Saturday night on-call.

Sun is (briefly) out. Let's have some coffee. #coffeeshop #coffeesky #coffee

I have so much respect for Greta Thunberg because she easily could have coasted on speaking gigs and Davos appearances for the rest of her life

Το βρήκα🙋. Ο κύριος εχει μετοχές σε εταιρεία που παρασκεύαζει ινσουλινη και προσπαθεί με πλάγιους τρόπους να μας κανει όλους διαβητικούς

Yes. And frankly we feel surrounded by extremists on all sides for whom our personal discomfort is of no importance whatsoever. Which to be sure isn't the same as being bombed in Ukraine or Gaza, or deported from the US. But should matter in some way.

Many pundits today are pushing the line that everyone who protests the genocide in Gaza is basically either antisemitic or tolerant of antisemitism. But isn't that precisely the conflation of the actions of the Israeli gov't with all Jewish people, which is at the heart of this wave of antisemitism?

An evening at the museum...or rather its storehouse! #Londonlife #museum #V&Astorehouse

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

It is often challenging to obtain a good view of the pulmonary valve with transoesophageal echo, but an upper oesophageal view (like this one taken during a Ross procedure) can sometimes help. #echofirst #echosky #ansky #cardiosky

It is wrong to blame an attack on a synagogue on Yom Kippur on Jewish support for Israel, and it is equally wrong to blame it on Muslim immigration to the UK. We can't give in to mutual hate. Be better, everyone.

If you have a VIP patient to anaesthetise, try and insulate yourself from the surrounding 'noise' and do exactly what you would do for everyone else. Not more, not less. #tipsfordoctors #welcometomyTedxtalk #ansky

Some good news. London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

Αυτό πρωτοάκουσα το πρωι, αυτο μου κόλλησε όλη μέρα.

I do think we sometimes forget: 1. We need high-skilled migrants to keep the NHS working, and to grow the economy 2. High-skilled migrants have a *lot* of choices over where to go And 3. We’ve been getting less attractive as a destination for years anyway (wages here famously suck)

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would do better to prove his intentions for modernizing Saudi Arabia by releasing women’s rights and other human rights activists from prison than by hosting a comedy festival in Riyadh.

Not sure whether to clap for the government's achievements or laugh at how much this reads like state-sponsored PR. Maybe both... #greece #tax

My barista felt quite creative. #coffeesky #coffeeshop #coffee #latteart

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Friday echoquiz! In this 3D TOE view, taken during heart valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, what is the structure seen crossing the mitral valve (bottom of view)? #echofirst #echosky #cardiosky #ansky

I finally cleaned up my messy cablework

The Poundland UK version of Trump strikes again. #Trump #Farage #ukpolitics

we really do need to worry about what Reform might to do to our medicines and vaccine regulation if they get into power christinapagel.substack.com/p/how-vulner...

The truth: we need migration. The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it. Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality. Reject it. Draw the line.

That's what ChatGPT thinks about Man City's tactics against Arsenal. #arsmci #premierleague #arsenal #mourinhovibes

Breaking news: The British government said it was formally recognizing a state of Palestine, breaking sharply with the U.S. and reversing decades of unwillingness to accept Palestinians as a sovereign nation.

#Hydroxocobalamin was associated with a significant reduction in short term #vasopressor requirements up to 24 hours post-cardiopulmonary bypass in vasoplegic patients. Will this translate to improved clinical outcomes? www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S000...

Dear (non-existent?) Mr Wilson I am flattered by your interest in my (real) “impressive” article. However, I must decline your invitation to speak at your (non-existent) conference and to present my (non-existent) expertise on traditional and alternative medicine. I hope you understand. #medsky

Οταν η χώρα είναι φτωχή είναι στεναχωρα

'Together for Palestine' tonight at Wembley arena, with Brian Eno and Paul Weller sharing the scene to demand justice and an end to the ongoing genocide. #gaza #palestine

Spotted earlier in a London bus, so thought I might share. #dog #dogday

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

Watched it in the Beeb live last night. Blown away by one of the best versions of Bohemian Rhapsody I've ever heard! #Queen #proms #bohemianrhapsody

Incredible that those covering far right march in London are failing to link to history of far right in UK. Tell it how it is: this extremist movement is the descendant of the BNP, Combat-18, Moseley's black shirts. Either short memories or deliberate forgetting.

People leaving X to join Bluesky 🎬 #filmsky #moviesky #cinema

1. Should we applaud the assassination of a racist, homophobic, misogynistic bigot who, predictably and ironically, also glorified gun violence? The short answer is: no> #charliekirk #guns #usa #trump

Impossible to read this and to not feel outraged by the depravity, immorality and lack of any regard for human life shown by the Israeli army. #israel #idf #gaza #palestine

[opposing devastating cuts to welfare] You can no longer be a Labour MP [sending birthday messages to convicted paedophile, sex trafficker and "best pal" Jeffrey Epstein then continuing contact after his first conviction] Well now hold on a second he's said he's sorry jeez

Should I run to the bunker?

This is exactly the kind of despicable scaremongering that Aseem Malhotra has made his modus operandi. Insinuations, hearsay, anti-vaxx, non-evidence-based, lurid, self-enriching, anti-scientific claptrap. Of course Reform UK lapped it up. 1/4

London is welcoming us back, with a spectacular double rainbow.

Last glimpse of summer...

Almost half of mariachi bands end in divorciachi.

Over time, prosthetic heart valves can undergo structural changes that lead to dysfunction. In this case, a mechanical aortic valve developed pannus (abnormal overgrowth of fibrous tissue, shown on the left), requiring redo replacement with a biological valve. #cardiosky #medsky #ansky

A day of shame for the UK. A political party proposes mass deportations and the response from other political parties is not to condemn this as going further than even Mosley or the National Front.

Of all Israel’s atrocities, this stands out as among the most despicable. Nothing short of immediate, meaningful sanctions will stop these crimes. #gaza #palestine #israel

Sorry, love, but I think my job as a vascular surgeon is more future proof than many computer based jobs

I remember, back in the 'roaring' 90s, that my country aspired to become the 'Denmark of the South'. Becoming 'Thailand of Europe' was not in the cards.

Beautiful, in multiple ways.

Putin wants parts of Ukraine conquered just as Netanyahu wants the rest of Palestine conquered. If we move to a world where this is normalised, it will become the norm in more and more places. Genocide as policy. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...