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Natasha

@nusher@mastodon.scot

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GP, OOH, NHS Tayside, Scotland. Interested in all things #Scottish, #medical, #politics, #crafts, and life in general! Note my profile picture is of a door I painted in my room as a teenager.

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Joined November 12, 2022

Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 2w ago

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@tompearce49@mastodon.scot I have legitimate concerns that refugees and asylum seekers are not receiving the care and treatment they need and being supported and granted refugee status in a timely manner, does that count? I have concerns that racist idiots are attacking the RNLI who are volunteer life savers and that they are making the lives of those most vulnerable hell. I have no concerns that holding a placard against genocide is a risky behaviour and a danger to society. But sadly the government disagree

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Argh, game not even started and they’ve already mentioned 1966.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 6mo ago

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@gleick Wasn’t that what Israel keep accusing Hamas and Hezbollah are doing as an excuse to kill large numbers of civilians?

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@peterbrown@mastodon.scot @ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us And therein lies the problem. I blame the media for the rise of Reform, but of course, they have most to benefit.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

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@RolloTreadway@beige.party @Rajiv@infosec.exchange @sundogplanets@mastodon.social I would agree with that. And most people know them as big farm vehicles (or annoying posh cars as why would anyone apart from a farmer want or need one).

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

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@Geri@veganism.social Fair point, especially for change in party or policy, but it seems a bit different when you are doing it under financial investigation to prove that people don’t care that you have taken money from everywhere while not doing your actual job as an MP.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

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@pomegranate_stew@kind.social @amydiehl@mstdn.social Good to have the option. For some people working from home is impossible, they may live in a shared flat, with no space, no reliable internet, etc. On the other hand, for some it means it is easier to fit work in with school, childcare, etc as no additional added commuting time to the working day, and less stress as a result.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

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@Simon318ppm@mastodon.sdf.org @peterbrown@mastodon.scot @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk I believe that was the idea behind Scotland’s curriculum for excellence. However, I think it only really worked at a primary school level, as certain skills need taught for passing exams etc.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@vagina_museum I wish period pants had been available when I was younger, so it didn’t always look so obvious you were wearing a pad. The other big embarrassment was getting out of swimming when the boys were also there. Also that tampons don’t suit everyone, I felt like a freak for not using them.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

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@Geri@veganism.social You shouldn’t be allowed to resign then stand in the subsequent by-election. Complete waste of government money.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

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@RabBrucesSpider1@mastodon.scot I’m actually impressed with the efficiency and speed of testing and action. NHS at its best.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

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@mahmoodhamod991@mastodon.social @alda@topspicy.social @simon_brooke@mastodon.scot @raphaellakay@mastodon.world @aral@mastodon.ar.al That was what I feared. So basically all you get is what Israel decides you can have which is the absolute bare minimum. Absolutely appalling. Thanks for your candour and know we are thinking of you.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

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@mahmoodhamod991@mastodon.social @alda@topspicy.social @simon_brooke@mastodon.scot @raphaellakay@mastodon.world @aral@mastodon.ar.al How does food get in and get distributed on the ground? Is there any land left for growing (the only images we see are of rubble)? While we know Israel are limiting what gets in, it’s hard for us to know what is really happening as you are our only real sources of information.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

Someone at HMRC clearly doesn’t like Wes either, funny how Angela Rayner suddenly cleared…

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

Not sure what Wales are doing - Plaid vs Reform? Good on one hand (largest vote for Plaid), bad on the other (big vote for Reform). England are a disaster. List votes in Scotland still hold the balance but at least Reform not got any constituency seats (well, so far, and seems unlikely).

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

Just seen the best comment on the new layout of seats in Holyrood, to quote the Stealers Wheels song chorus:- “clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, stuck in the middle with you”. Seems very apt.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

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@sodiboo@gaysex.cloud Probably as reliable as the octopus that was used to guess match results.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@BenartyComputer Discussed this at work on Sunday. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain about the government or policies affecting you. And in Scotland with PR, every vote counts (unlike in UK elections). Those suffragettes fought hard for me to get a vote, so I intend to use it in every single election ever.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

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@jimfrost@mastodon.scot I saw them too coming home, really impressive last night.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@patrickhadfield Racism of all types of discrimination is the one that makes me most angry. These are often the most vulnerable people who have suffered because of the actions of the west on a lot of occasions and yet they would lock them up and make them suffer even more. To brand them illegals is appalling in itself, they are people, each with their own story and reason for fleeing their homes.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

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@RabBrucesSpider1@mastodon.scot And in general Scottish people are a tad more sceptical. Some decided to give Labour a chance in the last election, then have now realised they have changed nothing. Devolution and increasing powers were how previous Labour governments got round the desire for independence, but it’s not going to work any more. Scotland has a completely different ethos to England, that hasn’t changed since I came here almost forty years ago, and I can’t see England changing ever.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@eclectech@things.uk Glad it’s not just me that find this annoying! It’s still a big thing anyway to holiday in the UK, especially on caravan sites, centreparcs, etc. Not everyone likes heat, or flying. Staycations are cheap because you stay at home and travel locally to the beach, or hills, or museum, whatever is nearby. Holidays in the UK can be more expensive than abroad.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@leiawelsh@toot.wales @vagina_museum@masto.ai I’ll never forget the kindness of a fellow sixth former who could see from my expression I had period cramps and came and rubbed my lower back which worked like a miracle. (She did ask first). That’s how it should be, people who get periods supporting each other.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

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@RabBrucesSpider1@mastodon.scot Exactly so!

