Alexandra O’Brien
@alexjob.bsky.social
Tea, cheese, art, mum, school nurse, wife, sister, daughter, social justice, ally, Egyptologist, multiculturalism, ecumenism, humanism
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817406?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=090725
September 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817406?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=090725
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This is appalling. All UK News shows need to be aware of this
June 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is appalling. All UK News shows need to be aware of this
Attention anyone in the area of Bellefonte, PA/Centre County, PA.
March 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Attention anyone in the area of Bellefonte, PA/Centre County, PA.
Where I grew up again under threat of a third runway for Heathrow. 🤬
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uk.news.yahoo.com/heathrow-thi...
'We live on Heathrow's third runway site - our village would be cut in two'
Plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport are reportedly set to be approved - meaning villagers in nearby Harmondsworth could lose their homes.
uk.news.yahoo.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Where I grew up again under threat of a third runway for Heathrow. 🤬
uk.news.yahoo.com/heathrow-thi...
uk.news.yahoo.com/heathrow-thi...
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This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
(Will need a VPN to see outside the UK, annoyingly.)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Irresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating
Why are ultra-processed foods so irresistible, and why do they now dominate food culture?
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 6:10 PM
(Will need a VPN to see outside the UK, annoyingly.)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
This is what they wrote.
This is what they wrote.
December 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
This is what they wrote.
This is what they wrote.
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The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity
December 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity
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Thank you to the @unitetheunion.bsky.social National LGBT+ Committee for signing 👏👏
It's so powerful to see the labour movement coming in united behind our demand for trans equality.
Keep sharing, keep signing 👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
It's so powerful to see the labour movement coming in united behind our demand for trans equality.
Keep sharing, keep signing 👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Open Letter to the Health Secretary
We're appalled that Wes Streeting plans to continue the Tories' ideological ban on puberty blockers. This move is not in the best interests of young trans people, and we will need the full unity of th...
actionnetwork.org
December 19, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Thank you to the @unitetheunion.bsky.social National LGBT+ Committee for signing 👏👏
It's so powerful to see the labour movement coming in united behind our demand for trans equality.
Keep sharing, keep signing 👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
It's so powerful to see the labour movement coming in united behind our demand for trans equality.
Keep sharing, keep signing 👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
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“It is a strange kind of businessman who avidly accrues property, only to let much of it moulder – but Smith has a strong claim to being Britain’s strangest businessman.”
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:10 PM
“It is a strange kind of businessman who avidly accrues property, only to let much of it moulder – but Smith has a strong claim to being Britain’s strangest businessman.”
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We're investigating health insurance denials. If you want to share your insights, here's how:
Do You Have Insights Into Dental and Health Insurance Denials? Help Us Report on the System.
Insurers deny tens of millions of claims every year. ProPublica is investigating why claims are denied, what the consequences are for patients and how the appeal process really works.
propub.li
December 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM
We're investigating health insurance denials. If you want to share your insights, here's how:
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Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
MOSCOW—Just days after rebels seized Damascus, deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly returned to practicing ophthalmology at a Moscow LensCrafters, sources confirmed Tuesday. “Which one ...
theonion.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
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NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:34 PM
NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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The ovulation tracking app, "Ovia", now mandates you identify what state you live in. Delete immediately and warn anyone who might need to know.
December 10, 2024 at 3:55 AM
The ovulation tracking app, "Ovia", now mandates you identify what state you live in. Delete immediately and warn anyone who might need to know.
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A report by Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth says that several universities in the US and Canada have entered into agreements with Israel-linked security companies to suppress Palestine solidarity protests occurring on their campuses.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/es3
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/es3
December 7, 2024 at 8:09 PM
A report by Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth says that several universities in the US and Canada have entered into agreements with Israel-linked security companies to suppress Palestine solidarity protests occurring on their campuses.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/es3
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/es3
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So Cambridge University had a private prison and engaged in extra-judicial arrest and imprisonment of women for over 300 years?? 😱 😳🤬 www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Cambridge University urged to apologise over jailing of thousands of ‘evil’ women without evidence or trial
A 1561 charter granted powers to imprison young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:59 PM
So Cambridge University had a private prison and engaged in extra-judicial arrest and imprisonment of women for over 300 years?? 😱 😳🤬 www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Listen to Sisko! 🖖🏽
November 24, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Listen to Sisko! 🖖🏽