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Mary Brandt, MD, MDiv

@drmlb

Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Medical Ethics at Baylor College of Medicine. Pediatric surgeon, theologian and UCC pastor, healer of healers, and maker of good trouble.

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Photo of a small adorable cream colored cat with dark points and a small adorable black and white cat with a black heart on his white nose.

Photo of a small adorable cream colored cat with dark points and a small adorable black and white cat with a black heart on his white nose.

Happy 5th birthday to these two little goofs.

10.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As many as 140 servicemembers injured. 7 killed. Thousands of Americans stranded in the region with a target on their backs and no escape.

All for a war that a draft dodger cannot even articulate a coherent and consistent justification for.

How. Is. This. America. First.

10.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 383 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 8
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In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing

09.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 34113 πŸ” 9407 πŸ’¬ 1771 πŸ“Œ 668
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Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. are acquiring a drone company that is seeking to meet Pentagon demand after Trump banned the use of Chinese drones.

We’re barely a week into Trump’s war and already his family has found a way to cash in.

Everything is for sale.

09.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 3269 πŸ” 1443 πŸ’¬ 177 πŸ“Œ 132
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This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.

10.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 8755 πŸ” 3707 πŸ’¬ 412 πŸ“Œ 213
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What a Lonely Monkey and 70 Years of Science Reveal About Human Connection A baby monkey named Punch clung to a stuffed orangutan after being abandoned at a Japanese zoo. His story echoes Harry Harlow's 1950s experiments and a growing body of research showing that

"We all need soft places. We all need safe places. And probably the bravest thing any of us ever does is to keep looking for them."

10.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

16 months old.

10.03.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Vintage sepia-toned portrait of a young girl with a bow in their hair, wearing a collared dress.

Vintage sepia-toned portrait of a young girl with a bow in their hair, wearing a collared dress.

9 March 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Suzanne Driay, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 June 1944 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 627 people killed in a gas chamber immediately after selection.

09.03.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 403 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3
Vintage sepia-toned photograph of a young boy seated, looking off to the side. The child appears to be engaged or attentive.

Vintage sepia-toned photograph of a young boy seated, looking off to the side. The child appears to be engaged or attentive.

9 March 1940 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Maurice Bromet, was born in Amsterdam.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 September 1943 in a transport of 979 Jews deported from Westerbork. He was among the 388 people murdered in a gas chamber immediately after selection.

09.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 364 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 6

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10.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not even a month old...

10.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

24 hours later -- not a peep out of any House Republican leaders or any Republicans in Congress or the Tennessee GOP at all about this.

I go no responses from anyone I reached out to.

Guess they're all fine with comments like this!

10.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 1187 πŸ” 399 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 26

β€œWho could’ve seen this coming?” is highly unpleasant when the answer is β€œmost people who know anything about this big topic and they’ve been saying so for years.”

10.03.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 993 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 7
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Great quotes in military history.

@atrupar.com

10.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 6532 πŸ” 1747 πŸ’¬ 604 πŸ“Œ 208
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We're spending $1 billion per day on war as millions of working people struggle to get by.

Meanwhile, America's ultra-rich have never been richer.

10.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 5571 πŸ” 2270 πŸ’¬ 222 πŸ“Œ 94
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Why your nonprofit hospital system is spending millions on marketing When a nonprofit hospital system posts a massive loss, lays off staff, and buys NFL naming rights, it reveals a profound disconnect between mission and strategy.

"When a nonprofit hospital system posts a $201 million operating loss, lays off roughly 650 workers, and then buys naming rights to an NFL practice facility, it does not just create bad optics. It teaches a lesson." #HealingTheHealers

10.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off

09.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 13313 πŸ” 4996 πŸ’¬ 1285 πŸ“Œ 523
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The Cost of a β€œFree” Lunch Is it ok to accept lunch (or pens) from a drug rep?
09.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow!!!

09.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This.Is.Important.

09.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Divina Tragedia, by Paul Chenavard, 1869, πŸ“Έ by Alejandro Granadillo @museeorsay.bsky.social

08.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 837 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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Terrifying Terrain, by Elizabeth Murray, 1989-90

08.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 936 πŸ” 120 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Born 12 days before my mother.
13 years old when she died.

09.03.2026 02:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

09.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 25550 πŸ” 7600 πŸ’¬ 2501 πŸ“Œ 680

They're still lying on the website:

www.foxnews.com/video/639055...

08.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 1790 πŸ” 478 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 23
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Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense."

08.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 24099 πŸ” 7414 πŸ’¬ 884 πŸ“Œ 398
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Trauma patients recover faster when medical teams know each other well, new study finds A new study from a Pittsburgh hospital finds that trauma patients recover faster when emergency medical teams have shared experience working together.
08.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

This is interesting. But it is more interesting that Trump is rewarding Moscow for doing this by helping Russia sell oil, repeating Russian propaganda points, and senselessly burning through weapon stocks.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

06.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 1579 πŸ” 690 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 34

4 years old.

07.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He was born three weeks after my father.
#DontLookAway

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