Susan Sarandon joins UNRWA to remind the world that, amid devastation in #Gaza, UNRWA continues its work: keeping clinics open, sustaining shelters, and delivering emergency aid and education to thousands. Together, we are UNRWA. Donate now at: donate.unrwa.org/help

The giant statue of St Patrick raising a pint outside Dublin’s Temple Bar Pub has been taken down, less than 24 hours after it first appeared on the city centre landmark jrnl.ie/6969292

i’m tired of every paper (even critical ones) on societal impact of AI starting by both-siding the “benefits” and risks/harms of AI in academia, i would like us to arrive at a collective reckoning that we don’t need to play both sides. it's totally legit to clearly state just the harms. period

"the old conferences did not care about diversity. I suggest you not either,” Jeffrey Epstein wrote... “The women are all weak, and a distraction sorry." #WomenInSTEM 19thnews.org/2026/02/epst...

Member states need to enforce the law. "Banning children’s access to social media shifts the responsibility for safety from platforms that create the environment to the children who navigate it. States should require platforms to prevent risks to children’s rights ... & hold platforms accountable."

More researchers face consequences for their links to #Epstein. Jack Horner, who was a consultant for the Jurassic park films, is no longer employed at Chapman University. See my story for Nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The Gates-Epstein saga continues, and I just published a new piece. Bill Gates yesterday held an internal meeting at the Gates Foundation to try to address his ties to Epstein. His remarks only magnify the need for his removal. Read on! timschwab.substack.com/p/gatess-res...

Ima say this again for the people in the back: Our governments are giving 100s of billions to the class of people who are now openly saying humans are a resource consumer that must be deleted www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Governing artificial intelligence for planetary health 'Emphasis on hypothetical scenarios involving autonomous superintelligence or catastrophic AI failures can shift focus away from the immediate consequences of data monopolies & unregulated corporate practices.' www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Count me in as an (senior) athlete against climate change and fossil fuel company greenwashing. End fossil fuel sponsorship of professional sports. @mason4c.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social

A thought-provoking and important perspective. Worth a read. #GlobalPolicies #GlobalPerspectives A response from @foodethicscouncil.bsky.social to the #EatLancet policy paper @thelancet.com Read this fascinating and challenging article via this link: www.foodethicscouncil.org/opinion/we-n...

I don't know exactly what but something has to be done about the current commoditisation of science. We researchers cannot continue publishing-as-usual in a world where for-profit corporations are enclosing precious knowledge just to boost their profits.

Just been asked to moderate panels at a big event with a high ticket price. But "sorry, they cannot offer a fee" to the moderators who make it possible. I didn't say no because of the money for me, but because of the exploitative business model (similar to academic publishing). This needs to stop.

Ireland No. 1 in Europe - yet again. GHGs rose faster (+3.2%) in Ireland in Q3 2025 than ANYWHERE else in Europe. #Climate action, my eye.

Excellent, excellent interview with @manongarcia.bsky.social about the Pélicot trial and how to think about the ubiquity of sexual violence under patriarchy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtE9...

"One conclusion is clear, and it is this: a population’s health is primarily in the hands of the government, and it is a responsibility that politicians must embrace fully." @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice https://bit.ly/40cMzRJ

If you want to understand why rich guys are turning back to eugenics and recreating the rhetoric and theology of slavery, it’s because they know on some level this level of wealth inequality is unjustifiable bsky.app/profile/marl...

"MAHA leadership criticizes the pharma industry’s profit motives in order to promote the wellness industry, which of course also operates according to the profit motive."

In bookstores in the UK on May 21 Very much looking forward to this

The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory

Is breá liom bheith ag éisteacht le saineolaithe. Dá réir, bhí an t-agallamh seo ó @tuairisc.bsky.social le @cathal.bsky.social thar a bheith taitneamhach. open.spotify.com/episode/3hym...

A brilliant conversation. Reflections on poverty, power and attention that could really help steer all of public health in a better direction. #ottawa40

Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court! A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest. A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.

The right result. Congratulations to Huda Ammori and all those who resisted the government on this.

This morning we will hear the result of the judicial review of the government's ban on Palestine Action, on the grounds that it's a "terrorist" organisation. An important moment, which could have a major influence on freedom of speech and association in this country.

The Today programme this morning interviewed Diana Furchgott-Roth, a senior staff member at the Heritage Foundation, about Trump's climate policies, during which she came out with the zinger: “a lot of people like it a bit warmer.” How is it in the public interest to platform anti-science tripe?

