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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS

@dimitridrekonja.bsky.social

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Infectious Disease doc and clinical researcher; runner, biker, liberal, gardener, hiker, and canoer. Professor @U of MN; Minneapolis VA ID. All posts my own. #BLM #abolishbillionaires

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · Nov 13

Intro post since seeing lots of new faces. I’m an infectious diseases physician & researcher, with a focus on urinary infections and C. difficile. Passionate about public health, politics, & healthcare reform. Post about all of the above, plus COVID, life in Minneapolis, & dog pics 👍🏻 Hi and welcome!

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 41m

Is it good or bad that the US is turning away from the world’s cheapest power source?🤔🤔🤔

Euronews @euronews.com · 4h

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

l.euronews.com

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 53m

Sunrise over Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis; lake smoke is cool on the first frosty day

Sunrise over lake Nokomis with lake smoke rising in the cold

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 9h

Horse slaughter good!
E-bikes bad!
People are moving!
The Middle East is like a movie!

Thank god I unsubscribed from the @washingtonpost.com long ago 😳

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 9h

Do most Americans even know who she was??

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 9h

“Who am I? That’s actually a deep philosophical question and I’m not sure I went to school long enough to answer it”

Ok; I went to school for a long time- I can help!

You are deeply unqualified for your job, and blissful ignorance & use of buzz-phrases is your go-to move. It’s not enough. Welcome🤦🏻‍♂️

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10h

What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 9h

ICE is evil.

Brandon Schorsch @bschorshy.bsky.social · 10h

It took three days of the Minneapolis Police Department doing this shit to crowds & families for the people of Minneapolis to burn their stupid fort to the ground

Because the people knew it was repulsive and evil, and it was clear the chain of command was going to let it continue unabated

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 10h

I mean, why stop at the FBI? All federal employees should search their workstations. You never know where those records might be 🙄🙄🙄

CNN @cnn.com · 12h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

www.cnn.com

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 10h

ICE popping priests with pepper balls. Where’s the outrage from Trump’s religious supporters??!

damned316 🎃 @dxmnkd316.bsky.social · 10h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov - any progress on charging these men with assault?

I’m a fan but like it’s time for some action beyond the lectern.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 10h

Evil. These assholes are evil.

Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 10h

Reposting every time I see this crap

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 11h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 10h

Reposting every instance of this I see. ICE causes violence wherever they go🤬🤬🤬

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 11h

Shot a priest in the head with a pepper ball, just for fun.
There was absolutely no threat here.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 10h

The priest on the street with his hands in the air was a real threat to the men on the roof 🤬🤬🤬

ICE is state-sponsored terror on civilians

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11h

The government is shooting priests in the head with pepper balls. I feel like this is a kitchen table issue.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 11h

“Advice and counsel”; is that what the kids call it these days? 🤮

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

It’s nice to have an unofficial “Chief of Staff” who likes to travel everywhere with you to provide advice and counsel. bsky.app/profile/patr...

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 13h

Kristi Noem brought Corey Lewandowski along on her work trip to Portland

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 11h

I’m sure this will get better now that Trump has floated not paying them back pay. They’ll definitely show up now…🙄🙄🙄

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16h

I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 12h

Chatting with other parents at a cross country race tonight, and some seniors going to Portland over fall break to visit prospective colleges.

Weird to go to a war zone, when the “safety” of Florida and Oklahoma beckons…🙄🙄🙄

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 13h

Portland is so peaceful Republicans had to go all the way to South America to find photos from years ago for their bad memes.

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 1d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 12h

I’ll have to look that up…🙄

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16h

I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 12h

Horrific. I hope she gets hazard duty pay 🙄

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 13h

Nice running into you!

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 13h

So pathetic 🤦🏻‍♂️

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 14h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.