The big picture is that the UK is seeing more industrial action—more strikes—than anytime in the past three decades.
Last year more than 2.4 million working days were recorded as lost to strikes, the highest total since 1989. /2
https://t.co/RgUir9iOV9
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS)
Mar 20, 2023
from http://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS
A randomized trial of a blood thinner after severe Covid to prevent clothing events. Summary of result: “highly compatible with estimates of efficacy ranging from a 56% reduction to a 95% increase risk of apixiban compared with placebo
https://t.co/SqsS7OCwKq @AnnalsofIM https://t.co/mZCcbXwKBf— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Mar 20, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
France just passed the two year increase in the age of retirement from 62 up to 64. If we thought they were protesting before, shit is about to go nuts over there. Good luck to the people of France. Never give up 💪
— Fuck You I Quit (@fuckyouiquit)
Mar 20, 2023
from http://twitter.com/fuckyouiquit
Pure joy.
Now let’s pass the Universal School Meals Program Act to make sure every school in the country can provide free meals to help unlock the infinite intelligence of our kids. No child can learn when they’re hungry. https://t.co/uUqNddk6N0
— Congressman Jamaal Bowman (@RepBowman)
Mar 18, 2023
from http://twitter.com/RepBowman
https://t.co/YoJfKioTc1
— Liberals Are Cool 🆒️🌹 (@LiberalsAreCool)
Mar 18, 2023
from http://twitter.com/LiberalsAreCool
Left: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after signing a law that guarantees free breakfast and lunch to all public school students
Right: Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders after signing a law that makes child labor easier https://t.co/rX05wXHZQ5
— Prem ツ (@prem_thakker)
Mar 17, 2023
from http://twitter.com/prem_thakker
The vital role of patients and the public in guiding #LongCovid research
https://t.co/V2xLnrMLIi @NatureMedicine by @AshRouten and colleagues https://t.co/6qif9SHjUB— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Mar 17, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
In the U.K., hundreds of thousands of workers have gone on strike — 300,00 teachers angry about inadequate raises & inadequate funding for schools. Tens of thousands of nurses & doctors furious that Tory Governments been starving the National Health Service of funding https://t.co/uSf0crGdJ0
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt)
Mar 17, 2023
from http://twitter.com/greenhousenyt
“This illegal conduct across all worksites is sadly under reported and normalized as many workers remain ignorant on what conduct by management is actually illegal. Last year we set a record of winning multiple cases related to these violations by Target”
https://t.co/JpBLehlA9j
— Target Workers Unite (@TGTWorkersUnite)
Mar 17, 2023
from http://twitter.com/TGTWorkersUnite
We live in a system where we see offices and colleagues more than friends and family.
Are you really okay with that kind of life? https://t.co/2Ph5F37SWV
— Daniel (@WizardOfThaSea)
Mar 17, 2023
from http://twitter.com/WizardOfThaSea
Why are they going on strike? Well, issues like being offered 2% raises when inflation is 10% and the cost of food is up 16%. More below. https://t.co/CZg6iSeBer
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS)
Mar 17, 2023
from http://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS
Workers in England are going on strike and shutting it down, hundreds of thousands at a time. We might want to pay attention. https://t.co/JMCKbTRxq7
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS)
Mar 17, 2023
from http://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS
BREAKING: New genetic evidence shows COVID-19 pandemic may have started with raccoon dogs at Wuhan market, international group of experts says – The Atlantic
— BNO News (@BNOFeed)
Mar 16, 2023
from http://twitter.com/BNOFeed
Loss of smell after Covid: by 3-years (the longest follow-up study to date) >95% fully recovered
https://t.co/n8zfUZMGIq— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Mar 16, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
2 dolphins in the UK have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu
— BNO News (@BNOFeed)
Mar 16, 2023
from http://twitter.com/BNOFeed
The ceramide story and how it may add to cholesterol for gauging risk and intervening for heart disease
https://t.co/gFlZfPaWeN @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/MvX8eLmOLA— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Mar 16, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
Dollar General’s business model is based on generating windfall profits for Executives and Shareholders by employing few employees with earning poverty wages. /3
https://t.co/U7vkkm3u3F— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS)
Mar 16, 2023
from http://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS
It is unacceptable that @Tesla could not guarantee the workers to whom it owes its wealth a right so basic as returning home in the same condition they left the house.
Proud of our friends at @workersdefense for not letting their voices be silenced. https://t.co/1Vm6i7cNvQ
— Texas AFL-CIO (@TexasAFLCIO)
Mar 16, 2023
from http://twitter.com/TexasAFLCIO
Just a reminder that there are better options than bailouts. https://t.co/XUTEyANBhz
— Gritty is the Way (@Gritty20202)
Mar 16, 2023
from http://twitter.com/Gritty20202
🎯 🎯 🎯 https://t.co/5fhby3PZK1
— Fuck You I Quit (@fuckyouiquit)
Mar 14, 2023
from http://twitter.com/fuckyouiquit
What people with ‘super immunity’ can teach us about Covid and other viruses
“What is it that clears the virus before it gets a foothold?,” That’s exactly what Dr. Jill Hollenbach @UCSF is trying to discover.”
https://t.co/QAS4iMv4Uj via @nbcnews
— Carrie Byington, MD, FAAP, FIDSA😷💉 (@carrie_byington)
Mar 13, 2023
from http://twitter.com/carrie_byington
Pinning this to my soul https://t.co/QcCG8HNiTx
— AJ LoCascio (@AJLoCascio)
Mar 13, 2023
from http://twitter.com/AJLoCascio
Unionizing is the actual way to improve a workplace, an actual solution to burnout, and the way to build a better environment for workers to thrive.
Join us in building media that supports the union movement, and builds power for working people!
https://t.co/V7KRLTbMey— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS)
Mar 13, 2023
from http://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS
Spotted on the NYC subway 👀 https://t.co/9kHpYa6wRC
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS)
Mar 13, 2023
from http://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS
Better, but ~400 Covid deaths per day is unacceptably high, given so many are preventable
https://t.co/ShoeHVejq0 https://t.co/hRwfdwTAxM https://t.co/CX1JkcOpPA— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Mar 13, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
Despite an estimated 10-20% of an “Omicron-like event” in the next 2 years, as I reviewed here https://t.co/qTgIEjnydz
Hard to find any major initiative to develop better Covid vaccines for broader, more durable protection & less side effects
https://t.co/9U5xO2Ve1B @ewencallaway https://t.co/zUGQQpTDZ5— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Mar 12, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
3+ years in, it’s sad and notable that so much work has to go in to providing the evidence (for a respiratory virus) they work.
https://t.co/j9qf2ul7rA
https://t.co/zEZswCHp4g https://t.co/8wFaqlj7iS— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Mar 11, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
Sobering @JoelAchenbach @washingtonpost piece on the early response to Covid. Smartly observes that folks remember the pain of lockdown/mandates, but have forgotten how many lives were saved by them. I’m quoted – next time, pushback will begin on Day 1. https://t.co/95cU5H67X2
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Mar 11, 2023
from http://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter
My input below https://t.co/MpKLVY9Sh1
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Mar 10, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
The pandemic at 3 years
https://t.co/rvOR5COfai by @CarlaKJohnson @AP— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Mar 10, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol