Feminist, geek,#PwME. Loves family, friends, thinking, arts, new ideas, consensus politics (WE disability caucus). Opinions always mine
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Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.
ALT The moon with a rocket landed in its eye. The most iconic shot of 1902 sci-fi film Le Voyage Dans La Lune.
Today a cyclist coming fast thru a red traffic light at King'sX almost hit us on a green-lit zebra crossing. Again. @SantanderCycles @limebike @dott_uk @tier_mobility @humanforest_uk pls make sure your users know bikes have to obey traffic laws. Ppl will be hurt & you'll be sued
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This is sensible, straightforward & really should be entirely uncontentious. Covid is airborne. Masks help reduce the risk of visitors & staff infecting patients & each other at a time of immense NHS pressures. Masks, while cases are so high, make good sense.
Hospital trust returns to masks as Covid and flu cases soar bbc.in/3Mcf5fR
In the supermarket an old lady was sitting in the vegetable racks, quite composed, ignored by everyone. Did she want a hand? Yes; she'd fallen & couldn't get up. A hand later, off she went. I don't know how long she'd been there. Pls don't ignore oddities or be afraid to help but
Absolutely beautiful shepherd's warning this morning, through the filthy windows of a train. With luck the weather to come will sort that too...
This is horrifying and not at all surprising. Inequalities worsen for gem people and when they're GEM and disabled it seems society just stops caring, and barely starts to help.
People with a learning disability from a minority ethnic background have a life expectancy of just 34 years—around half that of their white counterparts who on average live to 62, to a report from the NHS Race and Health Observatory @NHS_RHO has found
bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p171…
.@SouthernRailUK I'm on the 16.05 Brighton train just left ecr which still says it's going to Brighton, while @nationalrailenq says it's cancelled from three bridges. I need a quick reply pls; if I don't hear before we get to tbd, I'll be late for an important meeting. Help pls!
Disabled people tend to be flexible, resourcesful, inventive, persistent and adaptable. We have to be, in a world designed by and for abled people. Employing us can only benefit your company, for a few reasonable accomodations that won't break you. youtube.com/watch?v=8U2W-tA_…
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My column on the latest developments in the Post Office scandal - an incredible tale of total corporate psychopathy that I absolutely BEG you to stay very very cross about theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Please, Londoners, if you love your kids, get them vaccinated asap. Measles can kill them. My sister and I almost died of it; I still suffer the after-effects. This is not a drill
'London at risk of major measles outbreak, UK Health Security Agency warns' theguardian.com/society/2023…
This is a genius thread which should be retweeted as a public service every couple of months. Yes, it's old; yes, it's still 100% relevant and accurate. @WEP_UK
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1/ Outstanding article on Long Covid published today in Nature. From the last section, 'Therapeutics and Outlook':
'The oncoming burden of long COVID faced by patients, health-care providers, governments and economies is so large as to be...
nature.com/articles/s41577-0…
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A charter flight landed in Calgary today, carrying 309 Afghan nationals to safety!
This flight included passengers who worked with the Canadian Armed Forces, Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan, and their families.
To our newest arrivals - Welcome home! 🇨🇦
Worth noting the 'researcher' is one of the foremost advocates of the psych theory of ME, so is desperate to disprove NICE. Her reputation's at stake. Objectivity much @guardiannews?
Chronic fatigue guidance discouraging exercise is flawed, say researchers theguardian.com/society/2023…
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You can think abortion should have term limits. You can think - if you really want - that being in lockdown, scared, alone and with several kids to care for aren’t mitigating factors. But if you want her imprisoned for it, may I suggest you just like the idea of punishing women.
This. If the government win this, it means they'll be able to ignore parliamentary democracy at will and bulldoze anything parliament defeats through into law anyway. Please sign. @WEP_UK
Ask @LabourLordsUK peers to back Fatal Motion in the Lords on June 13th from @GreenJennyJones to stop Govt further eroding civil liberties. Defend Parliamentary Democracy - Sign the Petition! chng.it/5wSqK8ZP via @UKChange
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To those of you who think kindness, shared leadership, connections, trust & supporting staff are “soft skills” or “fluffy” here’s you evidence they are actually CRITICAL to have for so many reasons
TY @rogerkline @KateBurkeNHS
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Totally agree with @ErinSandersNP about exercise in #LongCovid #MECFS and vaccine injury: if patients get #PEM from even walking short distances, it is clear that underlying physiological processes are causing pathology. No amount of “pushing through” will help and is dangerous – at South Africa
