Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #Choice

Phil Booth

@EinsteinsAttic

@LisaMWatki That @ukfuturehealth somewhat 'buries the lede' on its intention to construct a giant £212 million 👇 #DNA / #genomic database in its patient literature is somewhat concerning...

find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019818-…

@LisaMWatki @ukfuturehealth ...not to mention the £62.5 million+ they'll be spending taking people's #bloods, etc.:

find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005068-…

@LisaMWatki @ukfuturehealth Of course, #OurFutureHealth had to get its money from somewhere.

I'll give you one guess as to where...

ourfuturehealth.org.uk/partners/#htoc…

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Susan Chubb#FBPA⚫️#RejoinEU 💙🌻🏴‍☠️ 🥀

@SusanChubb1

@juliasm18659356 @JohnWest_JAWS @PennyMordaunt @RishiSunak Welcome to U.K. : we’re holding a #ToryPoundshopDictator #LosershipFarce after U.K. Public were denied a #Voice #Choice #Vote by #ToryCorruption

@juliasm18659356 @JohnWest_JAWS @PennyMordaunt @RishiSunak This follows on from Brexit Coup in 2016, which our #UkSecServices #Police #ElectoralCommission #DCMS #Parliament #Cps #Politicians all ignored because they were too cowardly to stand up to Tories. Some LabourPolitians were complicit: Hoey /Lexit ; for example.

https://twitter.com/mattprescott/status/1584301304230203396

@juliasm18659356 @JohnWest_JAWS @PennyMordaunt @RishiSunak So even though people like @carolecadwalla @IanCLucas @BylineTimes @ByDonkeys @Heidi_Cuda @RealBristolNews kept on providing the receipts- they were hounded / ignored. In USA Trump launched Jan6th and all the same names came up in Court again and again. In U.K. it’s ignored.

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Luiza Jarovsky

@LuizaJarovsky

These are the 23 reasons why #TikTok is problematic in terms of #manipulation, #addiction and #privacy & why #children and #teenagers should be kept away from it:

(for those interested: the full article about the topic, with all relevant links: linkedin.com/pulse/i-tiktok…)

1- Reduced space for #autonomy and #choice; videos are pushed to the user since 1st use. In a web that respects human dignity, people - especially #children and #teenagers - should get used to choose and think about what they want to be exposed to

2- Increased potential of #manipulation and #exposure of younger and more impressionable audiences, as the content will be pushed to them and they will be hooked by age-inappropriate content (and be recommended more content like this)

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GAVNet

@GAValueNetwork

“It’s all about a progressive, rational policy for social control. Social inclusion is the most productive means of social control.” -- David Brotherton greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/dai…

Walking the World: Seoul (part 1) - by Chris Arnade
walkingtheworld.substack.com/p/walking-the-…
#SouthKorea, #TravelLog, #PhotoJournalism

New Neuroscience Reveals 5 Rituals That Will Make Your Life Awesome
bakadesuyo.com/2022/06/connec…
#neuroscience, #gratitude, #reciprocity, #altruism, #choice, #enjoyment

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I AM … Shane Browningd G k

@VVission123

Good Morning, “They” need another distraction—“Phoned Home” ..

Everything is going according to plan, “Nobody” Loves Humanity unconditionally …

Be careful who you follow, ask yourself the most important Question when listening to these “XRP RIDDLERS” or “in the know”

https://twitter.com/vvission123/status/1524143216169299973

Accounts, #WHY do they avoid the Military ? …

“Nobody” & the Military are in complete control … Control is an illusion, THE PEOPLE are truly sin control & have all the POWER, THE PEOPLE/Children come first ..

The false reality being presented as “Reality, is the “reality”

Created by evil that GOOD has to SLOWLY awaken the people out of ..

Once awakened, the REALITY that is & ALWAYS has been/Always existed (hidden from humanity) becomes clear to those asleep. .
Ones start to realize all that their family members who came before them, what they

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StopSurrogacyNowUK

@WombsNotForRent

Really interesting 168-strong survey, though a shame that only 2 surrogate mothers responded, so with an unintentional focus on those who benefit from #surrogacy it collects key data with balance provided. Our analysis follows. Epic 🧵 1.

https://twitter.com/CFentonGlynn/status/1516861527680237570

2. Same sex respondents (9), 5 admit to using ‘legal loopholes’ to access #commercialsurrogacy in #Ukraine – laws there only permit infertile heterosexual couples to apply for #surrogacy

3. Reason for choosing #surrogacy: #adoption was restricted or not available (this refers to other countries, UK does not discriminate legally against same-sex couples) but #surrogacy can be either expensive or cheap.

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Phil Booth

@EinsteinsAttic

Finally, the #GoldacreReview is published! (During Parliamentary Easter holidays, mid-ping-pong on the #HealthAndCareBill...)

It's 221 pages - each PDF page is a double page spread - so this could be a lo-o-o-ong [Thread].

Here goes...

https://twitter.com/bengoldacre/status/1512011686659575812

First point to note, in the Terms of Reference (p5), is that this is about "access to #NHSdata by #researchers, #commissioners, and #innovators" - i.e. #Planning and #CommercialReUse - so it is directly relevant to the operation of millions of people's #NationalDataOptOuts...

"185 wide-ranging recommendations for us to explore", says @sajidjavid (p6). Gulp! Time for some coffee...

"systems that ensure #underrepresented groups are well represented" may (partly) refer to this "landmark review", which got off to a slow start:

gov.uk/government/new…

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SisterSupporter

@SisterSupporter

Today marks the beginning of '40 Days For Life', a US-based, international anti-abortion campaign where intimidation and harassment outside abortion clinics is stepped up for the 40 days of lent...( 🧵)

The clinics they are targetting this year are:

⚠️ EALING (just outside the buffer zone 🙄)

⚠️ SOUTHEND

⚠️ READING

⚠️ BRIGHTON

⚠️ KETTERING

⚠️ PORTSMOUTH

⚠️ SOUTHAMPTON

⚠️ BOURNEMOUTH

⚠️ BIRMINGHAM

As part of our campaign for national #bufferzone legislation, we are collecting evidence of clinic harassment from across the country and we need YOUR help!

If you witness an anti-choice presence at a clinic, please use our dedicated Sister Supporter Hotline to report it.

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WorldStrokeAcademy

@WorldStrokeEd

#WeekendLecture
#ISC22
Highlights

300 invited talks
Nearly 200 oral abstracts
>1000 posters
Here we review some of trials and presentation from Main Events at #ISC22

#ISC22 Highlights
#RESCUE_Japan LIMIT
EVT for acute LVO with #large ischemic #Core

NIHSS>6, #ASPECT 3-5 , CT or MRI (~85%)
<6hr, or DWI/FLAIR mismatch <24hr
🚶mRS 0-3 at 90d: 31 vs 12.8%, RR 2.43🩸sICH,<48hr: 9 vs 4.9% NS
⚫️Death: 18 vs 23.5%, NS

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

#ISC22 Highlights
#Rescue-BT EVT with or w/o #tirofiban in LVO stroke
GPIIb/IIIa-R inhibitor could ⏬reocclusion after MT
55🏥in🇨🇳AIS<24hr, no IVT, ASPECT≥6
950pts
🚶mRS at 90d: 3 vs 3
🩸sICH: 9.7 vs 6.4%, NS
⚫️Death: 18.1 vs 16.9%
Treatment effect modification in LAA subgroup

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Jonathan Baha'i

@JonathanBahai

The #game of “economic moats” within most public #blockchains has made it hard for people to join in by forcing people to choose between geek and geeker. Go ahead and ask anyone new to #crypto how to get started and its like deer in headlights!

Time for a thread:

2/ Blockchain is a #technology that is meant to bring safety and freedom to you, yet most #dapps today have it's users completely at the control of the company that created it!

3/ When we try to use #blockchain networks, you feel like you are treated like a machine, instead of a person. Making people feel controlled and manipulated through poor system designs that have not fixed the hard part, treating you like a person.

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Phil Booth

@EinsteinsAttic

Here's a fun #NINO - the UK's National Insurance Number - [Thread] to start the weekend 👇

Maybe I should do an #NHSnumber one sometime? It's a fascinating story, which (ironically) starts with these...

https://twitter.com/bruntonspall/status/1405985400041218056

[With thanks to @guy_herbert, @TomSamaki, @PrivacyMatters & others for encouragement!]

Before I start a geeky 'deep dive' on the #NHSnumber, to provide some (personal/professional) context that will hopefully become apparent, I'll just drop these two images here:

So, to begin.

After the Second World War, in a time when we started to think (again) what a #civilised society would be, and when our leaders tried to agree #principles like #UDHR that might prevent the recurrence of genocide, and support #dignity and #HumanRights for all...

