Sooo... given folks are gearing up for a fight

are we supposed to like buy gold bars and hide them in our mattresses just in case?

Keep a packed bag of necessities?

I had relatives who had to flee countries that dissolved overnight... so just wondering....
I mean granted that doctors tend to be a bit of a overly pessimistic bunch who think about the worst case scenario..

..but while you all are celebrating the opportunity of returning to posting puppies

..the Nashville bombing does a bit worry me..

thehill.com/changing-ameri…
One of the reasons why people like experienced physicians is cuz we’ve seen an awful lot and we have a good pattern recognition...

...and hope I am wrong in thinking about all this...

..but hairs on back of my neck are standing up straight...

This could get messy
I mean to be fair, people should always have that stuff prepared

cuz, God forbid, what if your building catches on fire & you have to rush out?

But it seems like unfinished business from the Civil War, when ~half the country seceded & were forcibly brought back into the Union
I am a huge fan of history

and also probably know too many people who are former special forces

who are contrarian, independent and have some super wild stories about the inner workings of a lot of things

those founding fathers had strong anti-gov’t words too (look ‘em up)
For context, even tho, was wasteful, I always had at least two spinal needles open on my tray anytime I did a lumbar puncture on a newborn

even tho I typically got it on my first try

I’m the superstitious “Murphy’s Law” type from ED work - if you prepare, won’t happen
I mean, this is concerning

nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
The level of worry yesterday (when this article was published)was not about physical violence but about lack of trust necessary for a functional economy

Frankly, at the risk of hyperbole, I’m worried about our very Union - we’ve had one Civil War

cnn.com/2021/01/05/eco…
This is a break in previously unbroken precedent from the days of the country’s founding. I guess one more “unprecedented” thing, now related to the presidency, for this pandemic era.

npr.org/2020/10/01/919…
It is supposed to be this - you care so much about the nation you built/served that you preserve it and pass it on.

Well, people in the know seem to not be worried. Special forces buddy (his assessment is 2/10 level) and the market all cool as a cucumber.

Not that people can’t be wrong.

But I think this means I don’t have an excuse to be glued to Twitter and should get actual work done.
Kinda ironic, no, to chant USA while disregarding the precedent of our first President? Shouldn’t we respect the Constitution?
I just can’t my eyes off of all this. 👀
Wow. This is America.
This. “supporter”?!? Words are powerful. This is federal property being vandalized. There could be classified or sensitive documents. So many ways this is at very least, criminal.

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7 Jan
Look, if you all don’t want the donuts, no problem... more for me. 😁
I mean, before the pandemic, at a fancy schmancy MBA event in NYC, I literally put two cider donuts, wrapped in napkins, in my purse. After you have subsisted on a steady diet of hospital saltines, peanut butter, & graham crackers, one becomes shameless.
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We knew this.

We need stable, responsible voices on #SoMe

I am ALL for 1st amendment. Am anti-policing. Am anti-censorship.

Those of us in #SciComm can hold our OWN selves to higher standards than I see on #MedTwitter now. Vet. Verify. Be factual. Don’t do “left” vs “right.”
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Deleting is NO protection. There is legal precedent “cleaning up” social media can lead to more questions.

It has been screenshotted. The “blocked!” or “deleted!” is used for innuendo.

Long thread on compliance & legal aspects of #SciComm for licensed professionals.
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Today I feel calm & resolute because I had been waiting for this. Back in 2016, given what I had been seeing in the run up to the election and nasty campaign language inciting hatefulness, was having an uptick in anxiety. Plus this: masslive.com/boston/2020/01…

NOW others see it too.
When that news broke of SCHOOLS sharing information with authorities to ARREST CHILDREN
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-inability to protect my patients or other staff from harm
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to counter this #racism within the hospital, I described with @becker_sbecker in this #podcast

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“Warnock will be the first Black senator from Georgia and, as the New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie pointed out on Twitter, only the second Black senator elected from the South since Reconstruction.”

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#newyorktough

I left my ❤️ in #NYC
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It’s taken me years, but am finally learning how to not get sucked into imbalanced situations. Much of life was a “pleaser”, then a service profession surrounded by anxious parents. Yes, my work has often been on caring for vulnerable, voiceless, abused. Now I focus on systems.
I’ve always had a range of friendships, balanced and not so much. Often, I (am made to) feel like I have excessive privilege compared to someone else who had experienced various types of abuse and harm - tho, in fact tending to others can be a way to avoid processing own stuff.
I am not here to fix anyone else. We can support each other to find own way. When you become direct, especially in female friendships, may become more of an introvert 😂
I find women, often are so depleted & traumatized they want “safe spaces” and validation.

I like the truth.
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I do miss this tbh. Once in East Boston, I was seeing a Latina tween with headaches that only happened Sunday nights. Turns out she was being bullied at school. I wrote a letter to her school to investigate the bullying. Loved she saw a woman who looked like her have authority.
When you see your doctor listens, takes the time, believes you, uses her authority & credentials to make the system work for you, you start to feel safer & begin to trust, then may begin to listen. It is easy to write off “the system.” As much as I rail against, I work within it.
Our tax dollars pay for #publichealth and other resources. If only those who historically benefit from the system engage, that reinforces disparities.

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