Joseph Yaroch
@jcyaroch.bsky.social
Hike/run/photo: rocks and plants. Psychiatrist. New Mexico. Armchair philosopher, and founder of the Society of Perpetual Sophomores. Prepare for a general strike.
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Joseph Yaroch
@jcyaroch.bsky.social
· Feb 10
The New Mexico Flag. The official salute to the state flag is: "I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures."
NM Stat § 12-3-3 (2021)
NM Stat § 12-3-3 (2021)
We have the technology and the resources to test each batch of medication and key ingredients. It is cost-effective to do so. We just don't do it.
Citing a ProPublica story from June, lawmakers called on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.
Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight
Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given…
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We have the technology and the resources to test each batch of medication and key ingredients. It is cost-effective to do so. We just don't do it.
MAHA is making a big show about how they oppose groupthink and promote outside-the box thinking. This is all spectacle, no substance. They are completely missing the fact that the biggest threat to health in the US is the narcissism of politicians and rich people. #medsky
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At MAHA Summit, the NIH head pushes for research that risks failure
And 4 other takeaways for life scientists from the ‘off-the-record’ Make America Healthy Again conference
cen.acs.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
MAHA is making a big show about how they oppose groupthink and promote outside-the box thinking. This is all spectacle, no substance. They are completely missing the fact that the biggest threat to health in the US is the narcissism of politicians and rich people. #medsky
cen.acs.org/policy/MAHA-...
cen.acs.org/policy/MAHA-...
51,000 people may die from preventable deaths because of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, according to research from U Penn and Yale. “This is not just about Democrat and Republican and left versus right. This is literally about life versus death.”
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/b...
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/b...
Bishop William Barber: ICE Raids & Shredding of Safety Net Are Linked
Protests have erupted in North Carolina after federal agents arrested 370 people in immigration raids. On Monday, Bishop William Barber and other religious leaders gathered in Charlotte to demand an e...
www.democracynow.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
51,000 people may die from preventable deaths because of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, according to research from U Penn and Yale. “This is not just about Democrat and Republican and left versus right. This is literally about life versus death.”
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/b...
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/b...
A tech entrepreneur and a hedge fund manager are taking control of the MAHA brand. Kennedy is NOT getting financial conflicts of interest out of healthcare. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
The MAHA Enterprise Explained
How a constellation of organizations fits together to drive policy, advocacy, and branding
www.medpagetoday.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A tech entrepreneur and a hedge fund manager are taking control of the MAHA brand. Kennedy is NOT getting financial conflicts of interest out of healthcare. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Yellow-headed Blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) on the New Mexico State University campus.
bird photography
bird photography
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Yellow-headed Blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) on the New Mexico State University campus.
bird photography
bird photography
Lawmakers critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said that Marco Rubio told them the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians, not Washington's actual proposal.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/p...
US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’ | CNN Politics
Lawmakers critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing...
www.cnn.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Lawmakers critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said that Marco Rubio told them the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians, not Washington's actual proposal.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/p...
This video was made at the NMSU (New Mexico) campus ROTC building. It features all the things Trump hates. The MAGA movement valorizes the opposites of these virtues.
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This video was made at the NMSU (New Mexico) campus ROTC building. It features all the things Trump hates. The MAGA movement valorizes the opposites of these virtues.
I would resign from the AMA over this. I can't because I already did. That was about 25 years ago, when it became clear that they would not support universal healthcare.
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I would resign from the AMA over this. I can't because I already did. That was about 25 years ago, when it became clear that they would not support universal healthcare.
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New Mexico offering nursing resources for students amid federal loan uncertainty
New Mexico offering nursing resources for students amid federal loan uncertainty
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New rules passed under the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” may limit certain degrees from qualifying for federal student loans. Notably, nursing is not listed…
www.krqe.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
New Mexico offering nursing resources for students amid federal loan uncertainty
This is a poignant story that highlights why nurses and doctors do what they do. #MedSky. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is a poignant story that highlights why nurses and doctors do what they do. #MedSky. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Reposted by Joseph Yaroch
A powerful US Senate committee has requested that multiple academic research centers focused on political extremism hand over years worth of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to information obtained by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/senato...
Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges
The Senate homeland security committee's chair has asked researchers to turn over troves of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to a letter reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A powerful US Senate committee has requested that multiple academic research centers focused on political extremism hand over years worth of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to information obtained by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/senato...
"Smith’s linking of Christian nationalism with fascism is important because Christian nationalism contains many aspects of fascist ideology."
Didn’t know this @kerileighmerritt.bsky.social but that whole novel tackles Christian fascism! That’s the focus.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"Smith’s linking of Christian nationalism with fascism is important because Christian nationalism contains many aspects of fascist ideology."
There is a split within the Texas Republican Party between free-market fundamentalists and social conservatives. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Texas hemp regulation proceeds despite federal restriction
TABC intends to proceed with the adoption of permanent regulations on the hemp industry in Texas despite the potential ban.
www.texastribune.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There is a split within the Texas Republican Party between free-market fundamentalists and social conservatives. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Dasylirion wheeleri, also known as the desert spoon or common sotol, in the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in New Mexico.
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Dasylirion wheeleri, also known as the desert spoon or common sotol, in the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in New Mexico.
Stinging Serpent (Cevallia sinuata), in Doña Ana New Mexico USA.
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Stinging Serpent (Cevallia sinuata), in Doña Ana New Mexico USA.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Continues to Block Postpartum Medicaid Expansion — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Continues to Block Postpartum Medicaid Expansion — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
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"For Schoen and his old co-workers it’s about risks: If Athene’s wagers ever go awry, much of the money he lives off of could be lost.
If the bets boost returns, Apollo will reap the extra profit. His monthly check won’t increase."
If the bets boost returns, Apollo will reap the extra profit. His monthly check won’t increase."
How Apollo Turned Americans’ Nest Eggs Into Wall Street’s Hottest Trade
Apollo’s widely copied playbook is shepherding billions to Bermuda affiliates, losing US guarantees
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"For Schoen and his old co-workers it’s about risks: If Athene’s wagers ever go awry, much of the money he lives off of could be lost.
If the bets boost returns, Apollo will reap the extra profit. His monthly check won’t increase."
If the bets boost returns, Apollo will reap the extra profit. His monthly check won’t increase."
The problem is that some people refuse to recognize common ground. They don't want a more perfect union. www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
AMA President: Fight When Necessary, but Also Find 'Common Ground'
Physician advocacy means balancing opposition with progress, says Bobby Mukkamala, MD
www.medpagetoday.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The problem is that some people refuse to recognize common ground. They don't want a more perfect union. www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
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Before this, Trump reserved much of his ire for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act—but that is no longer. trib.al/UAnLMOv
"[SNAP] really puts the country in jeopardy,” he said, falsely claiming that people leave their jobs because “it’s easier” to be poor and rely on income-limited programs.
"[SNAP] really puts the country in jeopardy,” he said, falsely claiming that people leave their jobs because “it’s easier” to be poor and rely on income-limited programs.
November 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Before this, Trump reserved much of his ire for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act—but that is no longer. trib.al/UAnLMOv
"[SNAP] really puts the country in jeopardy,” he said, falsely claiming that people leave their jobs because “it’s easier” to be poor and rely on income-limited programs.
"[SNAP] really puts the country in jeopardy,” he said, falsely claiming that people leave their jobs because “it’s easier” to be poor and rely on income-limited programs.
Deep roots. Amatista Ledges Trail, at the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in New Mexico, USA.
November 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Deep roots. Amatista Ledges Trail, at the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in New Mexico, USA.
Jails and prisons serve as de facto mental health treatment facilities, with Rikers Island, Los Angeles County Jail, and Cook County Jail being the 3 largest mental health facilities in the US.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Ending the Criminalization of People With Serious Mental Illness
This JAMA Forum discusses what the data show regarding individuals with serious mental illness, current and potential interventions, and ways to end the criminalization of mental illness in the US.
jamanetwork.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Jails and prisons serve as de facto mental health treatment facilities, with Rikers Island, Los Angeles County Jail, and Cook County Jail being the 3 largest mental health facilities in the US.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Moon over the Organ Mountains 11/13/2016. One of my favorites.
Landscape photography, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Landscape photography, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Moon over the Organ Mountains 11/13/2016. One of my favorites.
Landscape photography, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Landscape photography, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Desert Christmas cactus. Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA.
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Desert Christmas cactus. Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA.
Race science is bunk. Powerful white men like it because it gives them a fig leaf. However, in this case, the emperor has no fig leaf.
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Race science is bunk. Powerful white men like it because it gives them a fig leaf. However, in this case, the emperor has no fig leaf.