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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A combo of the eldest sprog starting school and me rotating back to a hospital I haven’t worked in for a while, means my previously bombproof paediatrician immune system has FAILED ME. No, I’m not being dramatic.

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Leslie Knope Parks And Rec

Alt: Leslie Knope Parks And Rec saying “everything hurts and I’m dying”

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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years ago my life changed. As a teenager I watched the aftermath of the attacks, the people helping in the streets, the healthcare professionals rushing to save who they could, and I thought “I want to be able to help people like that”. And so, medicine. Today we remember.

Night skyline of manhattan showing the twin towers light beams.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

That sky had been cloudless ALL SODDING DAY.

A photo of the sky this evening, with a clear blue expanse at the top of the sky and then clouds obscuring the sun during the eclipse.

In the foreground is various household and garden paraphernalia - a gazebo, a washing line? A child’s pogo stick…

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Surely there is some mistake! There's no way this tax applies to me, a retired diplomat who lives in Paris who spent millions of dollars renovating the 12 million dollar apartment I never intended to live in. There must be some mistake

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This summary of the current situation is tragically perfect. Well done @taogirl61.bsky.social.

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I don't know what to say to inspire people to not let their children die

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Kate Prior @doctorwibble.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This evergreen gem from @drphiliplee1.bsky.social is required reading for all hospital staff in the run up to induction day.

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

After a very emotionally challenging week at work, doing bedtime with this little bean is usually a fail-safe way to cheer up.

Two hands, one adult and one child, joined together to make a heart shape.

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

What the WHAT was that?!

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

One of my colleagues is Argentinian. He asked me today if I was nervous for this match. “No” I said, “we’re very good at losing. We’re used to it” Come on boys, prove me wrong!

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 08/07/2026

Overheard someone say they were "giving 110%" today... and I couldn't help myself. Maths pedants of the world… unite!

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John C. Baez @johncarlosbaez.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Coming from the States I've always struggled to understand UK politics. Apparently Farage has resigned from office in order to be elected to that office - but nobody will run against him except a talking trash can. And the BBC is actually interviewing the trash can.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 07/07/2026

Nigel Farage has spent his whole life dodging responsibility for his actions. This new stunt is his latest attempt to escape consequences for his biggest grift. We won’t let him.

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The statement on his future is going to simply be that he’s not going anywhere, but he’s attracted enough attention to throw out some other bilge hasn’t he?

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

When there’s a red weather warning for heat, but you work in the NHS and no one’s allowed to see you walk in to work in uniform….

Picture shows Emily, a white woman with long blonde haire and freckles. She’s wearing a yellow puffa jacket because of historic uniform rules

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This week I forgot I worked in the NHS. During an educational supervision meeting I was asked “Any complaints?” I replied “No, it’s been good. I’ve really enjoyed it” Silence Then “No, Emily, have there been any complaints about YOU?”

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Lads, I have a new favourite way to do CPD. A morning dog walk while listening to MedEd podcasts. Winner.

A sunny morning in a field. The foreground is a green wheat field, the background is a bright blue sky with a couple of white clouds.

Most importantly there is a brown and white spaniel and a black Labrador sitting patiently waiting to continue their walk.

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Sunday morning walks with this Very Good Boy might be one of my favourite ways to spend a weekend.

A green leafy backdrop with a black Labrador in the foreground.

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Another cracking day of regional teaching for senior paediatric trainees. Today was palliative care, lots of great discussions and ethics, practicalities, and terminology. This video still makes me chuckle though youtu.be/BbNi_-wYXJE

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Palliative Care PSA - We’re the fire department, not the fire.

YouTube video by Jared Rubenstein

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Very sad not to be attending @rcpch.bsky.social conference today to make sure that @drseanmon.bsky.social behaves. Instead I’ll be trying to control a toddler who got hold of his Mum’s coffee… which is much the same thing.

A small white child wearing a Batman T-shirt, pointing at the camera. He has chocolate/coffee around his mouth. There’s the word “Monday” over his eyes, and the O in Monday is a coffee cup.

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SPOOKYTime, M.D.🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈 @saigontimemd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

finally found something to make me laugh and it's this I've watched this like 30 times in a row

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This is abhorrent and utterly unacceptable. @rcpch.bsky.social - do we have a response to this? I would absolutely expect my College to call this out for what it is: systematic discrimination of timetable children based on their ethnicity. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Black children eight times more likely to be strip searched by police - report

A new report says while the number of strip searches has decreased, ethnic disparities in their use persist.

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This seems like a good move for public health. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I could have told them that for a significantly lower fee.

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 25/03/2026

i think sometimes cis people truly have a hard time understanding that jk rowling is a living person actively using her wealth to fund the international assault on trans lives. she’s not some Complicated Author we can have a spirited debate about separating from the art with!!!!!

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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Resident doctors in the NHS to launch a six-day strike straight after the Easter bank holiday starting at 7am on April 7 until 6.59am on April 13.

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

When someone tells you who they are, believe them. He repeatedly tells us what kind of person he is. It’s the most consistent thing about him. (For clarity, I do not mean Larry)

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

NEW: This new report, from BBC, is the best takedown of the insanity of Trump you will see anywhere. Calm, coherent and repeating only Trump’s own words. Devastating. Brilliant work once again from Roz Atkins. (🎥 BBC News)

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

“Um excuse me buddy, is THAT how we ask nicely for things? No, I didn’t think so. Try again please”

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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The story of the Paper Boat was a blog I wrote back in 2018 for @gerisoc.bsky.social. It was an analogy that I found useful to explain to patients and families how difficult it can be to predict the future accurately. Now as I and my friends get older, I find myself sharing it once again. 🧵1/n

The story of the Paper Boat.

A British Geriatric Society blog from 2018.
Let me know if you’d like the full text & I’ll send it to you.

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Kate Prior @doctorwibble.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Her name was Sarah Everard.

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons. (Pictured here with three extras)

The cast of The West Wing in the Oval Office

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Emily @docbotch.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

During a PICU teaching session today I was described** as “a rogue paediatrician” Brb. Updating my work badge 🖊️ ** absolutely good naturedly and kindly!

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

This clip is all over the other place and has made its way onto GB News and Talk TV so I’ll do a bit of an explainer here too! The clip doing the rounds is of a fantastic police officer telling a group of Muslim men that a Christian preacher nearby is entitled to freedom of expression. 🧵 1/19

Screen shot from Paul Embery’s X account:

Respect to this police officer. Confronted by radicals demanding the arrest of a Christian preacher on the grounds that Whitechapel "is a Muslim area" she was calm and professional and
gave them short shrift. Let's see more of this from the police.

Has a video of a woman police officer talking to a group of Muslim men

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

You may have read the headlines & assumed someone had done due diligence & checked the facts before publishing You’d be wrong You may still need Doctors in the future, although Nurses ARE amazing at their jobs & couldn’t do without them www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

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Joe Robertson @joro.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...

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Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News

About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.

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✨️neuron divergent MD✨️ @fuqekgs.medsky.social · 27/01/2026

They are gassing what are supposed to be safe places for children. CHILDREN. INNOCENT CHILDREN. ABOLISH. ICE. NOW.

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Dr Michael Clifford @drmikeclifford.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Team For anyone involved in paediatric airway management KEY PHRASE "PILLOW PLEASE" www.maskinduction.com/positioning-... Aman Kalra, Professor of Anesthesiology, (Author, Illustrator and Web Designer) #Ansky #Medsky #Anaesthesia #Anaesthetist #ICM #ICU #Intensivist #Anaesthesiologist #PHEM #HEMS

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (2?) is roaring: "WRONG WAY MUM! WRONG WAY!" as Mum pushes his pram away from the waffle truck. Mum is insisting that he's just had some ice cream but Tiny Human has spotted waffles and the struggle (to get delicious food) is real! (1)

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