SARS-CoV-2 did not come from a lab. There is no evidence pointing to laboratory origins. There’s been a massive disinformation campaign to convince the public otherwise. It’s scary how effective that campaign has been.

I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.

I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.

“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d...

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I’m on the warpath when it comes to remembering who served when American lives were on the line, right here at home

Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS@thanh-neville.bsky.social · 15h ago

I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.

interesting that even in an article that is very much pro-nurse the early frame is that nurses are not willing to work in jobs that have become increasingly demanding and not jobs are underpaying nurses

Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 23h ago

hospitals want us to do more with less without a concern for patient safety or our own wellbeing while refusing to pay us adequate wages

Genuine answer: 1️⃣ the published, peer-reviewed research evidence points to a zoonotic origin (as with previous viral epidemics & pandemics) 2️⃣ there are ongoing harms from promoting the lab leak hypothesis given the lack of peer-reviewed research to support it (see journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...)

Matthijs Hollanders@matthollanders.bsky.social · 15h ago

Genuine question, what's so crazy about lab leak?

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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I had to code and pronounce a time of death on a respiratory therapist colleague. There's a memorial plaque for her outside the emergency department to this day. I wrote and re-wrote my will. I will never forgive these ghouls trying to rewrite history and deny our experience.

Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>

I began working at one of my local hospitals during COVID. He is lying to people who so desperately want to feel smarter than others by poking at their distrust of government makes me so fucking mad I could scream. The fact we still need to deal with shit like this or "No one died of COVID" sucks

Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>

If there are any reporters willing to try to correct the record rather than just breathlessly reporting on the disinformation being spread by the propaganda machine - I would be happy to share and I know many others with PTSD from our time on the front lines of COVID who would share as well.

CJ the Awkward@awkwardleftycj.bsky.social · 2d ago

How many news outlets are going to interview ER and ICU doctors after this? Because not allowing them to set the record straight is disinformation.

Deeply fucked that “regardless of what genitals a little girl has, I don’t think adults should demand to look at them” is considered a radical freak position in some corners

"An anti-trans activist in Australia has lost her appeal on an unlawful vilification ruling, so now she has to pay $95,000 in damages and issue a public apology to the two trans women she targeted." Hey look, accountability and consequences are good, actually.

LGBTQ Nation@lgbtqnation.com · last wk.

An anti-trans activist lied about a trans athlete injuring cis women. Now she has to pay the price. - buff.ly/gr5op6J

I'm going to alienate some people now. Abortion is a critical part of gynecological care. Full stop. Hormonal birth control is used by many individuals simply to regulate difficult menstrual cycles. Legislators who don't understand the minutiae of reproductive biology should SHUT THE FUCK UP.

SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in cities, and the absolutely HUGE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by Not Just Bikes. Then share it as much as you can. youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo

These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us

YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

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Please do not believe these lies. The death toll was horrific. So many people died. I know multiple people who died who weren't even in the epicenter of everything. I know people who dealt with this from the front lines in New York, too. Don't let this disgusting man rewrite history.

Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>

Last year, I mentioned to the nurses in the NICU that the baby I'd miscarried before my son was born would have been due May 2020. The thousand-yard stare I saw on three of them just mentioning that date still haunts me. The *baby* ICU was full of COVID, ffs.

Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>

I will never forgive the physicians who were not on the front lines or actually treating COVID patients trying to minimize the reality of what we were experiencing on the ground and even still continuing to try to re-write history. The same usual suspects are at it again.

All the recent 2020 discussion feels like this

More than 600 (likely homes) burned in and around Spokane County yesterday. The devastation is incomprehensible www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

Wildfire in northwest Spokane destroys 640 structures

The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday, according to Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.

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Here’s one of several papers on the topic journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Influence of ICU Surge and Capacity on COVID Mortality Across U.S. States and Regions During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Patric W. Gibbons, Jungyeon Kim, Rebecca E. Cash, Shuhan He, Debbie Lai, B. Chris...

Background To describe the influence of COVID-19 caseload surges and overall capacity in the intensive care unit (ICU) on mortality among US population and cens...

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Trump's attacks on suspected drug boats are arguably crimes against humanity. The International Criminal Court likely has jurisdiction -- if they take place within the territory of a member set (Venezuela or Colombia) OR on a boat registered in it. warontherocks.com/internationa...

International Criminal Liability and U.S. Boat Attacks in the Pacific and Caribbean

Even after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured, U.S. nationals may still be prosecuted under international law for the country’s previous

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seeing a journalist downplay the very real and harmful effects of covid on here is breaking my brain for a few different reasons but my solution for that is giving a big Fuck You to anyone who claims we did too much and were too cautious

a republican congressman allegedly broke his two-year-old daughter's collarbone and he somehow hasn't been run out of congress. there really is no bridge too far for these ghouls.

‘Platner on steroids’: Max Miller abuse claims have Republicans silently sweating

The Ohio lawmaker denies the allegations as an Aug. 5 deadline to drop off the ballot approaches.

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Which vehicles most endanger the drivers of other cars? Giant pickup trucks — and the Dodge Charger Source: www.iihs.org/news/detail/...

The re-litigation of the COVID public health emergency is a sight to behold. People are thinking about themselves, rather than the collective, and it shows.

With the Fauci hearing going as expected, read our free book, Coronavirus Politics! Pretty clear how little the US Fed govt did during early stages compared to other countries- lack of central messaging and action under Trump likely caused significant harm. That’s down to Trump, not Fauci.

Climate change is an “everything” problem. Wildfires, floods and heat waves of course. But also waves of human migration and financial crises for homeowners, insurers and banks. The human pain is real, but ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. thehill.com/opinion/ener...

The climate crisis is here, it’s accelerating, and it demands action

A California resident and an Illinois congressman are calling for urgent federal action, including a Climate Bill of Rights for Homebuyers and increased financial oversight, to protect Americans fr…

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The @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social routinely hosts anti-vaxx propagandists who have threatened violence. Now, they claim that people who were right about MAHA/MAGA must prioritize the brittle feelings of those who unleashes it on us all. My latest on this reactional centrist awfulness.

Guests on the “Why Should I Trust You?” Podcast Want to Hang Doctors. Why Should I Trust It?

"The actual harsh truth about MAHA is that it is an anti-vaxx, anti-science, pro-diarrhea conspiracy movement. It cloaks its arguments in abstractions about "big pharma" and "free speech" to generate

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Here's a much better take on how to deal with MAHA.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · last wk.

The actual harsh truth about MAHA is that it is an anti-vaxx, anti-science, pro-diarrhea conspiracy movement. It cloaks its arguments in abstractions about "big pharma" and "free speech" to generate *the exact op-ed The Atlantic keeps publishing*. Movements like this need to be fought, not placated.

"If it prevents a patient from ever attempting to take a buprenorphine/naloxone product parenterally, the message that naloxone blocks such misuse is of net benefit to the patient regardless of the actual pharmacological efficacy. However, deliberately misleading patients is an ethical violation."

Taylor Nichols, MD MS@tnicholsmd.com · 6d ago

"There is pre-clinical evidence to support the claim that naloxone has very limited effects when buprenorphine is present. First, though naloxone can displace most opioids due to its relatively high binding affinity, buprenorphine has a 10-fold greater binding affinity for the μ opioid receptor..."