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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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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Made a tip sheet on "How to Bluesky"
Highlights: Mute, Block, Requiring Alt Text, Moderation lists, Labels, Badges, Feeds, Starter Packs, etc.
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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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If we designed roads for cars in the same way we design bike paths, we'd never have to worry about speeding again. Problem solved.
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If we designed roads for cars in the same way we design bike paths, we'd never have to worry about speeding again. Problem solved.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
Great results in #ShawneeKS tonight with 4 excellent candidates sweeping city council. In 2023, it was 7-1 with 1 progressive, and in 2026, it will be one lone conservative.
This is a great success story in a formerly red city in a county turning more blue in a red state. #KSgov #ElectionDay
This is a great success story in a formerly red city in a county turning more blue in a red state. #KSgov #ElectionDay
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Great results in #ShawneeKS tonight with 4 excellent candidates sweeping city council. In 2023, it was 7-1 with 1 progressive, and in 2026, it will be one lone conservative.
This is a great success story in a formerly red city in a county turning more blue in a red state. #KSgov #ElectionDay
This is a great success story in a formerly red city in a county turning more blue in a red state. #KSgov #ElectionDay
One of the better civic participation ideas I heard this year was from my friend who gets together for lunch with her friends on one of the advance in-person voting Saturdays.
After lunch, they go to the polls and vote. This is the third year they’ve done it in. The group is growing!
#ElectionDay
After lunch, they go to the polls and vote. This is the third year they’ve done it in. The group is growing!
#ElectionDay
two women in a car with the words get in loser we 're voting early on the bottom
Alt: two women in a car with the words get in loser we 're voting early on the bottom
It is a meme from the movie, “mean girls”
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
One of the better civic participation ideas I heard this year was from my friend who gets together for lunch with her friends on one of the advance in-person voting Saturdays.
After lunch, they go to the polls and vote. This is the third year they’ve done it in. The group is growing!
#ElectionDay
After lunch, they go to the polls and vote. This is the third year they’ve done it in. The group is growing!
#ElectionDay
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Happy Election Day, everyone! I already voted in early voting, but if you didn’t (or your retrograde voter-suppressing state doesn’t allow early voting) TODAY IS THE DAY to take this country back from fascists, one school committee or city council at a time. #vote2025
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Happy Election Day, everyone! I already voted in early voting, but if you didn’t (or your retrograde voter-suppressing state doesn’t allow early voting) TODAY IS THE DAY to take this country back from fascists, one school committee or city council at a time. #vote2025
Already happened in #Kansas thanks to State Senator Mike Thompson (R-Shawnee), who seems incapable of good ideas. 😡
So frustrating that the GOP only wants to make it harder for your voice to matter.
#WildlyReliableVoter
#ksgov
#UnsubscribeGOP
#ksleg
So frustrating that the GOP only wants to make it harder for your voice to matter.
#WildlyReliableVoter
#ksgov
#UnsubscribeGOP
#ksleg
NEW: The Republican chairman of the House’s election oversight committee revealed plans to introduce legislation that would ban states from counting mail-in ballots that were sent by Election Day but arrive after.
Top GOPer Planning Bill to End Mail-In Ballot Grace Periods
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Already happened in #Kansas thanks to State Senator Mike Thompson (R-Shawnee), who seems incapable of good ideas. 😡
So frustrating that the GOP only wants to make it harder for your voice to matter.
#WildlyReliableVoter
#ksgov
#UnsubscribeGOP
#ksleg
So frustrating that the GOP only wants to make it harder for your voice to matter.
#WildlyReliableVoter
#ksgov
#UnsubscribeGOP
#ksleg
November 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I’m ready for some more baseball magic.
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I’m ready for some more baseball magic.
Rounding in the hospital today for #PalliaiveCare.
Who else is in the hospital with me this weekend?
#MedSky
Who else is in the hospital with me this weekend?
#MedSky
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Rounding in the hospital today for #PalliaiveCare.
Who else is in the hospital with me this weekend?
#MedSky
Who else is in the hospital with me this weekend?
#MedSky
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Halloween is the best holiday because it's all about people giving neighbors and strangers treats for free and telling kids how awesome they are.
November 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Halloween is the best holiday because it's all about people giving neighbors and strangers treats for free and telling kids how awesome they are.
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once again posting The Chart
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
once again posting The Chart
#PalliativeCare clinics can choose to still do TeleHealth visits because the presumption is those funds will be paid retroactively. The longer the GOP driven shutdown goes on, the more likely we are going to have to tell patients and their caregivers they must come to clinic, no matter the burden.
Congress has routinely extended the telehealth flexibilities and was poised to do so again before their Sept. 30 expiration. But when budget negotiations stalled and the government shut down Oct. 1, the vote never happened, leaving the program temporarily unfunded. https://to.pbs.org/3Lgrqlx
Medicare patients go without needed treatment as government shutdown disrupts telehealth
The shutdown, now in its fifth week, halted funding for Medicare's telehealth program, leaving many patients without vital services.
www.pbs.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
#PalliativeCare clinics can choose to still do TeleHealth visits because the presumption is those funds will be paid retroactively. The longer the GOP driven shutdown goes on, the more likely we are going to have to tell patients and their caregivers they must come to clinic, no matter the burden.
