joanna hutchings

21st century mum, physio, social media novice

[Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER @doctorow]

I never would have read *Careless People*, Sarah Wynn-Williams's tell-all memoir about her years running global policy for Facebook, but then Meta's lawyer tried to get the book suppressed and secured an injunction to prevent her from promoting it:

https://t.co/gCFtdZBLcB

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[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Today I ‘interviewed’ Facebook whistleblower on stage at Hay…& she couldn’t say a word.

Facebook took legal action to prevent her speaking. What pathetic, pointless vindictiveness.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Theatre of the absurd…or public punishment beating?

Read this & decide.

https://t.co/1hP6tRrm6W

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

The BMA’s long awaited critique of the Cass review has largely vindicated the findings of the original landmark review into gender identity services for young people
https://t.co/898H8pQgJN

[The Spectator @spectator]

Finally, from Finland comes vital research into the prevalence of severe psychiatric disorders among ‘gender-referred adolescents’, focusing particularly on ‘outcomes related to medical gender reassignment’.

This study is remarkably extensive; it covers everyone in Finland under the age of 23 who was referred for clinical support with gender dysphoria between 1996 and 2019. The findings absolutely shatter the myth of the child made suicidal through thwarted gender transition.

The Finnish study shows that children who are distressed about their gender have significantly higher rates of psychological problems than in the general population, both before (46 per cent versus 15 per cent) and around two years after referral (62 per cent versus 15 per cent).

✍️ Joanna Williams

Article | https://t.co/rFXC3TDERj

[Benonwine @benonwine]

One of the greatest scenes in British satire ever 🤣😂👏

[Kurt Mahlburg @k_mahlburg]

Finland tracked every gender-referred adolescent in the country for up to 25 years.

Their psychiatric needs didn't improve after 'gender reassignment'. They surged.

A landmark peer-reviewed study just dropped. Here's what it found. 🧵

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Dr. Angus Dalgleish — one of Britain’s most respected oncologists and immunologists — is sounding a serious alarm.

He warns that we’ve entered a new dark age in universities, scientific research, and government, driven by political correctness and woke ideology.

Dalgleish calls it a cancer that has infected the heart of academia and the soul of the civil service. Political correctness, he says, is fundamentally anti-scientific: it decides in advance what you’re allowed to say, observe, and conclude. Truth becomes secondary to dogma.

He compares the current denial to alcoholism — nothing gets fixed until institutions first admit there’s a deep problem.

It’s a sobering warning from a senior scientist who has watched the rot spread for years.

The clip is only 1:56 long, but it hits hard.

Are we already too far gone, or is there still time to push back before these institutions completely lose their ability to seek truth?

[joanna hutchings @fizzy_jo]

@2SevernBridges I'm driving from Cardiff to Bristol airport tomorrow morning before 6am, how long will it take with the prince of Wales bridge closure overnight tonight? Thanks

[Mark Laslett @marklaslett_NZ]

I have just upgraded my website "Free Goodies" section
https://t.co/NgZrkQ0xFW
with a revised version of Fagan's nomogram. You can use high and low values for sensitivity, specificity and prevalence now without getting an error, and I have added the option of entering data as a 2X2 table. Such data should be available in good-quality diagnostic accuracy research reports.
Pretty neat, I reckon!
Try it out!!

[Hollybush Estate TRA @HETRA14]

We will be opening our doors for another 'food pantry' today Saturday 15th of November from 1030 - 1130. If you are in need please pop along.
@cardiffcouncil @WhitchurchPact @MarcPalmer75 @JulieMorganLAB @AnnaMcMorrin

[joanna hutchings @fizzy_jo]

@DrLKVaughan Absolutely criminal, I'm a soon to retire physio, in the NHS. Daughter in 2nd year of physio degree. I am not optimistic for her, @thecsp please update us on your actions regarding this really serious problem 🙏

[Louella Vaughan @DrLKVaughan]

A friend's daughter has just graduated with a First in Physiotherapy.

3000 grads. 50 suitable jobs nationally.

She is now working at Tesco.

There is a national shortage of Physios.

Make it make sense!

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

It is clear that @elonmusk needs to stay out of British politics.

RT if you agree.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Journalist and college professor Stacey Patton goes viral by penning a stunningly powerful statement about how she was on Charlie Kirk’s “digital hit list” and recounting the horror that he inflicted on her.

We cannot allow this tragic assassination to whitewash Kirk’s legacy…

“I am on Charlie Kirk’s hit list,” Patton wrote to her 215,000 followers on Facebook. “His so-called ‘Professor Watchlist,’ run under the umbrella of Turning Point USA, is nothing more than a digital hit list for academics who dare to speak truth to power. I landed there in 2024 after writing commentary that inflamed the MAGA faithful. And once my name went up, the harassment machine roared to life.”

“For weeks my inbox and voicemail were deluged. Mostly white men spat venom through the phone: ‘bitch,’ ‘c*nt,’ ‘n****r.’ They threatened all manner of violence,” she continued.

“They overwhelmed the university’s PR lines and the president’s office with calls demanding that I be fired,” Patton wrote. “The flood was so relentless that the head of campus security reached out to offer me an escort, because they feared one of these keyboard soldiers might step out of his basement and come do me harm.”

