Bryan Vartabedian (aka "Doctor V") has been thinking and writing about physician influence for a long time. His recent blog post (open.substack.com/pub/33charts...) is a great read - and yet another argument for why industry needs to be more careful and detailed than ever in finding the TRUE KOLs.

Picked up my Texas Honey Ham for Thanksgiving dinner today. I CAN'T WAIT! #Austin

I blame school voucher programs. | Troubling New Survey Shows 90 Percent Of Graduating High School Seniors Don't Know The Airspeed Velocity Of An Unladen Swallow babylonbee.com/news/troubli...

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

Hey #MedSky, Have you heard of LeagueMed? They're building a really cool community of physicians focused on connecting docs with opportunities to invest in promising new health technologies - with no cost or obligation. Intrigued to know what you think! leaguemed.com

I just voted against Proposition Q in #Austin - LMK if you want to know why I think it’s so important for my fellow Austinites to do the same! #NoOnQ

After seeing Dwight Yoakam in #Austin this week, it only makes sense to listen to his hero - the Bakersfield sound of Buck Owens. I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail, 1965. #LP

Maybe Gov. Pritzker should send the Illinois national guard to Palm Beach, FL to quell the fascist meetings at Mar a Lago.

Weeks after announcing his retirement from Congress, TX republican Mike McCaul discovers that he still owns a pair of testicles. Apparently he's had them in storage since 2015. www.expressnews.com/politics/tex...

I haven’t watched any late night TV for years. But I’ll be watching Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday.

The answer to this seemingly reasonable point is obvious: Republican leaders, including the president, actively incite, praise, and reward violence. And while some online leftists might do the same, Democratic leaders do not. It's a fundamental asymmetry that French is obscuring.

Today’s #vinyl spin is Frank Sinatra’s 1958 classic Come Fly With Me. This track is Brazil - a brilliant version. Ol’ Blue Eyes kicks off the weekend!

#MedSky have you tried this app yet? It sounds amazing - but of course, I'm not a doctor so I can't use it! :-) hcpeers.app Tagline: "Discover and Grow your Online Impact"

Today’s #vinyl spin: 1964 classic from Stan Getz & Joao (and Astrid) Gilberto. Absolute perfection.

I love this kind of stuff. Great design ideas! How a former corn flakes factory became the world’s most interesting new hotel www.fastcompany.com/91399195/for...

Dud can not catch a break. Satan Plagues Job's Fantasy Football Team With Injuries babylonbee.com/news/satan-p...

Love the ad for @goodrx.bsky.social, but surely Dusty P is a prairie dog and not a meerkat! Meerkats are African! mmm-online.com/news/goodrx-... #Pharma #Advertising

Grift levels are off the charts. boingboing.net/2025/09/03/k...

Today’s #vinyl - Elvis Costello’s immortal “My Aim Is True.” It’s amazing that a 1977 album holds up as well as this one does - it’s still fresh, 48 years later.

@ase360.bsky.social I'm going to be doing some special Twitter and BlueSky listening for your upcoming scientific sessions; please LMK if you'd like to get any sneak peeks! See last year's ASH analysis on my @healthquant.com page for a sample.

I'm really glad to see that @hughatx.bsky.social is back in the saddle! Honestly, leaving #SxSW is probably going to free him up to do more truly innovative stuff, and I'm here for it. www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/... #Paywall via Austin Business Journal

Today’s #vinyl. The Boomtown Rats brilliant 1979 new wave classic, The Fine Art of Surfacing.

GO DOCS! Docs are Standing Up to Insurance Companies Online via MDLinx s.mdlinx.com/66kit8 feat @drelisabethpotter.bsky.social #MedSky

I'll be honest; I did not have "Trump Embraces Marxism/Leninism" on my bingo card. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/25/w... Wonder how many tractors we'll have to build in the next 5 year plan?

Corruption is bad, and members of Congress shouldn’t trade stocks.

Something that's been bothering me: How did Levon get so rich by selling "cartoon balloons downtown?" Are we meant to assume that he has some other, unspecified, source of wealth? #EltonJohn #Lyrics open.spotify.com/track/0aJfFL...

I don't know how else to say it ... this is brilliant and it is #BadAss. Well done, Mayor Wu.

Shopping at “anachronism corner” today

“This is like two teams coming out of the locker room at halftime and the team that’s ahead saying they want to change the rules in the second half to make sure they win. If they’re gonna cheat, we’re not gonna play.” — Texas State Rep. James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social

The.Perfect.Meme.

Today’s #vinyl spin: The latest album from Austin’s honky tonk queen, Kathryn Legendre. If you ever get a chance to see her play live (especially at the White Horse) you’ve gotta do it. She’s terrific.

I never miss a Sara column.

Today’s spin: John Cougar, eponymous, 1979. Great stuff.

Today’s spin: INXS 1982 classic Shabooh Shoobah. My band covered this song, “Don’t Change,” in 1985. The original version is slightly better.

I’ve been really curious what kind of person would want to be an ICE agent, arresting peaceful hardworking people in order to send them to concentration camps. Who are you? How do you live with yourself? Does anyone here actually know an ICE agent?

Today’s spin: John Mellencamp’s 1989 classic, “Big Daddy.” He was at his absolute best on this record. Definitely under-appreciated 35 years later.

Today’s spin: The Alarm’s sophomore album from 1985 - Strength. RIP to frontman Mike Peters.

Every paragraph in this article is amusing - how Kennedy lied to Cassidy about vaccines, how Cassidy believed him, how Cassidy doesn't think the new ACIP members have relevant expertise & how they have "a preconceived bias" against some vaccines. RFK Jr & his team are Cassidy's legacy.

Join Ringer’s CEO, Yash Gad, next Tuesday at 4PM EST for the inaugural episode of The AI Native Future, hosted by Helen Fu Thomas!🎙️They will discuss how leaders can leverage AI to improve communications and operations. Click here to learn more and RSVP: www.linkedin.com/events/theai...

I wonder how rural MAGA will feel when their community hospital shuts down: "Nearly half of rural hospitals are operating in the red and 432 are vulnerable to closure. Medicaid cuts would push them further into financial peril." kffhealthnews.org/news/article... by @jazmin1orozco.bsky.social

When you get great minds in a room, that's when innovation happens! @chethan.bsky.social and @thelizarmy.bsky.social saw Christopher Longhurst, Executive Director of Jacobs Center for Health Innovation @jchi-ucsd.bsky.social at the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference #CIC2025 #medsky #cansky

Interesting that #Austin international growth continues even as domestic shrink occurs. @seanhemmers.bsky.social, what countries/regions are the inbound folks coming from? www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/...

You had me at “beat Lauren Boebert.”

I don't know why this was necessary, but ... youtu.be/bbULjqUPqBA?...

Today’s #vinyl is a 1979 French re-press of the 1953 original from Django Reinhardt. He was beyond genius, and this is a really nice collection.

Today’s new (old) #vinyl comes from 1978 - one of the most impressive debuts in my memory. The Police: Outlandos d’Amour

Boy, do we need this in #Austin. We’re so behind on rain this spring & we’re all tired of #drought.