Paul Bottomley

You can find me, if you like, on Mastodon at @paulbottomley42@mastodonapp.uk

@mikegalsworthy *looks at the turbo Capitalist, profit-seeking approach to healthcare exemplified by the United States* Yeah... No thanks Pete

Palantir’s founder Peter Thiel, said the NHS ‘makes people sick’ and that it should embrace privatisation. He even described the British love of the NHS as “Stockholm Syndrome”, and the whole organisation should be ripped up and started again. northeastbylines.co.uk/the-problem-wi…

@BadMedicalTakes I was with them for a full five words. Which may not seem like much but it's better than most posted on this account

@BadMedicalTakes So we all agree they're just using "frequency" as another word for "magic" here, right?

@trussliz But Conservative values are dogshit, as evidenced by the shit show every time you lot, and you in particular, get a sniff of power.

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@GaryCushway @janelochleven @andrewlearmonth @gracebrod1e I mean, if it was found that there was no crime, including the report on crime statistics does seem a little odd. By all means retain the record of the accusation, as it might build a future case, but still.

@janelochleven @andrewlearmonth @gracebrod1e If someone reports an alleged crime, say an assault, and it is investigated and no criminality found, do you want them to not record what was reported?

Police Scotland says they have received complaints about JK Rowling's X post on Easter Monday. A spokesperson said: "The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken."

@Jolly_Jack Important to note that the "free speech" people are worried about are their freedom to harass and insult people on the basis of their identity. I think we can probably get by without that in particular, and still know those people are arseholes.

@RichardSuplee @markojvwrites @GailSimone "why are you forcing me to abuse you" vibes

@markojvwrites @GailSimone Are you trying to paint the narrative that transphobes were bullied into being horrible to trans people?

Universal truth: transphobia is trash.

@from_hackney @LeilaniDowding Try.

Said no man ever.

@Kephri1 @miss_quark @trekkiebill Lots of out and out fascists like Star Trek and it's completely bewildering to me, like what show do they think they're watching? It has such an uncompromising message of kindness and understanding winning out and violence always being a demeaning last resort. What do they see?

@miss_quark @trekkiebill You’ve never watched Star Trek Or if you have you’ve never understood any of it

🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ Not saying I am, not saying I'm not. Read into it what you will. Maybe come back to this tweet in a few years time and see what like.

@DanielMiessler We have loads of Einsteins, Rembrandts, Mozarts, the problem is they're all working minimum wage in sweat shops for the global North and do not have the luxury or education to express their genius. Their potential art and discoveries will be lost so we can have cheap t-shirts

How [Exactly] AI Will Magnify Human Output… We've all heard the AI hype, but people rarely back their claims with clean arguments. This piece shows: 🪄 The perceived obstacles to human creativity 🧱 The actual, HIDDEN obstacles to creativity 🤖 How AI will address those…

@VivekGRamaswamy Looked at a calendar mate

Joe Biden just proclaimed that “Transgender Visibility Day” is on Sunday, March 31st. I wonder how he came up with that date.

@Caitlyn_Jenner Pretty sure the calendar did that, Cait. Weird to call a loaf of bread "he" but I get the excitement, fresh baked bread is great.

I am absolutely disgusted that Joe Biden has declared the most Holy of Holy days - a self proclaimed devout Catholic - as Transgender Day of Visibility. The only thing you should be declaring on this day is ‘HE is Risen’.

@Femi_Sorry @RishiSunak "Compassion", indeed

@RishiSunak Remember when Jesus bragged about defunding "deprived urban areas", and selling the weapons that are being used to bomb the shit out of 10s of 1000s of his Palestinian neighbours?

On this Good Friday, as we remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, let us reflect on the values of compassion, charity and selflessness he embodied. These values are at the heart of British values, inspiring us to build a society based on respect, tolerance and dignity for all.

@RishiSunak Mate you sold the NHS, filled the rivers with sewage, and you and your colleagues made fat stacks of cash out of a crisis that killed our relatives. You take the needy and helpless, and ship them to Rwanda. You live the exact opposite of the Christian values you claim to uphold.

My Easter reading: "..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me to make a meal for 30p, I was thirsty and you filled my water with shit, I was a stranger and you sent me to Rwanda, I was sick and you said I should get private health insurance..."

On the bridge of the container ship Dali, 4 minutes from disaster, there's one critical moment we haven't heard about yet. The very moment the ship lost power the 1st time. What did the pilot do, right then? His first thought, apparently, was safety — the bridge looming ahead. —> ⤵️ NTSB photo of the bridge of the Dali...

@DarkLordWaffles @JamesZimr @cfishman Oh lmao

@JamesZimr @kgelner @cfishman How long does it take to say "drop the anchor" while pulling your mobile out of your pocket 🤔

@EmpressThaliaa Most people here do, tbh

Can I say something that sounds insane