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Put fencing around the new garden today to keep the dogs from trampling the wee veggies, so only got through 2.5 of this week’s #python problems in #CS50, fingers crossed I can finish the rest tomorrow and stay on track with my learning schedule!
Also forced my partner to endure watching a musical, and holy heck Cynthia Erivo. #AlwaysLateToTheParty
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By David Tuller, DrPH
Tuesday, September 17th, was World Patient Safety Day. (I didn’t know that either.) In the UK, more than 200 physicians, nurses and other health care providers and professionals marked the occasion by issuing an appeal—in the form of a letter to Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since–about the dire state of care for ME patients within the National Health Service. The letter highlighted in particular the plight of patients with severe ME.
The inquest this summer into the death of Maeve Boothby O’Neill, who died in Exeter three years ago at the age of 27, drew widespread attention to the abysmal situation for such patients at NHS hospitals. The presiding coroner, Deborah Archer, ruled that no individuals were responsible for causing or contributing to Maeve’s death, although she acknowledged that some of the decisions made were concerning. On Friday, September 27th, she will hold a hearing to consider whether to issue a report with recommendations to prevent future deaths.
As a Times article about this week’s letter to Secretary Streeting noted:
“A lack of NHS specialist services was highlighted at the inquest of Maeve Boothby O’Neill, who died in 2021 aged 27. An inquest last month concluded that she died from malnutrition caused by severe ME, with the government acknowledging that Boothby O’Neill ‘fell through the cracks’ and was “repeatedly misunderstood and dismissed” by the NHS.”
Dr Binita Kane, a respiratory physician in Manchester, co-organized the letter with #ThereForME, a campaign launched by carers for patients with severe ME associated with Long Covid. Dr Kane posted a thread about the letter on X (the former Twitter). The first listed demand is “acknowledgement from the very top of government…that gaps in NHS services for ME are resulting in serious patient safety concerns” and a commitment “to taking action.”
I have posted the full letter below, along with all the signatories. (I haven’t counted them, but the article in The Times says there are 202.)
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Dear Secretary of State,
We write to you on World Patient Safety Day to express our concerns about the safety of patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) within the NHS.
In August over 2,600 patients and carers affected by ME and Long Covid wrote to you, sharing recommendations from the #ThereForME campaign. The Department of Health and Social Care has thus far declined to meet with the campaign. On World Patient Safety Day, we – as healthcare workers – call on you to listen to their voices and take immediate action.
The theme for this year’s World Patient Safety Day is ‘Improving diagnosis for patient safety’, using the slogan ‘Get it right, make it safe’. Devastatingly, for patients with ME this simply is not true. There is little access to truly specialist ME care or treatment within the NHS and paradoxically, the sicker a patient is, the less care they receive.
The number of people affected by ME has grown vastly since the start of the pandemic. Although the data is difficult to disentangle, by some estimates as many as half of patients with Long Covid could meet the diagnostic criteria for ME and face the same gaps in NHS care. Even if doctors and healthcare professionals are knowledgeable and willing to treat patients, the infrastructure to provide safe and appropriate care does not exist.
Like all patients, people with ME deserve safe care within the NHS.
Patients at the severe end of the disease spectrum are bedridden, sometimes tube-fed and confined to quiet, darkened rooms due to extreme light and sound sensitivity. Hospital appointments or admissions often become impossible or make the condition worse. In the most extreme cases, patients languish behind closed doors with little or no support. Some – including high-profile cases in the media – have even starved to death.
This is a state of affairs barely conceivable in the UK in 2024.
The new cross-government delivery plan is a welcome opportunity to put patient safety at the heart of NHS care – but it will be months before the plan is published and perhaps years before it is implemented. Urgent action is needed today.
On World Patient Safety Day we call on you to:
- Acknowledge, from the very top of government, that gaps in NHS services for ME are resulting in serious patient safety concerns, and commit to taking action.
- Work with us to immediately convene an ME Clinical Taskforce to provide emergency specialist guidance in cases where patients are hospitalised, and drive forwards improvements in NHS treatment and care (including managing risks of malnutrition).
- Commit that this government will hold NHS Trusts and Integrated Care Boards accountable for implementing guidance from NICE on diagnosing and managing ME (NG206), recognising that a failure to do so risks unsafe care.
Doing nothing is not safe. We urge you to take action now.
Your sincerely,
Dr Binita Kane – Consultant Respiratory Physician, special interest in ME/ Long COVID, Manchester
Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham OBE – GP Principal and Professor of General Practice Research, Manchester
Dr Anna Porter – NHS GP, North Central London
Dr David Shakespeare – Consultant in Neurological Rehabilitation Medicine, Lancashire, Royal Preston Hospital
Dr Deepak Ravindran – Consultant NHS Pain Medicine, specialist interest in Long COVID, Berkshire
Dr Hollie Francis – GP Partner, Greater Manchester
Professor Amitava Banerjee – Consultant Cardiologist and Professor of Clinical Data Science, London
Dr Michelle Moore – GP Partner, Greater Manchester
Dr Cilla Rosen – GP with extended role in Long Covid, Hampshire
Professor Melvin Lobo – Cardiovascular Physician, Specialist in hypertension and PoTs, London, London Bridge Hospital
Dr Melissa Sargaison – Specialist Physician, Clinical Lead ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Service, London, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
