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Sandy Nelson
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Pop-culture enthusiast, doctor, born a bit tired
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buckeejit.bsky.social
VACCINES ARE GOOD. PASS IT ON.
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 21h
Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination. Across women screened at all ages, biopsy confirmed pre-cancer (HSIL) detection rates have also declined, by 21%, most likely reflecting a lower detection of disease among participants returning for their second round of HPV-based screening. Lower rates are expected, as most prevalent disease was detected and treated in the first round (age-standardised rate per 1,000 women screened was 7.5 in 2024, compared to 9.6 in 2019, the corresponding year in the first round of HPV screening) (indicator 3).
December 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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alkennedy.bsky.social
Venom is a Ratatouille
December 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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helenlohara.bsky.social
The absolute joy they take in one another's mad schemes is a delight. It's perilous but non-toxic masculinity, if that makes sense.
walkerbragman.bsky.social Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 19h
Say what you will, but the Jackass dudes were far better role models for young men than these repressed intellectual dark web losers.
December 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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dly.bsky.social
Mr. Beast, all my friends and I were saying how good at boxing you’d be
December 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
buckeejit.bsky.social
I don’t think my kids have ever been “tender and mild.” They did abhor the virgins womb, mind.
December 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
buckeejit.bsky.social
It is the year 2035. I’m still watching Avatar: Fire & Ash.
December 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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jackbern.bsky.social
love starting a carol with "god rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing ye dismay", it's the equivalent of starting a phone call with "okay so it's all fine, DON'T freak out"
December 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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chrislochery.bsky.social
As a former editor of Popbitch – and the proud owner of a legal letter sent by HarperCollins, accusing me of being "highly likely to cause serious harm to [their former star client]’s reputation both as an individual and author” – may I just say: GET IT RIGHT UP YE
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
buckeejit.bsky.social
A new Benoit Blanc mystery…
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
buckeejit.bsky.social
Derry wans, take note!
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
buckeejit.bsky.social
Reminder to everyone “logging off for the holidays” that the rest of us working over the festivities still need your online nonsense so please don’t forget about us.
December 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
buckeejit.bsky.social
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
December 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
buckeejit.bsky.social
Devoured all three series in a month, adore this show
December 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
buckeejit.bsky.social
Say Nothing the most powerful piece of drama I’ve seen in along time. On Disney + and Channel 4. Absolutely devastating depiction of The Troubles and The Disappeared.
December 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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hern.bsky.social
vole.wtf/work-reply-s... utterly mesmerising
Work Reply Soundboard 👤💬
Respond to requests and feedback, using the full richness of the English language to convey your feelings.
vole.wtf
December 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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rcemlearning.bsky.social
The dire state of corridor care and overcrowding in Northern Ireland’s EDs has been revealed following a new survey of lead consultants, carried out on the morning of 8 December, across all nine all ages EDs.

Read more here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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nick-pettigrew.bsky.social
I’ll tell you who used to be afraid of Christmas - Noel Coward.
December 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has more than doubled its spending of public money on expert consultants inside the last five years.
Figures reveal Department of Health spending on ‘expert consultants’ more than doubles in five years
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health (DoH) has more than doubled its spending of public money on expert consultants inside the last five years.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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adamroberts.bsky.social
I call this "The Lying Screen"
Microsoft pop-up inviting me to click a box to "stay signed in". I always tick the box. Microsoft never keeps me signed in.
December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
buckeejit.bsky.social
Aw man, new Knives Out is such a good 2 1/2 hour movie that would have been a sensational 90 minute one.
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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bmj.com
The Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming soon!

To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.

Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
buckeejit.bsky.social
www.colmcillepress.com/post/five-da...
Five Days in a Derry ED, Two in a Chair: A Salutary Tale
'We were a band of mostly elderly people trying to squeeze as much comfort as possible from a hard chair, praying for a moment of sleep which never came'
www.colmcillepress.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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alkennedy.bsky.social
Sam Altman being interviewed by Jimmy Fallon has reinforced two things for me: Altman is a fictional weasel made of pure white noise, and Fallon is about as smart as a cactus
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
buckeejit.bsky.social
Endlessly rewatchable and eminently quotable, one of the best movies of the century
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM