Alice Porter
@aliceporter.bsky.social
Currently learning to deal with psoriatic arthritis, was a mature student aiming for vetmed until COVID blew up my life/health so now 🤷♀️
Mother of sheep.
Mother of sheep.
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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
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This is the best Valentines thread ever
February 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This is the best Valentines thread ever
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The US administration’s insanity on vaccines continues to have ramifications across the world – it is not that America will miss out on these potential new vaccines. It is that they simply won’t happen at all. (Or at least they’ll be indefinitely delayed.)
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The US administration’s insanity on vaccines continues to have ramifications across the world – it is not that America will miss out on these potential new vaccines. It is that they simply won’t happen at all. (Or at least they’ll be indefinitely delayed.)
Text from my GP asking me to book an appointment. What for? 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Love not being able to prepare for interactions with healthcare professionals, not the good sort of surprise
Love not being able to prepare for interactions with healthcare professionals, not the good sort of surprise
February 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Text from my GP asking me to book an appointment. What for? 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Love not being able to prepare for interactions with healthcare professionals, not the good sort of surprise
Love not being able to prepare for interactions with healthcare professionals, not the good sort of surprise
Wtf is going on today. Trump getting a coal trophy, the US border police accidentally-on-purpose firing a plane-killing laser at a children's party balloon and now this is also, apparently, not satire. I feel like I'm losing my grip on reality
nice UK trade policy: maintaining anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made ironing boards, to protect the 300 people employed in the UK ironing-board industry
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained
The UK government has accepted the TRA’s recommendation to maintain an anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China for a further five years.
www.gov.uk
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Wtf is going on today. Trump getting a coal trophy, the US border police accidentally-on-purpose firing a plane-killing laser at a children's party balloon and now this is also, apparently, not satire. I feel like I'm losing my grip on reality
Botulism, it's your time to shine
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Botulism, it's your time to shine
I'm expecting an important phone call/message from my rheumatology nurse this month (waiting for test results) so imagine my excitement when I get an email asking me to log into MyChart as I have a new message...'thank you for completing the survey we sent you' (last month)
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February 12, 2026 at 12:16 PM
I'm expecting an important phone call/message from my rheumatology nurse this month (waiting for test results) so imagine my excitement when I get an email asking me to log into MyChart as I have a new message...'thank you for completing the survey we sent you' (last month)
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Notable how little UK Govt, and specifically the health secretary, have to say about this. No sense that they can shape public behaviour. Very passive.
UK has lost its official status as a country that has achieved elimination of measles, as vaccination rates have fallen below the 95% required to achieve herd immunity. So sad, and likely due vaccine misinformation. If you haven't already, get your kids vaccinated ASAP. www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Notable how little UK Govt, and specifically the health secretary, have to say about this. No sense that they can shape public behaviour. Very passive.
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Something that I think is poorly understood even by a lot of well-meaning people is that it is very common to apply for a UK visa (working, family, tourist, student, etc), spend a fortune in the process, meet all the criteria, wait months and then still be rejected, often with no clear reason why.
Saw this on LinkedIn. Our immigration system is morally bankrupt and economically ridiculous. Shameful.
February 12, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Something that I think is poorly understood even by a lot of well-meaning people is that it is very common to apply for a UK visa (working, family, tourist, student, etc), spend a fortune in the process, meet all the criteria, wait months and then still be rejected, often with no clear reason why.
"And if they had a platform it’s not hard to imagine what they’d say to these influencers..."
'Half a dozen arrows to the torso' is a universal language
'Half a dozen arrows to the torso' is a universal language
We warned that influencers are one of the growing threats towards uncontacted peoples. 2026 has already brought some spectacularly terrible examples.
Several influencers and adventurers have been going on podcasts lately sharing their stories of encounters with uncontacted peoples.
Several influencers and adventurers have been going on podcasts lately sharing their stories of encounters with uncontacted peoples.
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
"And if they had a platform it’s not hard to imagine what they’d say to these influencers..."
'Half a dozen arrows to the torso' is a universal language
'Half a dozen arrows to the torso' is a universal language
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It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
It's amazing how much potential there is for improved agricultural productivity, and more sustainable cultivation, with relatively simple changes
Chickpeas have long been at the heart of Lebanese cuisine, yet local production has struggled to meet demand.
Learn how @FAO’s OCOP initiative is helping Lebanon’s farmers revive this legacy crop with better quality seeds & agronomic practices. https://bit.ly/4r6AJV4
#WorldPulsesDay
Learn how @FAO’s OCOP initiative is helping Lebanon’s farmers revive this legacy crop with better quality seeds & agronomic practices. https://bit.ly/4r6AJV4
#WorldPulsesDay
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
It's amazing how much potential there is for improved agricultural productivity, and more sustainable cultivation, with relatively simple changes
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Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
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I talked w/ uniformed health workers about their deployments to prisons where ICE holds immigrants.
ICE's operation is especially secretive at Guantanamo -- the place where America flouted its own rules to torture detainees post 9/11.
@wired.com and @kffhealthnews.org (no paywall)
ICE's operation is especially secretive at Guantanamo -- the place where America flouted its own rules to torture detainees post 9/11.
@wired.com and @kffhealthnews.org (no paywall)
Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantánamo
Doctors, nurses, and other officers are increasingly being deployed to ICE detention centers. Some have resigned in protest, while others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I talked w/ uniformed health workers about their deployments to prisons where ICE holds immigrants.
ICE's operation is especially secretive at Guantanamo -- the place where America flouted its own rules to torture detainees post 9/11.
@wired.com and @kffhealthnews.org (no paywall)
ICE's operation is especially secretive at Guantanamo -- the place where America flouted its own rules to torture detainees post 9/11.
@wired.com and @kffhealthnews.org (no paywall)
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This really is a very good piece. I think quite a lot lies behind it. First that the *actual* education of the likes of Musk etc is very superficial. Just enough Western Civ classes at elite universities for them to persuade themselves that they are talented intellects without any deep study.
One lesson of the Epstein emails is the total intellectual vacuousness of the international business elite
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Jeffrey Epstein circle’s ‘big ideas’ were vacuous guff
Emails show that despite hooking up the rich, the powerful and intellectuals, the philosophising was utterly banal
www.thetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
This really is a very good piece. I think quite a lot lies behind it. First that the *actual* education of the likes of Musk etc is very superficial. Just enough Western Civ classes at elite universities for them to persuade themselves that they are talented intellects without any deep study.
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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
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BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
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I mean, I wouldn't trust the Greens as far as I could throw them anyway, but this is truly shit behaviour from them. But then perhaps this is what we should expect from a party led by a man who said he could hypnotise a woman into having bigger breasts.
I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I mean, I wouldn't trust the Greens as far as I could throw them anyway, but this is truly shit behaviour from them. But then perhaps this is what we should expect from a party led by a man who said he could hypnotise a woman into having bigger breasts.
When you have a duvet and 2 (two) blankets and you *still* can't get comfortable
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
When you have a duvet and 2 (two) blankets and you *still* can't get comfortable
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Recent @copernicusland.bsky.social Sentinel-2 imagery in False Colour now showing the degraged agricultural land in #Syria near Quneitra where Israel has been spraying herbicide. Images via @obretix.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Recent @copernicusland.bsky.social Sentinel-2 imagery in False Colour now showing the degraged agricultural land in #Syria near Quneitra where Israel has been spraying herbicide. Images via @obretix.bsky.social
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Just amazes me that these morons *still* don't get it was never about the fucking cake.
February 8, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Just amazes me that these morons *still* don't get it was never about the fucking cake.
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After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
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People often jump to saying online propaganda is either the work of radicalised actors, or else Russia.
In practice, it’s amazing how often the answer is much simpler – someone is chasing either (a) clout, (b) money, or (c) both.
In practice, it’s amazing how often the answer is much simpler – someone is chasing either (a) clout, (b) money, or (c) both.
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 9:50 AM
People often jump to saying online propaganda is either the work of radicalised actors, or else Russia.
In practice, it’s amazing how often the answer is much simpler – someone is chasing either (a) clout, (b) money, or (c) both.
In practice, it’s amazing how often the answer is much simpler – someone is chasing either (a) clout, (b) money, or (c) both.
"Women have very little idea of just how much men hate them"
'The Epstein files reveal a patriarchy in action. This is a world where the men are rich and powerful, and the women are not. The emails showcase the private behaviour of a male ruling class, as they network, joke and trade information.'
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
"Women have very little idea of just how much men hate them"