Andy Kermode
@ajkermode.bsky.social
Dad / Anaesthetist / Europhile
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Funny how these "difficult conversations" about the UK always involve attacking already vilified minority groups, rather than say, offering even the mildest criticism of the richest man in the world running an unhinged racist misinformation campaign against us
January 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Funny how these "difficult conversations" about the UK always involve attacking already vilified minority groups, rather than say, offering even the mildest criticism of the richest man in the world running an unhinged racist misinformation campaign against us
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Musk’s latest intervention is objectively hilarious but the problem of a hideous human using his enormous wealth & power to promote lies & liars in the U.K., despite having no links to or other interest in the country, remains acute.
January 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Musk’s latest intervention is objectively hilarious but the problem of a hideous human using his enormous wealth & power to promote lies & liars in the U.K., despite having no links to or other interest in the country, remains acute.
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That’s all this year.
Elon Musk has called for far-right agitator Tommy Robinson to be released from prison, suggested the US should exert economic pressure on the UK to get him out, said Jess Phillips should be jailed and said there should be fresh elections to oust Labour
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Elon Musk Calls for Fresh UK Elections in Latest Starmer Attack
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk called for fresh UK elections in the latest sign of how Donald Trump’s incoming US administration could be a thorn in the side of Keir Starmer’s government.
www.bloomberg.com
January 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
That’s all this year.
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Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️
January 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️
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For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
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New year, new me. Healthy eating.
January 1st: just ate an entire boursin with a tea spoon
January 1st: just ate an entire boursin with a tea spoon
January 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New year, new me. Healthy eating.
January 1st: just ate an entire boursin with a tea spoon
January 1st: just ate an entire boursin with a tea spoon
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Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
December 31, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
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We don't defeat populists by calling out their lies. We tried that. Facts are complicated, and the audience for populism wants simplicity. It won't work.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
December 31, 2024 at 12:27 PM
We don't defeat populists by calling out their lies. We tried that. Facts are complicated, and the audience for populism wants simplicity. It won't work.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
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Where are my anaesthesia/ICM/PHEM peeps? 700 accounts to follow below
#Medsky #Ansky #Anaesthesia #Anaesthetist #ICM #ICU #Intensivist #Anaesthesiologist #PHEM #HEMS
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#Medsky #Ansky #Anaesthesia #Anaesthetist #ICM #ICU #Intensivist #Anaesthesiologist #PHEM #HEMS
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December 31, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Where are my anaesthesia/ICM/PHEM peeps? 700 accounts to follow below
#Medsky #Ansky #Anaesthesia #Anaesthetist #ICM #ICU #Intensivist #Anaesthesiologist #PHEM #HEMS
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PHEM go.bsky.app/NWQRhE1
#Medsky #Ansky #Anaesthesia #Anaesthetist #ICM #ICU #Intensivist #Anaesthesiologist #PHEM #HEMS
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Pack 2 go.bsky.app/QEgekcF
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I drug people till they’re unconscious so that somebody else can stab them and cut out body parts.
I talk about big stones in space
December 30, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I drug people till they’re unconscious so that somebody else can stab them and cut out body parts.
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We need and we want trains. Trains. A lot more trains
Comfortable trains
Clean trains.
Trains that have working toilets and some luggage space. Seat on trains for people not tiny insects. Maybe a bar. Some tasty snacks. Regular trains. TRAINS!
Comfortable trains
Clean trains.
Trains that have working toilets and some luggage space. Seat on trains for people not tiny insects. Maybe a bar. Some tasty snacks. Regular trains. TRAINS!
I’m in Japan right now so I’m obliged to remind the world — we don’t want AI. We want a robust rail system. We want trains. Metros. High speed. Locals. Cute trains. Efficient trains. Trains.
December 29, 2024 at 1:10 PM
We need and we want trains. Trains. A lot more trains
Comfortable trains
Clean trains.
Trains that have working toilets and some luggage space. Seat on trains for people not tiny insects. Maybe a bar. Some tasty snacks. Regular trains. TRAINS!
Comfortable trains
Clean trains.
Trains that have working toilets and some luggage space. Seat on trains for people not tiny insects. Maybe a bar. Some tasty snacks. Regular trains. TRAINS!
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AI is generally & mostly bad for higher education & we should not participate in the simplistic charade that it is a technological panacea/innovation that will make learning & instruction better & everyone who does not agree is a stupid Luddite.
Even the mildest pushback against AI & stereotypes about the liberal arts these days seems to generate “you’re Luddites who lack critical thinking & civility” responses here from its STEM/business champions. There are tradeoffs in everything. We need to talk seriously about them. This isn’t it.
December 23, 2024 at 4:16 PM
AI is generally & mostly bad for higher education & we should not participate in the simplistic charade that it is a technological panacea/innovation that will make learning & instruction better & everyone who does not agree is a stupid Luddite.
