“We’ve seen a nine-year-old black girl shot at in a racist attack. Chinese takeaways defaced. That sends a shiver down the spine of every right-minded Brit. This is not who we are.” #UK #HumanRights #Solidarity #PoliSky

A very worthwhile read: "What mattered above all else is being able to hear both sides of an argument and learn the facts behind them - without having that information controlled by governments, rich and powerful media owners, or anyone else." #FreeSpeech #MeSpeech #PoliSky

An important and timely reminder that the rules of #FreeSpeech must apply to everyone in the same way. #PoliSky

Stark number, 56% of the #UK electorate would like to reverse #Brexit, nearly 60% want to stay in #ECHR, 69% think that #migrants have not undermined Britain's culture. Why is this not reflected in the public discourse? Why is the political narrative exclusively shaped by a loud minority? #PoliSky

This is stark from by a self-proclaimed defender of #FreeSpeech. Free speech is an integral part of #Democracy. If you are serious about it, you will defend all free speech in the same way. Silencing critical voices is censorship. #PoliSky

#Measles is a dangerous disease. However, we could eradicate it by #vaccination. #vaccine #vaccines #MedSky #PoliSky

More #evidence on the use of #aspirin for the treatment of #cancer. #MedSky 🧪

Stark numbers... #PoliSky #EconSky

How can it come to this? #misinformation #disinformation #PoliSky

Talking to each other is not enough. Listening to and engaging with each other is the important step. We need more #empathy and #understanding instead of #division and #hate. And more appreciation for #evidence and #facts. Otherwise, there is nothing to talk about... #PoliSky

A good overview of the available #evidence on ultraprocessed foods. It is unfathomable that the #food industry is allowed to perform such a real-world experiment with hardly any checks and controls. #diet #UPF #health #PoliSky #MedSky

Interesting to see that a large majority of parents in the US Americans is in favour of #vaccine mandates in #schools. #vaccination #vaccines #PoliSky #MedSky

Thousands of women are sharing this and saying yes, this was their experience, many of them sharing their own horrific 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s experiences. (And almost everyone sharing it appears to be female.)

Real numbers on #immigration instead of #propaganda. The reality is not what some people want you to believe. And keeping overseas students out is an active act of self-harm... #migrants #Migrant #PoliSky #EconSky

The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life. A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation. No more political violence.

For generations doctors have understood that germs — like bacteria or viruses — cause infectious diseases.   Yet we now have an HHS Secretary casting doubt on the germ theory — the foundation of modern medicine. That’s not only unacceptable, it is dangerous. RFK Jr. must resign.

"Man muss sagen, dass sich die Missachtung rechtsstaatlicher Grundsätze schon immer wie ein roter Faden durch das Migrationsrecht zieht. Aber ein solches Ausmaß an Rechtlosigkeit und konzertierter Menschenverachtung wie aktuell habe ich noch nicht erlebt." @matthiaslehnert.bsky.social in der FR

#EverythingIsConnected. #Evidence that childhood loneliness is associated with #dementia. We can make the world a better place, if we look out for each other. #MedSky #PoliSky 🧪

#Evidence that cutting back on #HIV prevention is not only inhumane, but also a false #economy. #MedSky #EconSky #PoliSky

#Poverty affects people's #health in every way you can imagine... #EconSky #MedSky #PoliSky

#Money and #power come with #responsibility. Wealthy people can make a positive difference. It would be nice, if they did... #SocialResponsibility #PoliSky #EconSky

You get out of a #healthcare system what you put in. It is not only about resources, but this is an important aspect. 1/2 #MedSky #PoliSky #EconSky

All research starts with the availability of high-quality data. Who prevents or reduces the availability of such #data, is not interested in earnest #research and the #truth. 🧪 #MedSky #PoliSky

There is enough food, but it does reach everyone, who needs it. The #market does not automatically solve all of our problems. As a society, we can ensure that everybody is looked after, if we want to. #economy #democracy #capitalism #PoliSky #EconSky

Tipping points are difficult to imagine. However, disasters happen, independently of whether we can imagine them... We are the #IrrationalSpecies that does not use its knowledge. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency 🧪 #PoliSky #EconSky

Rank-based systems always have a first and a last. Are there statistically significant differences? #NHS #MedSky #PoliSky

This is concerning...

