Ian Paul
@drmyomancer.bsky.social
Psychopharmacologist, medical educator, dabbling in retirement. Passionate about neuroscience, psychiatry, and mental health education. Love collecting antique medical instruments - esp. those related to "nervous conditions." Husband, father, cat wrangler
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Healthcare is a human right. Nobody should have to worry about or go without the care they need for any reason.
It’s time to put an end to for-profit insurance, implement #M4A, and create a healthcare system that works for us.
It’s time to put an end to for-profit insurance, implement #M4A, and create a healthcare system that works for us.
Who are the 26 million Americans without health insurance?
CheapInsurance.com examined the demographics of the uninsured population in the United States using data from the Census Bureau.
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April 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Healthcare is a human right. Nobody should have to worry about or go without the care they need for any reason.
It’s time to put an end to for-profit insurance, implement #M4A, and create a healthcare system that works for us.
It’s time to put an end to for-profit insurance, implement #M4A, and create a healthcare system that works for us.
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master class in headline accuracy
Trump and Bukele Bond Over Human Rights Abuses in Oval Office Meeting
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Trump and Bukele Bond Over Human Rights Abuses in Oval Office Meeting
Donald Trump and Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele discussed the U.S. deporting people to El Salvador's prisons in the Oval Office on Monday.
www.rollingstone.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
master class in headline accuracy
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"Investigators have not ruled out Shapiro's Jewish faith as a possible motivating factor, sources told ABC News." Uh, yeah.... Jewish Dem governor whose residence was attacked by an arsonist on Passover? Probably worth lookin into whether this was a hate crime. abc13.com/post/josh-sh...
Arson suspect in 'domestic terrorism' case said he would have attacked PA governor with hammer: DA
An overnight fire at the governor's residence in Pennsylvania is being investigated as arson, the Pennsylvania State Police said Sunday.
abc13.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Investigators have not ruled out Shapiro's Jewish faith as a possible motivating factor, sources told ABC News." Uh, yeah.... Jewish Dem governor whose residence was attacked by an arsonist on Passover? Probably worth lookin into whether this was a hate crime. abc13.com/post/josh-sh...
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They violated a court order to keep the AP out of the event where they publicly violated a different court order
The AP says its journalists were barred from an Oval Office event featuring Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in defiance of a court injunction (Dominick Mastrangelo/The Hill)
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April 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
They violated a court order to keep the AP out of the event where they publicly violated a different court order
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Freedom of thought and inquiry, along with the govt's longstanding commitment to respect and protect it, has enabled universities to contribute in vital ways to a free society and to healthier, more prosperous lives for people everywhere.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
The Promise of American Higher Education
No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Freedom of thought and inquiry, along with the govt's longstanding commitment to respect and protect it, has enabled universities to contribute in vital ways to a free society and to healthier, more prosperous lives for people everywhere.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
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The penguins are globalists and rich liberal elitists. Just look how they’re dressed.
April 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The penguins are globalists and rich liberal elitists. Just look how they’re dressed.
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MAYBE I WANT TO BE UPSET
Future iteration of a screen time warning that I need
March 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
MAYBE I WANT TO BE UPSET
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Capri Sun packages were designed to teach kids how to do emergency tracheotomies
January 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Capri Sun packages were designed to teach kids how to do emergency tracheotomies
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This yearly roundup has it all
- AI-formulated vegan cheese
- Genetically modified pig organ transplant recipients
- A commercial space walk that *finally* answers the question, "How far away does a billionaire need to be before we aren't so sad all the time?"
- AI-formulated vegan cheese
- Genetically modified pig organ transplant recipients
- A commercial space walk that *finally* answers the question, "How far away does a billionaire need to be before we aren't so sad all the time?"
December 10, 2024 at 6:26 PM
This yearly roundup has it all
- AI-formulated vegan cheese
- Genetically modified pig organ transplant recipients
- A commercial space walk that *finally* answers the question, "How far away does a billionaire need to be before we aren't so sad all the time?"
- AI-formulated vegan cheese
- Genetically modified pig organ transplant recipients
- A commercial space walk that *finally* answers the question, "How far away does a billionaire need to be before we aren't so sad all the time?"
Something about President-Elect Nyarlathotep’s Unholy Rebirth Feels Weird, Right? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/som...
Elder Son’s career chronicling our descent into the Outer Darkness for McSweeney’s is reborn! If you are unfamiliar with his earlier reports on Lord Nyarlyhotep, start here!
Elder Son’s career chronicling our descent into the Outer Darkness for McSweeney’s is reborn! If you are unfamiliar with his earlier reports on Lord Nyarlyhotep, start here!
Something about President-Elect Nyarlathotep’s Unholy Rebirth Feels Weird, Right?
I guess I’m what you’d call a swing voter, Jerry. I am not one to align myself with any political party. I listen to each candidate’s positions on ...
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November 22, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Something about President-Elect Nyarlathotep’s Unholy Rebirth Feels Weird, Right? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/som...
Elder Son’s career chronicling our descent into the Outer Darkness for McSweeney’s is reborn! If you are unfamiliar with his earlier reports on Lord Nyarlyhotep, start here!
Elder Son’s career chronicling our descent into the Outer Darkness for McSweeney’s is reborn! If you are unfamiliar with his earlier reports on Lord Nyarlyhotep, start here!
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With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
November 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
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I can’t wait to find out the next RFK Jr story.
My money is on “killed the original R2D2 in a peyote bender”
My money is on “killed the original R2D2 in a peyote bender”
August 5, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I can’t wait to find out the next RFK Jr story.
