The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

When their husband developed sudden abdominal pain, this individual found the care and efficiency between departments from Phone First through to A&E at #SHSCT to be brilliant. Read the full story here: www.careopinion.org.uk/1464768

This family wanted to thank @scotambservice.bsky.social. Read their story about the care shown to them during a medical emergency involving their dad. The call handler stayed on the phone throughout guiding them to the nearest defibrillator and arranging an ambulance. www.careopinion.org.uk/1463724

✨ This author explains how the caring, non - judgmental support from the team at HIV North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent helped them navigate their journey after an HIV diagnosis #NHSInclusion. Read more: www.careopinion.org.uk/1465156

✨ This author describes how the kind and encouraging support from the CERT team at @shpu.bsky.social helped them, as someone living with Psychosis, on their road to recovery. read the story: www.careopinion.org.uk/1464336

We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

Twice divorced Richard Tice, currently in a relationship with a divorcee, speaking for a party led by twice-divorced Farage, tells us unmarried people should be deprioritised for social housing.

The BBC is promoting RefUK as a govt in waiting, when RefUK have 8 MPs, only 3 elected, the other 5 defected from the Tories. Lib Dems have 71 MPs but are ignored. Ofcom is supposed to ensure impartiality of the BBC - the national broadcaster - so clearly Ofcom is complicit in this political bias.

Read this parent's story about the care Stephen at #RDaSH, Children's Neuro Development Service (Doncaster) gave during their child's diagnosis assessment. The family describes him as approachable, understanding, genuinely caring throughout: www.careopinion.org.uk/1460897

Read this parent's story about the Parenting Team at @stockportnhsft.bsky.social & the virtual Invest in Play course that helped her learn to play with her daughter again, reducing conflict, enjoying their time together more & building confidence in her own parenting: www.careopinion.org.uk/1457304

Instead of fighting senseless wars, we should be fighting climate change. Instead of building data centers, we should be building housing. Instead of corporate welfare give us universal healthcare.

This author shared how during an extended hospital stay, the compassion and humanity shown by the Ward 9 team, #WHSCT made a big difference. Read their heartfelt thank you to the staff who made them feel safe, heard and, most importantly, never alone: www.careopinion.org.uk/1460640

Just a thought, but is it perhaps time for a responsible news media to stop reporting the dribbling arseblurts of these fools? Seriously, this is on a par with “Bloke down the pub says it’s a well-known fact that there’s no actual evidence that smoking is bad for you.”

The loudest voices online aren't always the most accurate. New data shows our homicide rate is lower than every US state, while murder rates are at record lows. The evidence is clear: our approach to tackling crime and its causes works. It’s driving down violence right across the capital.

Is Europe safer than America?

A novel dataset provides some surprising answers

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So Richard Tice, should farmers just "enjoy" low crop yields? Should the thousands who've died from the heatwaves just "enjoy" their premature deaths? What about the families whose homes have burned down in the wildfires? Charlatans with their heads in the sand. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reform’s Tice says people should stop fighting climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heat

Deputy leader says it is ‘arrogant’ to try to halt global heating, despite UK being left reeling by summer firewave

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This author explains how the care and calm confidence of one particular nurse had a real impact on theirs and their wife's experience at @nhslothian.bsky.social . Read the full story: www.careopinion.org.uk/1461159

BBC’s coverage of Reform’s welfare plans is frankly bizarre. Headlines in Ten, leading on some radio networks. Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election?

There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)

A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

He didn’t change. They did.

All the signs are that Burnham is determined to ignore climate breakdown and its devastating consequences for the UK, and to row back on climate action This is criminally negligent and despicable www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets

Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves

theguardian.com

If @andyburnham.bsky.social were Prime Minister during the Blitz: "There is an urgent problem of bombs falling on London. They appear to be coming out of the sky. We convened a COBRA meeting to discuss it. The root causes of this problem are not something I am prepared to discuss." #ClimateEmergency

Is welfare spending ''out of control''? It's estimated to be 11.1 per cent of GDP this financial year. That's just 1.1 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen by 0.9 per cent of GDP since 2012-13 ⤵️

If people have worked through the night to count votes because of a pointless by election you have caused then you should have the courage to stand on the platform and say thank you to them. #Clacton

A patient shared their experience of physiotherapy at Dene Barton, #SomersetNHSFoundationTrust, and how it helped them take charge of their pelvic health. The service's response is a good example of how to show their story and feedback was heard, valued and acted on. www.careopinion.org.uk/1460913

No surprise that trusting his followers is not a quality of the most untrustworthy politician .. "The videos also told activists not to 'drink and Tweet’ and to put leaflets through doors even if they have ‘no junk mail’ signs" trib.al/iths5ES

I agree. Vote Binface.