Mark Petticrew

@markpetticrew.bsky.social

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Public Health, Commercial Determinants of Health, Professor at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

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Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social · 2h

Make a Bond movie academic (UK version...)

Diamonds Are For-REF-er

REF and Let Die

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 7d

Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs

Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects' Christmas, above.

www.openculture.com

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 7d

Moving beyond individual choice: why public health language matters – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/moving-beyon...
By Mark Robinson, Mark Chenery and James Smith

Moving beyond individual choice: why public health language matters

Introduction by Croakey: As we head into the season for New Year's resolutions, we will begin to see advertising, media

www.croakey.org

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Clearyb @clearyb.bsky.social · 9d

#OTD in 1890 Bram Stoker published Gibbet Hill in a Christmas supplement of the Daily Express (Dublin). This long-lost story is published by the Rotunda Foundation in aid of the Charlotte Stoker Fund, supporting research on preventable hearing loss in newborns. This fund is already making an impact

Shot of masthead of Daily Express Wednesday Dec 17, 1890
Gibbet Hill [All Rights Reserved] by Bram Stoker is underneath.

Shot of advert from Daily Express Jan 1, 1891
Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker is among a list of specially commissioned articles. .

OUR SUPPLEMENT.
WITE the Danx Expans of the 176h was issued
a Supplement of eight pages, making a paper of 112 columns for one penny. Copies can bejhad at this office and at all newsagents.
Every article was specially written for this num-ber, and amongst them will be found the following:— A STEP IN ASTRONOMY, BY SIE ROBERT
BALL.
A VISIT TO IONA, BY M. C. F.
DERMOT BYRNE, BY PROFESSOB G. F. ARM-
STRONG.
WATCHWORDS OF CRITICISM, BY PRo-
FESSOR TYRRELL.
GEORGE MEREDITH, By PROPESSOR DOWDEN.
EARLY LETTERS OF CHARLES LEVER
(Now for the first time published), By W.
J. FITZPATRICK.
THE SLIM MAN, BY TEE REY CANON CAR-AN IRISH SAGA. BY STANDISI O'GRADY.
GIBBETT HILL, BY BRAM STOKER.
HOW TO READ A NEWSPAPER. B G.
F. SHAW, S.E.T.G.D.
THE OLD ROUTE TO HOLYHEAD. BY
CHARLES MILLS.
CUTCHERLY YARNS. BY E. S. RoBERTSON.

Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social · 12d

Repurposes his compressed air bolt gun, for blowing up kids party balloons

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Ally Brown @allybrown.bsky.social · 13d

I've been concerned recently to see a few blogs associating over-diagnosis & medicalisation critiques of mental health & neurodiversity with the right-wing, and even fascism.

This excellent article by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com clearly shows some of the sociological concerns www.ft.com/content/8252...

How redefining special needs rocked education

Broadened criteria are benefiting the better-off, harming those facing greatest difficulty and straining the system

www.ft.com

Reposted by Mark Petticrew, Rebecca Tushnet, Robert B. Reich

Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social · 14d

1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.

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Gary Ruskin @garyruskin.bsky.social · 14d

Social media fuels smoking and vaping among children, especially girls, study shows.
Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
usrtk.org/healthwire/s...

Social media fuels smoking and vaping among children, especially girls, study shows

The more time teens spend on social media, the higher their risk of using cigarettes or e-cigarettes — and potentially developing serious health problems.

usrtk.org

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The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · 18d

It's #MosaicMonday and miserable in the UK so here's an early Winter personification from Bignor Roman villa. It's from a room that had underfloor heating and was probably a dining room.

www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...

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Tracey Woodruff @traceywoodruff.bsky.social · 18d

Want to see the result of a 30 year campaign? Industry gets its wish to undermine risk assessment and formaldehyde

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale

Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...

www.propublica.org

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The Signal @the-signal.bsky.social · 18d

Is there really a “new oligarchy” in America? Quinn Slobodian on why so many Silicon Valley billionaires have gotten so involved in everyday American politics. Read on. Link in comments.

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Reposted by Mark Petticrew, Alan Richardson, Bessma Momani , and 5 more Mark Petticrew, Alan Richardson, Bessma Momani, Els Torreele, David Murakami Wood, Iñaki Aldasoro, Aviel Roshwald, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 21d

"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."

CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza

The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.

truthout.org

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Mark Petticrew, Lesley A. Hall , and 4 more Michael E. Mann, Mark Petticrew, Lesley A. Hall, Fabián Muniesa, Rebecca Sear, David Murakami Wood, Nils Zurawski

Dr Nafeez Ahmed @nafeez.bsky.social · 21d

EXCLUSIVE: Epstein didn’t just prey on children. He helped bankroll and embed a worldview of race science, climate “culling” and eugenics inside Silicon Valley’s elite AI networks. Tonight we publish the final part of my
@bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/h...

