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UK-trained GP in Canada; former epidemiologist, former health strategist, he/him

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So, it’s all model hobbyists and weeaboos doing the bombing? Amazing that you can buy antitank missiles for your drones off the shelf in Iran.

14.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1953 Iranian coup d'Γ©tat - Wikipedia

Let’s not forget that he’s also very responsible for our current mess, since he ordered MI6 (with the help of the CIA) to overthrow the democratic government of Iran in 1953 and replaced him with the Shah. It was about oil, by the way.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Ir...

14.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOne source doubted the BBC would air the film. β€œAnd I was quite shocked he felt that way,” says reporter Ben de Pear. β€œBut actually, he was 100 percent right.””

14.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
On the left: a photo of Prime Minister Mark Carney on a red background with a black and grey border. On the right: text that reads β€œCarneymania sweeps the country. Yes, even Quebec and Alberta. Polls show the prime minister’s popularity stretches far beyond the Liberal base.”

On the left: a photo of Prime Minister Mark Carney on a red background with a black and grey border. On the right: text that reads β€œCarneymania sweeps the country. Yes, even Quebec and Alberta. Polls show the prime minister’s popularity stretches far beyond the Liberal base.”

After nearly a year in power, new polling from Leger puts support for Mark Carney’s Liberals at 49 percent, with even Albertans giving the prime minister favourable marks. Is this Carneymania? Or something more durable? Philippe J. Fournier explores: https://ow.ly/YqU850Yt9Ex

13.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I wonder when this is from and whether it still holds true for the UK. The 17% is less than current Reform voting intentions (23%).

13.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, there’s the undeniable truth that 35% of US voters will always vote for terrible people, so that’s going to put your numbers up. In the UK it’s more like 20% so I guess Brits are just more optimistic. When was this from?

13.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this just a very inefficient money laundering scheme? I give you $1bn a day in US military spending and you give me $150m a day in Russian oil revenues?

12.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBut I think everyone in politics and finance and media who anticipated a fictional, level-headed version of Donald Trump succumbed to years of spin and misinformation and algorithmic propaganda on Twitter.”

12.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like it needs a lot of electricity for lighting and air conditioning, which might be a problem after the apocalypse. Is there at least an exercise cycle to power the lights?

12.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously, I now think for the first time that if there were an election tomorrow, Vance would get more votes than Trump.

09.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Epstein distraction; unifying the base; because Khameini didn’t take the hint and give Kushner and Witkoff a personal bribe. I don’t think he thought it would backfire this badly, it’s the most unpopular thing he’s ever done, losing him 30% of his base.

09.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s supposed to be about reducing criminal justice backlogs but it’s very much not the way to go about it.

09.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump knows he won’t be running in 2028 and wants the GOP to crash and burn then, to show they’re nothing without him. He doesn’t care about elections any more, just bribes.

09.03.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At this point, is there anything Trump does that doesn’t hurt the midterms or indeed 2028?

I think Donald knows full well that he won’t be running in 2028 one way or another and actively wants the GOP to crash and burn then, to show they’re nothing without him. Apres moi, la deluge, and all that.

09.03.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Damn, that’s a tough PhD viva.

09.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So what’s your S-tier mango? Asking for my taste buds.

09.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got my Epipen? Right, it’s mango time.

09.03.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Best version of the DCU. RIP Dwayne McDuffie, comics genius.

08.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think this is perhaps a likely result but also one that will likely require either a continued military operation at enormous expense or a pretty humiliating public capitulation to letting the Iranian regime survive and either way the public will be *furious* with $90 a barrel oil.

08.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 628 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

The worst case scenario for the UK BTW seems to me to be that we deploy both our new aircraft carriers to the Gulf and then the Iranians sink the Queen Elizabeth while Trump fails to give a crap.

08.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How likely are the USN with or without allies to be able to open Hormuz? This seems an era of asymmetric warfare with $4k drones needing $4m missiles to counter (I exaggerate). The Houthis could repel the USN with Iranian drones, why can’t the Iranians?

08.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You’d probably be a brilliant DM (or GM, to not restrict it to D&D). I’d happily GM for you but, you know, we don’t know each other. Sorry to hear your friend is moving away.

08.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BC has - this is the last change.

08.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty This week, MPs will vote on the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. Don’t let the anodyne name fool you – this is one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation in our…

NEW BLOGPOST: Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty

For any MP unsure of how to vote on the government’s proposals to restrict trial by jury.

07.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 617 πŸ” 344 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 37

And so foresighted, too!

07.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the main issues in the UK is the lack of NHS diagnostic clinic capacity (you can do it privately, of course). In Canada, diagnosis is publicly funded but relatively few psychiatrists will follow up or treat, so waiting times at that stage are quite long.

07.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

Make it stick.

06.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 10200 πŸ” 2907 πŸ’¬ 176 πŸ“Œ 353

I do love it but I agree it’d have been better as a TV series, that would have given it more time to breathe.

06.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜It’s 10,000 people saying – we’re with you’: inside Trans Mission, a night of solidarity and joy for a community under stress Olly Alexander and Glyn Fussell’s starry, Live Aid-inspired shindig – featuring Christine and the Queens, Kae Tempest and Munroe Bergdorf – is a show of unity in a dark time for trans people

I spoke to some of the people behind the Trans Mission benefit concert at Wembley Arena next week
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

06.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As a GP who used to work in the UK and now work in Canada, I think ADHD is very likely to be significantly underdiagnosed in the UK.

06.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0