Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Christ-like figure after outcry The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’

Someone has completely lost the plot 😂🤣www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trum...

King Charles and and Queen Camilla give away money in ancient Easter tradition It is only the second time the Maundy service has been held in Wales in its 800-year history.

Correction: king and queen return a tiny fraction of the money they took from the people www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The deep, deep stench of corruption.

A War Crime committed by Israel with US bombs.

UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war

EXCL: UK national security adviser Jonathan Powell attended final talks between US and Iran - and judged Tehran's offer on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent rush to war @patrickwintour.bsky.social & @julianborger.bsky.social reveal

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Using active learning & chemical genomics to find new antibiotics with new targets in pathogenic bacteria.

Looking for: chemistry / chem bio / comp bio / micro backgrounds with coding interest.

Deadline 17 March.

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Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨

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Israel’s Military Now Accepts 70,000 Killed in Gaza – But Why Did Our Media Let Them Get Away With Denying It for So Long? I have spent the past two years debating the credibility of the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers with supporters of Israel. It turns out the Israeli military agrees with me, not them.

“What verdict will history render on those many moments of cowardice and silence from journalists who fell into line with the genocidaires? What will it mean to look in the mirror and realize that, when it mattered most, they chose career safety and complicity in genocide denial?”

The shooting of Alex Pretti was (US) state sanctioned murder and has been followed up by attempts to destroy evidence and stop local police (and even the FBI) from investigating.

Minnesota police are trying to counter the lies and illegality.

Terrifying

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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence

Go for it, show some guts! www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Important perspective from Greenland.

Tidligere forsvarssjef om Trumps USA: – Neo-fascistisk bananrepublikk (+) Tidligere forsvarssjef Sverre Diesen mener USA er blitt «en normløs og fiendtlig innstilt stormakt», og advarer samtidig mot å feste vår lit til Europa. Harald Sunde mener det haster med en plan B.

The Norwegian government is staying fairly quiet for now, but as a sign of the shifting vibe here the former head of Norway’s armed forces has come out and called the US a “neo-fascist banana republic” and a “hostile great power without norms”. www.dn.no/politikk/tid...

A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump's America I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports Alexandra Hal...

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👇👇👇👇

Andrew Neil, "Under Trump, America is on the brink of becoming the enemy, not our most important ally"

"For all my life Russia has tried to decouple Europe from America and break the north Atlantic alliance, it never succeeded"

"Success is staring the Kremlin in the face, all thanks to Trump"

Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.

When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.

Happening under a Labour Government.

These are war crimes committed in our name.

A necessary step to make space for political and environmental activists 😬 91 prisoners freed in error over past seven months - Sky News

Tesla now pays Elon Musk $100bn a year.

Tesla's 125,000 workers are paid $40,000 each average, $5bn a year.

He is paid 20x as much as every single worker at Tesla.

They could be paid $840,000 each instead.

Weekend fun 🤩

This means that it is now Labour’s official position that Israel is committing genocide.

While at the same time, the Labour government continues to arm that genocide

Absolutely extraordinary!

Inorganic sulfate is critical for Mycobacterium tuberculosis lung tissue colonization and redox balance | PNAS Tuberculosis remains the deadliest infectious disease caused by a single pathogen, highlighting the urgent need for novel therapies. A deeper under...

Excited to share Wendy Le Mouëllic’s PhD work, now published in @pnas.org!
It reveals that M. tuberculosis depends on inorganic sulfate import to survive inside host cells—fueling essential processes such as redox balance and stress resistance.
Huge congrats to Wendy & colleagues!
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Wondering how this might affect the NHS, science and higher education, but destroying these is perhaps part of the plan?!

WAKE UP!!! 🤬🍉🍉🍉 Israel Defence Minister says 'Gaza is burning' as UN Commission states Israel committing genocide - ITV News

Banksy 'judge' mural scrubbed from Royal Courts of Justice wall The artwork of a judge hitting a protester with a gavel has been removed from the listed building.

Freedom of speech reduced to a whisper ….
Banksy mural scrubbed from Royal Courts of Justice www.bbc.com/news/article...

UK ‘not concluded’ Israel committing genocide in Gaza, Lammy says Government position set out in letter to select committee as No 10 prepares for visit by Israeli president

Oh well, ‘NOT concluding’ is not quite the same as concluding it isn’t happening. Still, a disappointingly weak statement www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

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The injustice of tuberculosis

My review of @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social new book in @thelancet.com

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