Skywalker
@xuelimm.bsky.social
A seamless blend of Eastern and Western cultures. X refugee. Quiet observer with a sharp eye on politics.
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Today, May 1st, was the hottest May Day on record in the UK. Another reminder why it’s so important to trust science and challenge politicians who deny climate change www.yahoo.com/news/uk-reco...
UK records hottest ever May Day
The UK recorded its hottest ever May Day on Thursday, having just experienced its sunniest April since records began, according to the Met Office.According to early estimates from the Met Office, Apri...
www.yahoo.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Today, May 1st, was the hottest May Day on record in the UK. Another reminder why it’s so important to trust science and challenge politicians who deny climate change www.yahoo.com/news/uk-reco...
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@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: "People feel the economic strain right away...but when you layer on top of that not just one but many stories of wild incompetence...that's where you get the total sense that no one has their hands on the wheel."
May 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: "People feel the economic strain right away...but when you layer on top of that not just one but many stories of wild incompetence...that's where you get the total sense that no one has their hands on the wheel."
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this is legitimately evil
Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
this is legitimately evil
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Martin Scorsese will produce a new documentary featuring an on-camera interview with Pope Francis that was recorded at Vatican City in December, a few months before the pope died.
Martin Scorsese Got One of Pope Francis’ Final Interviews
The project will highlight scripted short films from international communities along with snippets of a conversation between the director and the pontiff, who died last month.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Martin Scorsese will produce a new documentary featuring an on-camera interview with Pope Francis that was recorded at Vatican City in December, a few months before the pope died.
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George Santos says he is leaving the United States after he completes his prison sentence.
May 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
George Santos says he is leaving the United States after he completes his prison sentence.
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101 days into the Hunger Games.
May 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
101 days into the Hunger Games.
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