Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia)

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Penny wise, pound foolish: The cost of reduced support for measles prevention Measles, a vaccine-preventable disease previously declared eliminated in the United States, is reemerging with over 1400 cases reported in 2025. This …

T. Joseph Mattingly estimates that the 2025 measles outbreak in Texas will cost $90M. Measles is expensive. It's also preventable. Vaccination increases productivity & reduces costs.

Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.

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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

This is just amazing news!

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Promotional graphic for BMJ Medicine featuring an illustration of a person with a magnifying glass, analysing icons representing research methods and reporting, including charts and gears. The image includes text that reads 'NEW: Research Methods and Reporting,' with a call to action reading 'READ NOW.' There's also a reference to case studies and a guide for researchers

Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.

Essential reading for robust research!

https://bit.ly/47PL01l

YouTube video by Beat-Club The Small Faces - All Or Nothing (1966)

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Cumbria's 'striking' county flower thriving on the fells Grass-of-Parnassus, which grows on marshy land, has been wiped out elsewhere in the UK.

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Grass-of-Parnassus is the county flower seen on the Cumberland county flag and also on Cumberland Council's logo

#TrumpTraitor

US on the brink of major public health failure Under the watch of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr a vaccine-preventable disease has continued to spread across the US.

"It's a complete and utter failure of public health for us to lose our elimination status for a vaccine-preventable disease." 🧪

Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop...

It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.

“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts

It is entirely reckless to abandon this lifesaving research.

Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.

This makes us less safe.
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YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro

I must share this.
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RFK Jr. says he is removing all 17 members of CDC's vaccine advisory committee HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.

There is no rationale for removing every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replacing them, except for RFK Jr. to appoint members who spread disinformation.

I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.

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A diagram showing my percentage of maternal and paternal makeup england and Northwestern Europe, Scotland, Denmark and Cornwall

Apparently I am 57% Engand & Northwestern Europe, 37%Scotland,4% Denmark and 2% Cornwall.
I would identify as English, European and I suppose a bit Scottish (37%) but being called Donald is a bit of a giveaway. I was named after my father's cousin Donald who was killed in WWII.

Picture says UN Ocean Conference 9-13 June 2025 in Nice France.

Saw the film "Ocean" today. Frightening to see the destruction caused by the trawling but also heartening to know that there is something which can be done. Attenborough mentioned the UN Ocean Conference in France in June as being a potential turning point. I hope he's right.

Film Poster of the Three Amigos x 2

Six Amigos

I visited this museum in 1979 on a backpacking trip around Italy and Greece and vividly remember this gold bee pendant. (I have a postcard of it somewhere in the house!)

Are all the rest descend-ants?

Also the link to The Observer on the Guardian webpage has gone now. It's a separate site without an app. Not an improvement!

Trouble at Carlisle: Three bosses, 42 players, one hell of a mess Carlisle United's season has comprised three bosses and 42 players and has them on the verge of relegation.

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#Gaza has become a "mass grave." Palestinians and humanitarian workers are enduring extreme suffering as Israeli forces escalate their offensive.

We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.

😂😂😂😂

Steve Bell said it best....

Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!

YouTube video by UltraMiraculous Penn and Teller on Vaccinations

Vaccines work.
Vaccines don’t cause Autism.

Vaccines save lives.

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Good one!

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the fabulous women working in all the varied roles across our NHS.

With around 70% of the service being made up of women, the NHS would completely collapse without their hard work and dedication.

We hope they can take a moment to feel proud today - thank you 💙

@linktonian.bsky.social
Hi Iain
I don't know whether you have ever listened to Radio Caroline? I have it on my phone via a radio app
It plays album tracks. I thought it would be up your street!
Great stuff 👍