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We opened an ICU that had been shuttered for well over a decade so that a hospital that has 18 MICU beds could fit 46 patients on ventilators

RFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>

Yesterday at Meijer I bought a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc (for cooking) and the teenage cashier came to the self checkout and looked at me and there is literally a button on the screen that says "over 50 years old" and he pushed it and I started crying

If you are using AI to put together slide decks for talks or do any writing at all you are dead to me (and we can tell)

This is a good piece yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/its-time-t...

It's time to leave the man alone.One day in 2020, I went to a coffee shop.yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com

Management of the COVID pandemic in real time was an impossible task I am unhappy that Anthony Fauci had to plead the fifth today but he knew he was walking into a lion's den and I am sure it took all of his energy to stick to the script 1/

Reviewing fellowship applications and it boggles my mind how many people overlook writing a good personal statement (it is most)

As a pulmonologist let me just say that the Medicare part B/part D thing is annoying as hell

Wow terrific website that outlines the brands that have undergone enshittification (quality erosion in order to maximize profits) and those that have embraced quality This is a super helpful website ledger.worseonpurpose.com

Indiana air quality not the greatest right now and tomorrow likely to be the same Adjust your plans accordingly Make sure you take your inhaler (if that applies)

Just saw The Odyssey Highly recommend The fact that this story has been told by humans for over 2500 years is really amazing

For the people in the back who apparently didn't hear: HIPAA EXPLICITLY PERMITS THE DISCLOSURE OF PHI FOR TREATMENT PURPOSES WITHOUT WRITTEN REQUEST OR PATIENT AUTHORIZATION

This is the time graph of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in the air in Crown Point, Indiana over the last 48 hours PM 2.5 particulate matter, when high, is correlated with a spike in cardiac and pulmonary health issues These extreme weather and fire events are a result of our choices

Man air quality over the great lakes super bad right now

A confederacy of dunces is a terrific book if you have never read it Also describes well what is going on at the cabinet level of most of our federal departments apnews.com/article/hegs...

Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosteroneDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops.apnews.com

Them: Hey, what is your 11-year-old's birthday? Me: <scrunches up face, closes eyes> Them: Hey do you remember the theme song to the "It's Garry Shandling's Show", which debuted when you were 9 years old? Me: <Immediately starts signing>

If my wife does not put my funeral on my calendar there is a pretty high chance I will forget to go

This is why I don't like cleaning off the counter in the kitchen Death by 1000 (more) tiny decisions Is this trash? Where does this belong? Did I pay this? Is that organic matter? Why is there organic matter? Who's pile does this go in?

This is a good interview with a good speaker on this topic "Sometime earlier this decade we passed some invisible line where it became cheaper to produce energy from the sun and the wind than from setting things on fire" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/o...

Opinion | The Very Good and Very Bad News on ClimateAdvancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.www.nytimes.com

Honest observation: Dr. Oz has a huge wenis