vicswift

difficult woman — hates engine-idling — #flightfree since 2013 — immunosuppressed #CEV semi-shielding wears a mask indoors — sweary ebikist and shonky sewist

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

Just off the top of my head it makes it more likely that cancer will kill me or a loved one because his wealth led directly to cancer research being cut

[Neena Jha @DrNeenaJha]

No words needed 💔

[Joe Russo @joerussotweets]

The first trillionaire is a Nazi btw

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

Can’t stop thinking about how Wall Street is celebrating Elon Musk becoming the world’s first trillionaire, while he single handedly eliminated humanitarian aid that will lead to the needless deaths of 4.5 million of the poorest children in the world in the next 4 years.

[vicswift @vicswift]

@PeteApps Where repairs have been brought in house there’s been improvement in our HA but contractors continue to waste everybody’s time and money. Complaining about anything remains an ordeal that few have the ability and or capacity for.

[Peter Apps @PeteApps]

Has social housing really changed since Grenfell? Reflective (hopefully) piece in today's Substack as we approach the ninth anniversary of the fire on Sunday:

https://t.co/MlDmCC060I

[Andy #Rejoin #Climatejustice #NHS @andycorneys]

I’m thinking about The Filton 4 who will be sentenced today by a judge who is demonstrably unfit. Whether you agree with their action against the genocide or not, the fact is that they have been denied a fair trial by a jury of their peers & that’s not justice it’s injustice.

[Linda McCafferty @mccafferty2]

I’m an ageing unpaid carer with my own health and disability needs, trapped in unsafe housing because I can’t leave the person I care for. No support for allocation. No pathway. No safety. This isn’t “carer friendly” - it’s a human rights failure. #CarersWeek #CarersWeek2026

[Gwladwr @gwladwr]

Covid in England

(in memory of @tigresseleanor)

11th June 2026 - 7 days data

New Cases ( -70 ) 87
- w/e 3rd June 2026

New Deaths ( +2 ) 9
- w/e 29th May 2026

[Andrés Actis @ActisAndres]

La Antártida con una temperatura máxima por encima de los 15 °C, récord absoluto (+2 °C respecto al anterior registro máximo).

Los científicos: "Esto es una locura. Son unos 20 °C por encima de lo normal para esta época del año. Es una anomalía enorme".
https://t.co/so2mICtxwm

[Gwladwr @gwladwr]

'Two children die from measles as England data shows 100 new infections'

"vaccination rates in some parts of England are now on a par with those in Afghanistan and Malawi."

https://t.co/GZcLeEEzeT

[Disability News Service @johnpringdns]

DWP deaths overshadow every other British scandal for decades, MPs are told
#DWP #DWPdeaths
@CommonsWorkPen
https://t.co/Q20gtKl1nc

[Tony Weston @tonywestonuk]

Austerity is not just economic policy.

It is a political weapon.

It disciplines the public, lowers expectations, weakens labour, protects wealth, and makes democratic demands look childish or dangerous.

It teaches people to accept decline. (2/8)

[UK Health Security Agency @UKHSA]

The pneumococcal vaccine helps strengthen your protection against these illnesses and is available to people with diabetes for free via the NHS. Speak to GP if you have missed yours.
🔗 https://t.co/vlqukPFNGj

[vicswift @vicswift]

The London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee is exploring the impacts of #heatwaves on Londoners.

Response deadline: Sunday, 5 July 2026.

https://t.co/IuxhSce6tH

[vicswift @vicswift]

And what for those of us without choices? Those of us who lived in central London for 20+ years? Are we not allowed to have a view on the shape of our neighbourhoods?

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and complaining about the museums.

Or moving to Hackney and grumbling about creatives. Living in Richmond and hating green space. 

It's all getting a bit silly, isn't it?

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Vulnerable families illegally ‘dumped’ hundreds of miles away in poorer parts of England by London councils.

Social cleansing in our times.

Families torn from communities.

Recipient areas unable to provide jobs, schools, GPs, hospitals, public services.
https://t.co/RQJlzpycF1

[vicswift @vicswift]

Disingenuous af. Since the collapse of retail all is hospitality. Decades long residents and families are being driven out of central London. Resident artists, musicians, designers etc. made Soho. Shame he doesn’t care so much about the impending closure of its primary school.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and complaining about the museums.

Or moving to Hackney and grumbling about creatives. Living in Richmond and hating green space. 

It's all getting a bit silly, isn't it?

[Marc Johnson @SolidEvidence]

I’m so excited. My secret (not so secret) observational experiment is about to begin.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for wastewater surveillance.

FIFA World cup.
1/
@SecureBio
https://t.co/3Yi9LFwNz2

[Becca Peter @DefectiveBecca]

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is having a masked night on June 14 🥰