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“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.

Firing everyone at the CDC because I love diseases. I think they are great. Big fan of diseases. We should have more diseases.

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

I'm at the intersection of "we needed this rain" and "this is great napping weather"

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'

A kind reminder that a "politics of you deserved this" (cancer, vaccine-preventable disease, natural disaster, etc) has no place in public health. We can hold bad actors to account without punching down on the groups most harmed by their actions and/or resorting to shame, blame, and stigma.

Maybe I’m not overthinking, maybe I’m just regular thinking about stuff that shouldn’t be happening

When I accidentally drain the bath water in the middle of my existential crisis

I’m sorry but the “should scientists be activists” train left the station for the last time when we started spending billions to build concentration camps. I feel like you guys are engaging with the science stuff as though the camps thing is like, happening on a different TV show

They already did! It's called @bsky.app

ok THIS will be the week i figure out my life i mean it this time

I think if you are doing mental gymnastics trying to justify whether any innocent child should suffer, you're probably pretty evil and should be kept away from society, especially children

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DOUBTED ME WHEN I WAS A KID: you called it, congrats

This is due to the incredible efforts of a bunch of wonderful people working hard behind the scenes. Super excited to see this new momentum! We're already getting to work. 🔥

It’s about damn time.

AMA has stayed largely quiet as the Trump administration roils the state of science in the U.S. Now the largest group representing physicians is changing course: “We have to stand up for science,” CEO John Whyte tells @theresagaff.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/08/13/a...

Any time you compromise the universality of a right, you degrade that right tremendously. Alternatively, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

New Discourse™ just dropped ⚖️

One of my more stick-in-the-mud opinions is that children are one of the most vulnerable groups on earth and marginalizing and isolating them (aside from for health and safety issues) in our society is not only dangerous for their well being but deeply corrosive

ok THIS will be the week i figure out my life

One lens we should be using more when we talk about children is that of disability. Children are full human beings struggling to navigate a world built for much bigger people who have physical and mental abilities they don't. Hatred of children is an insidious form of ableism.

The CDC thing has me really fucked up. I can’t tell you how much stochastic terrorism driven by Covid disinformation has been a concern in every workplace I’ve been in since 2020. And seeing this play out, I’m realizing it just blends into “another day in the insanity!” for all of you. Fuck me, man.

Please remember: you will never have enough time with the people you love. You will always want more. Make the time you do have together count. Your last interaction could be the final one. Treasure one another.

United Healthcare: "This procedure requires prior authorization. To submit a request, please download our app, create an account, and enable multi-factor authentication. A representative will ̶d̶e̶n̶y̶ review your claim within three to five business days."

I'll never use AI to compose a skeet. My skeets will still suck, but in a way that is honorable.

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AHAHAHAHAHA

Grok has fallen

also, you should remember that some people do the Serious Work in their offline lives and many come here to blow off steam and keep their sanity by engaging in silly little bits with their online friends!! no one can productively be doing the work at every second of every day!!

No one should be forced to dim their light for others.

The NIH can’t award ANY grants to outside researchers under new WH restriction, reports @wsj.com. The pause came in the form of a footnote from OMB Director Vought, in a document that doles out federal funds to the NIH. Prelude to rescissions, especially after his comments over the weekend?