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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 2d

I read about a group running a DnD campaign for 43+ years and, man, I can't get over how insane (and amazing) that is

www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/10...

Inside a Canadian professor's 43-year-old Dungeons & Dragons campaign

Robert Wardaugh's Dungeons & Dragons campaign has been running since 1982. Here we take a look at this remarkable game and ask what has been keeping this party playing together for so long?

www.guinnessworldrecords.com

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 4d

Did my med school buddies and I stop and go through all the cranial nerve foramina when there was an open skull on the side of the path at Six Flags for Fright Fest? Yes, yes we did

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 9d

Reading a CDC article for class and this popped up at the top. Excuse me?!

Screenshot of banner on CDC website that reads:
The Trump Administration is working to reopen the government for the American people. Mission-critical activities of CDC will continue during the Democrat-led government shutdown. Certain federal government activities have ceased due to a lack of appropriated funding. During the government shutdown, only web sites supporting excepted functions will be updated. As a result, the information on this website may not be up to date and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries.

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 10d

When can I start getting worried about picking up where we left off last season with OT losses?

Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 10d

Heard the updated goal song on WRHU's pregame intro and man, I like this energy #isles

Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 12d

My course director is making three Connections games each week related to lecture content for this unit (which is fairly heavy on heme onc) and I'm having a little more fun than I should with it

Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 13d

I told my pharmacist and he paid me for my prescription. So thankful for Trump keeping his promise on lowering medication costs by 600+%

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 14d

Great article on the current state of cancer immunotherapy research. Lots of great progress and lots of promise, but still plenty more to be discovered/developed (and a need for NIH funding to support that research!)

#oncsky

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 14d

Checkpoint inhibitors are the mainstay of cancer immunotherapy. Here's a new review article for the current state of the science and where we're headed www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 17d

Between this and his "too much liquid... at too big a number," I want to laugh but then I remember his secretary of health and pathogen services is fully on board
Very glad I live in a blue state, though, and a big fan of the Northeast Public Health Collaborative

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

Trump: "With Tylenol -- don't take it. Don't take it!"

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 18d

Sign of things to come?

Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 21d

Man, we could've had a shot at hemispheric free trade and the TPP with Hillary. Instead we're getting left out because of small dick Don and his tariffs

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22d

Just arrived in Mexico City.

In today’s rapidly shifting global landscape, we’re focused on deepening our relationship with Mexico to create good careers for our workers, strengthen supply chains, and build economic resilience across our nations.

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · 23d

Been pretty busy with classes the past two weeks but decided to pick up Trigger Warning (Neil Gaiman short story collection) while at the library under the very wrong assumption that it'd be light reading. Glad I got it though, definitely a good read so far

Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congrats!! Very deserved

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hey now, don't forget about the Krebs Cycle! 10/10 sign though #medsky

Indivisible Hawai’i Statewide Network @indivisiblehawaii.bsky.social · Sep 1

#mitochondrialchallenges
#FireRFKJrNow

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 31

Beautiful day for kayaking on the sound today. Couldn't say no to playing the Pirates of the Caribbean theme as we went

Kayak on calm water with clear blue sky overhead

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thanks for the heads up! I ran over to Long Beach right after seeing this and just spotted the plane. Pretty sure I made it

Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 29

Very much not the point, but I find it hilarious that he capitalizes Tariff each time he says it

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 29

Not knowing Metallica?? I dub them unforgiven

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 27

Solid turnout in Merrick earlier today! Some great music in the background too, from Bob Dylan to Green Day

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 25

It was great that Ezra Klein met with Senate Dems earlier this year, but it's really more important on local level right now. Would love to see something similar with mayors of large, blue state cities, city councils, etc

Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 25

It’s much harder to build housing in Blue states than it is in Red states.

So yes people are moving away from Blue states.

One more reason that addressing the housing shortage in NY and elsewhere must be an urgent priority.

Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 19

Great article from the WSJ on the new meaning/experience of cancer from the patient side, plus the importance of continued research and drug development

Even had a quote from Dr. Mark Lewis, one of my favorite oncologists
www.wsj.com/health/termi...

A New Reality for Terminal Cancer: Longer Lives, With Chronic Uncertainty

Stage-four cancer patients are living longer, challenging the idea of what it means to have and survive cancer. “The science just needs to stay a step ahead of me.”

www.wsj.com

Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 13

My lecture hall is an ice box

Thermostat reading room temperature of 57 degrees farenheit with the fan on

Reposted by Matt Friedman

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Aug 10

Officer David Rose died protecting us.

A true hero. Thank you.

🔗 Link to Officer Rose’s speech: m.facebook.com/watch/?v=109...

A still of Officer David Rose speaking as class leader of Dekalb’s 138th police academy during their graduation ceremony. Quote: “It’s about protecting the vulnerable, standing for justice and being the person who runs toward danger when others run away.”

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Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 9

Saw this sitting on a display in my library and couldn't pass on it

Book titled "The Presidents and The People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It" by Corey Brettschneider

Matt Friedman @mfrieds.bsky.social · Aug 7

I still can't believe that we advanced to the point where we could make vaccines for novel viruses in months, where we're almost within reach of vaccines for cancer, HIV, type 1 diabetes. And instead of taking that next step, Kennedy decided to turn his back on our health