Jane McLaren
@jwpolite.bsky.social
CleanAir. Climate Change/ Wildlife/ Public Health. Support Science. Keep our NHS 1948 equity in "we the people" choosing when to see a qualified GP. Dont erode trust in the NHS with barriers to access. Employ more GPs.
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Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor
www.ft.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
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‘The shamans of Siberia used the mushroom fly agaric to achieve ecstatic trances, drinking the urine of reindeer that had browsed on it. Our own Father Christmas may be a tortuous folk-memory of this cult.’
Charles Nicholl on St Nick’s trippy past, from the archive.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...
Charles Nicholl on St Nick’s trippy past, from the archive.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...
December 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
‘The shamans of Siberia used the mushroom fly agaric to achieve ecstatic trances, drinking the urine of reindeer that had browsed on it. Our own Father Christmas may be a tortuous folk-memory of this cult.’
Charles Nicholl on St Nick’s trippy past, from the archive.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...
Charles Nicholl on St Nick’s trippy past, from the archive.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...
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He seems angry.
Stephen Miller wants everyone at 60 Minutes who “engaged in this revolt” (aka told the truth) fired
December 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
He seems angry.
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Our #Lego display cases are packed full of fabulously festive LEGO models for our MERRY & BRIGHT #OrkneyLibraryLego theme! 🎄🎁
All made by library users using our #Lego collection. Thanks to everyone who made us a #Christmas model! ❤️
Our first theme of 2026 will be SPACE! 🚀🛰☄️
All made by library users using our #Lego collection. Thanks to everyone who made us a #Christmas model! ❤️
Our first theme of 2026 will be SPACE! 🚀🛰☄️
December 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Our #Lego display cases are packed full of fabulously festive LEGO models for our MERRY & BRIGHT #OrkneyLibraryLego theme! 🎄🎁
All made by library users using our #Lego collection. Thanks to everyone who made us a #Christmas model! ❤️
Our first theme of 2026 will be SPACE! 🚀🛰☄️
All made by library users using our #Lego collection. Thanks to everyone who made us a #Christmas model! ❤️
Our first theme of 2026 will be SPACE! 🚀🛰☄️
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Everyone is porcupining and bracing for war. Finland has raised the reservist age to 65, bringing its reserve force to nearly one million. The memory of the Winter War with the USSR continues to shape Finnish thinking. yle.fi/a/74-20201345
Finland raises reservist age to 65
The reserve force will gradually swell to one million.
yle.fi
December 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Everyone is porcupining and bracing for war. Finland has raised the reservist age to 65, bringing its reserve force to nearly one million. The memory of the Winter War with the USSR continues to shape Finnish thinking. yle.fi/a/74-20201345
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People are dying inside American concentration camps right now.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
Exclusive: 911 calls from migrant detention center highlight dire conditions
About 90 emergency 911 calls have been made from the Camp East Montana immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas, during the 15 weeks since it opened.
www.elpasotimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
People are dying inside American concentration camps right now.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
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The holidays are meant for connection, not illness.
COVID, flu, RSV & measles can spread easily during gatherings, often from people who don’t yet feel sick. COVID in particular remains airborne, persistent & capable of causing long-term health impacts — even after mild or asymptomatic infections.
COVID, flu, RSV & measles can spread easily during gatherings, often from people who don’t yet feel sick. COVID in particular remains airborne, persistent & capable of causing long-term health impacts — even after mild or asymptomatic infections.
December 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The holidays are meant for connection, not illness.
COVID, flu, RSV & measles can spread easily during gatherings, often from people who don’t yet feel sick. COVID in particular remains airborne, persistent & capable of causing long-term health impacts — even after mild or asymptomatic infections.
COVID, flu, RSV & measles can spread easily during gatherings, often from people who don’t yet feel sick. COVID in particular remains airborne, persistent & capable of causing long-term health impacts — even after mild or asymptomatic infections.
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A safer holiday season doesn’t require perfection. It requires awareness, shared responsibility, and practical steps that reduce risk — like staying home when sick, improving indoor air, masking when needed, and testing around gatherings.
Care is not an overreaction.
It’s how we protect one another
Care is not an overreaction.
It’s how we protect one another
How Not to Give or Get COVID for Christmas - WHN
No one wants to be sick for the holidays! Gathering with friends and family during the holidays can spread more than just good cheer; some guests could unknowingly pass along a viral illness like COVI...
whn.global
December 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A safer holiday season doesn’t require perfection. It requires awareness, shared responsibility, and practical steps that reduce risk — like staying home when sick, improving indoor air, masking when needed, and testing around gatherings.