Dr Sarah Mason-Whitfield- GP, special interest in Emergency Medicine, London
Dr Helen Miles – GP, Oxfordshire
Professor Sarah Tyson – Physiotherapist and Honorary Professor of Rehabilitation, Manchester
Dr Asad Khan – Consultant Respiratory Physician, Manchester
Dr Ben Marsh – Consultant Neurodisability Paediatrician (retired), Exeter
Dr Abbas Khushnood – Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, special interest in Long COVID, Newcastle
Dr Rebecca Goody – Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Leeds
Robin McNelis – Clinical Physiotherapist, special interest in Long COVID, Epping Forest
Dr Ben Sinclair – GP and Long Covid Doctor, London
Dr Clare Rayner – Consultant Physician in Occupational Medicine, Society of Occupational Medicine Long Term Illnesses Taskforce, Greater Manchester
Dr William Weir – Consultant in Infectious Disease, special interest in ME, London
Dr Claire Taylor – GP, special interest in Long Covid/ME, Perth, Scotland
Dr Rebekah Holmes – GP, Manchester, Northenden Group Practice
Dr Helen Salisbury – GP, Oxford
Sheryl Randhawa – Registered Nurse. Community Mental Health Nurse, London, Mother/Carer of Hannah who died of severe ME in 2022
Michael Lauchlan – Emergency Care Assistant, East Midlands
Amy Urry – Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, Exeter
Dr Rebecca Williams – GP Registrar with specialist interest in Paediatrics, training on hold due to ill health, West Yorkshire
Dr Rebecca Hall – GP, special interest in ME/Long Covid, Somerset
Dr Linn Järte – Specialist Registrar in anaesthetics, Wales
Julie Taylor – Nurse, special interest in Long Covid, Hull
Angela Tillen – Clinical Phlebotomist, supporting care of community patients with ME, Derby
Edd Tillen – Clinical Phlebotomist, supporting care of community patients with ME, Derby
Dr Clarke Gostelow – Junior Doctor
Dr Nicola Clague-Baker – Physiotherapist and Lecturer with special interest in ME, Liverpool, University of Liverpool, Physios For ME
Dr Michelle Bull – Physiotherapist, special interest in ME, Surrey, Physios For ME
Karen Leslie – Physiotherapist, special interest in ME, Merseyside, Physios For ME
Dr Charles Shepherd – Honorary Medical Advisor to ME Association
Dr Yasmin Levene – Histopathologist, London
Claire Appleton – Paramedic, Harrogate
Dr Eleanor Balmer – Consultant Paediatrician, Manchester
Carla Golding – Registered Nurse and Clinical Governance Advisor, Staffordshire
Aileen Mulligan – Registered Nurse, Belfast
Rachel Potter – Staff Nurse
Mandy Jones – Midwife, East Cheshire
Lorraine Horobin – Registered Nurse, Corporate Clinical Governance Facilitator, Staffordshire
Dr Nigel Speight – Paediatrician, special interest in ME, Durham
Dr Mark Fabrowski – NHS GP, Sussex, Medical Advisor to Long Covid Foundation
Dr Robin Kerr – GP, Scotland, Action For ME
Dr Katherine Wildon – GP, North West
Dr Joanne Murray – Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Manchester
Sarah Benjamins – Nutritionist, Manchester
Claire Sehinson – Functional Medicine Practitioner, Surrey
Amanda Dench – Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist, East England, East of England Trust
Dr Stephanie de Giorgio – GP, East Kent
Mihai Mihai – Registered Nurse, Exetter
Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan – Consultant in Sexual Health, London
Dr Moira Phillips – Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Glasgow
Matthew Strang – Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bristol
Dr Kate Christie – GP, Surrey
Dr Emma Rivers – GP, Wetherby
Dr Azima Hussain – GP West Yorkshire
Dr Sakander Mahmud – Functional Disability Assessor (DWP), former GP registrar, West Yorkshire
Dr Alexis Gilber – Consultant in Health Protection, Leeds, UKHSA
Dr Sherena Nair – Consultant Elderly Medicine, Leeds, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Laura Graystone – GP Registrar, North Yorkshire
Dr Pia-Sophie Wool – GP, special interest in Paediatrics, Worcestershire
Dr Rachel Duncan – GP, special interest in Dementia, Sussex
Dr Johanna Theron – Clinical Lead Long Covid, Kent, Kent and Medway ICB
Kerry Davies – Registered Nurse, Cumbria
Dr Susie Harris – Emergency Care Registrar, Wirral
Dr Paul Smith – Consultant Physician, Lancaster
Dr Fayyaz Chaudhri – Community Dermatologist, North Cumbria
Dr Clare McNulty – Consultant Anaesthetist, Scotland
Sharon Garton – Registered Nurse, Derby, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Angela Marsden – Advanced Nurse Practitioner, East Sussex, Supporting Healthcare Heroes
Dr Alison Twycross – Nursing Professor and Deputy Dean (retired), Honorary Associate, Professor, Aylesbury, Supporting Healthcare Heroes, University of Birmingham
Dr Vikki McKeever – GP, special interest in ME/CFS, Leeds and York
Dr Elke Hausmann – GP, Derby
Amy Warbuton – Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Lancaster, Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Dr Badia Ahmed – Histopathology Speciality Trainee Doctor, London
Dr Sheena Rakhra – GP, London
Gill Armstrong – Nurse Manager (retired), London
Professor Lesley Kavi – GP (retired), Visiting Professor, Warwickshire, Trustee and Chairperson of PoTs UK
Dr Rachel Reaveley – Rehabilitation Consultant, North East
Dr Anam Ahmed – GP and LTFT Obs and Gyne speciality training registrar, South Yorkshire
Dr Clare Rollason – GP, Urgent Care, Lancaster
Dr Andrew Blease – GP, East Kent
Sophie Lewthwaite – Registered Nurse, Cumbria
Deborah Singleton – Nurse specialist Long Covid, Cumbria
Dr Yasmin Razak -NHS GP & Educator, London, Golborne Medical Centre
Dr Hannah Georgious – GP, Cheshire
Dr Paulette Ah-Chung – GP (Retired), Essex
Dr Gemma Banham – Consultant Renal Medicine and General Internal Medicine, West Midlands
Dr Nina Muirhead – Consultant Dermatologist, London
Dr Sarah Glynne – GP and Menopause Specialist, London, The Portland Hospital
Dr Paul Glynne – Consultant Physician, special interest in Long COVID, London, ULCH
Dr Ian Barros D’Sa – Consultant Radiologist, Birmingham
Dr Shaun Qureshi – Palliative Medicine Physician, Oxford
Dr Helen Smith – GP, Bedfordshire
Patricia Temple – Staff Nurse NHS
Dr Gareth Price – GP Partner, West Yorkshire
Dr Adelaide Lippold – GP, North Yorkshire
Clare Westwood – Advanced Nurse Practitioner, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Katie Wade – Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Paediatrics, West Yorkshire, Calderdale Royal Hospital
