Primary care doctor at a public hospital, in a health worker union. Activism and organizing.
New York, NY
Joined January 2011
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Great results for UWS/NYC progressives/left:
- Northrup wins
- Schwalbe overperforms
- Lasher doesn't get a big win
- DSA challengers beat all but 1 incumbent
- Zohran-backed Chevalier, Lander, Valdez all win
Hegseth really seems to like getting US soldiers killed.
statnews.com/2026/04/21/flu-…
Let's discuss treat to target for lipids!
Treat to target (TTT) is really well established with strong evidence for some diseases. For others it's been disproven or the target levels have been readjusted once stronger, trial-based evidence emerged. Recent lipid guidelines...
Is the Iran war unconstitutional if there was no imminent threat and if Congress didn't authorize it? We know Trump/Hegseth could care less, but it's notable the Joint Chiefs - in the military for decades, swore an oath to uphold the Constitution - basically didn't give a shit.
The costs of Trump's Iran war:
– the moral toll of mass death from needless war, whether it's Iranian schoolchildren or US troops
– the human toll, as each of those individual lives mattered inherently and to others...
There will be a surge in energy prices, plus affects on shipping and on financial markets. Bye bye 401k, hello gas stop sticker shock? axios.com/2026/03/04/iran-wa…
Wildly disturbing (un)Christian nationalism in the US military. democracynow.org/2026/3/4/he…
2010 internet: “If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold”
2026 medicine: “you think you’re paying for ambient AI documentation, but you’re actually paying them to train their robot doctor that they will sell to replace you”
"We are heartbroken but also very angry.
Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in the world. Unfortunately, he...
...was a good man. Thank you."
Can you imagine having to live through the state murdering your son and instead of peace and privacy to grieve it's compounded by such vile propaganda that you need to draft and release a statement like this?