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Nadija Rieser

@nadijarieser.bsky.social

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EM physician. Proud ACMC EM alum. Northwestern wildcat forever, Chicago loyalist/ sports enthusiast, dog mom. Opinions are my own. #MedSky

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Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Nov 10

Hey everyone! 👋I’m an EM doctor who just made the migration from the bad place. Passionate about Chicago, medicine, Medicare for all, repro health access and rights, and appreciate photos of cats/dogs/beautiful places. Not a very serious person.

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Emily Yoshida @emilyyoshida.bsky.social · 1d

I tell you things are so bad and hopeless right now but I simply can’t get enough of reading other peoples jokes about Taylor swift on the internet

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PISS_SHITTER @amiyatzin.bsky.social · 5d

I guess CTE is sexually transmitted???

Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 5d

stumbled across real lyrics to an actual new Taylor Swift song and boy, that's a bold strategy, Cotton. let's see if it pays off.

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Blitzy 🩺 ⚡️🏁🎃 @blitz-y.bsky.social · 6d

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Howdoyousaythat, BBQ @triagenursemd.bsky.social · 10d

I am like ssssuuuuuuuuper good at the ER doctor stuff

I have saved more than one life

I can save more than one life for your country

I am begging you to take me to save life in your country

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Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · 18d

Had such a refreshing and rejuvenating weekend at the @womeninmedicine.bsky.social Summit. It’s so important to see the amazing work others are doing and learn how to lift each other up.

Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · 20d

So thrilled to be at the @womeninmedicine.bsky.social summit! Thanks to @darakass.com for pulling me in.

Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · 21d

Im so sorry ♥️

Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · 23d

It’s hard for me to explain why Noah Wyle winning for the Pitt feels so momentous but then I saw someone say this and it feels right.

It’s not just that he plays our job (well), it’s how much he stands up for us in every interview and every chance he gets. It feels like he gets it.

“Seeing someone win an Emmy for his role as a character that is my exact job and giving us a shout out is pretty badass”

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Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · 26d

Once we no longer have a dog….

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Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Sep 6

The biggest change b/w my residency trailing and real life is the use of ultrasound, both POCUS and formal. Most of my sites only use POCUS for venous access and formal US only available during business hours. In residency we POCUS'd everyone. I even took a formal TEE course which I never use.

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Annie Andrews, MD @drannieandrews.com · Sep 4

I’m just a girl, who did a spinal tap on a preschooler last week, asking you to fire RFK Jr.

a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt .

Alt: a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt , scene from Notting Hill

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · Sep 3

Sending troops to Chicago could cost $1.6 million per day, four times as much as housing the city's homeless — plus it's illegal, experts say.

Trump’s Chicago Occupation Could Cost Four Times More Than Housing City Homeless

Sending troops to Chicago could cost $1.6 million per day, four times as much as housing the city’s homeless — plus it’s illegal, experts say.

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Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just had a very frustrating interaction to end a very busy shift. I had been busy but in a good mood all night and that is all squandered. 😑

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Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · Aug 20

The @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social crowd cheering during Lawrence of Arabia for a shot of a business card with "Chicago, Illinois" on it is the reason I go to the movies.

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Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Aug 20

It’s been ~1 month since I switched jobs. I miss friends from work but am generally much happier.

No more admin = free time and not on 24 hr call for emergencies. Your girl was tired.

Commute is now a 5 min bike ride.

The hospital has AC?? And Epic?? And generally functions?? What is this?!

Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Aug 20

I’m eternally grateful to the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social for showing 2001 and Lawrence of Arabia these last few weeks. I teared up during the overtures to both as I thought of the last time I saw them- in class as an impressionable teenager when they opened my eyes to the world.

Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Aug 20

In high school, I took a class called “Film as Lit” led by my favorite teacher. It was a seminal moment in my appreciation for movies and how I view the world. That teacher passed a few years ago. I miss him dearly.

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Chicago 70MM IMAX Campaign @chiimaxcampaign.bsky.social · Jul 18

Hello Bluesky!
have you heard about 70MM IMAX releases recently? did you perhaps notice that Chicago (the third largest city in the U.S.) didn't have a location on the list?

this is because we lost our only "true" IMAX 5 years ago!

now we are seeking support to get a new one built (or something)

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Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Aug 10

@musicboxtheatre.bsky.social is just the best. 70 mm festival!
Tonight 2001: A Space Odyssey tonight. Later this festival- Sinners, Dunkirk, Lawrence of Arabia, and maaaaybe Close Encounters

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Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Aug 8

Perfect, thank you! I’ll check it out.

Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Aug 8

Started a new job that’s a 5 minute bike commute.

Currently seeking recs for a commuter e-bike. Bonus if it handles speed bumps well, as half that route has speed bumps. I don’t need a ton of cargo space.

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Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Jul 21

Shift 3/5 (hours 34/54) done in this stretch. Just had my last shift at one of my two hospitals after working primarily there for 2 years. Bittersweet.
2 more shifts to vacation and a new job!

Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Jul 8

I want to work with the people who need the most help, but it is also just so exhausting practicing medicine with two hands tied behind my back

Nadija Rieser @nadijarieser.bsky.social · Jul 8

Maybe it is just the particular soul-crushing that my job has been doing lately, but currently I feel so hopeless about the state of urban, community hospitals. Every single person I talk to says that in low SES areas, the hospitals are all falling apart with no lifeboat

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