John DesMarteau MD FACA
@jdesmarteau.com
Retired Anesthesiologist | I read JAMA so you don’t have to | Fair Gardener | Classical Composer | Married a great guy in 2004 | Dual Citizen - Can-Am | Voted BC, BO, HRC, JRB, KH — Should Tell You My Politics | Working on a memoir of my medical career
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This is absolutely the only way to go: Europe needs its own plan for 🇺🇦!
And not just any plan. A European strategy for victory is a requirement for a sustainable negotiated settlement. Seems hard for a lot of people to understand...
And not just any plan. A European strategy for victory is a requirement for a sustainable negotiated settlement. Seems hard for a lot of people to understand...
Europe needs its 'own plan' for Ukraine, Kubilius tells Euronews
Europe needs its 'own plan' for Ukraine, Kubilius tells Euronews
Europe is once again scrambling to find a foothold in talks to end the war in Ukraine as Putin is set to meet US negotiators in Moscow. For the EU defence tsar this is proof the continent needs to bolster its geopolitical standing fast, he told Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today.
l.euronews.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is absolutely the only way to go: Europe needs its own plan for 🇺🇦!
And not just any plan. A European strategy for victory is a requirement for a sustainable negotiated settlement. Seems hard for a lot of people to understand...
And not just any plan. A European strategy for victory is a requirement for a sustainable negotiated settlement. Seems hard for a lot of people to understand...
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My prediction.
The Epstein files will not be released. They will be leaked. By a woman as there are no brave men left.
The Epstein files will not be released. They will be leaked. By a woman as there are no brave men left.
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
My prediction.
The Epstein files will not be released. They will be leaked. By a woman as there are no brave men left.
The Epstein files will not be released. They will be leaked. By a woman as there are no brave men left.
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How nice that Trump supposedly gets preventive MRIs while millions of Americans are being stripped of basic healthcare
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
How nice that Trump supposedly gets preventive MRIs while millions of Americans are being stripped of basic healthcare
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Victor R. Ambros! By studying the microscopic worm #Celegans, he discovered that tiny RNAs are key regulators of gene expression. 🧪@umasschan.bsky.social #modelorganism #RNAbiology ow.ly/Ak7150CsW9p
December 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Victor R. Ambros! By studying the microscopic worm #Celegans, he discovered that tiny RNAs are key regulators of gene expression. 🧪@umasschan.bsky.social #modelorganism #RNAbiology ow.ly/Ak7150CsW9p
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A long and incomplete thread on HIV and AIDS in observation of World AIDS Day 2025, which the Trump regime would like you to think does not exist.
Today is World AIDS Day. More than 44 million people have died of AIDS—brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, from infancy to their 80s. HIV infections, which can lead to AIDS, are highly preventable *where there is political will, funding and evidence-based programs.*
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A long and incomplete thread on HIV and AIDS in observation of World AIDS Day 2025, which the Trump regime would like you to think does not exist.
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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Ahead of the 2020 election, we asked people in prison what might have helped keep them from committing the crime that led to their incarceration.
Among their responses were:
• affordable housing
• a stable, well-paying job
• mental health support
Among their responses were:
• affordable housing
• a stable, well-paying job
• mental health support
What Could Have Kept Me Out of Prison
We asked people behind bars what services and programs could have changed the course of their lives. Therapy, affordable housing and a living wage topped the list.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ahead of the 2020 election, we asked people in prison what might have helped keep them from committing the crime that led to their incarceration.
Among their responses were:
• affordable housing
• a stable, well-paying job
• mental health support
Among their responses were:
• affordable housing
• a stable, well-paying job
• mental health support
PLEASE DONATE IF YOU CAN (I just did): As a person living with HIV/AIDS since 2003, World AIDS Day is always personal to me. HIV isn’t over. Last year worldwide 630,000 died from HIV and every 30 seconds someone somewhere gets infected. amFAR has been working tirelessly to end HIV/AIDS.
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This year marks 37 years since the first annual World AIDS Day, an opportunity to honor those people we’ve lost to HIV and rededicate ourselves to the fight. Though we’ve made progress thanks to four ...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
PLEASE DONATE IF YOU CAN (I just did): As a person living with HIV/AIDS since 2003, World AIDS Day is always personal to me. HIV isn’t over. Last year worldwide 630,000 died from HIV and every 30 seconds someone somewhere gets infected. amFAR has been working tirelessly to end HIV/AIDS.
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This tired, deeply-damaged man is so needy. He has to have references to him being president on his hat, on his shirt, and on a golf-framed placard next to his overcooked cheeseburger he's almost too-out-of-it to eat.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This tired, deeply-damaged man is so needy. He has to have references to him being president on his hat, on his shirt, and on a golf-framed placard next to his overcooked cheeseburger he's almost too-out-of-it to eat.
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Give not a millimeter to Russia. Not a single grain of Ukrainian soil.
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Give not a millimeter to Russia. Not a single grain of Ukrainian soil.
When Garland became AG he said his job 1 was to restore the integrity of the DOJ. He pursued that to a fault considering what happened on Jan 6th. The next Democratic AG needs to make job 1 the restoration of the rule of law, which will encompass restoring the integrity of the DOJ. Marc Elias?
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
When Garland became AG he said his job 1 was to restore the integrity of the DOJ. He pursued that to a fault considering what happened on Jan 6th. The next Democratic AG needs to make job 1 the restoration of the rule of law, which will encompass restoring the integrity of the DOJ. Marc Elias?
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BTW, these recent stories/leaks against Hegseth and Kristi Noem came from within the White House and MAGA.
The knives are out, folks.
The knives are out, folks.
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
BTW, these recent stories/leaks against Hegseth and Kristi Noem came from within the White House and MAGA.
The knives are out, folks.
The knives are out, folks.
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Kinda hard to convince people that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
--Brian Tyler Cohen
--Brian Tyler Cohen
November 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Kinda hard to convince people that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
--Brian Tyler Cohen
--Brian Tyler Cohen
Trump posted the following on his crappy app. He doesn’t not have the authority to cancel every Biden document. Example: pardon power is virtually absolute. He can cancel Biden’s EOs just as the next president can cancel many of Trump’s upon taking office. And Biden has the same immunity Trump has.
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump posted the following on his crappy app. He doesn’t not have the authority to cancel every Biden document. Example: pardon power is virtually absolute. He can cancel Biden’s EOs just as the next president can cancel many of Trump’s upon taking office. And Biden has the same immunity Trump has.
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Commenting on something Trump posted online by saying that it was likely written by someone else adds nothing to the conversation. I don't give a rat's ass how Trump authors the content he publishes under his name—if he published it, he said it. Stop focusing on conspiracy theories about authorship.
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Commenting on something Trump posted online by saying that it was likely written by someone else adds nothing to the conversation. I don't give a rat's ass how Trump authors the content he publishes under his name—if he published it, he said it. Stop focusing on conspiracy theories about authorship.
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FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
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This tragedy is totally the Felon presidents fault , let’s call it for what it is. He was ordered to remove the troops from D.C. and didn’t. Can you imagine what the radical right would be saying if it was on Biden’s watch . He’s blaming Biden when the blood is on his hands.
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This tragedy is totally the Felon presidents fault , let’s call it for what it is. He was ordered to remove the troops from D.C. and didn’t. Can you imagine what the radical right would be saying if it was on Biden’s watch . He’s blaming Biden when the blood is on his hands.
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My 911 dispatcher husband is mentally prepping for tomorrow and all the turkey deep fryer calls, fallen grandparents (huge uptick on holidays), and drunk Karens.
Also please don't give MeeMaw her first edible at your usual dose. It won't end well.
AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD LOCK UP YOUR GUNS.
Also please don't give MeeMaw her first edible at your usual dose. It won't end well.
AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD LOCK UP YOUR GUNS.
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
My 911 dispatcher husband is mentally prepping for tomorrow and all the turkey deep fryer calls, fallen grandparents (huge uptick on holidays), and drunk Karens.
Also please don't give MeeMaw her first edible at your usual dose. It won't end well.
AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD LOCK UP YOUR GUNS.
Also please don't give MeeMaw her first edible at your usual dose. It won't end well.
AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD LOCK UP YOUR GUNS.
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Garry Kasparov @garrykasparov.bsky.social:
Four years Ukraine is fighting for the whole Europe.
NATO was built to fight only one war, not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria. One war to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
Four years Ukraine is fighting for the whole Europe.
NATO was built to fight only one war, not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria. One war to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Garry Kasparov @garrykasparov.bsky.social:
Four years Ukraine is fighting for the whole Europe.
NATO was built to fight only one war, not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria. One war to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
Four years Ukraine is fighting for the whole Europe.
NATO was built to fight only one war, not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria. One war to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Happy Thanksgiving!
@jefftiedrich.bsky.social perfect analysis of Trump pardoning the turkeys:
“‘Gobble’ and ‘Waddle’? they named the turkeys after the way Donny eats and walks? do you think they intended to name them ‘Goebbels’ and ‘Wehrmacht’ but decided at the last minute it was too on-the-nose?”
“‘Gobble’ and ‘Waddle’? they named the turkeys after the way Donny eats and walks? do you think they intended to name them ‘Goebbels’ and ‘Wehrmacht’ but decided at the last minute it was too on-the-nose?”
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
@jefftiedrich.bsky.social perfect analysis of Trump pardoning the turkeys:
“‘Gobble’ and ‘Waddle’? they named the turkeys after the way Donny eats and walks? do you think they intended to name them ‘Goebbels’ and ‘Wehrmacht’ but decided at the last minute it was too on-the-nose?”
“‘Gobble’ and ‘Waddle’? they named the turkeys after the way Donny eats and walks? do you think they intended to name them ‘Goebbels’ and ‘Wehrmacht’ but decided at the last minute it was too on-the-nose?”
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The Mark Kelly thing is wild because even if they had a case against him and even if he wasn't probably immune from prosecution under the speech and debate clause, Hegseth has already ruined it by exerting undue command influence
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The Mark Kelly thing is wild because even if they had a case against him and even if he wasn't probably immune from prosecution under the speech and debate clause, Hegseth has already ruined it by exerting undue command influence