@TimPurches

Here's where I stick all the social justice and environmental stuff that would bore/piss off my friends on Facebook. See @Botany_Tim for botany tweets

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This story is one of the most disturbing I've ever covered. It's about how the views of a deeply weird ideological sect affected science, medicine and the media, with devastating impacts on patients. Please read and pass on. This horror has to stop. theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Maeve Boothby O’Neill died because of a discredited view of ME. How was this allowed to happen? |...

Chronic fatigue syndrome is as physiological as a broken leg. ​We must learn all we can from this tragic case, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Jim Funnell@JimFunnel16 Oct 2024
I'm talking latest on Plymouth Freeport: Oct 22, 7.30, Barbican Theatre. All welcome, free entry. I'll explore latest UK freeports info incl. the links btw Carbon Capture & Storage & freeports sites. I'll dig deep into freeports ‘eco’ claims @GeorgeMonbiot @blowhound @AnnAubert3
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@YouGov16 Aug 2024
Devon has lost the scone wars. Basically everywhere in Britain uses the 'Cornish method' (i.e. jam first). Even in Devon itself, only 49% use the 'Devon method' (i.e. cream first), while 46% go jam first yougov.co.uk/society/article…
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Rosie Holt@RosieisaHolt9 Aug 2024
Have you had to have THE TALK yet?
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The >60,000 people who took to the streets at #RestoreNatureNow yesterday gained minimal press coverage compared to the 2 people who sprayed paint powder on stonehenge This is why we take disruptive action This is the Activist's Dilemma
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This is not an attempt to justify what happened at Stonehenge today, or even to change anyone’s mind about it. I’d simply like to add some context that I feel has been missing from some reports, statements and tweets.
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RadioKate@RadioKate22 May 2024
“Trust me, I have a plan” says man who didn’t think to take an umbrella with him when giving an important speech outside, even though it was already raining.
Image of Rishi Sunak with water soaking the shoulders of his suit as he announces the election outside number ten in the rain.

ALT Image of Rishi Sunak with water soaking the shoulders of his suit as he announces the election outside number ten in the rain.

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We have had another week in which the catastrophic state of this country has been brutally expose and another week that shows this government's only priority is to divide and stir up the culture wars A frustrating 🧵
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Mitch Benn@MitchBenn10 May 2024
Don’t come crying to me when you wake up blind and being hunted by daffodils
James Chapman@jameschappers10 May 2024
Northern Lights clearly visible right now in our corner of Surrey! Never seen them before this far south in my life. Tonight is the biggest geomagnetic storm for 20 years #NorthernLights
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Help we gerrymandered the wrong demographic
Johnny Mercer@JohnnyMercerUK2 May 2024
I am sorry about this. The legislation on acceptable forms of ID came out before the veterans ID cards started coming out in January this year. I will do all I can to change it before the next one.
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This 👇 #Vote
Armando Iannucci
@Aiannucci29 Apr 2024
I could use my lovely blue tick to go off on some thousand word diatribe about how beyond awful these low-lying scoundrels are, but instead I’ll just stick with: register to vote, make sure you have the right ID to vote, and vote.
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The Companion of Honour, which recognises achievements in science and the arts, is limited to 65 people - Peter Higgs has just died, and there's therefore a vacancy. I'm not sure what has Kate done to deserve this honour alongside Sir Paul Mccartney and Dame Maggie Smith.
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While it is true that Catherine has become a Companion of Honour, it is not the case that she has taken the place of Peter Higgs. Royal members are counted separately to the 65 ordinary members, amongst which there are currently three vacancies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_…
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Tom Gauld@tomgauld15 Mar 2024
To celebrate #Wordle1000, here is my cartoon about Wordle addiction for the Guardian.
A man lies on a couch and talks to his psychiatrist. Her: So, if I understand correctly: you've become so obsessed with Wordle that you can only use five-letter words. Him: Quite right, sadly. Her: How long has this been going on? Him: About three weeks. Her: And does it affect your daily life? Him: Makes basic tasks quite tough Her: One answer would be to stop playing. Him: Never! Her: Or, try something with a larger vocabulary: Scrabble, crosswords? Him: Smart! Enjoy other games, learn extra words... heard worse ideas. Her: Come back and see me in two weeks. Him (leaving): Great. Adieu!

ALT A man lies on a couch and talks to his psychiatrist. Her: So, if I understand correctly: you've become so obsessed with Wordle that you can only use five-letter words. Him: Quite right, sadly. Her: How long has this been going on? Him: About three weeks. Her: And does it affect your daily life? Him: Makes basic tasks quite tough Her: One answer would be to stop playing. Him: Never! Her: Or, try something with a larger vocabulary: Scrabble, crosswords? Him: Smart! Enjoy other games, learn extra words... heard worse ideas. Her: Come back and see me in two weeks. Him (leaving): Great. Adieu!

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How I became a human plague – and stumbled into one of the most astonishing scientific stories I’ve ever encountered. My column. Plus thread. theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Apparently just by talking about it, I’m super-spreading long Covid | George Monbiot

A professor has suggested that press coverage could make people believe they have the condition, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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It’s the greatest medical scandal of the 21st Century. Intransigent doctors and gullible journalists have made the lives of ME/CFS patients a living hell. A massive and shocking story in this week’s column. theguardian.com/commentisfre…

‘You don’t want to get better’: the outdated treatment of ME/CFS patients is a national scandal |...

The notion that this illness is psychosomatic is having devastating effects, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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I don’t understand a word but I can’t stop laughing.. 😂
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This is the greatest randomized controlled trial joke ever told
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James O'Brien
@mrjamesob3 Feb 2024
An excellent & detailed account of by far the maddest element of so-called ‘culture wars’. The endless stream of whining inadequates claiming that their opinions are somehow censored or not permitted dominate almost every media platform in the land… prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas…

Laurence Fox, a free speech martyr? Pull the other one

Important viewpoints do get silenced in the media—just not the ones represented by Fox and his super-rich backers

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