Ed Davey MP, Lib Dem Leader on Elon Musk Hard, serious, uncompromising words 👇

Ed Davey, "Nigel Farage helped cause the small boat problems, because before Brexit we had 27 return agreements with the EU" - maybe call them Brexit boats?

Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage should be apologising for helping cause this problem in the first place" "Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people" -Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats

I have defended the BBC again and again. No more.

#RatOfTheWeek - Ace again! Seen here taking his medicine (in chocolate spread) like a trooper! We thought he might be off to the rainbow bridge but once again the vet has done magic! Long life and good health, Acey boy! 🥰 (& same to his vet 😃). #pets #rats #petrats #fancyrats #skyrats #ratsofbluesky

RNA-binding proteins orchestrating immunity in plants onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#RatOfTheWeek - Pingu! This is not just bliss, this is chocolate spread bliss... Daddy's fingers aren't quite clean so they must be licked - it would be a sin to leave a single molecule unlicked! Too busy & happy to care if he looks ridiculous🤣 #rats #pets #petrats #fancyrats #skyrats #RatsOfBluesky

Could we please stop pretending that the flags being hung from streetlamps or painted on roundabouts are innocent expressions of patriotic pride? This is the far right marking out its territory. It uses these flags to intimidate its traditional victims and opponents. 🧵1/3

I think Dusty makes a good #RatOfTheWeek this week. He loves flowers, he doesn't care who knows it, and he won't let a treacherous 'ramp' stop him from picking them, either! #rats #pets #petrats #fancyrats #skyrats #ratsofbluesky #cute

On the same day in the Telegraph:

A little bit of perspective on Angela Rayner: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...

Imagine the message it would send if Gary Lineker won 'Presenter of the Year' at this year's National Television Awards Standing up for compassion & the right to speak out And, the feathers it would ruffle My lovely followers, you know what to do: nationaltvawards.com/vote 🗓️ Deadline: 12th Sep

I was never expecting*great* things, but I am nevertheless incredibly disappointed by this government. On this, and other matters. But perhaps especially this.

#RatOfTheWeek shall be Muffin, who doesn't get anywhere near enough Rat of the Week attention. He's such a good boy. Here he is, taking on a DIY project and also, being cute. Which, frankly, is his forte. Little round buddy.

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset. In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia. In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

🚨 It’s out in Farmers Weekly: Labour accused of bypassing Parliament to embed US trade deal SI 2025/753 hard-wires US quotas into UK law before MPs even get a vote. Democracy & farming standards undermined by stealth. #SaveBritishFarming #StopTheDeal 👇 www.fwi.co.uk/news/eu-refe...

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#RatOfTheWeek - Waffle! He loves a spoon full of tasty and he loves a snuggle. He's obsessed with licking us, and he's just an all round Good Boy #Rats #Pets #PetRats #FancyRats #SkyRats #RatsOfBluesky

Great to see this really cool story (see quoted post) published in @newphyt.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Congratulations @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social! Plant-Scopoletin-Fungal Endophyte-Iron #PlantScience #Coumarin #PlantImmunity #PlantNutrition

Super excited to share that my PhD research paper is finally out! @newphyt.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph.... @parkergroup.bsky.social

Here, ‘widely assumed’ & ‘than people imagine’ are referring to hacks who work for the many right wing propaganda media outlets continually spouting this nonsense (& their readers/viewers). They widely assume & imagine utter rubbish.

Labour won’t defend migration. Too scared of Reform, too terrified to lead. While they play dog whistle politics, inequality is the real problem. Not small boats. But private jets.

#RatOfTheWeek - it's Dusty! He's far, far too cute for his own good. When we adopted him he was alleged to be a scary biter! But he's the loveliest natured boy. He loves to sit in my hands & flop backwards as i scritch between his shoulders... #Rats #pets #petrats #skyrats #RatsOfBlueSky #fancyrats

www.bbc.com/news/article... Nice article, BBC - young man tries to do something for a cause that he believes in - you might have included a link to his fundraiser! www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

How can we better understand the plant immune system? In my new @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social piece, I propose “immune cell states” as a framework for uniting molecular and cellular perspectives. www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

He’s doing it again. Cosplaying Reform is a validation of Reform.

