Sandy Nelson
@buckeejit.bsky.social
Pop-culture enthusiast, doctor, born a bit tired
I’m not saying Amazon Prime is using shitty AI for its subtitling, but it just threw up “Lonnie Floyd, Barnum and Stradale” to Kevin Costner saying: “Morning Floyd” with the reply “Morning, Mr O’Connell” in Thirteen Days.
February 13, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I’m not saying Amazon Prime is using shitty AI for its subtitling, but it just threw up “Lonnie Floyd, Barnum and Stradale” to Kevin Costner saying: “Morning Floyd” with the reply “Morning, Mr O’Connell” in Thirteen Days.
Come on folks. The lad’s Muslim, he’s likely not a big beer drinker.
February 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Come on folks. The lad’s Muslim, he’s likely not a big beer drinker.
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The rivalry with Mighty Morphin Power Celtic seldom gets mentioned.
February 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The rivalry with Mighty Morphin Power Celtic seldom gets mentioned.
I’ll do it as long as I can also write the sit-com
Lake District village struggles to find GP in chronic doctor shortage
Lake District village struggles to find GP in chronic doctor shortage
Despite Coniston’s rural charm and seven pubs, health practice fails to attract GP after 170 years with family doctor
With its undulating hills and rural charm, many of us would dream of working in the Lake District village of Coniston. But not, it seems, if you are a GP.
After 170 years with a dedicated family doctor, Coniston faces losing its health practice after failing to attract a single GP to the area. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I’ll do it as long as I can also write the sit-com
February 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Jim Ratcliffe doesn’t live here. He’s an immigrant to Monaco. He’s avoided an estimated £4billion in tax by doing so. www.theguardian.com/business/201...
February 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Jim Ratcliffe doesn’t live here. He’s an immigrant to Monaco. He’s avoided an estimated £4billion in tax by doing so. www.theguardian.com/business/201...
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They give these people guns and make them wear their getaway vehicle, you one hundred percent do not get this in golf
February 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
They give these people guns and make them wear their getaway vehicle, you one hundred percent do not get this in golf
Who did it better?
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Who did it better?
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I hope Nigel Farage gets an intact cardamom pod in every mouthful of rice he eats from now until the day he dies
The thing is he's not pitching this to people who work, he's pitching this to retired people who are furious that other people might get marginally better working conditions than they had.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I hope Nigel Farage gets an intact cardamom pod in every mouthful of rice he eats from now until the day he dies
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Albeit you’re returning to the checkpoint with significantly less gold and severe psychic damage
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Albeit you’re returning to the checkpoint with significantly less gold and severe psychic damage
Would you rather be in a Bombay bicycle club or a black rebel motorcycle club?
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Would you rather be in a Bombay bicycle club or a black rebel motorcycle club?
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Slight improvements to waits in Northern Ireland’s A&Es are encouraging, but things still bleak.
- 1 in 5 patients waited 12 or more hours to be discharged, admitted or transferred
- 584 people waited more than TWO DAYS for admission in December
Full analysis here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
- 1 in 5 patients waited 12 or more hours to be discharged, admitted or transferred
- 584 people waited more than TWO DAYS for admission in December
Full analysis here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Slight improvements to waits in Northern Ireland’s A&Es are encouraging, but things still bleak.
- 1 in 5 patients waited 12 or more hours to be discharged, admitted or transferred
- 584 people waited more than TWO DAYS for admission in December
Full analysis here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
- 1 in 5 patients waited 12 or more hours to be discharged, admitted or transferred
- 584 people waited more than TWO DAYS for admission in December
Full analysis here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
No new pictures. Where are you mentally?
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
No new pictures. Where are you mentally?
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my grandma’s rural AI doctor diagnosed her with missing fingers
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 AM
my grandma’s rural AI doctor diagnosed her with missing fingers
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Really feeling this energy.
European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US
European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Really feeling this energy.
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If anyone says Lupita Nyong’o is miscast as the most beautiful woman in the world, you know you can safely discard any further opinions from that person
February 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
If anyone says Lupita Nyong’o is miscast as the most beautiful woman in the world, you know you can safely discard any further opinions from that person
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Again? The little shit did this yesterday!
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather.
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Again? The little shit did this yesterday!
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“They promise you the Earth and then tell you to open 20 new branches in the next six months.”
From Issue 26, Ian Trueger details private equity’s grip on British food.
www.the-fence.com/whining-and-...
From Issue 26, Ian Trueger details private equity’s grip on British food.
www.the-fence.com/whining-and-...
Whining and Dining
Sometimes, everything must change so that things can stay the same. Since it opened in 1889, Sweetings has been serving fish lunches smack-bang in the middle of London’s Square Mile, closing by 3pm on...
www.the-fence.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
“They promise you the Earth and then tell you to open 20 new branches in the next six months.”
From Issue 26, Ian Trueger details private equity’s grip on British food.
www.the-fence.com/whining-and-...
From Issue 26, Ian Trueger details private equity’s grip on British food.
www.the-fence.com/whining-and-...
Everyone who questioned the figures as Hamas propaganda: how do you feel right now?
Israel accepts Gaza death toll compiled by health authorities is broadly accurate
Israel accepts Gaza death toll compiled by health authorities is broadly accurate
Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’
Israel’s military has accepted the death toll compiled by health authorities in Gaza is broadly accurate, marking a U-turn after years of official attacks on the data.
A senior security official briefed Israeli journalists, saying about 70,000 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli attacks on the territory since October 2023, excluding those missing. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Everyone who questioned the figures as Hamas propaganda: how do you feel right now?
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Catherine O'Hara was amazing forever, but even in the last couple of years alone it seemed she was having the time of her life, scene-stealing like there was no tomorrow. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Last Of Us, The Studio... she just WENT for it, every time. A gigantic force.
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Catherine O'Hara was amazing forever, but even in the last couple of years alone it seemed she was having the time of her life, scene-stealing like there was no tomorrow. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Last Of Us, The Studio... she just WENT for it, every time. A gigantic force.
Wonder Man: thirty minute eps, Yaya and Kingsley having the best time. The Studio and Marvel meet. Hope they stick the landing but easily the best thing since they’ve done since the last ep of Loki.
January 28, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Wonder Man: thirty minute eps, Yaya and Kingsley having the best time. The Studio and Marvel meet. Hope they stick the landing but easily the best thing since they’ve done since the last ep of Loki.