michael miller jr.
@michaelmillerjr.com
Like the Old Farmer's Almanac, I'm useful—with a pleasant degree of humor.
🏥 #Healthcare
⛪ #Theology
⚕️ #Bioethics
🖥 #AIEthics
💾 #DataEthics
⛑️ #PublicHealth
🎓 #DHCML via @loyolachicago.bsky.social
🏥 #Healthcare
⛪ #Theology
⚕️ #Bioethics
🖥 #AIEthics
💾 #DataEthics
⛑️ #PublicHealth
🎓 #DHCML via @loyolachicago.bsky.social
new papal meme template just dropped
Pope to Pontifical Institute of Archaeology: “Christian archeology is a school of the senses. By examining stones, ruins and other artifacts, it teaches us that nothing touched by faith is insignificant.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
new papal meme template just dropped
I've reached the point in my current home improvement project where I'm just hitting things with a screwdriver.
December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I've reached the point in my current home improvement project where I'm just hitting things with a screwdriver.
Finished reading: Steve Martin Writes the Written Word by Steve Martin 📚
Steve Martin is a national treasure. I hope to – one day – shake his hand.
Steve Martin is a national treasure. I hope to – one day – shake his hand.
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Finished reading: Steve Martin Writes the Written Word by Steve Martin 📚
Steve Martin is a national treasure. I hope to – one day – shake his hand.
Steve Martin is a national treasure. I hope to – one day – shake his hand.
lol 😂
They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
lol 😂
commodifying differences of opinion?!?!
We've watched - dumbstruck - as social media has been manipulated by prioritizing divisiveness.
It sounds like kalshi is trying to cut out the social media middleman and veneer of plausible deniability to pour gasoline on the fire of our division for 💰💰💰.
We've watched - dumbstruck - as social media has been manipulated by prioritizing divisiveness.
It sounds like kalshi is trying to cut out the social media middleman and veneer of plausible deniability to pour gasoline on the fire of our division for 💰💰💰.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
commodifying differences of opinion?!?!
We've watched - dumbstruck - as social media has been manipulated by prioritizing divisiveness.
It sounds like kalshi is trying to cut out the social media middleman and veneer of plausible deniability to pour gasoline on the fire of our division for 💰💰💰.
We've watched - dumbstruck - as social media has been manipulated by prioritizing divisiveness.
It sounds like kalshi is trying to cut out the social media middleman and veneer of plausible deniability to pour gasoline on the fire of our division for 💰💰💰.
Dumb and xenophobic.
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Dumb and xenophobic.
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I subscribe to @404media.co & I think it is among the best uses of my resources.
Their reporting consistently promotes the #CommonGood.
Do check it out.
Their reporting consistently promotes the #CommonGood.
Do check it out.
One thing we're vvv proud of: 404 Media independent + journalist-owned. Here's a rundown of some of our recent work:
After months of 404 Media reporting and pressure from lawmakers, US airlines will shut down a program that sold millions of YOUR flight records to the government.
After months of 404 Media reporting and pressure from lawmakers, US airlines will shut down a program that sold millions of YOUR flight records to the government.
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
December 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I subscribe to @404media.co & I think it is among the best uses of my resources.
Their reporting consistently promotes the #CommonGood.
Do check it out.
Their reporting consistently promotes the #CommonGood.
Do check it out.
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Another depiction if the circularity of capital flows between OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, CoreWeave, AMD, and Oracle.
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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This is one of my U.S. senators & he is doing a fine job of repeating stupid talking points
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is one of my U.S. senators & he is doing a fine job of repeating stupid talking points
Sometimes it is hard to say if a patient has decision-making capacity
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Sometimes it is hard to say if a patient has decision-making capacity
“He articulated to everyone who asked that although he did not want to die, he would prefer death to a pacemaker’s potential complications, especially the possibility of infection…A cardiologist spent hours at his bedside, trying to get to know him… to find some opening that would persuade him”
Opinion | The Medical Case That Still Haunts Me
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Finished reading: Ambushed! by Gail Jarrow 📚
A nice YA companion to Death By Lightning, especially when no copies of Destiny of the Republic are available on Libby.
A nice YA companion to Death By Lightning, especially when no copies of Destiny of the Republic are available on Libby.
November 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Finished reading: Ambushed! by Gail Jarrow 📚
A nice YA companion to Death By Lightning, especially when no copies of Destiny of the Republic are available on Libby.
A nice YA companion to Death By Lightning, especially when no copies of Destiny of the Republic are available on Libby.
Well. Then I hereby impeach the current president.
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Well. Then I hereby impeach the current president.
Reposted by michael miller jr.
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
As others have commented, cruelty is the point.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
As others have commented, cruelty is the point.
This data sharing policy will increase fear and cause harm.
#PublicHealthMalpractice
www.kff.org/quick-take/c...
#PublicHealthMalpractice
www.kff.org/quick-take/c...
CMS Plans to Share Data with ICE Could Exacerbate Immigrant Families’ Fears About Accessing Health Coverage and Care
This policy change will likely exacerbate fears among immigrant families about health officials and providers sharing patient information with ICE, increasing their reluctance to access health coverag...
www.kff.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This data sharing policy will increase fear and cause harm.
#PublicHealthMalpractice
www.kff.org/quick-take/c...
#PublicHealthMalpractice
www.kff.org/quick-take/c...
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From my brother, who works for the public housing authority in one of the biggest cities in the country:
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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I once exchanged the sign of peace with Stan at church.
Remembering #StanMusial who was born on November 21, 1920
🛜 linktr.ee/thedavedynasty
#STL #STLcards #ForTheLou
#MLB #Baseball
🛜 linktr.ee/thedavedynasty
#STL #STLcards #ForTheLou
#MLB #Baseball
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I once exchanged the sign of peace with Stan at church.
Trump and RFK Jr's CDC just added a page that is full of disinformation about vaccines and autism.
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Finished reading: Opus by Gareth Gore 📚
The spiritual abuse chronicled in this book is just evil; including of course the alleged human trafficking.
Placing power & money over people is always wrong. Hopefully the church will be given the grace to overcome & correct these abuses.
The spiritual abuse chronicled in this book is just evil; including of course the alleged human trafficking.
Placing power & money over people is always wrong. Hopefully the church will be given the grace to overcome & correct these abuses.
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Finished reading: Opus by Gareth Gore 📚
The spiritual abuse chronicled in this book is just evil; including of course the alleged human trafficking.
Placing power & money over people is always wrong. Hopefully the church will be given the grace to overcome & correct these abuses.
The spiritual abuse chronicled in this book is just evil; including of course the alleged human trafficking.
Placing power & money over people is always wrong. Hopefully the church will be given the grace to overcome & correct these abuses.
Finished reading: The Bright Ages by Matthew Gabriele & David M. Perry 📚
A great primer on the dark ages (get it?). It is very accessible and has a great “Further Reading” section.
A great primer on the dark ages (get it?). It is very accessible and has a great “Further Reading” section.
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Finished reading: The Bright Ages by Matthew Gabriele & David M. Perry 📚
A great primer on the dark ages (get it?). It is very accessible and has a great “Further Reading” section.
A great primer on the dark ages (get it?). It is very accessible and has a great “Further Reading” section.
This is a dumb policy.
BREAKING: Common health conditions such as obesity and diabetes could prevent immigrants from obtaining U.S. visas under guidance the Trump administration issued Nov. 6. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance - KFF Health News
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek visas to enter the U.S.
kffhealthnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is a dumb policy.
If a cop—with a sandwich—is hit, you must acquit.
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If a cop—with a sandwich—is hit, you must acquit.
Not to brag, but after my diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, I met with a #PalliativeCare doctor before I ever saw an oncologist. #cansky #cancer #oncosky
Benefits of early and longitudinal palliative care in the ambulatory care setting. Yes to supportive care for #cancer patients whether early stage, #metastatic or end of life! Value in #Cancer Care Summit #CanSky #VCC2025
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not to brag, but after my diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, I met with a #PalliativeCare doctor before I ever saw an oncologist. #cansky #cancer #oncosky