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Congress has routinely extended the telehealth flexibilities and was poised to do so again before their Sept. 30 expiration. But when budget negotiations stalled and the government shut down Oct. 1, the vote never happened, leaving the program temporarily unfunded. https://to.pbs.org/3Lgrqlx
Medicare patients go without needed treatment as government shutdown disrupts telehealth
The shutdown, now in its fifth week, halted funding for Medicare's telehealth program, leaving many patients without vital services.
www.pbs.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Congress has routinely extended the telehealth flexibilities and was poised to do so again before their Sept. 30 expiration. But when budget negotiations stalled and the government shut down Oct. 1, the vote never happened, leaving the program temporarily unfunded. https://to.pbs.org/3Lgrqlx
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We're excited to speak at the Rally for the Public’s Health, Nov. 5 on the National Mall to highlight critical public health issues and initiatives.
Protecting the public’s health IS NOT OPTIONAL, it is essential.
JOIN US —> www.APHA.org/Rally —> #SpeakForHealth
Protecting the public’s health IS NOT OPTIONAL, it is essential.
JOIN US —> www.APHA.org/Rally —> #SpeakForHealth
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We're excited to speak at the Rally for the Public’s Health, Nov. 5 on the National Mall to highlight critical public health issues and initiatives.
Protecting the public’s health IS NOT OPTIONAL, it is essential.
JOIN US —> www.APHA.org/Rally —> #SpeakForHealth
Protecting the public’s health IS NOT OPTIONAL, it is essential.
JOIN US —> www.APHA.org/Rally —> #SpeakForHealth
Local politics is pretty fun. If you haven’t been paying attention, you’re missing out.
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Local politics is pretty fun. If you haven’t been paying attention, you’re missing out.
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I just donate to my local food bank. I’m starting early this year given the federal government may not fund SNAP and continues to avoid a real solution to the shutdown impacting so many people.
People need food.
People need healthcare.
Making access more difficult to either is cruel.
#HCWvsHunger
People need food.
People need healthcare.
Making access more difficult to either is cruel.
#HCWvsHunger
October 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I just donate to my local food bank. I’m starting early this year given the federal government may not fund SNAP and continues to avoid a real solution to the shutdown impacting so many people.
People need food.
People need healthcare.
Making access more difficult to either is cruel.
#HCWvsHunger
People need food.
People need healthcare.
Making access more difficult to either is cruel.
#HCWvsHunger
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Fairway’s independent bookstore Rainy Day Books has been going strong for 50 years, thanks to the large community it’s built. To celebrate, Rainy Day’s founder will share highlights and stories of the big name authors who have helped propel the small Kansas shop to the national stage.
Rainy Day Books celebrates 50 years as Kansas City's independent bookseller
Fairway’s independent bookstore Rainy Day Books has been going strong for 50 years, thanks to the large community it’s built. To celebrate, Rainy Day’s founder will share highlights and stories of the big name authors who have helped propel the small Kansas shop to the national stage.
www.kcur.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Fairway’s independent bookstore Rainy Day Books has been going strong for 50 years, thanks to the large community it’s built. To celebrate, Rainy Day’s founder will share highlights and stories of the big name authors who have helped propel the small Kansas shop to the national stage.
‘Hope for the best’: Government shutdown strains Kansas food resources, local businesses | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
‘Hope for the best’: Government shutdown strains Kansas food resources, local businesses • Kansas Reflector
Kansans are scrambling to pay bills and feed their families as they miss federal government paychecks and food assistance payments.
kansasreflector.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Excellent news— KU rejected the compact with the Trump administration!!! 🎉
If you contacted KU the past few weeks…. Thank you!! We did it!
If you’re on Instagram, you can find more info on the sunrisemvmntku page.
If you contacted KU the past few weeks…. Thank you!! We did it!
If you’re on Instagram, you can find more info on the sunrisemvmntku page.
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Excellent news— KU rejected the compact with the Trump administration!!! 🎉
If you contacted KU the past few weeks…. Thank you!! We did it!
If you’re on Instagram, you can find more info on the sunrisemvmntku page.
If you contacted KU the past few weeks…. Thank you!! We did it!
If you’re on Instagram, you can find more info on the sunrisemvmntku page.
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If you think the healthcare system is failing patients who already can’t afford their meds, just wait until they also can't afford food
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If you think the healthcare system is failing patients who already can’t afford their meds, just wait until they also can't afford food
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson issued a press release yesterday stating the senate has gathered enough signatures to hold a special session. This will now pass to the house so call, email, and visit our KS state reps today and tell them NO NEW MAPS!!
Johnson County voters respond to Kansas GOP mid-decade redistricting effort
Johnson County, Kansas, voters are responding to Senate President Ty Masterson's Monday announcement that his chamber gathered enough signatures to hold a special session on redistricting.
www.kshb.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson issued a press release yesterday stating the senate has gathered enough signatures to hold a special session. This will now pass to the house so call, email, and visit our KS state reps today and tell them NO NEW MAPS!!
Hearing in a research meeting that internet bots and AI using audio imitating humans are entering research studies designed to get input from humans.
Voight-Kampff/Turing test awareness setting needs to be on point. This is so frustrating.
Voight-Kampff/Turing test awareness setting needs to be on point. This is so frustrating.
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hearing in a research meeting that internet bots and AI using audio imitating humans are entering research studies designed to get input from humans.
Voight-Kampff/Turing test awareness setting needs to be on point. This is so frustrating.
Voight-Kampff/Turing test awareness setting needs to be on point. This is so frustrating.