Jillian David
@jilliandavid.bsky.social
Romance author. Drafts quickly, edits slowly. Rural FP/Ob. Specializes in chocolate. Runs trails. Advocate: all healthcare options for each person. *my opinions only -- NOT MEDICAL/PROFESSIONAL ADVICE* Newsletter, books: https://linktr.ee/JillianDavid
Somehow he manages to make things worse literally every time he opens his mouth
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 23h agoMax Miller: When I was reported for child abuse, for my daughter, for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days, and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan
BOOK IS OUTLINED Time to marinate Then next week? Draft the manuscript! (join me as I slowly lose my mind over 7 days) I have to say @gwenhayes.bsky.social Romancing the Beat is the gift that keeps on giving. It's a winner every time.
Jillian David@jilliandavid.bsky.social · yesterdayMe, doing literally anything and everything on my imaginary to-do list, just to avoid outlining this next book.
Me, doing literally anything and everything on my imaginary to-do list, just to avoid outlining this next book.
Bernie just explained in simple terms why billionaires spend so much money to buy politicians, judges, and legislators.
the fuck it WAS true Our rural ICU was beyond full, and we could not get pts shipped to Big Hospitals. 500+mile radius, no open beds. BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL BEYOND FULL WITH $%^&%#@ dying COVID patients. ICUs overrun. Couldn't transfer. It was hell. How can this guy be so dumb yet retain his job?
Michelle@michelleroy78.bsky.social · 3d agoIf I was this stupid and incompetent, I would be out of a job... just saying.
Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name.
100% this. Years of treating outpt and inpt COVID patients, NEVER have I encountered a patient who had a side effects of the vaccine beyond a sore arm and a mild fever/headache. (side effects of ANY vaccine, BTW) None of my colleagues encountered any patients with actual complications.
Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · last wk.I’ve treated thousands of COVID patients who needed to be hospitalized but I’ve never seen a single person who needed to be hospitalized for a complication from a COVID vaccine. Cause these people are always lying.
When I tell you how frustrated I am with how hard these stupid email automations are for my brain to work through... OMG I stink at this
100% can confirm The number of patients who retire, get Medicare, and come see me "to finally take care of myself" is high. It's very sad to hear howh they neglected their own health due to their work or not having insurance (or not having enough insurance -- e.g. stupidly high deductibles)
northstar@lucyksy.bsky.social · last wk.
Taylor Farms contributed $2 million to Trump & Republicans as they postponed a rule to help the govt. limit the spread of foodborne illnesses. Read @premthakker.bsky.social's deep dive into how Taylor Farms' successful lobbying led to the current outbreak of cyclospora: zeteo.com/p/taylor-far...
A favorite story— Petitioner: Would you like to sign a petition to require voter ID? Person: Do I have to show ID to sign? Petitioner: No. Person: Then how do you verify? Petitioner: We do address and signature matching. Person: Do you hear yourself?
Just came here to say that today I turned in a final FINAL book, did a marketing thing, and crossed off 4 more items on my never-ending to do list! Yay!
Med co-pays went up recently, because of of course they did... Hubs: What was that charge for the pharmacy yesterday? Me: It's for menopause meds Hubs: They've gotten more expensive. Do you need them? Me: They keep me from stabbing everyone Hubs: 🤔 Hubs: 😶 Hubs: A very worthwhile investment.
My patient presented to the ER recently with one (1) single bout of loose stool. Her reason for the visit was, and I quote: "I want to be tested for Cyclospora so we can alert the public and I can save the town." That's right, saving the community one poo at a time. Now that's a healthcare hero! 💩
Jillian David@jilliandavid.bsky.social · 2w agoFDA: "Just kidding! Everyone who ate shredded lettuce in the past two weeks, your collective explosive diarrhea is all pure coincidence or you made it up. No way that the extremely accurate PCR, ELISA, and culture pathogen tests were correct. Carry on."
FDA: "Just kidding! Everyone who ate shredded lettuce in the past two weeks, your collective explosive diarrhea is all pure coincidence or you made it up. No way that the extremely accurate PCR, ELISA, and culture pathogen tests were correct. Carry on."
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paris martineau@paris.nyc · 2w agoNew: The FDA is retracting its previous statement about detecting cyclospora in an unrecalled lot of Taylor Farms lettuce “FDA laboratory experts re-reviewed the sample results and have concluded that the finding does not represent true amplification and should be considered a false positive.”
Shout out to the newsletter subscriber who un-subscribed after *checks notes* 1 email. Reason: "emails are too frequent" 😶
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
My copyeditor just pointed out that the dog in the story was four years old, not six, as I mistakenly wrote much later on in the book. About 80 pages apart, both numbers spelled correctly and sentences grammatically correct. A bot would not get this.
Tim Melody Pratt@timpratt.org · 3w agoYeah would a bot notice that time I got the directionality of time zone changes backwards or the book where two of my characters had a first kiss twice 100 pages apart
It remains a mystery why Platner has to resign for sexual impropriety and Trump doesn't
ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch.
WA Whistles@wawhistles.bsky.social · 4w agoICE is surging in the Seattle area. (Map shows activity in the last week) Do you have your whistle with you?
FIRST OF ALL THERE IS NO PLUTO JUST HOLES IN THE FLAT SKY ABOVE OR FLAT EARTH. DUH
amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 4w ago“We’re gonna make Pluto great again,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman during his panel at the Great American State Fair.
I mean, who amongst us hasn't accidentally gotten a Nazi tattoo? Whoopsies, Herr Asshole
To be clear, in my line of work if I'm "consentually careless" that means I didn't explain to the patient about the pros and cons of the procedure and just started cutting off body parts, all willy nilly...
Math time! Q: Let's say you have no brain activity but are in the ICU on life support solely at the whim of a cruel regime. Cost ~$10k/day x 24 days =$240,000 How many innocent children that you kicked off SNAP (starved) can be fed/kept alive yearly with the cost of your ICU stay? A: 120 children
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Pretty proud of myself. I hate conflict, but I have knowledge and wish to use it for good. Once in a great while I do expert witness work. Most of it is at the case review level, which means I just look at the medical records and provide an objective opinion of causation/outcome. No confrontation
This alone should be a decade-defining political scandal resulting in prison sentences.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · last mo.Investment accounts owned by President Trump engaged in more than 300 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise announcement that he would pause a number of his “Liberation Day” tariffs, his financial disclosure report says.
I was told that my rural doc ER characters who work 24 hour shifts or my rural FP's who work several days/week at a time on call is not realistic because "it's not how that works." So, city-dweller, you're saying I didn't experience my own reality? Or my colleagues alongside me, we hallucinated it?
Adele Buck@adelebuck.com · last mo.A contest judge was unnerved by the fact that a book that opened with a scene in the heroine’s office wasn’t a workplace romance.