How Epstein Channelled Race Science and 'Climate Culling' Into Silicon Valley’s AI Elite

The Epstein files expose how racial hierarchy, genetic “optimisation” and even climate-driven population culling circulated inside Big Tech circles

bylinetimes.com

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 22d

Who will benefit from this decision?

The list would have to include: vaping/tobacco industry; alcohol & gambling interests; those who profit from unhealthy food systems....
Who else?

www.croakey.org/shock-and-al...

Shock and alarm greet news about VicHealth’s demise

News that VicHealth (the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation) will close as a standalone agency – 38 years after launching as

www.croakey.org

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 22d

loved this conversation. Anyone need a crash course on why the intersection of AI, fascism and climate breakdown? We tried to cover it all!

Centre for Climate Justice @ccj-ubc.bsky.social · 23d

🚨The video recording of the AI and the Politics of Extraction panel is now live! Watch this fascinating 1.5 hour discussion with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social as they explore the risks of unfettered AI implementation.

AI and the Politics of Extraction | Centre for Climate Justice

YouTube video by Centre for Climate Justice

www.youtube.com

Reposted by Naomi Klein, Mark Petticrew, John Hogan

Centre for Climate Justice @ccj-ubc.bsky.social · 23d

AI and the Politics of Extraction | Centre for Climate Justice

YouTube video by Centre for Climate Justice

www.youtube.com

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 24d

Watching Father Ted’s a Christmassy Ted and remembered this nugget of pop trivia, the priest with the most boring voice Father Fitzgerald (Sean Barrett) in Ireland's largest lingeree section was the cover star of The Smith's single "How Soon is Now" a still from the 1958 film "Dunkirk".

Reposted by Mark Petticrew, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 25d

like big tobacco funding cancer research

Reposted by Mark Petticrew, Daniel S. Goldberg

kcarruthers @kcar.me · 25d

The seminal paper that has been used for 25 years to justify that the use of #Glyphosate is safe has been retracted.

RETRACTED: Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Herbicide Roundup and Its Active Ingredient, Glyphosate, for Humans

www.sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Matthew W Nugent @n00ge8.bsky.social · 25d

Mexico is Protecting the World from Gun Violence — Starting with the US

"Most illegal guns trafficked across the U.S.-Mexico border come from American gun shops supplied by American gun manufacturers."

From the @thehill.com and @jlowy.bsky.social

thehill.com

Reposted by Mark Petticrew, Kathleen Kennedy

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 25d

Look at this! For the first time since it was found, partially excavated and dispersed in the 1950s, someone has digitally reconstructed the 6th century mosaic from Qasr el-Lebia in Cyrenacia, Libya. 😮🤯

#MosaicMonday

An ancient mosaic of astonishing complexity and beauty. The design is 10 rows of 5 squares in a grid formation. Each is separated by a coloured twisted rope border. Each square shows a different design - either animals, plants, buildings or people. Wowser.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 27d

Tonight’s #UrbanismBookClub book tackles better city-making from the communications, branding, & public relations spheres. “Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Undermines Our Health & Environment” by my friend @grantennis.bsky.social is a HUGELY important book today. Every urbanist should read it.

Reposted by Mark Petticrew, John R. Hutchinson, Scott L. Greer

s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 27d

Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 29d

The government’s licensing reforms process has been rushed, opaque, and dominated by industry - and could seriously weaken public health

🎙️In our latest podcast, we spoke to Prof Niamh Fitzgerald & Dr @jamesnicholls.bsky.social about the proposals🎧 @stir.ac.uk

Links: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/gove...

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 29d

A new analysis of more than 10,000 first-time drink-driving cases reveals a troubling disparity.

Māori face harsher sentences than NZ Europeans for similar drink-driving offences – with lasting consequences

theconversation.com

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MRC Epidemiology Unit @mrcepid.bsky.social · Nov 25

As the Soft-Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) is extended to cover milkshakes and pre-packaged lattes, it's worth taking a look back at some of the findings from the evaluation of the SDIL undertaken by @martinwhite33.bsky.social and colleagues.

studies.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/sdil

🧵(1/4)

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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · Nov 25

Today’s episode of “Academic Gatekeeping”: my paper was sent back because the paragraphs had 6pt spacing between them. Apparently the biggest threat to quality scholarship is… paragraph gaps. #AcademicSky

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