There have, to date, been two collective awards of the George Cross, namely to the island of Malta, and the RUC (now PSNI).
I believe that we now have an undeniable case for a third.
#NHS ♥️🎖️
cc @NHS@NHSMillion
@CraigAlanson Forgive me for mentioning something minor, btw, but I'm currently listening to Brushfire and I've just been reminded of something that has niggled at me previously; SAS stands for "Special Air Service", singular. Not "Services". FYI. I still love the whole series, natch.
@Aly_Meek I'm wondering if it's been an HR issue. Perhaps they simply haven't had the capacity to deal with the explosion of reports they know they'll get?
@sellis1808 Is there any food that's safe to eat whilst lying on your back, trying not to move because during the previous night the pixies have rearranged the order of your vertebrae?
@Aly_Meek ... would be an almost instant torrent of reports demanding that moderators make decisions on whether or not particular tweets are based on sound evidence or not. We know the AV crowd is more than capable of mobilization in the name of their batshit crazy ideals.
@Aly_Meek I've been thinking about this, and I suspect I know what the problem is. The problem is, of course, the antivaxxers. Give them the option to report a tweet as including misinformation about vaccines and it'll be like all their birthdays had come at once. The result...
Reading this article just emphasises that there are too many people with power right now that simply are not fit to meet the challenges of this crisis.
BREAKING—Republican TN Rep. David Byrd on an ICU ventilator for COVID-19, & “needs a miracle”.
➡️ Byrd & GOP colleagues didn’t wear masks, hosted large parties, & had declared media “sensationalized” #COVID19. GOP friend w/ COVID also recently in ICU.
https://t.co/Iw0knRyrMk
I'm not saying that the first part of this video is pretty hilarious if you've spent any time at all in Weegie, but... actually yeah, it really is. https://t.co/85tsR3q8Ut