Great work @ukhadds.bsky.social calling out this toxic disinformation/ social manipulation, masquerading as science by @thetelegraphnews.bsky.social

One of the reasons why I go so hard on science misinformation/disinformation, is that as a working scientist it is frustrating to see your research misreported to push an agenda. For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Clean air, ventilation & masks all stop the spread of disease “Flu Season” is just cold weather.. leading to closed windows.. leading to inadequately ventilated buildings.. leading to a build up of virus in the air #FluIsAirborne

Near-field vs. Far-field viral transmission in schools. Recent Swiss study published in Nature Comms provides new insights on relative risks... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 Mask up, ventilate, vaccinate... 👇

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game. The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

Lesson 2 - from the "lost month", as Baroness Hallett so vividly describes it - February 2020: If you can't be arsed to do your job even as a deadly pandemic grips the world, you certainly don't deserve to be within a thousand miles of Downing Street. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

" A small number of rogue nations can not be allowed to block progress for the rest of the world..."

Why bother with peer reviewed science🧪... when you can just make stuff up? 🤔

Your thoughts... is this a) Gross misconduct in public office? b) Gross negligence? c) Misuse of power? d) Social murder? e) All of the above?

Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.

To suggest that having lived a life so grim that even an English tribunal will grant you asylum, and to have somehow managed to get here at great risk to life, is a "golden ticket" is absolutely fucking contemptible. Shame on this so-called Labour Party.

I've always worked really hard to protect myself and my family from COVID. I tried following public health recommendations for the first year, using cloth/surgical masks. We all caught COVID as a result. Unfortunately, I've never recovered. Its been 5 long years. I've learned a lot...

1,600+ fossil fuel lobbyists at COP30, outnumbering every delegation except Brazil This isn’t ‘dialogue’; it’s the industry responsible for the crisis hijacking the negotiations meant to stop it If this doesn’t make you furious, you’re not paying attention www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Was anyone consulted about this... Do most Europeans even know that Von der Leyen just made a massive u-turn by siding with the far-right to water down her own European Green deal policies? Does this signal that US politics are now driving the EU towards the abyss? www.politico.eu/article/far-...

When the government decided to let COVID-19 loose, they decided at that exact same time to do two things. Make life difficult and lonely for elderly and disabled people. Kill elderly and disabled people by playing dress up and pretend it’s 2019, because we want to be “kind”.

"Only what gets measured gets managed"...

It's #WorldVentil8Day and the Austrian Health Initiative www.igoe.at is conducting a community air quality measurement campaign. Post your measurements on social media or enter them into a CO2 atlas: indoorco2map.com. TL;DR results show both good & very poor ventilation in Austrian indoor spaces...

“The fight in the big pandemic public health story has moved from proving COVID is airborne to building a public health system that acts like it.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform.... Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally. It's time for Proportional Representation. www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...

The longer Reform dictate Labour's policies, the more true Labour supporters will be voting #Green ...

My comment? I'm proud of Green councillors who are doing everything they can to bring attention to stopping the genocide. www.thejc.com/news/uk/hack...

UK grid companies made £4bn in windfall profits since 2021 from being able to borrow more cheaply than regulators assumed A committee of MPs say those gains should be recouped to support households struggling to pay energy bills www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

The #climate and #nature crisis is developing fast and MPs have not yet been briefed on threats, and possible urgent actions to protect citizens. Please use your postcode to see if your MP is attending the National Emergency Briefing. www.nebriefing.org #TimeToStepUp #NEB

... und auch sonst über die Luftqualität in Innenräumen. bsky.app/profile/robs...

Ich hätte es gut gefunden, wenn im ÖPNV u in medizinischen Einrichtung Maske Standart geblieben wäre. Es frustriert mich, dass letztlich die Schwurbler gewonnen haben u 2025 die wenigsten noch etwas über Covid wissen. Inzidenz, R Wert... keine Ahnung.

Wir hätten Covid zum Anlass nehmen können, zu normalisieren, mit Atemwegsinfekten zuhause zu bleiben oder zumindest durch Masketragen Risiken für andere zu reduzieren. Stattdessen: Jedes öffentliche Verkehrsmittel voller hustender Leute ohne Maske. Erhalte gerade täglich Krankmeldungen, no surprise.

🎉Historic Court win🎉 The greenwashing adverts of fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies have been ruled illegal, in a case taken by @amisdelaterre.org, @greenpeace.fr & @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social with our support. 1/4

Massachusetts Millionaires Tax continues to deliver... new reporting shows that the 4% surtax on annual income over $1 million (passed by voters in 2022) generated $2.4 billion this fiscal year! The money is earmarked to improve public education and transport. www.fairshareusa.org/massachusett...

Not homes. Not streets. ENTIRE TOWNS!

💼 Long-term impact of COVID-19 on work A study of 158 million US workers found health-related absences remain 13% higher than before the pandemic, reducing labour force participation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.36635 #SciComm #COVID19 🧪

Prevention matters... New research confirms that young people who have been affected with COVID-19 twice, are twice as likely to develop Long-COVID... time.com/7322188/covi...

Tory party’s long journey away from science, reason, responsibility, common sense and truth is complete

Tony Blair’s catastrophic decision to invade Iraq cost thousands upon thousands of lives. He shouldn’t be anywhere near the Middle East, let alone Gaza. It is not up to Blair, Trump or Netanyahu to decide the future of Gaza. That is up to the people of Palestine.

Excuse me...?? www.reuters.com/technology/o...

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

Nero fiddles while Rome burns... The US Energy Department has added “climate change,” “green” and “decarbonization” to its growing “list of words to avoid” at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy... www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Injustice thrives in silence. I have made it my job to make sure Labour's involvement in the ongoing genocide cannot be forgotten. And I thank this man who today stood up and made sure his voice filled the silence inside that conference hall.

Let's see how the UK government attempts to wiggle its way out of this one... news.sky.com/story/govern...

What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country? Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide. It undermines police and the law.

Thrilled to announce that Prof. Christina Hopfe and I were awarded the #ArsDocendi2025 Anerkenungspreis for teaching excellence for our module "Low Carbon Buildings and Communities" Technische Universität Graz at the awards ceremony in Vienna yesterday.

💥 NEW: Colorado is the 1st state to mandate air quality warnings on gas stoves. 🧪 Lots of good science backs this law. Gas stoves emit many air pollutants, including benzene, linked to heart disease, asthma, and leukemia. Burning fossil fuels inside your house is dumb. www.cpr.org/2025/08/07/h...

"By underwriting and purchasing Israeli “war bonds”, banks & asset managers therefore risk providing direct material support to, & therefore aiding & abetting, Israel’s genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes & may risk repercussions for complicity." www.banktrack.org/news/seven_u...

Over 100,000 Australians marched across the symbolic heart of Sydney today, and together we showed more leadership on one rainy afternoon than our PM and Foreign Minister have shown in 2 years from the comfort of their offices. Free Palestine. Sanction Israel. 🇵🇸 🕊️

If genocide isn't your redline, then you have no redlines. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed temporarily as tens of thousands of Australians made their voices heard against Israel's genocide in Gaza. #FreePalestine #3E

Motherfucking wind farms…

Data from thousands of people show that infection with SARS-CoV-2 is linked with a nearly twofold increase in cancer-related death... “Respiratory-virus infections didn’t just awaken the cells,” the study author says: they caused them to proliferate, “to enormous numbers” shorturl.at/2quDV

In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations in Britain came from just 19 people. Cap political donations. Now 31,000 people have signed 38 Degrees’ petition!! Do add your name and share widely. Thanks! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...