Peter
@opentelemark.bsky.social
Retired research scientist. Retired Patent Attorney. Woke. EU. Gay. UK. Trans ally. cis. He/him.
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Letter of the day (in the Times)
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Letter of the day (in the Times)
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The employee asked the girl and her mother if they needed help shopping. That’s it. That’s all. The misinformation, the insinuations (because the facts are inconveniently benign) are EXACTLY what was done to lesbians in the 80s. This is the product of hate and fear, not reality.
August 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The employee asked the girl and her mother if they needed help shopping. That’s it. That’s all. The misinformation, the insinuations (because the facts are inconveniently benign) are EXACTLY what was done to lesbians in the 80s. This is the product of hate and fear, not reality.
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Between 2011 and 2023, 816 care homes in England were forcibly closed by the regulator for poor standards and harms to residents.
804 were owned by for-profit entities. 30% -40% of fees vanish in profits, leaving less for services.
Profits and care don't mix.
804 were owned by for-profit entities. 30% -40% of fees vanish in profits, leaving less for services.
Profits and care don't mix.
New analysis: most care homes closed by industry regulator are run
A new analysis led by researchers at the University of Oxford and funded by the Nuffield Foundation has found that virtually all care homes forced to close in England by the Care Quality Commission
www.ox.ac.uk
May 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Between 2011 and 2023, 816 care homes in England were forcibly closed by the regulator for poor standards and harms to residents.
804 were owned by for-profit entities. 30% -40% of fees vanish in profits, leaving less for services.
Profits and care don't mix.
804 were owned by for-profit entities. 30% -40% of fees vanish in profits, leaving less for services.
Profits and care don't mix.
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92 years ago today, the Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld Institute for Sexuality, where the first study of trans people was conducted, and burned all of its contents.
Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
May 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
92 years ago today, the Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld Institute for Sexuality, where the first study of trans people was conducted, and burned all of its contents.
Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
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Chilli Sauce in Mascara: Wes Streeting's complicity in conversion abuse
Chili sauce in mascara: Wes Streeting's complicity in conversion abuse
Multiple attempts have been made by Trans Safety Network (TSN) to talk to Wes Streeting and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding serious safeguarding concerns about a group influ...
transsafety.network
April 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Chilli Sauce in Mascara: Wes Streeting's complicity in conversion abuse
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Tickets are available now for the 2025 Innes lecture 29th April. They are free but must be booked. #scicomm #science www.tickettailor.com/events/johni...
Select tickets – Innes lecture 2025 – John Innes Conference Centre
'Following the Pepper: Black Berries, Asian Trade and European Empires.'
It's hard to imagine a world without pepper. It's suc...
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April 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Tickets are available now for the 2025 Innes lecture 29th April. They are free but must be booked. #scicomm #science www.tickettailor.com/events/johni...
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This is, in large part, pandemic revenge.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
Absolute BLOODBATH at HHS/NIH/CDC this morning. Generation of scientists, health care officials being wiped out
t.co/LeABrGqDei
t.co/LeABrGqDei
April 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is, in large part, pandemic revenge.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
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It has been pointed out to me that the cover of the first edition of my book would probably be banned for being too DEI in the US. I am of course extremely proud of that, and in excellent company.
March 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It has been pointed out to me that the cover of the first edition of my book would probably be banned for being too DEI in the US. I am of course extremely proud of that, and in excellent company.
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
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Companies Scaling Back or Denouncing DEI
Amazon
Boeing
Brown-Forman
Caterpillar
Ford
Harley-Davidson
John Deere
Lowe’s
Molson Coors
McDonald’s
Meta
Nissan
Stanley Black & Decker
Target
Tractor Supply
Toyota
Walmart
Support who supports you ✨✊
Amazon
Boeing
Brown-Forman
Caterpillar
Ford
Harley-Davidson
John Deere
Lowe’s
Molson Coors
McDonald’s
Meta
Nissan
Stanley Black & Decker
Target
Tractor Supply
Toyota
Walmart
Support who supports you ✨✊
January 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Companies Scaling Back or Denouncing DEI
Amazon
Boeing
Brown-Forman
Caterpillar
Ford
Harley-Davidson
John Deere
Lowe’s
Molson Coors
McDonald’s
Meta
Nissan
Stanley Black & Decker
Target
Tractor Supply
Toyota
Walmart
Support who supports you ✨✊
Amazon
Boeing
Brown-Forman
Caterpillar
Ford
Harley-Davidson
John Deere
Lowe’s
Molson Coors
McDonald’s
Meta
Nissan
Stanley Black & Decker
Target
Tractor Supply
Toyota
Walmart
Support who supports you ✨✊
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Had not occurred to me to think about Musk’s charity work. US tax experts might want to consider his donations to his own non-profit enterprises. And as most of its assets are Tesla shared there could be trouble ahead.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_Fo...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_Fo...
March 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Had not occurred to me to think about Musk’s charity work. US tax experts might want to consider his donations to his own non-profit enterprises. And as most of its assets are Tesla shared there could be trouble ahead.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_Fo...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_Fo...
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Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
February 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
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tRump hates this picture, so you had better not repost it. 😉
February 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
tRump hates this picture, so you had better not repost it. 😉
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I'm not easily shocked, but the sight of individuals cheering on the richest man in the world as he takes away vital aid to the most desperate people on this Earth has shocked me.
There are good people. There are bad people. Then there's Elon Musk and his empathy devoid flesh failure followers.
There are good people. There are bad people. Then there's Elon Musk and his empathy devoid flesh failure followers.
February 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I'm not easily shocked, but the sight of individuals cheering on the richest man in the world as he takes away vital aid to the most desperate people on this Earth has shocked me.
There are good people. There are bad people. Then there's Elon Musk and his empathy devoid flesh failure followers.
There are good people. There are bad people. Then there's Elon Musk and his empathy devoid flesh failure followers.
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No, Brexit could never work. It was a terrible lie missold to people who deserved better by crooks and chancers. Take some responsibility for goodness sake.
January 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
No, Brexit could never work. It was a terrible lie missold to people who deserved better by crooks and chancers. Take some responsibility for goodness sake.
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Please repost if you agree with Ursula.
January 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Please repost if you agree with Ursula.
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"UPF, at least so far, doesn’t seem to clear that bar — it casts a net that manages to be overbroad while excluding some unhealthy forms of processing that have been around longer. "
This article really hits the nail on the head about so-called "ultra processed foods", a meaningless category so broad as to group together tofu and twinkies as if they had the same health impact.
You’re being lied to about “ultra-processed” foods
Coverage of the latest nutrition buzzword is overly broad, arbitrary, and wildly misleading. The problem goes deeper.
www.vox.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:40 AM
"UPF, at least so far, doesn’t seem to clear that bar — it casts a net that manages to be overbroad while excluding some unhealthy forms of processing that have been around longer. "
Yesterday, I resigned my Labour Party membership. I wish the government well doing all the things I hoped they would do, but I cannot support Wes Streeting's decision, and still claim to be a trans ally.
Pretty unimpressed with reticence over EU, too.
@labouruk.bsky.social
Pretty unimpressed with reticence over EU, too.
@labouruk.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Yesterday, I resigned my Labour Party membership. I wish the government well doing all the things I hoped they would do, but I cannot support Wes Streeting's decision, and still claim to be a trans ally.
Pretty unimpressed with reticence over EU, too.
@labouruk.bsky.social
Pretty unimpressed with reticence over EU, too.
@labouruk.bsky.social
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How about no actor who takes a role in the new Harry Potter TV series, no matter who they are, gets the time of day from any LGBT+ organisation, or anyone who gives a shit about trans people, ever again?
That's the appropriate response.
They, and all their future endeavours, can get fucked.
That's the appropriate response.
They, and all their future endeavours, can get fucked.
December 10, 2024 at 10:08 AM
How about no actor who takes a role in the new Harry Potter TV series, no matter who they are, gets the time of day from any LGBT+ organisation, or anyone who gives a shit about trans people, ever again?
That's the appropriate response.
They, and all their future endeavours, can get fucked.
That's the appropriate response.
They, and all their future endeavours, can get fucked.
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TODAY IS #HumanRightsDay
Let’s remember Human Rights are universal & non- negotiable.
If we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
Let’s remember Human Rights are universal & non- negotiable.
If we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 10, 2024 at 8:29 AM
TODAY IS #HumanRightsDay
Let’s remember Human Rights are universal & non- negotiable.
If we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
Let’s remember Human Rights are universal & non- negotiable.
If we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
Quite the diversity of toilet signage in Scotland.
December 6, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Quite the diversity of toilet signage in Scotland.
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I am right in thinking everyone wants to Rejoin the EU aren't I?
Like if you do
RP if you really do
Like if you do
RP if you really do
November 26, 2024 at 4:58 PM
I am right in thinking everyone wants to Rejoin the EU aren't I?
Like if you do
RP if you really do
Like if you do
RP if you really do