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The Nerve's Best Books of 2025 From a moving rumination on class to a gripping novel about desire, our team of writers and editors each recommend a title they’ve loved over the past 12 months – and one they’re hoping to get for Chr...

@thenerve.news brilliant list of the Nerve's Best Books of 2025 for me to invest in. Thank you. Subscribed to free newsletter now planning to invest in full subscription #Nerve #NerveNews
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The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud | Jess O’Thomson Since the supreme court decision, organisations have faced lobbying and legal threats. But trans people are protected by discrimination law too, says Jess O’Thomson of the Good Law Project

‘Organisations that value trans people should know not just that the law is on their side – but so, also, are many people who will step up to defend them if they have the courage to take a stand.’
- Jess O’Thomson of the Good Law Project.
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Incredible retirement talk by Prof. Paul Fine @lshtm.bsky.social Career dedicated to global health, critical enquiry & passion for training next generation in UK & esp Malawi where he left huge legacy. Privilege spend 10+yrs at same institution & humbling to know its not even 1/3 time hes been here.

WE DID IT! Thanks to your incredible support we reached our
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge target and raised an astonishing £20,000.

None of this would be possible without you! A massive thank you to everyone who donated, fundraised and spread the word about our campaign.

“Tens of millions of people are alive today around the world because we had better prevention".

@drtomfrieden.bsky.social, Former CDC Director and President/CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins the podcast to talk progress in public health

⏯️ www.bmj.com/podcasts

Girlguiding leaders refuse to enforce 'horrific' trans ban Girlguiding leaders have told PinkNews they refuse to enforce a new policy banning trans girls from their groups.

www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/05/g...

Beneath a post on Threads where I’ve written ‘I don’t feel as someone living with HIV that I am lesser than other people’ someone has responded ‘Only gay monkey have aids (sic)’. I’ve obscured their picture and user name, to deprive them of the attention that they crave.

Tell me again that HIV stigma is a thing of the past.

My 41st 10km run on 4th Dec 25, m early morning run in the rain. I am running to spread awareness of testing for #HIV and the work of the @nat.org.uk www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col...
#HIVrightscharity #TeamNAT #HIVAwareness #PLHIV

My 40th 10km run on 2 Dec 25, early morning. Wet, cold and slippery streets. I am running to spread awareness of testing for #HIV and the work of the @nat.org.uk www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col...
#HIVrightscharity #TeamNAT #HIVAwareness #PLHIV

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New malaria drug could be a life-saver as the standard drug shows signs of weakness The best drug to fight malaria is facing increased resistance from the parasites it fights. Now there's an alternative in the pipeline and it looks promising.

The best drug to fight malaria is facing increased resistance from the parasites it fights. Now there's an alternative in the pipeline and it looks promising.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...

Landscape of gastric cancer associated targets with novel drug platforms and updated therapies

Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of mortality related to cancer worldwide.

This review highlights recent advances in treatment #MedEd
www.bmj.com/content/391/...

My 39th run in late afternoom. Freezing today. Time to bring out the running gloves. I am running to spread awareness of testing for #HIV and the work of the @nat.org.uk

Promotional image for National Self-Care Week by the Royal College of Nursing, featuring dates from 17 - 23 November. Graphic includes a simple illustration of a lit candle and a flower on a purple background.

This week is National #SelfCareWeek.

Nursing is a demanding profession, and your wellbeing matters.

Head to our website to find practical tips and resources to help manage physical and emotional stress: https://bit.ly/4p9cp3z

My 38th run early this morning before teaching to raise awareness of HIV testing and the National AIDS Trust. I used cross country shoes for deeper puddles. @nat.org.uk #HIV #PLHIV #HIVTesting Donate today: www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col...

My 37th run today was in early morning cold, just before Remembrance Sunday. Lovely hills to do steady running up with a final sprint. I am running to spread awareness of testing for HIV and the work of the National AIDS Trust @nat.org.uk #HIVTesting

My 36th run today was in the early dark rain. Good high hills and wooded areas. I am running to promote the National AIDS Trust and to encourage donations @nat.org.uk donate to NAT today 👉 www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col...