“And I am not unique,” she added.

“Kirk’s Watchlist has terrorized legions of professors across this country. Women, Black faculty, queer scholars, basically anyone who challenged white supremacy, gun culture, or Christian nationalism suddenly found themselves targets of coordinated abuse,” Patton wrote.

“Some received death threats. Some had their jobs threatened. Some left academia entirely. Kirk sent the loud message to us: speak the truth and we will unleash the mob!” she continued.

“That is the culture of violence Charlie Kirk built. He normalized violence. He curated it, monetized it, and sicced it on anyone who dared to puncture his movement’s lies,” she wrote.

“And now, in the wake of his shooting, there’s all this national outpouring of mourning, moments of silence, yellow prayer hands, and tributes painting him as a civil debater,” Patton continued. “But the truth is that Kirk and his foot soldiers spent years terrorizing educators, trying to silence us with harassment and fear!”

“And now the same violence he unleashed on others has come full circle.”

“But what i find especially jarring is the dissonance in public mourning for a smug white man whose life work was actively hostile to certain groups,” she continued. “Kirk spent years demonizing LGBTQ people, mocking gun survivors, spewing racism about Black folks, and pushing policies that literally shorten lives.”

“It is so revolting to watch a bipartisan wave of grief sweep over this hateful racist as if he was a neutral community servant,” she concluded.

This is pure unvarnished truth from Patton. Charlie Kirk did not deserve what happened to him, but nor did his victims deserve the hell that he unleashed on them. If Americans are going to build a more peaceful future for ourselves we must condemn political violence while also condemning the hateful, bigoted rhetoric that made Kirk a multimillionaire.

Please retweet and ❤️ if Patton’s message struck a chord with you!

[Dr. Dame Katy Denise CH GBE 🏳️‍⚧️🇳🇬🪑 @damekatydenise_]

That Banksy has been at it again; FUMING! 😡

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

Quick reminder that the majority of people don’t want private companies involved in the NHS. Politicians disregard this and plough on🚨🚨🚨
https://t.co/s51i745pYw

[Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) @thecsp]

'It is an unacceptable situation and one where there is an immediate solution available – offering all newly qualified physios a NHS job.' - @RobYeldham

NHS waiting lists rise demonstrates need for graduate physio job guarantee ⬇️
https://t.co/atks2jnn9c

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

Thread 🧵

1) "When 79-year-old George retired, he didn’t buy a golf club or a hammock. He hung a handmade sign in his garage window: “Broken things? Bring ’em here. No charge. Just tea and talk.”

His neighbors in the faded mill town of Maple Grove thought he’d lost it. “Who fixes stuff for free?” grumbled the barber. But George had a reason. His wife, Ruth, had spent decades repairing torn coats and cracked picture frames for anyone who knocked. “Waste is a habit,” she’d say. “Kindness is the cure.” She’d died the year before, and George’s hands itched to mend what she’d left behind.

The first visitor was 8-year-old Mia, dragging a plastic toy truck with a missing wheel. “Dad says we can’t afford a new one,” she mumbled. George rummaged through his toolbox, humming. An hour later, the truck rolled again—this time with a bottle cap for a wheel and a stripe of silver duct tape. “Now it’s custom ,” he winked. Mia left smiling, but her mother lingered. “Can you… fix a résumé?” she asked. “I’ve been stuck on the couch since the factory closed.”

By noon, George’s garage buzzed. A widow brought a shattered clock (“My husband wound it every Sunday”). A teen carried a leaky backpack. George fixed them all, but he didn’t work alone. Retired teachers proofread résumés. A former seamstress stitched torn backpacks. Even Mia returned, handing him a jar of jam: “Mom says thanks for the job interview.”

Then came the complaint.

“Unlicensed business,” snapped the city inspector. “You’re violating zoning laws.”

Maple Grove’s mayor, a man with a spreadsheet heart, demanded George shut down. The next morning, 40 townsfolk stood on George’s lawn, holding broken toasters, torn quilts, and protest signs: “Fix the law, not just stuff!” A local reporter filmed a segment: “Is kindness illegal?”

The mayor caved. Sort of.

“If you want to ‘fix’ things, do it downtown,” he said. “Rent the old firehouse. But no guarantees.”

The firehouse became a hive. Volunteers gutted it, painted it sunshine yellow, and dubbed it “Ruth’s Hub.” Plumbers taught plumbing. Teenagers learned to darn socks. A baker swapped muffins for repaired microwaves. The town’s waste dropped by 30%.

But the real magic? Conversations. A lonely widow fixed a lamp while a single dad patched a bike tire. They talked about Ruth. About loss. About hope.

Last week, George found a note in his mailbox. It was from Mia, now 16, interning at a robotics lab. “You taught me to see value in broken things. I’m building a solar-powered prosthetic arm. PS: The truck still runs!”

Today, 12 towns across the state have “Fix-It Hubs.” None charge money. All serve tea.

Funny, isn’t it? How a man with a screwdriver can rebuild a world."

Let this story reach more hearts...

Credit: SYJ

[joanna hutchings @fizzy_jo]

@GeraintThomas86 @LeTour @INEOSGrenadiers Pob lwc G, such an inspiration 😍