What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC. This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...

Told to throw my recycling into the non-recyclable waste at Tyseley HRC, as recycling bay apparently out of use (I didn’t). B’ham City Council won’t collect your recycling, or even recycle it when you take it to them! @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social @veoliauk.bsky.social this is an embarrassment

Every death & serious injury on the roads brings devastating pain & trauma to victims, family, friends, communities & colleagues. Our powerful new road safety campaign is shaped by real stories of loss - massive thanks to RoadPeace for working with us. #VisionZeroLDN

Tax in the UK is rather average Given that this is a fact overlooked by the media, it’s worth pointing out In terms of spending that Tax less goes on health & social care than most G20 nations But the media/rich cry & the sheep people believe Some graphics

"When I was three, I wanted to be a fireman / Rushing in, saving lives / Now, it seems that’s exactly what I do: / Failed airway, anaphylaxis, non-routine / I run to the fire / But what do firefighters do when there is no fire?" Read the new poem: ow.ly/lU5J50WqxNK

The Emergency Department at Birmingham Children's Hospital sees 60,000 visits yearly, catering to the vibrant city of Birmingham. Over half of the young residents living in the most deprived areas, urgent action is crucial. Early intervention is key! rcem.ac.uk/informati...

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

Hit by a car cycling home from work today. I’m okay (and very grateful for it), my bike isn’t. My Apple Watch realised I’d had a hard fall and tried to call 999 for me. I was able to tell it in time that I didn’t need help, but I’m still very impressed that the feature worked so well.

Love this good humoured take on the Birmingham bin strikes

Welcome to Idiocracy.

As retaliation for the Tariffs we will now be showing any American made TV show without the last five minutes. Good luck finding out how Frasier got out of that one.

Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple. They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.

UK Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: “This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple. “They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.”

A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

This quote has been on my mind. People say things like “what’s the point of aid, it’s clearly not worked”. People want problems to go away. I get that, it’s human. But we are about to see what will happen when the dull, painstaking work of stopping the worst from happening, suddenly - stops.

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake web.archive.org/web/20231206...

Rather spellbound at the moment by this beautiful piece of music… m.youtube.com/watch?v=hujT...

Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.

In the IVIO trial, researchers assessed clinical outcomes with vascular access that had been initially established by an intraosseous route as compared with an intravenous route in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Full trial results: nej.md/4hopKSC #MedSky #CardioSky

Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day

Musk is ignorant, insane - and extremely dangerous.

Completely agree with this. I am utterly appalled by Elon Musk’s comments about Jess Philips. He is dangerous.

I'm hearing there is lots of struggling ambulance services today. Most at highest level of pressures and reports of 1hr 20 waits for cat 2 999 calls (thats suspected stroke and heart attacks). Flu levels may peak in next week too.

Message from Magdeburg hospital - rough translation - When the first victims came, our employees - from over 20 countries - showed up… There’s no place here for hate … without our immigrant colleagues, we would have to close immediately … we couldn’t have helped the adults and kids who needed us

A warm welcome to BlueSky for the @apagbi.org.uk - huge proponents of #regionalanaesthesia in kids Find like-minded colleagues and societies in the #RASky Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/DQrAbW7

I don’t normally stray here into politics, but this is global health and child mortality: somewhat terrified this will negatively impact not just public health in the USA, but could normalise this view further afield

Flu cases rising fast in the UK. If you’ve been condidering a ‘flu vaccine but haven’t got around to it yet, getting it done asap would be a good idea BW An ICU & ECMO consultant #medsky

Ho-Ho-Ho! Yes, I'm here @bsky.app! While I can't grant a Bluesky wish every day, I can assure you I do see all your wishes (omniscience innit?) and you'll go into my big red hat with all the others. As long as you've been good, of course. But I'm sure you have 😉🥃🎅 www.masterofmalt.com/whiskysanta/

Dear #WhiskySanta please may you put Arran Whisky The Bothy from @masterofmalt.com @whiskysanta.masterofmalt.com under my tree? I’ve been really good this year! www.masterofmalt.com/asksanta/whi...

Bourbon & Whisky fans - anyone experienced Angel’s Envy Port Barrel finished? Worth the price tag? 🥃 #WhiskySky #BourbonSky #WhiskeySky

My A Levels were Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Theatre Studies. The sciences are immensely important. We need them to understand the wonders of the natural world and how life came to be. But… without Art and the Humanities, the higher aspects of human culture, that life wouldn't be worth living.

What is a common thread in medical tragedies? Rescuers fail to cut through the ‘mind lock’; they follow the primary caregiver down the wrong, fatal, path. If we are going to train our way out of this problem, we need to train the rescuers. #AnSky #HFESky #MedSky https://buff.ly/3COBTjM

The Guardian will no longer post its content to X

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How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump (Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam) www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...

Trauma interested folks - a question on adrenaline in traumatic arrest… Updated UK ambulance (JRCALC) guidelines advise: ‘Rapid treatment of reversible causes should take priority over chest compressions and [ALS drugs]’. Sounds good, but doesn’t allow for withholding adrenaline full stop. 1/2

For what it’s worth, I don’t think the internet is bad. I think almost everyone, myself included, needs to read more books. A lot of people, especially young ones, will say they can’t even focus long enough to read a single book, nor do they have any interest in them.

Excellent statement from Lib Dem leader Ed Davey (not yet on Bluesky)👇

Doctors without Borders is outraged by the repeated killings of our staff in #Gaza and calls for an immediate halt on attacks of medical personnel, humanitarian workers and civilians.

We are deeply concerned for the safety and whereabouts of Dr.Obeid with whom we lost contact since Oct. 25 The hospital and its surroundings have been subjected to intense military operations by Israeli forces. We call for his safety and protection, as well as to all medical staff in #Gaza.

It’s done. This is the moment Britains last remaining coal power station came off the electricity system for the final time, marking the end of 142 years of coal generating electricity in Great Britain. HT National Grid ESO

New report from Carers UK shows 1.2 million unpaid carers live in poverty, and 400,000 live in deep poverty in the UK. The poverty rate for unpaid carers is 50% higher than for those who didn’t provide care. Nearly 1 in 10 unpaid carers live in deep poverty in the UK www.carersuk.org/reports/pove...

open.substack.com/pub/birmingh... Nice article on Birmingham’s historic record in cycle manufacturing