@redneeraj.bsky.social
ICU doctor. Long suffering supporter of LFC. Lapsed optimist.
Every institution that checked Nixon has been brought down low.
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Every institution that checked Nixon has been brought down low.
Average Resident doctor graduates with £70000 debt. If the government increased my debt at inflation and for some 3%above inflation, whilst at the same time offering me below inflation pay rises - I would strike too.
Three years ago we made an early News Agents on the student loan scandal and the sky high marginal tax rates it creates. Three years on, govts since have made it all worse still. We’ve made a special follow up, centred on our listeners own experiences.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
How the government became a student loan shark
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 06/02/2026 · 50m
podcasts.apple.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Average Resident doctor graduates with £70000 debt. If the government increased my debt at inflation and for some 3%above inflation, whilst at the same time offering me below inflation pay rises - I would strike too.
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And the trend goes both ways, by the way.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
February 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
And the trend goes both ways, by the way.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
Amen
Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
February 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Amen
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Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
A poor week for the judgement of "staffers".
February 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A poor week for the judgement of "staffers".
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If you're a foreign professor in Sweden, the gov't will expel your children when they turn 18, even if you have permanent residency: sulf.se/nyhet/utvisn... via @sulf-union.bsky.social
Utvisning av 18-åringar gör Sverige mindre attraktivt för toppforskare
Problemet att de som fyllt 18 år förväntas stå på egna ben och därmed utvisas även om deras föräldrar har …
sulf.se
February 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
If you're a foreign professor in Sweden, the gov't will expel your children when they turn 18, even if you have permanent residency: sulf.se/nyhet/utvisn... via @sulf-union.bsky.social
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Not satire cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Not satire cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
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5/5 PMs with approval ratings of measles isn't just a feature of failed leadership. It's Brexit Britain. There's no money for anything people want and were promised they would have, and no one can blame the people who got us into this mess because they got 52% of the vote (let alone reverse it).
Starmer's reported condition - incredibly unpopular, shorn of authority, probably un-reelectable and yet will stagger on for want of an alternative - is just the new normal of how Britain is governed. It was also true for two-thirds of May's premiership, half of Johnson's and all of Sunak's.
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
5/5 PMs with approval ratings of measles isn't just a feature of failed leadership. It's Brexit Britain. There's no money for anything people want and were promised they would have, and no one can blame the people who got us into this mess because they got 52% of the vote (let alone reverse it).
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Kelleher:
"I find a bit difficult when I hear people speaking about the players at Liverpool and performances, because I don’t think this season is even important from a football aspect for them to be honest. It’s more about them personally and mentally"
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
"I find a bit difficult when I hear people speaking about the players at Liverpool and performances, because I don’t think this season is even important from a football aspect for them to be honest. It’s more about them personally and mentally"
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Caoimhin Kelleher: Goalkeepers could do with a bit of help from referees
After eight months shaped by triumph and tragedy, Brentford and Republic of Ireland number one Kelleher speaks to Miguel Delaney about the evolution of modern goalkeeping, processing the loss of Diogo...
www.independent.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Kelleher:
"I find a bit difficult when I hear people speaking about the players at Liverpool and performances, because I don’t think this season is even important from a football aspect for them to be honest. It’s more about them personally and mentally"
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
"I find a bit difficult when I hear people speaking about the players at Liverpool and performances, because I don’t think this season is even important from a football aspect for them to be honest. It’s more about them personally and mentally"
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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There is a ton of literature on lawyers in Germany in the 1930s who thought they could handle it, maintain their morals, "assist from inside", or avoid blame while working for the Reich. They couldn't.
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
There is a ton of literature on lawyers in Germany in the 1930s who thought they could handle it, maintain their morals, "assist from inside", or avoid blame while working for the Reich. They couldn't.
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Get Palantir out of the NHS
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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"I just can't get my meals at home to taste as good as what I get at a restaurant! What's their secret?"
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
"I just can't get my meals at home to taste as good as what I get at a restaurant! What's their secret?"
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I knew about the tow truck wars in Toronto but I did not know that MORE THAN 1 IN 8 bullets fired by guns anywhere in Toronto in the year 2024 were related to tow truck driver turf wars???
And the police force is not just complicit but LEAKING INFO TO HITMEN????
And the police force is not just complicit but LEAKING INFO TO HITMEN????
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I knew about the tow truck wars in Toronto but I did not know that MORE THAN 1 IN 8 bullets fired by guns anywhere in Toronto in the year 2024 were related to tow truck driver turf wars???