Had so much fun with my new camera, I decided to set up an Instagram things to share photos - and a little original artwork too. I'm at www.instagram.com/quiet_scient... if anyone's interested. #photography #wildlifephotography #rats #art #sciart #birds #butterflies

This adorable old man is my #RatOfTheWeek. He's brave and strong and aced his adventure at the vet's this week. He's cuddly and loving and affectionate. He also has the best whiskers. How can anyone not think he's The Best? ❤️🐀 Farley. #rats #pets #PetRats #FancyRats #SkyRats #RatsOfBluesky

Been having lots of fun since I got my new camera, so I have started posting some #wildlife and flowers - and #rats of course - over on instagram www.instagram.com/quiet_scient... in case anyone's interested :) #photography #photos

People do not risk their lives crossing one of the world's busiest shipping routes. They do it because they have no other alternatives. Pushing the whole "social media advert" angle reinforces the idea that people seeking asylum are choosing where to seek it like some twisted package holiday. 2/

Until an independent audit is carried out, the Wealth Migration Report should be treated as marketing material, not evidence. And we should watch out for data which is useful, timely, detailed, and glossy - but has a methodology that isn't explained or doesn't make sense.

Farley is my #RatOfTheWeek. He's very old, very naughty, and very affectionate. Loves me almost as much as he loves killing my houseplants. #Rats #pets #PetRats #fancyrats #skyrats #RatsOfBluesky

embarrassing myself

Humans are notoriously efficient at moving non-native pathogens around the world. Once a highly vagile pest becomes established, it's just a matter of time before we help to move it everywhere where it can survive -- and do massive damage to the native biota. Tree pathogens are a great example.

"Here" = Europe, not even Brexit bullshit can change where the UK is 😂

While everything in science is up in the air, we can (re)build a better community by changing tenure criteria. scienceforeveryone.science/p/tenure-cri... 🧪

This thread is very strange. Am in the UK, always tip - restaurants, taxis, hairdressers, all kinds of people. I just... do it because i want to, not because people are screwed if i don't. But "the concept of tipping" isn't unknown here... get out more, fellas.

Fascinating talk by Dr. Talia Karasov (University of Utah) on how plant pathogens weaponize phage-derived tailocins to wipe out bacterial rivals. Microbes fighting microbes—nature’s own biotech. #ISMPMI2025 #Tailocins #MicrobialWarfare

M⃣I⃣S⃣S⃣I⃣N⃣G⃣ L⃣I⃣N⃣K⃣S⃣ 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 paper by Sikora et al: metagenomic data from 1,313 ancient human remains over 37,000 years Identified >3,000 instances of known human pathogens Zoonotic pathogens begin to appear ~6,500 years ago coinciding with the rise of livestock domestication—major epidemiological shift

I painted a starling. #birds #art #sciart

I can has tea? Yes, little #RatOfTheWeek, you can has tea. Little angel can have anything he wants. That was our Reggie 💗 #rats #pets #petrats #skyrats #RatsOfBluesky #FancyRats

Please don’t ignore this the next time you’re told “it’s either these guys or Reform” coz this is also what Reform would do and you should rail against it no matter what colour the tie is.

So... Your own glove-box Hitler? Another reason not to buy a Swasticoil - sorry, Tesla - I guess

Has hypothesis driven research lost ground to big data? As data grows, often so do costs - how do we find balance? Join us on July 18th for a deep dive into one of the field’s most pressing questions with two leading experts: Ivan Baxter and @kamounlab.bsky.social 🌱💰

Quoted here about the increasing problem of drug resistance in Aspergillus isolates. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Unprecedented & worrying: - NIH’s scientists issued the Bethesda Declaration - EPA’s scientists issued the Declaration of Dissent now the - NSF scientists to issue the Alexandria Declaration to raise awareness of the destruction of the total US scientific enterprize by the Trump administration

Brave stuff - wishing strength and courage to the USA scientific community

This right here appears to advertise green diarrhoea, so I already wouldn't trust it. But honestly - microbiome research holds much promise, but any 'wellness' company claiming market-ready application at this time DEFINITELY must show their workings... 'simple' miracles aren't likely to be real.

Breaking: per FEMA sources Kristi Noem was responsible for THREE DAY DELAY in deploying search-and-rescue in Texas Fire her. Blood on her hands.