Inflamed Procrastibaker
@drtwillett.medsky.social
Lapsed Peds MD,Immunology PhD. Knowledge magpie. Pro-vaccine, pro-bodily autonomy. Pro LGBTQA. Use Alt text!
Singing with my mental jukebox in the food lab. Weird to my cuore (PAPVR, SpA). Cali Childless jobless 🐈 she/her.
Opinions are MINE-I licked them.
Singing with my mental jukebox in the food lab. Weird to my cuore (PAPVR, SpA). Cali Childless jobless 🐈 she/her.
Opinions are MINE-I licked them.
Pinned
Finally update my handle to medsky.social so here is a re-intro:
I am a former primary care pediatrician with a PhD in immunology (Tc/MHC rx in Lyme autoimmunity) and a former PANS team clinician til Medicine ground me up and spat me out. For now, I bake and garden and listen to audiobooks.
I am a former primary care pediatrician with a PhD in immunology (Tc/MHC rx in Lyme autoimmunity) and a former PANS team clinician til Medicine ground me up and spat me out. For now, I bake and garden and listen to audiobooks.
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"It is simply not true that vaccines aren’t tested against placebos (including inert saline placebos). Anyone who says otherwise is either lying or willfully ignorant." And when trials use other controls, it's for good reasons, like an existing old version.
thelogicofscience.com/2025/12/02/v...
thelogicofscience.com/2025/12/02/v...
Vaccines are tested against placebos
Lately, my Facebook page has been flooded with people insisting that “no vaccine is tested against a placebo” (sometimes stated with additional qualifiers like “double-blind” or “saline placebo”).…
thelogicofscience.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"It is simply not true that vaccines aren’t tested against placebos (including inert saline placebos). Anyone who says otherwise is either lying or willfully ignorant." And when trials use other controls, it's for good reasons, like an existing old version.
thelogicofscience.com/2025/12/02/v...
thelogicofscience.com/2025/12/02/v...
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Dilletante ACIP undermining access to vaccines which harms us all: members don't understand their role, relevant workgroups have not met, how can their decisions be evidence-based or reasonable? www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social
Dilletante ACIP undermining access to vaccines which harms us all
The article critiques the current operations of ACIP under RFK jr, highlighting its detrimental impact on access to vaccines for children.
www.skepticalraptor.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Dilletante ACIP undermining access to vaccines which harms us all: members don't understand their role, relevant workgroups have not met, how can their decisions be evidence-based or reasonable? www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social
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oh no wait, there IS a live Cheetah Cub Cam with brand new fuzzballs (that link must be a previous batch of fuzzballs)
They must all be outside right now, but these little floofs are NEW new:
They must all be outside right now, but these little floofs are NEW new:
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
oh no wait, there IS a live Cheetah Cub Cam with brand new fuzzballs (that link must be a previous batch of fuzzballs)
They must all be outside right now, but these little floofs are NEW new:
They must all be outside right now, but these little floofs are NEW new:
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Brainworm Kennedy made Martin Kulldorff the CSO of ASPE?
How the fuck are we supposed to survive this???
How the fuck are we supposed to survive this???
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Brainworm Kennedy made Martin Kulldorff the CSO of ASPE?
How the fuck are we supposed to survive this???
How the fuck are we supposed to survive this???
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We have fished so many of these out of Strawberry Creek. It has been years since I last saw one in the Shattuck areas of Berkeley.
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
We have fished so many of these out of Strawberry Creek. It has been years since I last saw one in the Shattuck areas of Berkeley.
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BREAKING: NYT reporting that Trump has just fired 8 immigration judges in New York City who worked at 26 Federal Plaza. That's NYC ICE HQ.
In the city that declares "give us your tired your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free," Trump shuts down due process for immigrants. This is fascism.
In the city that declares "give us your tired your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free," Trump shuts down due process for immigrants. This is fascism.
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
BREAKING: NYT reporting that Trump has just fired 8 immigration judges in New York City who worked at 26 Federal Plaza. That's NYC ICE HQ.
