Raj LB
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More knockouts than Muhammed Ali
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Doing a clear out of my spare room which also includes the middle-aged man cable drawer. Bets on how many USB-B cables I find? Moved house in 2017, don't think I've culled any/many since then.
(I've found 3 before even opening the drawer with the cables in.)
(I've found 3 before even opening the drawer with the cables in.)
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Doing a clear out of my spare room which also includes the middle-aged man cable drawer. Bets on how many USB-B cables I find? Moved house in 2017, don't think I've culled any/many since then.
(I've found 3 before even opening the drawer with the cables in.)
(I've found 3 before even opening the drawer with the cables in.)
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I have a less optimistic take. We've made "racist" a bad word. But to many people it's only a label. They believe:
1) Racists are bad people
2) I am not a bad person
3) Therefore I am not racist
Thinking about racism on a deeper level would expose the flaws in that belief, so they refuse to do it.
1) Racists are bad people
2) I am not a bad person
3) Therefore I am not racist
Thinking about racism on a deeper level would expose the flaws in that belief, so they refuse to do it.
Why do racists hate being called racist? They don’t respond in the same way to being called bigots or xenophobic. I think it’s because they know at some level that racism is fundamentally, deeply wrong, because even their broken moral compasses point at the immorality of it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I have a less optimistic take. We've made "racist" a bad word. But to many people it's only a label. They believe:
1) Racists are bad people
2) I am not a bad person
3) Therefore I am not racist
Thinking about racism on a deeper level would expose the flaws in that belief, so they refuse to do it.
1) Racists are bad people
2) I am not a bad person
3) Therefore I am not racist
Thinking about racism on a deeper level would expose the flaws in that belief, so they refuse to do it.
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Can't help feel that these people obviously do on one level accept that trans women are women because only women get so blatantly disbelieved about our own feelings and experiences.
I don’t know enough about the situation with Lineham to opine on whether the judgement is valid or not, but everything about this paragraph in the BBC article makes me despair at how many institutions have been captured by the GC movement
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Can't help feel that these people obviously do on one level accept that trans women are women because only women get so blatantly disbelieved about our own feelings and experiences.
If they'd taxed Netflix and avocados, they could have called it The 2015 Millennial Tax
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If they'd taxed Netflix and avocados, they could have called it The 2015 Millennial Tax
Dannii is short for "didgeridoo"
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November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dannii is short for "didgeridoo"
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I once live-tweeted our attempt to cancel a mis-sold Virgin Media contract.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
underrated feature of old twitter was people with a decent following being able to bully brands into acting right
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I once live-tweeted our attempt to cancel a mis-sold Virgin Media contract.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Properly moving xkcd
xkcd.com/3172/
xkcd.com/3172/
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Properly moving xkcd
xkcd.com/3172/
xkcd.com/3172/
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@kamranabbasi.bsky.social shines with this scathing editorial on the mess that has been made with locally employed Doctors (LEDs) in the U.K.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
NHS 2025: a wobbly triadic stool and a gig economy
The NHS sits seventh on the list of the world’s largest employers, rubbing shoulders with the armies of China, India, and the US, as well as mega-corporations.1 It’s also part of the “gig economy.” Th...
www.bmj.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social shines with this scathing editorial on the mess that has been made with locally employed Doctors (LEDs) in the U.K.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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The @rcphysicians.bsky.social have been important allies to the #SASsix campaign.
We agree entirely with President Mumtaz Patel in her rapid response to this weeks @bmj.com article.
Bravo!
We agree entirely with President Mumtaz Patel in her rapid response to this weeks @bmj.com article.
Bravo!
‘Once a doctor has been employed in the same specialty by the same trust for more than two years, they should be moved to a nationally negotiated SAS contract.’
👉 Read our rapid response to a @bmj.com investigation revealing thousands of LEDs are trapped in insecure contracts: ow.ly/m9sm50XwQot
👉 Read our rapid response to a @bmj.com investigation revealing thousands of LEDs are trapped in insecure contracts: ow.ly/m9sm50XwQot
Rapid response to BMJ investigation: Thousands of NHS doctors are trapped in insecure “gig economy” contracts
ow.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The @rcphysicians.bsky.social have been important allies to the #SASsix campaign.
We agree entirely with President Mumtaz Patel in her rapid response to this weeks @bmj.com article.
Bravo!
We agree entirely with President Mumtaz Patel in her rapid response to this weeks @bmj.com article.
Bravo!
My lukewarm take as a now fairly casualty rugby union watcher is the TMO should only intervene for penalties in the "red zone".
If you've used your hands in the ruck and got away with it:
1) well done
2) stopping play detracts from the flow of the game
If you've used your hands in the ruck and got away with it:
1) well done
2) stopping play detracts from the flow of the game
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
My lukewarm take as a now fairly casualty rugby union watcher is the TMO should only intervene for penalties in the "red zone".
If you've used your hands in the ruck and got away with it:
1) well done
2) stopping play detracts from the flow of the game
If you've used your hands in the ruck and got away with it:
1) well done
2) stopping play detracts from the flow of the game
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Trolls yes, but Twitter also has the BEST anti-trolls 🤣
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Trolls yes, but Twitter also has the BEST anti-trolls 🤣
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This is an extremely important thread for all of us in NHS secondary care and includes a great piece from @emmajourno.bsky.social and @abirimmer.bsky.social.
My concern is, as we try to stay off Twitter, these pieces disappear into the ether.