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@lothcat And it feels it even more after years watching every penny.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

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@RabBrucesSpider1@mastodon.scot Pretty minor compared to the tax dodging of the right. But then, of course, who pays the media…

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@beemoh @Thebratdragon @PGBeattie @ShaulaEvans Shite, pish, and if you want another cool general word, outwith.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@druid@toot.wales @spytfyre@mastodon.scot Not seen a single one here, a few SNP flyers but nothing else.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@patrickhadfield Absolutely appalling and crazy. Reform go from worse to worse to complete and utter racist fascism. I think they are actually becoming worse than the BNP that was around when I was a teenager. Why the media are so fond of them, I just don’t get (or is it just follow the money).

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@simon_brooke @epistatacadam @junesim63 And often complaining about how poor the service is and how far they need to travel, after taking early retirement through ill health. If you are going to need a lot of hospital based care, don’t move over 100 miles away from your nearest hospital would be my recommendation.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@econetwork@mas.to I think a lot of it is banking up soil to cover from sunlight. The way they appear to have been planted helps too, as they are not too close together. Sorry I can’t advise any more, it does depend on your soil and your weather.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

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@ncdominie@mastodon.scot That weather is definitely an unusual sight!

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

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@DrALJONES@mastodon.social Reading When the World Sleeps by Francesca Albanese at the minute, interesting to also read about the influence of Christian Zionists in the US who believe Israel is necessary for the second coming to occur. In addition I was not aware that the definition of anti-semitism in a lot of countries now strictly does also include criticism of the state of Israel thanks to the IHRA (although presumably not criticism of the actions of the government).

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

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@DrALJONES@mastodon.social North Korea may be developing missile capabilities but they haven’t started a war with anyone (yet) in terms of destroying an entire country and expanding into all their neighbours. Israel are literally getting away with murder, and no one seems to be trying to put the brakes on. Breaches of any ceasefire are so common that ceasefire seems pointless. And the more they get away with, the worse it gets, unsurprisingly.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@alexanderdyas@mindly.social Yep. Don’t think my mum liked those names much.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@alexanderdyas@mindly.social Mine had this too!

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@jaycee@toot.community That idea gives me the heebie geebies.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@patrickhadfield@mastodon.scot I love this!

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@LillyHerself@mastodon.social And its own Scotland wide IT system.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@drgeraint Not just in Glasgow.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@econetwork@mas.to Depends on whether you want “new” small potatoes or earthier bigger ones. Flowering shows the plants are starting to form little potatoes, if you want the biggest ones, wait until the leaves start to go yellow or wilt a bit. And others have said pile up soil and keep a steady degree of moisture.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 6mo ago

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@AbramKedge@beige.party A website with walks:- https://fifewalking.com Also there is a coastal path, there should be buses which go to different places along it.

fifewalking.com

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 6mo ago

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@Ailantd@mastodon.art Sadly no longer an EU citizen or I would.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 6mo ago

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@eco-g @openrightsgroup I have so far not downloaded a single parking app. I have used some with a contact less payment, but otherwise use cash. I don’t want to have to have so many apps on my phone just for day to day life, it’s bad enough having what I’ve already got!

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@junesim63 In Scotland, trying to think where NHS money would go to private companies…mainly IT suppliers and procurement of equipment I would think. Most of the third sector suppliers of care etc are non-profit making, and are indirect providers of eg acute mental health support, care homes, hospices etc. Does this include the care home and care sector or just hospitals/primary care etc? Again, in some areas of Scotland it is a joint budget, such as Highland.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@stux Agree, social media as a social link is not inherently harmful. Social media full of ads and promoted content with short video clips that encourage engagement is a completely different beast, with algorithms behind every post.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@epistatacadam @simon_brooke @junesim63 Might be more challenging to tease out in Scotland, as some NHS money will go towards nursing care in care homes etc, with shared IJB budgets.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@patrickhadfield@mastodon.scot The only real change is in Wales, who are currently about 15 years behind Scotland in the realisation Labour aren’t who they used to be and they need to be free of England.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 6mo ago

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@europeanspodcast@mastodon.social One other thing that’s noticeable is that Vance is backing Putins candidate which just confirms that US are supporting Russia these days. And of course who has profited most from the recent Iran war? Russia, both by selling more oil at higher price and providing tech/weapons. Those Epstein files could just be the US/Israel/Russia link that we have.

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Natasha @nusher@mastodon.scot

· 5mo ago

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@johannab I am not convinced AI scribes are of any benefit. Given how much standard dictation systems struggle to make sense of the spoken word, I can’t see how AI can do any better, nor create a decent summary of events. At the moment, if AI is used, it has to be double checked for accuracy anyway, so can’t see much time benefit. Scribbled bullet points as an aide memoire are still what I use for phone consults and face to face if needed.

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