Karin
@beezum.bsky.social
Interested in health, education & fairness in society. Enjoy sport, espec. tennis, & singing
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With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
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Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
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Russian troops invading Ukraine are "main obstacle" to peace in Ukraine, says mostly everyone else
EU is ‘main obstacle’ to peace in Ukraine, says Russia’s foreign minister
Sergey Lavrov’s comments come ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s talks with Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
Sergey Lavrov’s comments come ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s talks with Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
EU is ‘main obstacle’ to peace in Ukraine, says Russia’s foreign minister
www.politico.eu
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Russian troops invading Ukraine are "main obstacle" to peace in Ukraine, says mostly everyone else
Nothing to do with Conservative MPs. Up to CofE to decide how this money should be spent.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New archbishop urged to scrap £100m fund over slavery links
A group of MPs and peers claims the funds can only legally be spent on churches and payment of clergy wages.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nothing to do with Conservative MPs. Up to CofE to decide how this money should be spent.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is from 2023
I remember how good the service was for my patients before disaster struck - austerity, money wasted on private sector involvement and faux competition.
We could go back, it was possible then, it's possible now.
I remember how good the service was for my patients before disaster struck - austerity, money wasted on private sector involvement and faux competition.
We could go back, it was possible then, it's possible now.
Let’s go back to 2010!
We didn’t need cancer pathways as urgent referrals were seen in 2-3 weeks, routine in 2-3 months
Recruitment was rising, jobs were good. It wasn’t perfect but in 4 decades of NHS work it was the best it had been
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED ….
We didn’t need cancer pathways as urgent referrals were seen in 2-3 weeks, routine in 2-3 months
Recruitment was rising, jobs were good. It wasn’t perfect but in 4 decades of NHS work it was the best it had been
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED ….
December 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This is from 2023
I remember how good the service was for my patients before disaster struck - austerity, money wasted on private sector involvement and faux competition.
We could go back, it was possible then, it's possible now.
I remember how good the service was for my patients before disaster struck - austerity, money wasted on private sector involvement and faux competition.
We could go back, it was possible then, it's possible now.
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Motherfaker by Anna Brook Mitchell: A Tale of Deception and Friendship
Barri Brown is fed up. A hard-working teacher on Guernsey, she's fed up of people telling her that her biological clock is ticking. She's fed up of being told that she'll 'change her mind' when she tells her family, friends and…
Barri Brown is fed up. A hard-working teacher on Guernsey, she's fed up of people telling her that her biological clock is ticking. She's fed up of being told that she'll 'change her mind' when she tells her family, friends and…
Motherfaker by Anna Brook Mitchell: A Tale of Deception and Friendship
Barri Brown is fed up. A hard-working teacher on Guernsey, she's fed up of people telling her that her biological clock is ticking. She's fed up of being told that she'll 'change her mind' when she tells her family, friends and colleagues that she doesn't ever want children and she's fed up of being overwhelmed, overloaded, unappreciated and overlooked for promotion in favour of people she's spent years covering for when they have been off on repeated maternity leave. Not only that but she doesn't really have any friends; her family is exasperated by her, despite what she sees as her best efforts to be a good Sister and Aunt (I fully empathise with her sister here), and worse still, her husband Sean has disappeared and is ghosting her, and she doesn't know why or where he is.
urban-sapphire.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Motherfaker by Anna Brook Mitchell: A Tale of Deception and Friendship
Barri Brown is fed up. A hard-working teacher on Guernsey, she's fed up of people telling her that her biological clock is ticking. She's fed up of being told that she'll 'change her mind' when she tells her family, friends and…
Barri Brown is fed up. A hard-working teacher on Guernsey, she's fed up of people telling her that her biological clock is ticking. She's fed up of being told that she'll 'change her mind' when she tells her family, friends and…
Just tried to pay #TFL toll for #BlackwallTunnel Eventually succeeded but I think the website is dreadful! Doesn’t make it easy to pay if you are an occasional user. Dartford Toll payment system much more user friendly.
December 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Just tried to pay #TFL toll for #BlackwallTunnel Eventually succeeded but I think the website is dreadful! Doesn’t make it easy to pay if you are an occasional user. Dartford Toll payment system much more user friendly.
