Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP
@tnicholsmd.com
I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others
Humanist | Emergency+Addiction Medicine | Health policy and advocacy | Health technology and innovation | Views my own (he/him)
Humanist | Emergency+Addiction Medicine | Health policy and advocacy | Health technology and innovation | Views my own (he/him)
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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP
@tnicholsmd.com
· Oct 17
Hi new friends, welcome!
I’m an emergency medicine and addiction medicine physician interested in health policy and advocacy. I post about harm reduction and the intersection between politics and health and healthcare, and my otherwise meandering thoughts of political despair.
I’m an emergency medicine and addiction medicine physician interested in health policy and advocacy. I post about harm reduction and the intersection between politics and health and healthcare, and my otherwise meandering thoughts of political despair.
I keep saying this over and over again to anyone who will listen.
Do not listen to or ever trust the people who spent decades building the monster that is now beyond their control.
Do not listen to or ever trust the people who spent decades building the monster that is now beyond their control.
The Lincoln Project is just one big grift.
December 31, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I keep saying this over and over again to anyone who will listen.
Do not listen to or ever trust the people who spent decades building the monster that is now beyond their control.
Do not listen to or ever trust the people who spent decades building the monster that is now beyond their control.
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This is the second pediatric #flu death I've seen in 2 days. I'm so sorry for the pain their families must feel. Unclear if either was vaccinated but odds are they were not, as most such deaths are in unvaccinated children.
‘He was loved by all’: 14-year-old dies after suffering complications from the flu
An Alabama community is mourning the loss of a teenager who died due to reported complications from the flu.
www.fox19.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is the second pediatric #flu death I've seen in 2 days. I'm so sorry for the pain their families must feel. Unclear if either was vaccinated but odds are they were not, as most such deaths are in unvaccinated children.
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I've told my colleagues in Germany it's not safe to travel here.
I don't think most Americans have a fucking clue how mad everyone is with the US.
It will not be fixed by one election.
Permanent damage. Generational.
I don't think most Americans have a fucking clue how mad everyone is with the US.
It will not be fixed by one election.
Permanent damage. Generational.
Talking with people at a holiday gathering here in Toronto last night, and when it came up, most of us nodded that we likely won’t ever visit the United States again.
It’s a weird feeling, and weird to acknowledge in a group.
It’s a weird feeling, and weird to acknowledge in a group.
December 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I've told my colleagues in Germany it's not safe to travel here.
I don't think most Americans have a fucking clue how mad everyone is with the US.
It will not be fixed by one election.
Permanent damage. Generational.
I don't think most Americans have a fucking clue how mad everyone is with the US.
It will not be fixed by one election.
Permanent damage. Generational.
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Researched it too in grad school.
Some visuals for those who don't have the time to read about it.
TL:DR. The effects on both staff and patients are catastrophic.
Some visuals for those who don't have the time to read about it.
TL:DR. The effects on both staff and patients are catastrophic.
December 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Researched it too in grad school.
Some visuals for those who don't have the time to read about it.
TL:DR. The effects on both staff and patients are catastrophic.
Some visuals for those who don't have the time to read about it.
TL:DR. The effects on both staff and patients are catastrophic.
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“It’s definitely welcomed news — very happy to hear it — but with the caveat that this whole thing took way too long,” said Lisa Warwick, whose husband, Scot, died after Weiner subjected him to 11 years of unnecessary treatments including chemo.
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social
Medical License Revoked for Montana Doctor Linked to Suspicious Deaths
Oncologist Thomas C. Weiner will never practice medicine in Montana again after a decision by the state medical board. A 2024 ProPublica investigation detailed how Weiner had long been suspected of hu...
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“It’s definitely welcomed news — very happy to hear it — but with the caveat that this whole thing took way too long,” said Lisa Warwick, whose husband, Scot, died after Weiner subjected him to 11 years of unnecessary treatments including chemo.
