Hearing about expansion of global gag rule - not just no abortion, but also no DEI (aka "Discriminatory Equity Ideology"] - to any recipents of US Foreign Assistance.

Here are some thoughts on resilience. Thanks to Emergency Services Times for asking me to contribute. emergencyservicestimes.com/2026/01/26/e...

I've used Lavaan almost every (work)day for 15 years, but this open source labour of love has never received proper institutional support. I'm delighted to be a small part of an 1.5M OpenScienceNL award, led by Jorgensen, to completely revamp and futureproof Lavaan www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...

The next chance for the Supreme Court to rule that these kind of tariffs are illegal and that the law Trump is using was never meant for this kind of thing will be on Tuesday, when the justices said new decisions will be announced.

Part of the British strategy for managing Trump was to play nice and get first in line to make a trade deal that minimizes the economic damage. It worked - for a while. They ended up with a better rate than many. But now they’re facing 25% tariffs anyway because of Trump’s desire to buy Greenland.

Dangerous new step in Trump's deranged pursuit of Greenland: economic punishment of allies to coerce Denmark into selling Greenland—on demonstrably spurious grounds. The president is lying: US missile defence can function perfectly w/out US ownership of Greenland. It has done for decades.

Another spin on the tariff merry-go-round, is it? If we have to pay them to stand up for allies, perhaps we should? Perhaps he'll recall that the highest per cap death rate when the US asked for help under Art 5 was from Denmark! Will voters get sick of higher prices? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Disability in Ukraine has grown due to injuries, violence, and trauma. Many face extreme risks from inaccessible evacuations to disrupted essential services. Read EUobserver on how they are coping as refugees and why inclusive humanitarian aid is urgent euobserver.com/news/ar56b7c...

I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

If Herr Merz can get the Germans approved (by fax allegedly) can you get the British Government on here? And yourself no less, Prime Minister!? Much obliged. On behalf of people who want nothing to do with X, not least because of AI generated CAM/ non-consensual images etc.

Bluesky scheint eine Verifizierung per Fax anzubieten

I have seen significant media coverage of the devastating bushfires in Vic, Aus. I can't help but think of the difficulties disabled Australians must be facing as they try to evacuate. I'll share some recent findings on the mental health impacts of wildfires on disabled people below (not mine). 1/n

The mission of Coventry Cathedral is an enduring symbol of 🇬🇧🇩🇪 reconciliation. President Steinmeier was greeted there by HRH The Duke of Kent and laid a wreath in an act of solidarity and remembrance. This was followed by a service conducted by Bishop Jelley and Dean Witcombe.

What is the impact of #disasters on #ClimateAdaptation in cities? This study by Daniel Nohrstedt, @charlesparker.bsky.social & others at @cndsofficial.bsky.social finds the effects of disasters are limited & depend on action type, city size & adaptive capacity. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"the episode itself lasted no more than an instant–a gunshot, say–but the traumatised mind holds on to that moment, preventing it from slipping back into its proper chronological place in the past, & relives it over and over again in the compulsive musings of the day & the seething dreams of night."

#rstats It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week. He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly. www.john-fox.ca

So Sir John doesn't understand the difference between an amount and proportion? I can recommend some excellent resources on intro stats! Then you get namechecked by Ms Reeves for growing our membership. (She misspoke right???) Seem to be seeing you everywhere lately @zackpolanski.bsky.social!

So sad to hear of the passing of Alice Wong over the weekend. Every bit a "luminary," her books and blog shaped my thinking about myself and others. The world has lost a pioneer of disability rights activism. There is so much more I could write, truly! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We've just updated this piece on what academic research says about the BBC's role in the UK So many datapoints relevant to this week's discussions. Perhaps of interest @benansell.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @michaelsavage.bsky.social reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/bbc-und...

This paper is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Very compelling evidence that the extensive covariance of diverse psychopathology is not an artifact of cross-sectional factor analysis. They show extensive "co-morbidity" across generations and within-person, over time. doi.org/10.1037/abn0...

Pet Peeve Studies of only the U.S. should be forced to include “in the United States” in the title. The U.S. is in many ways one of the worst countries to generalize upon and the (often implicit) claim of universalism is based on either chauvinism or ignorance (or both).

And what say you to this, Mr Gates? Now we've got to do all of the emissions cutting plus even more work on adaptation and resilience. Maybe not time to relax? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

To quote my friend @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, climate change won't make humanity extinct but we can do better than "not extinct". Raise your standards people!

This report will likely be of interest many in the UK #GreySky and #DRR communities. Perhaps also consider supporting Prof Read's initiative to get the UK government to support a climate adaptation and resilience plan! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

In one crisp para — & the 2 charts he highlights — @chrisgiles.ft.com bursts a huge number of “welfare” myths www.ft.com/content/ee67...

