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I am convinced in the future we will look back and realise the sheer unimaginable folly of letting a virus that can cause immune dysregulation and cognitive dysfunction in humans infect and re-infect the global population over and over again. Worse still, that we encouraged it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I am convinced in the future we will look back and realise the sheer unimaginable folly of letting a virus that can cause immune dysregulation and cognitive dysfunction in humans infect and re-infect the global population over and over again. Worse still, that we encouraged it.
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Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can become chronically ill.
It’s not a choice. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
You can be the healthiest person in the world & completely disabled in an instant.
It’s a minority group you can join anytime.
Anyone can become chronically ill.
It’s not a choice. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
You can be the healthiest person in the world & completely disabled in an instant.
It’s a minority group you can join anytime.
December 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can become chronically ill.
It’s not a choice. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
You can be the healthiest person in the world & completely disabled in an instant.
It’s a minority group you can join anytime.
Anyone can become chronically ill.
It’s not a choice. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
You can be the healthiest person in the world & completely disabled in an instant.
It’s a minority group you can join anytime.
Reposted by Clare Verde
Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times.
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain - Griffith News
COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully recovered from the infectious
news.griffith.edu.au
December 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times.
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
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The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
Reposted by Clare Verde
There's hope for ash trees against dieback, but it depends on one thing: *natural regeneration*.
The reasons for prioritising natregen over planting are so many, so powerful, I sometimes feel I'm going out of my mind seeing them *still* being ignored.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The reasons for prioritising natregen over planting are so many, so powerful, I sometimes feel I'm going out of my mind seeing them *still* being ignored.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback, study reveals
Subtle DNA changes in trees demonstrate Charles Darwin’s natural selection – although human help may be needed
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
There's hope for ash trees against dieback, but it depends on one thing: *natural regeneration*.
The reasons for prioritising natregen over planting are so many, so powerful, I sometimes feel I'm going out of my mind seeing them *still* being ignored.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The reasons for prioritising natregen over planting are so many, so powerful, I sometimes feel I'm going out of my mind seeing them *still* being ignored.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The sea is being emptied of fish, also wiping out most other wildlife in the process, to feed us.
The land is being emptied of ecosystems, and the wildlife they contain, for livestock to feed us.
We have ways of feeding ourselves that DON'T require emptying the planet of wildlife.
Let's do it.
The land is being emptied of ecosystems, and the wildlife they contain, for livestock to feed us.
We have ways of feeding ourselves that DON'T require emptying the planet of wildlife.
Let's do it.
5 million fish are killed every minute by fishing industry
Super trawlers are devouring the ocean of marine life
These ships can catch, process and store hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish
This is not sustainable
Make it stop
Ban super trawlers now
#WorldOceanDay
Super trawlers are devouring the ocean of marine life
These ships can catch, process and store hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish
This is not sustainable
Make it stop
Ban super trawlers now
#WorldOceanDay
June 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The sea is being emptied of fish, also wiping out most other wildlife in the process, to feed us.
The land is being emptied of ecosystems, and the wildlife they contain, for livestock to feed us.
We have ways of feeding ourselves that DON'T require emptying the planet of wildlife.
Let's do it.
The land is being emptied of ecosystems, and the wildlife they contain, for livestock to feed us.
We have ways of feeding ourselves that DON'T require emptying the planet of wildlife.
Let's do it.
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Reposted by Clare Verde
This #EarthDay2025 seems a good moment to share some Gerard Manley Hopkins:
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”
April 22, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This #EarthDay2025 seems a good moment to share some Gerard Manley Hopkins:
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”
Reposted by Clare Verde
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
Reposted by Clare Verde
The problem is sociopathic corporate greed. 🧐
April 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The problem is sociopathic corporate greed. 🧐
Reposted by Clare Verde
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
Reposted by Clare Verde
Its the time of year, when nature comes alive
Do not waste your time mowing and poisoning essential food for pollinators and wildlife
Let nature live - weeds are not trash but wild flowers
Do not waste your time mowing and poisoning essential food for pollinators and wildlife
Let nature live - weeds are not trash but wild flowers
April 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Its the time of year, when nature comes alive
Do not waste your time mowing and poisoning essential food for pollinators and wildlife
Let nature live - weeds are not trash but wild flowers
Do not waste your time mowing and poisoning essential food for pollinators and wildlife
Let nature live - weeds are not trash but wild flowers
Reposted by Clare Verde
Tess Finch-Lees
Dáil air is filtered while our children continue to get sick at school
"The ongoing impact of covid infection is very real, but we still haven't managed the simplest mitigation for our children."
Pls share
#LongCovidKids #CleanTheAir #LongCovid #SpeirGorm #CleanAirIreland
Dáil air is filtered while our children continue to get sick at school
"The ongoing impact of covid infection is very real, but we still haven't managed the simplest mitigation for our children."
Pls share
#LongCovidKids #CleanTheAir #LongCovid #SpeirGorm #CleanAirIreland
Dáil air is filtered while our children continue to get sick at school
The ongoing impact of covid infection is very real, but we still haven't managed the simplest mitigation for our children
www.irishexaminer.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Tess Finch-Lees
Dáil air is filtered while our children continue to get sick at school
"The ongoing impact of covid infection is very real, but we still haven't managed the simplest mitigation for our children."
