Fantastic! Great to see them speaking up and saying what we all know is true.

This is simply Reform propaganda straight from the BBC

God, the number of people who were willing to believe that the South Yorkshire police were too woke to prosecute sexual abuse cases, when in fact the police force was itself an instrument of patriarchal sexual violence. It’s like a case study in the worst excesses of the British press.

If Taylor did TBI

Q: There are many people who fit the criteria of fleeing persecution. Afghans for example. But they're being denied refugee status. So why such an exception for the Afrikaners? TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIAL: One of the criteria is making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country

Genuinely cackling at the idea of some cyberman putting in a venflon and doing the ‘here’s some lovely fresh air’ chat pre-sleepytime But hey, gassers seem to be replaceable in this brave new AI world

There seems to be a very particular form of antipathy directed toward autistic women and girls diagnosed c/ lower support needs A narrative that we’re ‘attention seeking’ from a need to feel ‘specia’- which feels rooted in misogyny The desire to silence women’s voices and experiences rumbles on

One thing you notice about anti-feminism is that its public discourses are all about erecting a fantasy of men’s victimization that is clung to all the more desperately and insistently the more it contradicts the actual facts. So the more women are hurt, the more we’re told that men are suffering.

This was my Sistine Chapel

A SHORT POEM FOR STAR WARS DAY Her name was Yoda, A showgirl she was.

“I’ll go for a ‘maybe?’ and ‘or something’, after a pause,” Mulligan explains. “Even though I come out with random and weirdly particular facts throughout the duration of the film, it surely signals I have a merely healthy interest in the subject. They will never know.”

Key point- incr nos of people being diagnosed autistic doesn’t necessarily mean incr nos of autistic ppl Women + people of colour don’t always fit the prevailing image and may not be referred for assessment But there is a strong moral panic around Dx rates atm www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a condition that affects people with severe breathing problems. A new paper in @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social looks to refine the definition of ARDS and explores avenues to improve current understanding and treatment options: tinyurl.com/yc3avnf4

Gender critical activists broadening their focus post SC judgment in single sex spaces Now its male mammographers for breast screening Here is Janice Turner saying breast are ‘intrinsic to female self-esteem, the locus of male desire’ How utterly regressive and backward-thinking is this 💩?

Helloooo The Times, do you not mean Kneecap rap in Irish, which will not be understood by people who do not understand Irish? The framing used in article designed to whip up moral panic is fascinating isnt it

there are, in fact, a ton of positive role models for masculinity out there and if teenage boys choose the whiniest and most hate-filled versions that's at least somewhat on them

3) Moving right on immigration normalizes the radical right, their positions and rhetoric. Normalization is a key precondition for electoral expansion of the radical right. Programmatic accommodation and collaboration normalize the radical right and open new segments of the electorate for it.

Really looking forward to this opening plenary - Prof Rockwood himself! Being literate in frailty is every clinician’s business, but it is especially our business…. The @ics-updates.bsky.social flagship conference SOA is in Birmingham in July, online and in person 📟⚕️

So much talk right now about ‘protecting’ women So little talk right now about women’s rights

🧵In March I wrote about how Trump's attacks on science & universities followed the authoritarian playbook & set out Qs as warning signs for escalation. 🚨 THESE ARE NOW HAPPENING This 🧵is on how those warning sign Qs have been realised full post: christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si... 1/15

Thank you so much to @survivinginscrubs.bsky.social for asking me to talk about Benevolent Sexism tonight online Very much enjoyed plugging the work of the great @katemanne.bsky.social - read her work, everyone!!

SCARY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: This person gets to vote

In our brave new gender critical world, let’s focus on marking language with gender as much as possible especially if it reminds people how attractive and appealing female things should be What a step forward!

When you remember the historical connection between ‘autism’ research & murder of people considered ‘different’ - this ‘government list’ becomes more ominous. Especially when proposed by those who consider empathy as a bad trait. #RejectAutismRegistry time.com/5255779/aspe...

I’ve noticed there seem to be more anaesthesia/ICM men using Bluesky than women in anaesthesia/ICM. So naturally, I’ve created a starter pack for women in anaesthesia & ICM #womeninanaesthesia go.bsky.app/5JoMa85

I would pretend to be shocked but….

To celebrate Easter I’m gonna betray one of you.

Unsurprisingly, Sex Matters have already produced dodgy guidance on what the SC judgment means, trying to pressure organisations to ban trans people from using the loo. The anti-trans movement has significant resources and are now seeking to reduce our rights in practice even further.

"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."

Well now *this* is interesting- intubating and ventilating to allow for seizure control with propofol is ofc associated with many potential hazards and complications A decent bolus of iv ketamine seems like a very rational thing to try before reaching for the white stuff

lovely juxtaposition of gender critical people publicly going "ah, finally a victory for common sense :)" and trans friends wondering privately if they need to seriously consider emigrating as Britain just doesn't feel safe for them

I don’t see how centre/lib/left people can fix the problem that much of the current right has radicalised itself to the point of believing complete fictions. It’s hard to debate with people who don’t share fundamental moral values; impossible to debate with people who don’t accept a common reality.

Whilst trans people continue to have specific protections under the Equality Act, today’s ruling is going to embolden so very many people determined to stoke division in society

I can’t help but think something has gone wrong in your life if you’re spending your morning off work holding a sign that says “Large Gametes”.

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies. Solidarity 💜 goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

Someone has to step up and take this to the ECHR. It effectively repeals the GRA which already goes against ECHR rulings. It defines the biological sex as excluding trans people which isn’t medically accurate and messy. It makes living in the UK potentially very difficult

This ideological decision seems very removed from the actual lives of actual trans people and the impact it will have It’s another dark dark cloud on the gathering storm front against minorities and minoritised people

Our new temporary exhibition is now open! If you’re in Edinburgh between now and Easter 2026, do come along to Surgeons’ Hall to learn all about the history of women in surgery.

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“Humankind might be divided into three categories- men, women and women physicians” -William Osler (A good lad I’m sure but suspect he and I wouldn’t have been work besties)

I have many pet hates but one is when people say ‘so and so screamed at me’ when in fact so and so simply disagreed with you and/or did not do what you wanted possibly also whilst not smiling Screaming is an actual definable thing, it’s not a feeling you get when you’re sad after an interaction

An astronomy professor colleague of mine once relayed trying to explain to his students why it was important that they actually write their class reports themselves. “The point is not to teach ME about neutron stars,” he said.

As a society, what is happening in the US right now is a catastrophic loss of intellectual and social advances of the last century. It is a moral recession, not just an economic recession. Collective sigh of relief that Harvard University is standing up for academic freedom. Will it be enough?

Who here routinely offers short acting sedation for tracheostomy tube changes/downsizing in ICU? It’s something I’ve started doing in the last few years (just a few mls propofol/alfentanil) but not sure if it’s common and/or people have better ways of doing it #emimcc

From nae coat weather back to Big Coat weather in 48h

Cleaning Up Auld Reekie: Dr Henry Littlejohn and the Public Health of Edinburgh Edinburgh has historically been known as 'Auld Reekie,' owing to the fact that for most of its existence it smelled awful. Ailsa Fraser explores how Dr Henry Littlejohn, the city's first Medical Officer, helped to…

Why is the government and the news so indifferent to the meltdown happening in UK #HigherEd right now? Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.

Autism diagnoses have gone up, but that's largely because we're just better at recognizing it *and* diagnosing it more appropriately in women. Even Autism Speaks seems to have gotten this one right; which, I mean, we'll take the W there I guess. #AutismAcceptance www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-says-...