In the city that declares "give us your tired your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free," Trump shuts down due process for immigrants. This is fascism.
In the city that declares "give us your tired your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free," Trump shuts down due process for immigrants. This is fascism.
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Based on my years of reporting on this, we got here because the medical industrial complex did not give one single fuck about women, and still doesn’t, which trained women to not trust medical experts and then orgs like Goop swept in and made money off of that.
December 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Based on my years of reporting on this, we got here because the medical industrial complex did not give one single fuck about women, and still doesn’t, which trained women to not trust medical experts and then orgs like Goop swept in and made money off of that.
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At the shelter today, struggling with yet another unprofessional model. All I wanted her to do was show off her little shoes and I feel like that should not be too much to ask.
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
At the shelter today, struggling with yet another unprofessional model. All I wanted her to do was show off her little shoes and I feel like that should not be too much to ask.
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I just *love* that they say the point of this fee is “so travelers, not taxpayers, foot the bill” because what this is *really* going to do is ensure I’m stuck in line with a bunch of miserable boomer fucks acting like they haven’t flown since 1992 - but now in a new flavor!
TSA to start charging travelers $45 if they don't have a Real ID. Here are the details.
Flyers without Real IDs, passports or other accepted forms of identification will need to pay a $45 fee starting Feb. 1.
www.cbsnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I just *love* that they say the point of this fee is “so travelers, not taxpayers, foot the bill” because what this is *really* going to do is ensure I’m stuck in line with a bunch of miserable boomer fucks acting like they haven’t flown since 1992 - but now in a new flavor!
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November 2025 precipitation ranking (since 1895). Record and near record dryness from southern Louisiana to Florida to South Carolina. Meanwhile, record rain in parts of southern California and Nevada - including the wettest November on record for Death Valley.
December 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
November 2025 precipitation ranking (since 1895). Record and near record dryness from southern Louisiana to Florida to South Carolina. Meanwhile, record rain in parts of southern California and Nevada - including the wettest November on record for Death Valley.
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Frogs drink most of their dietary water through their butts.
Kermit could not be reached for comment.
Kermit could not be reached for comment.
Have you ever seen a toad or frog 'wallow' in a puddle after a dry spell?
You may know that they mostly drink through their skin, but not all over!
There's a "seat patch" on their bellies that makes up ~10% of skin surface, but absorbs 70% of liquid in a rehydrating frog or toad.
(📷: S. Hillyard)
You may know that they mostly drink through their skin, but not all over!
There's a "seat patch" on their bellies that makes up ~10% of skin surface, but absorbs 70% of liquid in a rehydrating frog or toad.
(📷: S. Hillyard)
December 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Frogs drink most of their dietary water through their butts.
Kermit could not be reached for comment.
Kermit could not be reached for comment.
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Project 2025 isn't finished fucking with our country
Trans and non-binary individuals will no longer be listed in cancer registries--even as they use tobacco products at higher rates and are screened at lower rates.
#Medsky #LGBTQ #Oncosky #cancer #science #publichealth #epidemiology
#Medsky #LGBTQ #Oncosky #cancer #science #publichealth #epidemiology
U.S. Cancer Registries to Classify Only 'Males' or 'Females' Due to Trump Policies
Change will make it harder to understand cancer diagnoses and trends in transgender people
www.medpagetoday.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Project 2025 isn't finished fucking with our country
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This excellent essay gets at pretty much everything I love about these movies.
Don’t read this if you haven’t watched the new Knives Out movie but I wrote about how the series only works because Blanc doesn’t treat the mysteries like a game but is always protecting the most vulnerable individual in the case
open.substack.com/pub/somethin...
open.substack.com/pub/somethin...
Benoit Blanc’s road to Damascus
There’s several tensions at work in the new Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man — religious belief vs nonbelief / atheism, innocence vs guilt, love vs hate, what a community looks like, what is the tru...
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This excellent essay gets at pretty much everything I love about these movies.
