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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS

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Infectious Disease doc and clinical researcher; runner, biker, liberal, gardener, hiker, and canoer. Professor @U of MN; Minneapolis __ ID. All posts my own. #BLM #abolishbillionaires

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Temptingβ€¦πŸ€”

10.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nihilism

09.03.2026 08:41 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Work to improve society or buy a rathole to die in? The billionaires choose the rathole πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

No surprises here πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ–•πŸ»

10.03.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Washington post story, with post to Twitter of: β€œThe Pentagon burned through $5.6 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of its Iran assault, according to U.S. officials, alarming some on Capitol Hill over how quickly the military has depleted scarce supplies of America's most advanced weaponry.”

Washington post story, with post to Twitter of: β€œThe Pentagon burned through $5.6 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of its Iran assault, according to U.S. officials, alarming some on Capitol Hill over how quickly the military has depleted scarce supplies of America's most advanced weaponry.”

Congresspeople; perpetually alarmed or concerned. Never enough to take action πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will never forget Jesse Jackson’s World Series heroics πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible if he just did a disappearing trick and never came back

10.03.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 483 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0

Does not appear Somali πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to spend a billion dollars a day attacking Iran, but willing to deny a Veteran a disability claim on the whim of an AI bot πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¬πŸ–•πŸ»

10.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This is not a functional human

09.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Schrodingers war. Simultaneously very complete and just beginning.

Fine for a thought experiment. Not ok for actual war πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not a serious person in this administration 😳

09.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe war is very complete” and β€œconsidering taking over the Strait of Hormuz” can’t be in the same sentence, if the speaker has a functioning brain 🫠

09.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

51 here; this hits so hard. There was such optimism. It seemed the manifestation of β€œin America if you are smart and work hard, anyone can succeed, no matter your background”

And then a narcissist nepo-baby decided it was untenable to have a black person as president and all downhill sinceβ€¦πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WTFβ€¦πŸ˜³.

Serious β€œold man yells at cloud” energy here on the WaPo op-ed page. Of all the things wrong with our world in 2026, pretty certain it’s not the 5 minutes of peace someone gets from their latte πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This despite the transient myocarditis seen with initial series now no longer observed, and them not being a young man πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ.

The trust in public health is splintered.

09.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Someone peripherally in my life currently has COVID because despite being older and vulnerable, they avoid COVID vaccination and specifically cite Dr Robert Malone (RFK Jr ACIP flunky) warning that β€œyoung men have been harmed.”

09.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s weird when shame and grifting makes someone resign. Not used to that anymore πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a little worried that the head of strategy at a large bank believed that affordability and reducing inflation was a focus, despite tariffs being the signature element of the administration😳😳😳

09.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Could have been usβ€¦πŸ˜’

09.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Is it cheap to assign every tanker a destroyer? Doesn’t sound cheap…

09.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s a β€œshort term cost” Tom? When will β€œprices tumble”?

People in St Cloud want to know how long they fill their F-150 for 100 bucks a tank

09.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not familiar with the UCSF medical school; not all schools grant tenure to all their medical school faculty. I went through the promotion process at my school and don’t have tenure, respite full professor status. Depends on the track here.

09.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He was (and is) so bad. Blocked me (and countless others) for pushing back on him in early COVID days. A stain on UCSF that apparently they want back for some reason πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Wasn’t a big deal if I recall. Didn’t scar a generation, change the course of government, etc. Can’t wait 😬

09.03.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’d never know it watching Rubio, but it is easy to have principles regarding relationships.

You see someone do horrible things? Call it out. Say β€œthat was disgusting” (Rubio managed that part)

The part he can’t handle: don’t ever associate with that person again. Very easy. Not for Marco πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Donald Trump posting:β€œ short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for USA, and world, safety and peace. Only fools would think differently! President DJT”

Donald Trump posting:β€œ short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for USA, and world, safety and peace. Only fools would think differently! President DJT”

This will age as well as his β€œCOVID is totally under control” prediction

08.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Apocalyptic 😳😳😳

08.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Jesus these idiots πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

08.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

War is hell πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

08.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0