Madame La Crooz
@madamelacrooz.bsky.social
At the corner of Bliss and Blunt.
Do not make me punch you.
Do not make me punch you.
Pinned
A study of violent vs. non-violent civil resistance since 1900:
3.5 %
That's what it takes.
3.5 %
That's what it takes.
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Went to an exhibition this weekend of a great Dutch painter: Jan Mankes (1889-1920). He's not very well known, so I feel a need to share his work here because it's magnificent.
August 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Went to an exhibition this weekend of a great Dutch painter: Jan Mankes (1889-1920). He's not very well known, so I feel a need to share his work here because it's magnificent.
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I live in Kentucky. Take my word for it, coal is neither clean nor beautiful.
Or you could take my grandfather’s word for it, since the strip mining ruined the land their house was on and they had to leave their home. Wait, you can’t ask him, because he died of black lung in 2004
Or you could take my grandfather’s word for it, since the strip mining ruined the land their house was on and they had to leave their home. Wait, you can’t ask him, because he died of black lung in 2004
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I live in Kentucky. Take my word for it, coal is neither clean nor beautiful.
Or you could take my grandfather’s word for it, since the strip mining ruined the land their house was on and they had to leave their home. Wait, you can’t ask him, because he died of black lung in 2004
Or you could take my grandfather’s word for it, since the strip mining ruined the land their house was on and they had to leave their home. Wait, you can’t ask him, because he died of black lung in 2004
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‘The biggest news regarding the release of Gemini 3 was buried in the methods: Google got better results than it is competitors without using Nvidia GPUs, relying solely on their own TPUs.‘ garymarcus.substack.com/p/hot-take-o... by @garymarcus.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
‘The biggest news regarding the release of Gemini 3 was buried in the methods: Google got better results than it is competitors without using Nvidia GPUs, relying solely on their own TPUs.‘ garymarcus.substack.com/p/hot-take-o... by @garymarcus.bsky.social
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👉Softbank sells entire Nvidia position.
👉Oracle debt downgraded.
👉Meta financing games revealed.
👉OpenAI CEO @sama couldn’t explain how company would meet its $1.4 T obligations.
👉Coreweave drops 20% in a week.
You do the math.
👉Oracle debt downgraded.
👉Meta financing games revealed.
👉OpenAI CEO @sama couldn’t explain how company would meet its $1.4 T obligations.
👉Coreweave drops 20% in a week.
You do the math.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
👉Softbank sells entire Nvidia position.
👉Oracle debt downgraded.
👉Meta financing games revealed.
👉OpenAI CEO @sama couldn’t explain how company would meet its $1.4 T obligations.
👉Coreweave drops 20% in a week.
You do the math.
👉Oracle debt downgraded.
👉Meta financing games revealed.
👉OpenAI CEO @sama couldn’t explain how company would meet its $1.4 T obligations.
👉Coreweave drops 20% in a week.
You do the math.
OK so far we got
- QUACK at JFK Jr cuz obvs
- MOO at Noem cuz it’ll make her think she’s ‘fat’ becuz her amygdala is Stepford Wives on steroids
- BOOOOOO for u-kno-who cuz it’s easier and louder than the trumpet of an elephant
-MEOW at all those other GOP conspirators i mean congresspeople.
- QUACK at JFK Jr cuz obvs
- MOO at Noem cuz it’ll make her think she’s ‘fat’ becuz her amygdala is Stepford Wives on steroids
- BOOOOOO for u-kno-who cuz it’s easier and louder than the trumpet of an elephant
-MEOW at all those other GOP conspirators i mean congresspeople.
November 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
OK so far we got
- QUACK at JFK Jr cuz obvs
- MOO at Noem cuz it’ll make her think she’s ‘fat’ becuz her amygdala is Stepford Wives on steroids
- BOOOOOO for u-kno-who cuz it’s easier and louder than the trumpet of an elephant
-MEOW at all those other GOP conspirators i mean congresspeople.
- QUACK at JFK Jr cuz obvs
- MOO at Noem cuz it’ll make her think she’s ‘fat’ becuz her amygdala is Stepford Wives on steroids
- BOOOOOO for u-kno-who cuz it’s easier and louder than the trumpet of an elephant
-MEOW at all those other GOP conspirators i mean congresspeople.
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
I like making stories in rl and maaaan it seems like there’s a lot of em but each is just a few people at a time every time I go anywhere, so now i enjoy being a recluse the way an octopus melds with the wall of their cave.
Gotta be pried out but we’ll leave you in a cloud of ink as we shoot past.
Gotta be pried out but we’ll leave you in a cloud of ink as we shoot past.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I like making stories in rl and maaaan it seems like there’s a lot of em but each is just a few people at a time every time I go anywhere, so now i enjoy being a recluse the way an octopus melds with the wall of their cave.
Gotta be pried out but we’ll leave you in a cloud of ink as we shoot past.
Gotta be pried out but we’ll leave you in a cloud of ink as we shoot past.
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Republicans calling Mamdani an Islamic terrorist, then honoring Mohammed Prince "Bone Saws" bin Salman Al Saud with a White House visit is the most audacious display of GOP repugnance I've seen in about the last hour. If a nonstop flow of dumpster juice is your thing, they'll never disappoint.
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Republicans calling Mamdani an Islamic terrorist, then honoring Mohammed Prince "Bone Saws" bin Salman Al Saud with a White House visit is the most audacious display of GOP repugnance I've seen in about the last hour. If a nonstop flow of dumpster juice is your thing, they'll never disappoint.
HOW LOUD CAN I SCREAM AT THAT FUCKWAD IN THE OVAL
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
HOW LOUD CAN I SCREAM AT THAT FUCKWAD IN THE OVAL
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you can't make me learn what "cloudflare" is. I shouldn't have to know these things. I have a sensitive artistic spirit
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
you can't make me learn what "cloudflare" is. I shouldn't have to know these things. I have a sensitive artistic spirit
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just out of frame: a bone saw
Trump on MBS: "We have an extremely respected man in the Oval Office today. And a friend of mine for a long time. A very good friend of mine. I'm very proud of the job he's done in terms of human rights and everything else."
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
just out of frame: a bone saw
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Larry Summers is on the board of OpenAI
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Larry Summers is on the board of OpenAI
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No wonder the political media failed us so hard they’re all fucking everybody
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
No wonder the political media failed us so hard they’re all fucking everybody
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So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
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This is from NPR after Maxwell’s arrest in New Hampshire in July 2020.
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is from NPR after Maxwell’s arrest in New Hampshire in July 2020.
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Tomorrow, the AMA is giving a platform to Dr. Oz — CMS Administrator destroying Medicare and Medicaid.
Residents can’t freely dissent or the AMA will punish them.
This isn’t “dialogue.” It’s coercion.
We wrote the position statement the AMA won’t.
Document link:
drive.proton.me/urls/9CR5SB3...
Residents can’t freely dissent or the AMA will punish them.
This isn’t “dialogue.” It’s coercion.
We wrote the position statement the AMA won’t.
Document link:
drive.proton.me/urls/9CR5SB3...
![REPORT OF THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE CONDITIONS, SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY, AND RESIDENT ORGANIZING IN THE POST-2020 POLICY ENVIRONMENT
Position Statement on the Dr. Mehmet Oz Event: Threats to Scientific Integrity and the Coercion of Resident Physicians
Executive Summary
The American medical profession is undergoing a structural realignment driven by three converging forces: the accelerating unionization of resident physicians [1]; the collapse of scientific and public‑health norms in the United States due to the political capture of federal agencies [2]; and a widening gap between the priorities of organized medicine’s legacy institutions and the lived reality of trainees. Medical students and residents now occupy the most precarious position in the physician workforce while simultaneously holding the greatest leverage to redirect the profession’s trajectory.
The present moment is shaped by the consolidation of political power by the current Republican administration and the placement of high‑profile COVID‑19 contrarians—individuals whose pandemic‑era claims were repeatedly discredited—into leadership roles within federal science and health agencies [3]. This shift has destabilized traditional assumptions about evidence‑based governance, regulatory oversight, and the civic role of physicians.
Meanwhile, the resident workforce—the backbone of the U.S. hospital system—faces unprecedented strain: declining inflation‑adjusted wages, chronic understaffing, escalating retaliation risks, and high levels of burnout. Residents organizing through CIR/SEIU have secured major gains across the country [4], while the AMA has only recently adopted policies supportive of collective bargaining for residents.
This report outlines the structural dynamics shaping the profession, the interaction between political disinformation and medical licensure, the implications for trainees, and recommendations for coordinated action between CIR, medical students, and aligned…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nqarhi3oedy4dv6uv5sdoi4r/bafkreibfns5dabf36wpntpmf2hqunebhsflyg4tzxwsszlizjlpix3rpmm@jpeg)
![1997 Balanced Budget Act [6]. These decisions often relied on the belief that physician oversupply would reduce quality or compress income.
COVID‑19 exposed the fragility of this system. Several U.S.-licensed physicians—including some with academic affiliations—used their credentials to oppose public‑health measures and promote unproven treatments. Their claims were amplified by political networks and media ecosystems, contributing to public distrust and increased mortality [7].
Disciplinary action against these physicians was rare. State medical boards were slow or unwilling to intervene [8]. Meanwhile, prominent contrarian physicians consolidated political influence and now occupy key federal health leadership roles.
