Oh, image compressed so you can't read it. In summary: all them nasty Democrats are being mean to my dad. Please send me some money.

Super secret memo from Don Jr.

Just got this ultra secret memo from Don Jr, as I'm (apparently) a confirmed maga loyalist. Side note: i didn't actually realise they called themselves maga, i thought it was an insult!

A questionnaire asking for money, with no option to say no

My favourite bit:

An email about how great Trump is, with unnecessary highlighting, red text and capitals

I got an email from Ted Cruz. It said "please do not forward this", so...

Thank you for that headline, made me laugh out loud!

thought this was a euphemism... it's not, is it?

Oh dear, not a little man with a yellow head and big feet then? I am a grown-up scientist, honest.

A labour govt would never do that, right?

Please stop. Please become a left-wing party again. Please look after vulnerable people. Please be nice to immigrants, without whom the NHS wouldn't function.

Oh... Please don't prove the conspiracy theorists right.

It's like taking over a car manufacturer and deciding they can manage with less steel.

*of course, those with money do have somewhere else to go, sort of. I have colleagues who were convinced that the conservatives were deliberately running down the NHS to force a move to private healthcare.

But you can't do that because your customers will die without it, and have nowhere else to go*. Are you starting to see why it's not a business?

So you've taken over this business, and your best idea is "let's just reduce the budgets". Give them fewer resources, that will increase productivity!

The "product" is diagnosis, treatment and care of patients. We're failing to reach targets and our "customers" are suffering. Staffing levels are too low, and staff are burnt out. If the aim was to make a profit you'd probably just decide to close the business, or cut out the worst areas.

You seem to think the NHS overspends on purpose, that you can force it to "live within its means". What do you think it spends its money on, Wes?? Who do you think will suffer if it spends less?

Let's pretend it is a business for a moment. Imagine you've taken over as CEO.

“Some of the best businesses ... reward their top talent ... There’s no reason why we shouldn’t do the same in our NHS,” said Streeting.

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social there are many, many reasons why we shouldn't do the same in our NHS. Let's start with: the NHS is not a business.

An illustration of the Earth with nurse caps scattered across different continents, symbolizing global migration of nurses. Text reads: “1 in 7 nurses practices in a country different from where they were born.”

Globally, one nurse in seven and nearly a quarter in high-income countries are foreign-born, highlighting reliance on international migration.

More in the State of the World’s Nursing Report 👉 bit.ly/4dcr5dz #InternationalNursesDay

It would be much cheaper and more effective to INCREASE the support from people who are qualified in funance, procurement, IT, recruitment etc so the rest of us can focus on the jobs we trained for.

I was so hopeful when Labour won the election...

I'm highly qualified in radiation protection and medical physics. I spend a LOT of my time on finances, procurement, IT issues. This is the case for all clinical and scientific managers.

I manage a (mostly) behind-the-scenes department: radiation protection. Without us, the hospitals can't take x-rays, CT scans, PET...or treat people with radiotherapy. We're desparately short of new staff because not enough have been trained.

Everyone in the NHS jokes about how bad IT support and recruitment processes are - it's not a joke but that's how we cope. IT depts don't have enough resources to keep up with demand. It can take six months to get a new person in post.

Hospitals in England could shed 100,000 jobs in response to cost-cutting orders Exclusive: Scale of looming job losses prompts NHS leaders to ask Treasury to cover costs

There always seems to be this idea that backroom staff in the nhs are somehow less important than the clinical staff. But you came have on without the other.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Following just to spite George. Did he write your bio btw?

Starmer decries ‘worst of all worlds’ benefits system ahead of deep cuts PM expected to announce billions in savings from personal independence payment, the main disability benefit

Starting to wonder if I accidentally voted in the tories www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Might save a life.

Trump power grab tripped up by distinctly American resistance YouTube video by MSNBC

A ray of hope....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te62...

Thank you @mattnaber.bsky.social for my snall daily dose of light relief.

Ros Atkins on... President Trump's history with Ukraine The BBC's analysis editor takes a look at President Trump's history with Ukraine - and how it set the stage for this week's events.

Not new information to most people here, but a good summary. O didn't know where the yacht comments had come from...

BBC News - Ros Atkins on... President Trump's history with Ukraine - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Who what me what why?

Guess you were right. I thought I'd have a quick look at what our token Trumper had to say about the Zelenskyy farce but @bluecryhard doesn't exist anymore and all his posts are gone. Ah well, I tried

Wow. Speechless

After a week of turmoil, one thing needs saying about our NHS: slowly it is healing | Polly Toynbee Times are tough and funding remains below the historic average, but in key areas there are welcome signs of hope, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

No country got it 100% right because there was no 100% right answer. Countries with stricter lockdowns had fewer deaths but higher social and economic detriment. Countries with less stringent protections had more deaths.