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Christian Sinclair, MD

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palliative medicine doctor in Kansas City trying to make suburban KC more bike and walk friendly, one city council meeting at a time. | #KCCurrent | #PalliativeCare | #hapc | #boardgames

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Christian Sinclair, MD @ctsinclair.bsky.social · Nov 7

Made a tip sheet on "How to Bluesky"

Highlights: Mute, Block, Requiring Alt Text, Moderation lists, Labels, Badges, Feeds, Starter Packs, etc.

Hopefully it makes the experience of getting started here a little bit easier. Feedback welcomed.

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How To Bluesky

How To Bluesky Ver 0.7 2025 Nov 05 By @ctsinclair.bsky.social Introduction Welcome to Bluesky! I am glad you are finding your way here. If you are used to Twitter (aka X), this is a brief guide to ...

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 13h

Welcome, new followers. Please add alt text to the images you post. What is alt text? Glad you asked:

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Nov 19

A brief thread on alt-text.

Alt text is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image. It's designed to make visual content accessible to people with vision disabilities. When a person uses assistive technology such as a screen reader, the screen reader will read the onscreen text aloud 1/7

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 13h

I see protest discourse is hitting the feed again ahead of No Kings—idk man, go, don’t go,

…but if you do go make sure to link up with an org that’ll help you get into longterm organizing and if you don’t go, make sure to link up with an org that’ll help you get into longterm organizing

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Kyle Edmonds, MD @kpedmonds.com · 1d

“As I’ve studied these trickster stories, I’ve started to see many of the ideas running through them out in the world—and especially in US politics.” - Julian Brave NoiseCat in @thenation.com

The United States Has Always Been a Trickster Land

Understanding Indigenous Coyote stories will help you grasp the appeal of Donald Trump.

www.thenation.com

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 1d

PODCASTS

Altmetric now tracks podcasts mentioning research

In 2018 there were roughly 500,000 podcasts in existence. Just 3 years later that number was 2 million. Today it's around 4 million.

Amid all the Squarespace ads there's citations to research.

Let's go
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Good!

Casey, I refuses to air Kristi Noem’s TCA video blaming shut down on Democrats

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1d

album cover with sound of music biking scene and the text

Meet The radical Cyclists.
no helmets - no lights - no hi viz - riding in a pack - distracted - taking the lane.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

I thought this was lovely.

"A few years ago I received a DM from Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Only recently did I discover its existence. It was a very unusual DM—especially coming from a local assemblyman who would soon be running for higher office. He had very little name recognition at the time, and could have benefited from publicity. But unlike the thousands of messages I’ve received from people with something to promote, Zohran did not ask to be featured on Humans of New York. Instead he asked if he could introduce me to taxi drivers that were struggling beneath the burden of debt. Coming from a man with political ambitions, this self-denying request was so strange as to be almost singular. I don’t endorse politicians on Humans of New York. But I’ll endorse a good man. And it was a good man who cleared 30 minutes from his schedule yesterday to swing by Grand Central and visit Dear New York’s Vanderbilt Hall Exhibition. Nearly fifty-student artists were visiting that day with their families, and I thought a surprise visit from this widely-loved future mayor would be a special memory for all of them. Before Zohran’s arrival I was convinced I’d made a terrible mistake. The exhibit was filled to capacity with adult visitors. Dear New York is self-funded so there was very little staff and security for crowd control. In the crush of people I was almost certain this special day for the kids would devolve into thirty minutes of selfie requests. But everyone rose to the occasion."

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"Hundreds of adults quickly cleared the room and stood outside the exhibit. Eleven very notable adult photographers are also featured in the show, but even they took a step back, so that these students could briefly have the stage to themselves. Each child stood by their work and Zohran was able to meet all of them, one at a time, and honor their contributions to the most-visited art show in New York City. Thanks to everyone who ceded the stage yesterday to make this moment possible. Thank you Zohran for literally sitting down on the floor so that these young artists could feel so tall. Thanks for continually centering other people in your life and work. And thank you, for being such an important part of Dear New York."

