michael miller jr.
@michaelmillerjr.com
Like the Old Farmer's Almanac, I'm useful—with a pleasant degree of humor.
🏥 #Healthcare
⛪ #Theology
⚕️ #Bioethics
🖥 #AIEthics
💾 #DataEthics
⛑️ #PublicHealth
🎓 #DHCML via @loyolachicago.bsky.social
🏥 #Healthcare
⛪ #Theology
⚕️ #Bioethics
🖥 #AIEthics
💾 #DataEthics
⛑️ #PublicHealth
🎓 #DHCML via @loyolachicago.bsky.social
Finished reading: The Bright Ages by Matthew Gabriele & David M. Perry 📚
A great primer on the dark ages (get it?). It is very accessible and has a great “Further Reading” section.
A great primer on the dark ages (get it?). It is very accessible and has a great “Further Reading” section.
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Finished reading: The Bright Ages by Matthew Gabriele & David M. Perry 📚
A great primer on the dark ages (get it?). It is very accessible and has a great “Further Reading” section.
A great primer on the dark ages (get it?). It is very accessible and has a great “Further Reading” section.
This is a dumb policy.
BREAKING: Common health conditions such as obesity and diabetes could prevent immigrants from obtaining U.S. visas under guidance the Trump administration issued Nov. 6. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance - KFF Health News
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek visas to enter the U.S.
kffhealthnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is a dumb policy.
If a cop—with a sandwich—is hit, you must acquit.
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If a cop—with a sandwich—is hit, you must acquit.
Not to brag, but after my diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, I met with a #PalliativeCare doctor before I ever saw an oncologist. #cansky #cancer #oncosky
Benefits of early and longitudinal palliative care in the ambulatory care setting. Yes to supportive care for #cancer patients whether early stage, #metastatic or end of life! Value in #Cancer Care Summit #CanSky #VCC2025
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not to brag, but after my diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, I met with a #PalliativeCare doctor before I ever saw an oncologist. #cansky #cancer #oncosky
Scott Adams is grasping at strawmen
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Scott Adams is grasping at strawmen
Jerk.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Jerk.
No, no, no! Calling facial recognition technologies "definitive" is a huge mistake.
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
No, no, no! Calling facial recognition technologies "definitive" is a huge mistake.
Finished reading: The American Way of Death Revisited by Jessica Mitford 📚
A good read about grave matters.
A good read about grave matters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Finished reading: The American Way of Death Revisited by Jessica Mitford 📚
A good read about grave matters.
A good read about grave matters.
CDFIs like IFF are awesome!
As a Community Development Financial Institution, IFF lends money in ways that banks won’t.
How nonprofit lender IFF helped save St. Mary’s
When leaders at St. Mary’s High School needed to act fast to stop the Archdiocese of St. Louis from closing the school, they faced a few obstacles working against them. For one, while the school had a...
www.stlmag.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
CDFIs like IFF are awesome!
Mr. President: Please stop murdering people on boats in the ocean.
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Mr. President: Please stop murdering people on boats in the ocean.
Glad no one was hurt!
As someone who is allergic to soy, this is precisely how difficult it is to avoid soy these days.
As someone who is allergic to soy, this is precisely how difficult it is to avoid soy these days.
A grain bin filled with soybeans collapsed in Iroquois County, Illinois, taking out power lines but causing no injuries.
October 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Glad no one was hurt!
As someone who is allergic to soy, this is precisely how difficult it is to avoid soy these days.
As someone who is allergic to soy, this is precisely how difficult it is to avoid soy these days.
Finished reading: The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s by Paul Elie 📚
I was a kid in the 1980s & this book connected some important dots for me. I now better understand the groundwork for today’s culture wars and the crypto-religious nature of key artists & musicians.
I was a kid in the 1980s & this book connected some important dots for me. I now better understand the groundwork for today’s culture wars and the crypto-religious nature of key artists & musicians.
October 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Finished reading: The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s by Paul Elie 📚
I was a kid in the 1980s & this book connected some important dots for me. I now better understand the groundwork for today’s culture wars and the crypto-religious nature of key artists & musicians.
I was a kid in the 1980s & this book connected some important dots for me. I now better understand the groundwork for today’s culture wars and the crypto-religious nature of key artists & musicians.
Reposted by michael miller jr.
Lovely to see Mill Creek Valley (and St. Louis history generally, of course) in the national spotlight.
A St. Louis Neighborhood, Erased by Urban Renewal, Is Back in a New Exhibition
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Lovely to see Mill Creek Valley (and St. Louis history generally, of course) in the national spotlight.
