1/n No, but it is anti-science to run a committee comprised of House members who led a health disinformation campaign against mRNA vaccines in 2021-22, which led to the unnecessary deaths of 200,000 Americans

2/n and it is anti-science for a committee charged to investigate Covid yet failed to investigate the role of 2 U.S. Senators and several House Freedom Caucus members, together with Fox News and several podcasters that created a predatory campaign that led to needless deaths

1/n South Texas + Gulf Coast = one of the most climate vulnerable areas in U.S. it’s a major reason why we set up our National School of Tropical Medicine ⁦BCM_TropMed⁩ in Houston at the ⁦Texas Medical Center⁩. Among the illnesses now rising in Texas/GulfCoast…

If you had plans to be away when Sunak took us by surprise with his July 4 election, you should apply for a postal vote now. Deadline is not that far away. Don’t let the Tories voter suppression campaign work - go to this site now GOV.UK gov.uk/apply-postal-v…

Amazingly, the Daily Mail says that handing over my data, including data the Tories have shared with it, would breach its human rights. So we plan to sue it. goodlaw.social/2a13

The Welsh Government is seeking views on new Strategic Resource Areas (SRAs) for tidal energy, aiming to safeguard zones for future projects.

You can have your say, the deadline to submit to the consultation is June 5th 📆

Read more 🔗: marineenergywales.co.uk/government-new…

Dear students, apply for a postal vote now if you haven’t done so already. Don’t leave it too late. Vote for whomever you like but please vote. It matters. gov.uk/how-to-vote/po…

As he announces the election, Sunak attacks ‘environmental dogma’ as he gets drenched in rain on the day scientists announced that super wet weather was now ten times more likely due to climate change. This picture is a symbol of denial

A difficult read about how authorities cleared a historic Black cemetery in Virginia to make way for a Microsoft data center - even though living descendants were easily traceable. Archaeologists were ignored or overruled, and some capitulated to pressure.
propublica.org/article/how-au…

Born 317 years ago #Today , Carl Linnaeus was botanist, zoologist and creator of the modern system of naming organisms.

So nice of Rishi Sunak to set the date of the general election to mark the anniversary of the publication of Reflections, 4 July.

I'll be asking my candidates what they will do for nature Lee Barron Tom Pursglove MP

Mr Pursglove has to live down an appalling record of the

For the last 14 years as an NHS doctor, I have watched this party, these governments, savage the NHS into a crumbling shell of a once great institution. Deliberate, calculated, shameless destruction.

Only one thing to say. Please, if you still want an NHS, do not vote Tory.

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Regarding AF3 and the inability to validate the claims in the paper, nature says it wants to be 'in conversation' with our community around ensuring openness of the research ecosystem. 🧵

nature.com/articles/d4158…

With the #GeneralElection date set, we urge parties to put science at the heart of the political agenda, create a sustainable economy and help UK science thrive by prioritising:
🧪R&D
🌎World-class education
♻Sustainability and the circular economy
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Swansea University at the Senedd🎓🗣️

Great talk from Professor Luca Borger on green economy solutions and the research/training opportunities available through the bioscience department!

Want to know more? Speak with the team today at #ScienceAndTheSenedd or email [email protected]

2/n The irony (and as I highlighted in my PLOS Biology article) the approach the anti-science ringleaders, including 2 U.S. Senators and several House members from the freedom caucus, employ is right out of the Stalinist playbook. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

1/n You are correct Maroxad Ⓥ🚲😷 this is one of the tactics the anti-science extremists use to relabel science as “Communism” or dehumanize American scientists as “Communists”. It’s a bit of a throwback to the McCarthy era in the hope that it worked back then, maybe now. The irony…