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@pnhp Physicians with more patient complaints also seem to be the ones who take more money from industry jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Unsolicited Patient Complaints and Industry Payments for US Physicians
This cross-sectional study examines associations between unsolicited patient complaints and acceptance of general (nonresearch) payments from industry among US physicians.
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August 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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I just asked myself to, without thinking too hard, summon up my favorite Mel Brooks movie line and, aside from Dom DeLuise’s remark in Blazing Saddles that I won’t repeat here, I realized that it’s, from The Producers:

“Talk about bad taste!”

That feels telling, somehow.
Happy birthday to Mel Brooks!
June 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Debut of a new column about home bars at The Mix!
At Home With: Jesse Casey and Sarah Bishop Stone open.substack.com/pub/robertsi...
At Home With: Jesse Casey and Sarah Bishop Stone
In This New Column, The Mix Makes a Visit to One of Philly's Newest Home Basement Bars and Explores the History of the Home Bar.
open.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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The first published review of Philly's hottest private club. Thanks for visiting, Robert and Mary Kate! 🍸
June 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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May 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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for those keeping track, here are the polar and shipwreck books i have read since mid february when i got polarpilled and it restored my ability to write for mysterious reasons // and here is the tbr, which keeps growing
May 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning
April 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg.
April 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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One of the most remarkable objects in #Pompeii is a marble table support with P. Casca Longus inscribed on it. Longus was the 1st assassin to stab Julius Caesar on the #IdesOfMarch (today in 44 BC). On his death Longus’ possessions were auctioned & this table was bought by a Pompeian
March 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Given what's going on in the world, this is perfect for today's #findsfriday. Those who are responsible for the current state of affairs may feel addressed.

Hand of a gilded bronze statue of an Roman emperor.
From Kempten, 1st to 3rd c. AD
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung
📷 me
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March 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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March 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Got a printer? You can start fighting fascism. Here's a thread of things you can print and distribute. 👇

I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.
March 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Totally disappointing wimpy response to my letter to #SenatorMcCormick about nominees. #Trump does not have a mandate to ignore the Constitution, Senator. You’re not acting in the interests of #Pennsylvania. You’re a coward. @davemccormick.bsky.social @indivisible.org @indivisiblephl.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
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February 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Just moved in, made sure to set the stoop light to festive colors for the weekend. Go birds.
February 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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new achievement in Gross Cyber Truck unlocked
February 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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So are Vancouver bartenders whipping up a maple syrup and tequila cocktail?
February 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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I have a formative memory of my mother at the counter of the Carnegie Deli, interrupting some French tourists who were about to ruin their sandwich, urgently correcting them, “Non, non! MOUTARDE!!”
"But there’s something sinister about the way brands keep finding bigger, flashier ways to repurpose great moments in art to sell products" is a thing I wrote about a mayonnaise ad because I am in a normal and cool state of mind www.eater.com/24354679/whe...
Of Course the ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Cast Reunited at Katz’s for a Super Bowl Commercial
It’s a Hellmann’s mayonnaise ad
www.eater.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Ask your doctor if running screaming into the savage night might be right for you.
January 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Assuming the law still exists and all that, this is a good job alert.

The Public Interest Law Center, Philly and Pa’s Mighty Mouse of a civil rights law firm, is hiring an experienced civil rights attorney.

Work with me. Help make our little piece of the world better.
pubintlaw.org
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Love this city! #Philly
Yo some dude brought a grill on the SEPTA BUS in Philly 😭😭😭
January 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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*I luoghi più oscuri dell'inferno🔥sono riservati a coloro che mantengono la loro neutralità in tempi di crisi morale.*

~ Dante Alighieri ~

#Roma 🤍
January 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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My sci-fi short story "Vigil" is now out from The Sunday Morning Transport, and you can read it for free!

What happens to a society when centuries of hopeful, creative progress are undone by those who prefer the cruel "natural order"?

The Midwife and Gamon Malisorn are about to find out.

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Vigil
For our fourth free story of 2025, David Bowles brings us a new Midwife story — where mistakes have been made.
www.sundaymorningtransport.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM