Dr B, MD DFASAM
@dremilybrunner.bsky.social
Addiction medicine doctor; fam med doctor; focus on emerging behavioral addictions such as internet gaming disorder
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At the musee d’Armee yesterday and saw the WW section and it was chilling. Parallels between then and now are eerie. For example, dehumanization, deportation and use of propaganda were main tools used, not violent repression and they are happening in us now; violent repression came after
Trumps new catchphrase should be “whatever - i do what i want”; because that is exactly what is happening southpark.cc.com/video-clips/...
I Do What I Want! - South Park | South Park Studios US
Cartman gets way out of control on the Maury Povich Show.
southpark.cc.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Trumps new catchphrase should be “whatever - i do what i want”; because that is exactly what is happening southpark.cc.com/video-clips/...
We are at a weird place where the president is openly and publicly acting unhinged, and most of his lunacy is not being shared with the American public by mainstream news; it’s time to talk openly to people in your life about what’s happening
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We are at a weird place where the president is openly and publicly acting unhinged, and most of his lunacy is not being shared with the American public by mainstream news; it’s time to talk openly to people in your life about what’s happening
This seems to indicate something about the economy; something not good
After a disappointing year for Las Vegas tourism, the city is hosting a humdinger of a cyber sale—with hotel stays and entertainment discounted by up to 55%.
Las Vegas Is Running A Cyber Sale To Rescue Its Terrible Tourism Year
After a disappointing year for Las Vegas tourism, the city is hosting a humdinger of a cyber sale—with hotel stays and entertainment discounted by up to 55%.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This seems to indicate something about the economy; something not good
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And let’s not let the FDA drama distract from the real world failures of our medical establishment.
It’s their job to get this under control and our right to hold them accountable.
They put out wacky press releases to get us to stop talking about this.
It’s their job to get this under control and our right to hold them accountable.
They put out wacky press releases to get us to stop talking about this.
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
And let’s not let the FDA drama distract from the real world failures of our medical establishment.
It’s their job to get this under control and our right to hold them accountable.
They put out wacky press releases to get us to stop talking about this.
It’s their job to get this under control and our right to hold them accountable.
They put out wacky press releases to get us to stop talking about this.
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“.. Since 2022, retirement-plan participation rates, total contributions and overall savings rates have decreased for those making less than $150,000 a year ..”
@marketwatch.com
www.marketwatch.com/story/a-tale...
@marketwatch.com
www.marketwatch.com/story/a-tale...
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“.. Since 2022, retirement-plan participation rates, total contributions and overall savings rates have decreased for those making less than $150,000 a year ..”
@marketwatch.com
www.marketwatch.com/story/a-tale...
@marketwatch.com
www.marketwatch.com/story/a-tale...
The framing of this is so weak sauce; obviously he ordered it - the man bragged openly about it multiple times in public forum; this is not nuanced stuff
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The framing of this is so weak sauce; obviously he ordered it - the man bragged openly about it multiple times in public forum; this is not nuanced stuff
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Important for treatment to be consistent ! publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Buprenorphine Treatment Duration and Adherence Among Youth and Subsequent Health Outcomes
10.1542/6378837665112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2025-0711476378837665112OBJECTIVES. It is unclear how long youth with opioid use disorder (OUD) should continue taking buprenorphine, and what adherence they...
publications.aap.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Important for treatment to be consistent ! publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
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100% agree.
Anyone who goes through an MRI without knowing the reason is incapable of making decisions for the United States for a *variety* of reasons.
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
100% agree.
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
The homeland security official x account is actually indistinguishable from a white power account; all the same terms and images
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The homeland security official x account is actually indistinguishable from a white power account; all the same terms and images
I honestly think the current news cycle is being driven by nonstop attitude of trolling
e.g., it would be so funny if we pardoned a huge drug trafficker at the same time as we are murdering the fishermen who might be transporting cocaine
It’s so not ok
None of this is ok
e.g., it would be so funny if we pardoned a huge drug trafficker at the same time as we are murdering the fishermen who might be transporting cocaine
It’s so not ok
None of this is ok
December 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I honestly think the current news cycle is being driven by nonstop attitude of trolling
e.g., it would be so funny if we pardoned a huge drug trafficker at the same time as we are murdering the fishermen who might be transporting cocaine
It’s so not ok
None of this is ok
e.g., it would be so funny if we pardoned a huge drug trafficker at the same time as we are murdering the fishermen who might be transporting cocaine
It’s so not ok
None of this is ok
As a reminder as he rails against immigrants, Trump himself married and had children with two immigrants and the veep is married to a first gen immigrant
The hypocrisy is off the charts
The hypocrisy is off the charts
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As a reminder as he rails against immigrants, Trump himself married and had children with two immigrants and the veep is married to a first gen immigrant
The hypocrisy is off the charts
The hypocrisy is off the charts
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
This policy is evil
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This policy is evil
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
In fairness, when I asked them to clean the car I didn’t say “and u don’t need to climb on top to get the snow off the roof”
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
In fairness, when I asked them to clean the car I didn’t say “and u don’t need to climb on top to get the snow off the roof”
This! If something goes wrong, they are not held responsible- in fact all over the terms of using their healthcare tools it states it is not intended for clinical decisions, only for screening, etc; all liability falls on the healthcare system and the clinicians
Insurance companies are not stoked to cover AI and are asking regulators to let them exclude coverage from liability policies. “‘It’s too much of a black box,’ Dennis Bertram, Europe head of cyber insurance for Mosaic told the FT.”
Insurance Companies Are Terrified to Cover AI, Which Should Probably Tell You Something
Three major insurance companies have requested permission to exclude AI from their policies as anxiety grows throughout the industry.
futurism.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This! If something goes wrong, they are not held responsible- in fact all over the terms of using their healthcare tools it states it is not intended for clinical decisions, only for screening, etc; all liability falls on the healthcare system and the clinicians
Holy crap - the flat earth hypothesis has more American support than trumps economy - by a lot
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
Consumer Confidence Index Plummets in November to Lowest Level Since April
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Holy crap - the flat earth hypothesis has more American support than trumps economy - by a lot
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com green time really is better than screen time
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com green time really is better than screen time
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Do you know who you won't find in the Epstein Files?
Undocumented immigrants.
Undocumented immigrants.
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Do you know who you won't find in the Epstein Files?
Undocumented immigrants.
Undocumented immigrants.
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the humanities are going to have the last laugh on this one, i think
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
the humanities are going to have the last laugh on this one, i think
It was so difficult to turn off the tracking features that allow google to train ai on my emails and data
That I had to get help from google gemini to find out how to do that
That I had to get help from google gemini to find out how to do that
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It was so difficult to turn off the tracking features that allow google to train ai on my emails and data
That I had to get help from google gemini to find out how to do that
That I had to get help from google gemini to find out how to do that
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Minneapolis punches way above its weight in terms of its local economy, public transit, bike infrastructure, cultural institutions, parks, and more. And you get all this for one of the lowest costs of living for a US city.
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Minneapolis punches way above its weight in terms of its local economy, public transit, bike infrastructure, cultural institutions, parks, and more. And you get all this for one of the lowest costs of living for a US city.
I sometimes reflect on how wild it is that Facebook entirely pivoted and renamed company to focus on an online paradise in the metaverse that is barely used and objectively is like the sims and still zuck is considered a genius ???
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I sometimes reflect on how wild it is that Facebook entirely pivoted and renamed company to focus on an online paradise in the metaverse that is barely used and objectively is like the sims and still zuck is considered a genius ???