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Brian Tompkins
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Registered nurse in NYC.
Finally something to smile about…
June 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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🐔🇺🇸
May 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Just perfect…
March 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732.

Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.
February 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seems about right…
February 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Sounds about right
January 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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so if I'm understanding the tech-bro position correctly, it's this
December 27, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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Self-help culture has a profound impact on US culture: These books sell by the millions and influence the zeitgeist profoundly. This is a facet of Luigi's footprint I hadn't seen explored yet and I really enjoyed this read. (I suspect @ifbookspod.bsky.social is on this one too.)
A Close Reading of Luigi Mangione’s Self-Help Library
A look at the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter’s social media accounts points to what Americans are inclined to turn to when their government fails to give them sufficient options.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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MEDICARE FOR ALL
(the only moral means to provide health care)

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 18, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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This ~ 💯%
November 29, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Cocoon 2025
November 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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One of most interesting interviews during the election
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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"Kennedy’s views regarding science, medicine, and public health are not just incorrect; they’re insidious. His stance on vaccinations goes far beyond healthy skepticism; it’s a dangerous cynicism..."

Excellent response to the RFK, Jr. nomination from @atheists.org.

www.atheists.org/2024/11/athe...
Atheists: Kennedy is a Threat to Public Health and Vector of Disinformation
Cranford, N.J. — Following president-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Nick Fish, president of American Atheists, issued the...
www.atheists.org
November 15, 2024 at 12:41 AM