…and poof All at once the singular question to discern the quality of your pediatrician has become “Do you follow AAP or CDC vaccine guidelines?”
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…and poof All at once the singular question to discern the quality of your pediatrician has become “Do you follow AAP or CDC vaccine guidelines?”
Exactly
If a previously respected institution is co-opted by dipshits and these dipshits replace everyone in the department with other dipshits, the institution no longer deserves respect or any deference At all Apply this to whatever you like
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If you gimme a deadline please know imma run right up against that bad Johnny It’s not you it’s me
Obligatory reminder: if you wake up in a room with a bat, you need to get rabies shots, because their bites aren’t always detectable! Carry on!
Phone died and I got super bored but held it together We did it and it’s over I’m so proud of me 15/
Fabric samples again I asked if I could drool on it to see if the color would change the salesperson laughed and I just stared her in the eye 14/
19b will have to forego a semester of college for this one but he will survive right Kids are coddled too much anyhow and naps are important 13/
Store #3 This place just feels expensive I think I just heard a Khruangbin song yes it’s clearly expensive But oh this one very very nice
This is not an optional event I’m supporting by participating
Finished eating feeling better Rejuvenated Like a new man Who now gets to sit on couches 11/
Showed this to spouse “Do you want to get just chairs?” I don’t think this was said in a nice way and I didn’t know what to say Thanks Greg 10/ bsky.app/profile/glbr...
Stopped at chick-fil-a for a snack the line is crazy it wraps all the way around it’s like an ouroboros holy crap 9/
On to store three and I’m hungry and want a little salty treat but they don’t have pretzels cuz we are at the boogie mall they have sushi and gelato what is this world coming to 8/
Asked what Altar’d State is and spouse asked if she could record me to share with our teenager and I said no because I think she is making fun of me and I can’t tell 7/
Found her she has fabric samples to bring home had to sit in this model one last time but NOT THE DEEP ONE THAT IS THE DEEP ONE 6/
Was just told it’s not ok to yell names in Pottery Barn so it is further devolving 5/
Spouse went with a salesperson to look at fabric samples and I can’t find them I’ve looked all over I’m afraid she has left me I feel like a toddler who lost his mom what do I do 4/
Re: depth I want deep but have been told this is a piece to have conversations and not lounge so deep is out so I was wrong that is ok 3/
I pick things based on function Wife is clearly interested in form This is starting poorly We both agree on the length it should be so that is good I guess
Gonna live post this trip couch shopping Context: I hate shopping If it were me I’d just buy that shit online and it would be glorious. Instead we are looking at fabric samples Here we go 1/
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I used @en.blueark.app but looks like they might not be doing it anymore but there are other services.
Oh please I only reshare my good stuff. There is far more drivel.
This makes me happy that I migrated all my old tweets
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I miss the old brand #CDC
The whole reason we can’t have gun control is because 2A enthusiasts believe we need guns to protect us from jackbooted government thugs. But now we have jackbooted government thugs and they honestly seem cool with it so I’m thinking they don’t really need their guns after all.
Would nom
Because of the CDC Accountability Act of 2023, Susan Monarez was the first ever CDC director to be confirmed by the Senate Meaning the only person who can fire her is the President RFK tried to make her resign and she told him to pound sand www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
The leadership malpractice continues www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Why risotto gotta be so labor intensive Arborio a diva
Not MA
If given the choice to have medicare today, I would take it in a heartbeat
YES THE BLUE BAGS OMG THE BLUE BAGS
In an ethnographic study of youth political organizations, one of my PhD students found that the primary driver of engagement wasn't concern about particular issues but rather the chance to do something fun together with friends (eg, make posters for rallies, or go to meetings with free food).
YES to this
Grocery frustrations: 1 onion: $0.99 38 onions: $1.50
I miss it I won't lie this place is not the same but I won't give my attention (valuable) and content (much less so) to that company
I had to get my blood drawn today for some lab work and I was drinking a Celsius during the blood draw so my lab values are gonna be bonkers
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concert 6/7 with 15 @gregoryalanisakov.bsky.social with Ocie Elliott
E I am a moron
I'm 2-0 in Learned League season 106 right now if anyone wants to know
Doctors Are Fed Up
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Kerrygold Dubliner cheese is just amazing cheese
1/ Quick update on #fallvaccines: Flu and RSV vaccines remain business as usual this fall: if you’re eligible, you should be able to get them without issue. Vaccinations should start in September. Covid-19 vaccines are another story. There will be three key developments this week 👇
Look forward to reading the report!
Has the study session meeting been scheduled yet
THe entire RVU system is screwed up I have a really good paper that I can't get published that shows that salary is directly corrlated to specialty popularity and I am having trouble getting it published despite having worked wiht an economist on it Frustrating
Me: I am happy to teach a class this semester University: Great can you teach medical physiology Me: I was thinking I would just teach a course where undergrads make sculptures out of recycled baby bell cheese wax wrappers U: Me: U: Me: U: Me: I have tons of the wax so that part is covered
This picture has energized me to outlaw ball pits for adults
Yup Couch slinger
It’s a law that if you rent a u-haul you have to eat corn nuts
Am I overwatering my fiddle leaf fig? Inquiring minds want to know
The opposite
This @indianacapitalchronicle.com story about sheriff shenanigans, an investigation, and retribution punishment for the investigator is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #HoosierSky indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/08/15/n...
There are about 5 pounds of food truck brisket and sides in my belly right now and I look like a Cheshire Cat
I think large language models are overall bad for humanity
You will do great Take chocolate, caffeine, and tissues
Maybe they did and they just haven't activated yet When they first came out I was told it would be activated by 5G but this person said 6G so we can continue to hope
what does vamp mean i have never heard that term please talk about it for a number of minutes
Patient and wife: Me: You realize none of that is true Them: Well that is what I saw on the internet Me: Them: Me: Them: Me: OK I will see you at your next visit
Yes I read this Also read the deluge
I just read "The Heat Will Kill You First" by @jeffgoodell.bsky.social and it was absolutely terrific Inspired a talk I am going to give about the burden of heat illness and what we ICU providers can expect over the coming decades- severe heat stroke is ICU intensive Highly recommend this book
The NIH prescribing what data points scientists can collect is not how science works now Nor how it should work in the future It is the political manipulation of science
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Holy crap this was a good @radiolab.bsky.social Kudos to @lutimestwo.bsky.social and @charitywoodrum.bsky.social Honestly just loved this storytelling open.spotify.com/episode/560q...
Nope Reduces both property and violent crime
Arsonist who is also a firefighter: we will not put this fire out because someone set it deliberately
CNBC recently ranked Indiana as the third best state in the country for "cost of doing business" and the third worst state in the country for "quality of life." It's almost as if those two things are related...
They go back this weekend Jeff
Also I love Kuhn’s theory here The idea of paradigms as shared beliefs just jibes perfectly
Yes science is an inherently social endeavor The community agrees on what is most close to what we consider truth
A phenomenal episode with my two favorite Gabes working on environment and health in Indiana. Gabe it a listen! @gbosslet.bsky.social @gabefilippelli.bsky.social #medsky #energysky #hoosiersky
but can they help fold laundry
Since we are going this way, how do I petition the National guard to help clean up my laundry problem? That shit is out of control and there is no end in sight
yes the ones that sit idle need the city to take them over and green them Trees, bushes, benches, etc
Forward-thinking cities should be buying these lots and turning them into green spaces Reduces crime Helps ameliorate climate change Smart cities will do this mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Especially broccoli those bastards
What about physicians? do you need any of those?
This is how science works A study is done Scientists respond to it by doing more science to either prove or disprove it Non-scientists just throwing vague shade at it because it doesn't fit their worldview receives a tepid or no response This is how you do it
Every week in the ICU is like a run through the gauntlet
Vaccine that has been safely taken by millions of children for the last 4 years now deemed not safe by department because of a single man's bad vibes about the whole thing
Someone should sue Trader Joe's for not listing crack cocaine as an ingredient in their popcorn with herbs and spices I have a problem and this may end me
These are terrific
Vinay Prasad returning to FDA The leadership incompetence here is just awe-inspiring Like you have to work really hard to lead an administration and department this poorly
Damn great use of Quixotic
The one vaccine to rule them all They are creating this in the fires of mount doom Isildur’s Bane
Yes unfortunately I could see where someone would ignore the spirit of the law
Today is probably a good day to point out Article 4 Section 5 of the Indiana Constitution, which allows for apportionment of senators of representatives only after the decennial (every 10 year) census
He does!
TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN
Network of PurpleAir monitors captures the widespread and substantial air quality impacts from Canadian wildfires extremely well (screenshot from map.purpleair.com, taken 5 minutes ago)
Do not taunt happy fun ball
My kids I'll pick the up next week