II. Recent Developments Affecting Trainees
Residents have responded to worsening conditions by organizing at an unprecedented rate. CIR/SEIU now represents tens of thousands of residents across major academic systems. Recent wins include wage increases, due‑process rights, parental‑leave expansions, and improved safety provisions [9].
Medical students increasingly view collective action as the only viable mechanism for improving training conditions. This generational shift is redefining the culture of medicine and the relationship between physicians and institutional authority.
The AMA, historically ambivalent toward physician unionization, adopted policy in 2024 recognizing the legitimacy of resident collective bargaining [10]. However, the AMA’s primary legislative focus remains national scope‑of‑practice battles and physician payment reform, leaving trainees without a national body focused primarily on workplace safety, retaliation protections, or fair compensation.
III. Scientific Integrity Under Political Pressure
The integration of discredited COVID‑19 contrarian physicians into federal leadership represents a fundamental change in the environment for scientific practice [11]. Their elevation undermines the authority of evidence‑based instit…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nqarhi3oedy4dv6uv5sdoi4r/bafkreih5migf4gkghfc2latv7hvx7g25dj57e5bjtxsc4ppt25dpkoi2cy@jpeg)
![Third, trainees who advocate for evidence‑based care may face institutional retaliation, while physicians spreading disinformation face minimal consequences. This asymmetry distorts the professional environment and pushes trainees toward organized collective protection.
IV. Areas of Alignment and Conflict Between AMA Policy and Trainee Needs
While the AMA and resident unions share interest in scientific integrity and physician well‑being, their priorities diverge significantly. Residents require safe staffing, fair compensation, due‑process protections, and freedom from retaliation. The AMA has historically prioritized national legislative battles (such as scope‑of‑practice) over the day‑to‑day realities of residency training.
However, the rise of political interference in scientific institutions creates an emerging area of alignment: both trainees and segments of organized medicine recognize that defending evidence‑based practice is essential to the profession’s future.
V. Risk Assessment for Trainees in the Current Environment
Trainees now operate in a structurally unstable ecosystem shaped by political capture of federal science agencies [12], increasing right‑wing disinformation targeting medicine [13], academic‑center fragility, declining public trust, weak state board enforcement, and widespread vulnerability to employer retaliation.
These forces combine to create a historic level of risk for trainees, and senior leadership has not adequately communicated these stakes to medical students or residents.
VI. Recommendations for Residents, Students, and CIR Leadership
Residents must assert themselves as central actors in the profession’s future. Recommendations include strengthening organizing capacity across academic centers, building communication channels independent of employer oversight, establishing reporting pathways for retaliation or scientific interference, coordinating with allied organizations (including the AMA when aligned), creating educational…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nqarhi3oedy4dv6uv5sdoi4r/bafkreiae5c47yson4c7by3jrtyk4yiaat5xeouuxvgte6j3djbzg3ezkam@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Tomorrow, the AMA is giving a platform to Dr. Oz — CMS Administrator destroying Medicare and Medicaid.
Residents can’t freely dissent or the AMA will punish them.
This isn’t “dialogue.” It’s coercion.
We wrote the position statement the AMA won’t.
Document link:
drive.proton.me/urls/9CR5SB3...
Residents can’t freely dissent or the AMA will punish them.
This isn’t “dialogue.” It’s coercion.
We wrote the position statement the AMA won’t.
Document link:
drive.proton.me/urls/9CR5SB3...
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Trump officials are making Obamacare more expensive and promoting other insurance plans so bad--they don't cover surgery and leave patients with $100,000s of bills-- that they've been banned or restricted in 14 states.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The cheap health insurance promoted by Trump officials has this catch
As millions brace for higher insurance prices, plans touted by the Trump administration are attracting attention. They are cheaper, but coverage is often skimpy.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Trump officials are making Obamacare more expensive and promoting other insurance plans so bad--they don't cover surgery and leave patients with $100,000s of bills-- that they've been banned or restricted in 14 states.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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PSA: if you are a cannabis grower in the United States or have been thinking about starting to grow, get any seeds you’ve been wanting to buy online before the end of the year. The new changes to the hemp laws make buying seeds online illegal again as of January 1, 2026
November 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
PSA: if you are a cannabis grower in the United States or have been thinking about starting to grow, get any seeds you’ve been wanting to buy online before the end of the year. The new changes to the hemp laws make buying seeds online illegal again as of January 1, 2026
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SNL really increasing the odds of an all caps blowing bubba Truth tonight.
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 AM
SNL really increasing the odds of an all caps blowing bubba Truth tonight.
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In this Ohio diner, it was a tradition: waffles and eggs, big cup of Folgers, then fire up the old laptop to get email dating advice from a convicted sex trafficker. But now the woke mob is taking all of that away.
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
In this Ohio diner, it was a tradition: waffles and eggs, big cup of Folgers, then fire up the old laptop to get email dating advice from a convicted sex trafficker. But now the woke mob is taking all of that away.