Leanne Spender – Midwife, North Yorkshire, Harrogate Royal Hospital
Dr Natalie Winfield – GP, Leeds
Ellen Dedus – Children’s Community Nurse, West Suffolk, West Suffolk Foundation Trust
Kate MacDougall – Physiotherapist, Bedford
Sally Jennings – Palliative Care Physiotherapist (Retired), Leicester
Dr Timothy Jennings – GP (Retired), Leicestershire
Dr Julia Ward – GP, Dundee
Dr Eleanor Drager – Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, London
Dr Cara Strachan – GP Locum, East Lothian
Dr Salina Jain-Parmar – GP, North Leeds
Dr Julie McDonald – Consultant Anaesthetist, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Dr Calum McDonald – Consultant Anaesthetist, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Dr Chia Liang – Consultant Geriatrician, London
Dr Rachel Ali – GP, Plymouth
Dr Sara Thompson – GP, Hertfordshire
Dr Amy Small – GP, Sheffield
Dr Catherine Steven – GP Partner, North London
Dr Lakhveer Manku – Consultant Physician, Manchester, Northern Care Alliance
Dr Mary-Ann Bentham – Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist (Locum), Manchester, Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Susannah Thompson – GP, North East
Dr Kul Bushan – Consultant Psychiatrist, London
Dr Anna Wylie – GP, Cambridgeshire
Dr Avril Washington – Consultant Paediatrician, London
Alice Martin – Midwife, Suffolk
Dr Angela Stevens-King – GP Partner, Cambridgeshire
Dr Aisha Sarwar – GP, Manchester
Karen Donaldson – Respiratory ACP, Lancashire
Anna Gregorowki – Consultant Nurse and BACME Chair, London, University College London Hospital
Dr Richard Tozer – Consultant Paediatrician and Local lead for ME/CFS, Devon
Dr Kelly Fearnley – Foundation Doctor, Bradford, Bradford Royal Infirmary
Maria Esslinger-Raven – Midwife, Lancashire
Dr Brian Holloway – Consultant Radiologist, London
Dr Wolfgang Water – GP, Bristol
Dr Sarah Jenkins – Consultant Neuroradiologist, Glasgow, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Dr Mary Zadik – GP, Greater Manchester
Dr Sarah Pocknell – GP (medically retired), London
Jonathon Dunn – Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, West Devon
Debora Tudge – Specialist Public Health Practitioner, Derbyshire
Emma Brown – Specialist Nurse, Cumbria, Dismissed from NHS on grounds of ill health, due to Long Covid
Professor Louise Cummings – Professor of Clinical Linguistics, York, St Johns University, UK
Rachel Jessey – Long Covid Nutritionist, Hampshire
Jessica Wainman-Lefley – Clinical Psychologist, Glasgow
Marina Townend – Specialist Occupational Therapist, Team Lead on ME/CFS and Post-Covid Syndrome services, Malvern Community Hospital
Dr Jonathan Fluxman – GP (retired), London
Dr Rachael Fear – SPT4 Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Sue Luscombe – Registered Dietician, Bedfordshire, Honorary Dietary Adviser ME Association
May Nisbet – Midwife (retired), Scotland, Aryshire and Arran NHS Trust
Dr Sarah Gawthorpe – GP with Special Interest in Dermatology, Southampton
David Martin – Clinical Psychologist, Suffolk
Dr Helen Day – Consultant GP, Yeovil, Ryalls Park Medical Centre
Dr Joanna Kirkcaldy – GP, Devon
Dr Chantal Meystre – NHS Emeritus Palliative Medicine, West Midlands
Dr Sophie Carpinteiro – GP and Genito-urinary Medicine Speciality Doctor, Brighton
Dr Sarah Jordan – Consultant in Acute Medicine and Gastroenterology, Darlington
Dr Alice Poskett – Obstetrics and Gynaecology, West Midlands
Mrs Amy Pearson – Consultant ENT Surgeon, Hull
Dr Sarah Loveridge – Surgical registrar (retired), Essex
Dr Jennifer Gibb – FY2 Doctor, Severn Deanery
Dr Christopher Gibb – GP, North Devon
Dr Rebecca Steed – GP, Nottingham
Dr Francesca Farmer – GP, London
Dr Sammy Syed – GP, Manchester
Dr Sharon Taylor – Psychiatrist, London
Dr Kerry Smith – GP, Chichester
Dr Lindsay Wakeford – GP, Rugby
Dr Angela Wilkinson – Consultant Geriatrician, Fife
Dr Rachel Jones – NHS Consultant, London
Dr Davina Darmamin – Community Paediatrician, Cardiff, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Dr Julia Bodle – Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sheffield
Louise Lumb – Healthcare Assistant, Huddersfield, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Dr Clare Bolt – Former Consultant Psychiatrist, Hereford
Dr Laura Hobbs – GP, Hampshire
Dr Kaveri Jalundhwala – GP Registrar, Thames Valley
Dr Nathalie MacDermott – Consultant Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Cambridgeshire
Dr James Gill – GP, Assistant Professor Warwick Medical School, Warwickshire
Dr Terry Segal – Consultant adolescent paediatrician, Adolescent Specialties Lead, University College London Hospitals, London
Fiona Mckechnie – Occupational Therapist, ME/CFS Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Bristol
Dr Ella Billson – ST4 anaesthetics, West Yorkshire Deanery, West Yorkshire
Dr Esther Mitchell – GP, Shetland
Dr Alice Leaney – GP, Somerset
Dr Leanne Royle – Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield,
Dr Angela Rowntree – GP and Occupational Health Practitioner, Oxfordshire
Dr Sophia Williams – CAMHS Psychiatrist (ST6), London
Dr Rosemary Shilling – Consultant Anaesthetist, Midlands
Dr Ian M Frayling – Consultant in Genetic Pathology (retired), Honorary Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Cardiff University, Wales
Lesley Pickering – Specialist Occupational Therapist, North West Fatigue Clinic and Yorkshire ME/CFS Service, Lancashire
Dr Holly Vickers – Consultant Urogynaecologist, Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust, Yorkshire
Dr Gregory Gibson – Resident Doctor, London
Sue Mangan – Practice Nurse, Primary Care, Greater Manchester
Dr Charlotte Morris – GP, Greater Manchester
Rebecca Matthews – Delivery Suite Coordinator, Harrogate and District Foundation Trust, Harrogate
Dr Leila Hummerstone – GP, Pickering Medical Practice, North Yorkshire
Dr Heather Reid – Paediatric Registrar, Royal London Hospital, London
Dr Tessa Dessain – Anaesthetic Registrar, Bristol
Hannah Ashcroft – Advanced Clinical Lead Practitioner, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds
Dr Alice Reid – Foundation Year 1 Doctor, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Devon
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#ACAB Round Dance by #KleeBenally
"Police violence is systemically rooted in #WhiteSupremacy, #heteropatriarchy, #capitalism, and #colonialism.