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GAVNet

@GAValueNetwork

Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 06/07/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/dai…

Profile: Professor Joel David Hamkins

univ.ox.ac.uk/news/profile-p…

#philosophy #logic #mathematics #research #SetTheory

Paul Portesi on Twitter

https://twitter.com/paulportesi/status/1401524862405931012

#interconnectedness #FatTails #probability

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Carlos Ribeiro

@RibeiroCarlitos

Excited to share our latest work - we use pan-neuronal 2 photon imaging to dissect how the #brain integrates multiple internal states to guide #food #choice! Fantastic work by @Dahaniel who took on this challenging project almost solo! #drosophila biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/21

We wanted to know what changes in the brain when animals #crave #foods. How do different internal states interact to change neuronal processing of #food #taste to alter feeding decisions? And can we use neurogenetics to identify causal brain regions driving food choice? 2/21

We had shown that when flies are protein deprived they increase their preference for protein-rich food like yeast. Food taste is key when deciding what to eat. But does the metabolic state alter taste processing and how do internal states change decisions? 3/21

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Beth Steckler (she/her)

@purplemamabear

#PatientCentric care, #PtExperience #Tokenism, #HoldingSpace #WeAreBetterTogether ⚠️ long thread.
Recently I attended a meeting of an organization whose focus is in improving #healthcare. This is a highly respected organization. One ☝🏼 of their founding principles is the 1/

engagement of various #stakeholders including #patients and #caregivers. This was not the 1st meeting of this org. I have attended. I walked away from this particular meeting sad, frustrated & a bit angry. The topic was on #patientcentric care. A topic that is near & dear 2/

to me. The caliber of individuals involved was spectacular; academics, researchers, consultants. As I scrolled through participants as well as listened to the conversation and watched the comments come across the screen I was enthralled with the dialogue however 3/

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Dr. Jemy Joseph

@jemyjoseph

Announcement from @fordnation sank my heart today. As an ER doctor, person of color and #Scarborough native, I feel defeated 😢. The measures are not going to get wave 3 under control. #BIPOC #ERdoc @SHNcares @torontolife @JustinTrudeau @SCMirror 1/

When I landed as an #immigrant in #Canada, my life started in #Scarborough. My parents (#heros) struggled to find jobs that matched their education. That didn't stop them from working hard / hustling even if it meant 2 jobs at times to keep bills paid and food on the table. 2/

My family lived in an apt building that had mostly racialized/middle-low income families (#affordability). Not much social distancing when large crowds wait for elevators (#EssentialWorkers) or use the shared laundry facilities. This pandemic brings back those vivid memories 3/

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Shemrez 夏玛尔 🇵🇰

@shemreznauman

#PakistanArmy #COAS Gen Bajwa: #NationalSecurity in the age of #globalization, #information & #connectivity has now become an all-encompassing notion. Surely it is not solely a function of the #ArmedForces anymore.
#IslamabadDialogue #IslamabadSecurityDialogue

#PakistanArmy #COAS Gen Bajwa: #NationalSecurity also includes providing a conducive environment in which aspirations of human #security, national #progress & #development could be realized.
#IslamabadDialogue #IslamabadSecurityDialogue

#PakistanArmy #COAS Gen Bajwa: #NationalSecurity has now become an all-encompassing notion, wherein besides various elements of national power, #global & #regional environments also play a profound role.
#IslamabadDialogue #IslamabadSecurityDialogue

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Aija Saari

@aija_saari

Liikuttaako? A report for the survey on physical activity for persons with a disability (n=1213) and the related survey conducted with sports clubs (n=334) has been published @FinnParalympic in cooperation with @ltsfi . Here are some key findings in English (1/9):

The majority (65%) of PWD were female. PWD were categorised into age groups (18 and below; 19–29; 30–64; 65+). 2/3 belonged to group 30–64 yrs. Most popular activity groups were private, other sports associations (not sport clubs!), and municipal groups. (2/9)

50% of PWD had to reduce physical activity and exercise due to #covid19; 70% move less than is recommended; 65% would like to move more. The cost, lack of an exercise partner or group, disability or state of health and fear of coronavirus were biggest barriers. (3/9)

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GAVNet

@GAValueNetwork

Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 01/02/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/dai…

25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China’s Grasp

nytimes.com/2020/12/30/wor…

#COVID19 #pandemic #science #China

Andy Slavitt on Twitter and ThreadReader

threadreaderapp.com/thread/1344784…

#COVID19 #report

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WhatCenterLooksLike

@CenterWhat

I agree with wearing a mask in public.
I think the majority of the #turn you away. Just I agree with wearing a #mask in public.
I think the majority of the #resistance comes from the #Government mandating it. The

government shouldn’t require it. #Capitalism is giving people the #freedom to make a choice. I agree with businesses that require masks and if you choose not to they have the right to turn you away. Just like the patron has a #choice to abide by the request or not enter...

...the business. #freedomofchoice
Also, I think it would help if people knew the threshold that needs to be reached for the mask recommendations be lifted...

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