Ross Harrington
@rosswharrington.bsky.social
Merry Yuletide Wulferhampton! Hope it is a good one for you all!
December 24, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Merry Yuletide Wulferhampton! Hope it is a good one for you all!
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“Practice safe breathing in the time of COVID. Avoid pulmonary promiscuity.
Don’t let other people’s aerosols into your lungs, unless they are in your bubble.”
Don’t let other people’s aerosols into your lungs, unless they are in your bubble.”
PSA: 🚨 DO NOT TAKE YOUR MASK OFF INDOORS, even if there is no one else around.🚨
The virus persists in the air for HOURS because #CovidIsAirborne
Only take your mask off outdoors, and preferably use an N95 mask.
Important potentially lifesaving thread. Please RT. 1/n
The virus persists in the air for HOURS because #CovidIsAirborne
Only take your mask off outdoors, and preferably use an N95 mask.
Important potentially lifesaving thread. Please RT. 1/n
December 4, 2024 at 12:33 AM
“Practice safe breathing in the time of COVID. Avoid pulmonary promiscuity.
Don’t let other people’s aerosols into your lungs, unless they are in your bubble.”
Don’t let other people’s aerosols into your lungs, unless they are in your bubble.”
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£715 million on a political PR stunt which everyone knew was absolutely pointless. Just think what that could have been spent on to actually help people, locals and people seeking asylum.
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 5:34 PM
£715 million on a political PR stunt which everyone knew was absolutely pointless. Just think what that could have been spent on to actually help people, locals and people seeking asylum.
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Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line
December 3, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line
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Tommy Robinson sent a letter to himself, he meant to log out and send it from a different account.
But he didn't.
Don't RT 🤣
But he didn't.
Don't RT 🤣
December 3, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Tommy Robinson sent a letter to himself, he meant to log out and send it from a different account.
But he didn't.
Don't RT 🤣
But he didn't.
Don't RT 🤣
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Liberal Democracy, the beacons of hope in a horrid world:
South Korea declares martial law
USA elects an orange fascist
France flirts with nazis, Austria & Germany elect them
UK suicidal Brexit + culture wars
Israel livestreams a genocide
All G7 nations rush to arm and provide cover for genocide
South Korea declares martial law
USA elects an orange fascist
France flirts with nazis, Austria & Germany elect them
UK suicidal Brexit + culture wars
Israel livestreams a genocide
All G7 nations rush to arm and provide cover for genocide
December 3, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Liberal Democracy, the beacons of hope in a horrid world:
South Korea declares martial law
USA elects an orange fascist
France flirts with nazis, Austria & Germany elect them
UK suicidal Brexit + culture wars
Israel livestreams a genocide
All G7 nations rush to arm and provide cover for genocide
South Korea declares martial law
USA elects an orange fascist
France flirts with nazis, Austria & Germany elect them
UK suicidal Brexit + culture wars
Israel livestreams a genocide
All G7 nations rush to arm and provide cover for genocide
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Just this to cheer me up 😆 🤣
December 3, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Just this to cheer me up 😆 🤣
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In 2021 in England, public health decided that the way to get well was to get sicker, and that the way to get rid of disease was to catch it.
It's official policy.
They write it down and everything.
Since then...
It's official policy.
They write it down and everything.
Since then...
December 3, 2024 at 11:31 AM
In 2021 in England, public health decided that the way to get well was to get sicker, and that the way to get rid of disease was to catch it.
It's official policy.
They write it down and everything.
Since then...
It's official policy.
They write it down and everything.
Since then...
It has to be covid doesn't it?
BBC News - Queen to miss start of Qatari state visit after chest infection
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Queen to miss start of Qatari state visit after chest infection
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Queen to miss start of Qatari state visit
A Palace source says the infection Queen Camilla has had in recent weeks is lingering, leaving her with diminished reserves of energy.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:23 PM
It has to be covid doesn't it?
BBC News - Queen to miss start of Qatari state visit after chest infection
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Queen to miss start of Qatari state visit after chest infection
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Like many other European social democratic parties, Labour is moving right on immigration, certainly driven by the recent success of Reform. We have researched this question for years now. There is an abundance of evidence of why this isn't a good strategy. A thread summarizing some of our research
December 2, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Like many other European social democratic parties, Labour is moving right on immigration, certainly driven by the recent success of Reform. We have researched this question for years now. There is an abundance of evidence of why this isn't a good strategy. A thread summarizing some of our research
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Approaches focused on immigrants as “the other” and a threat are just a cop-out — the easy option. What choosing that approach means though is that the real root-causes of problems in communities are never addressed because they are not even being considered in the first place.
November 30, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Approaches focused on immigrants as “the other” and a threat are just a cop-out — the easy option. What choosing that approach means though is that the real root-causes of problems in communities are never addressed because they are not even being considered in the first place.
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It is not an overstatement when I say that I could genuinely weep: this is 100% the *exact opposite* of what they need to do: you cannot out-Reform the Reform Party. The only thing this will do is drive more voters to Reform: voters always choose the original. *Every* bit of research shows that. 🧵
A number of Labour MPs in the North and Midlands have formed a new group called the 'Red Wall Caucus' to fight the rise of Reform UK in their constituencies
The group wants the party to be more vocal about immigration, @siennarodgers.bsky.social & @tomscotson.bsky.social exclusively report
The group wants the party to be more vocal about immigration, @siennarodgers.bsky.social & @tomscotson.bsky.social exclusively report
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Exclusive: A number of Labour MPs in the North and Midlands have formed a group called the 'Red Wall Caucus' to fight the rise of Reform UK in thei...
www.politicshome.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:41 AM
It is not an overstatement when I say that I could genuinely weep: this is 100% the *exact opposite* of what they need to do: you cannot out-Reform the Reform Party. The only thing this will do is drive more voters to Reform: voters always choose the original. *Every* bit of research shows that. 🧵
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While everyone’s faffing about with Gregg Wallace, including a statement from 10 Downing St, is there any attention being paid to Musk offering bucket loads of cash to promote slimly Farage?
