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Frankie @friswith-med.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Well this is enraging, and deeply concerning. Anyone else think this is softening the ground for the Leng outcomes? I will continue to admire the tenacity, commitment to principles & "ladder extension" of Prof Kar @parthaskar.bsky.social PCP Edinburgh is about to see another influx

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@RCPhysicians

investigation Removal from the Council of an elected member Barring standing for elections 12 months By a panel which is unknown - with zero right to reply. (To be ratified by Council on 15/7) For exposing chicanery around PAs by senior execs While prev PRCP and Reg have zero sanctions after their actions brought along an EGM

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Pretty much as expected by an organisation trying to suppress any dissenting voice Regrets? Nil You can try whatever you want - the direction around PAs has changed for good Kids- never ever give up a fight when you are doing the right thing. On the upside? RCP have asked me to see my GP for mental distress this may have caused me. That’s nice- no?

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Kimmel nails this hoser.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12/06/2025

A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference. But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.

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Sen. Padilla pushed to ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie

Forcibly removing a sitting US senator, as they opposed the president's immigration policy, is a part of a broader slide.

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

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Philip Lee @drphiliplee1.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Honestly, I can't think of a more persuasive argument for striking than Streeting urging you not to strike www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot

Resident doctors unhappy with 5.4% pay rise with union warning strikes in England could return.

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Doctors have ‘saved’ the Government, Taxpayer & NHS, over £10bn since 2008 If pay had increased in line with inflation Annual saving for the public of £2bn in today’s money, or £1/week/taxpayer Should Doctors & other #NHS staff subsidise the NHS or be paid fairly? @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Putin suggested holding direct negotiations in Turkey on May 15. President Zelenskyy with his team arrived in Turkey. Putin is absent. Instead, he sent a non-representative delegation with no decision-making mandate. Does Putin want to achieve peace and stop the war? The answer is obvious - no

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

GOOD NEWS! Moderna’s combination COVID/influenza vaccine candidate mRNA-1083 has OUTPERFORMED the current standalone vaccines for BOTH viruses in a large (8000+) Phase III trial. A combination vaccine would make it easier for people to get vaccinated against COVID and influenza at the same time. 🧪🧵⬇️

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I keep thinking “WOKE MARXIST POPE” to the tune of Pink Pony Club

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 08/05/2025

As a German I will forever be grateful to all who fought for the liberation of Europe. But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵

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PaediatricFOAM.com @paediatricfoam.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Day 7 of posting some of our most popular articles, to help rebuild our following. Here's another Jonathan Round classic, on #DKA www.paediatricfoam.com/2017/02/diab... Please share! #medsky #pedsky #meded #paedsky #diabetes #T1DM

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Principles behind Protocols

Dr Jonathan Round – PICU Consultant

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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

We endured six months of submissions and process for the Treaty Principles Bill, a bill cabinet knew would never pass. Yet the Govt gives just 12 hours for radical changes to pay equity laws that directly impact hundreds of thousands of workers, mostly women, & their families.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter. They graded it. Bwahahaha.

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk: -Is not accused of committing any crime -Is nonviolent -Was in this country legally -Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to -Has been locked up for six weeks

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Chris Worsham @chrisworsham.com · 06/05/2025

John Nance, an aviation safety safety expert who has spent a lot of time working to bring that safety culture into health care, tells the story of the 1977 Tenerife disaster like no other. So many lessons for medicine that are still yet to permeate youtu.be/5qDaIK9-HH8?...

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John Nance

YouTube video by LMSOS

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of New Mexico have developed a tau-targeting vaccine that could help PREVENT the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In preclinical trials, the vaccine REDUCED pTau, IMPROVED memory AND motor function, and REDUCED brain atrophy with NO major side effects. 🧪🧵⬇️

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Sam Vimes @samvimes6.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Hey, UK Labour.... look at this..... ⬇️ *This* is how you win votes. Not attacking poor people. Not pandering to Reform. Making peoples lives *better*.....

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/04/2025

Telling people to “do your own research” when in reality it means embracing disinformation from uncredentialed wellness grifters trying to peddle non-proven alternatives, and ignoring decades of rigorous peer-reviewed work from scientific experts, will kill people.

Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines
In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise." Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms. Ethical violation as POLICY.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.

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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Dear Canada, Pierre Poilievre is Coming for Your Reproductive Rights vajenda.substack.com/p/dear-canad...

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Dear Canada, Pierre Poilievre is Coming for Your Reproductive Rights

A letter to my fellow Canadians

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Craig Nikolic @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 22/04/2025

Almost every area of England is seeing fewer patients in general practice F2F as a % than 2019. That is true. But… Every area in England is offering more F2F appts than 2019. There are more F2F appts being offered than ever. Don’t go blaming GP access for the faults of whole NHS capacity.

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992. Was there a breast cancer epidemic?! NO. Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976. PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something. This is also about autism.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Once again, I was left to wonder: was Pete Hegseth signal chatting military attack plans to everyone but me?? Am I the one that’s insecure, or is it his communication practices that are insecure?

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Data Against Fascism @dataagainstfascism.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Here is a Beta Version of the ICE Flights Tracker. There is much to do to improve it but we wanted to get it out there. Court Districts are available per request. This will evolve to become more user friendly. Pairs well with @jjindc.bsky.social's BlueSky account public.tableau.com/views/ICEFli...

