brookswalsh
@brookswalsh.bsky.social
ER doc.
Okay at reading ECGs
Proud to have helped eliminate "excited delirium" in EM.
Aiming to correctly use the subjunctive in Spanish more often.
And I am never, ever sick at sea.
Okay at reading ECGs
Proud to have helped eliminate "excited delirium" in EM.
Aiming to correctly use the subjunctive in Spanish more often.
And I am never, ever sick at sea.
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Confused about why the US decided to make Denmark first about the childhood vaccine schedule? What is "shared clinical decision-making"? Why is a random sports medicine doc in charge of this?
Me, @jessicamalaty.bsky.social, & @saskiapopescu.bsky.social get into it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBnV...
Me, @jessicamalaty.bsky.social, & @saskiapopescu.bsky.social get into it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBnV...
Make America Denmark Today! With Angie Rasmussen, Jessica Malaty Rivera, and Saskia Popescu
YouTube video by Angela Rasmussen
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Confused about why the US decided to make Denmark first about the childhood vaccine schedule? What is "shared clinical decision-making"? Why is a random sports medicine doc in charge of this?
Me, @jessicamalaty.bsky.social, & @saskiapopescu.bsky.social get into it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBnV...
Me, @jessicamalaty.bsky.social, & @saskiapopescu.bsky.social get into it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBnV...
"[Rubio is] Trumpworld’s biggest cheerleader for Latin American regime change, helping torpedo the president’s anti-interventionist campaign promise as if it were a narco boat off the South American coast."
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: In Trump's invasion of Venezuela, Marco Rubio is the biggest sellout of all
By pushing Trump to run rampant over Latin America, Rubio is setting into motion the same old song of U.S. meddling that ties his family and mine.
www.latimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"[Rubio is] Trumpworld’s biggest cheerleader for Latin American regime change, helping torpedo the president’s anti-interventionist campaign promise as if it were a narco boat off the South American coast."
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/
January 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/
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@microbetv.bsky.social is a legend in both doing & teaching virology. Now that means speaking up about what Trump & RFK Jr are doing to science & public health.
So when he asked if I'd join forces on a show to break it down & rant, I said “obviously.”
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rasmussen-...
So when he asked if I'd join forces on a show to break it down & rant, I said “obviously.”
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rasmussen-...
Rasmussen Retorts: Episode 1
YOUR FAVORITE VIRUS AND VACCINE SUBSTACK IS NOW YOUR SECOND FAVORITE VIRUS AND VACCINE SHOW ON MICROBETV AFTER TWiV!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
@microbetv.bsky.social is a legend in both doing & teaching virology. Now that means speaking up about what Trump & RFK Jr are doing to science & public health.
So when he asked if I'd join forces on a show to break it down & rant, I said “obviously.”
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rasmussen-...
So when he asked if I'd join forces on a show to break it down & rant, I said “obviously.”
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rasmussen-...
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There is No Such Thing as the Super Flu
I beg you to stop nicknaming viruses
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
¡Esa corbata!
El secretario de Defensa de EEUU retuitea esta imagen que no necesita muchas explicaciones.
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
¡Esa corbata!
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Por si había alguna duda de que el referente de los fascistas americanos es el Imperio Británico.
January 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Por si había alguna duda de que el referente de los fascistas americanos es el Imperio Británico.
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Currently thinking about book “War is a Racket” for no reason at all
One of my favorite books, written by one of the most decorated Marines in history. It has one of my favorite quotes:
“I spent 33 years & four months in active military service… I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business… I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. “
“I spent 33 years & four months in active military service… I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business… I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. “
January 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Currently thinking about book “War is a Racket” for no reason at all
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First Venezuela. Then Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Greenland… And PR?
Trump redraws the map by force. Puerto Rico falls into the new order of 2026: a colony reactivated for war and the control of the hemisphere.
open.substack.com/pub/sandraro...
Trump redraws the map by force. Puerto Rico falls into the new order of 2026: a colony reactivated for war and the control of the hemisphere.
open.substack.com/pub/sandraro...
First Venezuela. Then Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Greenland… And PR?
Trump redraws the map by force. Puerto Rico falls into the new order of 2026: a colony reactivated for war and the control of the hemisphere.
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
First Venezuela. Then Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Greenland… And PR?
Trump redraws the map by force. Puerto Rico falls into the new order of 2026: a colony reactivated for war and the control of the hemisphere.
open.substack.com/pub/sandraro...
Trump redraws the map by force. Puerto Rico falls into the new order of 2026: a colony reactivated for war and the control of the hemisphere.
open.substack.com/pub/sandraro...
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The United States’ attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife are a direct affront to all Latin Americans. Trump has not liberated Venezuela; he has seized it. #efEditorial beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Trump Seizes Venezuela
The United States’ attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife are a direct affront to all Latin Americans. Trump has not liberated Venezuela; he has seized it.
beta.elfaro.net
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
The United States’ attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife are a direct affront to all Latin Americans. Trump has not liberated Venezuela; he has seized it. #efEditorial beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
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Love it. A must-read from @joho.bsky.social, reminding Prasad, Bhattacharya, Makary et al., reminding us that the U.S. is facing several disease outbreaks, so they have a great opportunity to show the rest of us how their way is “better”.
We’re waiting…
We’re waiting…
The Murray Hill Declaration
It's the responsibility of our medical establishment to protect the vulnerable and keep schools open.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
January 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Love it. A must-read from @joho.bsky.social, reminding Prasad, Bhattacharya, Makary et al., reminding us that the U.S. is facing several disease outbreaks, so they have a great opportunity to show the rest of us how their way is “better”.
We’re waiting…
We’re waiting…
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Que Maduro esté fuera del poder es una buena noticia.
Eso no implica:
A. Creer que Estados Unidos está legitimando a secuestrar jefes de estado de otros países.
B. Creer que lo que viene ahora será mejor.
Nadie sabe nada.
Eso no implica:
A. Creer que Estados Unidos está legitimando a secuestrar jefes de estado de otros países.
B. Creer que lo que viene ahora será mejor.
Nadie sabe nada.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Que Maduro esté fuera del poder es una buena noticia.
Eso no implica:
A. Creer que Estados Unidos está legitimando a secuestrar jefes de estado de otros países.
B. Creer que lo que viene ahora será mejor.
Nadie sabe nada.
Eso no implica:
A. Creer que Estados Unidos está legitimando a secuestrar jefes de estado de otros países.
B. Creer que lo que viene ahora será mejor.
Nadie sabe nada.
Thought this Maduro Take™️ from @postoctobrist.bsky.social was too good to be wasted on xitter only
January 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Thought this Maduro Take™️ from @postoctobrist.bsky.social was too good to be wasted on xitter only
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ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
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I can attest to this. The last really bad flu season liked this one that I recall was 2018. We needed a mobile ER installed to help with cases. Current test positivity rates for quad screen pcr is coming back 40-50% positive for flu A on all tested patients
www.11alive.com/article/news...
www.11alive.com/article/news...
Metro Atlanta flu outbreak worst in years, doctors say
"This is one of the most severe years we've seen in a little bit," said Dr. Gavin Harris.
www.11alive.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I can attest to this. The last really bad flu season liked this one that I recall was 2018. We needed a mobile ER installed to help with cases. Current test positivity rates for quad screen pcr is coming back 40-50% positive for flu A on all tested patients
www.11alive.com/article/news...
www.11alive.com/article/news...
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I don’t know about you but frankly the “there is a little Hitler in all of us” line is getting very very tired when I would never support racial goddamn pogroms and no one I’m friends with would either. “Everyone’s a little bit racist” was fine as an Avenue Q line but isn’t actually representative.
January 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I don’t know about you but frankly the “there is a little Hitler in all of us” line is getting very very tired when I would never support racial goddamn pogroms and no one I’m friends with would either. “Everyone’s a little bit racist” was fine as an Avenue Q line but isn’t actually representative.
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"... intellect is always on the move against something: some oppression, fraud, illusion, dogma, or interest is constantly falling under the scrutiny of the intellectual class and becoming the object of exposure, indignation, or ridicule."
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, Richard Hofstadter
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, Richard Hofstadter
Bari Weiss’s CBS News directly attacking academics, subject matter experts, in the promo for her new CBS Evening News.
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
"... intellect is always on the move against something: some oppression, fraud, illusion, dogma, or interest is constantly falling under the scrutiny of the intellectual class and becoming the object of exposure, indignation, or ridicule."
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, Richard Hofstadter
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, Richard Hofstadter
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If you want to read more about David Graeber's thoughts on this topic. Here you go: davidgraeber.org/articles/rev...
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
If you want to read more about David Graeber's thoughts on this topic. Here you go: davidgraeber.org/articles/rev...
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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Why eñes matter ☝🏽
Time to repost my daughter's problematic Spanish class coloring project.
#FelizAnoNuevo
@miblogestublog.bsky.social
#FelizAnoNuevo
@miblogestublog.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Why eñes matter ☝🏽
Time to repost my daughter's problematic Spanish class coloring project.
#FelizAnoNuevo
@miblogestublog.bsky.social
#FelizAnoNuevo
@miblogestublog.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Time to repost my daughter's problematic Spanish class coloring project.
#FelizAnoNuevo
@miblogestublog.bsky.social
#FelizAnoNuevo
@miblogestublog.bsky.social
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But in a country that invariably focuses its punishment mechanisms on its most disfavored groups, prison practically can't not be brutal. And there's something to be said for a Mathews v. Eldridge approach to punishment: infringe on rights as little as possible to achieve the government purpose...
January 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
But in a country that invariably focuses its punishment mechanisms on its most disfavored groups, prison practically can't not be brutal. And there's something to be said for a Mathews v. Eldridge approach to punishment: infringe on rights as little as possible to achieve the government purpose...
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I updated my table of medications and other drugs that can make urine drug screen false-positives, including adding a column for fentanyl:
Urine Drug Screen False Positives
Update 12/31/2025: I found and added a bunch more, including a column for false positives for fentanyl assays and more for LSD and a bunch o...
mdaware.blogspot.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I updated my table of medications and other drugs that can make urine drug screen false-positives, including adding a column for fentanyl:
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it should be assumed that everyone who is working on developing and maintaining generative AI is doing so because they are misogynistic weirdo sex perverts who want this kind of thing to be available to all their fellow misogynistic weirdo sex perverts. they do not get the benefit of the doubt.
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
it should be assumed that everyone who is working on developing and maintaining generative AI is doing so because they are misogynistic weirdo sex perverts who want this kind of thing to be available to all their fellow misogynistic weirdo sex perverts. they do not get the benefit of the doubt.