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Gavin Crook
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Retired radiographer, and formerly warden on the Farne Islands. Lover of science and nature. Born at 315 ppm.
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Gavin Crook @gavin1958.bsky.social · Nov 11
A Richard Feynman quote to guide you:
Doubting the great Descartes … was a reaction I learned from my father: Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, "Is it reasonable?"
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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goodlawproject.org
What ICE is doing in the United States Nigel Farage has told us he wants to do in the United Kingdom.
discosaurus.bsky.social Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 15h
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
Kid in a hat and backpack, maybe 5, getting detained
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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moiradonegan.bsky.social
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
discosaurus.bsky.social Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 15h
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
Kid in a hat and backpack, maybe 5, getting detained
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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raptorpersuk.bsky.social
147 Hen Harriers confirmed 'missing' or illegally killed in UK since 2018 - most of them on or close to grouse moors.

Data extracted from reports by Natural England, RSPB, HSE, various Police forces, National Wildlife Crime Unit.

#RaptorResearch 🌍

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/21/1...
147 Hen Harriers confirmed ‘missing’ or illegally killed in UK since 2018, most of them on or close to grouse moors
For anyone who still wants to pretend that the grouse shooting industry isn’t responsible for the systematic extermination of Hen Harriers on grouse moors across the UK, here’s the latest catalogue…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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wildweatherdan.bsky.social
This person needs to be reported then blocked. She is putting up despicable threats and hate. @gothamcitygirl.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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watchyourrepssc.bsky.social
It was never about following the law.
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Pedophile Protector AND Putin Puppet

#MultiTasking
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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petergleick.bsky.social
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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patbiosteamist.bsky.social
A communication point we need to work on is that the immune system is not a muscle that needs to be flexed. It is a finite resource.

Many parents I’ve talked to view illness sharing as a twisted form of community care for children and coworkers. That by spreading it, they’re making them stronger.
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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just-jack-1.bsky.social
“The United States will not let men steal trophies from women…”

- says guy who happily took the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a woman
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Trump says he’s adding a 10% tariff to all the countries that sent troops to defend Greenland against an American invasion, increasing to 25% in June if he’s not allowed to buy Greenland.

“This is a very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Planet.”
Trump: We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration. Now, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to give back - World Peace is at stake! China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it. They currently have two dogsleds as protection, one added recently. Only the United States of America, under PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, can play in this game, and very successfully, at that! Nobody will touch this sacred piece of Land, especially since the National Security of the United States, and the World at large, is at stake. On top of everything else, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland have journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown. This is a very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Planet. These Countries, who are playing this very dangerous game, have put a level of risk in play that is not tenable or sustainable. Therefore, it is imperative that, in order to protect Global Peace and Security, strong measures be taken so that this potentially perilous situation end quickly, and without question. Starting on February 1st, and without question. Starting on February 1st, 2026, all of the above mentioned Countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland), will be charged a 10% Tariff on any and all goods sent to the United States of America. On June 1st, 2026, the Tariff will be increased to 25%. This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland. The United States has been trying to do this transaction for over 150 years. Many Presidents have tried, and for good reason, but Denmark has always refused. Now, because of The Golden Dome, and Modern Day Weapons Systems, both Offensive and Defensive, the need to ACQUIRE is especially important. Hundreds of Billions of Dollars are currently being spent on Security Programs having to do with "The Dome," including for the possible protection of Canada, and this very brilliant, but highly complex system can only work at its maximum potential and efficiency, because of angles, metes, and bounds, if this Land is included in it. The United States of America is immediately open to negotiation with Denmark and/or any of these Countries that have put so much at risk, despite all that we have done for them, including maximum protection, over so many decades. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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goodlawproject.org
Palantir, which Wes Streeting is giving your health care records to, and which Labour has given a contract for military analytics to, is working with ICE in the United States to work out who to raid. www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 16, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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malena.bsky.social
U.S. citizen, Aliya Rahman was on her way to a doctor's appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when she was brutalized by #ICE on Tuesday.

"Masked agents dragged me from my car and bound me like an animal, even after I told them that I was disabled," she said.

Read what happened next. ⬇️
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 AM
gavin1958.bsky.social
Performing this thought experiment caused me to reconsider what I thought was a rational outlook towards a contagious disease.
linnj.bsky.social Linn Jarte ☀️ @linnj.bsky.social · 5d
Complexities of having partial cognitive dissonance around covid 🧵

Someone who is covid aware but chooses to only take occasional mitigations invited me to an event that includes a dinner, and suggested that the people I’m sat next to do a pluslife test.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Simply horrifying. The whole of DHS has got to be disbanded. We did just fine without them before.
Screenshot of an X.com post by ‘WarMonitor’ claiming a 21-year-old in Santa Ana was permanently blinded in one eye after a DHS agent fired a ‘less-lethal’ round at close range. The embedded video thumbnail shows several officers in dark uniforms restraining or carrying a person in an outdoor plaza at night, with a ‘CIVIC CENTER PLAZA’ sign visible in the background.
January 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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jcollins.bsky.social
ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."

Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE agents appear at Twin Cities hospitals, alarming health care workers
Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals, leaving some medical staff terrified and concerned ...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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profrachelgan.bsky.social
Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.
Dear Sir Paul, Re: Royal Society Code of Conduct I am sure that many scientists have written to you about the specific question of Elon Musk’s Fellowship and whether, under the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct, his retaining that Fellowship is appropriate. I will not rehash these issues. Instead, as a female scientist with extensive experience of activities aiming to increase equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering and physical sciences sector, I am writing to you (in a personal capacity) to ask you to reconsider the statements you have recently made in this context to the UK press about the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct and how it is applied. A 2018 report from the joint National Academies of the United States of America, concluded that “sexual harassment is common in academic science, engineering, and medicine” and that “greater than 50 percent of women faculty and staff and 20–50 percent of women students encounter or experience sexually harassing conduct in academia”. This report described codes of conduct that make clear that sexual harassment is unethical and will not be tolerated as a “powerful incentive for change”. The authors also noted that sexual harassment can have significant and damaging effects on the integrity of research. In my own praxis, I have found that clear and consistently-implemented codes of conduct that address these issues make female scientists and engineers safer, and allow them to focus more effectively on their research. For codes of conduct to have such a positive effect, it is vital that sanctions for actions which transgress the code are meaningful and substantial. I was hence aghast to realise that in an interview with the Financial Times published on 9/1/26, you appear to have suggested that the Royal Society “should only expel fellows if their science proved “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective””. Moreover, in a further interview with the Guardian on 11/1/26 you suggested that the code “may need to be looked at again”, with the implication that your aim would be to remove the option of sanctions on Fellows for reasons not strictly related to faults or defects in their research. I suggest that changing the Royal Society’s code of conduct so that the likelihood of serious sanctions for sexual harassment is reduced, would directly endanger women who interact with the Royal Society at events or otherwise, and would provide a licence to harass to the already powerful people on whom the Society bestows fellowship. The implications of your words - that under your leadership the only infringements of the code which are likely to receive the sanction of the Fellowship being removed are those related to research misconduct - already risk empowering harassers. You stated, in the Financial Times interview, that “there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances”. Given this awareness of the possibility of bad actors in our scientific community, it is wholly irresponsible to suggest that the Royal Society would not act to sanction these people if they harass more vulnerable scientists. I am hence writing to request that you retract any suggestion that the Society’s Code of Conduct should be changed so that the only reason a Fellow might be sanctioned by the removal of their Fellowship is “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective” research. This action is necessary to safeguard female scientists, a requirement placed on the Society by safeguarding legislation and UK statutory guidance. Yours sincerely, Professor Rachel A. Oliver.
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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kevtherev.bsky.social
Jesus Christ in handcuffs being arrested by 2 two ICE agents. The text below the photo reads: "Whatsoever you have done unto the least of these, you have done it also unto me" - Jesus Christ
January 5, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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mickeykuhns.bsky.social
ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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wildweatherdan.bsky.social
There are a lot of really vapid climate denier claims, but this one is among the most ridiculous. Dave Peters is a Russian 🇷🇺 and not real, but Douglas gives the absolutely correct answer!
anyone who says co2 is a trace gas with no effect, has no understanding of physics.
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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nisreenalwan.bsky.social
According to this FT article, Sir Paul Nurse says: “I’m afraid there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances.”

The ‘but’ in this quote says it all…

So don’t blame us when we lose faith in institutions that regard integrity as irrelevant to designating scientific greatness.
January 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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clairenf.bsky.social
“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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stuti.bsky.social
Indian authorities raided a prominent climate activist Harjeet Singh's home and office, accusing him of using foreign funding to campaign against fossil fuels in ways that could undermine the country’s energy security.

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
India arrests top climate activist for campaigning against fossil fuels
Financial crimes agency raids Harjeet Singh’s home and office after accusing him of using foreign funds to promote an international green initiative
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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dominicervolina.com
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."

The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"

"Learned what?" she asks

Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
This is very important and very moving. Shahmir’s story cuts to the very heart of our current, ongoing malaise. (It also chronicles the tragic collapse of BBC credibility.) He is an incredibly brave man.
January 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM