Help these ladies keep their neighborhood safe and warm up with a cup of tea! They could really use it today, while their neighborhood is blighted by white supremacists. The Venmo ID for Cedar Riverside Protection Alliance is CRwork26. Thanks @wedge.live for the great suggestion and Venmo info.

I predict the Nazi march won’t last long. ❄️ Thinking of my Cedar Riverside neighbors today.

www.mprnews.org/episode/2026... Want to “do something” for the people of Minneapolis in need? Send cash to these fine people. www.dhhmn.com

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"

Excited for this new opportunity! The UMN Department of Pediatrics has been my home for a long time and I’m honored to lead us through this transition.

"okay boss, i booked a hotel right next to a university campus so it should be nice and quiet and not the sort of place with tons of of angry, energetic, protest-prone, creatively annoying college students nearby"

She. Was. Trying. To. Get. To. A. Doctor's. Appointment.

Check out the VA for VALIANT from @nephromommy-akshu.bsky.social #NephJC www.nephjc.com/news/2026/1/11/valiant-the-visual-abstract

Minneapolis suburbs are showing up. #NoIceForGood #RiseUp

This is one of my fave stories. The traitor's battle flag was captured by the First Minnesota Infantry at Gettysburg. 3/4 of the regiment died that day. Va has repeatedly requested its return. MN gov Jesse Ventura notoriously responded, “Why? I mean, we won. We took it, that makes it our heritage.”

For context, this corner (and reckless discharge of a gun) is four blocks from a major children’s hospital.

These Minneapolis Roosevelt moms knew that ICE had murdered another mom just hours before. But they still faced down armed ICE thugs with nothing but righteous rage. That’s courage 👍🏻💪🏼👏🏻

Atacicept's BLA has been accepted for Priority Review with a target action date of July 7, 2026. #NephSky #IgANephropathy #IgAN

Good morning epi methods community! Please consider applying for (and spreading the word about) this position here at Minnesota. It's a great place to be! (You can read the whole description and apply here: apply.interfolio.com/179313) #EpiSky

Did we (meaning "you" of course, because you voted) get them right? Is there something missing or is the order wrong? #NephJC #TopTenStories2025 Come discuss with an international cadre of nephrologists & other interested parties on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST on #Twitter

ACE inhibitor fetopathy - still with us...

Seems like a move in the wrong direction. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Trump's NIH canceled a study on how structural racism adds to genetic risk in kidney disease, saying it “didn’t show a sufficient return on investment.” To Robert Sanchez, this showed "how some in this country devalued my life and the lives of people in my community." www.ajkd.org/article/S027...

19 got us personalized family Lego mini-figs. I’m the one with the coffee.

Renal #Response Status and Long-Term Kidney #Outcomes in #Childhood-Onset #LupusNephritis #VisualAbstract by Priya John https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00709-0/fulltext

Growing up in North Dakota, winter was various shades of white and gray. Welcome home.

New out today: Antiproteinuric Effect of Sparsentan in Patients with Genetic-Associated FSGS Enrolled in the DUPLEX Trial Genetic FSGS CAN be treated. journals.lww.com/cjasn/abstra...

Promoting #Equity in #Transplant Research by Addressing the Exclusion of Patients With #Glomerular Disease https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.09.042#Equity#Transplant#Glomerular #KIRResearchLetter

To be fair, if I didn’t know hemodialysis was an actual thing, I would also think it sounds like some kind of wellness scam. “Oh really? You take my blood out of my body, clean it, and put it back? Nice try, Chet.”

On the seventh day of Hanukkah, we eat latkes!

Quantifying APOL1, Human Leukocyte Antigen, and Other Genetic Contributions to Unexplained Kidney Failure #OpenAccess bit.ly/4nfGoXe

Yep, can confirm. Atypical HUS triggered by influenza, rhabdo triggered by influenza, AKI triggered by influenza, and just plain influenza that makes your kid feel like they got run over by a truck and can’t breathe.

Watching Spinal Tap for the first time with the kids. Every 5 minutes I’m saying “Who is that? I recognize that guy!”

Rep. Omar: Many in Minneapolis are experiencing state-sanctioned violence. We're seeing people being stopped, dragged out of their cars. People detained for hours, many who are citizens. It is really terrifying. But what we are also seeing is people showing how resilient and united Minnesotans are

Freely Filtered #87: Can Fish Oil Knock the Crap out of Dialysis Associated CV Disease? We tried to find a problem with PISCES and came up with an empty net. Time to get your supplements on for your dialysis patients! www.nephjc.com/freelyfilter...

13 years ago, I cried when I heard about Sandy Hook because my baby was the same age and I couldn’t bear it. Last night I cried again because my baby’s in college studying for finals just like those kids and we don’t have to live this way.

Being the First in Your Family to attend College Is Not a Deficit—It’s a Distinction www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view... "It means learning how to do college while doing college—a dual curriculum that tests not only intellect but resilience, adaptability and faith." #edusky #firstgen #college

Addressing my Christmas Cards tonight. You’re probably not getting one. Here’s a taste.

For critically ill patients who had both severe metabolic acidemia and moderate to severe acute kidney injury, sodium bicarbonate therapy did not significantly decrease day 90 all-cause mortality. ja.ma/4pFsAWU

💬 Viewpoint: Federal bans on terms related to diversity, equity, and inclusion limit effective patient-clinician communication, impede health care research, and challenge the delivery of patient-centered care. ja.ma/3KNyvtQ

"The overworked kidney doctors in this small town were supposed to get reinforcement this fall with the arrival of a new colleague from India...Then the Trump admin demanded that companies pay a $100,000 visa fee Nephrology Associates of the Carolinas could no longer afford" Congratulations

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney animated or Pixar

Congenital and infantile nephrotic syndrome: genotype-phenotype associations pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41339767/

Finishing up 2 weeks on call including 3 weekends and the holiday. 🦃 My entire text chain with my husband is something like: “I’m on my way home” Followed by an hour later; “OK, now I’m really on my way”

The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children. Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT

What do you want to see at #KidneyWk 2026? Now’s the time to shape it. Submit your session and faculty suggestions for next year’s program in Denver by Monday, December 15. Don’t wait—add your ideas before the call closes. 👉 http://asn.kdny.info/WjFe50XBix7

It was really interesting researching this topic. Hope it’s useful.

A trial of pegcetacoplan, a C3 and C3b inhibitor, in patients with C3 glomerulopathy or primary immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis showed that the drug significantly reduced proteinuria. Full VALIANT phase 3 trial results: nej.md/4pmT67G #MedSky #Nephrology

T2c Primary end-point #NephJC The mean cumulative number of serious cardiovascular events per patient was lower in the fish-oil group than in the placebo group. 🚨0.31 vs 0.61 per 1000 patient-days; HR 0.57, 95% CI 0.47-0.70, with a p<0.001 This is a remarkable finding. Sounds a little fishy?

Maybe not as easy as it sounds #NephJC

Holy Mackerel! 🐟 🦜Ahoy matey! Could fish oil unlock the mysteries of increased CV mortality in ESRD? 🏴‍☠️ #NephJC Join us for a lively trawling trip 12/2/25 🛥️at 9pm EST Check out the PISCES VA by @brianrifkin.bsky.social www.nephjc.com/news/piscesva

Alport syndrome (AS) is a hereditary glomerulopathy caused by mutations in the COL4A3, COL4A4, or COL4A5 genes, leading to kidney decline. Read this Review of AS classification & treatment - standard interventions & experimental therapies. Open Access link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Looking forward to the ASSENT ( #Alport syndrome surrogate endpoints network) meeting today with the FDA. We need new effective therapies and paving a regulatory path is the first step.