Pls share
#LongCovidKids #CleanTheAir #LongCovid #SpeirGorm #CleanAirIreland
Dáil air is filtered while our children continue to get sick at school
"The ongoing impact of covid infection is very real, but we still haven't managed the simplest mitigation for our children."
Pls share
#LongCovidKids #CleanTheAir #LongCovid #SpeirGorm #CleanAirIreland
Reposted by Clare Verde
In the 1960s Switzerland had some of Europe's filthiest waterbodies.
Now its cities boast near-pristine rivers & lakes: "We are united by a love of water".
Lessons to learn here, about building emotional connection to water as well as infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now its cities boast near-pristine rivers & lakes: "We are united by a love of water".
Lessons to learn here, about building emotional connection to water as well as infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
From sewage and scum to swimming in ‘blue gold’: how Switzerland transformed its rivers
In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries are looking to follow their lead
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In the 1960s Switzerland had some of Europe's filthiest waterbodies.
Now its cities boast near-pristine rivers & lakes: "We are united by a love of water".
Lessons to learn here, about building emotional connection to water as well as infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now its cities boast near-pristine rivers & lakes: "We are united by a love of water".
Lessons to learn here, about building emotional connection to water as well as infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Clare Verde
“Back then, the overwhelming public sentiment was: never again. Today, it seems: never what?”—Siddhartha Mukherjee
Exceptional essay
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
Exceptional essay
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
Opinion | Covid’s Deadliest Effect Took Five Years to Appear (Gift Article)
What once belonged to all of us now belongs to corporations.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Back then, the overwhelming public sentiment was: never again. Today, it seems: never what?”—Siddhartha Mukherjee
Exceptional essay
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
Exceptional essay
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
Reposted by Clare Verde
Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life
Rewilding ecologist and author Eoghan Daltun visited Costa Rica to see first-hand how the country has managed over the last 30 years to reverse one of the worst deforestation rates in all Latin Americ...
www.irishexaminer.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Reposted by Clare Verde
So much profound beauty in our world. But it seems the forces unable to see beyond their own wealth, power, and egos are in the ascendant right now.
It's our duty to mind ourselves and each other in these tough times, which may well get much worse. The living world depends on us never giving up. 🌍
It's our duty to mind ourselves and each other in these tough times, which may well get much worse. The living world depends on us never giving up. 🌍
March 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
So much profound beauty in our world. But it seems the forces unable to see beyond their own wealth, power, and egos are in the ascendant right now.
It's our duty to mind ourselves and each other in these tough times, which may well get much worse. The living world depends on us never giving up. 🌍
It's our duty to mind ourselves and each other in these tough times, which may well get much worse. The living world depends on us never giving up. 🌍
Reposted by Clare Verde
🚨I promised I'd say more on the Royal Society and Elon Musk, so here it is. 🚨
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Elon Musk is a proven danger to good science, but the Royal Society won’t say so. That’s why I resigned | Kit Yates
It is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity? asks academic and author Kit Yates
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨I promised I'd say more on the Royal Society and Elon Musk, so here it is. 🚨
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Clare Verde
Trump never had a peace plan for Ukraine. He had a plan for Ukraine's surrender, with a colonial resource grab. As Zelenskyy rightly refused it, or to cooperate in Trump's TV spectacular, the US has now cut Ukraine off.
That's what blackmail looks like.
That's what the world is up against.
That's what blackmail looks like.
That's what the world is up against.
March 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Trump never had a peace plan for Ukraine. He had a plan for Ukraine's surrender, with a colonial resource grab. As Zelenskyy rightly refused it, or to cooperate in Trump's TV spectacular, the US has now cut Ukraine off.
That's what blackmail looks like.
That's what the world is up against.
That's what blackmail looks like.
That's what the world is up against.
Reposted by Clare Verde
5 years into Covid's impact, phenomenal review by @dwallacewells.bsky.social gift link
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Covid Remade Our America, Five Years Later (Gift Article)
It feels as if the pandemic is behind us. But we’re living in the world it made.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
5 years into Covid's impact, phenomenal review by @dwallacewells.bsky.social gift link
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Clare Verde
Today is #WorldWildlifeDay
I think this quote from the wonderful Dame Jane Goodall is very appropriate...
'What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.'
I think this quote from the wonderful Dame Jane Goodall is very appropriate...
'What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.'
March 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Today is #WorldWildlifeDay
I think this quote from the wonderful Dame Jane Goodall is very appropriate...
'What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.'
I think this quote from the wonderful Dame Jane Goodall is very appropriate...
'What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.'
Reposted by Clare Verde
Billionaires are a blight on planet Earth.
Tax them into oblivion.
Tax them into oblivion.
March 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Billionaires are a blight on planet Earth.
Tax them into oblivion.
Tax them into oblivion.
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead.
This is the...
you.38degrees.org.uk
March 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
Reposted by Clare Verde
Starmer's apologists will tell us "it's too soon to criticise him" until 2028, whereupon they'll tell us, "it's too close to the election, now is not the time."
There is never a wrong time to hold your government to account.
There is never a wrong time to hold your government to account.
February 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Starmer's apologists will tell us "it's too soon to criticise him" until 2028, whereupon they'll tell us, "it's too close to the election, now is not the time."
There is never a wrong time to hold your government to account.
There is never a wrong time to hold your government to account.