Leish
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This is my personal account so please don't be surprised by cat videos, rants about politics, music stuff and memes 🙌
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WATCH: We reviewed months of Fox News’ coverage and over 700 videos posted on social media by protesters, counterprotesters and others.
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
WATCH: We reviewed months of Fox News’ coverage and over 700 videos posted on social media by protesters, counterprotesters and others.
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
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Trump’s plan for peace in Ukraine is a win-win for Russia
After a year of the U.S. president leaning harder on Zelenskyy than Putin, Washington was unlikely to conduct a real pressure campaign against Moscow.
After a year of the U.S. president leaning harder on Zelenskyy than Putin, Washington was unlikely to conduct a real pressure campaign against Moscow.
Trump’s plan for peace in Ukraine is a win-win for Russia
Opinion | Given the U.S. president's behavior toward Putin, it was unlikely the Trump administration would seriously pressure Moscow
www.ms.now
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Trump’s plan for peace in Ukraine is a win-win for Russia
After a year of the U.S. president leaning harder on Zelenskyy than Putin, Washington was unlikely to conduct a real pressure campaign against Moscow.
After a year of the U.S. president leaning harder on Zelenskyy than Putin, Washington was unlikely to conduct a real pressure campaign against Moscow.
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Suggesting that science is or has “orthodoxy” is a fundamental misunderstanding.
Orthodoxy implies unquestionable dogma.
Science doesn't work like that: it’s a method designed to question, test, and revise if necessary.
Orthodoxy implies unquestionable dogma.
Science doesn't work like that: it’s a method designed to question, test, and revise if necessary.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Suggesting that science is or has “orthodoxy” is a fundamental misunderstanding.
Orthodoxy implies unquestionable dogma.
Science doesn't work like that: it’s a method designed to question, test, and revise if necessary.
Orthodoxy implies unquestionable dogma.
Science doesn't work like that: it’s a method designed to question, test, and revise if necessary.
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We finally have an administration that will listen to those vulnerable, lonely Russian diplomats
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We finally have an administration that will listen to those vulnerable, lonely Russian diplomats
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
@BBCNews @WorldService why on Newshour was #NathanGill described as 'former MEP" without mentioning #Reform or #Farage?
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
@BBCNews @WorldService why on Newshour was #NathanGill described as 'former MEP" without mentioning #Reform or #Farage?
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Key points: Met police say investigation into other politicians is ongoing. Gill sought to recruit multiple MEPs including 4 British ones.
The judge gave strongest possible quotes about the gravity of the crime and the damage done to public trust.
The judge gave strongest possible quotes about the gravity of the crime and the damage done to public trust.
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Key points: Met police say investigation into other politicians is ongoing. Gill sought to recruit multiple MEPs including 4 British ones.
The judge gave strongest possible quotes about the gravity of the crime and the damage done to public trust.
The judge gave strongest possible quotes about the gravity of the crime and the damage done to public trust.
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Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites the neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, researchers say
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites the neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, researchers say
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
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BREAKING: Prosecution in Old Bailey confirms the payments to Nathan Gill came from ‘Putin’s man in Ukraine’,
"It is clear that directions were coming from Viktor Medvedchuk.. .and indeed the source of the money was Viktor Medvedchuk"
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
"It is clear that directions were coming from Viktor Medvedchuk.. .and indeed the source of the money was Viktor Medvedchuk"
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
BREAKING: Prosecution in Old Bailey confirms the payments to Nathan Gill came from ‘Putin’s man in Ukraine’,
"It is clear that directions were coming from Viktor Medvedchuk.. .and indeed the source of the money was Viktor Medvedchuk"
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
"It is clear that directions were coming from Viktor Medvedchuk.. .and indeed the source of the money was Viktor Medvedchuk"
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
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Earlier this week, @politicshome.bsky.social reported that the govt's Men's Health Strategy would include measures to tackle gambling harms, including increasing access to gambling-related mental health support
The strategy has now been published and here is part of the action plan 👇
The strategy has now been published and here is part of the action plan 👇
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Earlier this week, @politicshome.bsky.social reported that the govt's Men's Health Strategy would include measures to tackle gambling harms, including increasing access to gambling-related mental health support
The strategy has now been published and here is part of the action plan 👇
The strategy has now been published and here is part of the action plan 👇
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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👋 Meet our team behind the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group led by Lili Galindo @cpft-nhs.bsky.social + find out how promising psychedelic-assisted therapies could enable recovery from treatment-resistant #MentalHealth conditions in this @cam.ac.uk headline story:
➡️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/your...
➡️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/your...
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
👋 Meet our team behind the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group led by Lili Galindo @cpft-nhs.bsky.social + find out how promising psychedelic-assisted therapies could enable recovery from treatment-resistant #MentalHealth conditions in this @cam.ac.uk headline story:
➡️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/your...
➡️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/your...
