1/5 Well over three years of work and I’m thrilled to see it out today in Science Advances: the cover feature no less! Using an innovative pipeline, we show that malaria shaped the spatial organization of human groups in sub-Saharan Africa over the last 74,000 years.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
These are the two journalists attacked by Israeli forces in Lebanon. Amal Khalil (right) took cover, called for help, and shared their location. Rescuers came under fire and could only extract Zeinab Faraj (left), who was injured.
Hours later, the house Khalil sheltered in was struck, killing her.
Simple arithmetic. When you already have one home and somehow by whatever means get a second that means you own two homes. How difficult is that to grasp?
Donald’s DOJ is now going after the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization dedicated to taking down white supremacist groups like the KKK. That’s how bad it is.
NEW: A republican judge has blocked the redistricting effort in Virginia, invalidating yesterday's vote. But it's a pause, not a defeat. Read more here: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
that third runway now sounds pretty churlish, doesn't it my dear heathrow airport
they're calling it the most successful World Cup of all time
The only area of AI that I tolerate is its use in medical research… but even that is turning into a disaster
Uk and France agree new treaty on small boat crossings
(Nb the article fails to mention the recent drop in numbers of small boat crossings, giving the false impression they are still rising)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
DENMARK AND FRANCE 🇩🇰🇫🇷 bans all Microsoft products from all public offices.
The phaseout is expected to be completed before autumn 2026.
Their products are being replaced with customer versions of Linux and LibreOffice.
This is digital sovereignty being taken back
This is a FRAUDULENT paper, AI-generated. My name was used as an author and I had nothing to do with it, never saw it until today e-pubmed.co.uk/journals/dig...
The "Editors" Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari and this "Journal" should be reported.
Here’s the very simple truth. We should ban all Gerrymandering.
Until then, to unilaterally disarm is political suicide and malpractice.
BREAKING: A GOP-appointed Virginia judge has struck down the Democratic-backed redistricting amendment in full, ruling it unconstitutional and “void from the start.”
AG Jay Jones says he will immediately file an appeal.
Another solar generation record set today in Britain.
14,426 megawatts were being generated at 11.30 today, delivering 37% of GB’s electricity and contributing to a record low reliance on fossil fuels. Gas accounted for just 2% of electricity generation at that time.
After halting a U.S. resettlement program for Afghans who helped the American war effort, President Trump is in talks to send as many as 1,100 of them to the Democratic Republic of Congo, an aid worker briefed on the plan said Tuesday.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...?
What about this mess? As Trump takes over the press pool and sidelines the AP, Politico, HuffPost ++ the WHCA has even hired a mind‑reader instead of a comedian for this year’s dinner—because this president is the laughing stock of the world and he can’t bear to be laughed at. #Pinks
Buzzard dies after being tied to a tree root in Powys, Wales - RSPCA appeals for information.
Details ⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #birdingwales
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/04/22/b...
He is bankrupting our country, just like all his other ventures
Trump’s Fed takeover plot is EXPOSED. His nominee Kevin Warsh couldn’t name ONE policy difference with Trump during the Senate hearing—because he’s a spineless puppet. This is how authoritarians corrupt independent institutions.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_6La...
Not so niche, in fact. Last week, as you may have read, more than 200 authors quit Grasset, one of France's finest publishing houses, following its takeover by billionaire Vincent Bolloré. Bolloré also owns the railway bookshop chain Relay, whose windows are now full of titles by far-right figures.
Aha! A mystery solved! Paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41671482/
Something shifted for me overnight and I can’t now “unsee” it. I think Starmer needs to go. A steady accumulation of misjudgments, in policy and personnel. Too many to blame all on poor advice, bad luck, or difficult circs. I thought he’d be a safe pair of hands; but, now I think it’s weakness 🧵.
Starmer’s been weak when he should have been bold (eg EU), bold when he should have been more cautious (eg Trump); too trusting of those whose entire career is about dodgy politics (eg McSweeney); too disloyal to those whose entire career is about loyalty and professionalism (civil service)
What I thought was sensible pragmatism now looks like no leadership at all. He tacks when he should be more principled (eg Israel; Gaza;); hedges when he should be more straightforward; blames others when his judgements backfire (eg Mandelson); promises govt reform but ducks the hard choices.
The UK under Starmer looks rudderless. I can’t “unsee” it now. His stolid, plodding style now grates. I no longer view him as steady and principled, but shifty and weak. I feared the destabilizing impact of a change of PM. Now, I think surely we can do better than this?
tRump brags on Truth Social that Iran’s “entire Navy is at the bottom of the Sea,” Air Force gone, nukes obliterated. Yet Iranian forces keep attacking & shutting the Strait of Hormuz.
His delusional victory laps ignore reality—our munitions are depleted while he spins fairy tales. Reckless fantasy.
RFK Jr: "Why would I ever reject a drug that worked? What kind of perverse motive are you ascribing to me?"
Not everyone's a fan - but #StopFundingHate works! ==> www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-news
A huge thanks to everyone who contacted #CultBeauty asking them to pull their online ads from the GB News website 👏👏👏
