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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · Aug 13

Tax in the UK is rather average

Given that this is a fact overlooked by the media, it’s worth pointing out

In terms of spending that Tax less goes on health & social care than most G20 nations

But the media/rich cry & the sheep people believe

Some graphics

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Anesthesiology Journals @anesthesiology.bsky.social · Jul 21

"When I was three, I wanted to be a fireman / Rushing in, saving lives / Now, it seems that’s exactly what I do: / Failed airway, anaphylaxis, non-routine / I run to the fire / But what do firefighters do when there is no fire?" Read the new poem: ow.ly/lU5J50WqxNK

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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · Jul 2

The Emergency Department at Birmingham Children's Hospital sees 60,000 visits yearly, catering to the vibrant city of Birmingham. Over half of the young residents living in the most deprived areas, urgent action is crucial. Early intervention is key!

rcem.ac.uk/informati...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jun 9

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

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Joe Tyler @joetyler.bsky.social · Jun 9

Year 2 Consultant / PGY15

Just over 2 months ago

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Joe Tyler @joetyler.bsky.social · May 12

Hit by a car cycling home from work today. I’m okay (and very grateful for it), my bike isn’t. My Apple Watch realised I’d had a hard fall and tried to call 999 for me. I was able to tell it in time that I didn’t need help, but I’m still very impressed that the feature worked so well.

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Joe Tyler @joetyler.bsky.social · May 11

Love this good humoured take on the Birmingham bin strikes

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Apr 3

Welcome to Idiocracy.

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Channel 4 @channel4.bsky.social · Apr 3

As retaliation for the Tariffs we will now be showing any American made TV show without the last five minutes. Good luck finding out how Frasier got out of that one.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Feb 28

Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”

There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · Feb 28

This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple.

They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · Feb 28

UK Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: “This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple.

“They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.”

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · Feb 28

A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Feb 22

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 7

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.

You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?

Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.

You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income

This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.

truthout.org

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Essi Lindstedt @essi-lindstedt.bsky.social · Feb 8

This quote has been on my mind. People say things like “what’s the point of aid, it’s clearly not worked”. People want problems to go away. I get that, it’s human. But we are about to see what will happen when the dull, painstaking work of stopping the worst from happening, suddenly - stops.

Quote “the UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell.” Dag Hammarskjöld, second UN secretary general. On wall of UN building with a blue UN flag.

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Ellen L. Weintraub @ellenlweintraub.bsky.social · Feb 6

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

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Monster C. Camacho 🧌💀🎃👻 @mc2x.bsky.social · Feb 8

This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake

web.archive.org/web/20231206...

NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA

Lee esta historia en español aquí

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Joe Tyler @joetyler.bsky.social · Jan 30

Rather spellbound at the moment by this beautiful piece of music…

m.youtube.com/watch?v=hujT...

motion sickness

YouTube video by Xie Yueli - Topic

m.youtube.com

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Jan 30

Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Jan 29

In the IVIO trial, researchers assessed clinical outcomes with vascular access that had been initially established by an intraosseous route as compared with an intravenous route in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Full trial results: nej.md/4hopKSC

#MedSky #CardioSky

The New England Journal of Medicine
Intraosseous or Intravenous Access for Cardiac Arrest
A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY

Illustration of medication delivery for cardiac arrest.

Read the full Plain Language Summary at NEJM.org.

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Joe Tyler @joetyler.bsky.social · Jan 16

Astonishing talent

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jan 5

Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day

Exclusive: 414,137 people believed to have experienced some level of harm in last year, Guardian analysis finds More than 1,000 patients a day in England are suffering “potential harm” because of ambulance handover delays, the Guardian can reveal. In…

www.theguardian.com

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jan 3

Musk is ignorant, insane - and extremely dangerous.

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