Ireland, Day 1056 of The Rain. Everything is saturated to the grey of the sky. Moss covers every surface. The outdoors sounds like constant static. The entire staff of Met Éireann is on mental health leave. I’ve forgotten what dry clothes feel like. It is still a yellow weather alert. #SpeirGorm

Oh look! We’re talking about immigration again! Instead of corruption money & pedos permeating our politics! 🤩 Brilliant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZk...

And how to fight back: www.somo.nl/recoding-the...

"What Big Tech is doing echoes the tactics deployed by the tobacco industry to block public health laws, commonly referred to as the tobacco industry playbook." Strategy #1: Control the narrative.... Good work by @somoamsterdam.bsky.social www.somo.nl/presenting-t...

Les Pyrénées-Orientales is a region known for its strong wind (la tramontane)... but not like this. Reports of fallen trees across the region. This is the phone alert circulated this morning. We also get (not infrequent) alerts about extreme heat and rainfall. #weatheringthestorm

#AnalysisParalysis in #PublicHealth and policy: when evidence becomes an alibi We often say we need more evidence before acting in public health. But what if the real problem is not missing evidence but avoiding decisions? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...

£240m. With no tender. Palantir. I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers. Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal. Palantir out.

Neo-classical economics “like Catholic theology in medieval Europe" i.e. more akin to religion than evidence-based science. There remain "power structures within institutions, thinktanks & journals that want to maintain a narrower, restricted view of economics" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brilliant article @karolbalfe.bsky.social 'If Ireland truly believes in a multilateral world governed by law rather than force, then it must demand more not only from Israel, but from our allies and from itself.' www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

I met a nurse who works two jobs caring for disabled and elderly people. His work is sorely needed in a caregiving crisis that is only going to worsen bsky.app/profile/adri...

🐌 Applications are now open!! 🐌 The fifth edition of the online “Introduction to Degrowth” course will run from March to April. 📆 Applications will close on February 23rd To check the full syllabus go to: degrowth.org/projects/deg... ✍ Registration form here: forms.gle/n1HJj6gDQvuH... - #degrowth

So glad a debate is finally happening. This goes to the heart of the security of our democratic system. I’ve taken part in court cases against successive governments for their failure to investigate hostile state interference in UK elections - ministers’ lack of curiosity is truly shocking 👇

Interesting summary, but "The concession (for developing nations) comes from the idea that an inevitable cost of prosperity is environmental harm." I thought it was about historical responsibility (developed countries still not stepping up) Prosperity ≠ relentless growth & destruction (clearly)

Why do we keep pretending that ‘cost-saving’ is at the top of what matters to us in public health? This is an economic priority, not necessarily a health one. We get too sucked into trying to be ‘pragmatic’ & lose sight of the notion that such an ideological stance is a choice not an inevitability.

And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

I watched a very long podcast www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

"When we destroy a forest, we are creating GDP. When we overfish, we are creating GDP" Head of the UN says the way we measure economic activity needs to change He's not wrong. The vested interests in keeping things the same are considerable, however www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"We have centralised health records for the entire nation, from the cradle to the grave. That is a big data set that is worth billions that every tech bro on the planet wants to get their hands on....and Palantir has done that." (Carole Cadwalladr is a warrior.)

I don't care much for article but line on Davos is astute: "The rich get a sort of vicarious respectability out of it." We rarely put a value on what a person/org. bestows (& may lose) by sharing a platform with unscrupulous actors - legitimacy & veil of respectability www.ft.com/content/ce83...

Lots of things are beginning to make sense now. Given Mandelson’s role in the People’s Vote, and his proximity to Epstein and his MAGA/Russian ties, no wonder they dismissed @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave and our joint investigation into Russian interference

The Trump administration is creating a "slush fund" to turbocharge MAGA groups in the UK and EU, according to the FT. This is code fucking red for democracy.

🔴 NEW - MAGA Gathers in European Parliament to Attack EU Laws The European far-right rubbed shoulders with pro-Trump groups in Brussels. 📝 @joeygrostern.bsky.social

Scotland moves one step closer to making history as MSPs vote to advance the #Ecocide (Scotland) Bill! The bill would make Scotland the first UK nation to introduce #EcocideLaw. Learn more: www.stopecocide.earth/bn-2025/scot... #StopEcocide