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John-Barry Waldron
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Registered Mental Health Nurse. Host of the award winning #ontheward podcast. All tweets are my own.
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Initially started twitter to promote the #ontheward podcast so better do same here

Its a podcast featuring patients and staff on a mental health ward talking openly and honestly about their experiences.

Its about 2 years old now but give a listen if you can 👍

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S1: Ep1 | On the Ward: Life
Podcast Episode · On the Ward · 27/08/2019 · 37m
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In what's now become an annual tradition, I've written another piece for The Gist about how and why I hate A.I.

On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence.
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Guest Gist: 2026, Our Already Rotting Future
Seamus O'Reilly warns of AI maximum bubbledrive this year.
www.thegist.ie
January 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Can we start a petition to stop this stuff happening on ads....
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Looks like this stuff is the future of AI. What a time to be alive 😬
December 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Just when you think there is no way he can sink any lower he does it. Appalling
I’m not often lost for words but…
December 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Doing a gig and end of month. If you want to see a midlife crisis happening in real time get yourself down there 👇

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TikTok - Make Your Day
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November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Erm good?
October 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Currently firmly in the middle of a rock and roll midlife crisis... 🤣 🤣 🤣

Give the band a follow if you can 👍

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TikTok - Make Your Day
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October 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is an extraordinary breakthrough. Anyone who's been close to Huntingtons knows what a debilitating and cruel condition it can be. Incredible achievement

BBC News - Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Very much in the middle of a rock and roll "mid-life crisis" 🤣 🤣 🤣

#RockAndRoll #TikTok #midlife

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TikTok - Make Your Day
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September 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Happy #socialistsunday 😊

Do you believe in the promise made by our NHS that all will be cared for from cradle to grave?
Then I ask you to support those of us trying to make sure that promise will be kept for generations to come.

We should be following eachother

Have a great Sunday ✊️ please 🔄
August 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Has anyone had bots on here? Getting messages from accounts with no posts and no followers. Seems like they're using AI to be more sophisticated. Be careful out there 🤣🤣🤣
August 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Help me boost my Bluesky account

Im a Nurse activist in the UK fighting for pay restoration and better conditions for NHS workers.

Give me a follow, I follow back ALL legit accounts

Holler if I've missed you
May 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
This is so true. Can see it play out in real time in family and friends. A very real impact of social media feeding us constant clips of awful things
Was reminded of Bentham’s argument that fear of crime can be a worse harm than crime itself. Everyone can be affected by fear of crime but relatively few people experience serious crime. And fear of crime can easily be manipulated for nefarious purposes.
August 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Was at local University and was struck by stat that 80% of this doing mental health nursing are over 31. Does anyone know why young people don't want to become nurses? Specifically MH Nurses?

#mentalhealth #NHS #studentnurse #RCN
July 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Can see this becoming a bigger problem in the future. There are so many AI chat services available and not all are being regulated. Is AI able to recognise if a person using the service is experiencing psychosis. Could have very serious implications

futurism.com/commitment-j...
People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"
People experiencing "ChatGPT psychosis" are being involuntarily committed to mental hospitals and jailed following AI mental health crises.
futurism.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Can see this becoming a bigger problem in the future. There are so many AI chat services available and not all are being regulated. Is AI able to recognise if a person using the service is experiencing psychosis. Could have very serious implications

futurism.com/commitment-j...
People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"
People experiencing "ChatGPT psychosis" are being involuntarily committed to mental hospitals and jailed following AI mental health crises.
futurism.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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The NHS. Obviously flawed but still the greatest human achievement since the pyramids. We should shout about it everyday. It's incredible.
June 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Sad to hear about Brian Wilson but what a legacy. You can hear his music in so many modern artists. This sounds like Nirvana before Nirvana

#beachboys #BrianWilson

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Girl Don't Tell Me - Remastered 2001
The Beach Boys · Summer Days (And Summer Nights) [Remastered] · Song · 1965
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June 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is an extraordinary episode of an amazing podcast. Could not stop listening. So timely to listen about Martin Luther King now. A decent (flawed of course) person. Who was met with absolute hatred from some of the worst people yes, but also from the public... Essential listening
Welcome to the final topic of season seven: the extraordinary life and legacy of Dr Martin Luther King. By our standards, there’s an unusual moral clarity to this story – but that doesn’t make it straightforward. @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social discuss
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June 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Looking to expand the Professional Nurse Educator network.

I'm working inpatient mental health but would be great to hear from any PNEs in any field 👍

NHS or any other services

Please comment below or private message

#NHS #PNE #Educator
June 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Looking to expand the Professional Nurse Educator network.

I'm working inpatient mental health but would be great to hear from any PNEs in any field 👍

NHS or any other services

Please comment below or private message

#NHS #PNE #Educator
June 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I always thought he had good taste.

Get yourself along to this SATAN approved gig at the Moonraker

FRIDAY 13th JUNE

Entry at a very reasonable £0.00 ((FREE)
We're on about 21:00

See you all in there yeah?

Lamb & Lion / Moonraker Nightclub
May 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Alright people NOT A DRILL
Playing a gig with the band
FRIDAY 13th JUNE we're on about 21:00
The Moonraker Westcliff (next to lamb and lion pub)

See you all in there yeah?
May 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM