Vaping as a child can lead to poor sleep, allergies, wheezing and bad mental health, doctors warn www.itv.com/news/2026-08...
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Graham Scambler
@grahamscambler.bsky.social
Sociologist: philosophy, theory, politics, health & sport. #sociology #health Emeritus Professor of Sociology, UCL Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences, UK New: ‘The Sociological Theory of Margaret Archer’ (Routledge, 2026) www.grahamscambler.com
Any theories why the England cricket selectors seem reluctant to pick the highly talented Ollie Robinson? Just level of fitness, or more to it? His test record is impeccable.
Trump again threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran deal. Is this before or after he takes over Canada, Cuba, Gaza, Greenland, Iran, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela ... the world. US has eminent scientists, yet none have found a cure for megalomania and narcissism.
Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran deal
Trump's threat on Oman, which has been holding its own talks with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, comes as a 60-day window for peace negotiations expires.
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"The Human Diversity Foundation was a rebranded and relaunched version of the Nazi-era Pioneer Fund, .... now rebranded as Polygenic Scores"😱. Some epidemiologists will be severely embarrassed I hope
Jo Wolff@jowolff.bsky.social · yesterday
Air pollution stunts children’s lung growth. New Queen Mary research found that improvements in air quality after the introduction of London’s ULEZ are associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Read more: shorturl.at/Jx86o
We do not build the reservoirs needed to store the rain that falls here. We do not build strategic food reserves needed to maintain provision in hard times. We failed to build effective stores of PPE, to protect us in pandemics. This country has long been governed by people who do not prepare.
An Assyrian alabaster bas-relief of a wounded lioness originates from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in Nineveh, Assyria, dating back to 645 BC-635 BC. Unearthed in 1853 by the Assyrian archaeologist Hormuz Rassam, it is currently housed in the British Museum in London.
Why doesn't the media scrutinize Farage's lies as ferociously as Arday's fantasies?
‘The titles that the Woolfs continued to make themselves were overwhelmingly written by their closest friends. Vita Sackville-West, Forster and others: the same crowd they wanted to publish before they became professionals.’ @djbduncan.bsky.social on the Hogarth Press. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Dennis Duncan · At Charleston: Hogarth Press
‘Our press you know, is to give birth to every monster in the vicinity,’ Virginia Woolf told Clive Bell. Hogarth’s...
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The Journal of #CriticalRealism has published another of Jamie Morgan's brilliant interviews with key realists. This time it's Kate Soper, discussing her work on humanism and alternative hedonism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Realism, humanism and alternative hedonism: an interview with Kate Soper, Part 1
Kate Soper is a prominent environmentalist and peace campaigner, as well as a pioneering philosopher of Marxism and ecology, human needs, consumerism and its alternatives. In the first half of our ...
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"Those who dream by day know many things that are inaccessible to those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe, ‘Eleanora’ (1842) #Painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1887.
UK govt to pay KPMG and EY up to £456mn to train civil servants. Continuation of policy started by Thatcher; opened the door to privatisation, PFI, outsourcing, deregulation, consultancy cult. Firms mired in scandals get govt contracts, inside access to ministers, policy makers. archive.ph/hTdhS
UK government to pay KPMG and EY up to £456mn to train civil servants
Deal marks largest contract awarded to Big Four firms in at least a decade
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I've never seen anything like this. The Trump admin just granted preliminary approval of a federal bank charter to the family's crypto firm World Liberty Financial. Remember: Trump raked in almost $800 million from WLF last year. No president has used their power to profit the way Trump has.
One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy
Statement from Black Leaders in Higher Education: 'We will ask the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) to consider the nature and extent of reporting concerning Professor Arday’s private life and whether relevant editorial standards were upheld.'
Professor Jason Arday Black Leaders in Higher Education extend our deepest condolences to Professor Jason Arday’s family, friends, colleagues and all those who knew and loved him. We are deeply… | Bl...
Professor Jason Arday Black Leaders in Higher Education extend our deepest condolences to Professor Jason Arday’s family, friends, colleagues and all those who knew and loved him. We are deeply sadde...
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Amy Hunt becomes first athlete to win four golds at European Championships www.itv.com/news/2026-08...
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Very nice example of how everything now works. Democracy?
Ed Granter@edgranter.bsky.social · 3d agoWell well #societyofrackets
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes. Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich. It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
The Secret Way the Rich are Getting Richer
The biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch.
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65% of households in England owned their home in 2024/25, 71% in 2003. Average house price is 7.63 times earnings, 3.96 times in 2000. Many will pay mortgages into their retirement. Govts don't hit new homes targets. Low wages, leave it to the market, short supply, corporate ownership take toll.
Home ownership in England
Home ownership in England has fallen by 6% since 2003. The ratio of average house prices to earnings has risen significantly and many people who would like to buy a home cannot. The reasons for the in...
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@thatchriswalker.bsky.social of @truthout.org writes: A new poll focusing on young people’s political views finds that, by a two-to-one margin, they tend to support rather than oppose the idea of democratic socialism. On U.S. economy, 78% said it is “bad,” “very bad,” or “couldn’t be worse.”
Poll Demonstrates Nearly Half of Young Americans Back Democratic Socialism
Nearly 4 out of 5 young voters described the US economy using negative terms.
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"A study tracking tree cover in Chicago over 11 years found that neighborhoods losing canopy saw death rates climb, especially in the city's hottest areas." www.livescience.com/health/savin...
Saving old trees may protect people's health more than planting new ones, study of Chicago neighborhoods finds
A study tracking tree cover in Chicago over 11 years found that neighborhoods losing canopy saw death rates climb, especially in the city's hottest areas.
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz will soon be ‘called a territory of the United States’. The felon also wants to takeover Canada, Cuba, Gaza, Greenland, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela and more. Does he think local population won't resist? Nothing learnt from Vietnam, Afghanistan. Madness of King Donald.
Trump says Strait of Hormuz will soon be ‘called a territory of the US’: Live
The US president says America will also hit Iran hard economically as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal to end a nearly six-month conflict
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