Applied physiologist. Doctorate in Pain & Suffering. Music enthusiast. Horse whisperer. Suicide survivor.
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These are self-professed “Christians”.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”
As for who decides, refer to Matthew 25:35-40.
BWAHAHAHA. Who gets to decide that? So the majority of Christians who voted for Trump three times, and effectively for Vance once, are not good Christians? How can the majority of a group not be good members of the group?
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Whether they knew it or not, this is what the people voted for.
Incompetence. This will not end well.
Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch.
President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again.
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Painless (we/us/hey,anesthesia) retweeted
Trump's first week back in office has been filled with chaos and dysfunction. But none of it is random.
It's part of a plot to spread cynicism and get you to check out.
Oligarchs don't want you to keep paying attention. That's how they win.
Don't tune out. Don't let them win.
Painless (we/us/hey,anesthesia) retweeted
HUGE BREAKING NEWS:
Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat.
Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
Painless (we/us/hey,anesthesia) retweeted
Most students used to think they wanted to be “real” doctors
But by the time third year rolls around and they start witnessing how much their attendings hate their lives, things change
They see how overworked and underappreciated they are. They see stupid ass administrators who have absolutely no business in healthcare acting like they are the white knights “you just do the medicine, I’ll run the business”
They see how RVUs and FFS medicine force doctors to grind volume instead of compassionately care for their fellow human beings
They see professional societies and major institutions impose draconian and non-evidence based policies across the board, and how those who dare speak out and think for themselves are immediately ostracized
They see tech bros and bro bros thinking they’re going to come in and revolutionize an industry with zero knowledge of how it actually works
They see marriages failed, children’s basketball games missed, other dreams put on pause indefinitely, all while going into half a million $ of debt
They see society shit on doctors for being lemmings and accused of putting profits over patients
And they think… fuckkkk that
Now the cool thing is to get the MD and then *act* like a doctor so they can go be part of a startup or work for McKinsey
And it’s hard to blame them.
It’s not about indexing on the right people to start. By and large, medical school attracts deeply passionate and intelligent people who care about humanity.
It’s about fixing the absolute shit show of a system that we are then subject to for the next 40 years of a career. We need to fix THAT, and then, the good ones will stay, and commit to patient care for the rest of their lives.
@RobertKennedyJr @MartyMakary @DrJBhattacharya @DrOz
#1 reason for MD shortage is Med schools admitting students who aren’t going to practice. Only 60% of med students today plan on practicing clinical medicine. Med Schools need to focus on admitting students who want take care of patients, not just get their MD.
Painless (we/us/hey,anesthesia) retweeted
Hey friends. This is day 7 of my latest hospital stay for a new #cancer crisis. Please set your notifications for me and RT/QT me whenever possible. Paying for cancer treatment is daunting and I have to get as much attention for my work as possible. Thank you!
These Fascists have surveillance techniques the Nazis could only dream about.
Many parallels are being drawn with Nazi Germany right now, as if that is the nadir of human evil. I worry this blinds us to the many signals that our current trajectory will take us someplace far worse still — potentially underestimating dangers by orders of magnitude.
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Painless (we/us/hey,anesthesia) retweeted
BREAKING: The esteemed Virginia Theological Seminary releases a powerful statement supporting Bishop Mariann Budde after she called out Donald Trump to his face and became MAGA's Public Enemy #1.
This just poured fuel on the fire...
"We are proud of our alumna Bishop Marianne Budde for her faithfulness to the Biblical witness. To ask a President to be merciful is in the tradition of the prophets of the Hebrew Bible," the school's president Ian Markham president and dean wrote on Facebook.
"While the overwhelming response VTS has received about her sermon has been positive, we have also received various complaints about our work because of her training in our Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry programs," Markham continued.
"To be clear, we teach the Gospel as reflected in Holy Scripture. We support and stand alongside our Bishop alumna," he bluntly added.
This is the kind of courage that this moment in history demands. For daring to suggest that our so-called Christian president should show mercy and compassion, Bishop Budde has been inundated with hatred.
She stated that many Republicans now "wish me dead" thanks to her sermon at the National Cathedral and still she refuses to apologize or back down.
The Virginia Theological Seminary is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States and the second oldest. Donald Trump picked a fight with our nation's religious leaders. He's losing badly.
Please retweet and ❤️ if you also proudly support Bishop Budde's sermon — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: tribel.app.link/okwPIHYCIqb
Maybe Elon should start acting less like a Nazi?
I don't believe he is a Nazi but it would be quite nice if @elonmusk came out and explain what he meant by that gesture.
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A show trial under a weaponized administration wouldn’t exactly inspire anyone to come forward either.
The net effect of the threat to prosecute, and the perceived need to pardon, Dr Fauci, Gen Milley, Jan 6 committee, and Police, will be a reluctance of anyone to speak truth to power. I can’t think of anything more antithetical to American democracy.
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The problem with evil is that once it is acknowledged it requires a response, something that far too many find inconvenient. Better to leave it unacknowledged then.
earlier this week I gave a talk about conscience in medicine where I talked about how good is to be done and evil avoided.
issue was taken with my choice of the word “evil” — like it was a bit much.
if we don’t believe evil is real, then the enemy has already won.
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I came to LA in 1984, a son of the Midwest, the first time I’d ever been on a plane. It was the land of opportunity, a chance to be a doctor and to help people. I grabbed every opportunity there was with both hands.
LA is where I came of age. 17 year-old runaway discovered the rich cultures & history from East LA to the SF Valley, Echo Park to Santa Monica & Westwood to the South Bay.. 10 years of living & learning & loving the canyons & beaches & the poorest & richest neighborhoods..I ❤️ LA
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Every year fire season has started earlier, and lasted longer. Now it’s practically continuous. Even though the fossil fuel industry knew the consequences, they refused to do anything about them or even acknowledge their existence.
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LA is a cautionary tale. The City of Angels deserved better. We all deserved better.
youtu.be/o00GhORxhCU?si=nim4…
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