Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS
@dimitridrekonja.bsky.social
Infectious Disease doc and clinical researcher; runner, biker, liberal, gardener, hiker, and canoer. Professor @U of MN; Minneapolis VA ID. All posts my own. #BLM #abolishbillionaires
I feel judged
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I feel judged
Alternatively…
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Alternatively…
The assholes at @nytimes.com realized this was egregious even for a Douthat column, so instead of “Women” ruining the workplace now it’s now Liberal Feminism” 🙄🙄🙄
Either way, it’s trash. Total trash.
Either way, it’s trash. Total trash.
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The assholes at @nytimes.com realized this was egregious even for a Douthat column, so instead of “Women” ruining the workplace now it’s now Liberal Feminism” 🙄🙄🙄
Either way, it’s trash. Total trash.
Either way, it’s trash. Total trash.
Really hard to imagine this billionaire making even more billions from scams 🙄🙄🙄
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Really hard to imagine this billionaire making even more billions from scams 🙄🙄🙄
Maybe; definitely not to the naked eye. Here is what the phone pic looked like from the same spot a year ago:
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Maybe; definitely not to the naked eye. Here is what the phone pic looked like from the same spot a year ago:
No northern lights, but still a beautiful night
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
No northern lights, but still a beautiful night
2 more; please share if you can
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
2 more; please share if you can
Resources for food in twin cities area from a colleague. Sorry I am not able to do alt-text for these right now
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Resources for food in twin cities area from a colleague. Sorry I am not able to do alt-text for these right now
To be clear: the vaccine does prevent infections (not all, but 11 cases vs 185 is preventing infection). Waning immunity is certainly an issue, especially for people that thought this would be a one-off thing, but those used to annual flu shots knew this was likely going to be similar
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
To be clear: the vaccine does prevent infections (not all, but 11 cases vs 185 is preventing infection). Waning immunity is certainly an issue, especially for people that thought this would be a one-off thing, but those used to annual flu shots knew this was likely going to be similar
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Lot of evidence he’s not a Sherman fan…
November 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Lot of evidence he’s not a Sherman fan…
This graph, and the one I attached, are why just renewing the subsidies for ACA plans is not enough. It’s a bare minimum- but our healthcare system is broken. We pay Maserati prices for Pinto performance
November 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This graph, and the one I attached, are why just renewing the subsidies for ACA plans is not enough. It’s a bare minimum- but our healthcare system is broken. We pay Maserati prices for Pinto performance
The woman laughing and raising her sparkling wine is really the perfect image for this
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The woman laughing and raising her sparkling wine is really the perfect image for this
A PR at the state meet, team 4th; not a bad day👍🏻👍🏻
November 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A PR at the state meet, team 4th; not a bad day👍🏻👍🏻
So we’re back to DEI is ok…(for white people) 🙄
October 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So we’re back to DEI is ok…(for white people) 🙄
One the plus side, at least SOMETHING is happening to a powerful Epstein associate, which is more than we can say in the US.
On the downside: boo hoo, he lost a title and his luxury mansion. Still free. Still not faced justice 🙄
On the downside: boo hoo, he lost a title and his luxury mansion. Still free. Still not faced justice 🙄
October 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One the plus side, at least SOMETHING is happening to a powerful Epstein associate, which is more than we can say in the US.
On the downside: boo hoo, he lost a title and his luxury mansion. Still free. Still not faced justice 🙄
On the downside: boo hoo, he lost a title and his luxury mansion. Still free. Still not faced justice 🙄
Just give us a functioning healthcare system 🤦🏻♂️
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Just give us a functioning healthcare system 🤦🏻♂️
Urban wildlife; a block down from my house in Minneapolis 👍🏻
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Urban wildlife; a block down from my house in Minneapolis 👍🏻
Happy boy 💙
October 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Happy boy 💙
Sigh. Tried to support the local paper. There have been more egregious things but this one just got to me.
"I've been trying to support local news, but when you run headlines describing people choosing someone other than Mayor Frey as "Haters" its pretty clear you are trying to influence the race."
"I've been trying to support local news, but when you run headlines describing people choosing someone other than Mayor Frey as "Haters" its pretty clear you are trying to influence the race."
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Sigh. Tried to support the local paper. There have been more egregious things but this one just got to me.
"I've been trying to support local news, but when you run headlines describing people choosing someone other than Mayor Frey as "Haters" its pretty clear you are trying to influence the race."
"I've been trying to support local news, but when you run headlines describing people choosing someone other than Mayor Frey as "Haters" its pretty clear you are trying to influence the race."
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Not working in a state where women’s healthcare is restricted
Not working in a state where women’s healthcare is restricted
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Not working in a state where women’s healthcare is restricted
Not working in a state where women’s healthcare is restricted
The irony of ESPN leading with the NBA gambling story and then including the spread for NBA games for gamblers to bet on is pretty solid 🙄
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The irony of ESPN leading with the NBA gambling story and then including the spread for NBA games for gamblers to bet on is pretty solid 🙄
I get ads for this crap on my guilty pleasure Scrabble go app 🤦🏻♂️
October 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I get ads for this crap on my guilty pleasure Scrabble go app 🤦🏻♂️
State-bound Washburn CC team 👍🏻👍🏻
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
State-bound Washburn CC team 👍🏻👍🏻
Great day for Washburn HS cross country; 2nd in the section behind the #1 ranked team in state; state meet bound 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
October 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Great day for Washburn HS cross country; 2nd in the section behind the #1 ranked team in state; state meet bound 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