Pauline Sweetman 📚🌱🫛🪴🌻🎶
@psweetman.bsky.social
Scientist, atheist, optimist (mostly), genealogist, gardener, crafter, musician, endlessly learning, trying to stay alive for another decade or two. I like most things, dislike liars, wet weather, housework.
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Paul Offit, a pediatrician and vaccine skeptic considers Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a vaccine cynic. “I fear what will happen in America, which is already seeing a rising mistrust of vaccines, if he becomes health secretary,” Offit writes.
Opinion | RFK Jr. Is a Vaccine Cynic, Not Skeptic.
My job is to ask tough questions of vaccine makers. That’s not what he is doing.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Paul Offit, a pediatrician and vaccine skeptic considers Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a vaccine cynic. “I fear what will happen in America, which is already seeing a rising mistrust of vaccines, if he becomes health secretary,” Offit writes.
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🛑 STOP. Before you share an article, take a moment to stop and think about the source. Is it a reputable source? Is the author an expert on the topic?
January 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🛑 STOP. Before you share an article, take a moment to stop and think about the source. Is it a reputable source? Is the author an expert on the topic?
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During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims looking to rebuild. Here is what you should look for to avoid becoming a victim.
After disasters, people are especially vulnerable to scams. Here's how to protect yourself
During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims looking to rebuild. Here is what you should look for first.
www.centraloregondaily.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims looking to rebuild. Here is what you should look for to avoid becoming a victim.
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The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators have handed out 2 million units, including a new mini-model for younger kids.
Fold paper. Insert lens. This $2 microscope changes how kids see the world
The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators have handed out 2 million units, including a new mini-model for younger kids.
www.npr.org
November 24, 2024 at 5:29 PM
The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators have handed out 2 million units, including a new mini-model for younger kids.
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Also used effectively at the wonderful Bishop’s Basilica Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria where the new museum building otherwise gives little hint of the scale of what was there
November 27, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Also used effectively at the wonderful Bishop’s Basilica Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria where the new museum building otherwise gives little hint of the scale of what was there
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An interesting way to help people visualize what a ruin used to be.
November 26, 2024 at 11:54 AM
An interesting way to help people visualize what a ruin used to be.
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Important: there is a fake Sky Follower Bridge website!
Don't get Phished! Real one = ".dev" Fake = ".com"
Don't get Phished! Real one = ".dev" Fake = ".com"
@bsky.app @jay.bsky.team @samuel.bsky.team
I am truly concerned about this scam website issue! Please help spread the word. The official site for Sky Follower Bridge is www.sky-follower-bridge.dev. I hope that no one falls victim to the scam site. 🙏
I am truly concerned about this scam website issue! Please help spread the word. The official site for Sky Follower Bridge is www.sky-follower-bridge.dev. I hope that no one falls victim to the scam site. 🙏
November 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Important: there is a fake Sky Follower Bridge website!
Don't get Phished! Real one = ".dev" Fake = ".com"
Don't get Phished! Real one = ".dev" Fake = ".com"
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This JAMA Insights discusses ovarian aging and provides strategies to address infertility due to ovarian aging.
ja.ma/414eoxu
ja.ma/414eoxu
November 26, 2024 at 8:12 PM
This JAMA Insights discusses ovarian aging and provides strategies to address infertility due to ovarian aging.
ja.ma/414eoxu
ja.ma/414eoxu
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Word of the day is ‘hibernacle’ (18th century): a hibernating animal’s winter retreat.
I believe it works on a human level too.
I believe it works on a human level too.
November 25, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Word of the day is ‘hibernacle’ (18th century): a hibernating animal’s winter retreat.
I believe it works on a human level too.
I believe it works on a human level too.
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In the light of the new government announcement of a national review of Physician Associate roles and scope of practice, I repost our Statement of Concern (March 24) on how the Royal College of Physicians of London had dealt with the matter. At the time we were described as a "social media rabble".
November 22, 2024 at 8:05 AM
In the light of the new government announcement of a national review of Physician Associate roles and scope of practice, I repost our Statement of Concern (March 24) on how the Royal College of Physicians of London had dealt with the matter. At the time we were described as a "social media rabble".
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Maybe I'm a snowflake but I do think a criminal conviction for violence should bar you from serving as an elected official.
November 22, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Maybe I'm a snowflake but I do think a criminal conviction for violence should bar you from serving as an elected official.
