Dr Lula Mecinska
@lulawm.bsky.social
Human, #autistic, she/her/they, experienced academic currently in search of new adventures on intersections of #health and #justice
#WIASN
#WIASN
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Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
Possible identity theft warning @giffgaffnetwork.bsky.social has blocked my phone without warning in a way that has cut me off from medical services and from my dependents, including my critically ill father. I hope to report this to the police, as there may be wider implications 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Possible identity theft warning @giffgaffnetwork.bsky.social has blocked my phone without warning in a way that has cut me off from medical services and from my dependents, including my critically ill father. I hope to report this to the police, as there may be wider implications 🧵
This could not come soon enough. Most people I speak to are not aware abortion is still criminalised here.
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MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales
Labour backbenchers put forward amendment to legislation that would reform ‘archaic abortion law’
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This could not come soon enough. Most people I speak to are not aware abortion is still criminalised here.
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MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
My first outing in new role - the Pan NW Region Event for the NHS Research Engagement Network and it is quite a buzz. Missed that :)
March 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My first outing in new role - the Pan NW Region Event for the NHS Research Engagement Network and it is quite a buzz. Missed that :)
@saraluckelman.bsky.social thank you!
It doesn't do any good to say "let's get disabled people into employment" if at the very same time you're cutting the support that *keeps* disabled people in employment. Here's my letter to the Guardian about Labour's cuts to Access to Work funding:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Disabled people need help to stay in work | Letter
Letters: Sara L Uckelman says the Labour government has slashed her Access to Work grant despite her circumstances not changing
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
@saraluckelman.bsky.social thank you!
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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
February 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
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Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
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Stand with science. Always.
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Stand with science. Always.
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What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.
February 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.
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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
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‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse, the National Audit Office reports. One in 12 women in England and Wales are now affected - causing physical, mental, social and financial harm to survivors. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse – report
National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordination
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM
‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse, the National Audit Office reports. One in 12 women in England and Wales are now affected - causing physical, mental, social and financial harm to survivors. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Rest may be the most important thing you can do during busy, worrying, or unsettled times. Yet it might be the hardest thing to manage. Today's #ResearcherRenew provides some basic ideas to help you cultivate restful habits
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #PhDSky
theresearchcompanion.com/rest-time
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #PhDSky
theresearchcompanion.com/rest-time
Rest time! - The Research Companion
We all need a break. You'll be a better researcher if you make time to rest.
theresearchcompanion.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Rest may be the most important thing you can do during busy, worrying, or unsettled times. Yet it might be the hardest thing to manage. Today's #ResearcherRenew provides some basic ideas to help you cultivate restful habits
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #PhDSky
theresearchcompanion.com/rest-time
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #PhDSky
theresearchcompanion.com/rest-time
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WATCH my full interview with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about how my new book ALT REICH reveals a deliberate strategy over the last century to Nazify the centre-right. If you were shocked to see Elon Musk do a Nazi salute, here's why youtu.be/kWuzeHKXyCI?...
Elon Musk salute was 'no accident', says expert in the alt-right | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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January 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
WATCH my full interview with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about how my new book ALT REICH reveals a deliberate strategy over the last century to Nazify the centre-right. If you were shocked to see Elon Musk do a Nazi salute, here's why youtu.be/kWuzeHKXyCI?...
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Please Share 📣: I am a 2nd Year PhD student researching the experiences of victimisation and the Criminal Justice System among autistic people.
If you would like to share your experiences, please click the link below. (Must be 18+and live in the UK).
shusls.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you would like to share your experiences, please click the link below. (Must be 18+and live in the UK).
shusls.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
December 9, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Please Share 📣: I am a 2nd Year PhD student researching the experiences of victimisation and the Criminal Justice System among autistic people.
If you would like to share your experiences, please click the link below. (Must be 18+and live in the UK).
shusls.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you would like to share your experiences, please click the link below. (Must be 18+and live in the UK).
shusls.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Returned my laptop, lanyard and ID🃏, and office 🔑 key. Now the only reason to be on campus is walking her:
January 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Returned my laptop, lanyard and ID🃏, and office 🔑 key. Now the only reason to be on campus is walking her:
Am I surprised? No. Sadly. All the actors have prior experience with "creative" approaches that result in Code breaking & it isn't exactly enforceable. To paraphrase a classic, formula is to important to leave regulation to the multinational alimentary giants...
