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Jess McAllen

@jessmcallen.bsky.social

Reporting on healthcare, especially mental health, chronic illness, and care inequalities

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I went to the beach to think and a British man kept insisting I put sunscreen on my legs like he wasn't burnt himself and also why are u watching my legs so much

25.02.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A man said "daylight robbery" in a new world and it was like being in a mood of the nation poll

18.02.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Two weeks back in New Zealand and u ppl were not kidding about the cozzie Livy crisis

18.02.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's soo good to be able to hear rain on a roof again

13.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks Kristen!

10.02.2026 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

smol bean conservative is an essay i would read from u

09.02.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

thank u!!

09.02.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‡ 17 hour flight no joke

09.02.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the only culture shock is the various travel monopolies in the ManawatΕ«-Whanganui region. I miss Mana bus smh

09.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

not sure if it's worth announcing since social media is a mess now BUT: I have left the baffler and furthermore the US of A and am back home in new zealand for the foreseeable. After nearly seven years, one pandemic, three surgeries etc it's a big change but one i was ready for by the end

09.02.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

It seems clear Alex Pretti, a healthcare worker, was murdered for engaging in the exact kind of community care we hope all care workers to embody: the kind that doesn’t stop at the threshold of the hospital, the clinic, but that aims to care for and support the community where and how they can

24.01.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2192    πŸ” 553    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 9

remember that when Israel bombed the first hospital in Gaza, they dissimulated, lied, and argued, expending tremendous resources to "complicate" the "narrative." a month later, it was the new normal

24.01.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 472    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4

this is just how i am gna use social media now

22.01.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Traveller hikes three days with abandoned kitten on Te Araroa trail Carrying the black kitten with one hand, Katie Evans clambered over fallen trees and navigated a swinging bridge over the Hurunui River to reach the nearest hut.

this kitten is sooo cute www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifesty...

22.01.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ppl will be like it's about class, not race or gender and then not even discuss class

14.01.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

still has to drop a hysterical in there lol

12.01.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My sister was face timing me her new bathroom and I asked if that was mold on her bath and she was like "no it's black" and it turns out she thought mold was just green

07.01.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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05.01.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A moustache is like eyeliner for the lip

03.01.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It actually IS that deep!!!

02.01.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes I feel like I could write a whole novel about the social and political implications of the heart react

02.01.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

probably wise!!!!

01.01.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

sorry if this is an obvi question but does the manage my health nz data breach mean that our passwords are also compromised?

01.01.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Gimme gimme gimme a mayor after midnight

31.12.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They did surgery on a grape voice: they put an egg on my pizza

29.12.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if vaccines were free and widely available, if people got paid time off to get them, if testing was free and widely available, if masks were free and widely available… this has always been about layered protection, and masks are just one layer left that people can see from the outside

27.12.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Trifle - the thinking man's lasagne

26.12.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i can't believe paddington did NOT go to new zealand

26.12.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes I think pistachios are too expensive but then I eat a pistachio and have to respect that she knows her worth

22.12.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. . .

20.12.2025 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0