OIC
@andcoat.bsky.social
Clinical Research, oenophile, the great outdoors, cruciverbalist, punner. I like cheese. And cake. But never together (no, it's not OK to eat wendsleydale with fruit cake).
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If you like cryptic crosswords repost this
December 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no stars (either wars or trek), LOTR or Marvel.
December 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no stars (either wars or trek), LOTR or Marvel.
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Thank GOD for Andrew Fisher!! FINALLY we get to hear about Spain on #r4today
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Thank GOD for Andrew Fisher!! FINALLY we get to hear about Spain on #r4today
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
I just (accidental typo) told a colleague they were on my to-do lust for today...
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I just (accidental typo) told a colleague they were on my to-do lust for today...
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I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
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A text from my mum. The general population appear to be losing their minds
October 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A text from my mum. The general population appear to be losing their minds
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BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
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Why did all of us never realise the greatest medical breakthroughs were this easy! Evidence from controlled studies with a sample size of millions falls away in thrall to a ‘feeling’ that it was the mothers’ ‘fault’ all along
The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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.
jamanetwork.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Why did all of us never realise the greatest medical breakthroughs were this easy! Evidence from controlled studies with a sample size of millions falls away in thrall to a ‘feeling’ that it was the mothers’ ‘fault’ all along
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RFK Jr: “Research on vaccines and autism has been suppressed.”
PubMed: “Here’s over 1200 research papers on vaccines and autism…
…including this first one which is a meta-analysis showing that vaccines are not associated with autism.”
PubMed: “Here’s over 1200 research papers on vaccines and autism…
…including this first one which is a meta-analysis showing that vaccines are not associated with autism.”
September 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
RFK Jr: “Research on vaccines and autism has been suppressed.”
PubMed: “Here’s over 1200 research papers on vaccines and autism…
…including this first one which is a meta-analysis showing that vaccines are not associated with autism.”
PubMed: “Here’s over 1200 research papers on vaccines and autism…
…including this first one which is a meta-analysis showing that vaccines are not associated with autism.”
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Please know that this is Trump scaremongering.
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump attacks Tylenol as officials unveil highly contentious conclusions on autism
President says acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - increases risk when taken by pregnant women, assertion contradicted by research
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Please know that this is Trump scaremongering.
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, polio, tetanus.
Diseases that used to terrorise families, killing children & babies in their thousands.
Now we have vaccines - safe & miraculous life savers.
Please, parents, use them.
Protect your precious children 🩷
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Diseases that used to terrorise families, killing children & babies in their thousands.
Now we have vaccines - safe & miraculous life savers.
Please, parents, use them.
Protect your precious children 🩷
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Vaccine warning for England as one in five children start school unprotected
Experts say country needs ‘wake up call’ with levels far below those needed for herd immunity
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, polio, tetanus.
Diseases that used to terrorise families, killing children & babies in their thousands.
Now we have vaccines - safe & miraculous life savers.
Please, parents, use them.
Protect your precious children 🩷
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Diseases that used to terrorise families, killing children & babies in their thousands.
Now we have vaccines - safe & miraculous life savers.
Please, parents, use them.
Protect your precious children 🩷
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
fortune.com/2025/08/18/m... Not my area of expertise, but this certainly supports my limited exposure to AI use in the workplace.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
fortune.com/2025/08/18/m... Not my area of expertise, but this certainly supports my limited exposure to AI use in the workplace.
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Spotted on the Charlbury notice board after JD Vance left town 💀💀💀💀
August 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Spotted on the Charlbury notice board after JD Vance left town 💀💀💀💀
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A tombstone in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, photographed by Andy Darby.
Note the border inscription.
Note the border inscription.
August 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A tombstone in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, photographed by Andy Darby.
Note the border inscription.
Note the border inscription.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Water companies sidestep Govt’s bonus ban.
Ministers were repeatedly told that the law was weak but didn't listen.
Law bypassed - water companies hike exec pay, rename bonuses, give execs multiple directorships, shares, perks.
Govt refused to empower customers to vote on exec pay.
Ministers were repeatedly told that the law was weak but didn't listen.
Law bypassed - water companies hike exec pay, rename bonuses, give execs multiple directorships, shares, perks.
Govt refused to empower customers to vote on exec pay.
‘Outwitted’: have water companies managed to sidestep Labour’s bonus ban?
Concerns loophole in 2025 act allows payouts at firms that repeatedly pollute England’s waterways with sewage
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Water companies sidestep Govt’s bonus ban.
Ministers were repeatedly told that the law was weak but didn't listen.
Law bypassed - water companies hike exec pay, rename bonuses, give execs multiple directorships, shares, perks.
Govt refused to empower customers to vote on exec pay.
Ministers were repeatedly told that the law was weak but didn't listen.
Law bypassed - water companies hike exec pay, rename bonuses, give execs multiple directorships, shares, perks.
