Insurance industry coalition forms non-profit to study baffling excess mortality
— Read on insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/insurance-industry-coalition-forms-non-profit-to-study-excess-mortality
I drafted the definition of antisemitism. Rightwing Jews are weaponizing it
This article is more than 3 years oldKenneth Stern
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/13/antisemitism-executive-order-trump-chilling-effect
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Police watch U.K.
The fines are part of a wider crackdown to tackle rogue companies using pressure tactics to sell insurance for white goods
— Read on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/companies-fined-marketing-calls-crackdown-b2415627.html
Farrukh Najeeb Husain
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/solicitor-faces-tribunal-over-plainly-extremely-offensive-tweets/5117265.article
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Police watch U.K.: Alfie Meadows
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Nipah virus
There are reasons for Libya’s “chaotic”, “dysfunctional” response to the disaster. And to identify them, we need to look closer to home.
— Read on declassifieduk.org/why-the-media-arent-telling-the-whole-story-of-libyas-floods/
Andrew Fisher wants Stop the War to wind itself up, in the middle of a war, because of a vote at the TUC…
— Read on www.stopwar.org.uk/article/wind-up-well-continue-campaigning-until-the-wars-stop/
The British military and intelligence establishment is playing a key role in fortifying the repressive regime in Bahrain, it can be revealed.
— Read on declassifieduk.org/how-the-british-establishment-is-working-to-keep-bahrains-ruling-family-in-power/
Ken Livingstone and ex-Labour councillor Pam Bromley accepted a settlement offer today from the Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
— Read on morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/livingstone-bromley-offered-settlement-ehrc-anti-semitism-allegations
Trichloroethylene: toxicological overview – GOV.UK
— Read on www.gov.uk/government/publications/trichloroethylene-properties-incident-management-and-toxicology/trichloroethylene-toxicological-overview
BIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL EFFECTS OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE EXPOSURE- Section 2.1
— Read on www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/trichloroethylene/biological_fate.html
The study uncovers the role of the PLAC8 protein in making the human pancreas vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection, leading to pancreatic injury and complications in severe COVID-19 cases. The findings open up new avenues for understanding how the virus affects multiple organ systems and offer a potential target for future treatments.
— Read on www.news-medical.net/news/20230912/How-COVID-19-targets-the-pancreas-revealed.aspx
A major focus in the study of metabolism and disposition of trichloroethylene (TCE) is to identify metabolites that can be used reliably to assess flux through the various pathways of TCE metabolism and to identify those metabolites that are causally associated with toxic responses. Another importan …
— Read on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10807551/
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FTP: Steve Biko
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Politician watch: Rory Stewart
Leaked documents obtained by MintPress reveal that the CIA-backed NED is preparing another coup in Indonesia under the aegis of “democracy promotion.”
— Read on www.mintpressnews.com/leak-cia-ned-color-revolution-coup-indonesia/285617/
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Green: Morocco earthquake
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill,
— Read on www.newarab.com/news/uk-mps-hear-zero-palestinian-witnesses-anti-boycott-bill
COVID patients exhale up to 1,000 copies of virus per minute during first eight days of symptoms
— Read on news.northwestern.edu/
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Ukraine on Fire
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Labour Activists 4 Justice
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Journalist watch: Marianna Spring
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Green: Hong Kong floods
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Green: Greece flooding
Covid-19: Upgrading to FFP3 respirators cuts infection risk, research finds | The BMJ
— Read on www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n1663
Clients predicted to bring claims against solicitors who charge costs shortfall to them.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/costs-recovery-claims-could-explode-after-frc-extension/5117153.article
Hemothorax: Definition, Symptoms, and Treatment
— Read on www.healthline.com/health/hemothorax
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#SavePalestinianWomen
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Fires in Hawaii – who is lying?
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Politician watch: David Lammy
But the Law Commission calls for improvements to keep London in the lead
— Read on rozenberg.substack.com/p/arbitration-works-well
We spoke with hospital epidemiologist Emily Landon, MD, about the ways Ebola is transmitted and how that plays into deliberations
— Read on www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/biological-sciences-articles/how-does-the-ebola-virus-spread
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Burial therapy
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Protected: Indonesian
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https://www.palestineaction.org/not-guilty-walsall/
Footnote: the above was prepared contemporaneously and given the vote today, 2 July, I must make it clear that nothing here should be interpreted as showing support for Palestine Action in any way.
