what a shocking turn of events who could’ve seen this coming

#roseparade The Kaiser Permanente float is melting in the rain.

A forlorn toast to the things we lost in 2025. One of too many to count, even if we must try.

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I think Cher is lip syncing.

Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated. Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...

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There are two basic reactions people have to ChatGPT 1) OMG I USE HIM FOR EVERYTHING AND WE’RE GETTING MARRIED 2) I preferred Google when it used to work. You know which one you are. Every human being on the planet already knows.

A call from former CDC CMO @drdebhoury.bsky.social for Congress to act, to actually do something as public health continues to be destroyed by those in power. time.com/7338714/dr-d...

As a son of Appalachia, I understand the opioid crisis better than anyone. That's why I'm proud to stand with the Honduran president who delivered drugs to needy Americans with such efficiency. by JD Vance

That should be #mealioidosis. #rheumsky, for #HCWvsHunger this year, let’s join with the ID team in recognition of our shared love for vaccinations! Also our frequent collaboration on those “is it a lupus flare or infection?” consults.

Hello #bluesky The annual #HCWvsHunger competition starts again on November 27. We have formed our #IDSky, #publichealth, #vaccineswork team again: #mealioidosis. Go to hcwvshunger.org for more info! @hcwvshunger.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @hivma.bsky.social @cudivofid.bsky.social

#RSNA25 #RadSky Below powerful letter I received from a retired radiologist . Hope it inspires you to participate in #HCWVsHunger & help me in raising $$ for food banks. This contest has raised over $3 million since 2020 We start Nov 27! See @hcwvshunger.bsky.social Our team is #DiagnoseAndTreats

Hey #rheumsky, last year I folded #HCWvsHunger team 'NoRheumforHunger' into the Derm + Renal Team, UrineitToWinIt, but they are MIA this year. What say we join team #meal-ioidosis the Infectious Disease team who welcomes all who believe in vaccinations. Lord knows we rheumatologists ❤️💉! Thoughts?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Mark your calendars because #HCWvsHunger 2025 starts in just one week… And if you donated early due to the shutdown keep those receipts because we are going to find a way to count them. Let’s feed some more people 🍎 hcwvshunger.org

2025 campaign is coming… ARE YOU READY FOR IT #medsky?

Vaccines didn’t just save lives—they shaped society! From ancient variolation to mRNA, discover key breakthroughs, hidden heroes, and why vaccine innovation matters more than ever. Are you ready for the next chapter? 👉 scienceagenda.net/blog/vaccine-discovery-process-history-challenges-milestones/

Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival length of patients, according to a new retrospective study.

A German museum has been unexpectedly overrun by Taylor Swift fans. The Hessische Landesmuseum in central Germany reports that hundreds of additional visitors came over the weekend.

🙄 oh FFS. Clearly, her d*** is bigger.

Thei did the Mash; thei did the Monstere Mash. The Monstere Mash: beholde, sepulchral smash! Thei did the Mash, and it kaughte on moost fast - Hark, heare the Mash! Forsooth, the Monstere Mash!

I remember as a child watching the original National Geographic Society documentary about Jane Goodall and her study of wild chimpanzees —and just wanting to BE Jane Goodall. I think I still do. RIP dear Jane.😢

History is made! Iowa 47 UMass 7 Kirk Ferentz wins his 206 game as a head coach and passes Woody Hayes for the most wins in Big Ten History. Leta drink!

Is it bad that I have work to do, but I have Fever/Mystics on iPad, & #USOpen Men's final on the TV (with occasional switch to one of the football games), and I'm also doing laundry??😬 [No fav in the tennis final until I tuned in and saw the pink shirt gun show & I am now ALL team Alcaraz.]

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years: 1. Make them fire you 2. Don’t go along to get along 3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role 4. Always escalate the conflict

Between last fall and today, there have been over 3 million out-patient visits, over 300,000 hospitalizations and over 30,000 deaths from COVID. This data comes from a presentation at the the June ACIP meeting extrapolated forward. Now there will likely be more as RFK Jr. consolidates his power. 4/

The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.

The FDA's Vinay Prasad previously demanded that the AAP must be dismantled, and that anyone who advocated for the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is "off their rocker."

Angie Rasmussen takes a blowtorch to Vinay Prasad #scicomm

We see you, Susie Derkins

She’s an icon, she’s a legend and she is the moment. Now come on now.

There are still many ways that the MAHA movement can crush the NIH, but the Senate Appropriations Committee—including most of the GOP—grew a spine & rejected one of the biggest ones yesterday: a full rebuke of proposed budget cuts & reorganization of the NIH. open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

You’re making some big promises, Facebook ad.

Love Ultrasound? We do too! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 We start teaching ultrasound early so that our fellows can get the most out of every opportunity to practice. Our coloring books supplement weekly sessions that focus on integrating ultrasound with physical exam. Fun times ahead! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

I have been looking for an app that allows me to bitch at random people over Bluetooth my entire life, thank you Jack Dorsey for making me whole <taps earpiece> Hold on, I’m being told that I’m mispronouncing the name of this app techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/j...

Unlike medical algorithms, insurance AI tools are largely unregulated. They don’t have to go through FDA review, and insurance companies often say their algorithms are trade secrets. There’s no outside testing to see whether they’re safe, fair or effective. theconversation.com/how-artifici...

Health insurance is a zero sum game. If there are huge cuts to Medicaid, hospitals will have to renegotiate private insurance rates. Everyone’s healthcare insurance rates will be increasing. #inflation

Medical schools need to teach an ethics class called “don’t end up like these guys.”

#Pacers #NBAfinal 😩😱😭

Thank you for attention to this matter.

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Taylor Swift, Protest Artist. via @swifties4hope.bsky.social

I had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with @zachwahls.bsky.social a few years back and I swear my immediate reaction was “I wish we had more representatives in DC like this guy.” Principled, smart, courageous. If you’re in Iowa, please give him a close look.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Iowa City” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Yes. And I am missing the Tony Awards featuring the reunion of the original cast of Hamilton 😭 (if you know me at all, you know THAT hurts). Not to mention game 2 of the NBA final (which I would be checking during every commercial break). #Mediacom @mediacomcable.bsky.social Please do better.

#Fever I like a nice palindromic point spread.