Stefan Siebert
@stefansiebert.bsky.social
Professor at University of Glasgow in beautiful Scotland. Views obviously my own and not medical advice or representative of my employers. Hate injustice and worried about the future of healthcare (and humanity)! ☮️
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England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Homelessness figures higher than data suggests, research shows
Official data for England underestimates the scale of the problem, according to research for charity Crisis says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
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You might have thought Question Time was biased.
But you never realised how much.
UKIP never even had a single MP.
But you never realised how much.
UKIP never even had a single MP.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
You might have thought Question Time was biased.
But you never realised how much.
UKIP never even had a single MP.
But you never realised how much.
UKIP never even had a single MP.
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Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumbered Negotiators, Delegates at UN Climate Talks truthout.org/video/fossil...
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumbered Negotiators, Delegates at UN Climate Talks
“This is climate obstruction at work,” says Nina Lakhani, senior climate justice reporter for The Guardian US.
truthout.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumbered Negotiators, Delegates at UN Climate Talks truthout.org/video/fossil...
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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"Sweden just changed the way they salt winter roads, and it's saving thousands of birds every single year. When engineers discovered that traditional rock salt was poisoning wildlife during the harshest months, they did something incredible."
via Daniel Peliculas
ifeg.info/2025/11/10/s...
via Daniel Peliculas
ifeg.info/2025/11/10/s...
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Sweden just changed the way they salt winter roads, and it's saving thousands of birds every single year. When engineers discovered that traditional rock salt was poisoning wildlife during the harshest months, they did something incredible."
via Daniel Peliculas
ifeg.info/2025/11/10/s...
via Daniel Peliculas
ifeg.info/2025/11/10/s...
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'As pressure mounts globally on the humanities, Africa’s leading writers and scholars used this week’s Nobel Symposium in Literature, held in South Africa, to argue that the arts are still vital to the world’s intellectual and moral life.'
‘It’s what makes us human’: Top writers defend humanities
As pressure mounts globally on the humanities, Africa’s leading writers and scholars used this week’s Nobel Symposium in Literature to argue that ...
www.universityworldnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
'As pressure mounts globally on the humanities, Africa’s leading writers and scholars used this week’s Nobel Symposium in Literature, held in South Africa, to argue that the arts are still vital to the world’s intellectual and moral life.'
Brexit "benefits" summed up in one graph.
This effect is palpable every day!
But, hey, let's talk about the lead instigator of this disaster potentially becoming the next PM...😵💫
This effect is palpable every day!
But, hey, let's talk about the lead instigator of this disaster potentially becoming the next PM...😵💫
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Brexit "benefits" summed up in one graph.
This effect is palpable every day!
But, hey, let's talk about the lead instigator of this disaster potentially becoming the next PM...😵💫
This effect is palpable every day!
But, hey, let's talk about the lead instigator of this disaster potentially becoming the next PM...😵💫
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I am an atheist, but I like this Pope!
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I am an atheist, but I like this Pope!
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This is how much money the Royal family will receive
£132.1 million for 2025-26.
Apparently we give them 12% of the profits Westminster makes on their lands! Which if the maths are right means Westminster makes £1.1billion from the "royal" land. It should be used to end child poverty
£132.1 million for 2025-26.
Apparently we give them 12% of the profits Westminster makes on their lands! Which if the maths are right means Westminster makes £1.1billion from the "royal" land. It should be used to end child poverty
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is how much money the Royal family will receive
£132.1 million for 2025-26.
Apparently we give them 12% of the profits Westminster makes on their lands! Which if the maths are right means Westminster makes £1.1billion from the "royal" land. It should be used to end child poverty
£132.1 million for 2025-26.
Apparently we give them 12% of the profits Westminster makes on their lands! Which if the maths are right means Westminster makes £1.1billion from the "royal" land. It should be used to end child poverty
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Damning
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Damning
She’s right!
"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
She’s right!
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Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
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It’s complete nonsense. We should be ashamed
Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
It’s complete nonsense. We should be ashamed
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TRUTH
Blows my fucking mind tbf we have let them amass more wealth than sovereign countries...and all the problems that will bring...as we have seen already all over the globe tbf, russia, america, england
money men subverting entire nations and democracies...
Blows my fucking mind tbf we have let them amass more wealth than sovereign countries...and all the problems that will bring...as we have seen already all over the globe tbf, russia, america, england
money men subverting entire nations and democracies...
Welcome to the Oligarchy
Why Musk’s $1trillion pay deal heralds a dark and dystopian future unless we bring the super-rich to heel
If we don’t deal with the billionaires, sooner or later they’re going to deal with us
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Why Musk’s $1trillion pay deal heralds a dark and dystopian future unless we bring the super-rich to heel
If we don’t deal with the billionaires, sooner or later they’re going to deal with us
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Welcome to the Oligarchy: Musk’s obscene $1 trillion deal heralds a dark new era
Nobody needs more personal wealth than the average nation. It’s time that we brought the super-rich to heel before it’s too late, our Writer at…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
TRUTH
Blows my fucking mind tbf we have let them amass more wealth than sovereign countries...and all the problems that will bring...as we have seen already all over the globe tbf, russia, america, england
money men subverting entire nations and democracies...
