“So what you’re really telling us is that everything we’ve been taught in our training as nurses is wrong for this condition.” Dr Nigel Speight describing a nurse’s reaction after he explained how to care for a patient with severe #MECFS.

BBC Wales Today. Carer and campaigner Rob Messenger, who has two children with #MECFS in their 30s, says there are no specialists to turn to and describes care for Severe and Very Severe ME in Wales as a ‘desert’.

George Monbiot describes the treatment of #MECFS as “The Greatest Medical Scandal of the 21st century”. Repost of the introduction to my 27-minute explainer video for #MEAwarenessMonth — now optimised for phones.

Karen Quinn spent most of the 1990s bedbound with #MECFS. “We didn’t have Sky, we didn’t have computers, we didn’t have internet… I just laid there.” (Highland Radio, Ireland)

TW: Assisted Suicide Clip from German TV. Kim has #MECFS and describes how her illness has progressed, leaving her bedbound and sensitive to light and sound. At 25, she talks about her decision to apply for assisted suicide, saying she can no longer live like this.

“They sometimes aren’t supported by their families. They almost always aren’t supported any longer by their friends.” Caroline Kingdon, on the profound isolation experienced by people with severe #MECFS.

#MECFS is a “medical” and a “social catastrophe.” — Jörg Heydecke, founder of Germany’s ME/CFS Research Foundation. One patient waited 19 years for a diagnosis. Another said she was told her symptoms were psychological and that she needed to get on with it.

Clip 3 BBC Politics North: Luke Akehurst MP says it’s “shocking” that #LongCovid services are being closed when ~2 million people live with the condition and about half consider themselves disabled. Covid is “not yesterday’s problem”, it is still causing events to be cancelled.

Really good explanation of Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM), the hallmark symptom of ME/CFS, and why pacing activities is so important. Clip from German TV science program.

Emma Shorter was told people who don’t recover from behavioral treatment for #MECFS have made the illness their personality. She was told not to meet other patients and to trust the therapist over her own body. She went from walking 4 mins a day to needing a wheelchair.

NEW: Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the fastest rate since May 2023. CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin has the latest.

I know, little girl. It's okay to just be clingy today. The weekend is nigh. #Wendy #parrotlet

Wednesday, ICE added another victim to the long list of people they've murdered under Trump. ICE fired 3 rounds into an SUV driven by Renee Nicole Good. The mother was murdered en route to her son's school. ICE has become Trump's Gestapo. #ICEMurderedReneeNicoleGood Creator @ lilnickmuller

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That bus pass took her went straight to the storm drains.

The children of immigrants are often thrust into the role of helping their families navigate government services. This is Karla Lopez Owens' story, too. Turns out she's been preparing her whole life for a role like County Clerk and Indianapolis needs someone like her.

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If Thekla can take advantage of the lack of disqualifications, so can Kris Statlander! Watch #AEWDoN LIVE on HBO Max PPV

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"Just when you thought it was safe to come out from behind the sofa, he's back..." BBC2 trailer for a repeat of "Doctor Who: The Daemons" (1992). #DoctorWho

You haven’t heard the part that changes everything yet.

A baby bear sloshes around the pond for your entertainment pleasure (but really, for her own). #mammals #nature #bear #love #trailcam #Seattle #wildanimals #goodmorning #PNW #love #funnyanimals #nokings #babyanimals #cubs #bears

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🌴Good Evening Passed Aways🌴 It's the start of my work weekend and it has been a rollercoaster today! BUT! It hasn't been bad. Honestly? It was more manageable than I am accustomed to. But I am going to try and find purchase in some personal luxuries. Maybe play a game or get in a VC with friends 💀🧡

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Forget 1 gigawatt-hour, the Cheaper Home Batteries programme now has a massive 6 gigawatt-hours of capacity.  But what does this mean? And what can 6 gigawatt-hours actually power?

Sing for me, fair damsel #LinksAwakening

THE SIT-DOWN 🎙️ Presented by @VisaCA Why did Jesse Marsch commit his future to the #CanMNT through the 2030 World Cup this week? As he tells Kristian Jack, his relationship with Kevin Blue, and their shared vision stand out FULL SIT-DOWN▶️ https://youtu.be/HZ_0BCVqlRY?si=-bWWOc7Vh7oTRlcS

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Swimming has commenced! 😄 We're also having hit or miss rain every day! 🌦️ I miss the 70s 🥵 Happy Caturday, my friend! 🤗🌷😻🎶🥰🦋🩵🐈‍⬛🌼❣️

We can't just force communities to take on the energy and environmental costs of data centers. Communities must have a voice in what happens.

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The coalition between Peter Thiel and Hulk Hogan that captured Trumpism. @swajcmanearle.bsky.social joins @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Ep273 is out! Just a short episode reviewing the Cheltenham game and ruminating on the run-in. Full plug to follow later, but listen now wherever you get your podcasts, or watch via our YouTube page! #ctfc ♦️ #ncafc 🧡🖤

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Spotted at #Legalweek26: final day energy on the show floor. Amongst hundreds of speakers & thousands of attendees, we're chasing down those last bits of information, education & connections before it wraps. Share your favorite moments, takeaways or best panel. 🎥 Alicia Demonte, Above The Law

Video of Pam Bondi and her bandage walking in before her testimony. This comes exactly a week after she had her soul excised through her Isthmus and trachea.

Recent IEC invitation rounds issued 6,223 invitations to young foreign workers seeking Canadian work experience through temporary open work permit pathways. immigcanada.com/canada-invit... #immigcanada #iec #youngprofessionals #workincanada

Another closed-door vote. Another win for special interests. Ryan Alter and Council chose a costly 40-year fossil fuel future for Austin. #DavidForATX

Beaver should've asked who all was gonna be there

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High brain: we can handle it. Molten cheese: bet.

Great night with the Scotch Plains Democratic Club — thank you Chair John Del Sordi. Peak Jersey energy: tough questions, real talk on research funding, protecting rights, and how we flip NJ-07. People are fired up and ready to win. Let’s go. #NJ07

He's so...big #Mingi #ateez #dailymingi

On this day in 1993, John to Marlena: “I will love this baby, Doc. Simply because it’s a part of you.” #DAYS #DOOL #Jarlena

Just leave (and let me attempt self-unhook, ffs) #DeadbyDaylight To quote the dead Nancy: "I guess we're just giving him a free kill after he tunneled all game"

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Fed chair: one of the rare jobs where a bad call can echo through the entire world economy. So yes, I am old-fashioned enough to think boyish good looks and "no regrets" might be underqualified.

Ed Davey is right to boycott Trump’s state banquet. The suffering in Gaza cannot be ignored. Trump has the leverage to bring peace - and Keir Starmer must urge him to act.

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