Professor of Translational Immunology • Infection & Immunity • Public Involvement and Engagement • Scientist and migrant • Superbugshttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muw6wkdypc2yYour regular reminder that in 2017, Nigel Farage was hosted by Beatrix von Storch, granddaughter of Hitler's finance minister, and AfD spokesman Christian Lüth who later described himself as fascist and suggested that migrants coming to the country 'could still be shot later on … or gassed'.07 Sep 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw6wkdypc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muyvjjb4gc2y"Israel and US warn UK as it plans to uphold and respect international law"08 Sep 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyvjjb4gc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3mutv6k6z2k2f"Luke... Believe me, I had nothing to do with it. I wasn't even listening when Tarkin gave the order to destroy Alderaan." [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutv6k6z2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muwgo7wgqk2y“What your campaign has done is wake up vast parts of this country.” - Nigel Farage about Ryan Bridge, 5 September 202607 Sep 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwgo7wgqk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muwf2syrhs2yMeanwhile in 'spontaneous protest' news. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpq0nn1l7w0o07 Sep 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwf2syrhs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muuq2fl7zs2gThe last time German right-wing extremists hat 44% of the vote and such a clear lead over all other parties was in Match 1933. The rest is history. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuq2fl7zs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muwgo7wgqk2y“What your campaign has done is wake up vast parts of this country.” - Nigel Farage about Ryan Bridge, 5 September 202607 Sep 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwgo7wgqk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muwf2syrhs2yMeanwhile in 'spontaneous protest' news. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpq0nn1l7w0o07 Sep 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwf2syrhs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muuqsainjk2gThey are not just far-right. They are far-right extremists. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4zejgz3z9o06 Sep 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuqsainjk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muw57hwe3s2yForeign billionaire meddles in German elections by openly supporting far-right extremists who achieve the largest vote share since March 1933. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/07/afd-thanks-elon-musk-german-state-elections-2026-win07 Sep 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw57hwe3s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muw6wkdypc2yYour regular reminder that in 2017, Nigel Farage was hosted by Beatrix von Storch, granddaughter of Hitler's finance minister, and AfD spokesman Christian Lüth who later described himself as fascist and suggested that migrants coming to the country 'could still be shot later on … or gassed'.07 Sep 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw6wkdypc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muw57hwe3s2yForeign billionaire meddles in German elections by openly supporting far-right extremists who achieve the largest vote share since March 1933. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/07/afd-thanks-elon-musk-german-state-elections-2026-win07 Sep 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw57hwe3s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muuqsainjk2gThey are not just far-right. They are far-right extremists. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4zejgz3z9o06 Sep 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuqsainjk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muuq2fl7zs2gThe last time German right-wing extremists hat 44% of the vote and such a clear lead over all other parties was in Match 1933. The rest is history. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuq2fl7zs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3mutv6k6z2k2f"Luke... Believe me, I had nothing to do with it. I wasn't even listening when Tarkin gave the order to destroy Alderaan." [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutv6k6z2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muhxuhzugc2mProposing to name an airport after Camilla on... *checks notes* ... the anniversary of Diana's death is an interesting approach. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhxuhzugc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muhru2ml2s2mWait, what?01 Sep 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhru2ml2s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3mumspup2oc2z"Bring back pollution levels to where they were 10 years ago" may not be the election winner he thinks it is. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumspup2oc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3mumlsybww22zAnd I'm sure he doesn't want anything in return. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/03/reform-uk-crypto-billionaire-ben-delo-pardoned-trump03 Sep 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumlsybww22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3murdnjqla22mMeanwhile the party claiming to support free speech and protect women and girls. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3murdnjqla22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3murdcthvus2mThey are not just far-right. They are officially classed as right-wing extremists. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgypkzgy4wo05 Sep 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3murdcthvus2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3mum2x7cuhc2z"Despite warnings and fears, Britons living elsewhere in the EU would be largely unaffected if their home country left the union" Three of the co-authors received life peerages after publishing this article, a fourth one was reportedly considered in Liz Truss's Resignation Honours list. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum2x7cuhc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muow6aj6z222Yet another vaccine that is smaller than a Coca-Cola bottle. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muow6aj6z222https://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3muqu6pfxr22hThis is all just one huge conspiracy to make Greenland disappear so that Donald Trump doesn't find it any more.05 Sep 2026 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqu6pfxr22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3mur4e6kxjs2fNigel Farage over the years. Was: "Let's deport migrants who arrived illegally in the UK." Then: "Let's deport migrants who arrived legally in the UK." Now: "Let's deport migrants who are buried in the UK." [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:udaj4eodg5snflwbpwlik4ql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur4e6kxjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/eberlmat.bsky.social/post/3mupaztkzqs23Never a good look when a party has almost as many scandals as it has MPs. 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