Care is not an overreaction.
It’s how we protect one another
Care is not an overreaction.
It’s how we protect one another
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Greta Thunberg arrested at a protest supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers
Greta Thunberg arrested at a protest supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in central London at a demonstration in support of Palestine Action hunger strikers.
news.sky.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested at a protest supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers
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INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE
This could’ve been avoided 30 years ago.
Maria Farmer’s 1996 FBI complaint has been unearthed in the Epstein files. It was the first time he was reported to the authorities. And they buried it.
“If the FBI had listened to me in 1996, there would’ve been no more victims.”
This could’ve been avoided 30 years ago.
Maria Farmer’s 1996 FBI complaint has been unearthed in the Epstein files. It was the first time he was reported to the authorities. And they buried it.
“If the FBI had listened to me in 1996, there would’ve been no more victims.”
December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE
This could’ve been avoided 30 years ago.
Maria Farmer’s 1996 FBI complaint has been unearthed in the Epstein files. It was the first time he was reported to the authorities. And they buried it.
“If the FBI had listened to me in 1996, there would’ve been no more victims.”
This could’ve been avoided 30 years ago.
Maria Farmer’s 1996 FBI complaint has been unearthed in the Epstein files. It was the first time he was reported to the authorities. And they buried it.
“If the FBI had listened to me in 1996, there would’ve been no more victims.”
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“The New York Times contacted Ms. Farmer about a report stamped with the date of Sept. 3, 1996. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“The New York Times contacted Ms. Farmer about a report stamped with the date of Sept. 3, 1996. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
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Remember this?
James O'Keefe got Pam Bondi on video last May saying the FBI was processing “tens of thousands of videos” of Epstein “with little kids.”
Then she told reporters “There are tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn.”
www.mediaite.com/politics/att...
James O'Keefe got Pam Bondi on video last May saying the FBI was processing “tens of thousands of videos” of Epstein “with little kids.”
Then she told reporters “There are tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn.”
www.mediaite.com/politics/att...
Attorney General Pam Bondi Was Secretly Recorded in Video Published by James O’Keefe
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was secretly recorded discussing the FBI's files on Jeffrey Epstein in a video published by James O'Keefe.
www.mediaite.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Remember this?
James O'Keefe got Pam Bondi on video last May saying the FBI was processing “tens of thousands of videos” of Epstein “with little kids.”
Then she told reporters “There are tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn.”
www.mediaite.com/politics/att...
James O'Keefe got Pam Bondi on video last May saying the FBI was processing “tens of thousands of videos” of Epstein “with little kids.”
Then she told reporters “There are tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn.”
www.mediaite.com/politics/att...
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Sick and tired?
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sick and tired?
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
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“Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado | My interview earlier today with Amy Goodman on @democracynow.org: www.democracynow.org/2025/12/22/s...
“Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado
Climate scientists and meteorologists are sounding the alarm after White House budget director Russell Vought announced the Trump administration will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Resea...
www.democracynow.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado | My interview earlier today with Amy Goodman on @democracynow.org: www.democracynow.org/2025/12/22/s...
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The Global Cooling Watch 2025 shows how smarter, fairer, sustainable cooling can save lives, cut pollution, and help billions stay safe from extreme heat.
More info: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#YearInReview
More info: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#YearInReview
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The Global Cooling Watch 2025 shows how smarter, fairer, sustainable cooling can save lives, cut pollution, and help billions stay safe from extreme heat.
More info: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#YearInReview
More info: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#YearInReview
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
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As a historian I've looked at hundreds of thousands of pages of government documents. And I just have to say that aside from being obviously illegal and clearly suggestive of some major crime, this “redaction” business is not a position in which serious people or serious governments find themselves
There is no basis to withhold these images under the clear terms of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. None.
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As a historian I've looked at hundreds of thousands of pages of government documents. And I just have to say that aside from being obviously illegal and clearly suggestive of some major crime, this “redaction” business is not a position in which serious people or serious governments find themselves
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Asymptomatic: The Silent Spread of COVID-19 and the Future of Pandemics via Johns Hopkins U Press is now #20 in epidemiology in Amazon and 40% off...
Addresses the roots of Covid grievances (hint: never the flu) & how to realign preparedness to control silent spread:
www.amazon.com/Asymptomatic...
Addresses the roots of Covid grievances (hint: never the flu) & how to realign preparedness to control silent spread:
www.amazon.com/Asymptomatic...
