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Dr Anushka Aubeelack

@bumblebeenush.bsky.social
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🇲🇺🇬🇧 Wife+Mum | #NHS Specialist Anaesthetist+Assoc. Medical Director| Assoc. Dean for London SAS @england.nhs.uk | Vice chair @compassionindying.bsky.social | @assocsas.bsky.social | Same handle all places #AnSky #MedSky #MedEd #SASsix #EOLC

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It is mad that we have, somehow, allowed net zero - a policy common to all major parties under 5 years ago and supported by a majority of the public - to become a synoym for mad radicalism. It is doubly mad that we've allowed this to happen during the hottest summer on record.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This situation exemplifies the notion that "you have not yet witnessed the full extent of what is to come."
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Almost £10 billion of the £15 billion that Boris Johnson's Government spent on PPE during the pandemic was wasted, the Covid Inquiry has concluded. The Inquiry found money was wasted on a "vast" scale, with companies with "connections to government" given first preference for contracts
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Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/07/2026
This is Susan Collins giving the most feckless response to ICE killings possible. She mastered the art of saying almost nothing while people are dying. The only proper response to the killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero is outrage. VOTE HER OUT
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🔴 For the past year @lucasamin.bsky.social and I have been investigating Palantir in the UK What we found was a company with unrivalled political access, selling a product many data experts in the NHS don’t use, and don’t rate Please read and share democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-just-a...
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"It's just a waste of time": inside Palantir's £330m NHS failure
Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state
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The Association of Anaesthetists @assocanaes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
These new guidelines on consent for anaesthesia respond to the changing ethical, legal and clinical landscape in which anaesthetists practice. They include a new section on peri-operative medicine & updated advice 👉️ buff.ly/s8aLzAx
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Debra Derr @nyghtbyrd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Truly awful that this loathsome individual was re elected to the presidency as a felon, and is now an adjudicated rapist who has finally paid his court ordered penalty for defaming the woman he raped. How much lower can we fall?
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Today I'm presenting my new Parliamentary Bill to ban MPs' Second Jobs.

When an MP can pocket more for a couple of hours of “work” than a nurse earns in an entire year, something is deeply broken in our politics. 

We're going to put a stop to this racket!
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WIRED @wired.com · 14/07/2026
New York has become the first US state to enforce a data center moratorium, as governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order today to pause construction for one year.
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New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium
“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
AOC: I said this a couple of weeks ago: I would not be surprised if, when ICE funding started up again, we would start to see more civilian deaths at the hands of ICE. And that’s exactly what has happened. We didn’t see things like this happening with the same degree when we froze ICE funding.
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju... A great actor and just a lovely guy. RIP, Sam Neill.
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‘He made wine and he shared it. What more do you want?’: Sam Neill remembered by his co-stars
The actors Lindsay Duncan and Charles Dance, alongside director Peter Webber, pay tribute to a practical joker, unpretentious craftsman and ‘very cool guy’
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Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Infectious diseases like cyclospora and measles are spreading because the people in charge don't care about public health. That's why we need more scientists and/or healthcare professionals in the room. That's why I'm running.
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David Hearn @daveyph.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Sen. Susan Collins is concerned about the growing number of people protesting outside her office calling for ICE to be abolished. Way to make your voices heard! Thank you to everyone who is standing up and speaking out! #VoteHerOut
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/07/2026
An amazing quote from Lindsey Graham in this Atlantic story. It really captures an essential truth about politics that too few people ever really come to terms with. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A 3-year-old girl watched ICE murder her father yesterday. We all watched Sebastian Guerrero’s final moments through our phones. We can scroll away — but Sebastian’s 3-year-old daughter cannot.
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Politico @politico.com · 14/07/2026
E. Jean Carroll, the writer who won a pair of civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse and defamation by Trump, received the more than $5.6 million in damages he owed her, according to a court filing. The payment marks a significant victory that Trump has fought hard to prevent since his first term.
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E. Jean Carroll receives the first of Trump’s millions
Trump’s legal team had launched a furious legal fight to prevent the president from being forced to pay Carroll.
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Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Sinister www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all | Peter Geoghegan
Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale
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Dr Anushka Aubeelack @bumblebeenush.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
#MedSky #PalliMed #NHS #EOLC #EndOfLifeCare #InformedChoice #PatientCare #ImportantConversations
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My favourite tip for dealing with a water shortage is to turn off the tap when you are cleaning your teeth. Apparently it’s a very common habit to keep the tap running, but drilled out of me now.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
People don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors. They don't want warehouses being turned into detention centers. They don't want billions of taxpayer dollars spent on a rogue police state. They want healthcare. They want affordable homes. They want their basic needs met.
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Ⓐnarchohoodism 🐈‍⬛ 🏴 @161bklyn.myatproto.social · 14/07/2026
"Doctors and human rights experts with PHR and HRC documented 412 verified incidents of the “misuse” of these crowd control weapons, also known as “less-lethal weapons”, from June 2025 through May 2026."
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‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds
Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Jeff Timmer: Fun Fact: The President of the goddam United States paid nearly $6 million in damages today to a woman he raped. Once upon a time, this would have been the only news you heard.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Joan Sebastian Guerrero Ruben Ray Martinez Alex Pretti Renee Good Dozens of other innocent lives. These deaths aren’t mistakes. They’re the result of choices. Policy choices. Funding choices. Choices to not hold this Administration accountable. It’s time to SHUT. IT. DOWN!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This report should be a wake-up call for everyone working to improve experiences at the end-of-life
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Sacred Journey Death Doula @sacredjourneydoula.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
➡️You can avoid this outcome by laying out your wishes in advance. ☑️Join me tonight for an End-of-Life Planning 101 virtual workshop! ⌚July 14, 7:30-8:30 pm ET. ➡️Register: sacredjourneydeathdoulaevents.as.me/schedule/068... #deathdoula #endoflifeplanning #mementomori
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Dr Anushka Aubeelack @bumblebeenush.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Incredibly proud to be associated with Compassion in Dying who have produced another excellent report, exploring issues being faced by those who want to plan their end of life care The insights from conversations with health care professionals hit hard & I think many will empathise
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Compassion in Dying @compassionindying.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The report’s recommendations set out a new approach to improving dying, through better conversations, clearer records, and greater professional confidence in end-of-life decision-making. Together we can create a system, where respecting people’s decisions feels normal, safe and supported.
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Compassion in Dying @compassionindying.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We heard from the professionals we interviewed about a form of “death denial” in professional culture, which is not primarily personal but deeply embedded in the structures that underpin healthcare practice. It is reinforced by training, hierarchy, system pressures and fragmented record systems.
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Compassion in Dying @compassionindying.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Professionals described environments where time for meaningful conversations are limited, accountability mechanisms reward action over restraint and ‘doing more’ feels safer than avoiding unnecessary treatment – even when clinically justified and aligned with what matters to the person.
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Compassion in Dying @compassionindying.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It shows that people’s wishes for the end of their life are frustrated by a medical culture which defaults to tests, interventions and hospitalisations, without prioritising whether individuals themselves would want this. But professionals told us the problem is rarely a lack of compassion.
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Compassion in Dying @compassionindying.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This report brings together two perspectives – health and care professionals and dying people alongside those who love them. It’s based on an analysis of two years of call data from our new nurse led in-depth support service and interviews with frontline clinicians.
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Compassion in Dying @compassionindying.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Today, we launch our new report: Bridging the gap: How to ensure people's decisions are respected at the end of life. It shows that too many people are still dying in ways they explicitly said they did not want. compassionindying.org.uk/resource/bri...
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Bridging the gap
How to ensure people’s decisions are respected at the end of life
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I for one am proud that @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social's student body reflects the diversity of our city - something that was not remotely the case when I was an undergraduate.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“Climate scientists appalled by politicians' refusal to accept responsibility as heatwave hits France… They say that years of warnings issued from scientists about the consequences of global warming have not been taken seriously.” #France #ClimateCrisis #UrbanHeat
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Climate scientists appalled by politicians' refusal to accept responsibility as heatwave hits France
Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Jean Jouzel and Christophe Cassou say that years of warnings issued from scientists about the consequences of global warming have not been taken more seriously.
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Nandita Sharma @nsharma101.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
They’re trotting out the old “birth tourism” chestnut again. Like so much anti-migrant politics in the US, its first targets, from the immigration law in 1875 to now, are “the Chinese” Anti-migrant politics justify removing rights of some to weaken our collective power against those who rob us.
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 01/07/2026
A judge’s order barred ICE from making arrests at Manhattan immigration courts. Last week, ICE arrested people at them anyway. interc.pt/4xQr4G2
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/07/2026
NEWS: Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building antenna. They are holding a banner that reads: “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace”
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 01/07/2026
Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has urged the next government to “rewire” England by devolving power and money to town halls as she made her pitch to return as housing secretary. 🖊️ Caroline Wheeler Read more: trib.al/1GKHOuK
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 01/07/2026
Record rainfall in Ghana has caused widespread damage in Accra, with rivers of trash seen flowing through the capital. There’s growing anger with calls for government action.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This country was one person's vote away this morning from putting any birthright citizen in danger of being deported tomorrow. We are so much closer to the abyss than we think. Man oh man.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds that the Fourteenth Amendment protects birthright citizenship, blocking Donald Trump's executive order to end it. Roberts has the opinion for the court, which is 5-4 on the constitutional question and 6-3 on whether federal law protects birthright citizenship.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Final #SCOTUS ruling is birthright citizenship. For a 6-3 majority (Thomas, Alito & Gorsuch, dissenting), Chief Justice Roberts *strikes down* President Trump's executive order purporting to limit which individuals born in the United States would automatically be US citizens; preserves status quo:
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Dr Anushka Aubeelack @bumblebeenush.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Great to see this data that supports what many are seeing locally. SAS doctors should not be held back when their contract clearly structures progression. Trusts are missing a trick with workforce resourcing by not promoting autonomous doctors to Specialist roles #SASbyChoice #NHS #medicine
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Association of Anaesthetists SAS @assocsas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Read more 👇 anaesthetists.org/language/en-...
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England lagging behind on regrading senior SAS Doctors
New data collected by the Association has raised questions about England’s approach to regrading SAS doctors. The data obtained via Freedom of Information reveals that England is making slower progres...
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Association of Anaesthetists SAS @assocsas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Our Chair, @ecewain.bsky.social, says more needs to be done to ensure SAS doctors' career progression: "It is disappointing that the NHS in England has not followed other nations in introducing a regrading process for specialty doctors to apply to become specialists."
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Association of Anaesthetists SAS @assocsas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
📊 New FOI data from the Association of Anaesthetists shows England is falling behind the rest of the UK in regrading senior SAS doctors to specialist roles designed to recognise clinical expertise. #AnSky #MedSky
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