Claire C

mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.

Children in England ‘living in almost Dickensian levels of poverty’ Children’s commissioner says any Labour strategy to tackle deprivation must scrap the two-child benefit cap

"Young people said they had experienced not having enough water to shower, rats biting through their walls, and mouldy bedrooms, among a number of examples in a report on the 'crisis of hardship' gripping the country." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

this quote is basically as close as I'll ever get to a religious text, I always reread it in the way I assume some read the bible

CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs Nearly half of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was laid off.

“Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out teams working on research about adults with cognitive disabilities and sickle cell disease”

The richest 3 people have more money than the poorest 4 billion.

But the problem (according to those richest people) is the poor people.

THEY’D BE SCREAMING IMPEACHMENT!

"Trade war with penguins": Trump places 10% tariff on uninhabited Antarctic islands Planned tariffs shared by the White House included a 10% duty on imports from the barren Heard and McDonald Islands

Even when it's just the two of them, in an otherwise empty Oval office, Trump and Musk still aren't the smartest guys in the room.

Our libraries are under threat Libraries are essential for many communities. But funding for them is constantly being reduced, and we are losing these places of knowledge

Libraries are essential for many communities. But funding for them is constantly being reduced, and we are losing these places of knowledge.

Recent calls list in iPhone - on dark mode. Showing 305 calls to a doctors practice.

Trying to see your #GP in 2025.
I didn’t get through to anyone.

There has to be a better way 🙃

The erosion of trust in science & scientists — sometimes due to complex social/historical factors but often deliberately perpetrated by charlatans — has tragic, deadly consequences, and, if unchecked, is an existential threat to society.

The one that gets me is SMP being LESS THAN HALF of minimum wage. Here's how much we think is the absolute minimum for someone to live a decent life on. Oh, a new mum raising a baby, which famously involves no additional costs at all? Oh yeah 45% of that should be fine.

time to bang my drum again, which is that statutory maternity pay is all that self-employed mothers get, which is mental and maybe one of the (many, many) reasons why people aren't having more kids

a cartoon dog is surrounded by blue and pink lines and says sdruff ALT: a cartoon dog is surrounded by blue and pink lines and says sdruff

Toddler parenting success.
Only cried at about four episodes of #Bluey over the weekend.

Looking at you Sleepy Time (honourable mention for Grandad).

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations We want the government to: Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies). Cap all donations ...

🚨Let’s protect democracy by tightening the rules on political donations. Please sign this petition

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Save The Prince Charles Cinema The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

#SaveThePCC

Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.

For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;

you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...

A memo leaked to the Associated Press reveals that the White House has told the U.S. CDC to stop working with the WHO immediately.

This breaks protocol which requires the approval of Congress and a one-year notice to leave the WHO.

They will go after Wikipedia.

They will go after libraries.

They will go after school boards and public extracurricular activities that are anything but sports.

They will go after archives.

Because knowledge, education, culture, and progressives are all the enemy.

Thinking is the enemy.

This is the only post so far that’s made me laugh about the whole situation. 👏🏻

Under-slept, over-caffeinated and listened to Rep on my walk (march) to the office.
Let’s goooooooo!!

Will probably cry later. 😅

Blue Monday is a piece of crap pseudo science originally part of a travel company's press release to sell holidays.

Can we all try to avoid rewarding marketeers, using this term, which tries to sell goods by parasiting on the back of real mental health campaigns.

My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.

Check out the Carter Center’s photo from the funeral this morning and who’s obscured.

This photographer needs a raise. 🤣

UK universities join retreat from Elon Musk's X, citing misinformation on platform Universities and other higher education establishments have joined a retreat among British institutions from Elon Musk's X social media platform, citing its role in spreading misinformation that fuelled race riots last year.

Excellent. UK unis leaving X.

“A Reuters survey on Tuesday showed several universities have scaled back usage of X to the bare minimum or quit completely, following scores of academics who have left the platform.”

Events like the California fires demonstrate why it's so dangerous when tech billionaires decide to eschew rigorous fact-checking. Social media remains a vital source of real-time life-saving information during crises and disasters. Having accurate information is often a matter of life or death.

Welcome to Heaven, Jimmy Carter.

good morning 🙂‍↔️

the vibes im going for today

My biggest achievement in life is no longer my PhD. It’s getting a 17 month old toddler to travel transatlanticly and make a connecting flight in Schipol, smiling all (most) of the way.

a shiba inu dog is chewing on a plastic bottle on the floor . ALT: a shiba inu dog is chewing on a plastic bottle on the floor .

Spent the last week in the USA. The biggest downer about being home?
Those attached bottle caps! America truly is the land of the free. 😅

Wealth tax is the best way forward