Dr Karen Schafheutle

And so it begins...
Maybe/hopefully.

I see stuff like this and instantly think of one of my favourite H.L. Mencken witticisms:

"Democracy is the theory that voters know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."

(Great webinar @luketryl.bsky.social.)

I implore someone, anyone, in the media…

Do your job

And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:

…what were the motivations behind this?

“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”

“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”

You can have those for nothing, lads.

Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

That awkward moment when your star columnist was responsible... and you have to write headlines around the Boris shaped elephant in the newsroom

Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds

Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...

Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social - looking to Denmark for winning ideas was yet another stroke of genius.

Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr The tactics that gave Labour its huge majority in 2024 were no preparation for government – and the prime minister has proved he has nothing more to offer, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

On Labour MPs in a dark place. Featuring King Lear. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

Vascular and inflammatory diseases after COVID-19 infection and vaccination in children and young people in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked electronic health recor... Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis or pericarditis up to 4 week...

“…the risk following vaccination is substantially lower than the risk following infection. These findings are of great importance for policy makers and caregivers… and support the public health strategy of COVID-19 vaccination in children”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A big victory for the University of California.

And a call to every university across the U.S. to refuse to sacrifice academic freedom to Donald Trump.

Our democracy requires your uncensored voices. And the law is on your side.

1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. in nine months, and with a strain only seen in animals before.

H5N5 jumps…

#influenza

abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/s...

‘America Must Save Britain’ – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition GB News’ new programme broadcast live from Washington DC features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner telling ‘MAGA’ politicians ...

If you have a doubt the MAGA attack on the BBC is not co-ordinated, read what GB News owner told the US

“We need you to come and save us. To rescue us … You are making America great again… We need to make Britain great again”

subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/79/a...

Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?

Covid jab less likely than virus to cause rare heart issue in children Largest study of its kind shows health risks of refusing vaccination

NEW: Children faced more risk of rare heart problems after Covid-19 infection than they did after taking the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine, a big three-year study of under-18s in England has found.

Important evidence for debates over vaccine safety, particularly in the US.
www.ft.com/content/231d...

What he said Part 3: 💯 🎯

Warning. Viewer discretion is advised.

Bacon is back in the news - for being poisonous. Who knew? - literally the WHO knew. They list Bacon alongside Tobacco as a grade one Carcinogen……it doesn't even have a health warning on packets.

Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world. Britain ranks 55th out of 61 countries in the study of 57,000 people, which looks at how attitudes towards nature are shaped by social, economic, geographical and cultural factors. Continue reading...

Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) in pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism @jama.com @ki.se

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

‘Dangerously outdated’: high court overturns ruling implying domestic violence would not affect children Judge describes earlier decision in case at family court as a ‘wrong turn’ and says allegations go to heart of case A high court judge has overturned a “dangerously outdated” family court decision made on the basis that domestic abuse between a father and a mother would not be likely to pose a risk to their children, and was “largely historical”. The mother had made seven separate allegations of rape, the earliest in June 2009, and the latter four all dating to 2020. She had also made further allegations including that the father had stalked her, threatened to disclose intimate photographs, thrown a coffee mug, and in 2021 had removed the brake pads from a car, which police had said could constitute a potential offence of attempted murder. Continue reading...

‘Dangerously outdated’: high court overturns ruling implying domestic violence would not affect children

Priorities.

Screengrab fromn BBC News website: 'We'll throw everything' at by-election, says Farage Nigel Farage and Llŷr Powell standing behind a red railing in front of Reform's office in Caerphilly. Both men are wearing blue suits. Image caption, Nigel Farage called Llŷr Powell a "good, hard working, loyal, solid, decent bloke" ByAdrian Browne Wales political reporter Published 12 September 2025 Reform UK's leader has unveiled the party's candidate for next month's Senedd by-election in Caerphilly as the man recently handling its communications in Wales. Announcing that Llŷr Powell will run to be the first Senedd member elected as Reform, Nigel Farage pledged to "throw everything" at the campaign. "We intend to win this by-election," Farage said, at a slick launch event at Caerphilly Social Club. Powell pledged to "stand up" for Caerphilly communities and offer a "chance at genuine change".

Nigel Farage, four weeks ago: "We intend to win this by-election. We will throw everything at it."

Tap-dance all you like now.

Labour Party Pushed Into Third Place in Wales Special Election

Welsh Parliament by-elections don't normally garner international interest, but today's result in Caerphilly is significant

In what could be a view into the future, it was a two-horse race between Plaid Cymru and Reform U.K., with Labour's previous dominance gone
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...

Digital ID to be voluntary... unless you want a job (or benefits) Keir Starmer has relaunched the controversial policy, stressing its use for every day life

If it's mandatory for work, it's de-facto mandatory share.google/ulfGaMN5b9Jt...

The lesser known ‘one out- one in‘ approach.

Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.

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