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Absolutely bloody lovely and wonderful and perfect in every possible way. #GavinAndStacey
December 25, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Absolutely bloody lovely and wonderful and perfect in every possible way. #GavinAndStacey
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Tidy. That was well lush
December 25, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Tidy. That was well lush
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'Family left 'in tears' after Sikh man's beard cut'
Training in diversity and inclusion isn't just a tick box, it's about humanity & respect. This patient's experience demonstrates how things go wrong.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Training in diversity and inclusion isn't just a tick box, it's about humanity & respect. This patient's experience demonstrates how things go wrong.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Family left 'in tears' after Sikh man's beard cut
The man's family say
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 8:23 AM
'Family left 'in tears' after Sikh man's beard cut'
Training in diversity and inclusion isn't just a tick box, it's about humanity & respect. This patient's experience demonstrates how things go wrong.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Training in diversity and inclusion isn't just a tick box, it's about humanity & respect. This patient's experience demonstrates how things go wrong.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The @rcoa is to be congratulated on navigating the treacherous path defining scope of practice for Anaesthesia Associates via
-huge surveys of opinion
-aiding #Nap7 analysing real life practice
-Cochrane review
-professional liaison/listening
-pragmatic approach to patient safety & existing AAs
1/2
-huge surveys of opinion
-aiding #Nap7 analysing real life practice
-Cochrane review
-professional liaison/listening
-pragmatic approach to patient safety & existing AAs
1/2
https://rcoa.ac.uk/sites/default/…
December 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM
The @rcoa is to be congratulated on navigating the treacherous path defining scope of practice for Anaesthesia Associates via
-huge surveys of opinion
-aiding #Nap7 analysing real life practice
-Cochrane review
-professional liaison/listening
-pragmatic approach to patient safety & existing AAs
1/2
-huge surveys of opinion
-aiding #Nap7 analysing real life practice
-Cochrane review
-professional liaison/listening
-pragmatic approach to patient safety & existing AAs
1/2
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However the response by the @GMC is bordering on bizarre
www.rcoa.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
They state this should be based on ‘evidence’ …..the College has done a good job in trying to gain, assimilate & disseminate what evidence there is. There is not much!
What has the GMC done?
2/2
www.rcoa.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
They state this should be based on ‘evidence’ …..the College has done a good job in trying to gain, assimilate & disseminate what evidence there is. There is not much!
What has the GMC done?
2/2
https://rcoa.ac.uk/sites/default/…
December 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM
However the response by the @GMC is bordering on bizarre
www.rcoa.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
They state this should be based on ‘evidence’ …..the College has done a good job in trying to gain, assimilate & disseminate what evidence there is. There is not much!
What has the GMC done?
2/2
www.rcoa.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
They state this should be based on ‘evidence’ …..the College has done a good job in trying to gain, assimilate & disseminate what evidence there is. There is not much!
What has the GMC done?
2/2
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It's the weekend, baby
December 21, 2024 at 12:39 AM
It's the weekend, baby
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Happy Winter Solstice to everyone!
Today is the shortest day of the year, so days lengthen after this.
Today is the shortest day of the year, so days lengthen after this.
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Happy Winter Solstice to everyone!
Today is the shortest day of the year, so days lengthen after this.
Today is the shortest day of the year, so days lengthen after this.
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🎶 Last clinic, I gave you my slot, and the very next day, you just DNA'd 🎵
December 20, 2024 at 12:35 PM
🎶 Last clinic, I gave you my slot, and the very next day, you just DNA'd 🎵
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5/
I’ll get there and I’ll be so proud to take her to my FRCA ceremony but this has put such a dampener on Christmas. I will come back and play the game of FRCA again.
I’ll get there and I’ll be so proud to take her to my FRCA ceremony but this has put such a dampener on Christmas. I will come back and play the game of FRCA again.
December 18, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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I’ll get there and I’ll be so proud to take her to my FRCA ceremony but this has put such a dampener on Christmas. I will come back and play the game of FRCA again.
I’ll get there and I’ll be so proud to take her to my FRCA ceremony but this has put such a dampener on Christmas. I will come back and play the game of FRCA again.
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£10bn is more than all of the cost to eradicate the NHS high and significant risk maintenance backlog (the 'will disrupt treatment if it doesn't just kill people' problems). Cost in 2023/24 was £7.6bn.
Which would be a better use of this money if it was just knocking about somewhere.
Which would be a better use of this money if it was just knocking about somewhere.
Nothing screams 'doing politics well' like spending *TEN BILLION POUNDS* to compensate a tiny fraction of people, many of whom simply don't need it, for a change with in most cases a 20 year run up.
The decision not to compensate WASPI women has infuriated many Labour MPs
One self-described Starmer "loyalist" said they had spoken to Whips about the Government being "in a bunker", not listening to its MPs and failing to "do politics" well
@nadinebh.bsky.social & @adampayne26.bsky.social report
One self-described Starmer "loyalist" said they had spoken to Whips about the Government being "in a bunker", not listening to its MPs and failing to "do politics" well
@nadinebh.bsky.social & @adampayne26.bsky.social report
December 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM
£10bn is more than all of the cost to eradicate the NHS high and significant risk maintenance backlog (the 'will disrupt treatment if it doesn't just kill people' problems). Cost in 2023/24 was £7.6bn.
Which would be a better use of this money if it was just knocking about somewhere.
Which would be a better use of this money if it was just knocking about somewhere.