Dr Michael Clifford
@drmikeclifford.bsky.social
Paediatric Intensivist and Anaesthetist, atheist, skeptic, member of the “Guardian Reading, Tofu eating, Wokerati”, ex-animal eater, former alcohol self-medicator
Still learning to partner, parent, and appreciate the small things (like compost microbes)
Still learning to partner, parent, and appreciate the small things (like compost microbes)
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Could this get any more Australian?
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Could this get any more Australian?
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
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The lethal doses of 55 substances...
February 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The lethal doses of 55 substances...
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This will get very little attention but this is the problem of the bizarre situation where trusts focus incredibly heavy on finances year-to-year.
A year is a completely meaningless timeframe. Why not 13 months? Or 6? Or 42? Or 7½?
This is entirely induced by government.
A year is a completely meaningless timeframe. Why not 13 months? Or 6? Or 42? Or 7½?
This is entirely induced by government.
🚨 Thousands of NHS patients waiting for hip replacements and other routine operations are having their surgery cancelled so the health service can save money www.thetimes.com/article/5b97...
Thousands of operations cancelled to save NHS money
Spending limits are expected to affect up to 140,000 patients by April
www.thetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This will get very little attention but this is the problem of the bizarre situation where trusts focus incredibly heavy on finances year-to-year.
A year is a completely meaningless timeframe. Why not 13 months? Or 6? Or 42? Or 7½?
This is entirely induced by government.
A year is a completely meaningless timeframe. Why not 13 months? Or 6? Or 42? Or 7½?
This is entirely induced by government.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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A wise and thoughtful article on how we should treat ethical failure
In medicine. Thank you Laurence.
#AnSky #MedSky
In medicine. Thank you Laurence.
#AnSky #MedSky
Errors are inevitable.
How do we reinforce #professionalism while preserving #humility in #medicine?
This A&A Practice piece reflects on taking "an ethical pause". Beautiful read.
#MedHum #Humanism #Anesthesia
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How do we reinforce #professionalism while preserving #humility in #medicine?
This A&A Practice piece reflects on taking "an ethical pause". Beautiful read.
#MedHum #Humanism #Anesthesia
journals.lww.com/aacr/fulltex...
January 31, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
First Dog on The Moon
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February 6, 2026 at 11:57 AM
First Dog on The Moon
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Welcome home, Liam!
February 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Welcome home, Liam!
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Just for fun - wait for the foot www.instagram.com/reel/DUDwCAO...
Viva! Vegan Charity on Instagram: "Welcome to the world’s first Happy Human Farm! Meat doesn’t get more humane than this.
A 100% free-range, organic, ethically certified facility where humans are ra...
45K likes, 973 comments - vivacharity on January 28, 2026: "Welcome to the world’s first Happy Human Farm! Meat doesn’t get more humane than this.
A 100% free-range, organic, ethically certified fac...
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February 1, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Just for fun - wait for the foot www.instagram.com/reel/DUDwCAO...
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A reminder of a solid framework that has existed for social media engagement since well before social media was a thing.
December 19, 2023 at 12:39 AM
A reminder of a solid framework that has existed for social media engagement since well before social media was a thing.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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BUY MORE LEGO
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
BUY MORE LEGO
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POLIO. Deadly, crippling, preventable.
My first tricycle was passed on by the next door neighbours, whose kid couldn't ride it any more because of polio. I was three years younger, caught the vaccine window.
My first tricycle was passed on by the next door neighbours, whose kid couldn't ride it any more because of polio. I was three years younger, caught the vaccine window.
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, suggesting the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
www.statnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:36 PM
POLIO. Deadly, crippling, preventable.
My first tricycle was passed on by the next door neighbours, whose kid couldn't ride it any more because of polio. I was three years younger, caught the vaccine window.
My first tricycle was passed on by the next door neighbours, whose kid couldn't ride it any more because of polio. I was three years younger, caught the vaccine window.
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This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.
September 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.
One for the greybeards (and grey pubed) the "Original Bechdel-Wallace Test" from Alison Bechdels "Dykes To Watch Out For" 1986
Liz Wallace was a mate from karate who was into Virginia Woolf ..on the day I sat with Billy in Richmond she was a bit cold (on a bench of her own)
Liz Wallace was a mate from karate who was into Virginia Woolf ..on the day I sat with Billy in Richmond she was a bit cold (on a bench of her own)
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 PM
One for the greybeards (and grey pubed) the "Original Bechdel-Wallace Test" from Alison Bechdels "Dykes To Watch Out For" 1986
Liz Wallace was a mate from karate who was into Virginia Woolf ..on the day I sat with Billy in Richmond she was a bit cold (on a bench of her own)
Liz Wallace was a mate from karate who was into Virginia Woolf ..on the day I sat with Billy in Richmond she was a bit cold (on a bench of her own)
Look out for the foot people www.instagram.com/reel/DUDwCAO...
Viva! Vegan Charity on Instagram: "Welcome to the world’s first Happy Human Farm! Meat doesn’t get more humane than this.
A 100% free-range, organic, ethically certified facility where humans are ra...
24K likes, 638 comments - vivacharity on January 28, 2026: "Welcome to the world’s first Happy Human Farm! Meat doesn’t get more humane than this.
A 100% free-range, organic, ethically certified fac...
www.instagram.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Look out for the foot people www.instagram.com/reel/DUDwCAO...
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Heatwave Woodside? Sounds about right to us. If you think heatwaves should be named after the fossil fuel companies that cause them, sign @mon4kooyong.bsky.social’s petition: www.moniqueryan.com.au/heatwave_pet...
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Heatwave Woodside? Sounds about right to us. If you think heatwaves should be named after the fossil fuel companies that cause them, sign @mon4kooyong.bsky.social’s petition: www.moniqueryan.com.au/heatwave_pet...
WANKERNOMICS
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UK November tour now on sale + Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Denmark updates
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January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
WANKERNOMICS
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“Warning” by Jenny Joseph
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple,
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves,
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple,
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves,
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“Warning” by Jenny Joseph
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple,
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves,
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple,
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves,
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
@maffygirl.medsky.social
@chrimesy.com
@returningdoctor.bsky.social
"A Returning Doctor
I do miss @chrimesy and
@maffygirl here"..
HelloHelloHello
...is there anybody out there?
(GoodbyeChrimega)
(Goodbye Maffy)
Is there anybody out there?
(They'll be back one day)
Is there anybody out there?
@chrimesy.com
@returningdoctor.bsky.social
"A Returning Doctor
I do miss @chrimesy and
@maffygirl here"..
HelloHelloHello
...is there anybody out there?
(GoodbyeChrimega)
(Goodbye Maffy)
Is there anybody out there?
(They'll be back one day)
Is there anybody out there?
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
@maffygirl.medsky.social
@chrimesy.com
@returningdoctor.bsky.social
"A Returning Doctor
I do miss @chrimesy and
@maffygirl here"..
HelloHelloHello
...is there anybody out there?
(GoodbyeChrimega)
(Goodbye Maffy)
Is there anybody out there?
(They'll be back one day)
Is there anybody out there?
@chrimesy.com
@returningdoctor.bsky.social
"A Returning Doctor
I do miss @chrimesy and
@maffygirl here"..
HelloHelloHello
...is there anybody out there?
(GoodbyeChrimega)
(Goodbye Maffy)
Is there anybody out there?
(They'll be back one day)
Is there anybody out there?
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM