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Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
#BREAKING A commemoration is underway in Novi Sad, Serbia, marking two years since the collapse of the renovated railway station canopy, which claimed 16 lives.
The tragedy sparked mass protests that ultimately brought an end to 14 years of SNS rule.
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
Serbia 🇷🇸: despite the pouring rain tens of thousands of people gathered in Novi Sad to commemorate the second anniversary of the train station disaster.
On November 1st, 2024, the canopy of Novi Sad station collapsed, crushing 16 people to death.
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
A potentially major shift in Kosovo politics: There will be no political cooperation between Serbia’s victorious Student List and Srpska Lista, says Jugoslav Gašić.
Why does this matter?
Srpska Lista governs all ten Serb-majority municipalities in Kosovo and holds nine of the ten parliamentary seats reserved for Serbs. Closely tied to Vučić’s SNS, its influence extends far beyond the ballot box.
Its power also rests on a network of institutions funded by Belgrade, public-sector jobs and political patronage. For years, there have been allegations of political pressure on voters and employees whose livelihoods depend on these structures.
A new government in Belgrade could fundamentally reshape this system by ending Srpska Lista’s privileged access to funding, appointments and political influence — without cutting financial support for Kosovo Serbs or changing Serbia’s position on Kosovo’s independence.
This would be far more than a break with a political ally. It could undermine the very system through which Vučić has exercised influence over Kosovo Serbs for years.
Gašić is an influential Kosovo Serb voice within the Student List. A university lecturer in North Mitrovica and parliamentary candidate, he has previously outlined the movement’s approach to Kosovo.
Whether his position will become official government policy — and how far a new government would go in implementing it — remains to be seen. But his statement signals a potentially profound change in the relationship between Belgrade and the Kosovo Serbs.
Gašić: Neće biti političke saradnje Studentske liste sa Srpskom listom
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Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
I have 2 friends with covid right now both feel like death, as if they’ve been run over by a bus and had no idea it was so prevalent right now. Why the cover up? Just makes the spread worse! 😠😡🤬
Wondering what's most likely behind your coughs and sneezes? In this week's #UKHSAVirusWatch, Ruth McCabe, Principal Epidemiologist at UKHSA, explains the latest data. 📊
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
Fulfilling one of TISZA’s key promises, we will make the secret police files from the socialist dictatorship public on 4 November.
This will be a difficult and sensitive issue for many families, but without confronting the past, there can be no genuine political change.
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
I think Andy Burnham is sleepwalking into a terrible NHS winter crisis🚨🚨🚨
I’ve explained what’s currently going on: jujuliagrace.substack.com/p/…
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
It’s the cover up that is almost worse than the scandal.
🔴 EXCLUSIVE: After *five-year* legal battle, Democracy for Sale has forced the government to reveal who referred firms to lucrative Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ for 'politically connected'
30+ senior Tories are named, plus ex Duchess of York, and many more 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.co…
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
This was the biggest case of wholesale fraud ever committed in the UK. And not one single person has been held to account.
Revealed: More than 30 senior Tories named in new Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ records democracyforsale.substack.co…
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
Yeah all us mothers with cardiac damage from Covid just need a bit more ‘me time’. These ignorant, arrogant, institutionalised, manipulated, non-thinking doctors can get f*cked.
Cardiologist spots an “alarming trend” of women in their 30’s starting families with palpitations, chest pain, and fatigue while “trying to sludge through their day.”
Cause?
“Having kids and working so much” is “causing all this stress to their heart.”
He says his first reaction is: “to not give them medications,” just 20 minutes of “me time” that is “magical.”
This is exactly how Long Covid gets dismissed.
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
Multiple hospitals have brought back mask mandates just this week. And last week. And the week before that. There have been school closures due to COVID, too. Harassing people who choose to live in reality and to mitigate the harm of COVID is pathetic behaviour.
I mean this with sincere compassion:
What you are experiencing is likely medical OCD. You’ve been traumatized over several years and the result is now a maladaptive behavior. This feels reasonable to you and I understand that. There are entire cohorts of people who are also experiencing medical OCD just like there are cohorts of people with disordered eating. I say this gently, but the vast majority of people are simply existing among the elderly without issue or concern right now. If you want to take some steps towards normalcy and relaxing in public again there are behavioral health pros who specialize in this exact type of issue.
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
If three kids in your son’s class dress as Spider-Man, you are legally required to take this photo.
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has vowed to see through a contested overhaul of the country’s constitutional court, declaring that “in certain matters, there can be no compromise”.
Me for @guardian
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Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
Mundane Halloween returns!
Halloween is great, but the greatest part of Halloween is the annual "mundane Halloween" costume contest sponsored by Japanese website @dailyportalz
Here is a thread of some of my favorites from this year...
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
The stand off around Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal is about restoring rule of law to an institution which had been politicised by the populist government which lost power in the election of 2023. Its president repeatedly broke the law by steering politically sensitive cases to hand-picked judges. It failed to pass its own budget,
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At the height of a verified Covid wave, UKHSA releases a video telling people that their symptoms probably mean they've got a cold 👇
Wondering what's most likely behind your coughs and sneezes? In this week's #UKHSAVirusWatch, Ruth McCabe, Principal Epidemiologist at UKHSA, explains the latest data. 📊
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
COVID positivity is still higher than flu, but for the third week in a row, the @UKHSA highlight the flu graph first.
📊 This week's #UKHSAVirusWatch graphs show that flu is stable across most indicators, while COVID-19 has decreased slightly.
🟢 Flu positivity remained stable at 6.6% compared with 6.4% the previous week
ALT Graph titled “Positive tests (%) for flu.” Data from 28 October 2025 to 25 October 2026. Source: SGSS; England only; 7‑day rolling average.
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
the news out of Poland is full of distortion but luckily no one pays attention to Polish news, so it all works out
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
Na @rzeczpospolita nasi najlepsi dziennikarze zajmujący się tematyką prawną starają się bez politycznego skręcenia w jedną czy drugą stronę tłumaczyć, co dziś się tak naprawdę dzieje wokół TK. – Prawo nie zna konstrukcji, na którą powołuje się Anna Korwin-Piotrowska – ocenia między innymi prof. Jacek Zaleśny. @S_Wikariak
rp.pl/sady-i-trybunaly/art45…
Sherrill Stroschein 💙 retweeted
🇵🇱 For everyone asking what's happening in Poland tonight, here are the key points:
1. The Constitutional Tribunal's leadership has been challenged.
Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska issued orders suspending Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski and Vice-President Bartłomiej Sochański from their duties for one month. She claims authority to take over the Tribunal's leadership as its most senior judge.
2. Why did she do this?
Korwin-Piotrowska accuses the existing leadership of obstructing the work of judges elected by the current parliamentary majority, violating judicial procedures and preventing the proper functioning of the Tribunal. She also raised concerns about the court's 2027 budget.
3. The Tribunal rejects the orders.
Its existing leadership says the official website was illegally taken over and insists that Święczkowski remains president. The legality of Korwin-Piotrowska's decisions is disputed.
4. Police entered the building.
Following the announcement, demonstrators gathered outside the Tribunal. Tensions escalated, with some people reportedly climbing over the fence and throwing objects at police officers. Police intervened and several people were detained.
5. Why is this Tribunal so important?
The Constitutional Tribunal determines whether laws and other legal acts comply with Poland's Constitution. Its decisions can affect legislation, government actions and the country's entire legal system. Control over its leadership therefore has major constitutional and political significance.
6. This conflict has been building for months.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government and President Karol Nawrocki have been locked in a dispute over the Tribunal's composition. Nawrocki refused to swear in three judges elected by parliament, while the Tribunal's existing leadership refused to allow judges appointed by the current parliamentary majority to take their seats.
Tusk's government does not recognise the Tribunal's legitimacy and has refused to publish some of its rulings, citing controversial judicial appointments made under the previous PiS government.
7. Political reactions are escalating.
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński called on President Nawrocki to intervene, accusing Tusk's government of turning Poland into a police state. Nawrocki cancelled his trip to Senegal and announced that he is returning to Poland.
Tusk, meanwhile, says restoring the rule of law is a difficult but necessary process.
The situation is still developing. Both sides dispute the legality of the actions taken, and the legal authority behind the latest orders remains unresolved.
Poland is now facing one of its most serious institutional confrontations in recent years. What happens next will depend on whether the two sides can resolve this dispute through legal and constitutional channels or whether the standoff escalates further. For now, Warsaw remains at the centre of a crisis that could have far-reaching consequences for the country's institutions and political future.