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social
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*taps my book wild faith* as noted in literally the first chapter, the Satanic Panic never ended, it just took a nap for awhile
this shit about daycares is literally just the 1980s warmed over. can we bring back cool hair instead of christian vigilantism
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
this shit about daycares is literally just the 1980s warmed over. can we bring back cool hair instead of christian vigilantism
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
Wild Faith
Esquire Best Nonfiction Books of 2024The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that la...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
*taps my book wild faith* as noted in literally the first chapter, the Satanic Panic never ended, it just took a nap for awhile
this shit about daycares is literally just the 1980s warmed over. can we bring back cool hair instead of christian vigilantism
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
this shit about daycares is literally just the 1980s warmed over. can we bring back cool hair instead of christian vigilantism
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
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Yeah I wrote about Hahnemann a few years ago right after it happened when I briefly had a @sciam.bsky.social #blog (they got rid of them soon after the pandemic).
If you have any ways to legislatively tax #privateequity to oblivion through legislation, I'm all ears 😂
If you have any ways to legislatively tax #privateequity to oblivion through legislation, I'm all ears 😂
The Closure of a Historic Hospital Is an Ominous Warning Sign
Hahnemann University Hospital has been serving Philadelphia’s poorest residents since 1848; its demise is a harbinger of worse to come
www.scientificamerican.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Yeah I wrote about Hahnemann a few years ago right after it happened when I briefly had a @sciam.bsky.social #blog (they got rid of them soon after the pandemic).
If you have any ways to legislatively tax #privateequity to oblivion through legislation, I'm all ears 😂
If you have any ways to legislatively tax #privateequity to oblivion through legislation, I'm all ears 😂
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A scorched boat washed ashore on a remote beach in Colombia. Then mangled bodies. And then empty packets, a few with marijuana traces. We matched the physical and digital evidence to a U.S. airstrike — and found a fishing community terrified to go to sea. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Grim Evidence of Trump’s Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A scorched boat washed ashore on a remote beach in Colombia. Then mangled bodies. And then empty packets, a few with marijuana traces. We matched the physical and digital evidence to a U.S. airstrike — and found a fishing community terrified to go to sea. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
I spent my year of fellowship in Health Policy and Advocacy studying and writing about the effects of private equity on health care.
That was right after the Hahnemann hospital buyout by Silicon Valley private equity and subsequent closure and sale for parts, including all of the residency slots.
That was right after the Hahnemann hospital buyout by Silicon Valley private equity and subsequent closure and sale for parts, including all of the residency slots.
For roughly the past 20 years, private equity firms have been on a medical facility buying spree—more than 22% of all for-profit hospitals—only to unload them a few years later. And they often leave devastation in their wake. trib.al/vdCqzLC
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I spent my year of fellowship in Health Policy and Advocacy studying and writing about the effects of private equity on health care.
That was right after the Hahnemann hospital buyout by Silicon Valley private equity and subsequent closure and sale for parts, including all of the residency slots.
That was right after the Hahnemann hospital buyout by Silicon Valley private equity and subsequent closure and sale for parts, including all of the residency slots.
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These numbers are now 106-107 killed in 30 separate strikes. bsky.app/profile/trbr...
Both The New York Times and Airwars are tracking the U.S. strikes on boats in the Carribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. 64 or 65 killed in 15 separate incidents.
NYT: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Airwars: airwars.org/conflict/u-s...
NYT: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Airwars: airwars.org/conflict/u-s...
Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks
In two months, the Trump administration has killed dozens of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
These numbers are now 106-107 killed in 30 separate strikes. bsky.app/profile/trbr...
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It passed unanimously. Override the veto.
NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It passed unanimously. Override the veto.
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Gay doctor who resigned from CDC over “radical non-transparency” will lead historic health org www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/gay-...
Gay doctor who resigned from CDC over “radical non-transparency” will lead historic health org - LGBTQ Nation
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis led Biden's fight against Mpox and denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr's anti-science agenda.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Gay doctor who resigned from CDC over “radical non-transparency” will lead historic health org www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/gay-...
