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paulb3964.bsky.social
Retired pharmacist from UK, Married, Spaniel owner, private pilot, EV (not Tesla) driver.
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Dear UK employers, I would not be trying to argue that failure to respond to an email amounted to a deemed resignation.

submitted 8 hours ago • 10 comments

Good morning. After a rough few days, this week's Blind Date was perfectly timed to fill you with joy. Couldn't wipe the smile off my face. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

submitted 19 hours ago • 92 comments

“Was it because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know…” Trump fires Black joint chiefs chair Hegseth accused of “DEI woke shit” I know BlueSky is supposed to be all nice and positive, etc, but more people should be reading about stuff like this… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 20 hours ago • 30 comments

Interesting…. How would it assess that? (Can you tell I’ve not read the PJ piece yet?) pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Absolutely catastrophic development. I'm amazed Apple didn't fight it, but I'll be equally surprised if this decision isn't reversed pretty quickly. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

"Transformative' investment for health data project" Read the BBC News coverage of our big new OpenSAFELY expansion to cover mental health talking therapies data (previously IAPT). Generously supported by @wellcometrust.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Silence will not shield scientists from the consequences of an increasingly hostile political landscape. UK and other non-US scientists must act to support our US colleagues. Here's what I think we should be doing... 🧵 1/35

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

A local car park has changed to a ticketless (it uses ANPR) system. You can pay either on foot (and are given 15mins to leave) or at the barrier with a card/contactless. If you pay at the barrier using a phone, does this break the law? (Does the no phone use in a car extend to private property?)

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Fab @prescqipp.info podcast with @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app & @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social on everyone's favourite drug in older people STATINS ! pros and cons of medicines most importantly WITH patients using well designed tools 1/n #PharmSky #Medsky

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

The MRCP exam debacle is outrageous. I can't write what I would like to say. We are exploring ALL possible options, including legal, for those affected. CONTACT US if you are in this boat. And get wellbeing support if struggling.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

This story contains some great photos from the 19thC - presumably they’ll be available online (if not already) - I can’t see a link in this @theguardian.com piece. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

“Some of these campaigns are using artificial intelligence to spread their messaging ahead of Sunday's vote…” If Artificial Intelligence was, er, intelligent, wouldn’t it realise what it was doing was wrong and not do it? news.sky.com/story/german...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

We don’t have a BBQ. Are we really part of only 10% of households that don’t? #DragonsDen

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Community Pharmacy South Yorkshire has advised local contractors not to attend training for or sign up to supply smoking cessation drug varenicline, as part of a new stop smoking service level agreement, owing to “inadequate” funding #ukpharmacy #communitypharmacy

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

James Bond will return in.......The Blackest Friday

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

In 2024 alone, our veterinary teams treated 2,108 animals across 497 cases—including 255 elephants. Since our veterinary units were established, they have responded to 6,497 cases, helping 13,375 animals recover from injuries, illnesses, and human-wildlife conflict. #WildlifeRescue #SavingSpecies

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

If you like Bond this is disastrous.

submitted 2 days ago • 209 comments

I was just on @BBCr4today talking about our OpenSAFELY platform, and how we protect the privacy of NHS GP records while supporting hundreds of researchers to do lifesaving work. You can see a 4 minute video explaining how the platform works here: Docs.OpenSAFELY.Org

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Liz Truss has positioned herself firmly at the bonkers end of UK political opinion after being one of the (if not the) least successful Prime Ministers. Why is she still considered front page news, @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Private Eye. Nailing it.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

An image of masked men carrying axes that is circulating online is not a real photo of a recent incident at a Birmingham hospital. It was made or edited using Google AI tools. Police say no “disorder” took place.

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

“It’s too tempting to assume Trump is making it up as he goes along. This is part of something much deeper. Europe’s thinking must be all the bigger as a result.” @lewisgoodall.com has become one of the sharpest analysts around.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments