Paul

Paul

@mpcmonkey.bsky.social

Father, Cardiology ANP and golfer. Most consistent at nursing, highly variable at the other two. He/Him. #LGBT #AFCB

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I took my cats to the vets today for their their check ups and was told Millie needs to lose weight. When I asked the receptionist to confirm Millie's weight for reference, she laughed before telling me and said 'Millie's been eating pies, hasn't she?'. Bless her! #catsofbluesky

For us to go into the last game of the season and actually still have a chance of Champions League is madness. As it is we finish on 18 unbeaten, our highest points total & our highest ever position, and it's beyond what pretty much any fan would have dreamt of. Great job, Andoni. #AFCB

Looking forward to 45 more minutes of the Arsenal players throwing themselves to the ground at the mere threat of any physical contact. Exciting football! ๐Ÿ™„ #AFCB

After all the chats we've had with our daughters recently about the state of the world, my 16 yo poked her head into the lounge around 0030 and asked if she could watch #ArtemisII splashdown with me. It was amazing to watch something overwhelmingly positive for a change, and share it with her.

Am watching NASA's #ArtemisII launch feed. I'm surprised to find I'm genuinely excited by this. I think it might be something to do with watching something that represents progress, rather than everything else going on in the world ATM that is mainly people wanting precisely the opposite.

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So Israel commits war crime after war crimeโ€ฆ Invades Targets civilians/aid workers Snipers children Land grabs Celebrates with champagne at hanging Palestinians โ€ฆand the international community canโ€™t even muster the most flaccid of responses. You have failed us all.

I remember when I was a newly qualified/junior nurse and if a patient wanted to self-discharge I'd be all 'Oh no. Don't do that. Think of your health. Please don't.' Twenty years later, if a patient wants to self discharge it's 'Okay. Bye.'. Five seconds later,'You still here?'.

I started watching this game wanting Arsenal to win, but they've been so utterly, dreadfully shit I'm now pleased they're losing. I do want Cherki to get a full force football to the bollocks though.

We all know the goals. 1) Distract from the Epstein files to try and 2) Keep Trump out of jail

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

4/ Ok, so what ARE the goals? It seems, primarily, destroying lots of missiles and boats and drone factories. But the question that stumped them: what happens when you stop bombing and they restart production? They hinted at more bombing. Which is, of course, endless war.

Really enjoying being a Dad tonight as I spend the evening watching the #TheBrits with my daughters and spend most of it getting stuff wrong. I have have also expressed positivity about the K-pop Demon Hunters song, to their utter disgust. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Imagine devoting your entire career to selling the idea that the British public hates wokery and is clamouring for radical right wing populism, only to then be defeated in an actual election by the most left wing possible coalition of politicians and activists in the country. It's got to hurt

Reform crying about family voting after the Greens won the Gorton and Denton by-election might be objectively the funniest thing I've seen in ages. Also, it's not like there's a recent history of another right-wing cunt doing a similar thing, trying to delegitamise a result they didn't like.

For me, it's always been the right time, but now seems an even more right time than ever to just get rid of the fuckingvRoyal Family. For me, just the concept of them is utterly absurd.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. 'You know what that sounds like? Somebody else's problem.' Also.... 'I only give advice. You don't have to do any of this.'

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To be brutally honest. The system is way beyond rot. The worst of the worst are at the top. Greedy, corrupt pedophiles. Cannibals FFS. Things we thought of as conspiracy. Are actually true. In all honesty. The entire system needs to be burnt to the ground.

Goodness me! That drone footage is astonishingly dramatic. Really brings it home how fast they're going. #Downhill #WinterOlympics

Get rid of the chest of chance. It's a silly way to decide it. You can greatly reduce the chances of getting to that point by having an odd number at each round table. Easy. #TheTraitors

If it's written by Burchill, it's going to be one of the worst possible takes. She's fucking vile.

The Spectator@thespectator1828.bsky.social

We donโ€™t need a yet-more-policed X; we need an X where only direct exhortations towards violence (all those death threats to J.K. Rowling, for example) โ€“ often accompanied by โ€˜doxxingโ€™, or publishing someoneโ€™s personal information โ€“ are rigorously punished. โœ๏ธ Julie Burchill

I really like the idea of Europe, or at least the nations involved in the tariff threats, boycotting the World Cup. In fact, if The Orange Shitgibbon continues on his current path surely the right thing for most nations to do is just not turn up.

I looked at my National Insurance number once when I got my card aged 16 (I guess), and have never forgotten it. I also remember my grandparents phone number from the pre-area-codes starting with zero times - 86 484208.

Matthew Stewart@roguestrands.bsky.social

Certain numbers accompany us through our lives, connected to our memories of people and places, of significant events. What numbers remain with you decades later? And why? This poem is taken from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...

Almost 6 months ago I put ยฃ150 in to one of those stock trading apps, just to play around with. In that time I have invested in nearly 100 different stocks and today that money is worth........ *drum roll* ยฃ150.08p Gordan Gecko I am not! ๐Ÿ˜‚

I'm quite proud of the relationship I've built with my daughters. I think they're pretty open with me about things. However, when my 16 year old turned to me during this bit of #TheTraitors and laughing, said 'That's me on the second day of my period', I wondered if 'too open' might be a thing. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Up until that moment at the breakfast table, I thought Harriet was absolutely nailing this show. It felt weird watching her fall on her sword for the cause but ultimately, you've got respect her for it. She played her game for the faithfuls. #TheTraitors

Trump mimicking his hero, Putin. The world leaders who don't seem to say anywhere near enough about Netanyahu or Putin will pr4 stay quiet about this as well. Pathetic.

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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 0 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ 0 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ 0 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 0 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช 0 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ 0 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช 0 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น 0 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต 0 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 0 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด 0 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น 0 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ 0 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช 0 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 0 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 530,000 Thereโ€™s a lesson there.