THiS is the way!!

Excellent @lauramille.bsky.social interview with #JonKrakauer : slate.com/culture/2026...

Support @afscme3299.bsky.social, ill be out there on my lunch break in solidarity.

So proud of Dr. Alana Egan for successfully defending her F31-funded dissertation, entitled "A Qualitative Inquiry of Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, and Historical Trauma in Pacific Islander Adults." Her expertise, dedication, and thoughtful scholarship really shined throughout the defense!

It’s even better than the old location at the Palace of Fine Arts. It’s more accessible to mass transit, has outdoor as well as indoor exhibits, and more room to grow. It’s a must see for young and old, and it’s engaging enough to turn science-phobics into science-philics.

Friday mornin' swayin' in the kitchen doing a little dance as I pet the kitties with my feet tune

Interesting article about stimulant replacement therapy, similar to medications for opioid use disorders. Prescribing ADHD meds is one option and has been successful in Canada. #harmreduction #addiction #stimulants www.talkingdrugs.org/stimulant-re...

My story for @medscape.com looks at the rise in stimulant-only use and associated increase in OD deaths from methamphetamine and cocaine alone. #Psychsky #addiction #opioids #publichealth #epidemiology #substanceuse #harmreduction

@brian-goldstone.bsky.social the praise for this book in the front pages has me excited. Hope you get a chance to stop through LA and speak.

So LA mayor primary is 3 months away. Is Raman gonna be able to pass Spencer Pratt and take Bass on in runoff? ktla.com/news/politic...

NEW: Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as six months for help.

I am sorry to all my co-workers who I pestered but I promise it's important.

Get glasses if you are on medi-cal and think you can't afford it. There's also some dental benefits AFAIK.

Also see news story on these findings from @npr.org. www.npr.org/2026/03/10/n...

#addictionsci #drugsky #medsky #policysky Interesting findings on psilocybin vs nicotine patch

NOFO abruptly terminated. Read over the priority list and you can see why. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Info on government websites is already causing direct harm.

This is downright wrong lol

Oh if we're griping about what bothered us recently.... Bringing Your Big Ass Dog Into Whole Foods Hot Bar Section Is Ruining Society.

The public comment period is now OPEN for the draft Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) County Policy Manual Module 5 through March 27. Your feedback will help shape statewide behavioral health policy: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/BHT/Pages/Public-Comment.aspx #MentalHealthForAll

#addictionsci #medsky #drugsky

This is legitimately incredibly helpful

If you use #QuartoPub for any PDF documents for teaching and you need to meet impending PDF accessibility rules, upgrade to v1.9, add format: typst: pdf-standard: ua-1 to the YAML front matter, and it'll work!

NO NO NO YOU DON’T GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL tell everyone you know www.freetaxusa.com

#addictionsci #drugsky #policysky #medsky

#policysky #addictionsci #drugsky #harmreduction

I'm in the middle of my umpteenth re-read of Caliban's War (book 2 of The Expanse) and it occurs to me that the world could really use a Chrisjen Avasarala right about now.

Only way to do both is poorly.

NIH employees were already worried that things weren't getting done under Jay Bhattacharya. Now that he's also the acting director of the CDC, they're worried even more about his fractured attention. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It is sad yet unsurprising that the only science the Trump administration believes in is using AI to drop bombs in brown people.

At least we're done talking about the Epstein files.

Plant powered fast food won best vegnews fast food, and they gave a free hamburger. Hella busy.

Why is it so windy in LA this week?

There is nothing more unserious than US drug policy

This was predictable, and we did predict it last summer when the multiyear funding policy first emerged. This is how we know this admin is coming after science as a whole. Health equity, transgender health, mRNA vaccines… these areas are just the start.

Image → Thread Art Pattern in Python Digital Image Processing using Python pythonclcoding.gumroad.com/l/oxdsvy

Nathan Fillion teases upcoming ‘FIREFLY’ news. #Firefly #NathanFillion

Free, open-source software is a labor of love that people give up a lot to do. You basically never have a valid reason to get mad at such folks; if their work is load-bearing you should pay them!

Thank you, Ripley. That’s enormously helpful.

Hello! Getting closer to my goal of helping the most vulnerable Angelenos. Please help or RT if you can ❤️ fundraisers.hakuapp.com/molly-knight-1

Are you seeking to change your relationship with alcohol? If you're in the Seattle area (able to come to the UW), between 18-75 years old, and motivated to stop or cut down on your drinking, consider participating in the RENEW-ALC studies! Take the next step here: adai.uw.edu/renew-alc

#addictionsci #drugsky #medsky

INBOX: data from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migrations show that in the most recent three months, every single one of the 1,651 refugees accepted into the United States were of (white) South African origin. www.rpc.state.gov/documents/Re...

10-15 minute walk to the new metro station, perfect.

NIH leadership wants to strip worker's rights from the majority of scientists on its campuses. But, the NIH does not get to say whether we are a union or not. We do, and we are no strangers to having to fight for our union. Time for a short history lesson. 1/n Disclaimer: all views are my own.

Final level of control is grayscale. No way will I want to check my phone for no reason now.

Hey someone read my message. I told them to get the chatgpt and Claude logs from Pete.

I am not looking forward to more necessary layoff conversations with world class UCLA researchers. They do not deserve this.

Cheesebreathing. Not even once.