Anna Goodall

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Counting: one Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi … deep breaths … now let's channel that energy somewhere constructive 😏 ...

Blyth ex-GP says long Covid patients are being forgotten The NHS in the North East and Cumbria is closing its last dedicated long Covid clinics this month.

'Six years on from the pandemic, Thompson said there were "hundreds of thousands of people" in the UK with significant long Covid who could not work and were "not acknowledged"' ...

Quote Origin: Satire Is Meant To Ridicule Power – Quote Investigator® Question for Quote Investigator: Satire has been used to attack a wide variety of targets. Cruel or mean-spirited mockery is often controversial. Here is a pertinent quotation:

"Satire is meant to ridicule power. If you are laughing at people who are hurting, it is not satire, it is bullying" ... This line is often misattributed to Terry Pratchett ... Still, I appreciate the sentiment behind it ...

SNL facing backlash for ‘shameful’ sketch about Tourette’s incident at Baftas ‘This is gross and punching down in the worst possible way,’ one furious viewer said

This is why I don't watch mainstream TV. It thrives on humiliation, spectacle and 'ironic' cruelty. Programs like SNL claim to satirise power, but too often they reinforce the harmful narratives they pretend to critique. It's a media culture that values shock over empathy - and calls it comedy.

Michael Pollan Punctures the AI Bubble His new book, about the mystery of consciousness, strengthens the case that technology will never truly replicate humans.

'however hard it gets sold as a new beginning, this technology seems more like an end point—our final arrival, after 500 years, at the specific problem of what science and technology cannot do, cannot achieve, cannot solve' ...

The Alzheimer's Symptom You Might Not Expect – Or Worse, Blame Yourself For This mood-related issue is a common sign of the disease. Doctors share all you need to know about it.

"Caregivers often feel they might be doing something wrong, which is causing their loved one with Alzheimer’s to react in an uncooperative, hostile or agitated manner, without realizing that agitation in Alzheimer’s is very common" ...

🤣 Better out than in 🤣 ...

'All the things she said, all the things she said
Running through my head, running through my head
Running through my head'
- All The Things She Said - t.A.T.u.

Well, someone's got to keep morale high in there 😏 ... Jokes aside, I hope it all goes smoothly - wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏

Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis: ‘I won’t lie and say any of this is a blessing’ When the Emmy-winning comedy star was diagnosed, her body started giving up on her. She writes about losing control, gaining weight – and refusing to be a ‘good girl’

'Just because life has sometimes been tough – and maybe at certain points it even felt impossible – that doesn’t mean we have to wallow in the darkness or be stymied by our histories. I’m here to tell you that, despite how dark it gets, there’s a lot to gain from mining one’s past for meaning' ...

But it really does feel so good 😉

Hello March … my next session is nearly here 💉

So exciting 🥰

Young Women Who Want the 'Perfect' Smile Are Rushing to Get This Expensive Dental Procedure More young women are seeing this expensive dental procedure online and rushing to pursue it themselves. But at what cost?

“Young women are increasingly growing up believing that cosmetic alteration isn’t an exception, but an expectation” ...

The real ones are secure enough to hear criticism of toxic masculinity and misogyny without taking it personally - some even join in and laugh about it with you 🥰 ...

More Young People Committing Sex Offences. We Owe Our Kids A Conversation About It “This data paints a troubling picture about today’s youth," says Jessica Wilson of Eventum Legal.

This feels like the next piece of the puzzle 🤔 ... If young people are increasingly committing sexual offences linked to image-sharing and deepfakes, we can't ignore the culture shaping their understanding of consent and harm 🧐 ...

And likely the same men who appreciate a strong narrative arc in their porn 😏 ...

The beginning of the end 😏 ...

No substance, no plot, barely a storyline … and yet somehow very popular 😏 ... I've read enough comments to know exactly what had certain men sprinting to the cinema 🤮 ... Groundbreaking stuff 🙄 ...

The man who fell in love with the sound of Spitfires – here’s what this unusual symptom can teach us about dementia There are many types of dementia – and our recent case study highlights a newly described subtype.

'When people hear the word dementia, they often think of someone who has problems with memory. While memory is often affected in dementia, this is not always the case. There are many different types of dementia – and each can produce a wide range of symptoms' ...

I’m a therapist — there’s a vile trend emerging among boys in primary school Therapists have revealed the biggest concern parents have been sharing.

When sexism gets normalised as jokes, memes, and 'banter', it shows up in classrooms and in how boys speak to their mums and other women 😔 ... What we consume shapes how we treat others ...

YouTube video by Tardis Glitch Red Dwarf soundtrack Thanks for the memory

'Sad news for fans of classic UK sci-fi today as it’s been reported that co-creator of cult classic series Red Dwarf, Rob Grant, has died' ...
Source: comicbook.com/tv-shows/new...

Sheffield teacher who told pupil he could ‘get lost in those eyes’ avoids ban Thomas Stanley resigned from Westfield School in Sheffield

'A Sheffield teacher who admitted making inappropriate comments to pupils breached professional boundaries but will not face a teaching ban, a misconduct panel has ruled' ...

Mum's heartbreak: 'My girl was diagnosed with dementia at 3' Queensland mum Sarah faced the unthinkable when her daughter Charlotte was diagnosed with Batten disease following illness.

'‘Charlotte has CLN2 Batten disease,’ she told me, explaining it was a very rare neuro-degenerative condition – a form of childhood dementia – where a missing enzyme causes a build-up of waste in the brain cells' ...

Picture of Frank Zappa

The very wise and prophetic words of Frank Zappa.