Ruth Rollin

This is very important and very moving. Shahmir’s story cuts to the very heart of our current, ongoing malaise. (It also chronicles the tragic collapse of BBC credibility.) He is an incredibly brave man.

So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...

1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.

Please watch 👇

I share Diarmaid’s frustration completely. Trump’s shake down of the NHS should be the headline story on every media channel this morning. Don’t let them ignore this.

What Martin said. Independent SAGE were not cranks, not extremists, not over-reacting. #covidinquiry

“And so to bed.” (Juliette)

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.

As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

You've GOT to be kidding me!

The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?

So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?

Let's go Debunking! 1/34

Grim health warning for any children who test positive for Covid Scientists have revealed another side effect of Covid-19 which can mainly effect children and teenagers - it comes after they launched a study to see the impact the bug had on cardiovascular health

Why aren’t Labour doing more to prevent COVID in children? @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

Always clear vax ⏬️ transmission, Rt≠R0.
I'd vax preschool kids in a heartbeat.
U-shaped risk curve 4 acute disease, higher 6m-5yr.
Populn risk scales with prevalence.
Paediatric vax has ≈0 myocarditis signal. ⏬️acute disease, ⏬️transmission & evolution, ⏬️long COVID, ⏬️T1D. But, they never assess these.

Independent SAGE as an example of effective public dialogue on scientific research - Nature Protocols The members of Independent SAGE reflect on their experience in setting up, developing and running a science communication platform and service to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic

Our paper on @independentsage.bsky.social as an example of effective science-research dialogue is now #openaccess. Thanks @natureportfolio.nature.com and @rosyf.bsky.social
🧪 #healthpolicy #episky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Independent SAGE as an example of effective public dialogue on scientific research - Nature Protocols The members of Independent SAGE reflect on their experience in setting up, developing and running a science communication platform and service to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic

We wrote a paper about our work for Independent SAGE during the pandemic @independentsage.bsky.social
#healthpolicy #medsky 🧪 #academicsky

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

TESLA = TRUMP YouTube video by Led By Donkeys

How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...

A new era dawns. America’s tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power | Carole Cadwalladr The era that began with the Great Disruptor’s first term is over. Beware the emerging elite

A new piece from Carole Cadwalladr:

A new era dawns. America’s tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ten Articles Explaining the 2024 Election Some background reading

New! Ten articles explaining the 2024 election, in one place, for free. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...

Thank you, I bought and read Hiding in Plain Sight when it came out and then too They Knew. We’ve been let down both sides of the Atlantic. Thank you for the articles. It’s all mandatory reading.