"According to Eastern Kentucky University professor Victor E. Kappeler, 'New England settlers appointed Indian Constables to police Native Americans (National Constable Association, 1995), the St. Louis police were founded to protect residents from Native Americans in that frontier city, and many southern police departments began as slave patrols. In 1704, the colony of Carolina developed the nation’s first slave patrol. Slave patrols helped to maintain the economic order and to assist the wealthy landowners in recovering and punishing slaves who essentially were considered property.'"According to the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice 'The racial group most likely to be killed by law enforcement is Native Americans, followed by African Americans, Latinos, Whites, and Asian Americans.' This is not to argue Indigenous folks’ oppression is more severe, but to recognize our shared struggles to ensure there is not one more Sarah Lee Circle Bear, Corey Kanosh, Paul Castaway, Allen Locke, Mahivist Goodblanket, John Williams, or Loreal Tsingine (and so many more...) and to situate the ongoing police terrorism all our communities face as originating from the same systems of oppression.
Beyond pleas for a system rooted in genocide and slavery to recognize that our lives matter, our communities and movements can learn from each others’ struggles and build together towards lasting solutions to defend ourselves, neighbors, lands, and to resolve issues we face in more just and healthy ways. "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J24ohYamK8Y
#NativeJusticeNow #RestInPowerKleeBenally #FridayNightMusicVideos
#FridayNightMusic
#NativeAmericanMusic #IndigenousActivists #DefendTheSacred #ActivismThroughMusic #CorporateColonialism #ProtectMotherearth -
The ancestors of the #Menominee Indian Tribe of #Wisconsin built earthen mounds to grow crops. The site could be the largest preserved archaeological field system in the eastern United States
by Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
June 10, 2025"Hundreds of years before the arrival of the first Europeans, #Indigenous farmers were growing crops like squash, corn and beans in earthen mounds they built on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
"The mounds—created by the ancestors of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin—likely represent the largest preserved archaeological field system in the eastern United States, according to a study published this month in the journal Science.
"Archaeologists discovered the mounds in May 2023 during the brief window between winter and spring. The winter snow had melted, but the leaves had not yet appeared on the trees. They surveyed 330 acres using a drone equipped with a laser that mapped subtle features on the surface—a remote sensing technique known as lidar.
"The team mapped an area that has cultural and historical importance to the Menominee. Located along the #MenomineeRiver on the #MichiganWisconsin border, this region is known as #AnaemOmot, or the 'Dog’s Belly.'
"The lidar uncovered a quilt-like pattern of parallel ridges that range from four to 12 inches tall. The mounds extend beyond the study area, suggesting the ancestral Menominee agricultural system was ten times larger than previously thought.
"The fact that the mounds still exist is unusual.
" 'Most field systems have been either lost or destroyed due to intensive land use across most of North America, through farming, including pastures and the cutting down of trees for urban development,' says co-author Jesse Casana, an anthropologist at Dartmouth College, in a statement.
"The research gives scientists a 'little window' into what #PreColonial life was like for the ancestral #MenomineePeople, Casana adds.
"During their excavations, the scientists also found several artifacts, including charcoal and fragments of broken ceramics. These discoveries suggest that the area’s Indigenous farmers may have dumped their household waste and the remnants of fires onto their fields, using them as #compost. Samples taken from the mounds suggest the farmers enriched the dirt with soil from nearby wetlands.
"The results indicate that ancestral Menominee people dedicated a lot of time and energy to agriculture in a remote area. The team has not found any significant settlement sites in the region—only a few small villages.
" 'It requires a lot of labor to create these fields, to clear the forest,' says Susan Kooiman, an anthropologist at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville who was not involved with the research, to NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce. 'This is dense forest, now and then. To clear it, only with stone tools, is a lot of labor, a lot of work. … The amount of work, and just how far these fields extend, is beyond anything that I think people suspected was going on this far north in eastern North America.' "
#FirstNations #IndigenousHistory #Menominee #TraditionalFoods #TraditionalFarming
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Boushey Square annoys me every summer. This "public" square is leased by a restaurant that only uses it for dinner service and it remains chained off the rest of the day.
Closed to cars and yet still closed to people. May as well stay parking and through way. #Ottawa #Patio #PrivatePublicSpace #Privatized #PublicRealm #PlacesForProfit
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Went to the first technology conference I've been to since 2019 and the experience did not disappoint!!
Many thanks to the organizers of #SCaLE22x for creating a lovely conference experience as always. It is one of my favorite #OpenSource events, although I'm biased at least a little given it was my first introduction to the #tech community 14 years ago.
If you haven't been, it's a great community & open source focused event with a very diverse group of attendees, wide range of talks and a packed expo hall.
To all the folks I was able to visit, meet, or connect with during the event: I loved it! Thank you for making the time! And I hope to see you again - & continue building connections - very soon as I look at increasing event participation over the next year.
Special thanks to @dbeaver_news for my very cool (and unfortunately not permanent) tattoo. I wore it with pride. ❤️
(Yes, I did re-dye my hair just for the event. It was a good excuse to 🙌)
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Natalie Dormer Won’t Promote ‘The Lady’ After Leaked Sarah Ferguson Apology to Jeffrey Epstein
#TV #TVNews #JeffreyEpstein #NatalieDormer #TheLady -
The whispers began as I walked into the room. The sideways glances and whispers made me feel terribly uncomfortable. It was one mistake, one stupid mistake that was now threatening what I'd worked for. I wasn't welcome here, but I had to stand my ground.
I take my seat at the table as the presentation begins.Jane was there. What was she even doing here? I watched her as she averted my gaze. Her eyes briefly met mine and she paused. I loved her once. Well, at least I thought I did. She still had an aura about her, her dark sultry eyes and hair that draped down past her shoulders were very appealing. As the presentation continues, my mind starts to race.
I should've ignored the message. I shouldn't have even started a conversation. But I longed for an emotional connection that at the time I was not getting. While time with Jane was electric, at times she was cold and distant. She just shut me out, unable to break through her past. I told her I wasn't like the others. That I'd be there for her, but I betrayed her.
Sarah gave me something. Something that I thought I needed. I opened my heart to her when I should've been happy with Jane. I was now a pariah. Colleagues at work following the drama through Jane's social media, stoking the flames of dissent. I can't change what I've done. I know it will be forever a blight on my character.
I'm sure time will heal the wounds. But I must take responsibility for the path I've chosen.