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the military should take a clear message here: they will order you to do illegal things and then throw you directly under the bus if it becomes a problem
not that admiral bradley here does not deserve to be in jail, he absolutely does
but hegseth should go with him
not that admiral bradley here does not deserve to be in jail, he absolutely does
but hegseth should go with him
The fall guy. Though he is probably also guilty of first degree murder.
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the military should take a clear message here: they will order you to do illegal things and then throw you directly under the bus if it becomes a problem
not that admiral bradley here does not deserve to be in jail, he absolutely does
but hegseth should go with him
not that admiral bradley here does not deserve to be in jail, he absolutely does
but hegseth should go with him
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RFKjr is sharpening his assaults against vaccines. Since taking office he has made baseless attacks against vaccine efficacy. Later this week, his handpicked CDC panel—the Advisory Panel on Immunization Practices—meets to to discuss & possibly vote on "new recommendations" for the hepatitis B vax 👇
Kennedy Sharpens Vaccine Attacks, Without Scientific Backing
Since taking office, Kennedy has cited aluminum as a top concern
www.medpagetoday.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
RFKjr is sharpening his assaults against vaccines. Since taking office he has made baseless attacks against vaccine efficacy. Later this week, his handpicked CDC panel—the Advisory Panel on Immunization Practices—meets to to discuss & possibly vote on "new recommendations" for the hepatitis B vax 👇
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i can show you the world
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
i can show you the world
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Giving the correct answer to the MOC question for the third time even though you know they want something else.
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Giving the correct answer to the MOC question for the third time even though you know they want something else.
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Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
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Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts.
They need a ventilator to stay alive. Getting one can be a nightmare
Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts.
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Lookie here American Board of Pediatrics, no matter how many times you ask me to diagnose a teenage girl with "psychogenic" anything, imma choose an organic cause.
Every. Time. You. Post. THAT. Question.
Every. Time. You. Post. THAT. Question.
December 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Lookie here American Board of Pediatrics, no matter how many times you ask me to diagnose a teenage girl with "psychogenic" anything, imma choose an organic cause.
Every. Time. You. Post. THAT. Question.
Every. Time. You. Post. THAT. Question.
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This surprises me not at all, and I bet the treatments will be strongly resisted, between fragile egos unable to cope with their own imperfection & the all too common ignorance of their own plumbing, it’s going to cause tantrums. (many men (at least emotionally) equate vasectomy to castration)
Failure to diagnose treatable male infertility leading to unnecessary IVF, experts say
Men represent 50% of all infertility cases but poor understanding among GPs means it is often untreated
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This surprises me not at all, and I bet the treatments will be strongly resisted, between fragile egos unable to cope with their own imperfection & the all too common ignorance of their own plumbing, it’s going to cause tantrums. (many men (at least emotionally) equate vasectomy to castration)
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Hong Kong authorities say at least 146 people have died killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday. n.pr/3M7OQKw
Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire rises to 146, with dozens still missing
Hong Kong authorities say at least 146 people have died killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Hong Kong authorities say at least 146 people have died killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday. n.pr/3M7OQKw
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Goddamnit Josh Brolin
Hollywood celebrities ruining your childhood one at a time. Fuck Josh Brolin.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Josh Brolin Knows Trump as a ‘Different Guy’ Having ‘Been a Friend’ of His Before Presidency: ‘No Greater Genius Than Him in Marketing’
Josh Brolin says he knows Trump as a 'different guy,' having known him before he was president.
variety.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Goddamnit Josh Brolin
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Don't be the kind of complete fucking turnip that misses out of the biggest Threadless sale of the year. All regular tees are $12! All regular mugs are $10! Up to 40% off everything else!
effinbirds.threadless.com
effinbirds.threadless.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Don't be the kind of complete fucking turnip that misses out of the biggest Threadless sale of the year. All regular tees are $12! All regular mugs are $10! Up to 40% off everything else!
effinbirds.threadless.com
effinbirds.threadless.com