December 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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"Prior to contracting covid, I lived a very active life. I enjoyed my work as a nurse. The Government has said that the pay scheme was a temporary thing. But my illness hasn’t been temporary, none of us realised we were going to end up like this"
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#LongCOVID
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#LongCOVID
Cork healthcare workers with long covid ‘on a cliff edge’
https://www.europesays.com/ie/243104/
Two Cork healthcare workers suffering with long covid fear they won’t be able to pay their mortgage if…
https://www.europesays.com/ie/243104/
Two Cork healthcare workers suffering with long covid fear they won’t be able to pay their mortgage if…
Cork healthcare workers with long covid ‘on a cliff edge’ - Ireland
Two Cork healthcare workers suffering with long covid fear they won’t be able to pay their mortgage if a planned cessation of their special pay scheme goes
www.europesays.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"Prior to contracting covid, I lived a very active life. I enjoyed my work as a nurse. The Government has said that the pay scheme was a temporary thing. But my illness hasn’t been temporary, none of us realised we were going to end up like this"
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#LongCOVID
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#LongCOVID
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A new Australian study using a Bayesian network model estimates the risk of at least one Long COVID symptom 6 months after #COVID19 for completely vaccinated (2+ doses) people:
1st infection: 32%
2nd infection: 48%
3rd infection: 55%
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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1st infection: 32%
2nd infection: 48%
3rd infection: 55%
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Estimating risk of long COVID using a Bayesian network-based decision support tool
Long COVID causes substantial health burden globally, affecting over 30 % of adults who have ever had symptomatic COVID-19. Individuals at continued r…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new Australian study using a Bayesian network model estimates the risk of at least one Long COVID symptom 6 months after #COVID19 for completely vaccinated (2+ doses) people:
1st infection: 32%
2nd infection: 48%
3rd infection: 55%
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1/2
1st infection: 32%
2nd infection: 48%
3rd infection: 55%
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"Here's to more light."
This is the sweetest thing and I hope they keep hanging out periodically
December 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"Here's to more light."
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I wanted to finish this before year's end & I did. 😁
I LOVED it.
Such a pleasure to read, information-rich, fascinating but accessible. 🎁🎅
Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
www.scientificamerican.com/article/book...
@carlzimmer.com
Plant pathogens covered as well as human 💚
Even Norman Bourlag!
I LOVED it.
Such a pleasure to read, information-rich, fascinating but accessible. 🎁🎅
Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
www.scientificamerican.com/article/book...
@carlzimmer.com
Plant pathogens covered as well as human 💚
Even Norman Bourlag!
December 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I wanted to finish this before year's end & I did. 😁
I LOVED it.
Such a pleasure to read, information-rich, fascinating but accessible. 🎁🎅
Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
www.scientificamerican.com/article/book...
@carlzimmer.com
Plant pathogens covered as well as human 💚
Even Norman Bourlag!
I LOVED it.
Such a pleasure to read, information-rich, fascinating but accessible. 🎁🎅
Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
www.scientificamerican.com/article/book...
@carlzimmer.com
Plant pathogens covered as well as human 💚
Even Norman Bourlag!
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Most people have memory-holed 2020-2022, but we experienced generational trauma on a global scale and at some point that kind of thing bubbles up to the collective consciousness.
Then and only then will we realize the extent to which grief and loss looms over every decision we have made ever since
Then and only then will we realize the extent to which grief and loss looms over every decision we have made ever since
Over a roughly three-year period beginning in March 2020, 1,564 Alaskans died from COVID-19, according to a new report from the Alaska Department of Health.
1 in 500 Alaskans died from COVID-19 during pandemic, state reports
The comprehensive Alaska Department of Health report examined how the state fared between 2020 and 2023, noting successes and failures in the public health system.
www.adn.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Most people have memory-holed 2020-2022, but we experienced generational trauma on a global scale and at some point that kind of thing bubbles up to the collective consciousness.
Then and only then will we realize the extent to which grief and loss looms over every decision we have made ever since
Then and only then will we realize the extent to which grief and loss looms over every decision we have made ever since
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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🇨🇦 Canadians need an answer to this question too, @mark-carney.bsky.social -
Good ventilation and air filtration are critical tools in preventing respiratory infections.
The Government must assess current standards in hospitals and schools — and act where they fall short.
#Flu #Covid #Ventilation
Full response 👉 hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
The Government must assess current standards in hospitals and schools — and act where they fall short.
#Flu #Covid #Ventilation
Full response 👉 hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🇨🇦 Canadians need an answer to this question too, @mark-carney.bsky.social -