We shouldn’t cut a single penny in support for disabled people - we should tax the wealthiest instead. I’ve launched a petition calling for wealth taxes, not cuts - as part of our campaign to get as many MPs as possible to vote down these cuts Sign here: change.org/wealthtaxes-no…

Benjamins Zephaniah Day

Not even a year ago!!! As much a divisive fascist shit stirrer then... just getting worse now!!!

This is an extraordinary discovery! Cornish tin was being traded across the eastern Mediterranean to make Bronze Age bronze! It was travelling the best part of 2500 miles theguardian.com/science/2025/m…

Happy birthday Bill Kreutzmann - Been a long ride… but a pretty good one don’t ya think 📸: Richard Pechner, Robert Altman, Bob Minkin

Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer. Defend the poor, old, sick, disabled, vulnerable. Spread the rebellion. Meet your MP face-to-face. Tell him/her to vote against the cuts Tax the rich. End profiteering. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Something beautiful to start the week! A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago. From a Mousterian level at Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France. 6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm. Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 📷 by me

Migrants didn't cause the housing crisis. Migrants didn't cause the NHS crisis. Migrants didn't drive up poverty levels. Years of austerity did all that. If you want to improve people's lives, then stop the cuts, introduce a Wealth Tax and properly invest in our communities.

Thames Water executives to receive bonuses from £3bn emergency loan. Bonus for dumping sewage, not plugging leaks, neglecting investment, fleecing customers. They are laughing all the way to the bank. Govts do nothing. Let customers vote on exec pay. archive.ph/lcNyD

Our next release will be "THE SYNTAX OF BEOWULF" by Geoffrey Russom (Brown University). It will be available before the end of the summer. For more information, visit: uppsalabooks.com/the-syntax-of-…

The Anglo-Saxon scholar and poet Alcuin is commemorated on 20 May. Born in Northumbria in the 730s and educated at York, he became an influential teacher at the court of Charlemagne. This is from his 'Debate of Spring and Winter', a joyous welcome to the happy days of summer.

Human antibodies to #Anopheles mosquito saliva are emerging as powerful biomarkers for bite exposure & #malaria risk 📈 Strong correlation with human biting rates (HBR), especially in Africa 🌎 New biomarkers needed for Anopheles species outside Africa 👉 hubs.li/Q03jfnjJ0

Stop selling arms to Israel then.

Congratulations to @MickeyHart and @ESPN on capturing 13 Sports Emmy Awards from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences! ESPN Film’s ‘Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience’ was recognized for Outstanding Editing-Long Form. The film follows Mickey as he creates a

💥"You saw a very small hole in their necks, but doing the CT scan you could understand that their laryngus, their groin, their spine had been dissolved... » Christos Georgalas, a celebrated head and neck surgeon, is one of the few Greek doctors who have volunteered in Gaza in

As the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Test, Trace, and Isolate Module comes to a close today, here is a look at some of the shocking evidence we have heard so far. A Thread 🧵 1/12

An exploration of current and future vector-borne disease threats and opportunities for change: frontiersin.org/journals/publi… Frontiers LSHTM_malaria

Did you know that Walther of Aquitaine, the hero of the Latin epic WALTHARIUS, is identical to the hero of the fragmentary Old English epic WALDERE? He's also mentioned in the NIBELUNGENLIED (as "Walther of Spain") and he might appear in the SONG OF ROLAND as well (as "Walther of

Its taken 18 months & it should have happened long ago, but finally BBC News (UK) has plucked up the courage to write clearly about Israeli War Crimes. RT now before they bow to pressure & retract it. Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes in Gaza bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

#DYK there is a waterborne infection that can lead to #infertility ,📈HIV risk & is often misdiagnosed as an #STI? The FIG cross-sector coalition tackles the neglected issue of #FGSchisto across #SRHR, #HIV, #HPV, #NTDs & #WASH. Watch our explainer video: youtu.be/TJD9_3DQwsY