A large group of children and adults pose together indoors in front of a sign reading "DEAR." A man in a suit sits cross-legged in front, surrounded by smiling kids. The background features an ornate architectural detail.

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Christian Sinclair, MD @ctsinclair.bsky.social · 2d

Important to normalize that when a team is having a spectacular year like KC Current that multiple people from that team can/should win EOY awards.

I worry that people will hedge their votes feeling like they can’t vote for KC people to win all the EPY awards.

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WhatSaraSaid @whatsarasaid.bsky.social · 3d

protests against this government should include white Boomer grandmothers who meet for pilates class, get a pitcher of mimosas & walk together to the public space

we need people in the street who think everyone can talk their way out of a speeding ticket, they're key to winning

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 3d

Billionaire corporations are already seeing the money roll in from the giant tax giveaways Donald Trump and the Republicans stuffed into their Big, Beautiful Bill.

What about working Americans? They're losing their health care, and their costs just keep going up.

It's shameful.

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Boots on the Ground Midwest @bootsonthegroundkc.bsky.social · 3d

Calling all Johnson County cities: Overland Park, Olathe, Leawood, Shawnee, Lenexa, Merriam, Fairway, Gardner, De Soto, Bonner Springs, Edgerton, Spring Hill, Westwood, and Roeland Park! We’ve teamed up with coalitions across the county to bring you one big No Kings Event Saturday, October 18th!

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JAMA @jama.com · 14d

💬 Viewpoint: Academic medicine should adopt the "s-index" to recognize and reward nonresearch contributions like service, mentorship, and diversity initiatives, promoting equity and improving faculty retention.

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A "JAMA" article titled "Elevating Service in Academic Medicine—The S-Index" by Rebekah Mannix and Michael J. Bell, published online October 1, 2025, discusses the need for a service index in academic medicine.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 5d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Community Pedal Power @communitypedalpower.org · 4d

It’s new cargo bike day at the E-Bike Lending Library! Meet our P5i twins Avocado and Vail. Thanks to @ternbicycles.com for the hook up!

If this is the first you’re seeing us, we’re a local non-profit. Our goal is to advance biking for transportation. To see us succeed, donate a the link below 😊

Two green Tern cargo bikes with pink baskets

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 4d

Teal Pony Club ✨🩵

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 4d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 4d

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Christian Sinclair, MD @ctsinclair.bsky.social · 5d

Probably has a way to but may require a higher majority like 2/3rds instead of 50% + 1.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6d

We’re eight days away from No Kings Day, and we have 2,500 protests planned in all 50 states and across the world.

October 18 is going to be the biggest day of nonviolent protest in US history — and we want to see you there. Find your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 6d

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create.

So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 6d

Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.

Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?

My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)

‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.

A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.

www.bloomberg.com

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Christian Sinclair, MD @ctsinclair.bsky.social · 6d

Win or lose, sink or swim
One thing is certain, we'll never give in
Side by side, hand in hand
We all stand together!

Play the game, fight the fight
But what's the point on a beautiful night?
Arm in arm, hand in hand
We all stand together!

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Good idea @sellybeth.bsky.social!

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Lis-hell ᚂᚔᚄᚓᚂᚂᚓ @sellybeth.bsky.social · 6d

D'you reckon these protestors know that there's a song called We All Stand Together sung by a bunch of cartoon frogs? Seems like that would be an incredibly apt theme song for them.

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Michael Kelley @mckelleykc.bsky.social · 6d

Kids shouldn't have to act like heroes. Adults should have the courage to face accountability and the courage to build safer streets.

Glad the girl is alright. Hope they find the driver that fled the scene.

www.kctv5.com/2025/10/08/i...

Independence 10-year-old hit by car while biking, driver flees scene

Police are looking for a woman who hit a 10-year-old with her car and left the scene before their arrival.

www.kctv5.com

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