Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Last Christmas I gave you my heart The very next day Kali ma shakti de

Today I learned that NORAD’s Santa tracker started in 1955 when a Sears store in Colorado Springs ran a newspaper ad with a phone number for kids to call Santa that was, accidentally, the NORAD top secret phone line to be used by the US president, but instead had kids calling asking for Santa.

There really is a sign for everything

No one should go into debt or have to file for bankruptcy because they got sick.

Hey #MedSky, anyone else feeling like quitting the US healthcare system? It’s becoming such a shit show since Covid. Plus now the current HHS admin is destroying our public health system too. I was already planning on going to prn next year. Might just throw in the towel altogether.

“He said he was struck by the irony of Mr. Kennedy and his associates holding Denmark up as an ideal because many of the studies that disproved Mr. Kennedy’s theories of vaccine harm were led by Danish health officials.” 🤦‍♀️

67 Senators could remove RFK Jr. today but there aren’t 67 Senators who care about Americans’ lives, health, or wellbeing. Babies will die. Our leaders hate us.

I need someone to explain cricket to me like I’m 5. This Ashes match seems cool but I have no idea what’s happening lol

This administration specializes in fearmongering, not facts. The facts: 86% of trans youth report s*cidal ideation and 56% have attempted to end their lives. Anti trans laws increase attempts by ~72%. <1% report regretting GAC. If they are trying to protect children, science says they are wrong.

Someone please tell me this isn’t real. Ugh

Warnock: "If you live in Claxton, Georgia, if you live in rural America, even if you have wealth and resources and you're having a stroke and there's no ICU within a reasonable distance because of these draconian cuts, your life is in peril. We can do better than this."

As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.

A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE. It is the GUNS. #SadButTRUE 💔

If you want RFK Jr. out of here, join us and take action! 1. Sign your name to endorse the articles. 2. Call your House Rep! 3. Send a Quack-o-gram 4. Share with everyone you know! 5. Help us fuel the momentum! Your one stop for Quack Removal: www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr #Impeachrfkjr

I made this playlist for the hubs. We’re celebrating 20 years of marriage together on the 17th. But we dated in high school. So this playlist encompasses our entire relationship from 1997 til now. There’s some oddball tunes in there, just like us! Enjoy! #anniversary #mixtape

Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again. “Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.” We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

More of this in the world please!

This is outrageous. It is abundantly clear that Republicans and the Trump administration want to strangle the VA until it all get privatized. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

You can’t convince me that we have a good economic system when “customer satisfaction” is more important in hospital stays than commercial air travel

Why do county mayors have to beg @GovBillLee to do the right thing on feeding hungry kids? www.facebook.com/share/1YeSNu...

Happy #Caturday! Here’s Jude playing with his new toy. It’s got catnip in it which makes him go nuts.

The U.S. Senate in long-anticipated votes failed to advance legislation Thursday that would have addressed the rising cost of health insurance, leaving lawmakers deadlocked on how to curb a surge in premiums expected next year.

BILL BURR: “If someone’s working 160 hours a month and can’t make their rent, you’re not paying them enough. Maybe you should just be worth $900,000,000… How does a CEO take a f*cking 8 figure bonus and none of your employees have dental insurance?”

Time for another of my “Top 5s of 2025!” This time it’s my favorite fiction books of the year. Here we go! These are in no particular order.

Folks in Nashville: they are snatching people up from the corner shop where the kids get ice cream in the summer. Ready to buy a whistle yet?

RT with Alttext ✍️📷 The first hospital in TN to announce it is closing its maternity ward since the Big Bad Bill passed is in rural Pulaski. Our state has been dead last in the country for our maternal mortality rates for 2 years now. This will make matters worse. #MedSky #ReproSky

The first hospital in TN to announce it is closing its maternity ward since the Big Bad Bill passed is in rural Pulaski. Our state has been dead last in the country for our maternal mortality rates for 2 years now. This will make matters worse. #MedSky #ReproSky

They are not “skeptics,” they are extremist science deniers who think that some children deserve to die

Republicans have two bills this week that has an anti-trans rider. Here's the health care bill bsky.app/profile/eric...

Tucked inside the Republican bill for health care subsidies, a clause that would restrict the money from being used for abortion (with exception for rape, incest or life of the mother) or for "any sex trait modification procedure or service." www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Tell your members of Congress that it's time to stand with science, or they have to go. Defunding the NIH isn't just costing researchers their jobs, it will cost Americans their lives. We're leading the charge to hold them accountable on this front. Join us at standupforscience.net

🚨BREAKING: More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Let’s commit to asking the right questions—and truly listening. With intentional check-ins, we can improve care, health outcomes, and quality of life during and after the menopausal transition. Like this post to reinforce: #MenopauseMatters #Menopause #WomensHealth #CheckInOnMenopause

This is a great FREE training in reproductive healthcare conversations that is applicable to any difficult conversation. Learn how to be a better healthcare educator and advocate, thanks to the Repro Health Coalition founded by @amwadoctors.bsky.social and @drsforamerica.bsky.social! #MedSky

Time for another top 5 of 2025! This thread will cover my favorite advocacy organizations

The FDA relies on real science, not conspiracy theories. A leaked memo shows senior officials pushed claims based on VAERS data—even though anyone can file a report. Americans deserve leaders who tell the truth about vaccines, not people who chase misinformation.

Practice safe storage this holiday season! #BeSmart besmartforkids.org

Practice safe storage this holiday season! #BeSmart besmartforkids.org

This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating 110 years of AMWA, and the generations of women who have advanced medicine together. Every dollar donated that day will be matched, doubling your impact on mentorship, leadership, and equity in medicine. vist.ly/4ghua #AMWAGives #AMWA110 #WomenInMedicine

Happy #Caturday from Jude, our silly boy who drinks water in the least efficient way possible!

Such a great episode!

Unfortunately evergreen

We got tired of turkey leftovers so I turned to the cornbread dressing and made crab cakes for the first time. Used a combo of two recipes I found so I was nervous but they turned out so good the hubs got himself a third! Served with baby kale and arugula from my garden. #homemade 🦀

Great job! I’m a doctor who knocks doors too! 1,126 for local Dems this year. More physicians should be helping get out the vote. We could start a cool new club. #medsky