Apocalypse IsNow

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

In 1987 the Government owned Heathrow.

It was sold for about £2bn in today's money.

A ripoff as it now makes £1bn a year profit.

But they still expect YOU to pay to build THEIR runway because they are 'too poor'.

We should renationalise this theft.

No compensation.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Two of the most important biomedical breakthroughs came from science of the Gila lizard venom (GLP-1s) and yogurt (CRISPR genome editing).
"The system that turned that lizard into a medicine is now being dismantled."
"Less support for scientists means strange questions no one will get to chase."
gift link https://t.co/JKEzQCGm75

[Putrino Lab @PutrinoLab]

Thank you to some amazing colleagues who took time and precious energy to craft this rapid response to the recent @bmj_latest piece. When people try to hijack #LongCOVID, #MECFS and other complex illness as psychosomatic it is important we strike back: https://t.co/c8AevgB9yl 1/

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

A man armed with an axe and other weapons entered a mosque in Manchester.

A woman wearing a hijab was hit by a car in southeast London.

A 36-year-old white Scottish man was charged yesterday after stabbing five people in an anti-Muslim hate attack.

An imam’s house in Bolton was targeted in an arson attack.

There have also been multiple attacks on mosques, including an arson attack intended to endanger life, a projectile attack, multiple incidents involving graffitis, and hate signs.

Not a single COBRA meeting. No dedicated officers to protect the community. Just a few tweets.

[John Lewis @johnlew40540571]

@premnsikka S E Water also advises that they do not have enough water to supply new residential developments being planned in its area. However, the 100 million litres of treated water it wastes each day (which is likely an underestimate) is sufficient to supply another 220,000 new houses.

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Asda losses grow to almost £1bn.

Sales & market share down.

Wealth extracted by private equity through interest payments, royalty, management, other charges; low asset investment.

Staff/Wage cuts, less products, asset-stripping evident.

Bleak future .
https://t.co/gUEOPt49Hr

[Bubblejet @Bubblejet]

The UK has

1.2m wheelchair users
1.5m people with intellectual impairments
3.5m people having cancer treatment
340,000 people registered blind
&c, &c.

Only 2.8m people get incapacity #benefits. Don't let politicians fool you that too many people are signed off work

#Disability

[Kelly @broadwaybabyto]

If you’re advocating for the expansion of MAiD… you should also be advocating for disability support.

You should be fighting for a living wage, affordable housing, masks in healthcare & funding for palliative care.

If you don’t fight for dignity in life, it’s just eugenics.

[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

86 F at 10 pm at night in Bologna, Italy. Not normal. We used to say we were worried for our kids and grandkids. We now should be worried for ourselves too…it’s here and accelerating faster than anyone predicted. Anyone who claims it is a hoax should be forced to go live in a region with >120 F….

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

SERIOUS QUESTION: Now if capitalism is so great, why do corporations need tax breaks, subsidies, exemptions, grants, bailouts, legal protections, and trade barriers to survive ?? And when ordinary people ask for help, why is it suddenly called socialism ??

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

It’s not complicated. If it gets too hot to grow enough food then we starve to death. For real. Seems politicians and media can’t understand this.

[⚡︎ @_sorrengailll]

Ask a woman why she hates men - she'll tell you a horrifying story involving violence, abuse, and harassment.

Ask a man why he hates women - he'll complain about feminists, girls using him for free meals, and a friend who friendzoned him once and didn't put out

[Kristina (she/her) @kristinaEBP]

Babysitting is not a “low skill” job

It is devalued because it is female dominated, despite having the highest stakes possible (keeping your baby safe)

Childcare is a heavily physical, intense job rife with injuries and frustration. Takes a *lot* of skill to do that well.

[Тania Melnyczuk @ekverstania]

Do you know what increases loneliness?

Chronic illness.

Which millions of people got from going to work and school unmasked, around unmasked people.

How does the Surgeon General plan to address that loneliness?

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

Jeff Bezos claiming humans are consuming too much water and not leaving enough for AI data centers is INSANE.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

One thing I love is how basically every study says that students do better in school with less homework and later start times and workers do better with more vacation days and shorter shifts, but we do the exact opposite in this country because Puritanical feelings apparently beat facts.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

We need to talk about the unwinnable double binds built into our current political and social discourse regarding women's bodily autonomy.

[Dr LG @subversivepsych]

Wow . The speaker just said that “small vessel disease has increased exponentially” in her patients due to COVID. How we know it attacks small vessels.

Bravo . Feel like I’ve been waiting to hear someone say this in a mental health conference for a long time.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

The man who accused me of ''witchcraft'' - after every other attack had failed - continues to champion institutional narcissism.

Yet the message for him is clear: Enough with the bullying. Not every UN senior official accepts to be intimidated into silence.

[Roger @rdd147]

Doctors 25% more likely to miss a diagnosis on a patient within 3 months after Ai is implemented. The results indicate Ai has an immediate negative effect on professionals skillsets vs prolonged reliance.

https://t.co/ciPB3DdR2J