Keeper of the Dram

Random thoughts from a mid 50s male 1. The rapist probably didn't wear a condom 2. Condoms don't always work 3. Child abusers don’t wear condoms 4. She probably didn't think at the time that it could kill her 5. None of your business 6. All of the above 7. 5. Is probably the correct answer

Important announcement from NSW health. This really makes me scream, our mental health system is in crisis. To all the wonderful nurses, doctors, counsellors, pyschologists & social workers filling the gaps thank you. Mental health matters 🙌 Lifeline 13 11 14

It's ironic that this is not actually a joke. 😐

I have no words. Fucking hell...

Approx 14% of Australian women have endometriosis accounting for 40,000 hospital presentations each year. Dr Neisha Wratten described dienogest as a ‘wonder drug’. She predicts the listing will positively impact up to 500,000 Australians #NurseSky #MedSky www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clini....

#AusMusic This is right near where Archie finally reunited with his family. A fitting location. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

📷 #melbourne #photography

"Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'. much of which they amplified

Viv Albertine born on this day in 1954 in Sydney Formed The Flowers of Romance with Sid Vicious. Dated Mick Jones. Formed The Slits with Ari Up & Palmolive.

2/2 Texas & Georgia stopped investigating maternal deaths now. Do the math. How many women will die & we won’t get that data? 😭 We must demand that women’s lives & deaths MATTER! Call your representatives! Demand Justice!

“Fleetwood Mac without Peter Green is just another band.“ I love Rumours, but this is a completely correct statement.

Important for our patients, their families - when next respiratory outbreak/pandemic happens - our next national public health leaders cannot be trusted to follow evidence & common sense on masks or vaccines. But. the data is out there. Here’s a great review on masks #MasksWork #ScienceMatters

Evidence based. Seems patently obvious, but...

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

A decade of health-facility admin, I was honestly shocked by how many "qualified" staff were kooky AF ... anti-vax, anti-pharma, anti-choice, etc. They are potentially dangerous in a variety of physical / mental health situations that aren't especially uncommon. #Science #BestPractice #Healthcare

I’m thankful for the top ten scientific developments that improve health: Vaccines Antibiotics & antimicrobials Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene Food safety & fortification innovations Modern agriculture methods Public health education campaigns 1/

I don't think I will ever post a cover of Vogue again. Digital cover of Vogue Germany Illustration of Gisèle Pelicot by Cecilia Lundgren a Swedish illustrator #NoMoreShame

Absolute gold.

This is completely the correct thing to say.

Make America Healthy Again, RFK Jr's “plan” to heal the US, appears to have suffered a blow at the hands of Trump... 25% tariff on all imports from Mexico. More than 50% of the fresh fruit imported to the US comes from Mexico, good luck to people who like to eat well...

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women(VAW), Dr Lucy Thompson & Dr Ruth Riley, highlight that VAW nurses is a global problem and a feminist issue, needing system-wide change and is everyone's responsibility. #IDEVAW #Nursesky bit.ly/3V6Qyxi

Thanks @itsonelouder.com. What a sensational list !

#VaccinesSaveLives #KidsWillDie

Vaccines save lives. RFKJr is a dangerous threat to health, for his wrong-headed attacks on vaccines and more. Some excellent charts from @steverattner.bsky.social

It really was!

Today marks a troubling turn for democracy as the duopoly secures hefty pay rises funded by taxpayers, while limiting independent voices in elections. Additionally, the push to ban under-16s from social media threatens our privacy with mandatory age verification. Digital ID via the back door

Hey, anyone who hasn't seen, Dave Hooper (@itsonelouder.com) has been posting his Top 100 Australian Albums. An incredible effort and a great list. #ausmusic #music #DavesTop100 #DoYourselfaFavour

I won't often post stuff from News Corps but the message here is pretty important. Back #ausmusic, back up & coming musos, back established musos. Buy physical copies of their work, buy merch at live shows, buy tickets to live shows, buy them a beer. www.news.com.au/entertainmen...

Spotted in St Kilda: Flat Earthers have been busy “waking up” the locals planting these signs with proof the Earth is flat! (H/t Australian Research & Space Exploration - Space Australia on Facebook)

There are artists that are quintessentially of the place. The Go Betweens (despite time in Sydney/London being so consequential)are definitively Brisbane Courtney Barnett is up with Paul Kelly as being quintessentially Melbourne. open.spotify.com/track/4LGS5U...

A pretty shameful oversight that at last night’s Walkley Awards there was no mention of the record numbers of journalists who have been murdered by the IDF over the past year.

Minnie Marks is incredible. If you get a chance to see her live... ...as Molly would say "Do yourself a favour!" #ausmusic

“Senior Constable White said "bugger it" before deploying his taser.” I have words, but I'm not using them here... www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

David McBride @davidmcbride.bsky.social Facing threats in prison

1/ When I was eight years old, my parents took me to the high school gym, where long tables had been set up. The tables were covered with small paper cups. We got in line, and a nurse handed me one. I looked inside and saw a sugar cube that carried the polio vaccine.

Hello Bluesky 🩵 We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers and nurses who are taking a critical look at #NurseSuicide from the perspectives of previously unheard nurses. Learn more here: www.nursesuicidestudy.com Please share us in your networks.

WTAF? “…there should be a select campsite…where rough sleepers are allowed, but prohibited everywhere else.” A GHETTO “You should be able to walk to the grocery store with your children without them having to see people who are…unkempt, very smelly…” au.news.yahoo.com/council-to-c...

A study into oral treatment (muvalaplin) for high Lp(a) cholesterol by Monash University. More work to do, but a phase 2, randomised, double-blind study found that up to 97% of participants in the muvalaplin group achieved an Lp(a) level lower than 125 nmol/L www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Nurses are the solution, say nurses, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The nation’s peak nursing bodies have united to urge the government to move forward on scope of practice reforms. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/nurses-are-t... #nursing #medsky #auspol

I'm sorry...WTF? “Mr Singh told police he had been arguing with his wife about driving to the shops without him, then shortly after he ACCIDENTALLY REVERSED OVER HER WHILE HE WAS USING THE TRACTOR…” www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

Tipping healthcare providers... This is a concept that just doesn't make sense pretty much anywhere else in the world

And if it was an immigrant they'd be howling for their deportation. #DoubleStandards

Just saying, NSW nurses and midwives are some of the lowest paid professionals in a female dominated workforce in the country. Minns says NSW can't afford to give them a 15% payrise. I hope you have a speedy recovery