Blows my fucking mind tbf we have let them amass more wealth than sovereign countries...and all the problems that will bring...as we have seen already all over the globe tbf, russia, america, england
money men subverting entire nations and democracies...
I predict we are going to see a massive weaponising of health with increasing attacks on those with disabilities and long term conditions.
The increase started with Covid and being accelerated by technocrats and their political puppets who only see value where they can make personal profit.
The increase started with Covid and being accelerated by technocrats and their political puppets who only see value where they can make personal profit.
A new Trump administration directive tells consular officers to deny visas to immigrants with certain health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease or mental health issues if they are judged likely to need costly care or rely on public benefits. (CBS)
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I predict we are going to see a massive weaponising of health with increasing attacks on those with disabilities and long term conditions.
The increase started with Covid and being accelerated by technocrats and their political puppets who only see value where they can make personal profit.
The increase started with Covid and being accelerated by technocrats and their political puppets who only see value where they can make personal profit.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Rosalind Franklin went to the same school - St Paul‘s in Brook Green, West London - as Cecilia Payne, who wrote the most important astrophysics PhD of the 20th century and discovered what the Universe is made of. Payne’s name is largely unknown, though she became the 1st woman professor at Harvard.
Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Rosalind Franklin went to the same school - St Paul‘s in Brook Green, West London - as Cecilia Payne, who wrote the most important astrophysics PhD of the 20th century and discovered what the Universe is made of. Payne’s name is largely unknown, though she became the 1st woman professor at Harvard.
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Have to say.. very tired of this now. We all know Brexit is a shitshow. Nothing is better. No one is happier.
No one who really cared about our country or understood how anything actually worked would do this and then stand around scratching their heads at the mess.
No one who really cared about our country or understood how anything actually worked would do this and then stand around scratching their heads at the mess.
Very amusing to watch Reform complain about all the things wrong with the UK - every one caused by Brexit - without actually mentioning Brexit, as if they happened by magic.
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Have to say.. very tired of this now. We all know Brexit is a shitshow. Nothing is better. No one is happier.
No one who really cared about our country or understood how anything actually worked would do this and then stand around scratching their heads at the mess.
No one who really cared about our country or understood how anything actually worked would do this and then stand around scratching their heads at the mess.
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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David Lammy is the third senior Labour Gov figure to call the Scottish Government a national security risk this week
Given this government isn't prepared to say this about China .... this is pretty dreadful. What happened to the "family of nations"?
www.thenational.scot/news/2559871...
Given this government isn't prepared to say this about China .... this is pretty dreadful. What happened to the "family of nations"?
www.thenational.scot/news/2559871...
SNP MPs in priceless reaction as Lammy brands them 'national security threat'
DEPUTY Prime Minister David Lammy has defended Labour's claims that the SNP are a "national security threat" by arguing that he is "5…
www.thenational.scot
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
David Lammy is the third senior Labour Gov figure to call the Scottish Government a national security risk this week
Given this government isn't prepared to say this about China .... this is pretty dreadful. What happened to the "family of nations"?
www.thenational.scot/news/2559871...
Given this government isn't prepared to say this about China .... this is pretty dreadful. What happened to the "family of nations"?
www.thenational.scot/news/2559871...
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Rosalind Franklin was born #OTD in 1920. Her X-ray diffraction work was critical for establishing the helical nature of DNA. 👩🔬 🧪
Work carried out by Franklin (with doctoral student Raymond Gosling) was given to Watson and Crick without her consent.
Image: Vittorio Luzzati / Jewish Women’s Archive
Work carried out by Franklin (with doctoral student Raymond Gosling) was given to Watson and Crick without her consent.
Image: Vittorio Luzzati / Jewish Women’s Archive
July 25, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Rosalind Franklin was born #OTD in 1920. Her X-ray diffraction work was critical for establishing the helical nature of DNA. 👩🔬 🧪
Work carried out by Franklin (with doctoral student Raymond Gosling) was given to Watson and Crick without her consent.
Image: Vittorio Luzzati / Jewish Women’s Archive
Work carried out by Franklin (with doctoral student Raymond Gosling) was given to Watson and Crick without her consent.
Image: Vittorio Luzzati / Jewish Women’s Archive
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Investigation by Sky News showing that from the moment you join, Musk's X feeds you right-wing propaganda. The whole point of the place is to radicalise users to the far right.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Investigation by Sky News showing that from the moment you join, Musk's X feeds you right-wing propaganda. The whole point of the place is to radicalise users to the far right.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Watson’s death is a fantastic reminder that you can be intelligent without being a good person.
The obituary of someone who gained widespread fame through remarkable achievements at a young age and then expected to be taken seriously for anything he said thereafter.
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Watson’s death is a fantastic reminder that you can be intelligent without being a good person.