If you’re interested in public health / global health, do follow Martin. Extraordinary breadth and depth of understanding. And humble with it.

How Republicans can win the Midterms – and how to stop them A longer analysis of why the 2026 midterms may be far closer than they look, focusing on marginal districts and voter suppression

All the talk is of a blue wave in the 2026 Midterms. But Republicans do not need to get more popular to hold the House - they just need to stop enough Democrats voting in key seats.

I've done a deep dive in my latest post.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/how-republ...

Agree. But he’s also profoundly wrong that an entire COUNTRY has an average IQ in the learning disability range.

It's also incitement to racial hatred.

69, in more ways than one

I wish he could meet some of the Somalian students and academic fellows at the University of Oxford.

Allies fear a rushed US–Iran framework deal could backfire, leaving technical deadlock They worry a headline‑grabbing framework could entrench deeper problems, diplomats said.

'European allies fear an inexperienced U.S. negotiating team is pushing for a swift, headline‑grabbing framework deal with Iran that could entrench rather than resolve deeper problems, diplomats with past experience dealing with Tehran said.' www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Oh fab - that used to be my run!!

Watch: Runners v robots at China half marathon Robots competed in a half marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, with the winning machine leaving its human rivals for dust.

Runners v robots at China half marathon. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

📢 We've reached *3000* documented authoritarian-like actions of Trump's second term since Jan 2025...

the two most recent are classic suppression of the press & using the justice system to attack political enemies

www.trumpactiontracker.info

Island kids in Fiji can’t get to school because boat fuel prices have skyrocketed. They have a message for world leaders.

Reporter: If you don’t have a deal by Wednesday, will you extend the ceasefire or restart attacks? Trump: Maybe I won’t extend it… and we’ll have to start dropping bombs again.

Peace when markets are open

War when markets are closed

New piece in BMJ by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social, Sam Lovell, @jvipondmd.bsky.social, @mjnabuurs.bsky.social and myself on how poor quality trials can bias evidence against respirator use.

www.bmj.com/content/393/...

non daily mail reader here. I've voted twice.

A photo of a tray with three sections empty. One has chopped carrot in it. The other has what can only be described as a posit of brown dog vomit and an insole liner of a sneaker (or a used panty liner from the mid 1700s). The kind of meal that would have you happily tossing yourself overboard.

NEW: Growing fears of food shortages on USS Tripoli & other US ships in the Middle East.

This photo is the kind of meals now being served. It was sent by a sailor to her family.

Families are now trying to send food parcels to the ships.

Full story 👉 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Could have done with that book when our kids were young.

A tweet from VECERT Analyzer which points to a DDoS attack from 313 Team

Researchers: here’s how to audit your fragmented digital identity Services that track researcher profiles can splinter people’s online identities — but there are ways to keep them consistent.

Interesting piece on the fragmenting of digital identities in the sciences, key point:

"keep your ORCID profile up to date... it is controlled by the researcher, portable across institutions and designed to connect to publishers, funders and organizational systems"

#AcademicChatter

Palantir in the NHS - my latest about questions of efficacy and ethics
bmj.com/cgi/content/...

The government has turned its back on pandemic prevention The UK’s new pandemic preparedness strategy – and ending the country’s contribution to the Pandemic Fund as part of aid cuts – raises serious questions about whether the UK can protect itself, writes ...

New piece of whether uk govt had abandoned pandemic preparedness:

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

82%

now 81% in favour of rejoining 🤣

OMG... I feel like that could be it... he’s such a f****** dimwit

Petition: Reinstate study visas for Sudanese students and fully protect their education The UK suspended Sudanese study visas citing a surge in asylum claims. However, we believe most students are genuine and law-abiding. We think this blanket ban denies education, punishes lawful studen...

UK people, Sudanese students have set up a petition to Parliament for reinstating their educational visas.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Vance is having the week from Hell isn't he? #electioninterference

🚨🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Opposition leader Péter Magyar WINS the election for prime minister of Hungary, defeating Putin and Trump’s ally Viktor Orbán. 🇭🇺

My strategy was hide behind the big guy.

How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽

There was a lot of pointless blockading amirite?