And the police force is not just complicit but LEAKING INFO TO HITMEN????
And the police force is not just complicit but LEAKING INFO TO HITMEN????
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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NEW BLOGPOST: Palestine Action: What just happened?
A look at some of the legal principles at play following yesterday's verdicts.
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/02/05/p...
A look at some of the legal principles at play following yesterday's verdicts.
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/02/05/p...
Palestine Action – what just happened?
Yesterday, six Palestine Action protestors were acquitted by a jury of aggravated burglary, following a break-in at an Elbit Systems UK factory near Bristol in August 2024. Three of the six were ac…
thesecretbarrister.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM
NEW BLOGPOST: Palestine Action: What just happened?
A look at some of the legal principles at play following yesterday's verdicts.
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/02/05/p...
A look at some of the legal principles at play following yesterday's verdicts.
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/02/05/p...
Every single ticket went to a column writer/blogger.
Melania made just £32,974 in its opening weekend in the UK.
It didn't even make it into the top 30 films despite being on its opening weekend.
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It didn't even make it into the top 30 films despite being on its opening weekend.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Every single ticket went to a column writer/blogger.
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Behind a paywall, but deeply disturbing. The 3m #Epstein ‘files are a vast careless jumble that takes shape the more you read. There are multiple sets of
"soap on a rope" in the shape of vaginas; girls' disembodied limbs;+rich, often anonymised, men using punitive, humiliating terms for women.’ 1/
"soap on a rope" in the shape of vaginas; girls' disembodied limbs;+rich, often anonymised, men using punitive, humiliating terms for women.’ 1/
I studied the latest Epstein files. As a woman, this is what I felt
They show a hidden world oiled by porn-saturated misogyny. I spent two days reading them
www.thetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Behind a paywall, but deeply disturbing. The 3m #Epstein ‘files are a vast careless jumble that takes shape the more you read. There are multiple sets of
"soap on a rope" in the shape of vaginas; girls' disembodied limbs;+rich, often anonymised, men using punitive, humiliating terms for women.’ 1/
"soap on a rope" in the shape of vaginas; girls' disembodied limbs;+rich, often anonymised, men using punitive, humiliating terms for women.’ 1/
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
Had implications beyond software. Doctors beware. #medsky
Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Had implications beyond software. Doctors beware. #medsky
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Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
The campaigning has started. Would love a clip on what Wes thinks Wes should do about the crisis in social care.
"I do think it's a debate worth having..."
Is the student loan system fair?
Wes Streeting tells @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social 'we need to look at this' but admits there is 'no sign of movement.'
Is the student loan system fair?
Wes Streeting tells @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social 'we need to look at this' but admits there is 'no sign of movement.'
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The campaigning has started. Would love a clip on what Wes thinks Wes should do about the crisis in social care.
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Alabama has the worst maternal mortality in the United States at 60 deaths per 100K live births. For reference, California has 18 deaths per 100K live births.
But Dr. Oz thinks it’s “cool” that American citizens do not have access to good reproductive healthcare in the wealthiest nation in history.
But Dr. Oz thinks it’s “cool” that American citizens do not have access to good reproductive healthcare in the wealthiest nation in history.
Dr Oz: "Alabama has no OBGYNs in many of their counties, so they're doing something pretty cool. They're actually having robots do ultrasounds on these pregnant moms."
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Alabama has the worst maternal mortality in the United States at 60 deaths per 100K live births. For reference, California has 18 deaths per 100K live births.
But Dr. Oz thinks it’s “cool” that American citizens do not have access to good reproductive healthcare in the wealthiest nation in history.
But Dr. Oz thinks it’s “cool” that American citizens do not have access to good reproductive healthcare in the wealthiest nation in history.
UK maternal mortality rate is 12.8 per 100k maternities.
Alabama has the worst maternal mortality in the United States at 60 deaths per 100K live births. For reference, California has 18 deaths per 100K live births.
But Dr. Oz thinks it’s “cool” that American citizens do not have access to good reproductive healthcare in the wealthiest nation in history.
But Dr. Oz thinks it’s “cool” that American citizens do not have access to good reproductive healthcare in the wealthiest nation in history.
Dr Oz: "Alabama has no OBGYNs in many of their counties, so they're doing something pretty cool. They're actually having robots do ultrasounds on these pregnant moms."
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
UK maternal mortality rate is 12.8 per 100k maternities.