My money is on “killed the original R2D2 in a peyote bender”
My money is on “killed the original R2D2 in a peyote bender”
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I've invented a new cognitive bias called unmotivated reasoning and it's about accepting whatever logic ends the conversation the quickest
December 23, 2023 at 2:29 AM
I've invented a new cognitive bias called unmotivated reasoning and it's about accepting whatever logic ends the conversation the quickest
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Nashville, you’re my hometown and I love you, but you all drive like you decided to treat severe head trauma by huffing spray paint.
December 23, 2023 at 9:10 PM
Nashville, you’re my hometown and I love you, but you all drive like you decided to treat severe head trauma by huffing spray paint.
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In 1960, David Latimer planted a garden inside of a bottle and sealed it shut. He opened the bottle and watered the plant in 1972 and sealed it for good. It has been a self sustaining ecosystem for 60 years.
December 23, 2023 at 4:19 PM
In 1960, David Latimer planted a garden inside of a bottle and sealed it shut. He opened the bottle and watered the plant in 1972 and sealed it for good. It has been a self sustaining ecosystem for 60 years.
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Ship of Tools
December 20, 2023 at 6:15 PM
Ship of Tools
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If regular dating apps aren’t working for you, there’s always phrenology. 🤦🏿♂️
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December 14, 2023 at 4:31 PM
If regular dating apps aren’t working for you, there’s always phrenology. 🤦🏿♂️
time.com/6457597/ai-d...
time.com/6457597/ai-d...
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As a general rule of democracy: If a candidate is selling scam NFT trading cards of himself as an astronaut, a soldier, a Founding Father, a deity or any alleged offspring of said deity, and/or various musclebound superheroes replete with eagles, flags, and automatic weapons, vote for the other guy
December 13, 2023 at 3:31 PM
As a general rule of democracy: If a candidate is selling scam NFT trading cards of himself as an astronaut, a soldier, a Founding Father, a deity or any alleged offspring of said deity, and/or various musclebound superheroes replete with eagles, flags, and automatic weapons, vote for the other guy
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Every year I make a Worst Christmas playlist, where I share my favourite terrible holiday music. Please put it on at your next holiday gathering and report back with how long it took for someone to tell you to turn it off.
Visit shitm.as for Spotify and Apple Music links.
Visit shitm.as for Spotify and Apple Music links.
Merry Shitmas To All
Enjoy almost three hours of the worst holiday music in all of creation, courtesy of your pal Effin' Birds. Listen on Spotify or Apple Music. Horrify your friends! Torment your neighbours! Get your fam...
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December 5, 2023 at 7:20 PM
Every year I make a Worst Christmas playlist, where I share my favourite terrible holiday music. Please put it on at your next holiday gathering and report back with how long it took for someone to tell you to turn it off.
Visit shitm.as for Spotify and Apple Music links.
Visit shitm.as for Spotify and Apple Music links.
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You know a friend once asked me what I wanted my legacy to be if I died.
I’ve now decided it’ll be enough if people aren’t celebrating en masse.
I’ve now decided it’ll be enough if people aren’t celebrating en masse.
November 30, 2023 at 11:29 PM
You know a friend once asked me what I wanted my legacy to be if I died.
I’ve now decided it’ll be enough if people aren’t celebrating en masse.
I’ve now decided it’ll be enough if people aren’t celebrating en masse.
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We need to hold our media to account. They are in large part responsible for the mess we are in.
November 30, 2023 at 4:22 PM
We need to hold our media to account. They are in large part responsible for the mess we are in.
This is an outstanding essay. The only missing question is what makes so many people so fearful that they would be willing to become that kind of nation in order to silence that fear.
Henry Kissinger is dead
I wrote the following seven years ago, as Donald Trump rose to power the very fear men like Kissinger promoted as a national strategy.
The Latter Days of a Better Nation
www.stonekettle.com/2016/02/the-...
Rereading it today, I wouldn't change a word.
I wrote the following seven years ago, as Donald Trump rose to power the very fear men like Kissinger promoted as a national strategy.
The Latter Days of a Better Nation
www.stonekettle.com/2016/02/the-...
Rereading it today, I wouldn't change a word.
November 30, 2023 at 3:30 PM
This is an outstanding essay. The only missing question is what makes so many people so fearful that they would be willing to become that kind of nation in order to silence that fear.
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Henry Kissinger is dead
I wrote the following seven years ago, as Donald Trump rose to power the very fear men like Kissinger promoted as a national strategy.
The Latter Days of a Better Nation
www.stonekettle.com/2016/02/the-...
Rereading it today, I wouldn't change a word.
I wrote the following seven years ago, as Donald Trump rose to power the very fear men like Kissinger promoted as a national strategy.
The Latter Days of a Better Nation
www.stonekettle.com/2016/02/the-...
Rereading it today, I wouldn't change a word.
November 30, 2023 at 1:06 PM
Henry Kissinger is dead
I wrote the following seven years ago, as Donald Trump rose to power the very fear men like Kissinger promoted as a national strategy.
The Latter Days of a Better Nation
www.stonekettle.com/2016/02/the-...
Rereading it today, I wouldn't change a word.
I wrote the following seven years ago, as Donald Trump rose to power the very fear men like Kissinger promoted as a national strategy.
The Latter Days of a Better Nation
www.stonekettle.com/2016/02/the-...
Rereading it today, I wouldn't change a word.
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Covid was associated with a marked increase in preterm birth (< 32 weeks of gestation). Vaccination was linked with preventing preterm births. pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
November 27, 2023 at 8:35 PM
Covid was associated with a marked increase in preterm birth (< 32 weeks of gestation). Vaccination was linked with preventing preterm births. pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....