Josh Loeb

Using this platform sparingly and tentatively. Senior reporter covering 'vetty' things.

[Josh Loeb @LowEbbs]

@pursuitofprog What happened to Elon Musk's idea for a hyperloop train network connecting all the great cities of the world, including a link between Tel Aviv and Tehran? That would be cool. Shame it has all gone quiet on that front

[Josh Loeb @LowEbbs]

@supergutman Do they have a place in mind where they'd like zionists from Finchley to go? There's a country where such zionists would presumably be welcomed. But I'm not sure the anti-Israel types at this protest would want them there. Shades of 'Get out of Europe, get out of Palestine' (Oz)

[AnonyVet @Anonyvet]

These riots are absolutely disgusting.

As a wife of a copper, I would like to thank every damn #police officer standing there being verbally and physically abused because “that’s their job”
They have partners and children anxiously waiting for them to come home.

#thinblueline

[Josh Loeb @LowEbbs]

@terrierview 'We will continue to cull badgers but will do so while talking about them compassionately'

[Josh Loeb @LowEbbs]

@AmiDar Agree. Simple seaside joys transcend ethnic and religious categories

[Josh Loeb @LowEbbs]

@terrierview I found this interesting on philosophical disagreements over rewilding, if somewhat superficial on practical and food security aspects: https://t.co/scNjNauEkX

[Josh Loeb @LowEbbs]

@terrierview There will be a story on this appearing in our next issue

[David Hill @TheHillsCountry]

How do we square the circle of a massive oversupply of cheap, available, wild, lean, nutrient high meat needing producing; with a public food sector so lacking in cheap available wild, lean, nutrient high meat.

There is a mental block here somewhere.

[Rhys Aled Jones @RhysA_J]

In a letter published in the @Vet_Record, we raise concerns regarding the impact of universal action 10 of the Welsh SFS on animal health, specifically in increasing liver fluke infections in cattle and sheep (1/25) https://t.co/K3qPhaKPsN

[Dr Mark Little @m_w_little]

Brilliant editorial by Josh Loeb on how the actions of The EU are increasing the risk of disease across the Island of Ireland

No one benefits from more disease - Loeb - 2024 - Veterinary Record - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/GbAMgPEkxT
@BritishVets
@Vet_Record

[Vet Record @Vet_Record]

Research suggests that recombinant virus-like particle vaccines may be a useful tool to protect wild birds against avian influenza, requiring fewer doses and offering longer-lasting protection than inactivated whole-virus vaccines. Read the full paper at https://t.co/7M8oeEsDRD

[Vet Record @Vet_Record]

An engineer, who has previously customised surgical tools for use on wildlife, has worked with vets to develop a whale euthanasia kit that includes extremely long needles to help humanely kill beached whales that can't be returned to sea. Read more at https://t.co/bbMjoc2o4S

[Science, Innovation and Technology Committee @CommonsSITC]

Starting now WATCH 👉🏽 📺https://t.co/8UTCQRbpBr

🦠🔬💉@UofGRegiusAnna @ajpollard1 @CliveDix @molloycr @CEPIvaccines @FINDdx 👩🏽‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬

#Pandemic
#AvianFlu
#SwineFlu
#MonkeyPox
#Disease_X

@GregClarkMP

[BritishVets @BritishVets]

There's been a boom in unregulated dog fertility services, many of which are undertaking medical procedures on animals without any vet involvement.

BVA President @judson_anna tells #YouAndYours @BBCRadio4 why we need an urgent crackdown (from 12.05) https://t.co/lHRwCti0cM
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[Danielle Bett @daniellebett]

Worse, Hamas are publishing an online “game” on Telegram encouraging people to guess which hostages are dead and which are alive.

There’s no humanity in Hamas. The endless psychological torture is having its desired effect: fuelling the anger and hatred.

Bring them home now.

[Josh Loeb @LowEbbs]

@MalcM Appalling but unfortunately the consequence of weird narrative that has taken hold around this issue, with some very vocal vets partaking in the demonisation of this euthanasia and those performing it. Important to remember that Voice stats show most vets support the Bully ban

[Josh Loeb @LowEbbs]

A new type of antibiotic targets a drug-resistant bacterium https://t.co/mmf2dYq4eU

[Josh Loeb @LowEbbs]

nes gadol haya sham and oy vey do we need a miracle

[Hussain Abdul-Hussain @hahussain]

It’s been 61 days. Arab punditry has extensively debated everything: Gaza War, thrashing Netanyahu and Israel’s radical Right, expecting Arab-Americans to punish Biden in the coming election, hailing the anti-Israel protests in Western capitals, analyzing US-Israeli relations, bringing in Iran, Russia and Iran, demanding Israeli concessions and insisting that America should give the Palestinians a state.
The only thing that Arab punditry has not debated is what we, the Arabs and Palestinians, should or can do, where we have erred (if at all, since it does not seem we commit any errors). There is no discussion of our civilizational failure in the Levant, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Algeria. There is no review of the horrible“resistance” model that many Arabs endorse, a resistance that can neither liberate Palestine -- according to Arab nationalist and Palestine policy tsar in #Qatar Azmi Beshara (former #Israel MK) -- nor prevent Palestinian deaths. So what’s the point of resistance? Just spite Israel and cause death and destruction?
It’s horrible that we the Arabs never perceive of ourselves as people with agency. We are always objects of the actions of others, usually victims, and we want the world to reverse whatever it’s doing and turn us from whining victims (whose victimhood justifies the killing of others) to victorious conquerers (maybe give us Spain back?) because we are entitled and think whoever disagrees with us is on the wrong side of history.
Then come the bored middle class Westerners, who prioritize native and indigenous as authentic (cute?) over functioning institutions, states and rule of law. If the Arab world behaves half as native and indigenous as these Western kids want us to, the Levant and Iraq will look like even more Medieval than it does today, with more barbaric raids, counter raids, thuggery, and oppression of women and LGBTQ, etc.
Instead of spending our time discussing Netanyahu, Biden and everybody else, we should focus on us, why did we fail and produce Hamas and Hezbollah instead of functioning state. How can we play whatever hand we have in the best way to save as much Arab lives and give them much possible hope and better lives? (Hint: Hamas and Hezbollah surrender for a start)
It is a discussion that we must have, but that we are unfortunately wasting time and not having, instead analyzing everything and everyone but our own shortcomings.
Attached is an example of the best and the brightest Arabs debating, not our own failure, but everything else.
https://t.co/2wBUlKvSkF