CedarWych

We've seen how a Trump administration has taken over scientific bodies, so independent research is suppressed if its findings aren't what he wants, and outputs just become govt propaganda. Could the same thing happen here, if a future PM wanted to do the same? Important analysis ⬇️

Stay safe

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

Can we just stop giving him a platform to spew this populist crap - have you not noticed what’s going on in the US? He’s pushing the same divisive rhetoric as Trump

Extremely worrying and I wish the BBC would stop giving him a platform to spew his garbage

Interesting and troubling report/thread here on vulnerability of scientific bodies to politicisation, something the public do not want and is not in there interest but could happen nonetheless if politicians with selective or hostile views on science and evidence were in charge

All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.

“As much as we are being lied to by this administration…perhaps the most dangerous falsehoods are the ones we tell ourselves about the severity of the crisis…
Whatever becomes of American liberal democracy…it will be a resurrection and not a continuation.”

Well put by @aselrod.bsky.social

All worthless anyway as this is an interview with the woman who previously was found to have made multiple false statements UNDER OATH and failed to take responsibility for her actions according to the prosecutors and the judge who oversaw her 2021 trial and was convicted of sex trafficking minors.

Says the woman who was found to have made multiple false statements under oath and failed to take responsibility for her actions according to the prosecutors and the judge who oversaw her 2021 trial and was convicted of sex trafficking minors.

Doesn’t she have previous for lying under oath?

About right

Sharon Osbourne Responds To Heartfelt Tribute For Ozzy Osbourne After His Death At 76 You will be missed, Ozzy 💔

You will be missed, Ozzy 💔. A beautiful tribute.

Border Patrol says he was at the red mark, 65 feet south of the border, when he "made an abrupt starboard turn and struck the port bow of the Coast Guard small-boat," causing him to capsize.

He says that's ridiculous, he was in Canadian waters and was going to shore to talk when they hit him.

On Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein, and espionage. From my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. Written in 2019, published in 2020.

This isn’t actually a skit it’s real

@newforestdog.bsky.social saw there’s been a big fire in your luffly new forest - hope u are all OK

Good Wednesday morning Blue Sky's!
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead

Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and…

Tear gas can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses, including COVID.

The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods. What you need to know (published 2020):

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

WTF - this is nuts!

He certainly is!

I have reached the stage of life where I have a favourite potato peeler….

Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

There’s a fully funded PhD student ship at the University of Glasgow for someone with an interest in fan fiction and online fan communities! The topic sounds awesome, and the supervisor is excellent. Give it a share! #academicsky

Wow. Just wow.

From Science4Good “Last week the National Cancer Institute had 28 scientific advisors.” It shows their faces in little circles. They are a mix of men and women, white and POC. “Today, it has zero.” A big blank space

If I wanted to destroy what is good about the the US, diminish its prestige and import in the world, and increase the suffering of all people, these are the types of things I would do.

Paw waves Ted!

@uklabour.bsky.social I sincerely hope that Gov is working on trade deals with Canada & the EU with some urgency

Farmers in England fear for nature after sustainable farming funding frozen Government also considering blocking more profitable farmers from a revised future scheme Farmers fear they will no longer be able to afford to restore nature in England and reduce their carbon footprint after government funding for doing this was frozen. The environment secretary, Steve Reed, recently announced that the sustainable farming incentive (SFI), which pays farmers for making space for nature on their land, would be paused and overhauled before June’s spending review. The scope of the scheme – and its budget – are being reassessed. Continue reading...

Farmers in England fear for nature after sustainable farming funding frozen

Tomorrow is Hands Off! Day, a nationwide protest. If you’re able to join, it’s a powerful way to connect with others and stand in solidarity. Our coalition members will be present at events across the country to help ensure everyone’s safety.

Thank you! I needed that.
#supportBritishFarming