Joseph Yaroch
@jcyaroch.bsky.social
Hike/run/photo: rocks and plants. Psychiatrist. New Mexico. Armchair philosopher, and founder of the Society of Perpetual Sophomores. Prepare for a general strike.
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Joseph Yaroch
@jcyaroch.bsky.social
· Feb 10
The New Mexico Flag. The official salute to the state flag is: "I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures."
NM Stat § 12-3-3 (2021)
NM Stat § 12-3-3 (2021)
Male Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii)
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Male Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii)
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
"The problem is that when it is installed in a health sector that prizes efficiency, surveillance and profit extraction, AI becomes not a tool for care and community but simply another instrument for commodifying human life." #Medsky www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"The problem is that when it is installed in a health sector that prizes efficiency, surveillance and profit extraction, AI becomes not a tool for care and community but simply another instrument for commodifying human life." #Medsky www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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"In this uncertain environment, wage equality within hospitals -- measured by the ratio between what employees and executives are paid -- matters more than ever."
Read the #OpEd from Sabrina D Wang, MD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118354?trw=no
Read the #OpEd from Sabrina D Wang, MD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118354?trw=no
Opinion | Hospital CEO Pay Is Too Damn High
The wage gap at nonprofit facilities is growing at a difficult economic moment
www.medpagetoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"In this uncertain environment, wage equality within hospitals -- measured by the ratio between what employees and executives are paid -- matters more than ever."
Read the #OpEd from Sabrina D Wang, MD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118354?trw=no
Read the #OpEd from Sabrina D Wang, MD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118354?trw=no
"None of the evidence provided by Douthat or the Times editorial board persuasively rebuts the Sanders case that you should relentlessly focus on meeting people’s material needs, and do so without compromising on issues like LGBTQ equality or immigrant justice" www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-cas...
The Case for Centrism Does Not Hold Up
The New York Times editorial board is wrong. Principled progressive politics on the Bernie Sanders model is still the path forward.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"None of the evidence provided by Douthat or the Times editorial board persuasively rebuts the Sanders case that you should relentlessly focus on meeting people’s material needs, and do so without compromising on issues like LGBTQ equality or immigrant justice" www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-cas...
This will degrade everyone's privacy. www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike.
www.npr.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This will degrade everyone's privacy. www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
New Mexico State University Extension continues to monitor New World Screwworm situation www.organmountainnews.com/nmsu-extensi...
NMSU Extension continues to monitor New World Screwworm situation
NMSU Extension agents continue tracking the parasitic New World screwworm, previously eradicated from the U.S., amid recent detections in Mexico and concerns about livestock health and border trade.
www.organmountainnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
New Mexico State University Extension continues to monitor New World Screwworm situation www.organmountainnews.com/nmsu-extensi...
New Mexico lawyers stop accepting new court-appointed defense work over funding shortfall | Reuters www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
New Mexico lawyers stop accepting new court-appointed defense work over funding shortfall | Reuters www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Steve Pearce used to be my Representative. He is the guy who wrote in his book that the wife should "voluntarily submit" to the husband. He thinks that women and the planet they live on are there for men to use as they please. www.koat.com/article/trum...
Steve Pearce nominated to lead Bureau of Land Management
The White House nominated Pearce, the former U.S. rep and chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico
www.koat.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Steve Pearce used to be my Representative. He is the guy who wrote in his book that the wife should "voluntarily submit" to the husband. He thinks that women and the planet they live on are there for men to use as they please. www.koat.com/article/trum...
Yet another cat photo.
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Yet another cat photo.
Reposted by Joseph Yaroch
#COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest
The vaccine is unique in having this effect on progression to a chronic condition, despite infection, the researchers say.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The vaccine is unique in having this effect on progression to a chronic condition, despite infection, the researchers say.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
November 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest
The vaccine is unique in having this effect on progression to a chronic condition, despite infection, the researchers say.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The vaccine is unique in having this effect on progression to a chronic condition, despite infection, the researchers say.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Reposted by Joseph Yaroch
Bernie Sanders: ‘There Ain’t Much of a Democratic Party’
The Vermont senator on how to take the country back from elites — on both sides of the aisle.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
The Vermont senator on how to take the country back from elites — on both sides of the aisle.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | Bernie Sanders: ‘There Ain’t Much of a Democratic Party’
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Bernie Sanders: ‘There Ain’t Much of a Democratic Party’
The Vermont senator on how to take the country back from elites — on both sides of the aisle.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
The Vermont senator on how to take the country back from elites — on both sides of the aisle.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
The entire purpose of this is to generate headlines and fodder for the right-wing media bubble. There is no legal basis for this and no pragmatic purpose. It is all about the spectacle of unchecked power.