#BMJExclusive: Tesco urged to drop an “unethical” in-store infant feeding advice service pilot
News report reveals how Danone funded midwives are expected to wear branded uniforms and undergo training by the formula company
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
News report reveals how Danone funded midwives are expected to wear branded uniforms and undergo training by the formula company
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
January 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Am I surprised? No. Sadly. All the actors have prior experience with "creative" approaches that result in Code breaking & it isn't exactly enforceable. To paraphrase a classic, formula is to important to leave regulation to the multinational alimentary giants...
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There are 335 new MPs, many will be unaware of what IPP sentences are
We are holding a drop-in session for MPs in Parliament on 15th Jan, where MPs can learn about IPP sentences. Please help raise awareness, ask your MP to come. Send them the flyer below or tag them here.
We are holding a drop-in session for MPs in Parliament on 15th Jan, where MPs can learn about IPP sentences. Please help raise awareness, ask your MP to come. Send them the flyer below or tag them here.
January 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
There are 335 new MPs, many will be unaware of what IPP sentences are
We are holding a drop-in session for MPs in Parliament on 15th Jan, where MPs can learn about IPP sentences. Please help raise awareness, ask your MP to come. Send them the flyer below or tag them here.
We are holding a drop-in session for MPs in Parliament on 15th Jan, where MPs can learn about IPP sentences. Please help raise awareness, ask your MP to come. Send them the flyer below or tag them here.
Officially on the job market now & actively applying. It is an interesting process with such varied approaches to forms and formats - interview only, interview and presentation, tasks to complete. I have also variously been asked to provide references ahead, or after. Oh and right to work. Fun times
January 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Officially on the job market now & actively applying. It is an interesting process with such varied approaches to forms and formats - interview only, interview and presentation, tasks to complete. I have also variously been asked to provide references ahead, or after. Oh and right to work. Fun times
Ooof. That graph is a story of its own; I've seen people use a victim's name to explain it, but it was not just that one murder and media carrying the story, as someone claims in the comments. It galvanised something that was already there, experienced, felt, witnessed in contacts with the whole CJS
But another theory behind crime’s growing importance may have little to do with total numbers at all
For reasons I explain in the piece, Britain appears to have lost faith in the ability of police to solve crime. Trust in police is plummeting - a pattern seen more starkly among women…
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For reasons I explain in the piece, Britain appears to have lost faith in the ability of police to solve crime. Trust in police is plummeting - a pattern seen more starkly among women…
7/8
December 1, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Ooof. That graph is a story of its own; I've seen people use a victim's name to explain it, but it was not just that one murder and media carrying the story, as someone claims in the comments. It galvanised something that was already there, experienced, felt, witnessed in contacts with the whole CJS
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Sir Richard Moore, head of MI6: "In 37 years in the intelligence profession, I've never seen the world in a more dangerous state."
"We have recently uncovered a staggeringly reckless campaign of Russian sabotage in Europe."
news.sky.com/story/flatpl...
"We have recently uncovered a staggeringly reckless campaign of Russian sabotage in Europe."
news.sky.com/story/flatpl...
Head of MI6 says 'I've never seen the world in a more dangerous state' as he warns Russia would not stop if it wins in Ukraine
Sir Richard Moore, the head of MI6, said that if Russia wins in Ukraine, China would "weigh the implications, North Korea would be emboldened, and Iran would become still more dangerous".
news.sky.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Sir Richard Moore, head of MI6: "In 37 years in the intelligence profession, I've never seen the world in a more dangerous state."
"We have recently uncovered a staggeringly reckless campaign of Russian sabotage in Europe."
news.sky.com/story/flatpl...
"We have recently uncovered a staggeringly reckless campaign of Russian sabotage in Europe."
news.sky.com/story/flatpl...
Research based report on Vulnerability and Risk in Cumbria deposited, it is quite a hefty file, but I love how it turned out insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/85... a fitting summing up of a few projects.
November 30, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Research based report on Vulnerability and Risk in Cumbria deposited, it is quite a hefty file, but I love how it turned out insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/85... a fitting summing up of a few projects.
Another day another insightful external event - this time UPEN International Policy Engagement Summit on Global Health. And if you ask how come I was there, I will say #health and #justice - we know that folk who come into contact with CJS often have complex health needs: where's good policy? 🤔🤨
November 29, 2024 at 9:48 PM