Christian Sinclair, MD
@ctsinclair.bsky.social
palliative medicine doctor in Kansas City trying to make suburban KC more bike and walk friendly, one city council meeting at a time.
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@amabel.bsky.social thank you for the “Robert Yeats Allen (left)” joke in your latest video.
That was well placed.
That was well placed.
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 AM
@amabel.bsky.social thank you for the “Robert Yeats Allen (left)” joke in your latest video.
That was well placed.
That was well placed.
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Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
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The youngest USWNT captain on record.
20-year-old Claire Hutton 🫨
20-year-old Claire Hutton 🫨
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 AM
The youngest USWNT captain on record.
20-year-old Claire Hutton 🫨
20-year-old Claire Hutton 🫨
2017: Open my pages and find fun things to do!
2026: Get your affairs in order.
2026: Get your affairs in order.
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
2017: Open my pages and find fun things to do!
2026: Get your affairs in order.
2026: Get your affairs in order.
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He was an ICU nurse just like me and they fucking executed him while he was trying to do what is right.
I am at work in the ICU as I type this and am seething with rage.
I am at work in the ICU as I type this and am seething with rage.
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
He was an ICU nurse just like me and they fucking executed him while he was trying to do what is right.
I am at work in the ICU as I type this and am seething with rage.
I am at work in the ICU as I type this and am seething with rage.
Find your community and act together to oppose this tyranny. We must move forward to a kinder world than where we are right now.
We must work with love to extinguish this hate. Nothing will change without you stepping up. We are the people who will save us.
If not now, when?
We must work with love to extinguish this hate. Nothing will change without you stepping up. We are the people who will save us.
If not now, when?
January 24, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Find your community and act together to oppose this tyranny. We must move forward to a kinder world than where we are right now.
We must work with love to extinguish this hate. Nothing will change without you stepping up. We are the people who will save us.
If not now, when?
We must work with love to extinguish this hate. Nothing will change without you stepping up. We are the people who will save us.
If not now, when?
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
Highly recommend "The Kindling", a toasty puzzle game for a cold winter's day. #TheKindling
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Highly recommend "The Kindling", a toasty puzzle game for a cold winter's day. #TheKindling
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Its crazy how hard the right has to work and how much money they have to invest to try to win the culture war and then a Canadian TV show abt two gay hockey players made for $28 takes over the world in the course of a month.
January 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Its crazy how hard the right has to work and how much money they have to invest to try to win the culture war and then a Canadian TV show abt two gay hockey players made for $28 takes over the world in the course of a month.
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haven't seen it emphasized enough in the risk comms, but you need to be really careful when venturing out on foot after an ice storm. it doesn't take more than a falling branch or an icicle to kill you dead (plus, entire trees will be falling). it happens every storm. don't be a statistic
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 AM
haven't seen it emphasized enough in the risk comms, but you need to be really careful when venturing out on foot after an ice storm. it doesn't take more than a falling branch or an icicle to kill you dead (plus, entire trees will be falling). it happens every storm. don't be a statistic
This is such a cruel story on top of all the cruel stories all because Trump and his Republican enablers can’t imagine someone different from them existing. #AbolishIce
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:54 AM
This is such a cruel story on top of all the cruel stories all because Trump and his Republican enablers can’t imagine someone different from them existing. #AbolishIce
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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A person just crashed their vehicle through check-in at DTW airport. But yeah, moral outrage online is reserved for a person in an ebike riding on the sidewalk, not systemic car violence that has plagued us for nearly a century.
January 24, 2026 at 3:10 AM
A person just crashed their vehicle through check-in at DTW airport. But yeah, moral outrage online is reserved for a person in an ebike riding on the sidewalk, not systemic car violence that has plagued us for nearly a century.
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🚨 Hot take: #Palliative spent a decade ignoring the real problem—how to pay for teams that meet NCP standards.
If we don’t fix financing, we’re just rearranging deck chairs.
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#HAPC #PalliativeCare
If we don’t fix financing, we’re just rearranging deck chairs.
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#HAPC #PalliativeCare
Did Palliative Care Spend a Decade on the Wrong Problem?
I think this might be true, but I invite your commentary and reactions: The move toward “everyone with serious illness needs specialist palliative care” consumed a decade of oxygen and money while the...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
🚨 Hot take: #Palliative spent a decade ignoring the real problem—how to pay for teams that meet NCP standards.