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The entire purpose of this is to generate headlines and fodder for the right-wing media bubble. There is no legal basis for this and no pragmatic purpose. It is all about the spectacle of unchecked power.
Rio Grande Levee Road fall color walk.
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
November 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Rio Grande Levee Road fall color walk.
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Organ Mountains, New Mexico. Hiking photography.
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Organ Mountains, New Mexico. Hiking photography.
Reposted by Joseph Yaroch
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/c...
He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/c...
Group hike in the Organ Mountains. This was in Bar Canyon, which, confusingly, is in the Soledad Canyon Day Use Area near Las Cruces, NM, USA.
November 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Group hike in the Organ Mountains. This was in Bar Canyon, which, confusingly, is in the Soledad Canyon Day Use Area near Las Cruces, NM, USA.
The direct sun is too warm, but the box in the sun is just right.
November 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The direct sun is too warm, but the box in the sun is just right.
View from Bar Canyon, in the Soledad Canyon Day Use Area, part of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Las Cruces NM USA.
November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
View from Bar Canyon, in the Soledad Canyon Day Use Area, part of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Las Cruces NM USA.
"Nationally, RSV kills up to 300 children under age 5 annually." Those who oppose vaccine mandates must believe that the loss of those 300 babies is merely the price we pay for freedom from vaccine mandates. 😷 🛟 www.latimes.com/california/s...
Wave of RSV, particularly dangerous for babies, sweeping across U.S.; doctors urge vaccination
A wave of the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus is beginning to wash over the United States, sending greater numbers of babies and toddlers to the hospital for professional care.
www.latimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Nationally, RSV kills up to 300 children under age 5 annually." Those who oppose vaccine mandates must believe that the loss of those 300 babies is merely the price we pay for freedom from vaccine mandates. 😷 🛟 www.latimes.com/california/s...
This makes me happy in the morning.
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This makes me happy in the morning.
"Our Beyond is found not on another plane of existence but instead in something worldly just beyond our grasp – an ideal of becoming a free and generous person in a fair and just society." aeon.co/essays/john-...
John Rawls, liberalism and what it means to live a good life | Aeon Essays
For John Rawls, liberalism was more than a political project: it is the best way to fashion a life that is worthy of happiness
aeon.co
October 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"Our Beyond is found not on another plane of existence but instead in something worldly just beyond our grasp – an ideal of becoming a free and generous person in a fair and just society." aeon.co/essays/john-...
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A new inpatient trial of repeated ketamine infusions found no significant advantage over an active psychoactive control in reducing depressive symptoms. Read more: https://bit.ly/4qvn7To  #Psychiatry #Depression
Serial Ketamine Infusions Fail to Outperform Placebo in New Trial
A new clinical trial found that repeated ketamine infusions offered no meaningful advantage over an active placebo for depression patients.
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A new inpatient trial of repeated ketamine infusions found no significant advantage over an active psychoactive control in reducing depressive symptoms. Read more: https://bit.ly/4qvn7To  #Psychiatry #Depression
The newest manifestation of insanity. If you had any doubt about his mental health, this should settle it. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump says nuclear weapons testing to resume in US after more than 30 years
The testing is necessary to keep pace with weapons programmes in China and Russia, according to Trump.
www.bbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The newest manifestation of insanity. If you had any doubt about his mental health, this should settle it. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rocotillo Rapids hiking photos. Prehistoric National Monument, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA. Not a beginner hike.
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Rocotillo Rapids hiking photos. Prehistoric National Monument, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA. Not a beginner hike.
...As the philosopher Kenneth Conklin, whom Macy quotes, has written, “The easiest way to break apart a society long-term without using violence is to establish separate educational systems.” www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
A Writer Who Did What Hillbilly Elegy Wouldn’t
In her new book, Beth Macy returns to her Donald Trump–voting hometown to find out how America got so divided.
www.theatlantic.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
...As the philosopher Kenneth Conklin, whom Macy quotes, has written, “The easiest way to break apart a society long-term without using violence is to establish separate educational systems.” www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...