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Worth 5 minutes of anyone's time to read about Ronnie. Consider having a tissue handy in case something should happen to get in your eye 🥹
December 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Worth 5 minutes of anyone's time to read about Ronnie. Consider having a tissue handy in case something should happen to get in your eye 🥹
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If you're looking to do a little bit of Christmas-flavoured science with the kids then you could do worse than read this little article.
Can't wait to try @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Fro-Co recipe.
PS The weird symbol in my piece (ϖ) is supposed to be π.
Can't wait to try @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Fro-Co recipe.
PS The weird symbol in my piece (ϖ) is supposed to be π.
Cracker jokes and custard chemistry: ways to smuggle science into Christmas
Researchers share the easy ways to uncover moments of festive discovery, proving you don’t need a lab coat to experiment this Christmas
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
If you're looking to do a little bit of Christmas-flavoured science with the kids then you could do worse than read this little article.
Can't wait to try @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Fro-Co recipe.
PS The weird symbol in my piece (ϖ) is supposed to be π.
Can't wait to try @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Fro-Co recipe.
PS The weird symbol in my piece (ϖ) is supposed to be π.
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Polio is a devastating disease and Salk’s work developing a free vaccine should never be forgotten.
Seventy years ago, Jonas Salk and his team worked in a lab between a morgue and a darkroom to develop the world’s first successful polio vaccine.
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
buff.ly
December 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Polio is a devastating disease and Salk’s work developing a free vaccine should never be forgotten.
Wishing everyone Peace & Joy this Christmas. Remembering those we have lost but hoping they are having a bit of a party wherever they are. Never forgotten. ❤️
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Wishing everyone Peace & Joy this Christmas. Remembering those we have lost but hoping they are having a bit of a party wherever they are. Never forgotten. ❤️
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Well done, Canada.
Newly-announced scheme, supporting international PhD students and postdocs who want to come to Canada
www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canad...
www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canad...
Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards
Impact, Impact +, CIRTA
www.grad.ubc.ca
December 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Well done, Canada.
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Parents & anyone else up early on Christmas morning: there’s a bright pass of the International Space Station over the UK, just after 6.15.
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
ISS - Visible Passes
Satellite predictions and other astronomical data customised for your location.
www.heavens-above.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Parents & anyone else up early on Christmas morning: there’s a bright pass of the International Space Station over the UK, just after 6.15.
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
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My message for Wes Streeting let’s ‘Bring back the Family Doctor’ in 2026
It’s possible!
Have a great Christmas, hoping for a great New Year!
It’s possible!
Have a great Christmas, hoping for a great New Year!
December 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My message for Wes Streeting let’s ‘Bring back the Family Doctor’ in 2026
It’s possible!
Have a great Christmas, hoping for a great New Year!
It’s possible!
Have a great Christmas, hoping for a great New Year!
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Let’s go back to 2010!
We didn’t need cancer pathways as urgent referrals were seen in 2-3 weeks, routine in 2-3 months
Recruitment was rising, jobs were good. It wasn’t perfect but in 4 decades of NHS work it was the best it had been
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED ….
We didn’t need cancer pathways as urgent referrals were seen in 2-3 weeks, routine in 2-3 months
Recruitment was rising, jobs were good. It wasn’t perfect but in 4 decades of NHS work it was the best it had been
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED ….
December 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Let’s go back to 2010!
We didn’t need cancer pathways as urgent referrals were seen in 2-3 weeks, routine in 2-3 months
Recruitment was rising, jobs were good. It wasn’t perfect but in 4 decades of NHS work it was the best it had been
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED ….
We didn’t need cancer pathways as urgent referrals were seen in 2-3 weeks, routine in 2-3 months
Recruitment was rising, jobs were good. It wasn’t perfect but in 4 decades of NHS work it was the best it had been
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED ….
