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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Morgan State University has received the largest donation in its 158-year history: $63 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift is unrestricted, meaning the HBCU can spend the money however it wants. Here's what you should know:
www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

MacKenzie Scott gives Morgan State its largest donation ever

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has now given Morgan State University a total of $103 million.

www.thebanner.com

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dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 14h

Even telemedicine consults require privileges

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dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 15h

This is a great listen

The House of Pod @kavehmd.bsky.social · 15h

It takes a special kind of comedian to make terminal illness funny and Kirsten is the real deal.

Take a listen to our latest episode to learn about Cytic Fibrosis, why CF camps were closed down in the early 2000s and my thoughts on the Shahs of Sunset.

Links: tinyurl.com/3wtnyd97

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dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 15h

Great episode

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dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 15h

This is where government funding is needed to create better incentives for development of new antimicrobials thru research

NPR @npr.org · 15h

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. n.pr/3J0HVBC

Study: We're losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 17h

You can now pre-order on Amazon my forthcoming book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States! This book was a labor of love, combining a survey, administrative data, and interviews to illuminate the American exceptionalism of health insurance barriers a.co/d/iBTKSLG

Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States

Amazon.com: Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States: 9781009649810: Yaver, Miranda: Books

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dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 1d

Democrat programs disproportionately used by states led by Republicans

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."

dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 1d

I really want England to succeed but my dislike of Pickford complicates that

dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 1d

Fox is incredibly popular, as I round on patients it’s on the vast majority of screens.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3d

"Trump’s Addiction to Watching Fox Is Killing American Democracy"

Our country is falling apart because one old man, Trump advisers and former administration officials say, won’t stop ‘yelling’ at his TV, writes Zeteo's @swin24.bsky.social:

Trump’s Addiction to Watching Fox Is Killing American Democracy

Our country is falling apart because one old man, Trump advisers and former administration officials say, won’t stop ‘yelling’ at his TV.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 3d

Appointed by Meta as an adviser on AI bias, anti-DEI campaigner Robby Buck has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, trans people, vaccines, crime & protests

The Guardian repeatedly contacted Meta for comment but received no response

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’

www.theguardian.com

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dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 3d

Full code by default

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 6d

In or about 2017, Jack Posobiec told his followers that he “worked closely” w/ the Oath Keepers. (h/t @michaelehayden.bsky.social) More recently, he’s glorified Francisco Franco, Spain’s deceased murderous dictator. Naturally, Trump included him in his recent anti-“antifa” roundtable. Sound on. 1/

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 6d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 4d

Standing in solidarity with colleagues at the CDC who were fired as part of yet another RIF wave.
We are all less safe without their expertise and dedication.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 5d

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 9d

Released as a single on this day in 1992.

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dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 10d

Incredibly sad story pointing out problematic issues with busy ER, electronic records and more

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/w...

It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead.

www.nytimes.com

dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 11d

Annual flu and covid vaccine yesterday + Tdap
Earlier this year shingrix series and latest pneumococcal vaccine
Vaccines are ok, vaccination is what matters

dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 11d

Agree putting in Endo not Chiesa, as you noted was not a positive decision

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 15d

I hate that I have to repost this because Nancy Mace told people to take ibuprofen instead of acetaminophen during pregnancy

Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · Sep 7

This is a really great example of how to terrify people with the selective presentation of information and omit critical context. 🧵

First: The dose makes the poison. Acetaminophen (APAP) can indeed be a cause of liver failure at higher doses. However, about half of these overdoses are intentional.

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dlsmdsocial.bsky.social @dlsmdsocial.bsky.social · 16d

The country now lives in all-caps, from school-board meetings that sound like street rallies and comment sections that have spilled into the street.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16d

US fan ugliness at the Ryder Cup was merely a reflection of Trump’s all-caps America | Bryan Armen Graham

European players were subjected to slurs and crude insults about their families. They were no surprise as public discourse in America has broken down

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 17d

About to be the family that owns TikTok.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18d

Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'

Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune

Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.

fortune.com

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