*Work of fiction
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oh I really need to learn to use RTKLIB, Emlid Studio in vine is tortuous #orthomapping #ppk
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Proboscis extension reflex (PER) is fairly well known in honeybees/bumblebees now - bee learns to associate a stimulus (e.g. odour) with food, and starts extending the proboscis when it smells the odour, even without food. (Pavlovian type stuff.) Mandela Fernández-Grandon & team have been adapting the assay to work on restrained hoverflies. #Ento24 #Syrphidae #BehaviouralEcology
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DATE: May 12, 2026 at 08:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Threatening men’s masculinity does not make them more politically conservative, new study finds
A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Political Science suggests that threatening a man’s sense of masculinity might not cause him to adopt more conservative or stereotypically masculine political beliefs. By testing thousands of participants across the United States, researchers found no consistent evidence that making men feel insecure about their gender identity changes their political attitudes.
In both popular culture and politics, many commentators assert that society is experiencing a crisis of masculinity. Some politicians have even made this idea a central part of their campaign platforms, suggesting that traditional men are under attack. Sociologists and psychologists sometimes attribute the growth in far-right extremism and resistance to women’s equality to a concept known as masculinity threat. Masculinity threat is the theory that manhood is a precarious, unstable status that men must constantly earn and defend.
According to this theory, womanhood is often viewed as a natural biological development, while masculine identity is understood to be more fragile. When men feel their gender identity is challenged, they tend to overcompensate by engaging in extreme demonstrations of stereotypical masculinity. This overcompensation can manifest as physical aggression or increased risk-taking. Some scientists suggest it can also influence a person’s social and political viewpoints.
To test this idea, a highly cited 2013 study measured how men reacted when their masculinity was questioned in a laboratory setting. That original study found that men who experienced a gender identity threat tended to express more support for war, homophobia, and dominance over other groups. The authors of that older study reasoned that endorsing conservative views allows men to reaffirm their gender identity.
Because the 2013 paper became highly influential, the scientists behind the new study wanted to see if they could reproduce those original findings. Replicating older studies is an ordinary part of the scientific process, providing evidence regarding whether previous discoveries hold up under different conditions.
“This article is a replication of a highly cited study published in the American Journal of Sociology,” explained study author Claire Gothreau, a postdoctoral researcher at the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth College. “I’ve always found the idea of ‘masculinity threat’ both fascinating and compelling, but I wondered whether the relationship identified in the original study would hold up in a more representative sample.”
Gothreau, who will join the faculty at Lebanon Valley College as an assistant professor in August 2026, noted the cultural timing of the work. “Given the current cultural conversation around masculinity and the so-called ‘masculinity crisis,’ it felt like an especially important moment to revisit and rigorously test these claims,” she said.
The researchers conducted their new experiment using a nationally representative sample of 2,774 American adults, which included 2,073 men. They specifically oversampled men because the theory of masculinity threat focuses primarily on male reactions and male insecurities. Participants were randomly divided into different groups and asked to complete an online survey. The survey was designed to measure how strongly participants identified with a variety of masculine and feminine personality traits.
After taking the personality survey, participants in the main experimental group received randomly generated, deceptive feedback. Men in this group were falsely told that their scores fell into the feminine range, while women were told their scores were in the masculine range. This false feedback was designed to induce a sense of gender threat. Another group of participants received accurate feedback that simply placed them in the average range for their gender, acting as a control group for baseline comparison.
To improve upon the 2013 research, the scientists added two new experimental conditions to their study. In one group, participants received feedback that was only slightly altered from their real scores. The researchers included this condition to make the threat feel more realistic to people who might doubt a completely fake, extreme result. This helped ensure that participants actually believed the feedback they were reading.
In another group, participants took a popular culture trivia quiz and were told they performed poorly. This general knowledge threat was designed to test an alternative psychological explanation. The researchers wanted to see if people just become more conservative when they feel bad about themselves in general, rather than feeling specifically insecure about their gender.
After receiving their feedback, all participants answered a series of questions about their political and social views. The researchers measured their support for the Iraq War, their views on gay rights, and their desire to purchase a sports utility vehicle. They also measured participants’ preference for traditionalism, which is a desire to stick with known, safe routines rather than trying new things.
The survey also tested participants on their support for system justification and social dominance. System justification is the psychological tendency to defend and rationalize the current social and political system as fair and legitimate. Social dominance is the belief that some groups of people are naturally superior to others and should maintain control over inferior groups.
The scientists also included new questions to reflect modern political debates that were not as prominent in 2013. These updated questions asked participants about their views on transgender rights, legal immigration, and the legalization of marijuana. They also measured whether participants wanted to buy an electric car and if they supported preferential hiring policies to help women overcome past discrimination.
The researchers found no consistent evidence that experiencing a masculinity threat changed men’s political attitudes. “We really went into this being completely ambivalent about what the results would be, so I would say no, nothing surprised me about our results!” Gothreau said.
Men who were told they scored in the feminine range did not show increased support for the Iraq War or homophobia compared to men in the control group. They also did not show a greater desire to buy a sports utility vehicle or endorse more traditionalist beliefs. The alternative experimental conditions also failed to produce the expected changes in political beliefs.
While the study provides evidence that masculinity threat does not easily shift political beliefs, the scientists note a few potential limitations. “The first one is simply that the failed replication could be due to any number of design differences between the original study,” Gothreau explained. “These include things like timing, measurement, sample composition, and other subtle design details.”
She noted that while the team accounted for alternative explanations for the lack of an effect, they could not account for everything. Moving the experiment to an online format with a diverse, national sample might have changed how strongly participants felt the threat. It is possible that being told about a feminine test score face to face has a stronger emotional impact than reading the same feedback on a computer screen.
Gothreau also warned against broad conclusions based solely on this new data. “One potential misinterpretation would be concluding that ‘masculinity threat has no relevance to politics,'” she said. “That would go too far.”
“Other researchers, including Sarah DiMuccio and Eric Knowles, as well as Brian Harrison and Melissa Michelson, have found evidence linking masculinity threat to greater support for policies such as the death penalty, military aggression, and hostility toward transgender people,” Gothreau explained. “At this point, the broader evidence is mixed, which makes this an active and important area for continued research.”
Reflecting on the overall project, Gothreau highlighted two major takeaways for the public. “First, scientific findings do not always replicate, and that’s actually a normal and valuable part of science,” she said. “A failed replication doesn’t necessarily mean the original findings were ‘wrong.'”
Instead, replication studies help refine scientific theories by showing that certain effects might only emerge under specific conditions.
“Second, our findings suggest that we still have a great deal to learn about how masculinity shapes political beliefs and behavior,” Gothreau added. “The relationship appears to be more nuanced and context-dependent than is often assumed.”