Anyone in the actual government? Anyone?
Hullo @keirstarmer2.bsky.social
Anyone in the actual government? Anyone?
Hullo @keirstarmer2.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 2:12 PM
While everyone’s faffing about with Gregg Wallace, including a statement from 10 Downing St, is there any attention being paid to Musk offering bucket loads of cash to promote slimly Farage?
Anyone in the actual government? Anyone?
Hullo @keirstarmer2.bsky.social
Anyone in the actual government? Anyone?
Hullo @keirstarmer2.bsky.social
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A UBI-like program in Indonesia reduced deforestation by 30%. A new 2-yr pilot will evaluate how rainforests can be saved by UBI by directly reducing Indigenous people's poverty. Early result: "Trees are no longer being cut down; people are preserving the trees."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 1, 2024 at 9:27 PM
A UBI-like program in Indonesia reduced deforestation by 30%. A new 2-yr pilot will evaluate how rainforests can be saved by UBI by directly reducing Indigenous people's poverty. Early result: "Trees are no longer being cut down; people are preserving the trees."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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If Bluesky is to replace X for news, global coverage is key.
There are consequential events happening in Syria, Ukraine, Georgia, Sudan & Gaza right now.
This pack includes reporters on the ground there & analysts.
Pls consider following these to share their reporting & build Bluesky's news value
There are consequential events happening in Syria, Ukraine, Georgia, Sudan & Gaza right now.
This pack includes reporters on the ground there & analysts.
Pls consider following these to share their reporting & build Bluesky's news value
December 2, 2024 at 12:42 PM
If Bluesky is to replace X for news, global coverage is key.
There are consequential events happening in Syria, Ukraine, Georgia, Sudan & Gaza right now.
This pack includes reporters on the ground there & analysts.
Pls consider following these to share their reporting & build Bluesky's news value
There are consequential events happening in Syria, Ukraine, Georgia, Sudan & Gaza right now.
This pack includes reporters on the ground there & analysts.
Pls consider following these to share their reporting & build Bluesky's news value
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On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate them.
Ate them.
December 2, 2024 at 9:24 AM
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate them.
Ate them.
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Always find it interesting how no link is drawn between stories on #r4today🤔
-Russian air strikes in Syria
-Famine & ethnic cleansing in Darfur
-Refugees seek safety in the UK which provides exactly no safe route for anyone escaping those places to reach us 🤔🤔🤔
-Russian air strikes in Syria
-Famine & ethnic cleansing in Darfur
-Refugees seek safety in the UK which provides exactly no safe route for anyone escaping those places to reach us 🤔🤔🤔
December 2, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Always find it interesting how no link is drawn between stories on #r4today🤔
-Russian air strikes in Syria
-Famine & ethnic cleansing in Darfur
-Refugees seek safety in the UK which provides exactly no safe route for anyone escaping those places to reach us 🤔🤔🤔
-Russian air strikes in Syria
-Famine & ethnic cleansing in Darfur
-Refugees seek safety in the UK which provides exactly no safe route for anyone escaping those places to reach us 🤔🤔🤔
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🚨I'm seeing some climate accounts posting overpopulation stuff, so I've removed the paywall from my article on the subject: Overpopulation Is A Racist Trope.
'Overpopulation' Is A Racist Trope. It's Time We Laid It To Rest
A new movie satirises the myth that climate change is a consequence of too many people. In the real world, our overpopulation obsession must be euthanised.
climatelaundry.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:17 AM
🚨I'm seeing some climate accounts posting overpopulation stuff, so I've removed the paywall from my article on the subject: Overpopulation Is A Racist Trope.
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How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills #Climate
How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills
We're wasting too much of the clean energy we generate. Reservoirs and caverns can store excess solar and wind power.
grist.org
December 2, 2024 at 9:39 AM
How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills #Climate
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This is Jeremy Clarkson, who’s used Clarkson’s Farm to vilify badgers as scapegoats for bTB and has allegedly wiped them out on his own farm.
He’d hate it if people ‘RT'd’ this and signed the petition to end the Badger cull..
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
He’d hate it if people ‘RT'd’ this and signed the petition to end the Badger cull..
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
December 2, 2024 at 9:56 AM
This is Jeremy Clarkson, who’s used Clarkson’s Farm to vilify badgers as scapegoats for bTB and has allegedly wiped them out on his own farm.
He’d hate it if people ‘RT'd’ this and signed the petition to end the Badger cull..
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
He’d hate it if people ‘RT'd’ this and signed the petition to end the Badger cull..
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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🚨FOR NEW PATIENTS NHS DENTISTRY HAS EFFECTIVELY CEASED TO EXIST
Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one
The @thebda.bsky.social
is calling on the gov’t to act with speed to save NHS dentistry
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one
The @thebda.bsky.social
is calling on the gov’t to act with speed to save NHS dentistry
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
People having to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian - it’s medieval
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 8:35 AM
🚨FOR NEW PATIENTS NHS DENTISTRY HAS EFFECTIVELY CEASED TO EXIST
Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one
The @thebda.bsky.social
is calling on the gov’t to act with speed to save NHS dentistry
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one
The @thebda.bsky.social
is calling on the gov’t to act with speed to save NHS dentistry
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...