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brookswalsh
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ER doc.
Okay at reading ECGs
Proud to have helped eliminate "excited delirium" in EM.
Aiming to correctly use the subjunctive in Spanish more often.
And I am never, ever sick at sea.
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katemckean.bsky.social
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
"No president since the Civil War has ever publicly bragged about the Mexican-American War in official proclamations. To do so would be rude, politically perilous, insulting to our biggest trade partner and just plain weird.

So of course Trump did it."
February 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”

hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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gregggonsalves.bsky.social
This is insane.
Marty Makary, Vinay Prasad,
Tracy Beth Hoeg and RFK
Jr are a collective menace.
by-cjewett.bsky.social Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.

Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:28 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
"It can feel tedious to push back on the arrogance of using “American” only to describe the US.
But Bad Bunny did it with joy. He invited the US to a party where it wasn’t the center of the universe – and showed the empire that’s OK."

@alanacb.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny challenged the meaning of ‘America’
The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphere
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:59 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
"En muchos casos, estas instalaciones, que van a ser utilizadas por agentes de calle y abogados del ICE, están situadas cerca de escuelas primarias, consultorios médicos, lugares de culto y otros lugares sensibles."
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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radio-ambulante.bsky.social
Don't let that Spanish-speaking energy fade. Whether it was Bad Bunny's halftime magic or just the whole vibe — now's the perfect time to actually learn. Jiveworld lets you practice Spanish with stories from Radio Ambulante.

👉 Try it for free: www.jiveworld.com/es/
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
"I take the saying that “the pen is mightier than the sword” to heart and try to use my words to cut through the bullshit day after day.

But around this time, the figurative pen is just as heavy as a real sword."

@deecherrywriter.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
Personally I'm more a fan of Residente - catchy word-play, a political mission but also humor - but *sigh* I guess I'll start listening to DTMF
a man in a yellow shirt is driving a car with the words hello deja el show above him
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is driving a car with the words hello deja el show above him
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February 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
"The U.S. can no longer deny us Puerto Ricans and Latines of our value. It’s time we move forward with love for ourselves and our communities, no matter how much hate and fear they try to lodge into us."
@latimes.com
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Essay: Decoding Bad Bunny's triumphantly Puerto Rican Super Bowl halftime show
Puerto Rican journalist Tatiana Tenreyro unpacks the most Puerto Rican moments of Bad Bunny's monumental Super Bowl halftime show — and his urgent calls for Pan-American unity in the face of oppressio...
www.latimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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astrophobia.bsky.social
1. Sugarcanes as epicenters of exploitation & labor movement
2. Marquetas, diaspora & displacement
3. Privatization of the PR power grid
4. America is the entire continent, not just the US
5. The light blue Puerto Rican flag
6. Ricky Martin sings “Lo que le pasó a Hawai’i”, a song about colonialism
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.

But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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pazooter.bsky.social
No paywall

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
Just put it on my watching list
youtu.be/uoJoWMbRxvM?...
PUERTO RICO: La Operaciòn documental
YouTube video by Escuchar La Verdad
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February 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
"The attorney ... was pleased that jurors rejected arguments that the death stemmed from “excited delirium."

“It’s a good development in the world of prolonged prone restraint in terms of a jury acknowledging how dangerous it is and the fact that it can be fatal""
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Jury awards $8.3 million to foster teen's family after his death at juvenile intake center
A jury has awarded $8.3 million to the family of a Kansas foster teen who died in 2021 after being held facedown for 39 minutes in a juvenile intake center as he underwent a mental health crisis
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February 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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propublica.org
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
The Republican Party should stand by their strong English-only position by ending the massive number of political ads they run on Spanish language radio and TV stations every election.
February 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
This book by Immerwahr details how colonialism affected the health of people in PR, and even how medical racism affected the independence movement.
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr is a history of American imperialism, focusing on the territories and people outside the contiguous United States, revealing forgotten episodes like the Philippine-American War and the exploitation of Guano Islands, and arguing that the U.S. shifted from formal colonialism to a "pointillist empire" of bases and economic influence after WWII, using technology and culture to maintain power.
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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astrophobia.bsky.social
let me hop on this wave and recommend some good books on Puerto Rican history for people that feel inspired by Bad Bunny to learn about us, our history, and our culture
Book Puerto Rico: A National History by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo Book Puerto Rico in the American Century: A History Since 1898 by César Ayala and Rafael Bernabe Book History of Puerto Rico: A Panorama of Its People by Fernando Picó Book Economic History of Puerto Rico: Institutional Change and Capitalist Development by James L. Dietz
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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thebeaverton.com
News In Photo:
Jeff Bezos clarifies that newspapers also die in darkness
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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cnn.com
Even with the so-called "drawdown," many Minneapolis area activists say little has changed since hundreds of agents left and they're preparing for prolonged resistance. The anxiety remains palpable after two fatal shootings of US Citizens by federal agents in January. https://cnn.it/4rAFZ34
February 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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thesgem.bsky.social
Queen of Hearts (QoH) artificial intelligence for ECG interpretation.
thesgem.com/2026/02/sgem... #MedSky @kirstychallen.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social @ahascience.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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atrupar.com
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "One of my favorite people, President Bukele ... he operates rather large prisons. Very strong prisons."
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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melodyschreiber.com
Really scary to see the patient went to Children's National emergency department
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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jessicacalarco.com
ICE is kidnapping soccer moms.
Martin is 18, a high school senior and a U.S. citizen. His mother is 52, with a Social Security card and a valid work permit, he said. She escaped Mexico because of threats and violence. The evening of Jan. 10, after his first soccer game, Irma and Martin stopped at Walmart in suburban Bloomington to pick up some food because he was hungry. On the short drive across the street back to heir hotel, Irma said, "I feel something in my chest." She sensed something was off. Just as Martin pulled into the parking lot, three law enforcement cars boxed him in, and about a dozen federal immigration agents piled out. One pulled open the driver's side door, and pointed a gun. Stunned, Martin's mind raced. What was going on? He hadn't so much as run a traffic light. The uproar in Minneapolis involving federal agents had not crossed his mind, His mom assured her son she had her documents; there was nothing to worry about. Martin told the agents he was a citizen, and they left him alone after seeing his driver's license. They never let Irma get any paperwork out. They took her from the passenger seat, Martin said, arrested her, and left him alone and crying. "I was like, 'What am I going to do?'" he said. Today, Irma is in a federal immigration detention center in Texas. Martin is more driven than ever to one day play professional soccer
February 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
brookswalsh.bsky.social
".. even one released murderer is one too many"

So much for Blackstone's ratio.
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM