PlummieMe

Lover of reading, writing and pots of tea.

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

In case we have forgotten who is PM and what he is doing..

[tern @1goodtern]

"Your lungs still remember COVID, 3–4 years later."

And every single time you catch it, just a little bit more.

[Steve Perkins @Perky_43]

I often wonder what the fuck is wrong with society 👇

Heartfelt congratulations to the person who dug up the pitch at the Crown Hill Cricket Ground to prove their "success."

You succeeded in your mission.

Westcroft Cricket Club has, with great regret, been forced to withdraw from the league because it is no longer possible for other teams to play in this constant environment of vandalism.

You did not just damage a pitch; you stripped away the favorite sport, the joy, the friendships, and the healthy activities of over 80 children, youths, and adult players.

Congratulations on impacting an entire cricketing community.

Congratulations on undermining the hard work of volunteers who dedicate their time, money, and energy to promote the sport.

Congratulations on disappointing the parents who wanted to see their children engaged in positive activities.

Cricket is not just a game; it is a source of discipline, friendship, respect, and community cohesion.

It is tragic that someone’s negative mindset and destructive actions have washed away the happiness of so many people.

Hopefully, you are satisfied today knowing that a single action of yours has affected dozens of matches, hundreds of hours of hard work, and the happiness of countless individuals. But remember, grounds can be rebuilt, pitches can be prepared again, and the cricket community can bounce back stronger than ever.

Our full support and respect goes out to Westcroft Cricket Club, its players, volunteers, and supporters.

We hope this difficult time passes quickly and that the voices of children and youth will once again echo through the cricket ground.

A Call to the Community

We request all readers to strongly condemn this shameful act. The person who damaged the cricket ground and pitch did not just dig up soil—they attacked the happiness of dozens of children, youth, and athletes.

If you also believe that damaging sports fields, youth activities, and community hard work is unacceptable, then please raise your voice against this act.

Express your condemnation at least once, so a message goes out that our community will never accept such negative and destructive behavior.

Your single comment, a word, or even one voice can serve as proof of standing with this community.

Show solidarity with Westcroft Cricket Club, its 80+ players, and all its volunteers.

Sports stand for love, unity, and positive engagement. It is the responsibility of us all to discourage those who destroy them.

Westcroft Cricket Club.

[PlummieMe @MePlummie]

@MikeSalwey2

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

In the NHS of the future, you may never need a doctor or nurse, says NHS England chair Penny Dash. Smartphone care, AI and robotics will transform the medical system, and automate entire patient pathways she believes: https://t.co/k503U4t8vu

[Justin Lee @DailyJLee]

Most people are scared to wear masks because they are scared of what other people might think of them, there’s the list of excuses, but it’s really just peer pressure and other peoples opinions

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

He isn’t … there are plenty of vested interests who want us to believe he is…

[The Vertlartnic @TheVertlartnic]

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

Couldn’t have written this better myself..

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

The COVlD boosters continue to save lives. A recent study found they were associated with a 40% reduction in major cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke), the leading SRI-identified mechanisms of excess death. More frequent boosting & layered precautions add protection.

[Alastair Humphreys @Al_Humphreys]

Irony:
1. The only way I'm going to find readers of a book about turning off your phone and going outside is pestering your phone.
2. This video promoting a book about paying attention is almost three minutes long; and therefore guaranteed to be watched by almost nobody.

[Dr Ali G (🦋 @dralig.bsky.social) @AlisonGeorge10]

Thank you @RoyLilley
for pointing out what’s clear to so many of us, but escapes politicians & NHS leaders.

That QUALITY of CARE is what really counts!

NOT increased access to see just about anyone.

NOT ‘taskified’ tick box, single issue care.

@jamesmurray_ldn
@LaylaMoran
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[Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78]

Millions of people worldwide are estimated to be living with cardiac #LongCovid. Hidden heart damage which can manifest with symptoms like "hest pain, irregular heartbeat, breathlessness, and debilitating fatigue that can persist for years."

https://t.co/A37feoTfZg

[AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD, MPH @fitterhappierAJ]

When I told everybody here and argued with many overly confident people that the evidence appeared to me to show that Covid was a serious and exceptional infection, and that the long Covid risk would remain and probably increase after infection, I was accused of not understanding that immunity builds with infection

I tried to explain that the virus harms immunity and was called an alarmist by people that had more advanced credentials than I, whilst I was still a medical student.

For a while, many people brushed me aside and did not credit me given my understanding of the immune system as shown by my work in the olearly 2010s on T cell differentiation and death which I was awarded a PhD by the National Cancer Institute for.

In fact, the National Cancer Institute was threatened for hosting me with a NYT oped that I was spreading misinformation.

Now, the NYT is raising the alarm on increasing long covid incidence on reinfection in children- over double

It’s hard to convey the indignant rage I feel over my future- and your futures- having been robbed from us.

https://t.co/gsSDrEK4Yz

[Dr. Marcus Shepard @MarcusShepard]

You can’t return to something that doesn’t exist and that’s the predicament we live within currently.

Covid is an ongoing pandemic that the masses are ignoring but it isn’t ignoring them.

This is why people are dying younger and getting sick more frequently than pre 2020.

[PlummieMe @MePlummie]

@MikeSalwey2

[Nancy Malek MBBS FANZCA @N95Anaesthetist]

Fewer COVID infections = lower lifetime cardiovascular risk.
A compelling thread. 👇

[tern @1goodtern]

Every month it climbs higher.

I'm old enough to remember when the minimisers said that Covid infection can't cause immune dysfunction because active TB cases weren't rising.

[AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD, MPH @fitterhappierAJ]

I was a fellow at the National Cancer Institute for 4 years in immunotherapy of cancer

They paid for my PhD

I am happy to explain hypotheses for a potential SARS Cov 2 based increased risk of cancer:

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[tern @1goodtern]

👇

[Dr. Sean Mullen @drseanmullen]

I always wondered what it was like for scientists trying to pull the curtain down to expose AIDS or that tobacco causes cancer.

This is it. We’re living in truly wild times.