Benjamin's National AIDS Trust (NAT) fundraisers Help Benjamin Collier raise money to support National AIDS Trust

My 35th run today. Miserable drizzle early morning run. A great trail experience using new XC trainers. I am running to promote the National AIDS Trust. Donate today:
www.justgiving.com/page/ben-col...
#HIVrightscharity #TeamNAT #HIVAwareness #PLHIV #HIV#WorldAIDSDay #WAD2025

Is a summit between Trump and Putin ever likely to happen? Plus: Sarkozy begins his five-year term - Monocle As Trump and Putin delay their summit, what’s next for the war in Ukraine? Then: Sarkozy begins his five-year prison...

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @alexvont.bsky.social and @philtinline.bsky.social on the apparently non-happening Budapest summit and the day's other stuff, plus Chiara Rimella meets top chef Tomos Parry. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Pleased to learn that at least one party won't be running on a promise to throw me out of the country, was beginning to take it personally.

Russia’s plans to increase its propaganda budget, Vance meets Netanyahu and the EU’s first anti-far-right European Council - Monocle Russia continues to bombard Ukraine while looking to boost its propaganda budget. Then: JD Vance meets with Benjamin Netanyahu to...

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @elisabethbraw.bsky.social and Stephen Dalziel on the day's stuff, and more besides. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Explainer 490: Who is Japan’s new prime minister, other than a woman?  - Monocle Japan made history this week as its first woman prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, was sworn in. But what are her...

Latest Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio, contemplating Japan's new prime minister, and what she may wish to do with the office. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

The Revolutionists Immersive, globe-spanning and full of detail and drama, The Revolutionists is an unprecedented account of a seismic decade that transformed the modern world. In the 1970s, a network of radical extrem...

Book alert klaxon. Hugely enjoying "The Revolutionists" by @jasonburke2.bsky.social. Pairs well with a soundtrack of @lukehaines.bsky.social's "Baader Meinhof" album. www.penguin.co.uk/books/440432...

Are Trump’s sanctions on Russia’s oil companies enough to send a message?  - Monocle Trump sanctions two of Russia’s big oil companies. How big will the impact be? Then: China’s religious charm offensive on...

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @isabelh.bsky.social and Evdoxia Lymperi on the day's stuff, plus a letter from Vienna from @alexei-korolyov.bsky.social. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Ordinary People Don't Carry Machine Guns by Seven Stories Press UK A Ukrainian writer-turned-soldier reconsiders his pacifism and the choices one makes when war is waged against you.

@andrewmueller.bsky.social Just read a lovely article in @newhumanist.bsky.social titled “Life on the line” Two memoirs, from Basra and Ukrain, chronicle the lives of men pulled into war.
- Ordinary People Don’t Carry Machine Guns: Thoughts on War by www.sevenstoriespress.co.uk/books/ordina...

My 34th run today. I continue to promote NAT and as the days get darker and more people ride on roads without helmets a head torch is necessary. #HIVrightcharity

My 34th run yesterday. I continue to promote NAT and as the days get darker and more people ride on roads without helmets a head torch is necessary. #HIV #HIVRights #NAT #WorldAIDSDay #REDRUN

The female scientists who finally found an answer to endometriosis wait times Researchers who have endometrosis themselves say they 'turned our pain into something positive for other women'

Human ingenuity changing lives. Well done to all those involved!

The scientific method is our most reliable tool for understanding nature, explaining the world, and uncovering truths about the universe. For humanists, it not only offers answers – it also sparks profound questions and wonder. Find out in our #Thatshumanism videos narrated by Stephen Fry.

Accurate representation of USA political inaction on gun control.Accurate reflection of the active legislative push to restrict rights for trans and LGBTQ+ youth.
#doublestandard