Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan

Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan

Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."

No Kings (feat. Joan Baez)

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Brass Against - Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine Cover) Ft. Sophia Urista YouTube video by Brass Against

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Where are the sunlit uplands?I think we should be told.

First band I ever saw was The Michael Schenker Group (MSG) at the Apollo in 1983. Not taking family to see them under any circumstances. (Robert Smith was great at Glastonbury though)

Sunbeds should be banned in UK, skin cancer experts say Campaigners urge ministers to close tanning salons across country over dangers posed by UV radiation Sunbeds are so dangerous they should be banned in the UK, cancer experts and campaigners say. They have urged ministers to order the closure of the thousands of tanning salons operating across Britain, using public funds to compensate owners if necessary. Continue reading...

Sunbeds should be banned in UK, skin cancer experts say

Classic antivax:
Overstate adverse events, ignore disease risk.
Now rife in official ACIP recs🤦‍♂️💔

Febrile seizure risk (no long-term effects, occur after ANY fever) for MMRV ≈ 1/2K-4K.

SSPE risk for unvaxed infants, assuming survived acute measles, ~1/600. UNIVERSALLY FATAL.

Original Article | Sep. 18, 2025 Low-Dose Aspirin for PI3K-Altered Localized Colorectal Cancer (ALASCCA) Figure 2A. Colorectal Cancer Recurrence among Patients with Group A Alterations

In patients with localized colorectal cancer and PIK3CA hotspot mutations in exon 9 or 20, daily low-dose aspirin resulted in a significantly lower recurrence rate than placebo. ALASCCA phase 3 trial results: nej.md/4mpKXNp

#MedSky #Oncology

Hepatitis B Foundation: Liver Cancer Can Be Prevented at Birth. Hepatitis B vaccination is the first step to preventing liver cancer.

We can prevent liver cancer from day 1.

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.

Cheikh Sabaly’s clincher condemns England to sobering defeat by Senegal England were beaten by African opposition for the first time at the City Ground in Nottingham with Cheikh Sabaly’s late strike sealing a 3-1 Senegal victory

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England - are they the new United? 😉🤔🙄

RFK Jr to remove all members of CDC panel advising on US vaccines Health secretary says he’s getting rid of members sitting on panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committee

The man who has stated “don’t take medical advice from me” has disbanded the cdc vaccine advisory panel of experts to be replaced by new people with no details as yet as to how they will be selected. Rfk wrote about this in am op-ed. This is extremely worrisome 🧵🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Happy TACO TUESDAY to all those who celebrate!

#Yum 😋

BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party

When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left?
All the shifts are in just one direction.
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Is the BBC giving too much airtime to Reform UK? With me in the studio to discuss this are Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Lee Anderson and Sarah Pochin.

Amazing both in terms of talent and that he got to live to 82! @slystonefamily.bsky.social

Sly Stone, pioneering funk and soul musician, dies aged 82 American songwriter lit up generations of dancefloors with his group Sly and the Family Stone Sly Stone, the American musician who lit up generations of dancefloors with his gloriously funky and often socially conscious songwriting, has died aged 82. “After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three children, his closest friend and his extended family,” a family statement reads. “While we mourn his absence, we take solace in knowing that his extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come.” Continue reading...

Sly Stone, pioneering funk and soul musician, dies aged 82

👉You don’t need a finger up the bum to test for prostate cancer. The first step is a simple blood test you can get free from your GP.

@prostatecanceruk.bsky.social

Zia Yusuf has only been working hard for 11 months and claims to be exhausted. The people he's going to be hounding in local councils have been attempting to cover multiple jobs over the past 14 years. They know exhaustion. Hopefully they won't be too exhausted to tell him to f* off. #r4today

Just listening to news on @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social - announcement re winter fuel, who has the sound bite? Some sewer pipe two bob Trump, leading a minority fringe party with 5 MPs - not balanced and makes no sense.

Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing

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Your A.I. Radiologist Will Not Be With You Soon

Experts predicted that A.I. would steal radiology jobs. But at the Mayo Clinic, they have begun using it as a tool to sharpen images, automate routine tasks, identify medical abnormalities, predict disease and also serve as “a second set of eyes.”

Happy Birthday to David Byrne, lead singer and guitarist of the Talking Heads, born on this day in 1952, Dumbarton, Scotland

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Earliest Live Video, Live at CBGB's,1975)

#punkrock #postpunk #newwave #davidbyrne #talkingheads #history #otd

Vinay Prasad tapped to run FDA center that regulates vaccines, gene therapies Vinay Prasad will be the next director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, after Peter Marks was forced out.

It's tragic that someone who doesn't understand vaccines runs the HHS and now someone who doesn't understand RCTs will run the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. This will be an absolute train wreck.

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