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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 3h

they want to weaponise this issue cos the mayor is called Khan and because a (still fairly small) % of population are Muslim or Black or both

Very few places in Western Europe as dangerous as most big or medium sized US cities

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 4h

yes that software is an amazing thing
i have had cause to use it 3 times when i lost my own phone
I am guessing the police would cite lack of resource

but more generally, USA has dozens of cities with far higher crime rates than London or anywhere else in UK so they should put own house in order

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 4h

What they do?
They snarl in your face
The flag shaggers
All they wanna do is hate your race

David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 5h

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle

His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?

www.theguardian.com

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 5h

short answer. "No. But you will never convince the flag shaggers of that"

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘London has turned into something crazy’: is the city in the grip of a crime wave?

Perception of runaway crime partly blamed for ‘driving away the super-rich’ but in reality some high-profile offences such as watch theft are falling

www.theguardian.com

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 5h

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump ‘looking at all options’ amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act, Vance says

Vice-president calls crime ‘out of control’ in US cities as Trump faces legal battles for use of federal forces

www.theguardian.com

David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 5h

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died

www.theguardian.com

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 5h

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

An ethereally self-aware comedy genius: the loss of Diane Keaton is devastating | Peter Bradshaw

America’s sweetheart was so much more than that: an actor of astonishing singularity and freshness who starred in the very best films of the past century

www.theguardian.com

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 6h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier | Francesco Grillo

Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order, says Francesco Grillo of the European University Institute, Florence

www.theguardian.com

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 6h

it is funny because i don't think John Harris is generally hostile to the current Labour government/leadership in a way that Owen Jones or Andy Beckett are

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 6h

i have indeed
and you are right
it us like Father Brown

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 13h

and "Riot Women" is already shaping up really well - great first episode

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 13h

i have been on here for a year or so
but have not quite had the gumption to leave the other place

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 15h

4 episodes into "Film Club"

It is really good

And gloriously Mancunian

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 16h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing | Simon Tisdall

The populist right offers a solution in the form of turning back the clock. Macron and his counterparts need to find a different answer fast, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

www.theguardian.com

David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 16h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris

These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

www.theguardian.com

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 16h

Cat.

Mystery over unidentified animal sighting on the Isle of Wight

Mystery surrounds the sighting of what is thought to be a lemur or raccoon loose on the Isle of Wight.

www.countypress.co.uk

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 16h

100% yes

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 1d

At last, their true colours are revealed.

'Creature' flushed down toilet causes blockage - can you guess what it is?

A sewer crew in Sheffield got a 'despicable' surprise when clearing a blocked drain.

metro.co.uk

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 1d

“He even went for a carvery on the third day” has finished me.

Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge

Nathan Rimmington ate his way through 3kg of sweets - and doctors were shocked he survived.

www.bbc.co.uk

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 21h

ah
i did not about the Zebra symbol
although I'd say having an expert understanding of the specific and different profile of Long Covid effects in people with EDS is way beyond my own expertise &would be a pretty specialised field
I do see loads of people with autonomic neuropathy from other causes

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 2d

NEW: The BMJ Collection on Women’s Health Innovation, developed w/ @gatesfoundation.bsky.social is now live
www.bmj.com/collections/...

@jocalynclark.bsky.social is in Berlin this week for the Gates Foundation Innovation Equity Forum & #WHS2025 to highlight the Collection’s insights #GlobalHealth

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 2d

The Trump administration and its allies have taken several steps to ensure that medical schools in the US dismantle all diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

It is patients who will be the victims of this, write @gavinyamey.bsky.social and @michaeldgreen.com
www.bmj.com/content/391/...

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 1d

But what about all the waste they told us about? What about all the savings DOGE was going to find? What about the promises to cut council tax?
It's almost as if they were just making shit up to fool people, like they did with Brexit.

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 1d

You wouldn't believe the number of morons on Twitter pretending that a temporary exhibition of vinyl stickers at Canterbury Cathedral is permanent graffiti, just so they can feel outraged. Then JD Vance joins in, because clearly this is an international crisis.

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