Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia)
@prosobranchia.bsky.social
Retired NHS Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner/ Prescriber/ erstwhile marine biologist, archaeological digger.
Likes cooking, Darts (Caballeros), quizes, and loves Helen. Trainee Grandad.
Refugee from "Twitter". Cumbrian.
Likes cooking, Darts (Caballeros), quizes, and loves Helen. Trainee Grandad.
Refugee from "Twitter". Cumbrian.
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Oh My Goodness...
The memes are getting better by the minute‼️
The memes are getting better by the minute‼️
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Oh My Goodness...
The memes are getting better by the minute‼️
The memes are getting better by the minute‼️
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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T. Joseph Mattingly estimates that the 2025 measles outbreak in Texas will cost $90M. Measles is expensive. It's also preventable. Vaccination increases productivity & reduces costs.
Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Penny wise, pound foolish: The cost of reduced support for measles prevention
Measles, a vaccine-preventable disease previously declared eliminated in the United States, is reemerging with over 1400 cases reported in 2025. This …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
T. Joseph Mattingly estimates that the 2025 measles outbreak in Texas will cost $90M. Measles is expensive. It's also preventable. Vaccination increases productivity & reduces costs.
Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Vaccination is healthy for people & the economy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
September 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
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"It's a complete and utter failure of public health for us to lose our elimination status for a vaccine-preventable disease." 🧪
US on the brink of major public health failure
Under the watch of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr a vaccine-preventable disease has continued to spread across the US.
www.abc.net.au
August 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"It's a complete and utter failure of public health for us to lose our elimination status for a vaccine-preventable disease." 🧪
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It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says
Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop...
www.pbs.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
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It is entirely reckless to abandon this lifesaving research.
Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.
This makes us less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.
This makes us less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It is entirely reckless to abandon this lifesaving research.
Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.
This makes us less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Our country is a global leader in vaccine research and disease prevention and this will seriously undermine our ability to respond to future health threats.
This makes us less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
I must share this.
youtu.be/TjDEsGZLbio?...
youtu.be/TjDEsGZLbio?...
Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I must share this.
youtu.be/TjDEsGZLbio?...
youtu.be/TjDEsGZLbio?...
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There is no rationale for removing every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replacing them, except for RFK Jr. to appoint members who spread disinformation.
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
RFK Jr. says he is removing all 17 members of CDC's vaccine advisory committee
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.
abcnews.go.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
There is no rationale for removing every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replacing them, except for RFK Jr. to appoint members who spread disinformation.
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
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#Gaza has become a "mass grave." Palestinians and humanitarian workers are enduring extreme suffering as Israeli forces escalate their offensive.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
April 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Gaza has become a "mass grave." Palestinians and humanitarian workers are enduring extreme suffering as Israeli forces escalate their offensive.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the fabulous women working in all the varied roles across our NHS.
With around 70% of the service being made up of women, the NHS would completely collapse without their hard work and dedication.
We hope they can take a moment to feel proud today - thank you 💙
With around 70% of the service being made up of women, the NHS would completely collapse without their hard work and dedication.
We hope they can take a moment to feel proud today - thank you 💙
March 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the fabulous women working in all the varied roles across our NHS.
With around 70% of the service being made up of women, the NHS would completely collapse without their hard work and dedication.
We hope they can take a moment to feel proud today - thank you 💙
With around 70% of the service being made up of women, the NHS would completely collapse without their hard work and dedication.
We hope they can take a moment to feel proud today - thank you 💙
@linktonian.bsky.social
Hi Iain
I don't know whether you have ever listened to Radio Caroline? I have it on my phone via a radio app
It plays album tracks. I thought it would be up your street!
Great stuff 👍
Hi Iain
I don't know whether you have ever listened to Radio Caroline? I have it on my phone via a radio app
It plays album tracks. I thought it would be up your street!
Great stuff 👍
March 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
@linktonian.bsky.social
Hi Iain
I don't know whether you have ever listened to Radio Caroline? I have it on my phone via a radio app
It plays album tracks. I thought it would be up your street!
Great stuff 👍
Hi Iain
I don't know whether you have ever listened to Radio Caroline? I have it on my phone via a radio app
It plays album tracks. I thought it would be up your street!
Great stuff 👍
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Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
February 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
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European Parliament member 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European Parliament member 👇🏽
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‘A fight for our lives’: Trump’s USAid freeze is harming millions of women and girls
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘A fight for our lives’: Trump’s USAid freeze is harming millions of women and girls
A 90-day stop-work order means many clinics around the world will shut and vital care will be withheld
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
‘A fight for our lives’: Trump’s USAid freeze is harming millions of women and girls
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Denying refugees citizenship simply on the grounds that they arrived here “illegally” on small boats *when there are no legal routes* for most to use takes cynicism to new heights. If Govt thinks such performative cruelty will see off Reform, they’re wrong - it’s more likely to strengthen it
February 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Denying refugees citizenship simply on the grounds that they arrived here “illegally” on small boats *when there are no legal routes* for most to use takes cynicism to new heights. If Govt thinks such performative cruelty will see off Reform, they’re wrong - it’s more likely to strengthen it