Looking ahead, the researchers plan to continue investigating gender and politics from new angles. “I’m currently shifting from studying masculinity threat specifically to exploring how self-perceived masculinity relates to political attitudes, ideological orientations, and political participation more broadly,” Gothreau said.
She plans to focus on a concept she calls the masculinity gap. “I’m especially interested in what I call the ‘masculinity gap,’ the discrepancy between how masculine people see themselves and how masculine they ideally want to be, and whether that gap can help us better understand phenomena like political extremism, grievance politics, and anti-egalitarian attitudes,” she explained.
The researchers noted that conducting this kind of extensive testing requires substantial support. “This research would not have been possible without the grant we received from the Time-sharing Experiments in the Social Sciences grant, which is funded by the National Science Foundation,” Gothreau said. “Access to funding opportunities like these is absolutely critical for early-career researchers like myself, especially for conducting large-scale, high-quality public opinion research.”
The study, “A Replication and Extension of Willer et al. (2013), Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis,” was authored by Claire Gothreau and Nicholas Haas.
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#PostdocJob from the #RuedigerLab at #UCL, London:
"I’m excited to share that we have an opening for a postdoctoral position in my lab at University College London. This role is funded by the Wellcome Trust and offers a unique chance to join our team as we work to understand how cortical and subcortical visual circuits work together to turn visual signals into learned actions in mice.
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They grow up so fast 🥲
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Offener Brief: AfD auf Verfassungswidrigkeit prüfen
Kurz vor dem Ende der Legislaturperiode fordern Menschen, die sich seit Jahren für Demokratie und gegen Rechtsextremismus engagieren, endlich ein Verbotsverfahren gegen die AfD anzustoßen.
Von Redaktion Belltower.News| 29. Januar 2025
Auf einer Demo gegen Rechtsextremismus fordern Teilnehmende ein Verbot der AfD.
(Quelle: picture alliance/dpa | Hannes P Albert)Angesichts der bevorstehenden Beratungen im Deutschen Bundestag in dieser Woche fordert ein breites Bündnis aus der ostdeutschen Zivilgesellschaft die demokratischen Abgeordneten des Bundestages auf, die Prüfung eines AfD-Verbotsverfahrens entschlossen voranzutreiben. Das Prüfverfahren sei ein klares Signal gegen die rechtsextreme Bedrohung, dazu fordern die Engagierten umfassendere Maßnahmen gegen Rassismus, Antisemitismus und Demokratiefeindlichkeit zu ergreifen.
Timo Reinfrank, Geschäftsführer der Amadeu Antonio Stiftung, unterstreicht die Dringlichkeit: „Die Debatte über ein Verbot der AfD zeigt, wie unklar und unentschlossen viele Demokrat*innen agieren. Für zivilgesellschaftlich Engagierte und Minderheiten wirkt diese Diskussion wie ein Feigenblatt, um sich nicht mit den für sie unmittelbar gefährlichen Erzählungen der AfD auseinanderzusetzen. Doch genau diese Erzählungen prägen längst die politische Realität. Wir dürfen nicht zulassen, dass diese rechtsextreme Partei weiter demokratische Institutionen aushöhlt und ein Klima der Angst schafft. Ein Prüfverfahren ist ein wichtiges Signal, doch ohne eine umfassende Strategie gegen rechtsextreme Hetze und Gewalt bleibt es Stückwerk.“
Einschüchterungen und Angriffe gegen demokratisch Engagierte
Die Unterzeichnenden berichten von gezielten Einschüchterungen und Angriffen durch die AfD, die nicht nur Minderheiten und Geflüchtete, sondern auch demokratisch Engagierte treffen, insbesondere in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern. Robert Kusche ehrenamtlicher VBRG-Vorstand betont: „Die AfD trägt aktiv zur Eskalation politischer Gewalt bei. Ihre Funktionär*innen beteiligen sich durch Rhetorik und Handlungen an der existenziellen Bedrohung ‚politischer Feinde‘ wie demokratisch Engagierten und Kommunalpolitiker*innen. Sie sendet Botschaften, die Gewalt gegen vulnerable Gruppen legitimieren. Für die Betroffenen bedeutet das eine ständige Bedrohung ihrer Sicherheit. Diese Entwicklung erfordert eine entschlossene Haltung aller Demokrat*innen, um die Werte einer offenen und sicheren Gesellschaft zu verteidigen.”
Kalkulierter Raubzug zum Abbau der Demokratie
Die zunehmende Vernetzung von AfD Mitgliedern mit Reichsbürger*innen und Rechtsextremen zum gewaltbereiten Angriff gegen Engagierte und Repräsentantinnen auf die Infrastruktur der Demokratie sind besorgniserregend und fordern zum Handeln auf, so Renate Sternatz, Vorsitzende von Mobit e.V. Thüringen. „Wir erleben vielerorts wiederholte Angriffe gegen die Menschenwürde auf Einzelpersonen und Gruppen, z. B. auf Menschen mit Migrationserfahrung, Journalist*innen, Gewerkschafter*innen und viele weitere demokratisch Engagierte. Die systematische Verunsicherung erfolgt in den Kommunen, in Vereinen, im Alltag, in den sozialen Netzwerken und auf der Straße. Die AfD zielt programmatisch auf die Abschaffung der freiheitlich demokratischen Grundordnung und sie missbraucht ihre parlamentarischen Mandate zur gezielten Einschüchterung der Zivilgesellschaft. In Thüringen hat die AfD zuletzt durch die Eröffnung des Landtagsparlaments ihre gefährliche Präsenz und symbolische Macht unter Beweis gestellt. Der kalkulierte Raubzug zum Abbau unserer demokratischen Prinzipien darf nicht länger toleriert werden.“
Verbotsverfahren darf nicht verschleppt werden
Die Engagierten fordern die Bundesregierung und die demokratischen Abgeordneten des Bundestages auf, ein klares Signal gegen die rechtsextreme Bedrohung zu setzen und die Prüfung eines Verbotsverfahrens aktiv auf die Tagesordnung zu bringen und nicht bis nach der Bundestagswahl zu verschleppen. Gleichzeitig sei es unerlässlich, umfassendere Strategien zu entwickeln, um die Demokratie gegen Angriffe von rechts zu schützen.
„Nie wieder ist jetzt“ – mit diesen Worten schließen die Verfasser*innen des Briefes und fordern von den Abgeordneten des Bundestages eine entschlossene Haltung und klare Maßnahmen gegen die AfD und die von ihr ausgehenden Gefahren.
