Proponents of a universal basic income might want to read this. Come to think of it, detractors should read it. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

"The US experienced a chemical accident that harmed humans or the environment every other day on average between 2004-2025." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Surprise! "The Republican from Surprise was a member of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus, which has a history of spreading false claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election and pushed for election law changes in the state legislature." www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

Trumpism is the fentanyl of the masses.

How to understand war with Iran? We must get away from propaganda. Facts suggest two interpretive frameworks: a foreign war as a mechanism to destroy democracy at home; and a foreign war as an element of personal corruption by the president of the United States. snyder.substack.com/p/why-attack...

A fox 🦊 is living on our roof under a solar panel. This photo 📸was taken from a clerestory window. Solar energy is good for suburban wildlife in New Mexico.

OK, so you have an agency that is already unduly influenced by industry, lay off a bunch of professional staff, then give them bonuses if they work faster. What could possibly go wrong? #MedSky www.yahoo.com/news/article...

This is a nice New Mexico story. I am not a climber, but you don't have to be a mountain climber to appreciate it. www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/the-...

"The failure to hold the malefactors of Trumpist fascism to account will only ensure its return." newrepublic.com/post/206818/...

Crews are pouring the massive sorting channel that will form the core of the FishPass project, a globally unique structure in northern Michigan that’s designed to let native fish move upstream while blocking harmful invasive species like sea lamprey. mlive.com www.mlive.com/environment/...

Antibody cocktails based on the occupationally acquired immunity of pediatricians neutralize and confer protection against RSV and hMPV | Science Translational Medicine #MedSky www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Judge forced to slash SF jury pool over hate for Elon Musk www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

"Following common medical policy at the time, Lurleen's doctor had discovered cancerous tissue after her childbirth, but told only her husband about her condition. George insisted that his wife not be informed and did not seek treatment for her." people.com/george-lurle...

"Chater and Loewenstein refer to these competing policy approaches—the individual and the systemic—as the “i-frame” and the “s-frame.” When we focus on i-frame nudges, they argue, we drain momentum from more effective s-frame solutions." www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...

One of the biggest questions in biology is how complex cells evolved about 2 billion years ago. Here's my new story on how scientists are solving the mystery of eukaryotes like us. Gift link: nyti.ms/4qMbo22

He wants OTC to be the default. Bad idea. Yes, more drugs should be OTC. But it would be a serious mistake to make that the default. #MedSky www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/f...

It's just like the Republican Party, replacing the likes of Dwight Eisenhower and Gerald Ford with Donald Trump and JD Vance.

Chiney rock north of Picacho Peak, near Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.

How may times has the President type the phrase "law and order" in all capital letters on social media? It's absurd.

"There are hundreds upon hundreds of known disorders for which carriers were thought to be safe; for a growing number of those diseases, doctors and scientists now believe that being a carrier can come with health problems." #MedSky www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

Maybe the fifth stone plaque at the Chicago Lying-In Hospital will finally be engraved. 🧵1/2 www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...

Today trail run/hike* at the Prehistoric Trackways near Las Cruces, New Mexico. *Some parts of the route can't be traversed safely by running.

That $1.6 million could do a lot of good. Instead, its only purpose is to inflate the ego of a two-bit politician. 🛟 arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

According to the survey, 75 juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding youths for days or even months until space became available at a long-term psychiatric residential treatment facility. www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...

Vinay Prasad dishonors himself with his dishonesty. #MedSky 🛟 arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

"One of the better measures of a society’s vitality is its ability to protect its citizens from disease, and the two often move in tandem; a decline in one may produce a reduction in the other." #MedSky 🛟 www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

It is nice to see this validated. #Psychiatry #MedSky

About 20% of US women eligible for cervical #cancer screening preferred home-based self-sampling, while 61% preferred clinic-based testing; preference for self-sampling was higher among those who had experienced prejudice/discrimination in medical care. bit.ly/3ZiajDP

The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Winter Olympics 2026 | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

This is dangerous and irresponsible. #Psychiatry www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The war against higher education is a part of the plan to increase the birth rate. This is the plan by the authors of Project 2025. newrepublic.com/article/2058... via @newrepublic.com

This is some kind of cactus, probably a Mammilaria, on the vertical wall of an arroyo. That is the kind of tenacity I aspire to have.

These are variants of what is known as a Phrygian cap. The Wikipedia entry describes another: "The original cap of liberty was the Roman pileus, the felt cap of emancipated slaves of ancient Rome, which was an attribute of Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty." It appears periodically in history.

Without vaccines, Big Pharma will become Bigger Pharma www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...

Desert rose, morning light.

"Amid chants and signs saying “Hate doesn't make America great” and “Abolish ICE” students from at least Centennial, Las Cruces, and Mayfield high schools marched across town picking up more students at each high school." www.krwg.org/krwg-news/20...

Work on the DSM-6 is underway. I am happy to see the consideration of the social determinants of mental health. Conspicuously absent is a consideration of the political determinants of mental health. #psychiatry psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...

We could use a little mercy now. We could also use a good anthem. This is the anthem. www.jambase.com/article/bruc...

"I stopped seeing tears as something to manage and began to see them as something to honor."

The new eugenics will not arrive in hooded robes or propaganda posters. It will arrive in spreadsheets, algorithms, funding streams, and "pilot programs." It will arrive cloaked in semantic distinctions between "public" and "private." www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

“The green dyed smoke suggests high toxicity to protesters,” he adds, “but the effect is more psychological.” @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New Mexico’s #GreenAmendment Gets 1st Hearing in 2026 Help the NM House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee Know This Is Their Moment It's Time To Leave a Legacy of Protection For All People & All Generations. Details: nmgreenamendment.org/act-now/ @GreenAmendments

Why Ending Republican Control Will Require Overcoming the Democratic Leadership www.juancole.com/2026/01/repu...

Snow-capped Organ Mountains, near Las Cruces, NM, USA.

Billboard at the football stadium at New Mexico State University. If I were the parent of a prospective student touring the NMSU campus, this would give me pause. (The text of the sign is in the ALT text.)

"A multivariate analysis showed that videos with lower-quality evidence attracted more views than those with the highest level of evidence." So much for the marketplace of ideas. www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...

Will they still vote for him now that it's clear that the sniveling coward merely pays others to do the shooting? www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-supp...

Everett Willard Gray II, Robert Stitzel and Marquis Reed Gilmore Jr., all of Midland, Texas — repeatedly transferred wells among “a series of shell corporations, LLCs, and partnerships they created.” @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/new-...

"...Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city..." It's been said that "the cruelty is the point." That's not right. The spectacle is the point. The cruelty is merely the cost of doing business when the business is spectacle. 🧵1/3