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This Just In: Cult infiltrated by other cult. The Republican party is now officially a bunch of massive cults.
'Very scary': Ex-Scientologist issues warning after Trump seen 'hanging out' with members
Former Scientologist Leah Remini warned that President Donald Trump's administration has been "infiltrated" by members of the secretive church.Conservative broadcaster Erick Erickson noted on Tuesday ...
www.rawstory.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This Just In: Cult infiltrated by other cult. The Republican party is now officially a bunch of massive cults.
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‼️ The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation & Research has had 5 directors in one year
The new director, Tracy Høeg, is a vaccine skeptical sports medicine doc with 0 regulatory expertise
“I don't know that I could have thought of anyone worse for this position” 👇
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
The new director, Tracy Høeg, is a vaccine skeptical sports medicine doc with 0 regulatory expertise
“I don't know that I could have thought of anyone worse for this position” 👇
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Five Leaders in One Year: FDA's Drug Center Enters 2026 at a Crossroads
Leadership churn, politicized decisions threaten CDER's scientific core, experts warn
www.medpagetoday.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
‼️ The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation & Research has had 5 directors in one year
The new director, Tracy Høeg, is a vaccine skeptical sports medicine doc with 0 regulatory expertise
“I don't know that I could have thought of anyone worse for this position” 👇
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
The new director, Tracy Høeg, is a vaccine skeptical sports medicine doc with 0 regulatory expertise
“I don't know that I could have thought of anyone worse for this position” 👇
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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So, librarians, do you have a contingency plan for when these goons enter your facility? You might not be able to block access to a public building, but how are you alerting your patrons? Do you have a plan to get them out safely? Because you should.
Your tax dollars hard at work in Minnesota at the library! Notsee LARPers everywhere these days getting those government paychecks
December 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So, librarians, do you have a contingency plan for when these goons enter your facility? You might not be able to block access to a public building, but how are you alerting your patrons? Do you have a plan to get them out safely? Because you should.
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“Self-deport” is a whitewashed way to describe “fleeing the country under the threat of state violence.” I agree with Maria here — it’s important to call that exactly what it is.
What. No.
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
![[email subject line] The New Yorker Daily The Mexican Couple Planning to Self-Deport](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:un7ax3cmaqemchu5tsqnymts/bafkreihkgcfyxr6m2klg63f4wxk5dinyipggr2fz6arzkunbtsduv543wu@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“Self-deport” is a whitewashed way to describe “fleeing the country under the threat of state violence.” I agree with Maria here — it’s important to call that exactly what it is.
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it's just a perfect encapsulation of the rhetorical cul-de-sac western Zionists have run headlong into, and a massive gift in kind to anti-Zionist activists because it is openly, unambiguously unhinged
Polling suggests Israel is historically unpopular in the demographic corresponding with people likely to have small children, so I need someone smarter than me to explain how picking a fight with Ms. Rachel of all people makes any sense whatsoever. nypost.com/2025/12/26/o...
Mamdani picks his mentor: The woke, radical, anti-Israel YouTuber Ms. Rachel
Successful American politicians always know how to pick savvy mentors.
nypost.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
it's just a perfect encapsulation of the rhetorical cul-de-sac western Zionists have run headlong into, and a massive gift in kind to anti-Zionist activists because it is openly, unambiguously unhinged
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I’m so grateful for all of you, and for everyone who refuses to give up or give in ✨
December 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I’m so grateful for all of you, and for everyone who refuses to give up or give in ✨
This is devastating:
“Even in the wake of the shooting, we came back. We foolishly thought that was the low point. We thought an attack on the agency fueled by anti-vaccine conspiracy theories would be a wake-up call for our health secretary and for Congress; it was not.”
“Even in the wake of the shooting, we came back. We foolishly thought that was the low point. We thought an attack on the agency fueled by anti-vaccine conspiracy theories would be a wake-up call for our health secretary and for Congress; it was not.”