Belltower.News dokumentiert den Brief im Wortlaut.
Offener Brief:
Sehr geehrte Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestags,
wir wenden uns an Sie als Vertreter*innen zahlreicher zivilgesellschaftlicher Initiativen, Organisationen und Gruppen aus Ostdeutschland, die sich tagtäglich für eine demokratische, weltoffene und pluralistische Gesellschaft einsetzen. Mit großer Sorge beobachten wir, wie die AfD ihre Position in kommunalen Gremien und Parlamenten missbraucht, um nicht nur jene zu attackieren, die vor Ort für das Gemeinwohl und den gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt eintreten, sondern auch die Grundwerte unseres Grundgesetzes. Sie fördert ein Klima der Angst und Spaltung und nutzt unsere Demokratie, um systematisch demokratische Prinzipien zu untergraben.
Wir erleben hautnah, wie die AfD gezielt gegen Minderheiten, Andersdenkende und demokratische Institutionen vorgeht. Ihre Hetze vergiftet nicht nur das gesellschaftliche Klima, sondern fällt auf fruchtbaren Boden und erzeugt reale Gewalt. Besonders betroffen sind hiervon viele Regionen in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern, in denen die AfD besonders stark ist und zugleich anderen rechtsextremen und neonazistischen Kräften Auftrieb verschafft. Der Hass und die Gewalt treffen die Schwächsten, Minderheiten, Geflüchtete, Frauen, aber auch Engagierte der demokratischen Zivilgesellschaft und in der Kommunalpolitik.
Neben der Verbreitung von offenem Antisemitismus, völkischem Rassismus und wahnhaften Verschwörungserzählungen richtet die AfD gezielte Angriffe auf die Erinnerungskultur an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus. Führende Mitglieder der Partei sprechen von einem „Schuldkult“ und relativieren damit bewusst die größten Menschheitsverbrechen unserer Geschichte.
Wir, die Unterzeichnenden, wollen diese Entwicklungen nicht hinnehmen. Wir stellen uns daher täglich Antisemitismus, Rassismus und Geschichtsrevisionismus entgegen. In Sachsen, Thüringen und Sachsen-Anhalt wird die AfD bereits jetzt als gesichert rechtsextrem eingestuft. Sie hat sich von einer rechtspopulistischen Oppositionspartei zu einer system- und demokratiefeindlichen Kraft entwickelt, die gezielt das Vertrauen in Parlamente, Gerichte, Medien und zivilgesellschaftliche Strukturen untergräbt und diese offen angreift.
Tagtäglich erfahren wir, was es bedeutet, durch Rechtsextreme, Rassisten und Antisemiten beleidigt und bedroht zu werden. Daher fordern wir Sie auf, Ihren Beitrag im Kampf gegen Rechtsextremismus zu leisten: Leiten Sie ein Prüfverfahren vor dem Bundesverfassungsgericht ein, um unabhängig festzustellen, ob die AfD auf dem Boden des Grundgesetzes steht. Lassen Sie uns gemeinsam entschlossen dafür eintreten, die demokratischen Werte unseres Landes zu schützen. Mehr denn je gilt: „Nie wieder ist jetzt.“ Unsere Verfassung gibt uns dieses Mittel zum Schutz der Demokratie an die Hand; wir sollten es nutzen.
Seit langem dokumentieren wir unsere Erfahrungen und Einschätzungen, um ein umfassendes Bild der Situation zu vermitteln. Wir laden Sie ein, mit uns zu diskutieren und gemeinsam Lösungen zu erarbeiten. Drücken Sie sich nicht aus parteitaktischen Gründen vor Ihrer Verantwortung gegenüber der Demokratie und den Menschen – insbesondere in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern.
Ja, ein mögliches Verbot der AfD wird das Problem mit Rassismus, Antisemitismus und Rechtsextremismus nicht lösen. Doch ein Prüf- und Verbotsverfahren wäre ein wichtiges Signal und ein Baustein, um auf die Bedeutung der AfD und die von ihr ausgehenden Gefahren zu reagieren. Es ist ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung. Wir sind offen für weitere Ideen und Vorschläge.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Unterzeichner*innen in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Achim Radau-Krüger
Alex Schuster
Alexander Grau
Alexander Poesche
Alexandra Riha
Alma Flamm
Andrea Baldauf
Andrea Hübler
Andrea Krüger
Andrea Nienhuisen
Andrea Stiehler
Andreas Froese
Anett Wendler
Angela Giersch
Angela Keßler
Angela Koini
Angela Müller
Anita Resch
Anja Rammer
Anka Jahneke
Anna Groschwitz
Anna Heide-Konrad
Annabel Beckmann
Anne Grökel
Anne Nitschke
Anne Piotrowski
Anne Schmidt
Anne Wältken
Annett Taube
Antje Walter
Arnold Paduch
Astrid Förster
Barbara Freudenthal
Barbara Hansen
Barbara Koschatzky
Bastian Lämmler
Bayar Aziz
Beate Gütschow
Beate Schiewer
Bella Liebermann
Benno Baumbauer
Bernd Faller
Bernhard Otto
Bernhard Wanner
Bettina Pistor
Björn Schreiber
Carina Ludwig
Carl-Josef Virnich
Carola Nebe
Cathrin Kameni Monkam
Cherin Mahmoud
Christian Paul Schröer
Christian Wehner
Christian Torenz
Christina Brzynczek
Christina Lange
Christina Maria Grafe
Christine Wehner
Claudia Bamberg
Claudia Heise
Claudia Kostka
Claudia Salooja-Günz
Claudia Weier
Corinna Hägele
Corinna Züge
Cornelia Hülseberg
Cornelia Lotthammer
Cosima Santoro
Damian Koenig
Daniel Bahrmann
Daniel Bogenstahl
Daniel Kraut
Daniel Kurz
Daniel Steinbach
David Paraschiv
Denise Ney
Dennis Hanauer
Dennis Ries
Dennise Remmle
Diane Steinkrauß
Dirk Freudenthal
Dirk Kendziorczyk
Dirk Kotelmann
Dominik Schneider
Doritta Kolb-Unglaub
Dorothea Feuerbach
Dorothea Gintz
Dorothee Antos
Dr. Axel Salheiser
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Dr. Hellena Horst
Dr. Silke Riekmann
Dr. Thorsten Hindrichs
Edeltraud Kotzanek
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#UK: Warning as #BirdFlu found in dead gull
by Sarah Turnnidge, April 2, 2025
"A warning has been issued after a confirmed case of bird flu was found in a wild herring gull.
