This is a *must listen*. It feels all early pandemic to me when a severe shock was coming and we were happily paddling through the air for a month

I have a crazy way of reporting on 'No Kings' that's different from the NYT...I go out and talk to protesters about what they think Sure, size matters, but so does the passion of a movement offering the 4-letter word that beats back dictators Hope My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

"[Compulsory tights for girls] helps prepare students for life beyond school, where consistent and professional dress expectations are common." This female Oxford professor doesn't own a pair of tights and hasn't worn any since school 50 years ago. Never seen our Vice Chancellor in tights either.

Complexity in evidence great paper from @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social The paper does define what complex data looks like. Q: does complex data also include the characteristic that data may be emergent? www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

With BMA colleagues at the March against the far right.

Just kids. From loving families. Bombed to bits in their school. Read their parents’ stories. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

A young Iranian child plays on a swing on a beach in the city of Bandar Abbas, near the Strait of Hormuz, while plumes of smoke rise in the background from reported attacks on an Iranian naval base.

US colleagues, please explain what just happened re TSA, Senate, House, Trump. Actually, I know what happened - please explain why it happened. TY

Mum hospitalised in 1st wave, Dad died; she never came home, got decanted to care home, put in solitary confinement. Unspeakable misery. Boris and crew made terrible decisions, fuelled by hubris and a desire to party. I'm incandescent with rage. (Thank you Christina for making sure we don't forget).

Superb analysis by Patrick Wintour. Terrifying final paragraph. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

This is the stupidest war in the whole of history. Argue me wrong.

🧵The Covid Inquiry’s latest reports have made one thing brutally clear: the first year of the pandemic - and especially the second Covid wave in winter 2020/21 - was devastating. Much of that devastation was avoidable. This 🧵: impact on NHS, impact on bereaved, and avoidable harm. 1/19

Here it is, the other shoe many of us have been waiting to see drop

Incredible substance here from @chrischirp.bsky.social. The 2nd wave of COVID-19 in the UK was a) devastating and b) avoidable. Take time to play the clip of Prof Kevin Fong who breaks down when describing the scale of death and its impact on ICU staff. christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-uk-cov...

In 50 years’ time, what will the enduring lessons be about this war? I think they’d include: don’t put orange toddlers in charge. But also, do something proactively about the social forces that allow orange toddlers to a) get elected and b) stay in power.

Timeline cleanse

Palantir. In bed with failure.

Saudi Arabia reportedly wants Trump to launch a ground invasion of Iran. Remember: Trump's family has deep business ties to Saudi Arabia, including new luxury properties in Riyadh and Jeddah. Trump cannot be trusted to put protecting American lives over lining his own pockets.

Toxic experts? "In this paper, we introduce and theorize the concept of toxic experts as individuals who, by virtue of their perceived or actual expertise, systematically engage in behaviors characterized by professional and intellectual vices." Greenhalgh et al. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Ever wanted to write about disability and authoritarianism? I'm working on a new anthology about that very topic forms.gle/1GtxJx4sRarj... #CFP #Academicchatter #Disability #Disabiliystudies

Monika Krause recently gave a lecture at OsloMet titled "Theorizing from cases," integrating insights from her "Model cases" book with her later paper on "Theorizing from neglected cases." The lecture was recorded and can be seen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U12G...

Meta & Google have been found liable in a social media addiction lawsuit • Jury found them negligent in the design & operation of their platforms • They have been ordered to pay $3M in damages • The plaintiff is a 20-year-old woman who alleges she was addicted to Instagram and YouTube as a child

I needed that.

🆕 Latest on the meningitis outbreak in Kent: We’ve worked with academic experts to produce a new technical briefing. Early evidence and preliminary analyses provide strong reassurance that existing vaccinations and antibiotic treatments remain effective against this MenB strain.

In other news, Nigel Farage accepted £200k donation plus a trip to Davos from Iranian oligarchs who used a churchwarden as strawman to conceal their ownership of companies in UK as well as in Iran. But sure, let's talk about national security, Nigel.

Merz for Nobel Peace Prize?

Never in my life have I believed Iran state media over our own government. Until now. That’s not being “unpatriotic,” it’s having a brain that functions.

Yay Keely!!! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...

RIP Tessa Richards, of BMJ fame. #medsky www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Iran has 600,000 soldiers and 350,000 to 5 million reserves. 5,000 Iranian soldiers have been killed in the Second Iran War, and 15,000 injured... ...leaving just *580,000 to 5.58 million armed Iranian combatants* lying in wait for the ground invasion Trump is about to launch.

Aaah.

As a Marine platoon leader in Vietnam, Mueller was shot and later returned to lead his platoon after his recovery. He received a Bronze Star for valor, a Purple Heart, 2 Navy/Marine Commendation medals, Republican of Vietnam Cross of Valor, and numerous other medals.

Great weekend read: Pandemics and the Gothic by @juliamwright.bsky.social mh.bmj.com/content/51/4...

I recommend this podcast if you want to learn more about the whole "droplet" dogma. From @sharpflower.bsky.social www.publichealthisdead.com/episodes/som...

Our Muslim students, joyously celebrating Eid today, lifted everyone’s spirits and handed out sweet treats. Hey Nick Timothy, nobody felt dominated.

End of an exhilarating week with our MSc students from 14 countries studying Healthcare Organisations and Policy at University of Oxford.

Module 3 of the UK COVID Inquiry is out. Encouraging to see explicit recognition of the "widespread failure" of clinical leaders to understand aerosol science, and the "clear failure" of IPC leaders to understand that they might be wrong. #medsky #scisky covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu....

I recommend Carl Zimmer's book Air-Borne for the deep history that led to this shocking mistake. It wasn't just a matter of "oh it was a new virus, we didn't know anything about it" - there's a far more profound lesson than that for how science happens. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Rest in peace Mum.

Seconded. Labour should talk sensibly and strategically about re-joining the EU. It's the one thing that might save them at the next general election. Keep talking, @london.gov.uk

Super-excited to share this article I wrote with @worboyslab.bsky.social all about new innovations in a type of monoclonal antibody therapy for cancer. Super quick 🧵🧪 #MonoclonalAntibodies

Students and others, we don’t know if meningococcal disease can spread through the air. I see some of you in the outbreak zone are wearing masks. If you want to maximise your protection against a *possible* airborne threat, wear a *respirator* (FFP2 or - better - FFP3). These are ~N95/N99 in USA.

MAGA men are too emotional to run the government. Whining, white victimized losers. theconversation.com/friday-essay...

Catch up on the Middle East war. Beautifully penned. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Compare and contrast. NY City Hall and the White House ….

The People Behind the Forms, by @chrischirp.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/christin...

Making a Google Doodle, by @kityates.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kityates...