Long Covid Awareness Day is not only about recognition — it’s about prevention.

Covid infections are not inevitable. Clean indoor air and better protections can reduce risk.

Read our chair's blog 👇
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#LongCovidAwarenessDay #SafeAir4All

It was a great honour to be part of the PERFORM team that was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry 2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advances in understanding the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosol and their impact on the transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.

‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims | CNN Stella Carlson had no way of knowing Saturday that she would soon watch a man die — or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration’s initial effo...

The lady in the pink coat.
‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...

Lady in pink, Minneapolis ice. Pew pew YouTube video by Rob Frisco

Minneapolis Pink Lady video
www.youtube.com/shorts/wiFZR...
#ice #fuckice #fascists

A new video appears to show the moments leading up to a fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, with the individual appearing to simply record on his phone as agents escalated the situation.

🎥 dangjessie / Threads

Here’s one video shared with us of the state-ordered execution. The man was beaten in the head with a gun, shot once, then shot five more times while on the ground. State-ordered executions continue.

Trump Cronies Hired By Greenland Mining Company As Threat Grows The company suing Greenland for the right to mine rare earth minerals has hired a lobbying firm deeply connected to the Trump administration, increasing the threat of US action against the territory.

News by me, unreported elsewhere. The lobbying firm run by a close friend, donor and fundraiser for a Trump, the firm which employed Pam Bondi and Susie Wiles before they joined the administration, is now working in Greenland open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...

Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid

Our letter to WHO, signed by over 2,300, calls for respirator use in healthcare to protect patients and staff.

Covered by Kat Lay in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Palette knife ram

Would you like to come and do a palette knife workshop with me? I will be doing 4 next year in the spring with Made in Stirling … a gift to yourself (the best kind of gift!) for Christmas perhaps?
Oil painting with Palette Knife | Impressions of the Wild - www.tickettailor.com/events/madei...

"...men ran everything, and women were pushed into the background" 🤨

Tell Trump he's not welcome in Scotland. Protests. Edinburgh, Saturday 12 noon, US Consulate, 3 Regent Terrace. Aberdeen, Saturday 12 noon, Wallace Statue, Union Terrace.

A convicted criminal who works to destroy democracy and human rights is about to land in Scotland.

Join the protests tomorrow and tell Donald Trump that he and his destructive political project are not welcome here.

So sweet and love the texture x

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This petition closes on 11 May 2025, please sign and share. Infection transmission within healthcare settings could be greatly reduced with improved air quality and PPE. Staff and patients deserve better.

Petition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

My latest submission in support of the petition to the Scottish Parliament for protection from airborne infection in health & social care settings. Among other recent evidence (UK Covid Inquiry, research) it cites FOIs revealing how poor oversight of IPC policy is www.parliament.scot/-/media/file...

It is! So many different layers which are fascinating to explore. The creator is on here too:
cambecc.bsky.social

earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions See current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map. Updated every three hours.

Yes often higher (around 430ppm usually). You can check readings here:
earth.nullschool.net#current/chem...