"In this observational cohort study of older adults undergoing major elective #surgery, being overweight was associated with lower odds of 30-day all-cause mortality." So many things that we do not yet understand... #Bodyweight #MedSky 🧪

How can anyone consider voting for a party that spreads #misinformation? Abandoning #facts and #evidence is a straight route into disaster and will cause deaths. Please read up on #Lysenkoism, if you do not believe this. #ReformUK #Democracy #PostTruth 🧪 #MedSky #PoliSky

Reducing migration will not make people more content. It does not address the real problems (climate change, social insecurity, cost of living, social services, economic growth, potholes...). Our society will just become less humane and the measures ever more extreme... #PoliSky #EconSky

Wenn es darum ginge, die Welt mit #Essen zu versorgen, gäbe es keinen #Hunger. Da es aber ums Geldverdienen geht und nicht um die Menschen, müssen viele hungern und verhungern. Wozu ist die #Wirtschaft da, wenn sie Leid generiert? #Demokratie #Kapitalismus

#Fakten stat #Misinformation und #Disinformation. Keine Verschwörung, vielleicht eine zufällige Häufung, vielleicht nicht mal das... #AfD

This is lazy, sensationalist reporting that lacks empathy and depth. Body integrity dysphoria is a recognised disease. #Health #disease #Journalism #MedSky 🧪

Hope for type I #diabetes patients. 🧪 #MedSky

#Evidence that #metformin is not effective against #COVID19. #Covid #Corona #MedSky 🧪

Fakten statt #Propaganda und #Desinformation. #Migration #Migranten

Living in denial... #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency 🧪 #PoliSky #EconSky

Was heißt 'wir' (Herr Merz kann sich alles leisten...)? Und ist es nicht eher eine Frage des 'Wollens' als des 'Könnens', bei dem vorhandenen Wohlstand in Deutschland? #Sozialstaat #SozialeGerechtigkeit

Fewer vaccinations mean on balance more disease and more deaths... #vaccine #vaccines #vaccination #MedSky #PoliSky

Life is not fair. #Evidence that women are still underrepresented in clinical cardiovascular trials. #equality #equity #EDI #DEI 🧪 #MedSky #PoliSky

An interesting study showing that high-dose #influenza #vaccines caused fewer #myocarditis and #pericarditis cases than standard dose vaccines. #vaccination 🧪 #MedSky

#Migration is such an appealing topic, and #migrants are such an easy target, because fighting them means that no change in our own behaviour is needed. It is all somebody else's fault This is convenient and reassuring... 1/2 #PoliSky #EconSky

"First, do no harm. Punch up, not down. Shed more light than heat. These sentiments...used to mean something...They still should. And if they did,... migration – its effect on people, its effect on our country and its effect on our communities – would get the debate it deserves." #PoliSky

It would be so nice, if we could fight #Misinformation and #disinformation with proper, accurate #information. #Truth #Elections #democracy #PoliSky #AcademicSky

I guess, we want to remain realistic about what #AI can and cannot do... #ArtificialIntelligence 🧪 #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Indeed, it is unfathomable... #Democracy #DemocracyUnderAttack #PoliSky

Discrediting #mRNA #vaccines is of course wrong. It is an act of active self-harm. Naturally, mRNA vaccines are not perfect. No #Vaccine and no #drug is, but they increase our arsenal of preventive and therapeutic options for treating diseases. 🧪 #MedSky #PoliSky

This is a clever campaign. Who decides what is a fair price for a drug? Which criteria should apply? How much profit are companies entitled to make? #economy #capitalism #democracy #MedSky #PoliSky #EconSky

And so it goes... Disregard for scrutiny by the press is disregard for #democracy... #PoliSky

We are knowingly digging our own hall. Just because we cannot imagine it, it does not mean that a catastrophe will not happen. I can also not imagine quantum mechanics, but they are nevertheless real. 1/3 🧪 #PoliSky