UK-based Medical doctor, anti-Brexit and anti-Tory. https://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3movh7bfhcs2rWhy are US drug prices so high? Profiteering by HMOs and PBMs, drugs priced as high as the market will bear. The US does NOT bear the burden of development, most programmes depend on non-US trials. The fix is single payer healthcare but this liar will never call for that. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jun 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3movh7bfhcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3mhe4zecbkc2mIt is ironic that Trump sees himself as some sort of Caesar. I think a few Republicans are sharpening their (political) knives.18 Mar 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe4zecbkc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3mfyv4ik2fc2zWhat is the current exchange rate for outrage at deaths of Israelis vs Iranians? I know it is probably well down from the Israels vs Palestinian rate.01 Mar 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyv4ik2fc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3mfacmmkvys23Indeed. Some of us who went to medical school in the 80s will have seen people with reactivated TB, residual effects of polio and perhaps cases of SSPE, deafness and blindness in measles. Graveyards will also soon show many babies and children who died young, usually of now-vaccinatable infections. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfacmmkvys23https://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3m6osu5uork2k@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social The US has the VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars. It needs a VDW, Veterans of Domestic Wars, for such wars as the war on immigrants, the war on democrats, the war on elections that go against him and the war on people who have annoyed Trump. Service medals for each war too.28 Nov 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6osu5uork2khttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3lthvl5pdg22g@amazon-uk.bsky.social Hey Amazon, exactly WTF are you supposed to do with 13-17 year olds living in the same house as you in Amazon Family? Can't add them as they meet neither child nor adult age bands. Blurb says 'same benefits as Prime'. Untrue. Will just have to buy much less stuff.08 Jul 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthvl5pdg22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3lsqhvt7ark2pJust watched the @kneecapceol.bsky.social set at Glastonbury on the BBC iPlayer. As a man over 60 (but with an O level in Irish), hardly in their target demographic, but it was fucking brilliant. Also illustrated how ineffective the hypocritical condemnations of politicians are.29 Jun 2025 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsqhvt7ark2phttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3ls2a3rqcw22aI agree, it is both morally wrong and would be applied wrongly too often with no recourse. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2a3rqcw22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3lor6kfyq6c2oThere is simply no logic of reason to continuing to tolerate this millstone around the neck of the economy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lor6kfyq6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3lnmxg6hl4s2t@arcadefire.com Hi guys, just tried to buy tickets for London, May 14th. Queued up, general sale opened, no tickets left at any price, stalls, standing, boxes, nothing but tons of tickets on the rip off resale sites, all with huge markups. So the average person gets fucked again. Thanks a lot.25 Apr 2025 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnmxg6hl4s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3lmcxb43yrs2dMuch of Trump's bullshit is for corrupt self-serving reasons, but he also has a grudge against the world. He argues that the US has spent money helping out the rest of the world over decades. I would argue the US has only ver done so in its own interest, whether to save itself from threats 1/208 Apr 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmcxb43yrs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3llgbpoii7k22Free speech news. I thought cancelling speakers because you didn't like what they would say was now verboten? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Mar 2025 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgbpoii7k22https://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3llbs6wksyc2cTrump has achieved something no previous POTUS has done, by comparison with himself he has managed to rehabilitate the reputation of Richard Nixon who now looks a bit naughty rather than a corrupt criminal. Come back, Tricky Dicky, all is forgiven.26 Mar 2025 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbs6wksyc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3lhbe2ix5ws2mThe Goldwater Rule was self-serving for the AMA in the 60s. Doubtful that it was valid even then, but certainly nowadays, there is so much more exposure of the thoughts, words, behaviour and disposition of politicians that it is often perfectly possible to reach at least a presumptive diagnosis. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2025 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbe2ix5ws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3lf7np533n22xLooks like Trump got a game of Risk for Christmas and has confused playing the game on the board and in real life. Good job he didn't get Battleships.08 Jan 2025 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf7np533n22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3ldh6pfwezs2fI really have no respect for people who post scientific stuff, you comment, they respond showing they don't really understand what they were on about, and when you call them on it, they don't have any intelligent comments or insight but they block you. They are not scientists. Not naming just yet.16 Dec 2024 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldh6pfwezs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3lahg3so5hs2bThe USA desperately needs a psychiatric assessment to see if it has capacity to stay as the world's leading superpower. It clearly lacks the judgement to make decisions for the world, let alone itself. Maybe Canada, kinda like America but more polite and quieter, takes over until America recovers?.08 Nov 2024 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lahg3so5hs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3l4oc7rqr4x2dThreads is great if you want to read endless complaints about experiences people have had with their doctors, generally without any actual information on why the doctor is at fault, and lots of pointless debates about how much to tip, usually by Americans, with responses mostly from non-Americans21 Sep 2024 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4oc7rqr4x2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3l2uv3h4mmp2v@martinmckee.bsky.social I am currently in Brussels and visited the EU Parliament today, including the Parliamentarium exhibit. Galling to be reminded of narrow-minded nationalism again. Starmer needs to grow a pair and make a positive movement towards rejoining. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2024 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2uv3h4mmp2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3kzwlvchi7l22@martinmckee.bsky.social The GMC remit is much too broad. This doctor was dealt with by the law of the land. Her offences pose no safety risk to patients and the GMC should not be involved further. The disrepute charge is outdated and no longer relevant, if indeed it ever was. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2024 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzwlvchi7l22https://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3kyzwvcnl3222People of America. Donald Trump is 78 years old and has about a 12-15% chance of dying of natural causes in the next 4.5 years (until his end of term). He doesn't exactly look like the picture of good health. If Trump is elected and dies in office, JD Vance will be POTUS. Do you really want that?06 Aug 2024 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3kyzwvcnl3222https://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3kyxnfupfit2m@simonpegg.bsky.social My personal favourite event is the high jump. How those athletes, male and female alike, jump 2 metres or more is incredible. Pole vault comes second for similar reasons. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2024 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3kyxnfupfit2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3kyictpwnif2vDunno if the Dems do sarcastic political advertising, but they should do one with a bunch of women with cats, no kids in shot, saying they understand how Americans are feline right now, and Kamal is the purrfect candidate for them. Need not even make any pussy gags.30 Jul 2024 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3kyictpwnif2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokey42.bsky.social/post/3kx5xg7xwij2mI am amazed how quickly Threads is becoming like X/Twitter, so many anti vaxxers and conspiracy theorists there now.13 Jul 2024 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:5f76vsrtynicfe2ymtd2drar/app.bsky.feed.post/3kx5xg7xwij2m