Govt refused to empower customers to vote on exec pay.
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🫠 Jon Cunliffe's review into the water sector deliberately left out the option of public ownership.
💸 The only way to stop millions of pounds being siphoned off for huge CEO salaries and shareholder dividends is to end the scam of privatised water.
🤝 Public ownership now.
💸 The only way to stop millions of pounds being siphoned off for huge CEO salaries and shareholder dividends is to end the scam of privatised water.
🤝 Public ownership now.
July 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🫠 Jon Cunliffe's review into the water sector deliberately left out the option of public ownership.
💸 The only way to stop millions of pounds being siphoned off for huge CEO salaries and shareholder dividends is to end the scam of privatised water.
🤝 Public ownership now.
💸 The only way to stop millions of pounds being siphoned off for huge CEO salaries and shareholder dividends is to end the scam of privatised water.
🤝 Public ownership now.
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In transport, ministers hail a “new dawn” of nationalised rail services. While on water, Steve Reed's reaction to the “Big Stink” is to double down on a failed privatisation. Is he just afraid that taking water firms into special measures would work?
So Ofwat is crap. Now what?
Time to put water companies into special measures, so the investors who’ve creamed off profits can't stick customers with the bill.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Time to put water companies into special measures, so the investors who’ve creamed off profits can't stick customers with the bill.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
New ‘powerful water regulator to replace failed Ofwat’ in drive to reset sector
Environment secretary backs Cunliffe review’s plan to end sewage spills and financial mismanagement in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
In transport, ministers hail a “new dawn” of nationalised rail services. While on water, Steve Reed's reaction to the “Big Stink” is to double down on a failed privatisation. Is he just afraid that taking water firms into special measures would work?
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And will people on this platform please stop reciting the research *funded by the water industry* which claims that renationalisation would be "too expensive"? We should learn to recognise corporate propaganda when we see it.
In reality ... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
In reality ... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Public ownership of England’s water companies could cost close to zero, says thinktank
Exclusive: Common Wealth report argues debt, pollution and underinvestment justify process known as special administration
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
And will people on this platform please stop reciting the research *funded by the water industry* which claims that renationalisation would be "too expensive"? We should learn to recognise corporate propaganda when we see it.
In reality ... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
In reality ... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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It's performative. If Steve Reed were really "furious" about water bills, he wouldn't have ruled out renationalisation, or forbidden the Independent Water Commission to recommend it. He enables the filthiest, most parasitic capital to defeat the public interest.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Environment secretary ‘furious’ about England and Wales water bills
Steve Reed says he is unable to rule out further above-inflation rises and any decision would be up to regulators
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
It's performative. If Steve Reed were really "furious" about water bills, he wouldn't have ruled out renationalisation, or forbidden the Independent Water Commission to recommend it. He enables the filthiest, most parasitic capital to defeat the public interest.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Wild swimmer here. We don’t want sewage dumping in our rivers “halved by 2030”, we want it to be zero, now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Water company sewage pollution to halve by 2030, minister pledges
Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the government is preparing a
www.bbc.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Wild swimmer here. We don’t want sewage dumping in our rivers “halved by 2030”, we want it to be zero, now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brilliant investigation into the ways the water companies are outwitting government - bring water into public ownership now👇
‘Outwitted’: have water companies managed to sidestep Labour’s bonus ban?
Concerns loophole in 2025 act allows payouts at firms that repeatedly pollute England’s waterways with sewage
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Brilliant investigation into the ways the water companies are outwitting government - bring water into public ownership now👇
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Water company bosses have pocketed millions in bonuses while ruining our rivers with filthy sewage.
This scandal needs to end. We need to scrap Ofwat and end all sewage dumping in bathing waters by 2030.
This scandal needs to end. We need to scrap Ofwat and end all sewage dumping in bathing waters by 2030.
July 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Water company bosses have pocketed millions in bonuses while ruining our rivers with filthy sewage.
This scandal needs to end. We need to scrap Ofwat and end all sewage dumping in bathing waters by 2030.
This scandal needs to end. We need to scrap Ofwat and end all sewage dumping in bathing waters by 2030.
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Ofwat have failed to hold polluting water companies to account.
This week in Parliament, I presented a Private Members Bill calling for Ofwat to be abolished and replaced with a new, tougher regulator called the Clean Water Authority.
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This week in Parliament, I presented a Private Members Bill calling for Ofwat to be abolished and replaced with a new, tougher regulator called the Clean Water Authority.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Ofwat have failed to hold polluting water companies to account.
This week in Parliament, I presented a Private Members Bill calling for Ofwat to be abolished and replaced with a new, tougher regulator called the Clean Water Authority.
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This week in Parliament, I presented a Private Members Bill calling for Ofwat to be abolished and replaced with a new, tougher regulator called the Clean Water Authority.
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