After struggling in the nineteen nineties, by 2010 the UK NHS was rated best or close to the best in the world on outcomes, and yet it cost almost half as much as the US #healthcare system per person.

In 2022 the #NHS is a basket case, staff leaving in droves and it is about to collapse.

Whatever could the explanation be? It's a mystery to the #BBC, the #UKpress, and even #Channel4News.

Blwyddyn newydd dda from the mighty #SilentBookClub readers of east end Toronto http://bookgagabooks.ca/2023/01/01/blwyddyn-newydd-dda-from-the-mighty-readers-of-east-end-toronto/

(Did you know that the Silent Book Club founders have joined Mastodon? They're here at @silentbookclub)

🚨**BREAKING NEWS**🚨

Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko has confirmed that ex-Twitter staff have setup their own server instance on Mastodon! Revenge is seemingly a dish best served cold! 😂😂😂

#Twitter #ElonMusk #Mastodon #EugenRochko

https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/109350868819529751

Props to Nick Mark @nick. Respect. Med-Mastodon as the safe ‘burbs away from the dangerous urban jungle of Twitter.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/101836

Years ago, Pew Research Center identified 6 types of Twitter conversation networks. How many are common on Mastodon?

Definitely #2 (unified, tight networks), maybe #3 (fragmented networks united by hashtags on popular topics).

https://pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/20/the-six-types-of-twitter-conversations/ #PewResearch