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

This is predictable, but so outrageous and disgusting. Kremlin-owned Trump is preparing to recognize Crimea as "Russian." Not only did Russia illegally annex Crimea, but they set up concentration camps I am so angry 🤬 Crimea is and will always be Ukrainian, no matter what Trump and his thugs say.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 18/04/2025

The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today. This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

It’s extraordinary that so much media still reports on Trump with the old, redundant tools of the trade. He lied about Ukraine, then he tried to extort Ukraine, and having failed he threatens to walk away from Ukraine. The idea that he was ever going to do anything unwelcome to Putin is ridiculous.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.

A tweet by Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25
) reads: "He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. Don’t you see what’s happening here?"

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind. An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one." The other said, "Take him anyway." So they did.

Wilmer only found out his son had been detained after receiving a phone call on March 15 from his nephew, Luis, who lives with them. That morning was their last time together; they had gone around the corner to do their laundry. Later that day, Wilmer said that his son met with a friend to get help with some errands at the American Red Cross. He learned this from Luis, who looked at the situation from inside the apartment: when his son was on his way back, just steps from his home when ICE agents stopped him. “The officers grabbed him and two other boys right at the entrance to our building. One said, ‘No, he’s not the one,’ like they were looking for someone else. But the other said, ‘Take him anyway.'”

That moment marked the beginning of Wilmer’s search for answers — answers he’s still waiting for.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Bring. Him. Home.

A tweet by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@R
...) states that the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that Judge Xini's order to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador was upheld 3-0 by the 4th Circuit. The Trump administration now refuses to comply. The tweet includes a detailed excerpt from a court ruling, stating the order is vacated by the Chief Justice due to the administration's delay and the need for clarification on "facilitate," as Garcia was not properly sent to El Salvador.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

So, if I understand correctly, the President of the United States is saying that the Supreme Court of the United States consists of nine “sick people,” including three whom he appointed. apple.news/AMHDqIFcpRxi...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/04/2025

Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

and yet they come to Europe and lecture everyone on free speech

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genpoe @genpoe.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

the fact that tourists / people traveling for work being detained at the border for entirely political reasons isn't considered uncommon enough to be newsworthy is uh, terrifying??

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

“Starmer must not trade away our food standards as part of tariff negotiations. We are as indignant about American animal welfare as JDVance seems to be about the control of anti-abortion demonstrations outside UK clinics” So many reasons to focus on the EU, not the US. Letter of the week The Week

Letter of the week
Resisting chlorinated chicken
To The Daily Telegraph

Chlorinated chicken is banned in Britain not because of risks to human health, but because this method of decontamination is required as a consequence of intensive rearing methods, poor animal welfare procedures, and overcrowding and unsanitary conditions in abattoirs and processing plants.
Such low standards, intended to reduce costs, also constitute unfair competition for British farmers.
The issue of hormone-treated beef and dairy cows is similarly misunderstood. American dairy farmers are permitted to use bovine somatotropin (BST), which increases the yield of dairy cows by up to 25%. Udders are 25% heavier, increasing teat damage and production stress, which raises susceptibility to mastitis. The resultant reduction in productive life, perhaps to as few as two lactations, is of scant concern to a Wisconsin farmer who can benefit from the buoyant market in processed cull beef. British farmers are rightly prevented from using BST, and it would be unfair to expect them to compromise their standards in the face of American competition.
There is one effect that may have direct significance for human health: the persistence of BST in milk results in higher levels of insulin-like growth factor-1, which has been implicated in the increase in several cancers and cardiovascular diseases. It is said that pasteurisation destroys these residues, but most cheeses cannot be made from pasteurised milk without further chemical additions, which may be why there are so few distinctive cheeses in America.
Keir Starmer must not trade away our food standards as part of tariff negotiations. We are as indignant about American animal welfare as J.D. Vance seems to be about the control of anti-abortion demonstrations outside UK clinics.
William Swift, retired veterinary surgeon, Chiddingstone, Kent

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Frankie @friswith-med.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Interesting power-grab by the GMC here. Opening the way for CCT for people who don't have a Primary Medical Qualification? Are we looking at the beginning of credentialing creeping towards "consultant in Emergency Medicine"? Always wonder *why* someone wants a particular power...

Certificates of Completion of Training (CCTs)

132. The Medical Act requires the GMC to award Certificates. of Completion of Training (CCTs) to confirm that doctors have completed an approved UK specialist or GP training programme. Doctors with a CCT are eligible for entry on the GP or specialist register. The GMC has a duty to award a CCT to any person who applies for that

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

timeshighereducation.com

X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research

Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie). Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development

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CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs

The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

And there it is.

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ScreamingMD @screamingmd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Calgary just reversed its no fluoridation policy after dental exams under anesthesia doubled and IV antibx for dental infection went up 700%. Nearby Edmonton has no similar increase of same time period. Dental health isn’t just a pretty smile.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

In the same way that Ivermectin and bleach DO NOT cure COVID, Budesonide and Clarithromycin DO NOT cure measles. Quackery kills. Pass it on.

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country. The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US. He had a golf tournament to get to.

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Jessica Simor KC @jmpsimor.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The U.K. cannot continue to pretend it can make a “deal” with these people.

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