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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA
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🦋 Dad, Husband, Thoracic Surgeon. 🦋 Chief, Section of Gen Thoracic Surgery Univ. of Utah. 🦋 Immediate Past Prez, Society of University Surgeons. 🦋 Editor-in-Chief, Journal of American College of Surgeons 🦋 Following/ Repost ≠ Endorsed #MedSky
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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA @tomvarghesejr.bsky.social · Aug 29
Honored to introduce our new mission statement for @acsjacs.bsky.social

“Exceptional science for the practicing surgeon in the House of Surgery”.

Looking forward to our work ahead. 🙏🏾

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 2d
In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.

Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
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Dr Rasu Shrestha @rasushrestha.bsky.social · 2d
💥This is HUGE NEWS!

OpenAI strikes a $38B computing deal with AWS.

The seven-year deal, which takes OpenAI’s total recent commitments to close to $1.5T, will allow OpenAI to make immediate use of AWS infrastructure to run its products, including ChatGPT.

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OpenAI strikes a $38B computing deal with AWS. The seven-year deal, which takes OpenAI’s total recent commitments to close to $1.5T, will allow OpenAI to make immediate use of AWS infrastructure to run its products, including ChatGPT. OpenAI strikes a $38B computing deal with AWS. The seven-year deal, which takes OpenAI’s total recent commitments to close to $1.5T, will allow OpenAI to make immediate use of AWS infrastructure to run its products, including ChatGPT.
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons @sts.org · 2d
Register for our upcoming webinar! Leaders in both surgery and anesthesiology will discuss preoperative and intraoperative management of mitral valve repair and its complications, with the goal of optimizing intraoperative management between surgeons and anesthesiologists. https://ow.ly/jFrT50XjOYP
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Governor Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social · 3d
The number of licensed mental health providers in Kentucky has doubled since 2019. Health care is a basic human right - and mental health is just as important as physical health. And I'm proud we have more professionals ready to help those in need.
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Jennifer F Tseng, MD MPH @tsengjennifer.bsky.social · 2d
“Twice as good to succeed …” 🙏 Dr. Gauthier! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/h...
Marthe Gautier, 96, Dies; Had Key Role in Down Syndrome Breakthrough
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 8d
Kansas farm leaders are pushing Congress to get back to work and solve problems facing the agriculture industry, pointing out that a closed government doesn’t mean U.S. lawmakers can’t be in session.

via @kansasreflector.com
‘We don’t shut down’: Kansas ag leaders tell Congress to get back to work
TOPEKA — Kansas farm leaders are pushing Congress to get back to work and solve problems facing the agriculture industry, pointing out that a closed government doesn’t mean U.S. lawmakers can’t be in…
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 7d
Is anyone else concerned we’ve had quite a few storms of the century- yet we have 75 years to go?
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Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · 7d
"A bad system beats a good person every time."

W. E. deming
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18d
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Annie Andrews, MD @drannieandrews.com · 17d
Oct 18th, 2025.
Columbia, SC.
No kings.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 19d
ultimately, zohran mamdani is a reminder that politicians can be younger than 80 years old
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 19d
CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen
CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen
CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen
CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen
CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen

Available starting January 1, 2026.
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Annie Andrews, MD @drannieandrews.com · 18d
WE did that.

WE out raised a 22-year incumbent Senator.

Lindsey is in real trouble and we are building the campaign to beat him.
DR. ANNIE ANDREWS for Senate DR. ANDREWS TRIPLES LINDSEY GRAHAM'S DIRECT FUNDRAISING IN THIRD QUARTER / OVER $2.8 MILLION RAISED ACCELERATING MOMENTUM, WITH OVER $1.58 MILLION RAISED IN Q3 AVERAGE DONATION OF LESS THAN $30 OVER 100,000 CONTRIBUTIONS ZERO DOLLARS FROM CORPORATE PACS
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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · Sep 3
Tuesday's final light over the Chicago Lakefront.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 28
Today, Scientific American turns 180—the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S. 🎉

Since 1845, we’ve shared the wonders of science with the world.

💫 Dive into 180 years of discovery: sciam.com/180
🧬 Explore pivotal moments in science: bit.ly/4mNTpGY
🎁 Win prizes: sciam.com/180contest
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · Aug 29
Real patriotism is wanting your country to be better.

Real patriotism is wanting every single person who lives in it to have a stake in its success.

Real patriotism is wanting the best for everyone in it. To have the best healthcare, education and life chances.

I don’t need a flag outside my door
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Polly Nator @madeincleveland.bsky.social · Aug 28
Remember when COVID vaccines were first available? Remember how they saved lives and helped us move toward normalcy? Remember how relieved and grateful we were? Remember how amazing our healthcare workers were? Remember how science rescued us?
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Aug 29
A well-deserved honor. Roy Williams followed in his mentor Dean Smith's footsteps, in leadership on the court and never hesitating to speak out on important issues off the court. He's a proud son of Western NC
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Roy Williams to Receive North Carolina Award for Public Service - Chapelboro.com
Former UNC men's basketball head coach Roy Williams was named as one of six winners of the North Carolina Award earlier this week.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · Aug 29
As long as guns are easily available to crazy people, mass killings directed at so-called soft targets will continue. This is a fact. Countries where it's more difficult for crazy people to obtain guns have less shootings. This is also a fact. Do with these facts as you will.
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Evans Anderson @evansanderson.bsky.social · Aug 28
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 28
We are very happy to announce the seven pioneering researchers who are the first recipients of the prestigious Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships, long-term awards that support exceptional mid-career research leaders in the UK. #RSGrants royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...
Exceptional research leaders awarded first Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships | Royal Society
Seven pioneering researchers have been announced as the first recipients.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Aug 29
Between RFK decimating the CDC, normalizing Ashli Babbitt & the umpteenth school shooting... I'm losing the will to post.

#ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 28
The idea of perfectionism as a form of admirable striving is a dangerous misconception. “I can’t stand it when people talk about perfectionism as something positive,” a psychology professor said. “They don’t realize the deep human toll.”
The Pain of Perfectionism
It’s the fault people humblebrag about in job interviews, but psychologists are discovering more and more about the real harm it causes.
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · Aug 29
The first hospital pagers were in use in 1949 (!)...but the terminology of resident/attending physicians being ‘on call’ feels increasingly obsolete. Our tools of communication and practice have evolved...so what do we call being ‘at the ready for urgent patient concerns?’ Neologism pls.
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