In the first weeks of the current administration when multiple (all?) Inspectors General were removed from their posts, everyone was on their own to navigate ethical conflicts.
Without the CDC's IRB, the burden of review will still exist, but it will be harder to find another IRB...
1/2
Without the CDC's IRB, the burden of review will still exist, but it will be harder to find another IRB...
1/2
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In the first weeks of the current administration when multiple (all?) Inspectors General were removed from their posts, everyone was on their own to navigate ethical conflicts.
Without the CDC's IRB, the burden of review will still exist, but it will be harder to find another IRB...
1/2
Without the CDC's IRB, the burden of review will still exist, but it will be harder to find another IRB...
1/2
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You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires.
Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Because healthcare is a human right.
Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Because healthcare is a human right.
I love to support this shady non-profit!
4-7 pm Saturday, September 27th
Forest ReLeaf Fundraiser
🌳 Arbormeisters Homebrew + Craft Beer Festival 🍺
Advance Tickets start at $40 + $20 parking pass
www.eventbrite.com/e/arbormeist...
Forest ReLeaf Fundraiser
🌳 Arbormeisters Homebrew + Craft Beer Festival 🍺
Advance Tickets start at $40 + $20 parking pass
www.eventbrite.com/e/arbormeist...
September 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I love to support this shady non-profit!
The kids are alright
September 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The kids are alright
Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice:
GWARREN
GWARREN
Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice:
TAFT PUNK
TAFT PUNK
Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice:
Frankfurter Goes to Hollywood.
Frankfurter Goes to Hollywood.
September 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice:
GWARREN
GWARREN
Listen to @espiers.bsky.social – she's got it right.
"I won’t celebrate his death, but I’m not obligated to celebrate his life either."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
"I won’t celebrate his death, but I’m not obligated to celebrate his life either."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Listen to @espiers.bsky.social – she's got it right.
"I won’t celebrate his death, but I’m not obligated to celebrate his life either."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
"I won’t celebrate his death, but I’m not obligated to celebrate his life either."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The casual violent rhetoric of Fox News.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The casual violent rhetoric of Fox News.
While it is nice to be clinically defined as a ✨young adult✨, GI #Cancer trends are a bit worse than other cancer dx. Watch the short video for reasons why.
What’s behind the rise in GI cancers among young adults?
Dr Marshall explores this in our latest #OncologyUnscripted.
🎥 Watch here: clinicalcaresolutions.net/activities/o...
#GIcancer #CancerCare #MedSky #OncSky #CanSky #CRC
Dr Marshall explores this in our latest #OncologyUnscripted.
🎥 Watch here: clinicalcaresolutions.net/activities/o...
#GIcancer #CancerCare #MedSky #OncSky #CanSky #CRC
September 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
While it is nice to be clinically defined as a ✨young adult✨, GI #Cancer trends are a bit worse than other cancer dx. Watch the short video for reasons why.
Counterpoint: No.
CK was a terribly influential political activist with many terrible messages.
He is not a martyr. We need to remember him for who he was and what he did, while condemning violence of any kind.
CK was a terribly influential political activist with many terrible messages.
He is not a martyr. We need to remember him for who he was and what he did, while condemning violence of any kind.
"For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world's worst mass murderers and criminals.
This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now."
[part 1 of 2]
This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now."
[part 1 of 2]
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Counterpoint: No.
CK was a terribly influential political activist with many terrible messages.
He is not a martyr. We need to remember him for who he was and what he did, while condemning violence of any kind.
CK was a terribly influential political activist with many terrible messages.
He is not a martyr. We need to remember him for who he was and what he did, while condemning violence of any kind.
Violence is never the answer.
Also, make use of the breaking news consumer's handbook from @onthemedia.bsky.social
Also, make use of the breaking news consumer's handbook from @onthemedia.bsky.social
![BREAKING NEWS CONSUMER'S HANDBOOK
1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
• "We are getting reports"... could mean anything.
• "We are seeking confirmation"... means they don't have it.
• "[News outlet] has learned"... means it has a scoop or is going out on limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.
ON THE MEDIA](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bzpz6ggxa53yl6toicgwlkf4/bafkreicmm2roiim74c444fw4aejuho5uusuaxlkpczmj6jppvjjyc7qetu@jpeg)
September 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Violence is never the answer.
Also, make use of the breaking news consumer's handbook from @onthemedia.bsky.social
Also, make use of the breaking news consumer's handbook from @onthemedia.bsky.social