It’s an illegal war, launched by men (Trump, Netanyahu) of flawed character and questionable motives. I certainly would welcome collapse of the hideous Iranian regime, more freedom for its people, and greater security for the region. But, such interventions always have unpredictable consequences.

This is a serious and worrying failure by media - Reform need to be pressed on the core legal and moral issues at stake here

Great thread

‘The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American. Whatever their immigration status, these are human beings created in the image and likeness of God, and this is a moral inflection point for our country’

As teachers, we did our best during the deadliest pandemic in US history (www.statnews.com/2021/09/20/c...). November 2020 was an especially deadly month, with morgues & hospitals overflowing—requiring mobile morgues & field hospitals to be set up (apnews.com/article/pand...). We did what we could.

London’s “worst mass eviction in recent history” is underway; hundreds of households across London told to get out of their homes this week by the same landlord, ahead of the renters rights act. The landlord? Billionaire Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

This one hits hard.

NEW: JD Vance flew to Rome to formally invite Pope Leo XIV to join America’s 250th anniversary celebration. The first American pope has declined — days after rejecting President Trump’s “Board of Peace” invitation. On July 4, he’ll be in Lampedusa, standing with migrants.

This is so logically pleasing and yet absurdly like a science fiction story

FINALLY, finally, the University of Southern Denmark says it will investigate the proposed RFK Jr-funded trial that its researchers want to conduct in Guinea Bissau—a deeply unethical trial that lacks equipoise and puts babies at risk Took them forever to get there

A lot of people, including me, were wondering how an IRB could ever approve this study. The answer is that no IRB did. The person who “signed off” on approval from the only ethics board that reviewed it had resigned three years earlier. His signature was used without his knowledge.

Totally appalling way to treat anyone but in this case this woman had not broken any immigration rule at all. And the British consulate were completely and inexcusably useless. Awful and I think deserves some response from the Foreign Office. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

✨✨✨New blog What would it take for the government to fulfil its promise to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy across the country? TLDR: improving health care won’t be enough on its own, govt urgently needs to reduce deprivation. Full analysis here ⬇️⬇️ www.health.org.uk/features-and...

These words by Supreme Justice Gorsuch should be printed, in full, on tomorrow’s front pages.

#Controlled #medicines are #essential for pain, palliative care, surgery,anaesthesia,neurological & mental conditions in #Children. Lack of #access is a morally unacceptable reality: read our call in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... & www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

My mother died this week. I’m not posting this for sympathy, although thank you. But I realised I was so extremely grateful for people who showed small kindnesses this week. People who let me out while I was driving to her deathbed. People who smiled when I got stuck at the self service supermarket.

Mind-boggling that the same day South Korea's former leader is sentenced to life in prison for leading an insurrection —and the same day British police arrest a prominent royal over allegations of sick Epstein predation —our own insurrectionist-leading predator is thus mocking the rule of law:

“The self-evident truths of public health remind us… of the basics; that ill health and inequity in health, are, via poverty, deprivation, or low-income, structurally determined, and that this is where our efforts must aim, ultimately”

Gift link in chain below - read! A reminder of humanity in dark times

The IPC’s decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags at the 2026 Paralympics is deeply regrettable. Allowing this while the invasion of Ukraine continues sends the wrong message and should be reconsidered. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

So important - and so often overlooked

Every so often you hear calls for ministers to be more robust (or something) in the face of legal advice. But one can be fairly certain government lawyers warned about both proscribing Palestine Action and cancelling local council elections. And here we are - a defeat and a reversal respectively.

😲 This is THE most amazing thing I've seen this year. (And that's saying something!) A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭 Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍

Since a handful of hate filled people protested outside RNLI HQ yesterday because they're angry that crews don't discriminate in their rescues and work to save all lives at sea you might want to show your support with a one off or regular donation. rnli.org/pages/ig/new...

This is part of a bigger story that hasn't had much coverage about the FCDO being cut to ribbons. Development funding has been slashed but foreign office staff are also being reduced by 20-30%.

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This is awesome. Hope to see some of them competing in Hawaiʻi in the future.

Nice to feel this word today #apricity

ICYMI: "Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the Russian interference debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics" bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...

Rubio just made a speech to the European defense community in Munich that did not mention Ukraine. Or democracy. Or US business deals with Russia. Or the administration's plans to support the European far right. But there were lots of nice words about our common civilization.

Heavy dust storms are sweeping Gaza today as strong southwesterly winds whip across the Strip, worsening conditions for 2 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in fragile makeshift tents. Forecasters warn sporadic rain and possible thunderstorms could hit northern Gaza tonight. The gusts pose...

Young people are asking: WHY? Does our future not matter?? The simple truth is that adults are sacrificing the future of young people and future generations for the sake of money, oil, power & greed We are failing our kids, grandkids and their unborn kids

“Resource constraints cannot be used to justify withholding proven care in a research study involving people.” @who.int with a much clearer and clearly argued statement than most of what I’ve seen on this. 🧪 www.who.int/news/item/13...

As I reported Wednesday, @drtedros.who.int said it would be unethical to conduct a hepatitis B birth dose study in Guinea-Bissau. Today #WHO put out a statement outlining its objections to the proposed trial, partially funded by CDC. www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/h... & www.who.int/news/item/13...

It really is astonishing that government ministers and their advisers thought this was a sensible way to proceed. The independence of our courts and judges is something to be cherished www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This is the best explainer I’ve seen on Ratcliffe’s motives for his racist outburst. We shouldn’t enter into any ‘debate’ on immigration on these terms. It’s a deeply dishonest and dangerous call to arms by cynical people who prioritise profit over everything else www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Every US Pharma company should try to find out the meds taken by Trump and his ghouls and GOP members of Congress and threaten to stop manufacturing them.

Just going to leave this here

This is really encouraging. It's not too late to stop this.

Has he addressed the fact he’s contributing to ‘colonising’ Monaco?!

“The climate crisis could trigger a global financial crash as temperatures rise beyond 2C, but governments and investors are relying on economic models that fail to account for the scale and severity of the damage.” www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

What is effective about this Burnham statement is it reads like something that he is personally invested in and is not worried about criticism for. More of this please.

Disgusting remarks, and that’s before you note this is someone who moved to (colonised as he would put it) a tax haven news.sky.com/story/the-uk...

Five years after the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines started, it seems the mystery of why the Astra-Zeneca and J&J vaccines led to a rare but deadly side effect of unusual blood clots and bleeding has finally been solved. 
 It's a fascinating case of molecular mimicry that may help make vaccine safer.🧪

“The American Medical Association (AMA) will partner with the Vaccine Integrity Project to review the evidence on vaccines for influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the fall.” @melodyschreiber.com

It's the citizens on this grand jury & the people blowing whistles in Minneapolis & across America that are standing up to Trump's lawless, authoritarian takeover.   We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.

“The NHS has to adapt much faster to climate change.” Dr Marina Romanello called for public and political support for a climate‑resilient NHS in Parliament last week. Read more on the need for need for adaptation funding for health services in our 2025 UK policy priorities: buff.ly/KtMIjFY

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief

The Murdoch press doing a puff piece on Mandelson this weekend is a stark reminder of how our far right press constantly rehabilitates the rich and powerful no matter how immoral, corrupt or criminal.

The lesson coming from the Trump Regime at the moment is that everyone and everything is disposable, the future doesn’t matter, the past is what we say it was, and all that matters now is power & wealth for elite white men, and worship of the President. And if you object your life will be shredded.