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BBC Rado 4's Dead Ringers mock President Trump on The Royal Variety Show:
"The Donald is not a guest"
"I am the new Lord of the Manor"
"I have bought Downtun Abbey"
"I am going to turn this place into a golf resort"
"And change the name to Downtun-a-lago"
"The Donald is not a guest"
"I am the new Lord of the Manor"
"I have bought Downtun Abbey"
"I am going to turn this place into a golf resort"
"And change the name to Downtun-a-lago"
December 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BBC Rado 4's Dead Ringers mock President Trump on The Royal Variety Show:
"The Donald is not a guest"
"I am the new Lord of the Manor"
"I have bought Downtun Abbey"
"I am going to turn this place into a golf resort"
"And change the name to Downtun-a-lago"
"The Donald is not a guest"
"I am the new Lord of the Manor"
"I have bought Downtun Abbey"
"I am going to turn this place into a golf resort"
"And change the name to Downtun-a-lago"
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Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
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When I was a medical student 45 years ago, I clerked in a 13 year old girl with deep jaundice and an abdominal mass. She was Hepatitis B positive. That had led to a primary liver tumour. In a 13-year-old. She was dead within the month. Avoidable with vaccination.
The CDC has endorsed ACIP’s decision of revoking universal access in USA to hepatitis B vaccines at birth. The policy had been in place for 34y and was changed despite no new evidence emerging of any risk of vaccination. #HealthPolicy 🧵
CDC accepts ACIP’s hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies
The CDC also said if a baby is not receiving a birth dose of vaccine, the initial dose should be administered no earlier than 2 months of age.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
When I was a medical student 45 years ago, I clerked in a 13 year old girl with deep jaundice and an abdominal mass. She was Hepatitis B positive. That had led to a primary liver tumour. In a 13-year-old. She was dead within the month. Avoidable with vaccination.
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Have enjoyed Reith Lectures, incl Q&A. Esp exchange starting 44:30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Reith Lectures - Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution - 3. A conspiracy of decency - BBC Sounds
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives the third of his 2025 BBC Reith Lectures.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Have enjoyed Reith Lectures, incl Q&A. Esp exchange starting 44:30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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But not the Brexit Referendum….Putin/ Farage’s project.
Don’t mention that ‘cos that would make the current Gov’s Brexit policies look very silly indeed.
Don’t mention that ‘cos that would make the current Gov’s Brexit policies look very silly indeed.
🚨🧵 1/ We welcome the new urgent Government review into foreign interference in UK politics.
👍 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social: "It's absolutely right that the Govt is reviewing our defences against foreign interference in light of Nathan Gill's bribery conviction."
www.gov.uk/government/n...
👍 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social: "It's absolutely right that the Govt is reviewing our defences against foreign interference in light of Nathan Gill's bribery conviction."
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Urgent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics
An independent review, led by Philip Rycroft, into foreign financial interference in UK politics has been commissioned by the government.
www.gov.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
But not the Brexit Referendum….Putin/ Farage’s project.
Don’t mention that ‘cos that would make the current Gov’s Brexit policies look very silly indeed.
Don’t mention that ‘cos that would make the current Gov’s Brexit policies look very silly indeed.
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How can you have a review of foreign interference in elections without, you know, reviewing past elections? Who wants a review of a film you haven’t seen yet??
LibDem Calum Miller, "Will the review look back.. Including the 2014 and 2016 Referendums?"
Steve Reed, "It will be forward looking, there will be no relitigating of previous elections or referendum"
"There have been no findings that any elections to date were affected by foreign interference"
Steve Reed, "It will be forward looking, there will be no relitigating of previous elections or referendum"
"There have been no findings that any elections to date were affected by foreign interference"
December 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
How can you have a review of foreign interference in elections without, you know, reviewing past elections? Who wants a review of a film you haven’t seen yet??
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As expected - the BBC knows there is a deliberate slowdown in elective surgery but is still blaming the resident doctors.
While politicians will ask you to blame resident doctors for cancelled surgery, in reality it is a deliberate slowdown to try to balance the books.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NHS orders hospitals to cut back on treating patients
Documents seen by BBC show hospitals being ordered to slow down on activity to help balance the books.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
As expected - the BBC knows there is a deliberate slowdown in elective surgery but is still blaming the resident doctors.
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Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...