@piratemonkeysnail
Snail, pirate, monkey, parent, EM doctor, human. I love traveling, nature, and people. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
Thank you to the 14 principled members of US Congress who signed this letter to Secretary Noem demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil. Sad that every member of Congress, or at least every Dem, didn't sign this.
Does Trump need to literally light the Constitution on fire before they act?
Yep
I am wondering more and more if the Democratic strategy is to stay silent and let the Republicans own the consequences of their actions, unequivocally, all by themselves.
First, but likely not last, measles death. #medsky #emedsky
Medicaid provides 40% of the funding for community health centers.
Medicaid supports 2 out of 3 people in nursing homes.
Medicaid provides health care to 41 million children.
Trump and his Republican friends want to enact massive cuts to the program.
We won't let them.
Think about this. What would you have done? What will you do today? #resist
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This weekend, a female at a townhall in Idaho was forcibly removed and zip-tied for asking questions of elected officials. No man supported her. The video is very disturbing.
Watch this be think about what you would have done in the 1930s in Germany…or Saturday.
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Try two, as a repost of a post hid the original.
Very timely podcast discussing optimal patient care in the current legal climate. #medsky #emedsky
Very timely podcast discussing optimal patient care in the current legal climate. #medsky #emedsky
@saemonline.bsky.social
I haven’t seen this action by #SAEM posted for discussion yet.
Are journals and societies also adjusting or retracting prior research to reflect an executive branch policy « to recognize two sexes, male and female »? Where does it stop?
#medsky #emedsky #emergencymedicine #meded #acep #aaem
Everyone should have the basic right to be safe at work. Especially the people taking care of everyone else. #medsky #emedsky
The primary purpose of a for profit insurance company is to make a profit for its shareholders. Full stop.
This is why we spend so much as individuals in the U.S. and the healthcare system gets so little in payments and outcomes for patients are so much worse.
Stating that DEI causes flight dangers is the same as blaming DEI for ED boarding. Just sayin’.
theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks... I have not verified, but worth spreading so folks can look into it themselves. Certainly plausible given the other actions of the people and platforms involved.
Donald Trump's executive order stating that there are only 2 genders uses language of #fetalpersonhood. If fully enacted, fetal personhood would give full rights to fetuses, outlawing abortion nationwide, and could treat abortion as murder. Not a coincidence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Monday, January 27, 2025 - newly confirmed and certainly underqualified Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth said, "Today there are more executive orders coming that we fully support on removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates, Iron Dome for America"
Sunday, January 26, 2025 - Trump signs executive order targeting FEMA, just 2 days after he was quoted saying that he is considering, "getting rid of FEMA"
#FEMA #legislation #executiveorder
In prep for #RFK hearings, let's do some vax review
#MEASLES - As of 12/31/24, 284 cases of measles were reported in 32 US states due to failure to vaccinate.
I would tell you the 2025 data, but there is a #gagorder on the CDC, FDA, HHS from the Trump administration.
HR.629. Bill to amend title 18, to prohibit chemical abortions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
S.203. Bill to prohibit Federal funding of @ppfa.org Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Sponsor: @randpaul.bsky.social
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
H.R.49. Bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the HHS Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force
Sponsor: Rep Andy Biggs
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
January 27, 2025 - Donald Trump orders halt to all federal student loans and grants.
10/10…we know that doctors are not the reason why healthcare is so expensive. What are your short-term and long-term solutions? How do we fix our broken system? Perhaps, most importantly, how do we flip public perception?
9/10…regardless of solution, we need a united front. We can’t be lone wolves. We need to support our specialty-specific and state and national organizations and their PACs. We need to work between specialties. And our organizations need to be united and working together for us!
8/10 How do we flip the script? How do we sway public opinion? We spend far too much time fighting amongst ourselves than against outside forces. We went into medicine to help people, not fight to be paid fairly…
7/10…and yet, the public perception, when physicians push back, is that we are “greedy” for that insurance money, with the insurer having the patient’s “best interests” at heart. This is the PR campaign we are up against…and it has been very effective…
6/10…insurance should not be linked to an employer. Health and well-being are not at all connected to the type of job a person has and what employment model they choose. How do we address these system-wide issues? What is the solution?
