Strix Aluco
@strixaluco.bsky.social
PhD molecular biologist, passionate europhile, autism advocate, trans ally.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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The far-right mob in London paled into insignificance compared to our Remain marches. Especially the one in 2018. Between 700,000 and a million people turned out. The Labour front bench stayed away. They also ignored its message. But the voters who took part in it haven't disappeared.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
September 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The far-right mob in London paled into insignificance compared to our Remain marches. Especially the one in 2018. Between 700,000 and a million people turned out. The Labour front bench stayed away. They also ignored its message. But the voters who took part in it haven't disappeared.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Both of the co-founders of Turning Point USA died from things that were preventable, but which they mocked and urged this nation to ignore. Bill Montgomery was killed in 2020 by COVID and Charlie Kirk was killed in 2025 by gun violence.
September 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Both of the co-founders of Turning Point USA died from things that were preventable, but which they mocked and urged this nation to ignore. Bill Montgomery was killed in 2020 by COVID and Charlie Kirk was killed in 2025 by gun violence.
Still no public events for Trump......
September 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Still no public events for Trump......
This article is a complete eye-opener. Badenoch is a liar, pure and simple. She got BBD in her A levels - absolutely not medicine grades, let alone for Stanford at 16!!!!!!!!!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doubts cast on Kemi Badenoch’s claim of US medical school offer
Stanford University staff and academic experts raise questions over Tory leader’s claim of place and partial scholarship offered at 16
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This article is a complete eye-opener. Badenoch is a liar, pure and simple. She got BBD in her A levels - absolutely not medicine grades, let alone for Stanford at 16!!!!!!!!!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"Airdrops would usually be ordered as a last resort to feed people in emergency situations where hostile armed forces or geography make road deliveries impossible. In Gaza the only obstacles to driving aid across the border are restrictions imposed by Israel"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza
Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"Airdrops would usually be ordered as a last resort to feed people in emergency situations where hostile armed forces or geography make road deliveries impossible. In Gaza the only obstacles to driving aid across the border are restrictions imposed by Israel"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Interesting info - let's see if any of this advice is taken, and if it will actually make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Beware the blizzard of lies: US advice on how to handle Farage’s Trump tactics
Pro-democracy campaigners suggest ‘pre-buttal’ is more powerful than factchecking in fighting falsehoods
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Interesting info - let's see if any of this advice is taken, and if it will actually make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Definitely worth reading!
I don't like Tesla because of Musk, but I don't think I will ever get in one after reading this! Even having one near will be cause for concern - DEFINITELY read this article!!!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I don't like Tesla because of Musk, but I don't think I will ever get in one after reading this! Even having one near will be cause for concern - DEFINITELY read this article!!!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing
Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from drivers trapped in burning vehicles to dramatic stops o...
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Definitely worth reading!
I don't like Tesla because of Musk, but I don't think I will ever get in one after reading this! Even having one near will be cause for concern - DEFINITELY read this article!!!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I don't like Tesla because of Musk, but I don't think I will ever get in one after reading this! Even having one near will be cause for concern - DEFINITELY read this article!!!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I've just watched 'What it feels like for a girl' - Paris Lees story (on iPlayer), and OMG, episode 8 is an emotional rollercoaster! Highly recommend!
July 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I've just watched 'What it feels like for a girl' - Paris Lees story (on iPlayer), and OMG, episode 8 is an emotional rollercoaster! Highly recommend!
Wow the 'gender critical' really have the upper hand.
And trans people are exceptionally disadvantaged at the moment. Not the UK I want to live in.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
And trans people are exceptionally disadvantaged at the moment. Not the UK I want to live in.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Uniformed police officers were wrong to march in Pride event, high court rules
Ruling against Northumbria police could affect other forces’ attendance at Remembrance parades and religious events, sources fear
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Wow the 'gender critical' really have the upper hand.
And trans people are exceptionally disadvantaged at the moment. Not the UK I want to live in.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
And trans people are exceptionally disadvantaged at the moment. Not the UK I want to live in.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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🚨This isn’t history. It’s a plan for our future.
Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.
This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.
Join us in exposing them.
Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.
This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.
Join us in exposing them.
July 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
🚨This isn’t history. It’s a plan for our future.
Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.
This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.
Join us in exposing them.
Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.
This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.
Join us in exposing them.
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Tomorrow at Pride in London we’ll send a message to the world: in our city you are free to be whoever you want to be, and love whoever you want to love.
We must take a stand against those seeking to roll back hard-won rights.
We must take a stand against those seeking to roll back hard-won rights.
July 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Tomorrow at Pride in London we’ll send a message to the world: in our city you are free to be whoever you want to be, and love whoever you want to love.
We must take a stand against those seeking to roll back hard-won rights.
We must take a stand against those seeking to roll back hard-won rights.
I have to say I'm a little confused about this report. I thought schools and local authorities already had a three step program of support for children. The school I'm involved in is exceptional for inclusion, but all schools should support all children.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Schools in England ‘need complex changes’ to take more pupils with special needs
Review suggests schools establish three tiers of support for pupils depending on their needs
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I have to say I'm a little confused about this report. I thought schools and local authorities already had a three step program of support for children. The school I'm involved in is exceptional for inclusion, but all schools should support all children.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
This is a really interesting/curious story. Posting because it could well be overlooked by many.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
This is a really interesting/curious story. Posting because it could well be overlooked by many.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Excellent points raised here. I feel this is a thread I will want to read again and again
🧵 Several people have raised questions about what I meant by "deservedly so" when referring to the decline of institutional trust. It's a fair question, so I want to explain that, because it sits at the heart of my work on how democracies collapse when their epistemic foundations rot.
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
June 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Excellent points raised here. I feel this is a thread I will want to read again and again
Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.”
MPs are watching.
We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights.
Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
MPs are watching.
We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights.
Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right.
Women’s rights are under threat from the far right.
Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention.
A vote in Parliament could ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
June 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.”
MPs are watching.
We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights.
Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
MPs are watching.
We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights.
Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
Probably the most interesting thread I've read this year - including the comments. Well worth your time for a little peruse.
What if there were a carbon sequestration method that was fully solar-powered, could be deployed anywhere & cost pennies per unit?
Oh. Trees. I just re-invented trees.
EXCEPT trees don't hold carbon for very long.
Enter the Saguaro cactus:
It shifts carbon from 'biotic' to 'abiotic'!
(📷: NPS)
Oh. Trees. I just re-invented trees.
EXCEPT trees don't hold carbon for very long.
Enter the Saguaro cactus:
It shifts carbon from 'biotic' to 'abiotic'!
(📷: NPS)
May 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Probably the most interesting thread I've read this year - including the comments. Well worth your time for a little peruse.
This may make me unpopular, but I believe you should only replace yourself. My partner and I have two children, Johnson now has - a lot! 4 with his current wife! I don't think this is responsible or sustainable.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We’re totally smitten’: Boris and Carrie Johnson welcome fourth baby
Former prime minister and his wife share news of Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson’s arrival in an Instagram post
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This may make me unpopular, but I believe you should only replace yourself. My partner and I have two children, Johnson now has - a lot! 4 with his current wife! I don't think this is responsible or sustainable.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Absolutely!
Put up or shut up!
Fuck about, find out!
Or any other saying that fits the bill.
Brexiters need to shut the fuck up - you had your go, it didn't work, it's our time now!
Put up or shut up!
Fuck about, find out!
Or any other saying that fits the bill.
Brexiters need to shut the fuck up - you had your go, it didn't work, it's our time now!
Brexit was a referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union.
The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled.
If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.
The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled.
If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.
May 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Absolutely!
Put up or shut up!
Fuck about, find out!
Or any other saying that fits the bill.
Brexiters need to shut the fuck up - you had your go, it didn't work, it's our time now!
Put up or shut up!
Fuck about, find out!
Or any other saying that fits the bill.
Brexiters need to shut the fuck up - you had your go, it didn't work, it's our time now!
This headline says it all - this is what Labour needs to be focusing on!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Labour must tackle poverty to hold back Reform UK, says Big Issue founder
Exclusive: John Bird warns government has ‘lost trust of its supporters’ as he tables amendment to schools bill
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This headline says it all - this is what Labour needs to be focusing on!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A bit random, but I have a suggestion for a new collective noun - a puddle of boots!
I absolutely loved my red Clarks Orinoco boots, I'm just now collecting the other colours (5 years after I got the first pair). They are long since discontinued, so eBay it is.
I absolutely loved my red Clarks Orinoco boots, I'm just now collecting the other colours (5 years after I got the first pair). They are long since discontinued, so eBay it is.
May 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A bit random, but I have a suggestion for a new collective noun - a puddle of boots!
I absolutely loved my red Clarks Orinoco boots, I'm just now collecting the other colours (5 years after I got the first pair). They are long since discontinued, so eBay it is.
I absolutely loved my red Clarks Orinoco boots, I'm just now collecting the other colours (5 years after I got the first pair). They are long since discontinued, so eBay it is.