Opinion | The CDC Shooting Isn't What Broke Me
Continuing to show up to work at an agency I no longer trust is devastating
www.medpagetoday.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is devastating:
“Even in the wake of the shooting, we came back. We foolishly thought that was the low point. We thought an attack on the agency fueled by anti-vaccine conspiracy theories would be a wake-up call for our health secretary and for Congress; it was not.”
“Even in the wake of the shooting, we came back. We foolishly thought that was the low point. We thought an attack on the agency fueled by anti-vaccine conspiracy theories would be a wake-up call for our health secretary and for Congress; it was not.”
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We Don’t Seem to Be Making America Healthy Again: anti-vaccine activists practiced false arguments in internal conference, and now they're voiced by the anti-vaxxers in government, says Benjamin Mazer in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | We Don’t Seem to Be Making America Healthy Again
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We Don’t Seem to Be Making America Healthy Again: anti-vaccine activists practiced false arguments in internal conference, and now they're voiced by the anti-vaxxers in government, says Benjamin Mazer in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
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This guy has investigated this phenomenon extensively and actually recently released a book about it! Highly recommend his content.
Why we all talk like incels
YouTube video by Etymology Nerd
youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This guy has investigated this phenomenon extensively and actually recently released a book about it! Highly recommend his content.
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Lyme is one of many health problems caused & exacerbated by manmade climate change. A legitimate health secretary would acknowledge that.
We actually had a pretty good Lyme vaccine but antivaxxers lied & said it gave people knee pain (it didn’t but knee pain?) & got manufacturer to pull it in 2002.
We actually had a pretty good Lyme vaccine but antivaxxers lied & said it gave people knee pain (it didn’t but knee pain?) & got manufacturer to pull it in 2002.
You know what, shitbird? I have an idea. What about a VACCINE?
There are several in late stages of development.
Will you promote them so we can get “children back into the woods” as you say?
There are several in late stages of development.
Will you promote them so we can get “children back into the woods” as you say?
December 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Lyme is one of many health problems caused & exacerbated by manmade climate change. A legitimate health secretary would acknowledge that.
We actually had a pretty good Lyme vaccine but antivaxxers lied & said it gave people knee pain (it didn’t but knee pain?) & got manufacturer to pull it in 2002.
We actually had a pretty good Lyme vaccine but antivaxxers lied & said it gave people knee pain (it didn’t but knee pain?) & got manufacturer to pull it in 2002.
Art.
Just as the Kennedy Center was always intended.
Just as the Kennedy Center was always intended.
December 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Art.
Just as the Kennedy Center was always intended.
Just as the Kennedy Center was always intended.
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State Department Exiles Critics to “Protect” Free Speech
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State…
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State…
State Department Exiles Critics to “Protect” Free Speech
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State Department's justification? This form of speech suppression is necessary to protect free speech. This is merely the latest episode in what will go down as the most anti-free speech, censorial presidential administration in history.
www.techdirt.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
State Department Exiles Critics to “Protect” Free Speech
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State…
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State…
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Walter Koroshetz, MD, long-time director of NINDS, is stepping down after his reappointment request was unexpectedly denied.
@aanmember.bsky.social voiced "significant concern over the abrupt decision" by the NIH to terminate its contract with Koroshetz.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/ge...
@aanmember.bsky.social voiced "significant concern over the abrupt decision" by the NIH to terminate its contract with Koroshetz.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/ge...
NIH Neurology Director Abruptly Ousted
American Academy of Neurology voices 'significant concern' over the decision
www.medpagetoday.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Walter Koroshetz, MD, long-time director of NINDS, is stepping down after his reappointment request was unexpectedly denied.
@aanmember.bsky.social voiced "significant concern over the abrupt decision" by the NIH to terminate its contract with Koroshetz.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/ge...
@aanmember.bsky.social voiced "significant concern over the abrupt decision" by the NIH to terminate its contract with Koroshetz.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/ge...