T.J. Mitchell
@workingstiff.bsky.social
NYT bestselling coauthor of the Jessie Teska mysteries #FIRSTCUT & #AFTERSHOCK, & the medical examiner memoir #WORKINGSTIFF. Wife & creative partner Dr Judy Melinek does autopsies. I am careful with her.
Books & columns: https://drworkingstiff.com/books
Books & columns: https://drworkingstiff.com/books
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@booksonthepark.bsky.social is hosting an event in conjunction with the #falloffreedom call to action on Friday, Nov. 21. Be there!
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November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@booksonthepark.bsky.social is hosting an event in conjunction with the #falloffreedom call to action on Friday, Nov. 21. Be there!
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This, too, is on us.
❗️Putin is preparing a decisive operation in the Donetsk direction, - Syrskyi
"The Russian command has sent about 150 thousand occupiers to the Pokrovsk region. Russia's goal is to surround Pokrovsk and neighboring cities from the north, south and east, block supply routes and expel civilians..."
"The Russian command has sent about 150 thousand occupiers to the Pokrovsk region. Russia's goal is to surround Pokrovsk and neighboring cities from the north, south and east, block supply routes and expel civilians..."
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This, too, is on us.
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Tuesday’s elections were NOT about the Democratic Party.
They were about candidates focusing on the wants and needs of their constituents; about new leaders prepared to fight; about representation in every sense of the word.
Party leaders haven’t absorbed this yet.
They were about candidates focusing on the wants and needs of their constituents; about new leaders prepared to fight; about representation in every sense of the word.
Party leaders haven’t absorbed this yet.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Tuesday’s elections were NOT about the Democratic Party.
They were about candidates focusing on the wants and needs of their constituents; about new leaders prepared to fight; about representation in every sense of the word.
Party leaders haven’t absorbed this yet.
They were about candidates focusing on the wants and needs of their constituents; about new leaders prepared to fight; about representation in every sense of the word.
Party leaders haven’t absorbed this yet.
#SanFrancisco, you stonking great beauty.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
#SanFrancisco, you stonking great beauty.
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" #Climate change, through rising average global temperatures and an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, is likely to cause a rise in CKD and accelerated decline in kidney function attributed to non-optimal temperature"
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
CKD is a major global health issue, with rising prevalence and increasing importance
as a cause of death and as a risk factor for cardiovascular death. A better understating
of aetiology, appropriate ...
www.thelancet.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
" #Climate change, through rising average global temperatures and an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, is likely to cause a rise in CKD and accelerated decline in kidney function attributed to non-optimal temperature"
Holy shit if true
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Holy shit if true
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home depot should sell a 12ft turkey skeleton for thanksgiving
November 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
home depot should sell a 12ft turkey skeleton for thanksgiving
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football’s all like gimme that coconut i want it it’s beautiful but tennis is all like fuck this stupid lemon i hate it
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
football’s all like gimme that coconut i want it it’s beautiful but tennis is all like fuck this stupid lemon i hate it
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“First you bug me to go out, and now you want to come right back in? You've been out there for like thirty seconds. Did you at least pee? Tell me you at least peed."
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“First you bug me to go out, and now you want to come right back in? You've been out there for like thirty seconds. Did you at least pee? Tell me you at least peed."
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Most potential pet owners consider things like breeding, size, coat, intelligence, trainability, and temperament. Often overlooked is the crucially important element of aerodynamics, which can greatly affect your gas mileage, raising the overall cost of ownership significantly.
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Most potential pet owners consider things like breeding, size, coat, intelligence, trainability, and temperament. Often overlooked is the crucially important element of aerodynamics, which can greatly affect your gas mileage, raising the overall cost of ownership significantly.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Area: Kaipara, Far North, Whangarei
Forecast: At 04:00 pm, MetService weather radar detected a line of severe thunderstorms lying from MANGAMUKA to MOENGAWAHINE to MAUNGATUROTO.
www.metservice.com/warnings/home
Next update: 5pm Sun, 9 Nov
#Northland #Aotearoa #NZ
Area: Kaipara, Far North, Whangarei
Forecast: At 04:00 pm, MetService weather radar detected a line of severe thunderstorms lying from MANGAMUKA to MOENGAWAHINE to MAUNGATUROTO.
www.metservice.com/warnings/home
Next update: 5pm Sun, 9 Nov
#Northland #Aotearoa #NZ
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Area: Kaipara, Far North, Whangarei
Forecast: At 04:00 pm, MetService weather radar detected a line of severe thunderstorms lying from MANGAMUKA to MOENGAWAHINE to MAUNGATUROTO.
www.metservice.com/warnings/home
Next update: 5pm Sun, 9 Nov
#Northland #Aotearoa #NZ
Area: Kaipara, Far North, Whangarei
Forecast: At 04:00 pm, MetService weather radar detected a line of severe thunderstorms lying from MANGAMUKA to MOENGAWAHINE to MAUNGATUROTO.
www.metservice.com/warnings/home
Next update: 5pm Sun, 9 Nov
#Northland #Aotearoa #NZ
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40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Cornell caved
Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants.
Appeasers.
Appeasers.
Cornell has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore our funding:
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Cornell caved
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If I was writing a popular history this would be my pivot moment I think.
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If I was writing a popular history this would be my pivot moment I think.
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Napoleon’s assault and retreat is immortalized in the greatest data visualization of all time (h/t Edward Tufte). Minard’s map shows the march on Moscow in brown, and the retreat in black. The width of these lines is the size of the army. They were already decimated before they reached Moscow.
October 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Napoleon’s assault and retreat is immortalized in the greatest data visualization of all time (h/t Edward Tufte). Minard’s map shows the march on Moscow in brown, and the retreat in black. The width of these lines is the size of the army. They were already decimated before they reached Moscow.
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If I could go back in time 25 years, I’d have applied for this fellowship. Incredible mentorship and experience. @jamanetworkopen.com has a similar fellowship with applications opening soon.
📢 Applications for the 2026-2027 Morris Fishbein Fellowship in Medical Editing are due Jan. 5.
This one-year fellowship at JAMA’s Chicago headquarters offers physicians hands-on experience in editing & publishing a leading medical journal.
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This one-year fellowship at JAMA’s Chicago headquarters offers physicians hands-on experience in editing & publishing a leading medical journal.
ja.ma/4nIWk3R
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If I could go back in time 25 years, I’d have applied for this fellowship. Incredible mentorship and experience. @jamanetworkopen.com has a similar fellowship with applications opening soon.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
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November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Shetnews with the scoop
Knitting drama!!!
The new British competitive knitting show hosted by Olympic diver Tom Daley has been denounced by the knitting community of the Shetland islands for its imprecise portrayal of fair isle knitting and negative attitude toward a technique known as steeking
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Shetnews with the scoop
Omigerd I have been assigned this item of flatpack fuckery & suspect I ain’t up for the challenge
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Omigerd I have been assigned this item of flatpack fuckery & suspect I ain’t up for the challenge
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gotta say i was expecting a bit more from the mamdani administration by now
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
gotta say i was expecting a bit more from the mamdani administration by now
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In my election preview, I'd identified 6 Connecticut towns to watch: I flagged that Democrats were defending the mayorship of Danbury and Norwalk, and hoping to flip Bristol, Milford, New Britain, & Stratford.
Dems won all 6 mayor's races (so 4 flips).
They flipped others too.
Dems won all 6 mayor's races (so 4 flips).
They flipped others too.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In my election preview, I'd identified 6 Connecticut towns to watch: I flagged that Democrats were defending the mayorship of Danbury and Norwalk, and hoping to flip Bristol, Milford, New Britain, & Stratford.
Dems won all 6 mayor's races (so 4 flips).
They flipped others too.
Dems won all 6 mayor's races (so 4 flips).
They flipped others too.