Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei – three angry old men who could get us all killed | Simon Tisdall Whether inept, driven by survival or corrupt, they are unfit to lead their countries, let alone make decisions that imperil the whole world, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Clarity. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How does woke start winning again? | Gaby Hinsliff The long read: British progressives have suffered major setbacks in recent years, in both public opinion and court rulings. Was a backlash inevitable, and are new tactics needed?

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@trjparke.bsky.social I drew a purple scatterplot for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, to see what its delayed discharge occupied beds 'tipping point' is. Looks as if it's about 300.

New Renfrew Bridge over River Clyde opens to road traffic The new Renfrew Bridge is the first road crossing on the river capable of opening to allow large ships to pass.

Other places build walls. Glasgow continues to build bridges 🐦🌳🔔🐟. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Glasgow health board 'sorry' for ignoring doctors' safety concerns Emergency consultants in Glasgow have been raising concerns about serious safety risks since May 2023.

Managers are best judged by the respect they show to the staff who do the actual work. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anyone who thinks public services and the NHS is ineffective has clearly never tried to get Glasgow property factors to organise roof repairs.

Fusion stories: Tikka Masala, Bluegrass and Prehospital Critical Care Chicken Tikka Masala was invented in Glasgow by fusing tomato soup with chicken cooked in a Tandoor oven. Bluegrass music arose in Appalachi...

Curry and world music saving lives by example. emergencyblether.blogspot.com/2025/04/fusi...

Raging against the dying of the light of Emergency Medicine. Its fall from a celebrated icon of universal healthcare to an embarrassing real world bastion of equality and shared space in a time of individualism and disconnection.

A Wasted Weekend of Fruitful Effort Just finished a weekend of late shifts in a busy urban emergency department. Pretty tired but worked with a good team and we got some stuff ...

On repeat, and virtually challenged. emergencyblether.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-wa...

IDF says it mistakenly identified Gaza aid workers as threat - after video of deadly attack emerges The Israeli military originally claimed the vehicles did not have any headlights or emergency signals and were therefore targeted as they looked "suspicious".

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Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, witnesses say Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime

The targeting of health workers is illegal under the Geneva Convention. This incident feels very close to home despite the distance. Solidarity with ambulance colleagues who are operating under lethal threats around the world. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Distraction: "Closer to Home" Sings the Innovation Choir Jimmy Carr used to have a game show where contestants performed challenges while unpleasant things were happening to them. This appears to h...

"Distraction" ED style.
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Losing respect for folk staying on X just now. "Need to maintain a presence"? Nope - you're hanging around to film a road accident with casualties. Far better to move away and redirect the traffic to safer routes.

Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve got, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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My Twitter/X divorce papers are through. This is my new home: smaller, but better neighbourhood.

Tomorrow belongs to me - Cabaret YouTube video by nibelungenstar

My last post on Twitter. When a pub you loved changes hands and the new owners stop cleaning the toilets, serve up undrinkable beer and rotten food, and the only music on the juke box is "Tomorrow belongs to me", its time to find a new pub. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDuH...

My wife: I have a hair in my eye
Me: I'll get it out
Wife: With your big clumsy fingers - no thanks!
Me: But I've been taking tiny metal fragments out of eyes successfully for 30yrs!
Wife: But they don't know you like I do
Me:

Hello. Greetings from a Twitter exile. Hoping to find some decent chat here without the performative cruelty and hatred that has so empowered the village idiots in the place I used to live.