There was a valiant effort to make #MedSkyDebate...
My concern is, as we try to stay off Twitter, these pieces disappear into the ether.
There was a valiant effort to make #MedSkyDebate...
1/ The medical workforce and the #SASsix, a Saturday morning thread...
The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted two related publications relating to workforce this week. Taken together, they paint a stark picture of the current medical workforce.
The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted two related publications relating to workforce this week. Taken together, they paint a stark picture of the current medical workforce.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is an extremely important thread for all of us in NHS secondary care and includes a great piece from @emmajourno.bsky.social and @abirimmer.bsky.social.
My concern is, as we try to stay off Twitter, these pieces disappear into the ether.
There was a valiant effort to make #MedSkyDebate...
My concern is, as we try to stay off Twitter, these pieces disappear into the ether.
There was a valiant effort to make #MedSkyDebate...
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I hope anaesthetists, surgeons and intensivists (and anyone who is interested) will give their thoughts about #Delirium research. Such an important but overlooked issue that affects at least 1 in 16 older surgical patients. www.surveymonkey.com/r/WTHNBZK #AnSky #GeriSky #SurgSky #NIHR
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
'My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Charlie Brown. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.'
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive, Charlie Brown."
"One thing about living with Charlie Brown I never could stomach—all the damn vampires."
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
'My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Charlie Brown. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.'
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Motherfucker!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Motherfucker!
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Motherfucker!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Motherfucker!
I'm basically just going to keep reposting this like a really annoying child not getting enough attention (because I think both the LED and #MedSkyDebate point deserve attention).
This is an extremely important thread for all of us in NHS secondary care and includes a great piece from @emmajourno.bsky.social and @abirimmer.bsky.social.
My concern is, as we try to stay off Twitter, these pieces disappear into the ether.
There was a valiant effort to make #MedSkyDebate...
My concern is, as we try to stay off Twitter, these pieces disappear into the ether.
There was a valiant effort to make #MedSkyDebate...
1/ The medical workforce and the #SASsix, a Saturday morning thread...
The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted two related publications relating to workforce this week. Taken together, they paint a stark picture of the current medical workforce.
The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted two related publications relating to workforce this week. Taken together, they paint a stark picture of the current medical workforce.
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I'm basically just going to keep reposting this like a really annoying child not getting enough attention (because I think both the LED and #MedSkyDebate point deserve attention).
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I am encountering yet more men on testosterone having huge heart attacks. Bear in mind I’m only on call 1/12th of the time (ie my rota has 12 consultants) and yet I’ve now seen 5 men in the last couple of months who’ve had STEMIs in their 40s and 50s. All very fit and *externally* in great shape
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I am encountering yet more men on testosterone having huge heart attacks. Bear in mind I’m only on call 1/12th of the time (ie my rota has 12 consultants) and yet I’ve now seen 5 men in the last couple of months who’ve had STEMIs in their 40s and 50s. All very fit and *externally* in great shape
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To add to this - it's not like the public is being well served by broadcast news moving at the pace of 24 hour scrolling and the politically obsessed - it just means every election large numbers of people end up googling 'what is austerity?' 'What is brownfield?' etc. etc.
This is bizarre. Like the editor of the guardian or mail or any other paper complaining repeatedly about the front page lead they decided to run with.
Very good example of what's wrong with broadcast news - they've given up deciding for themselves what is or isn't news and what the priorities are
Very good example of what's wrong with broadcast news - they've given up deciding for themselves what is or isn't news and what the priorities are
It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
To add to this - it's not like the public is being well served by broadcast news moving at the pace of 24 hour scrolling and the politically obsessed - it just means every election large numbers of people end up googling 'what is austerity?' 'What is brownfield?' etc. etc.
sing hosanna
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
sing hosanna
What is with the trope of television/film characters being unable to assemble flatpack furniture?
Assembling flatpack furniture is pretty easy. Am I a genius or is everyone else also able to follow instructions from IKEA?
Assembling flatpack furniture is pretty easy. Am I a genius or is everyone else also able to follow instructions from IKEA?
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
What is with the trope of television/film characters being unable to assemble flatpack furniture?
Assembling flatpack furniture is pretty easy. Am I a genius or is everyone else also able to follow instructions from IKEA?
Assembling flatpack furniture is pretty easy. Am I a genius or is everyone else also able to follow instructions from IKEA?
Was reminded of the talk @aliceemmalouise.bsky.social gave at Sheffield Skeptics In The Pub a few months back - ultimately a lot of these grifter thrive because of the unacceptable interactions they have with the medical establishment.
Sure, this is primarily a US story but the NHS is awash with
Sure, this is primarily a US story but the NHS is awash with
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Was reminded of the talk @aliceemmalouise.bsky.social gave at Sheffield Skeptics In The Pub a few months back - ultimately a lot of these grifter thrive because of the unacceptable interactions they have with the medical establishment.
Sure, this is primarily a US story but the NHS is awash with
Sure, this is primarily a US story but the NHS is awash with
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Enjoying the For You feed? Give it a like ♡ to help more people discover it: bsky.app/profile/did:...
The more people use it -> the more feedback we get -> the better we can make it for you.
The more people use it -> the more feedback we get -> the better we can make it for you.
July 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Enjoying the For You feed? Give it a like ♡ to help more people discover it: bsky.app/profile/did:...
The more people use it -> the more feedback we get -> the better we can make it for you.
The more people use it -> the more feedback we get -> the better we can make it for you.
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The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...