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NIHL: Jarrod Homer re: CLB and LCB
It remains to be seen whether the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 will stand up to scrutiny.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice-points/strike-law-puts-uk-at-odds-with-international-legal-standards/5116954.article
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Texting Slang | YourDictionary
Texting slang involves sending shortened messages between mobile devices. This texting slang dictionary helps you quickly find all the most common abbreviations.
— Read on www.yourdictionary.com/articles/texting-abbreviations
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Palestine: cat café in Gaza City
Footage of ‘enemy within’ section shows only anonymised party staffers, not the scene Unite and pro-Israel groups are claiming – see for yourself below – and the attempts to suppress the film have led to the making of another one Sharon Graham and her team have been slammed by Unite members for banning the use…
— Read on skwawkbox.org/2023/08/25/exclusive-unite-smears-corbyn-film-claiming-it-calls-rabbis-enemy-within-it-doesnt/
Clinical Implications of Basic Research from The New England Journal of Medicine — An mRNA Influenza Vaccine — Could It Deliver?
— Read on www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcibr2215281
Delay joining the Horizon Europe programme making it more difficult to attract and retain the brightest scientists
— Read on www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/25/uk-facing-brain-drain-of-cancer-researchers-after-failure-to-join-eu-scheme
Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when Covid patients were moved into homes
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/25/families-sue-uk-government-over-relatives-deaths-during-covid-pandemic
PFAS were found in a majority of the paper and bamboo straws analysed. They have been widely used since the shunning of plastic straws in the UK and Europe in recent years.
— Read on news.sky.com/story/amp/paper-straws-found-to-contain-long-lasting-and-potentially-toxic-chemicals-study-12947006
This modified Delphi study identified 20 research priorities where efforts should be concentrated to develop collaborative prehospital critical care research within the UK over the next 5 years.
— Read on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36650041/
This is the first study to describe the use of a thermoresponsive foam to manage NCTH and successfully demonstrated proof-of-concept feasibility of FOAM deployment. These results provide strong support for future, higher-powered studies to confirm improved survival with this novel intervention.
— Read on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33290892/
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Coronavirus: studies on Long COVID
Non-vaccine measures such as social distancing and wearing face masks have been “unequivocally effective” at preventing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to a major report by the UK’s Royal Society
— Read on www.newscientist.com/article/2388929-lockdowns-and-face-masks-really-did-help-to-control-covid-19/
Palestine Action’s direct action campaign has attracted interest at the highest levels of UK and Israeli government since the beginning. New revelations suggest deep interference in the UK justice system.
— Read on realmedia.press/israel-secret-influence/
Footnote: the above was prepared contemporaneously and given the vote today, 2 July, I must make it clear that nothing here should be interpreted as showing support for Palestine Action in any way.
One-quarter of American adults said they believe the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism – a widely studied and discredited claim that emerged in the 1990s.
— Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12433533/Americas-antivaxx-believe-MMR-vaccines-autism-Covid-deaths-KFF.html
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Wildfires: Greece
It’s been described as the most deadly Covid strain since Omicron.
— Read on www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/new-covid19-strain-ba-286-most-deadly-since-omicron/news-story/c68e593a596c6460604b41378b737eef
Exclusive: documents seem to show embassy officials pressing attorney general’s office over Palestine Action protesters
— Read on www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/20/israeli-embassy-officials-attempted-to-influence-uk-court-cases-documents-suggest
Footnote: the above was prepared contemporaneously and given the vote today, 2 July, I must make it clear that nothing here should be interpreted as showing support for Palestine Action in any way.
Introduction Receiving a private parking charge, usually referred to by the issuing company as a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) is now a part of life for m…
— Read on insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102ike8/private-parking-charges-why-pay
A new Covid strain dubbed Pirola has hit British shores, it was confirmed today, and the variant may be easily spread due to a huge number of mutations – possibly up to 30
— Read on www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-covid-pirola-strain-hits-30738307
This new Innovation Focus Area aims to find novel ideas that will shine a light on the future of Directed Energy Weapons across Land, Sea and Air domains
— Read on www.gov.uk/government/news/dasa-seeks-innovations-to-help-develop-the-first-generation-of-directed-energy-weapons
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