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Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
November 22, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
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My latest: Biden and Senate Judiciary should order background checks on Trump nominees now: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Biden should order background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks
The FBI has conducted background investigations of White House nominees since at least the tenure of President Dwight Eisenhower’s time in office.
www.msnbc.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM
My latest: Biden and Senate Judiciary should order background checks on Trump nominees now: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Without trade unions & the workers willing to back them we wouldn’t have
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
tuc.org.uk/joinunion
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
tuc.org.uk/joinunion
November 18, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Without trade unions & the workers willing to back them we wouldn’t have
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
tuc.org.uk/joinunion
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
tuc.org.uk/joinunion
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These foul perverted b*stards have turned up here .. you know what to do.
November 16, 2024 at 6:08 PM
These foul perverted b*stards have turned up here .. you know what to do.
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The hardest I have ever laughed in my life was at this article from a 1979 edition of the Peterborough Standard. I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe; I thought I might die.
October 16, 2024 at 7:03 PM
The hardest I have ever laughed in my life was at this article from a 1979 edition of the Peterborough Standard. I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe; I thought I might die.
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I've just published an investigation on the Transport for London cyberattack:
-TfL was hit by a wave of subsequent cyber attacks
-Millions of pounds of overcharged fares may never be refunded
-Some TfL software coded to be compatible with Internet Explorer 6
www.londoncentric.media/p/an-utter-s...
-TfL was hit by a wave of subsequent cyber attacks
-Millions of pounds of overcharged fares may never be refunded
-Some TfL software coded to be compatible with Internet Explorer 6
www.londoncentric.media/p/an-utter-s...
"An utter shitshow": Inside the Transport for London cyberattack
A special edition of London Centric looking at what's gone wrong at Transport for London — and whether the disaster recovery is as positive as they say.
www.londoncentric.media
October 27, 2024 at 7:43 AM
I've just published an investigation on the Transport for London cyberattack:
-TfL was hit by a wave of subsequent cyber attacks
-Millions of pounds of overcharged fares may never be refunded
-Some TfL software coded to be compatible with Internet Explorer 6
www.londoncentric.media/p/an-utter-s...
-TfL was hit by a wave of subsequent cyber attacks
-Millions of pounds of overcharged fares may never be refunded
-Some TfL software coded to be compatible with Internet Explorer 6
www.londoncentric.media/p/an-utter-s...
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More than a million pallets of unusable PPE has now been burned
One million pallets
Don't get me started 😡😡
One million pallets
Don't get me started 😡😡
More than a million pallets of unusable Covid PPE, costing £8.6 billion, have so far gone up in smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on completely unusable protective equipment, with a series of priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
Billions of pounds were spent on completely unusable protective equipment, with a series of priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
More Than a Million Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8 Billion Have So Far Gone up in Smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:17 AM
More than a million pallets of unusable PPE has now been burned
One million pallets
Don't get me started 😡😡
One million pallets
Don't get me started 😡😡
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It's disturbing seeing some medical and public health professionals trying to normalize RFK by saying "we have to meet him halfway."
NOPE.
RFK is a charlatan who has deliberately spread disinformation that has killed people.
Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.
NOPE.
RFK is a charlatan who has deliberately spread disinformation that has killed people.
Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.
November 15, 2024 at 9:04 PM
It's disturbing seeing some medical and public health professionals trying to normalize RFK by saying "we have to meet him halfway."
NOPE.
RFK is a charlatan who has deliberately spread disinformation that has killed people.
Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.
NOPE.
RFK is a charlatan who has deliberately spread disinformation that has killed people.
Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.
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Vaccines work—thread:
Thank you to Tynan DeBold and Dov Friedman at the @wsj.com. Measles. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Vaccines work—thread:
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Feels like I'm just posting to the void since I'm just getting started here, but why not. I write a weekly newsletter, and this week I write about how far away from reading and critical thinking we’ve come. It's lacking in our education, COVID learning loss, social media attention spans, all of it.
We need to get back to reading and critical thinking
Because 2024 feels different from 2016.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:25 AM
I’ve opened an account on here mainly to grab my name as my handle. I haven’t closed my Twitter account because I still peep in, though rarely post. You’ll find me mostly on Threads and sometimes Mastodon.
November 15, 2024 at 9:01 AM
I’ve opened an account on here mainly to grab my name as my handle. I haven’t closed my Twitter account because I still peep in, though rarely post. You’ll find me mostly on Threads and sometimes Mastodon.