If we don’t fix financing, we’re just rearranging deck chairs.
rounds-and-rants.ghost.io/did-palliati...
#HAPC #PalliativeCare
If we don’t fix financing, we’re just rearranging deck chairs.
rounds-and-rants.ghost.io/did-palliati...
#HAPC #PalliativeCare
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🚨 Our first issue of 2026 is out! Content includes a peek into how we manage your manuscripts, and papers on psychedelics, pressure ulcers, caregiving, professional identity and more. Check out the table of contents: journals.sagepub.com/toc/PMJ/curr... #hpm #hapc #palliative
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM
🚨 Our first issue of 2026 is out! Content includes a peek into how we manage your manuscripts, and papers on psychedelics, pressure ulcers, caregiving, professional identity and more. Check out the table of contents: journals.sagepub.com/toc/PMJ/curr... #hpm #hapc #palliative
Train Dreams (2025)
Very good movie! Joel Edgerton is great. Oscar worthy.
Recognizing that bad things happen because life is naturally hard really resonated. Then looking at life today, It made me sad that so many humans are dedicated to making life worse for people. We can do better.
Very good movie! Joel Edgerton is great. Oscar worthy.
Recognizing that bad things happen because life is naturally hard really resonated. Then looking at life today, It made me sad that so many humans are dedicated to making life worse for people. We can do better.
January 24, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Train Dreams (2025)
Very good movie! Joel Edgerton is great. Oscar worthy.
Recognizing that bad things happen because life is naturally hard really resonated. Then looking at life today, It made me sad that so many humans are dedicated to making life worse for people. We can do better.
Very good movie! Joel Edgerton is great. Oscar worthy.
Recognizing that bad things happen because life is naturally hard really resonated. Then looking at life today, It made me sad that so many humans are dedicated to making life worse for people. We can do better.
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"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
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I completely understand the value of light lifestyle and culture coverage during awful times. my *job* is culture coverage, often during awful times
and yet I turned on WNYC and I heard a very very upbeat woman say “why not try something new with carrots!” and I did fully start to cry-laugh
and yet I turned on WNYC and I heard a very very upbeat woman say “why not try something new with carrots!” and I did fully start to cry-laugh
January 23, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I completely understand the value of light lifestyle and culture coverage during awful times. my *job* is culture coverage, often during awful times
and yet I turned on WNYC and I heard a very very upbeat woman say “why not try something new with carrots!” and I did fully start to cry-laugh
and yet I turned on WNYC and I heard a very very upbeat woman say “why not try something new with carrots!” and I did fully start to cry-laugh
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Ben Damberg protest volunteer: “None of us want to be doing this — I don’t, but we simply cannot stand by as other Minnesotans are being hurt — we will march, we will protest, & we will do it all peacefully above all else”
January 23, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Ben Damberg protest volunteer: “None of us want to be doing this — I don’t, but we simply cannot stand by as other Minnesotans are being hurt — we will march, we will protest, & we will do it all peacefully above all else”
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COMMENTS NEEDED: The Trump administration has proposed two rules that would severely restrict best-practice health care for trans youth across the country.
We are only 4,000 comments away from reaching 15,000 comments in support of trans youth!
We are only 4,000 comments away from reaching 15,000 comments in support of trans youth!
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
COMMENTS NEEDED: The Trump administration has proposed two rules that would severely restrict best-practice health care for trans youth across the country.
We are only 4,000 comments away from reaching 15,000 comments in support of trans youth!
We are only 4,000 comments away from reaching 15,000 comments in support of trans youth!
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Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
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patients with advanced cancer, the first unscheduled hospitalization may serve as a prognostic indicator of poor survival and a potential trigger for palliative care referral.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40715739/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40715739/
First unscheduled hospitalization in advanced cancer as a prognostic indicator of poor survival and trigger for palliative care referral - PubMed
In patients with advanced cancer, the first unscheduled hospitalization may serve as a prognostic indicator of poor survival and a potential trigger for palliative care referral.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
patients with advanced cancer, the first unscheduled hospitalization may serve as a prognostic indicator of poor survival and a potential trigger for palliative care referral.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40715739/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40715739/