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Thread | James McConnell on loan?
at 10:34 21 Jul 2025
No idea on the quality of the original Tweet although he does have 43k followers but the Second Tier are saying we are after James McConnell. Holding midfielder from Liverpool on loan.
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Thread | Measles becoming an issue in the UK now
at 14:59 13 Jul 2025
We've seen the issue that measles has become in the US given the success of the anti-vax propaganda around the MMR vaccine but it's becoming an issue in the UK now with a death in Liverpool.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/13/parents-urged-to-get-children-va
"Uptake of the vaccine has fallen across the country in the past decade with rates across England now at 84%. In Liverpool, only 73% of children aged five have received the necessary two shots, while in parts of London uptake is below 65%. To ensure herd immunity, where enough people are protected to prevent the virus spreading, vaccination rates must hit 95%."
This is really disappointing, the MMR vaccine has shown to be safe and work incredibly well yet the pushing of discredited theories by people like RFK Jr has had a huge effect. He even still pushes Wakefield's discredited research.
It's a very sad state of affairs.
SB
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Thread | The reality of the grifter-in-chief
at 18:55 6 Jul 2025
It can't be denied that Farage is getting a lot of popular support, the current voting intentions for the next GE have Reform at 34%.
This issue is that he doesn't actually do much work as a MP and never has so why would he do any work as PM.
The Guardian has a good summary today:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/06/nigel-farage-first-year-reform-
Voting record:
"He has voted about 95 times over the course of the year out of about 250 divisions"
Speaking record:
"Data compiled by campaign group Hope Not Hate found that Farage had also spoken less in parliament than other comparable party leaders – just 45 times"
Grifting:
"Farage is the highest paid MP of this parliament by a long way. He earned at least £970,000 from outside employment ranging from speeches to bringing in £280,000 as brand ambassador for a gold company. In April, he got a 10th job, making £25,000 (AU$52,000) as a commentator for the Rupert Murdoch-backed Sky News Australia, with the MP telling the channel that Britain was “going downhill”.
The portfolio of gigs on top of his role as an MP also includes a £4,000-a-month column for the Daily Telegraph and presenting for GB News, which has paid him more than £330,000 since July."
Constituency Attendance:
"However, he has said he is not doing surgeries for safety reasons – although he had to backtrack on a claim that he was advised not to by parliamentary security advisers. He has also not been turning up to the Clacton town board despite being invited."
However, none of this seems to matter. He's barely doing his job as a MP as he has at least 10 other jobs bringing in nearly 1m GBP a year yet people still think he's the voice of the people and has their interest at heart.
It's hard to know how to counter it when the above doesn't matter. I guess there is still plenty of time for an implosion.
SB
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Thread | More promising research for mRNA techonology
at 11:44 5 Jun 2025
Initial studies are showing that mRNA can be used to make HIV visible to the body instead of hiding in white blood cells and thus paving the way for possible eradication from the body after infection by the bodies own immune system:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/05/breakthrough-in-searc
This would be a massive breakthrough and might make it possible to treat a much larger number of the 40m people worldwide with HIV.
It also demonstrates why the current US attitude towards mRNA technology is hugely unhelpful although they might not see this given RJK won't let them publish in Nature.
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Thread | More nonsense from RFK Jr
at 22:20 28 May 2025
It seems that now he's looking to ban government scientists from publishing in international journals such as The Lancet and Jama. He's claiming they are corrupt which is another way of saying they don't tend to support his views.
Instead of publishing in well respected journals that have been around for over 200 years he is aiming to start some government-run journals where they will be able to publish (assuming he agrees with what they are saying I presume).
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/28/rfk-jr-medical-journals
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Thread | Mosquito-borne viruses in the UK - Part 2
at 21:13 21 May 2025
Following on from this thread last week:
Mosquito-borne viruses in the UK by StokieBlue 15 May 8:23Usutu virus which affects Blackbirds is now in Britain. It was first detected after a heatwave in 2020 and has spread across southern England since then.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3x6v05ly6o
It's a real-world example of how climate change could bring diseases to the UK through vectors like mosquitos which wouldn't have been found here previously.
SB
It's taken less time than expected to find a human virus (West Nile virus) with a mosquito vector which is only here due to climate change:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/21/west-nile-virus-detected-in-uk-m
This could be a real issue going forward as the climate continues to change.
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Thread | Inverse vaccines
at 08:56 16 May 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/may/12/autoimmune-disease-inverse-vacc
This is potentially a huge breakthrough with regards to vaccines and disease prevention. Rather than amplifying the immune response it suppresses the immune response which would be a excellent way to treat the ~800m people around the world with autoimmune diseases.
"Over two weeks, 33 celiac patients who were in remission ingested gluten; about half had received the inverse vaccine beforehand, while the other half got a placebo. After two weeks, researchers examined the subjects’ intestinal lining and found that the inverse vaccine group had no damage, while the placebo group showed a noticeable worsening of symptoms."
Essentially it can be used to re-educate the immune system not to attack things it currently sees as threats but that in reality aren't threats. In many cases these perceived threats are actually parts of our own bodies so retraining to not attack those would work for a wide range of autoimmune issues.
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Thread | Mosquito-borne viruses in the UK
at 08:23 15 May 2025
Usutu virus which affects Blackbirds is now in Britain. It was first detected after a heatwave in 2020 and has spread across southern England since then.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3x6v05ly6o
It's a real-world example of how climate change could bring diseases to the UK through vectors like mosquitos which wouldn't have been found here previously.
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