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UK life sciences funding
Today the government is awarding more than £54m across 8 innovative R&D projects through the Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme.
It is a joint effort between government & industry further boosted by more than £20m from industry.
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Today the government is awarding more than £54m across 8 innovative R&D projects through the Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme.
It is a joint effort between government & industry further boosted by more than £20m from industry.
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Multi-million pound backing for cutting edge projects by UK scientists and innovators
New government funding will help make the boldest ideas in UK life sciences a reality.
www.gov.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
UK life sciences funding
Today the government is awarding more than £54m across 8 innovative R&D projects through the Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme.
It is a joint effort between government & industry further boosted by more than £20m from industry.
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Today the government is awarding more than £54m across 8 innovative R&D projects through the Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme.
It is a joint effort between government & industry further boosted by more than £20m from industry.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.
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The only craft docked at Tiangong space station has been damaged and “does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return.”
A Collision with Space Debris Leaves 3 Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Orbit
The only craft docked at Tiangong space station has been damaged and “does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return.”
wrd.cm
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The only craft docked at Tiangong space station has been damaged and “does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return.”
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Chilling piece on employment effects of AI on early careers. Includes this line, which will probably become the norm for many firms: "Managers at Shopify must now justify hiring a human by first explaining why AI can’t do the job."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Chilling piece on employment effects of AI on early careers. Includes this line, which will probably become the norm for many firms: "Managers at Shopify must now justify hiring a human by first explaining why AI can’t do the job."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Once more without the typo;
#Brexit has cost the UK way more than expected; Britain’s economy has declined by a massive 8%. Investment is down 12%+
No wonder we’re getting poorer. Farage’s fascism & Starmer’s timidity have been a disaster.
We need politicians with the courage to say “rejoin”.
#Brexit has cost the UK way more than expected; Britain’s economy has declined by a massive 8%. Investment is down 12%+
No wonder we’re getting poorer. Farage’s fascism & Starmer’s timidity have been a disaster.
We need politicians with the courage to say “rejoin”.
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Once more without the typo;
#Brexit has cost the UK way more than expected; Britain’s economy has declined by a massive 8%. Investment is down 12%+
No wonder we’re getting poorer. Farage’s fascism & Starmer’s timidity have been a disaster.
We need politicians with the courage to say “rejoin”.
#Brexit has cost the UK way more than expected; Britain’s economy has declined by a massive 8%. Investment is down 12%+
No wonder we’re getting poorer. Farage’s fascism & Starmer’s timidity have been a disaster.
We need politicians with the courage to say “rejoin”.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Floods, saltwater and rising seas are reshaping the Norfolk Broads – and its departing boss says we must adapt fast. Owen Sennitt reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
Outgoing Broads boss: the unstoppable rise of the waters
Outgoing Broads Authority chief executive John Packman warns climate change is “already biting” as rising seas threaten Norfolk’s wetlands
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Floods, saltwater and rising seas are reshaping the Norfolk Broads – and its departing boss says we must adapt fast. Owen Sennitt reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
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Great to see that the White House and the Daily Mail are as excited by the upcoming publication of my BBC Reith Lectures as I am!
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Great to see that the White House and the Daily Mail are as excited by the upcoming publication of my BBC Reith Lectures as I am!
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"I've gotten pulled into the Brexit thing this morning with Nigel, Boris and Rees Mogg."
Then, in what appears to be a reference to Theresa May, Bannon tells Epstein
"The guys are trying to move on. may today / tomorrow…"
2018. As Gill took the bribes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Then, in what appears to be a reference to Theresa May, Bannon tells Epstein
"The guys are trying to move on. may today / tomorrow…"
2018. As Gill took the bribes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"I've gotten pulled into the Brexit thing this morning with Nigel, Boris and Rees Mogg."
Then, in what appears to be a reference to Theresa May, Bannon tells Epstein
"The guys are trying to move on. may today / tomorrow…"
2018. As Gill took the bribes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Then, in what appears to be a reference to Theresa May, Bannon tells Epstein
"The guys are trying to move on. may today / tomorrow…"
2018. As Gill took the bribes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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So here’s Bannon celebrating Theresa May’s ouster with George Galloway in 2019, and Farage thanking Bannon and Breitbart for making Brexit happen
November 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
So here’s Bannon celebrating Theresa May’s ouster with George Galloway in 2019, and Farage thanking Bannon and Breitbart for making Brexit happen
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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
#chrismason #BBCNewscast speaking about @eddavey.libdems.org.uk re Robbie Gibb. You missed reporting an important part of Ed's article - his role in founding #GBNews. It's critical context and I have no idea why none of you on Newscast have discussed this. Makes me want to switch off.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#chrismason #BBCNewscast speaking about @eddavey.libdems.org.uk re Robbie Gibb. You missed reporting an important part of Ed's article - his role in founding #GBNews. It's critical context and I have no idea why none of you on Newscast have discussed this. Makes me want to switch off.