Up, Down, Top, Bottom, Strange, and Charm

“So it’s basically like a bowl of cheetococci” - @druvbhagavan.bsky.social

For whoever needs to hear it right now—you are *not* a failure. We chose a hard path through a broken system in a time of crisis. You may not have gotten the outcome you were hoping for, and that sucks. Unquestionably. But you are not a failure. This is not the end. And you are not alone. ❤️🫂

I would like these times to stop trying, please.

Revokes scientific finding

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

Lecturer at Grand Rounds: "I have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Besides a few... minor... indiscretions, I have led a pious and blameless life."

The best part of this was that the Urban Dictionary definition formally cited a majority opinion of the Eleventh Circuit.

Clinical resources consulted today to assist with patient care: - UpToDate - DSM-V-TR - StatPearls - Urban Dictionary

Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is educate normal people on complex subjects in ways that are engaging and digestible.

You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.

Especially in moments like this, it is important to find the boundary between being informed and being overwhelmed. Caring for others requires caring for ourselves, too. Bear witness, and let it spur you to action. But be careful not to drink too much of a poison whose taste you already know.

As a physician I can say with utmost confidence that the biggest threat to public health in our country at this point is our own fucking government.

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Tonight you can use this link for one reason and one reason only: you have to say something nice about yourself. But it’s anonymous so go hog wild. No one will know you were bragging on yourself this hard.

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence. "He walked towards it as fast as he could; but on the way he met with a little adventure which absorbed all his attention."

Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)

To put this into perspective, 0.00001% of the US population is *34* people. You could fit them into a schoolbus.

Great, now I have to store all of my meds in a Faraday cage.

I'm always saying this.

I have some bad news. One, if you need to use ChatGPT for your graduate application letter, you are not ready for graduate school. Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.

Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more

Adding "acute hypobenzodiazepinemia" to the top of every single psych or tox differential. 😎

Psychiatry Attending: "What other drug class may help in this scenario?" Me (knowing that benzos are always the answer): "BENZOS" Attending: "...that was *not* the answer I expected. But actually, yes—benzos would be super helpful here!" Me: *nods sagely*

Broke: Placebo effect Woke: Delulu is the solulu

“I think more world leaders need to have have anxiety disorders.” - @druvbhagavan.bsky.social Context: complacency (panic/neglect) cycles in government and society

Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.

not to be all doom & gloom, but the number of uninsured people is going to skyrocket as of tomorrow we’re not ready for how ugly this is about to get

i say nice things about myself now and that’s why i can’t post good no more THANKS THERAPY, GODDD

BREAKING: The mitochondria have released a statement they are ending their long running symbiotic relationship with humans, citing "increasingly poor use of the energy we provide".

To those who are with me And those who are not, To those whom I've cried with And laughed with and fought, To family born with And those who chose me, To loved ones no more And those I've yet to see, To those who have loved me (Let me love them, too) You give my life meaning— I'm thankful for you.

For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.

If you are curious to know who has followed you, unfollowed you, or blocked you, there is a very useful tool which is highly recommended. It’s called therapy.

The most annoying part of daylight savings time is having to get up at 2 AM to locate and manually adjust all of the clocks you own. There are much better ways to spend an hour, IMO.

You know how there’s been this big push towards encouraging older people to do puzzles, cognitive games, and to learn new things to keep them from succumbing to dementia? Wonder where that’s gonna go with the rise of “outsource your cognitive functions to AI, it’ll be convenient” culture

This is called policy-based evidence making (the antipode of evidence-based policymaking, a thing we should all want)

Druv ‘The Bookmark’ Bhagavan

I blame @druvbhagavan.bsky.social No one weaponizes a search function more than him

Gomez Addams would never do this.

I'd like to announce the formation of my new band.

Claiming that routine immunization requirements for school are an issue of parental rights dehumanizes children. Kids have intrinsic rights just as anyone, and parents are obligated to provide the best care possible for them. That includes providing them with indicated medical interventions.

get someone who can do both 💅

OUT: Demure & mindful IN: Hootin' & hollerin'