"#Devizes Town Council has urged dog owners to take care after the bird was found dead in the town with H5N1 Avian Influenza as part of ongoing surveillance work.
"In a post on social media a spokesperson for the local authority confirmed #Wiltshire Council had been notified of the finding by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (3APHA).
"The public have been told to avoid touching dead or sick wild birds, their #feathers, or surfaces contaminated by #BirdDroppings.
"#DogOwners should keep their pets on leads and use footpaths, the APHA said, with people who keep poultry or other birds advised to wash their hands and #disinfect footwear after handling.
"The Health Security Agency has said the risk to public health is very low. [But remember -- it is deadly for cats, and can be passed from humans to cats].
"A spokesperson for Devizes Town Council said: 'We will continue to monitor the situation and keep the public informed of any developments.'
Source:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2xx0jdr6o
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I wonder if Sarah McBride could be plotting something. The wording of her message leaves open possible #maliciouscompliance: "I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson". No set of rules can completely cover all situations and grey areas can be exploited. What #passiveagressive tactics could be used by her and her (#LGBT) allies against the opponents?
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Sarah McGill Brown contributed to our Special Issue on #Teaching with an article about community-engaged field trips, an inexpensive community-based #learning practice. Take a look!
#pedagogy #learning #sociology #teachingmethods
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Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern #Gaza are encircled by #Israeli forces, staff say
By SARAH EL DEEB
Updated 10:42 AM EDT, May 21, 2025"Two of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities, hospital staff and aid groups said this week, as Israel pursued its renewed offensive into the devastated #Palestinian territory.
"The #IndonesianHospital and #AlAwdaHospital are among the region’s only surviving medical centers. Both have come under fire this week, including shelling at al-Awda that happened Wednesday as The Associated Press spoke to its director on the phone.
"A third hospital, #KamalAdwan, is out of service, its director said, citing Israeli troops and drones in its vicinity."
#WorldPol #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #FreeGaza #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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“I don’t have time” is the most honest thing anyone says about learning Hebrew.
But the people who succeed aren’t the ones with free time — they’re the ones who use the time they already have.
5 minutes while coffee brews. 10 on your lunch break. 15 before bed.
With the right method, that’s enough.
Like Sarah said: “I’ve been doing 10 minutes a day of Practically Speaking Hebrew, and I just understood a full conversation at the store.”
Your busy life isn’t the obstacle. It’s your superpower.
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I feel like this post deserves a content warning but I am not sure what the necessary warning is.
Youtube channel SMG4 has plagerized the design of one of the main characters of the incredible webcomic series The Property of Hate by Sarah Jolley. SMG4 has now "licensed" "their" character for an animated TV show with a medium-sized studio.
These events have lead the actual artist to have a mental breakdown. They issued a statement, asking folks to contact Glitch Productions, the studio in question.
https://jolleycomics.com/TPoH/Freeze_Frame/646
https://www.glitchprod.com/contact
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Post of appreciation for the Boston Public Library System's awesome array of language-learning resources. #LibrariesRock
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TIL that the Boston Public Library has a really impressive collection of Pimsleur audiobooks for language learners. #LibrariesRock
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"The power of that office is to say 'This is how much revenue you have. And here are the long-term investments of the State of Texas, and here’s who’s benefiting most, least, and not at all from those investments.' And the comptroller has not done much of that in the last several years." https://www.texasobserver.org/sarah-eckhardt-texas-comptroller-bob-bullock/
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3 wins from 3!
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🇩🇪⚽️ 17' Nicole Anyomi
🇩🇪⚽️ 52' Vivien Endemann
🇩🇪⚽️ 68' Sarah Punitam (OG)
🇩🇪⚽️ 76' Jule Brand
🇦🇹⚽️ 77' Chiara D'Angelo
🇩🇪⚽️ 83' Lea Schüller
Germany conceded their first goal in World Cup qualifying but maintained their 100% record!
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CF Premiere: Sarah Kay – Daughters Of The Drums [KVLTÖ Records]
One of our favorite labels is back in action —and as always, with judgment. KVLTÖ Records proudly welcomes Sarah Kay, a new voice in the catalog arriving from Canada with a proposition that from the very first track makes clear we’re not dealing with a risky bet but with genuine talent and a meticulously designed proposal for the dance floor. Labels we know well rarely get these additions wrong —and this one is no exception.
https://clubfuries.com.mx/2026/02/20/cfp-vauna-first-encounter-kv078/
Her first release within the LTD series is titled Daughters Of The Drums —and the name already carries a declaration: something ancient, feminine, percussive, ritual. The EP achieves what very few debut releases manage: a perfect balance between renewed energy and the pure essence of techno.
There is none of the excess of someone trying to impress on first listen, nor the timidity of someone who hasn’t yet learned to trust their voice. What’s here is a dynamic, texturally rich interpretation with a deep rhythmic identity that doesn’t imitate anything already existing —it has its own way of moving, its own pulse. A new milestone in the LTD series, without question.
https://soundcloud.com/clubfuriess/cfp-sarah-kay-daughters-of-the-drums-kvltd014
The title track opens with tinkling beginnings that dissolve time from the very first seconds, carrying us toward mysterious and unknown coordinates with a slowness that isn’t hesitation but confidence —the confidence of someone who knows exactly where they’re going even if they don’t tell you. Those tinkling sounds multiply and interweave until they create a progressively suggestive and mysterious texture, as if something ancient were taking shape in the present.
The sonic synthesis that emerges from all of this arrives loaded with deliriums of ancient times and eternal curses that don’t weigh but float —integrated into a texture that completes itself perfectly between artistic performance, well-grounded concepts, and deep meaning. A debut that isn’t easily forgotten.
Label: KVLTÖ Records
Catalogue: KVLTD014
Artist: Sarah Kay
Title: Daughters Of The DrumsRelease Date: April 25th, 2026
Support & Buy: BandcampTracklist
1. Fremitus
2. Chant In Reverse
3. Daughters Of The Drums
4. Rise AgainCredits
Written by Sarah Kay
Mastered by Octte
Artwork by 7 Times 7 DesignSarah Kay
KVLTÖ Records
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My artwork named 'Mask of the Red Chook' is now being showcased at Digital Creations - 2024 exhibition, organized by Exhibizone and powered by @Biafarin platform.
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