🌍 On #DisasterRiskReduction Day, we’re highlighting how people with disabilities are often overlooked in conflict and natural-hazard-related disasters planning. New blog explores why inclusive disaster risk reduction is vital, especially in conflict-affected regions. www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/con...

The Power of Collective Resilience -- more about the book here www.routledge.com/The-Power-of...

New #article from Espe-Sherwindt et al: Status and Predictors of the Psychological Well-Being of Mothers of Children Following the 2022 Russian Invasion of Uraine TL;DR: social connectedness a strong predictor of mothers' well being www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Here's the link to the preprint. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Ms Tuchman raises a very important point. However as one would expect, the situation in the nations of the UK is different. You can find more UK specific information about naloxone, where can get it and how to use it, here: naloxone.org.uk

For the last two years I've been investigating the mental health impacts on disabled people of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (doi.org/10.1017/S204... & doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...). 1/4

The tube strike absolutely inconveniences everyone! But many disabled people play TFL "on hard mode" every day. I'm glad not to live in London, and must plan excessively when I go (although I love it!) Because most of the tube is (largely) permanently inaccessible/always on strike, for me.

Very interesting start to a series indeed! Reminds me very much of this recent, work characterising public perceptions of our universities from @bobbyduffy.bsky.social. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/public-...

I recognised the focus on the length of Mr Polanski's hug with his boyfriend as some kind of thinly veiled homophobia. But the designer stubble thing is new to me, because I'm too young remember George Michael or climate of homophobia and broader LGBTQ+-phobia that went around. Sad we're going back!

Just realised I only ever posted about the most recent of my papers, but never the others. So, warning, shameless self-promotion incoming! :-) All focus on mental health in disaster contexts among disabled people, particularly Covid and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 1/n

Is Home Secretary Cooper seriously considering treating asylum seekers like parcels? I recall some US politician suggested some months ago setting up a Amazon or FedEx style system to handle immigration detention and/or returns? Having studied IDPs/refugees (from Ukraine) feel obliged to object!

I'll admit, I was skeptical when they said Gemini was just like a bunch of PhDs. But I gotta admit they nailed it.

“Even if climate change plays a big role in the weather event, what turns weather into a disaster is always strongly shaped by vulnerability and exposure". Read @wwattribution.bsky.social Dr @frediotto.bsky.social's comments for @grist.org on the Texas Floods: grist.org/extreme-weat...

Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.

If like me you are British or were 9 at the time of Katrina, this may well be just history to you. I know a great deal about the subsequent trauma, but only relatively recently learned about the sociological, political et cetera context. Mostly from Andy Horowitz's masterful book, Katerina.

@cdelawalla.bsky.social Did I see you/your organisation past a campaign or call for evidence against the $500 million cut to mRNA vaccine funding recently? If so I would love to submit this to it, but I can't find it again? Even on your website? www.england.nhs.uk/2025/08/nhs-...

last fall ~20/70 of my language development students described domain-general in exactly this weird way, and reading it again now is making my brain angry-swim all over again (cmd+F in the slides or the reading would’ve gotten them the answer; my fabulous GSI knew immediately it was bc of LLM use)

On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima: Janis (1951). Air war and emotional stress: Psychological studies of bombing and civilian defense jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Just out: JASP 0.95! With sandboxing, a new plot builder, ESCI, and more. jasp-stats.org/2025/08/02/i...

I am no demographer, let alone former Reith Lecturer, as Prof Ansell is. My grandparents were born in India & migrated here in the 60s. But, as I recall, & am happy to be corrected, some put third-gen immigrants such as myself in the category of immigrant too. So does that make me also a foreigner?

I've voted for @zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachelmillward.bsky.social @frankadlingtons.bsky.social All are obviously great communicators and movement builders etc but, for me, what stands out is that they are inclusive of everyone. Best of all, they give me hope & "do something" energy! 1/2

Attention, politicians and the commentariat! READ and DIGEST. Also this is really great research!

A year since the wave of riots in which hotels housing asylum-seekers were attacked. Our study examined events in three locations, finding only limited evidence of intentions to protest. @qeios.bsky.social Funded by @ukri.org @behaviourresuk.bsky.social www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP

@ilankelman.bsky.social joins The Standard’s Tech & Science Daily to decode the magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka quake and 4m tsunami waves it unleashed. Discover how these waves form and how communities can stay safe. 🎧 Listen: shows.acast.com/039b783b-a52... #Tsunami #Earthquake #DisasterRiskReduction