Yes just try and start a world war...

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I feature quite a bit about Long Covid in my newsletter

I have this list that came out a few days ago open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...

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Ook de BMJ besteedt aandacht aan de brief. In het stuk van Elisabeth Mahase worden mondneusmaskers met hoge filtratie gezien als een kwestie van arbeidsveiligheid en patiëntveiligheid: bmj.com/content/392/...

De brief komt voort uit het werk dat vorig jaar is gestart tijdens de Unpolitics-bijeenkomst. Verslaggeving door The Guardian: theguardian.com/global-devel...

Open brief van het World Health Network aan de WHO: meer dan 2.300 ondertekenaars roepen op om mondneusmaskers met hoge filtratie (bijv. N95/FFP2/FFP3) de standaard te maken in de zorg, om patiënten én zorgpersoneel beter te beschermen. Lees hier: whn.global/a-call-for-t...

La lettera è stata ripresa anche dal British Medical Journal. L’articolo di Elisabeth Mahase inquadra l’uso delle mascherine ad alta protezione come una questione di salute e sicurezza sul lavoro e di sicurezza dei pazienti: www.bmj.com/content/392/...

La lettera nasce da un lavoro avviato durante l’incontro Unpolitics dello scorso anno. Ne parla anche The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Lettera aperta di World Health Network all’OMS: oltre 2.300 firmatari chiedono che nelle strutture sanitarie la protezione respiratoria ad alta filtrazione (ad es. N95/FFP2/FFP3) diventi lo standard, sia per tutelare i pazienti che il personale. Dettagli: whn.global/a-call-for-t...

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Auch das BMJ berichtet: bmj.com/content/392/... Der Beitrag von Elisabeth Mahase ordnet das Thema als Frage von Arbeitsschutz und Patient:innensicherheit ein.

Der Brief geht auf eine Initiative zurück, die beim Unpolitics-Treffen im letzten Jahr angestoßen wurde. Berichterstattung im Guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Offener Brief des World Health Network an die WHO: Über 2.300 Unterzeichner:innen fordern, dass Atemschutzmasken (z. B. FFP2/FFP3/N95) im Gesundheitswesen zum Standard werden – zum Schutz von Patient:innen und Personal. Hier lesen: whn.global/a-call-for-t...

In case it needs to be said: GenAI is not ‘free speech’. It’s technology that needs regulation like any other. Also in case it needs to be said: scientific tools can be used for evil. Science itself is neutral but it can be applied immorally. We knew all of that before we stopped thinking!

Let’s hope this is the final exodus wave from the horrendous site. Welcome, perseverers. Here is better!

New polling shows a large majority of the public back the House of Lords' right to block the Assisted Dying Bill if it isn't fit for purpose. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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#showusyourknits #knitsky 🧶 Baby blanket (to order) in Liverpool colours. I’ve discovered that knitting in bright colours lifts the soul.

Thanks to @friendsofwhn.bsky.social for flagging up these @thewhn.bsky.social sister accounts in German, French, Dutch and Italian. Have added them to our reposting list.

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"No one here has symptoms” isn't a reliable way to rule out COVID when around 40% of infections are asymptomatic. Please don't say this to dismiss others’ precautions

According to this FT article, Sir Paul Nurse says: “I’m afraid there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances.” The ‘but’ in this quote says it all… So don’t blame us when we lose faith in institutions that regard integrity as irrelevant to designating scientific greatness.

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A truly horrifying read.

RFK Jr. is encouraging Americans to eat more red meat & dairy despite research showing ~15 million deaths could be avoided each year & agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if worldwide people shifted to mostly plant-based diets www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/e...

Anyone else being made to dance around the kitchen to Sugar Magnolia by a nostalgic Spouse? RIP Bob Weir.

Old photos, old demons. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

"Nations have lost their freedom while preparing to defend it, and if we in this country confuse dissent with disloyalty, we deny the right to be wrong." Edward R Murrows

Mastodon used to be a purple elephant app. I just reopened it to look for a friend after a long time. I thought I had opened the 🔥 site it looked so similar… but it’s not that place.. so phew!

Sir Paul Nurse is an impressive scientist but what the Royal Society needs is Dorothy Bishop to take the helm and clean the place out. Fellows who bring the Society into disrepute need tougher action than himpathy. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

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Because caregiving & sick leave disproportionately fall on mothers, especially single mothers, making schools & daycares safer through clean air & normalized masking is an essential part of any serious gender equity agenda

COVID surge intensifies in the Northeast #MaskUp #VaxUp 💉💪😷

🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

He didn’t kill her because he was afraid, he killed her because he was angry and emasculated. He killed her because she didn’t cower. She didn’t show fear. She didn’t try and earn his approval or get his attention. This is what abusive men do.

Don’t let them convince you that you don’t have a right to protest. Don’t let them say that showing up for your fellow human being doesn’t matter. Don’t let them scare you into silence. Documenting ICE atrocities saves lives. It’s our best chance to hold them accountable.

“She shouldn’t have been there” “She was obstructing vehicles” “She was smiling” “Her wife was rude to the ICE agent” None of these things justify shooting and killing someone It’s giving big “she wore a short skirt and drank too much” vibes Stop defending the indefensible

There’s been a record number of deaths in ICE detention since Trump took office. Two US citizens have been killed. What’s Noem doing? Signing a policy that will bar Congress from visiting ICE facilities without a week’s notice. You don’t need a week’s notice unless you have something to hide.

People say that Renee Nicole Good “shouldn’t have been there” and if she wasn’t she would Still be alive. ICE shouldn’t be there either. If they weren’t terrorizing neighborhoods and kidnapping people off the streets no one would have to be out filming and witnessing.

I loved Twitter. Ban X.

Imagine if I ran my house like that… or work!!!!!

Or community service… etc. Comply or be shot is extreme.

Actually, I believe people should be able to peacefully voice an opinion, and non-violently not comply… without being shot to death. It’s called autonomy and self determination. If you aren’t hurting anyone else, or breaking minor laws, there should be proportionate consequences… like a fine…

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RIP Bob Weir. When the pandemic is over, I plan to listen to lots more Grateful Dead.

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