Peter Bornstein
@spidadoc.bsky.social
Semiretired MD/MBA Infectious Diseases physician consultant. Part time assistant beekeeper.
All posts personal, and do not reflect views of SPIDA, Fairview Health Services, or any pathogens. #IDSky
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Do YOU remember “the 21st night of September?”
Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’”
Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”
Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’”
Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”
September 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Do YOU remember “the 21st night of September?”
Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’”
Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”
Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’”
Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”
Fight on, Dr Monarez! Our country depends on brave scientists who speak truth to power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
New C.D.C. Director Resists Ouster as Other Officials Resign
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Fight on, Dr Monarez! Our country depends on brave scientists who speak truth to power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
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Indicting a ham sandwich? No problem.
Indicting a sub sandwich is a whole ‘nother thing.
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Indicting a sub sandwich is a whole ‘nother thing.
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Indicting a ham sandwich? No problem.
Indicting a sub sandwich is a whole ‘nother thing.
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Indicting a sub sandwich is a whole ‘nother thing.
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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This imagery is the kind of thing you see in video games to let you know you’re in a totalitarian city or country.
The irony/idiocy of this banner currently draped on the Department of Labor building is not lost on me, given all the federal workers he's forced out of their jobs.
(Pic via Getty Images)
(Pic via Getty Images)
August 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This imagery is the kind of thing you see in video games to let you know you’re in a totalitarian city or country.
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In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.
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Wow--bravura performance from the Vaccine Integrity Project at CIDRAP! Looks like a tremendously powerful tool for analyzing vaccine data regarding effectiveness and safety.
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August 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Wow--bravura performance from the Vaccine Integrity Project at CIDRAP! Looks like a tremendously powerful tool for analyzing vaccine data regarding effectiveness and safety.
@cidrap.bsky.social
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I'd rather trust the pediatricians than the bizarre lawyer that Trump appointed to lead HHS.
Thanks, MAGA
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Thanks, MAGA
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Defying RFK Jr., pediatric group urges covid shots for young kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all children ages 6 months to 23 months old receive a coronavirus vaccine as federal officials move to roll back recommendations.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'd rather trust the pediatricians than the bizarre lawyer that Trump appointed to lead HHS.
Thanks, MAGA
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Thanks, MAGA
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Some world-class gaslighting from the WH.
"Our critics said we would serve you a sh!t sandwich, but we're only serving half a sh!t sandwich--right now."
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social @saraheisen.bsky.social @eamonjavers.bsky.social
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"Our critics said we would serve you a sh!t sandwich, but we're only serving half a sh!t sandwich--right now."
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social @saraheisen.bsky.social @eamonjavers.bsky.social
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White House responds after wholesale prices rise more than expected
CNBC's Eamon Javers joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the White House response to today's hot PPI report.
www.cnbc.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Some world-class gaslighting from the WH.
"Our critics said we would serve you a sh!t sandwich, but we're only serving half a sh!t sandwich--right now."
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social @saraheisen.bsky.social @eamonjavers.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...
"Our critics said we would serve you a sh!t sandwich, but we're only serving half a sh!t sandwich--right now."
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social @saraheisen.bsky.social @eamonjavers.bsky.social
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Trump's war against healthcare and medical science is taking a toll.
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejectio...
www.propublica.org
August 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trump's war against healthcare and medical science is taking a toll.
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
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I THREW THE SANDWICH
But I did not throw the panini
But I did not throw the panini
The DC sandwich guy has been charged with assault for shouting at a CBP officer, throwing a sub into his chest, and then running off.
"I did it. I threw the sandwich," he said while he was being processed.
"I did it. I threw the sandwich," he said while he was being processed.
August 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I THREW THE SANDWICH
But I did not throw the panini
But I did not throw the panini
When will he liberate Constantinople?
August 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
When will he liberate Constantinople?
I had to stop watching this interview after 5 minutes. He continues to spout misinformation.
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Exclusive interview with Scripps News: RFK Jr. discusses vaccines, medical research funding and more
YouTube video by Scripps News
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August 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I had to stop watching this interview after 5 minutes. He continues to spout misinformation.
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He doesn't feel like there are enough things with his name on it, so perhaps we should call it the Trump-Dunning-Kruger Effect?
August 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
He doesn't feel like there are enough things with his name on it, so perhaps we should call it the Trump-Dunning-Kruger Effect?
Never seen this before. But these are unsettled times at CDC, to say the least.
August 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Never seen this before. But these are unsettled times at CDC, to say the least.
It's true. As a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America @idsainfo.bsky.social for over 30 years, I am biased. I really hate infections, and I have spent my career working to prevent and treat them.
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AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups
U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.
apnews.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It's true. As a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America @idsainfo.bsky.social for over 30 years, I am biased. I really hate infections, and I have spent my career working to prevent and treat them.
apnews.com/article/vacc...
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Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie
August 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie
W00t! Way to go, UMN and Fairview EOHS!
SARS-CoV-2 detections in wastewater accurately predict illnesses within one week
The surges in wastewater detection accurately predicted case counts for the following week.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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The surges in wastewater detection accurately predicted case counts for the following week.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Luke Jones/Flickr cc
July 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
W00t! Way to go, UMN and Fairview EOHS!
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So the NYT 🐝 doesn’t approve of “winching” or “wenching”?
Figures.
Figures.
a man in a suit says " oh you 're no fun anymore " in front of two other men
ALT: a man in a suit says " oh you 're no fun anymore " in front of two other men
media.tenor.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
So the NYT 🐝 doesn’t approve of “winching” or “wenching”?
Figures.
Figures.
"Firings at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have included scientists who specialize in honeybee health. Funding freezes have left some researchers unsure about their ability to continue their work in the future."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s...
After Devastating Winter Losses, Another Threat Looms for U.S. Beekeepers
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Firings at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have included scientists who specialize in honeybee health. Funding freezes have left some researchers unsure about their ability to continue their work in the future."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s...
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There are few things more devastating than the preventable death of a child.
Viruses do not care - Texas, Canada, or Liverpool, if us humans give viruses the upper hand by shunning science and vaccines the fault lines will be exploited to our demise.
www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...
Viruses do not care - Texas, Canada, or Liverpool, if us humans give viruses the upper hand by shunning science and vaccines the fault lines will be exploited to our demise.
www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...
Measles outbreak: child dies in Liverpool as vaccine rate plunges
The death in a city where one in four young children are unprotected is fuelling warnings that the virus could spread like ‘wildfire’
www.thetimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
There are few things more devastating than the preventable death of a child.
Viruses do not care - Texas, Canada, or Liverpool, if us humans give viruses the upper hand by shunning science and vaccines the fault lines will be exploited to our demise.
www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...
Viruses do not care - Texas, Canada, or Liverpool, if us humans give viruses the upper hand by shunning science and vaccines the fault lines will be exploited to our demise.
www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...