Kind of incredible. I was just sitting down to write about how Starmer should be given credit for keeping us out of this mess when he does this. Unutterably foolish and obsequious. Why in God's name should we have anything to do with this shortsighted madness.

US Air Force F-15 fighter jet crashed near Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait during active operations in the Gulf. Pilot ejected safely and survived. Cause under investigation (mechanical or otherwise; not confirmed as combat-related yet). There are videos of the crash and of the pilot upon landing.

Israeli-US strike on girls’ elementary school in Minab killed 165 people and injured 96 others Kids. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The U.S. military said three service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded since the operations began. They are the first known American casualties from the fighting.

With all due respect - seeing this as path to a “different Iran” is lacking education on the role of IRGC in Iran and the fact that the entire system depends on it. Removing supreme leader doesn’t cause this kind of systemic collapse as much one would wish it would.

Do I have the time to make a flat white before the breakout of WW3? #coffeesky #coffeelover #coffee

As journalists working today many of us are taught to recognise disinformation when we see it and fight back against it. Unfortunately there are some who willingly seek it out and put it on their front pages. A disgrace to the profession.

Let's get menancing. (Lowering bills, protecting NHS, funding public services....) Join.greenparty.org.uk

I would like to encourage you to remove the emotions (I understand how hard this is) and ask - does the law still matter? It cannot matter in one case, but not the other. Rules can’t apply to some and not to others. Does it still matter? And what is that law? Is it universal or to each their own?

US and Israeli strikes on Iran show contempt for international law. Iran has now responded with strikes across the region. The UK mustn't be dragged into Trump and Netanyahu's war. We must instead do everything possible to facilitate de-escalation and prevent more innocent people from being killed.

Honestly, who would have thought that Trump's 'Board of Peace' will have to be renamed 'Board of Illegal Wars', so close after it's inception? Literally everyone. #Iran #Trump #Israel #MiddleEast

I thought Starmer's statement this morning was a disaster. Pretending that the Greens are as bad as Reform, jUsT oN tHe LeFt, is an idiotic strategy for attracting back voters that clearly like what GPEW has to say.

A truly historic and (potentially) momentous win for the Greens. They’ve never won 10% in a by election before. Now they’ve won in a part of Manchester Labour has held since 1931.

Delighted to announce that following the consultation, I'm giving the green light to make Oxford Street traffic-free.

Vallecular cyst as an incidental finding during videolaryngoscopy, in an otherwise asymptomatic patient. #ansky #medsky

Greece’s dep. transport minister made the outrageous claim that unknown individuals “sabotaged” a section of the country’s railway, allegedly in a bid to cause a new deadly accident. Police dismissed the claims saying the damage was caused by scrap metal thieves. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1296351...

Thing about these new right-wing nationalist Christians is that they're all absolutely obsessed with Orthodox iconography. They present themselves as British patriots, but the effect is to make them look like they've got stuck in a broom cupboard in the back of St Basil's in Moscow.

Μια σειρά από αποφάσεις που έλαβε πρόσφατα η κυβέρνηση Νετανιάχου, θα έχουν αποτέλεσμα την de facto προσάρτηση της Δυτικής Όχθης. ✍️ @katoiko.bsky.social #insidestory_gr insidestory.gr/article/proh...

The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files. This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

Another one bites the dust. #mandelson #epstein #epsteinfiles #ukpolitics

Snow in the alpine slopes in the morning, a bit of sunshine in the afternoon. Nice couple of days in Austria, probably the only person there who didn't ski. #travelsky #photography #innsbruck #travelphotography

We are the laughingstock of the world because of our moronic and psychotic president. Deservedly so.

Two things are simultaneously true: 1. The Iranian regime treats its people with extreme brutality and cruelty, and we should honour the citizens seeking to overthrow it. 2. A US attack on Iran would turn a crisis into a catastrophe.

Day 2 of #ESRAInnsbruck2026 is already underway, this time with chest and abdominal wall fascial plane blocks. More snow on the way to the venue! (Also, @esra-society.bsky.social account seems to be in deep hibernation...) #ansky #FOAMed #medsky

Observation: leaders praise Trump, but then add their conditions to their pledges. Qatar: FM/PM says they’ll donate $1B but add a condition of Palestine statehood Turkey: demands 2-state solution Albania: asks to free former Kosovo President prosecuted by ICC Morocco: demands Palestine ownership

Day 1 of #ESRAInnsbruck2026 kicks off with lectures on upper limb nerve anatomy, followed by live scanning and needling (no cameras allowed there). Nice venue, and quite a lot of snow on the way to the course. #FOAMed #ansky

BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.

Landed at Innsbruck earlier under relatively heavy snowfall❄️ Pilot said afterwards that we could be one of the last flights allowed in, as the airport would close soon😉 #aviation #travel #travelsky #snow

Συγκλονιστικη ιστορία, διαβάστε τη.

We're being subjected to a deluge of medieval anti-science claptrap from the right-wing press. Meanwhile, anti-vax attitudes are rising and measles is back. Their opinions are not just "hot takes" – they're wrong and dangerous.

Φινλανδος συνθέτης της Ρομαντικής εποχής, που επαναστατουσε ήδη απο τα σχολικά χρονια: Ζαν Ρεμπελιους

Medics in UK and US say they have been barred from Gaza after speaking out

YouGov Reform 24% (Reform + Cons 42% on the right) fits genereal pattern: Reform 2026 < Reform 2025. Westminster Voting Intention: REF: 24% (-3) LAB: 19% (=) CON: 18% (=) GRN: 17% (+1) LDM: 13% (-1) SNP: 3% (=) OTH: 4% (+2) Via @YouGov, On 15-16th February, Changes w/ 8-9 February.

For a bit of practice before the upcoming @esra-society.bsky.social cadaveric course this week, I made this ultra-low fidelity nerve block simulator with a gel pad I knicked from an adjacent theatre (don't tell the nurse in charge!). Any better options in the absence of a phantom model #ansky?

Back to the historical readings — already halfway through this fascinating, well-researched book by @jamesbarr.bsky.social about the colonial rivalry between England and France in the Middle East, which sheds light on much of today’s geopolitical chaos. #books #booksky #booklover

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This story keeps getting bigger.

Είπαμε χρόνια πολλά στον Άγιο Βαλεντίνο Ροσσι?

Clement Atlee will be spinning in his grave because of the atrocious actions of this so-called Labour government. Starmer’s legacy will be a deeply shameful one

It was pretty obvious from the very beginning that the Labour government and Home Office had abused their powers by treating protesters as terrorists. The High Court decision is a big win for the right to protest freely against genocide and other crimes. #palestineaction #palestine

A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.

The stark contrast is set to raise a simple but incendiary question: who is truly paying for Britain? Racist POS Ratcliffe, or people coming here from all over the world helping to build Britain? #UKNews

Totally wrong. Totally out of step with British values. He should apologise now.

'All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl' Jean Luc Godard #moviesky #filmsky #nouvellevague

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Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught

Everything is in place for a Sunday on-call at @gstt-nhs.bsky.social

Before safe surgeries were developed, ruptured brain aneurysms killed my relatives but yesterday, mine was safely repaired. So grateful for medical advances, the #ansky superstar @cpaolag.bsky.social and the rest of the surgical team. I paid $0 to live. #Canada #CanadianHealthcare #Medsky