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Graham Dutfield
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Once a geographer, avid practitioner of slow scholarship, Leeds Uni prof, philhellene, mountains, coasts & islands, teaches intellectual property & justice, health, food, biodiversity. Time to take the money out of politics. Living in safe South London .. more

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 2d
An Africa country being used in Kennedy's apparent determination for people to die from preventable infections www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Guinea-Bissau suspends US-funded vaccine trial as African scientists question its motives
Officials at the US Department of Health and Human Services, which awarded funding for the controversial study, say it will proceed as planned.
www.nature.com

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 2d
The disturbingly long reach of Kennedy's dangerous anti-vax crusade www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d
Once again, these people aren't "patriots". They hate their own countries and have built an entire career out of attacking them, while cheering on any foreign leader who does the same

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d
Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 3d
Yuck - these people governing our former ally are vile.
portlandken.bsky.social Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 13d
The Trump Administration is no longer hiding their Nazi inspiration, with Noem adopting a slogan coined by convicted Nazi war criminal Kurt Daluebe, who ordered the murder of every male in Lidice in retaliation for the death of a single SS officer.

Is this Trump's plan for American cities?

Reposted by Adrian Vickers, Graham Dutfield

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 3d
The initial letter of support from the US on the founding of the WHO pointed out that infectious diseases know no borders. I wonder what has changed.
luckytran.com Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.

This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
United States Completes WHO Withdrawal WASHINGTON —  January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 4d
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 4d
So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant
A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com

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Koningwoning @koningwoning.bsky.social · 5d
If the UK media now do not apply equal harsh measures to Nigel Farage than they did to Angela Raynor, then they are complicit in
a) a Mysoginist narrative where men are forgiven and women 'should have known better' and
b) are actively saying they are okay with Farage in charge.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6d
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

Reposted by Steve Peers, Robert Black, Graham Dutfield , and 1 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Q: Did you invite Putin to be on the Board of Peace?

TRUMP: Yeah. He's been invited

Q: Thoughts on Macron saying he won't join?

TRUMP: Did he say that? Nobody wants him bc he's going to be out of office very soon. If they feel hostile, I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines & champagnes & he'll join

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 7d
A lot of us feel this way.
youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 7d
I think it would be quite nice for me to be able to wake up in the morning and think about my plans for the day, and more broadly about my own little life, instead of immediately having to ponder the overnight actions of The Guy Over There

Reposted by Will Jennings, Graham Dutfield, Philipp Sarasin

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 7d
I think it would be quite nice for me to be able to wake up in the morning and think about my plans for the day, and more broadly about my own little life, instead of immediately having to ponder the overnight actions of The Guy Over There

Reposted by Graham Dutfield, Molly Scott Cato

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 7d
Never forget: never let anyone else forget either.

Reposted by Graham Dutfield

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 8d
Watching GB News or reading the Telegraph you realise there is a slice of right-wing opinion that would happily betray this country.

Reposted by Graham Dutfield

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 9d
Oh.
www.timeout.com/london/news/...
London is officially the most powerful city in the world right now
And it’s not just because of the cast of Industry.
www.timeout.com

Reposted by Matthew Bunn, Graham Dutfield

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 9d
The same people who spent the last 4 years arguing that Russian expansionism is not a problem, and that Ukraine being invaded was the fault of the West, are now arguing the US must take Greenland by force to stop… Russian expansionism.

It is astonishing how dumb their supporters are.

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 10d
A sad, ridiculously over-promoted mediocrity with absolutely no understanding of the word ‘dignity’. I mean of course the idiot on the left.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10d
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 10d
Positive sign - may this trend continue

Reposted by Philip N. Cohen, Michael Kevane, Alan Richardson , and 11 more

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10d
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.

Reposted by Graham Dutfield

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 10d
Farage’s Reform UK dropping in polls

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Farage’s Reform UK dropping in polls
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is experiencing a setback in British polls. According to the latest numbers by YouGov, the right-wing party is at is lowest point since April 2025…
brusselssignal.eu

Reposted by Mel Bartley, Peter Cook, Graham Dutfield , and 1 more

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The Rejoin EU Party @therejoineuparty.com · 12d
🚨🇪🇺 Brexit WOW moment 🇪🇺🚨

The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:

📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever

Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 13d
www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...
What does ‘time immemorial’ really mean? - High Country News
If you’ve seen the phrase time immemorial used repeatedly in Indigenous affairs reporting, there are some compelling reasons why.
www.hcn.org

Reposted by Graham Dutfield

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 13d
The Trump Administration is no longer hiding their Nazi inspiration, with Noem adopting a slogan coined by convicted Nazi war criminal Kurt Daluebe, who ordered the murder of every male in Lidice in retaliation for the death of a single SS officer.

Is this Trump's plan for American cities?

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 16d
Very sorry to hear this. I never got to know the great Indian ecological scientist Madhav Gadgil, but we met a couple of times at conferences in India back in the late 90s. A hugely impressive and highly influential scholar www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Client Challenge
www.nature.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16d
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.

This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:

“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
ANDING ROCK Standing Rock Sioux Tribe The Office of Chairman Sitting Bear P.O. BOx D Fort Yates, ND 58538 CHAIRMAN SITTING BEAR'S STATEMENT REGARDING SRST PUBLIC SAFETY JANUARY 9, 2026 I have been receiving reports and evidence of First Nations people being racially targeted, assaulted, and detained by the federal agency Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). We want to remind our members to be safe and proactive by carrying with you at a minimum your tribal identification cards or a copy of your degree of Indian Blood. Our tribal identification affirms our citizenship and political status. Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands. Any federal activity within our boundaries must recognize and respect our tribal sovereignty, treaty obligations, and established jurisdictional boundaries. Any ICE presence or activity within our lands is not authorized, not welcome, and will be addressed. Unauthorized personnel will be escorted off our lands.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 19d
Farage: "I believe in vaccinations when they're vaccinations. I don't think what happened with Covid were vaccinations. You have to keep having them every 6 months."

Conspiratorial nonsense.

Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 23d
A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.

Reposted by Graham Dutfield

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 23d
The fun part here is that people who don’t like migrants largely believe this because they’re constantly screamed at about menacing immigrants from every TV, radio and news stand, and the whole reason that’s done is to discourage people from noticing who it is that gets most of the money, and how.
Luke Tryl @LukeTryl • 3h X There has also been a shift in how Britons think the UK is divided, for the 1st time since tracking in 2022 Britons are more likely to say that the biggest divide is between immigrants and those born in the UK rather than divides between rich and poor, that remains a close second

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Graham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 27d
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’
www.theguardian.com