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Studied microbiology and genetics so am having problems understanding what is going through some people's brains atm. #covidisairborne

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The immune system is not a muscle.

It is a cleansing fire.

It causes collateral damage.

It has a limited supply of fuel.

It can get out of control.

Don’t burn your whole house down every time by catching every disease without caution.

11.03.2026 07:28 πŸ‘ 550 πŸ” 194 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 10
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An airborne virus is a virus that can infect other people through unseen particles in the air, sometimes for hours after the sick person has left the area! Masks and clean, ventilated air can reduce the risk of getting sick from airborne viruses or infecting others.

05.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 383 πŸ” 202 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 57
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Could Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Enhance Brain Waste Clearance and Modify Neurodegenerative Risk? A Perspective on Sleep-Dependent CSF–Lymphatic Pathways Abstract. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked to cognitive decline and is increasingly implicated in neurodegenerative trajectories. Continuous positiv

Reasons those with Long Covid should have a PSG.

Could Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Enhance Brain Waste Clearance and Modify Neurodegenerative Risk? A Perspective on Sleep-Dependent CSF–Lymphatic Pathways url: academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...

09.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some people are mugs though, amazingly

10.03.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The impact of testing positive versus negative for COVID-19 on health-related quality of life: cross-sectional evidence from the Alberta post-COVID-19 follow-up survey - Quality of Life Research Quality of Life Research - The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) can have lasting physical and psychological outcomes, though little is known about the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the...

I'll just leave this here:

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doi.org/10.1007/s111...

06.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 10
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"This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?"

Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth Plummeting. πŸ“‰

It is a hideous scandal that they can publish a chart as obvious as this and not even mention the words 'covid infections'.

06.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 413 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 11

Correct, why didn't they just stop in the first safe country? πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‚

05.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 232 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK

Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

05.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 4016 πŸ” 1254 πŸ’¬ 205 πŸ“Œ 329
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FARAGE CAN TALK

27.02.2026 09:38 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Who will be on the ship: medical people or armed forces people?

22.02.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Farage’s latest video has racked up 2 million views - AND ITS COMPLETELY UNTRUE
Farage’s latest video has racked up 2 million views - AND ITS COMPLETELY UNTRUE YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

🚨Reform leader Nigel Farage has posted on X

β€œ1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”

It’s racked up 2 million views

AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE
youtu.be/o56Tw8vSEfE?...

14.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 505 πŸ” 248 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 44
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Moulton: This is state-sponsored terror. This is what you would expect to see in North Korea or Iran or the old Soviet Union. We’ve got to crack down on the government before they crack down on the American people.

04.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 10194 πŸ” 3151 πŸ’¬ 246 πŸ“Œ 135
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Why do our joints crack, pop and crunch and should we worry about it? Joint noises are common and often misunderstood. A physiotherapist explains why they happen and what they do, and do not, mean.

Balm to the mind for my creaking knees! β€œnoise alone is not a reason to stop being active…Movement is essential for joint health. Cartilage relies on regular compression and release to receive nutrients, as it has very limited blood supply.”
theconversation.com/why-do-our-j...

04.02.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 251 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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Disabled US citizen's family says ICE stopped his father from attending his funeral Wael Tarabishi died three months after his caregiver father, Maher Tarabishi, was detained during a routine check-in with ICE in October.

A disabled man named Wael Tarabishi died last week after ICE abducted his father and full time caregiver.

Wael begged for his dad’s release.

He told ICE that losing his caregiver would kill him.

His father didn’t even get to say goodbye and has been denied the right to attend the funeral.

04.02.2026 05:30 πŸ‘ 336 πŸ” 191 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 13
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Nigel Farage wants to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has pledged to reinstate the two-child limit on benefits to pay for a 5p cut off pints of beer to boost pubs.

Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap

04.02.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

I wouldn't take it personally @zackpolanski.bsky.social

He doesn't even show up for his own constituents!

04.02.2026 05:39 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money 37 years of privatisation has been a disaster

England's water companies have 1,200 criminal convictions.

They lose a trillion litres of water to leaky pipes. Dump sewage in rivers for 4m hours. Customers fleeced.

None has its licence revoked. No exec prosecuted. Corporate fines are not collected

Whatever happened to democracy, rule of law?

03.02.2026 09:23 πŸ‘ 475 πŸ” 238 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 9
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Musk’s social media platform X raided by Paris prosecutor | CNN Business A search was being carried out at the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/b...

BREAKING: A search was being carried out at the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.

03.02.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 806 πŸ” 283 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm no expert but if it isn't what is?

03.02.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dan Neidle, "The most appalling e-mail exchange in 2009"

"There's a discussion between Mandelson and Epstein on how to lobby the government"

"That is a senior British cabinet minister (Mandelson) advising a foreign bank, that they should threaten the Chancellor"

@danneidle.bsky.social

02.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 550 πŸ” 240 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 9

We've updated our report - it's probably the most complete running list of Mandelson's email leaks: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...

02.02.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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How a French judge was digitally cut off by the USA Nicolas Guillou has been sanctioned by the USA as a judge of the International Criminal Court. He notices the effects primarily in the digital realm.

As in the case of Nicolas Guillou, if you do something Trump doesn’t like, US companies can no longer do business with you. Guillou can’t use bank cards, Amazon, Google…
Imagine if Trump, via Palantir, could simply switch off the NHS…?

www.heise.de/en/news/How-...

23.01.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 12

The fact that we have 'cloud support' for our nukes is concerning in itself.

The UK CEO being the grandson of Oswald Mosley and having a penchant for black shirts isn't exactly comforting either.

28.01.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Please read the piece with comments from tech & national security experts.

We have no national security while we rely on highly political US Silicon Valley firms that are enmeshed in Trump’s increasing fascistic administration.
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28.01.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 586 πŸ” 238 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Assessing security for the US team.

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ICE agents are using an app developed by Palantir that draws on the health records of millions of Americans to find and detain illegal immigrants
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

27.01.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 20
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brass solidarity band performing β€œstand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting β€œthe people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

27.01.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 23464 πŸ” 7818 πŸ’¬ 332 πŸ“Œ 882
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But the reviews are STUNNING!

26.01.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
β€œThe blame lies somewhere over there … in TheTreasury”.
β€œThe blame lies somewhere over there … in TheTreasury”. YouTube video by Ady Bee

Andy Burnham was spot on … always follow the money.

The story is the same.

#PostOfficeScandal
#BloodScandal
#ToryCovidCatastrophe etc

#FollowTheMoney
#CoverUp

27.01.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Revealed: Reform UK Crypto Partner's Ties to Pro-Trump Big Tech and Kemi Badenoch Nigel Farage's cryptocurrency partner is tied to Trump-supporting tech firms and senior Conservative figures, reports Nafeez Ahmed

πŸ“Œ ICYMI β€” Revealed: Reform UK Crypto Partner’s Ties to Pro-Trump Big Tech and Kemi Badenoch

Nigel Farage's cryptocurrency partner is tied to Trump-supporting tech firms…

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/26/revealed-reform-uk-crypto-partners-ties-to-pro-trump-big-tech-and-kemi-badenoch/

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