indictment of the state of our world. A must read! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/w...

Populism not just inevitably stupid, it expects you to be stupid.

Ok so don't borrow from them then, that's fine. Do it all with taxes, knock yerself out

In addition, literal stacks of M4000 chemical bombs, used by the Assad regime to drop sarin on civilians in 3 recorded incidents, were found and photographed. Yet more evidence everything we published at Bellingcat based on our open source investigations of chemical attacks was accurate.

SANA has published a picture of Syrian-designed and produced M4000 binary sarin bombs that have now been turned over to the OPCW for verification and destruction. This is the type of bomb dropped on Khan Sheikhoun that killed 100 and injured 100s. sana.sy/en/syria/231...,

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This is 14% of Lebanon's territory. Functionally indistinguishable from what Russia has done in Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea.

Back in my day kids with 100% attendance might have got a certificate-these days kids who've been unwell (including undergoing chemo or being in intensive care!) are being excluded from school trips or large prizes. It was infuriating when it was a certificate, it is even worse now

There is very little that beats the feeling of finishing shearing (the 2 sheep I was planning/hoping to do today, anyway) *just* before the thunderstorm starts

The Trump administrations’s widespread and systematic attack upon civilians at sea continues. Killing for kicks and content.

It's too hot and I don't like it

I really really want one

Amidst hantavirus & Ebola outbreaks, the world has not paid much attention to this devastating (and totally preventable) outbreak of measles in Bangladesh Since mid-March, the country has seen more than 60,000 suspected cases and 528 suspected measles-related deaths!! www.npr.org/2026/05/24/g...

Statement from IFRC that 3 staff died from Ebola after exposure March 27 pushes back the start clock of this outbreak that clearly has been spreading for months.

How vulnerable children became a gold mine for investors This piece by Chris Smyth, Alan Smith and Jennifer Williams is worth your time as.ft.com/r/b1fb6cb0-4...

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

This is unsettling. The #Ebola confirmed and suspected case count is at 958 already in DRC, with 5 confirmed cases in Uganda. (Uganda doesn’t often disclose suspected case numbers.) This has all the makings of an ugly and protracted outbreak. x.com/com_mediasrd...

Entirely normal Saturday evening-driving home with a tank of unwanted stick insects

Amazon adverts are *really really* keen that I book a cruise. Um, no thanks.

A lot of our discourse seems to assume that 1) these wrong beliefs somehow arise naturally and 2) politicians have a duty to behave as if these wrong beliefs are true. It saves asking questions about old and new media, or doing anything brave, but it’s rotting our society and economy.

There's no "study," this is based on a crank manifesto with only four footnotes written by a bunch of health grifters. Why is the Guardian covering this like it has any academic credibility?

The Starmer government will do anything to avoid having to persuade the public of something or fund a cash transfer:

‘Oh but he’s not REALLY anti-‘ right but that’s worse.

Principles only count if you do them when there is a real cost. Otherwise, they are just opinions.

I’m not sure why this isn’t being mentioned more, but: IRS policy for 50 years has been that the sitting president & VP get audited every year, in an effort to reassure the public they’re not corruptly abusing the office to enrich themselves.

It would be great if the government could spend some time trying to solve the many, many real problems facing the UK – instead of imaginary ones. UK retail operates on *tiny* margins – averaging around 4p in the £1. Supermarkets are cheap and efficient: food is expensive because inputs cost more.

A reminder that the idea that Crimea is 'naturally' Russian ignores the fact that Stalin deported the indigenous Crimean Tatar population, & that Putin is now doing his best to destroy their identity again.

After having consulted the #DRC & #Uganda where the #Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus is known to be currently occurring, I determine that the epidemic constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), as defined in the provisions of IHR. My statement: bit.ly/4wGGiwX

Left my cousin's (wonderful) wedding at the same time as my 103-year-old Granddad. Top bodying, body, really, just well done *applause*

#Ebola: New outbreak in NE DRC, in Ituri province, where the large 2018-2020 outbreak took place. Security issues there make responses challenging. DRC has announced this one is caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola. Only 2 previous Bundibugyo outbreaks (2007, 2012). No licensed vaccine for it.

While everyone is watching hantavirus I'm actually much more eager to learn more about the Ebola outbreak in DRC's Ituri Province that Africa CDC has confirmed. Early information makes it sound very large for an outbreak that has just been reported: "about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths"

'the only constraint is their own ability to do so.' Is such a deeply damning comment. We have exceptionally poor quality politicians at the moment

"AI" literally falsifying the historical record. On an industrial scale.

New online course! Sustainable control of Haemonchosis in UK livestock grazing systems. Designed for vets, farmers and SQPs, this course offers a valuable addition to your skills. Find out more: edin.ac/4uyNjh9

We have a dedicated blog post with information on the hantavirus outbreak linked to the Dutch cruise ship, which we are regularly updating. 🔗Full details here: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/12/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-hantavirus-outbreak-linked-to-the-dutch-cruise-ship/ 🧪

You know it's bad when the BBC News Channel has a static shot of the door of Number 10

Me, bleeding profusely from my balls: "Actually it's a herring gull" www.suffolkgazette.com/seagull-rips...

this really does make me despair. this is a woman who has just got elected as a Reform councillor. she works for the NHS and wants to know “where the money is going”. it’s going on social care, babe

Statement from the International Hantavirus Society and members of the international hantavirus research and clinical community regarding Andes virus transmission and the current outbreak investigation zenodo.org/records/2007...

Something I'm concerned about is 'nature heals' approaches to health, especially perhaps mental health, surely the reality is that it does for some people. I don't mean that some people have no interest in or liking for nature, I mean people who do. Potentially we may be ignoring the needs of people

I've spent yesterday and today talking to researchers across the globe trying to understand the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. My story in @science.org is here (and some threaded thoughts coming): www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 #IDsky

In honor of mental health awareness month I’d like to remind you that iron is a REQUIRED cofactor to make serotonin and dopamine. And most pregnant women are deficient tinyurl.com/Ironpreg As well as a huge number of people who menstruate. Tinyurl.com/JAMAFe

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This is repellant, but it is also an opportunity. To win, Reform would rely on a lot of voters not fully signed up to its agenda – people sick of the established parties and want to roll the dice on something new. The more this stuff is publicised, the harder those voters are to win over (or keep).

Really nasty group of viruses. Hopefully there won't be any more cases & those currently unwell recover. Cruise ships are ideal environments for many viruses

This is dire. So much world-changing, life-saving science starts with an NSF grant-often decades before its true impact is seen. This is going to damage the whole world for decades to come. Not to mention ceding even more innovation ground to China

Ah yes the signs of Victory