Peter Byrne
@pubmentalhealth.bsky.social
NHS consultant psychiatrist since 1999, father, film lover, progressive, with a big interest in public mental health and preventing misery - even by challenging industries that make their profits from health harms.
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The only time in recent history that the alcohol death rate was consistently falling was during the ‘duty escalator’.
This is no coincidence.
Raising duty rates above inflation would be the best way to save lives quickly.
Read our Budget submission: www.ias.org.uk/wp-content/u...
This is no coincidence.
Raising duty rates above inflation would be the best way to save lives quickly.
Read our Budget submission: www.ias.org.uk/wp-content/u...
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The only time in recent history that the alcohol death rate was consistently falling was during the ‘duty escalator’.
This is no coincidence.
Raising duty rates above inflation would be the best way to save lives quickly.
Read our Budget submission: www.ias.org.uk/wp-content/u...
This is no coincidence.
Raising duty rates above inflation would be the best way to save lives quickly.
Read our Budget submission: www.ias.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
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John Lennon’s childhood home, 251 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool. Every year on his birthday the city of Liverpool leave the light on in his bedroom.
October 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
John Lennon’s childhood home, 251 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool. Every year on his birthday the city of Liverpool leave the light on in his bedroom.
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Any handwriting experts out there?
Oh wait, we don’t need one because we have eyes…
Oh wait, we don’t need one because we have eyes…
September 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Any handwriting experts out there?
Oh wait, we don’t need one because we have eyes…
Oh wait, we don’t need one because we have eyes…
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Following a consultation on MUP, the Welsh Health & Social Care Committee recommends that the Welsh Government continues the policy.
It also recommends better assessment of its impact on deaths and hospital admissions, and keeping in line with inflation.
laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld17276-e...
It also recommends better assessment of its impact on deaths and hospital admissions, and keeping in line with inflation.
laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld17276-e...
laiddocuments.senedd.wales
July 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Following a consultation on MUP, the Welsh Health & Social Care Committee recommends that the Welsh Government continues the policy.
It also recommends better assessment of its impact on deaths and hospital admissions, and keeping in line with inflation.
laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld17276-e...
It also recommends better assessment of its impact on deaths and hospital admissions, and keeping in line with inflation.
laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld17276-e...
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In our latest report, we found alcohol industry groups claiming “Alcohol harms are going in the right direction.”
In reality, deaths hit a record high.
Meanwhile they actively oppose the very policies – like MUP – that would save lives. @shaapalcohol.bsky.social
www.ias.org.uk/report/spin-...
In reality, deaths hit a record high.
Meanwhile they actively oppose the very policies – like MUP – that would save lives. @shaapalcohol.bsky.social
www.ias.org.uk/report/spin-...
Spin the bottle: How the UK alcohol industry twists the facts on harm and responsibility - Institute of Alcohol Studies
Executive summary Alcohol deaths are at an all-time high in the UK, yet current policy is unable to tackle this crisis. The alcohol industry’s influence has been recognised as a key barrier to address...
www.ias.org.uk
June 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In our latest report, we found alcohol industry groups claiming “Alcohol harms are going in the right direction.”
In reality, deaths hit a record high.
Meanwhile they actively oppose the very policies – like MUP – that would save lives. @shaapalcohol.bsky.social
www.ias.org.uk/report/spin-...
In reality, deaths hit a record high.
Meanwhile they actively oppose the very policies – like MUP – that would save lives. @shaapalcohol.bsky.social
www.ias.org.uk/report/spin-...
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UK protestors really had a conundrum on their hands, huh?
I do enjoy the country-specific name changes for No Kings protests this weekend
June 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
UK protestors really had a conundrum on their hands, huh?
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Jaws is 50 years old! Today, BBC Radio 3 Sound of Cinema jumps the shark. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
June 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Jaws is 50 years old! Today, BBC Radio 3 Sound of Cinema jumps the shark. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Because it was called childhood schizophrenia then.
April 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Because it was called childhood schizophrenia then.
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We’re proud to support the #SLD25 and its mission to drive lasting change through education, opportunity, and community.
As psychiatrists, we see every day how equity, inclusion, and hope shape mental wellbeing and future potential 🧡
As psychiatrists, we see every day how equity, inclusion, and hope shape mental wellbeing and future potential 🧡
April 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We’re proud to support the #SLD25 and its mission to drive lasting change through education, opportunity, and community.
As psychiatrists, we see every day how equity, inclusion, and hope shape mental wellbeing and future potential 🧡
As psychiatrists, we see every day how equity, inclusion, and hope shape mental wellbeing and future potential 🧡
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Five public health facts RFK Jr doesn't want you to know:
1. Vaccines work and are safe.
2. Solid fats aren't health foods.
3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat).
4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure.
5. Measles is bad for you.
1. Vaccines work and are safe.
2. Solid fats aren't health foods.
3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat).
4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure.
5. Measles is bad for you.
March 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Five public health facts RFK Jr doesn't want you to know:
1. Vaccines work and are safe.
2. Solid fats aren't health foods.
3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat).
4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure.
5. Measles is bad for you.
1. Vaccines work and are safe.
2. Solid fats aren't health foods.
3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat).
4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure.
5. Measles is bad for you.
Great to see FLOW making back its money (15+ production companies, brimming with imagination, amazing Art work): loved it when we saw it yesterday. Timeless & timely. Shades of Kubrick’s 2001 but with humanity and hope.
‘FLOW’ has made over $36M worldwide.
It cost $3.4M to produce.
(https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/flow-box-office-oscar-more-than-36-million-worldwide-1236342334/)
It cost $3.4M to produce.
(https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/flow-box-office-oscar-more-than-36-million-worldwide-1236342334/)
March 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Great to see FLOW making back its money (15+ production companies, brimming with imagination, amazing Art work): loved it when we saw it yesterday. Timeless & timely. Shades of Kubrick’s 2001 but with humanity and hope.
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"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility
In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?
www.chronicle.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
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Same story, posted same time:
Bluesky - 393 reposts, 551 likes
Twitter/X - 3 retweets, 7 likes
Bluesky - 393 reposts, 551 likes
Twitter/X - 3 retweets, 7 likes
March 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Same story, posted same time:
Bluesky - 393 reposts, 551 likes
Twitter/X - 3 retweets, 7 likes
Bluesky - 393 reposts, 551 likes
Twitter/X - 3 retweets, 7 likes
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wow. they're like actually braindead
March 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
wow. they're like actually braindead
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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
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"The Australian government is disregarding the privacy of teens, the rights of parents, and the counsel of social media companies who warn there is no effective method to ensure teen user's safety," writes @kvnxgg.bsky.social
Australian prime minister proposes total social media ban for anyone under 16
Under this restrictive measure, there will be no exceptions, even for parental consent.
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November 9, 2024 at 6:21 PM
"The Australian government is disregarding the privacy of teens, the rights of parents, and the counsel of social media companies who warn there is no effective method to ensure teen user's safety," writes @kvnxgg.bsky.social