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Tom Cooney MD
@pdxtom.bsky.social
Internal Medicine physician and educator | #IMProud | @acpinternist | Health Policy | environmental and climate health.| built infrastructure and micro mobility
"the top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90% combined" "Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much #wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity" #inequality #poverty #plutocracy

www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Speaking of #cars killing us...

reader.theoregonian.com/senior-in-mo...

"The woman was using her scooter near the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Oak Street on Saturday morning when she was reportedly struck and killed"

1750 ft between cross-walks @oregondot.bsky.social on busy 4-lane road.
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Fascinating: Topological turning points across the human lifespan #brain

"findings suggest that in Western countries .. adolescent topological development extends to around 32 years old, before brain networks begin a new trajectory of topological development"

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#Trump Is Weak and Failing, and #Media Is Finally Saying So newrepublic.com/article/2035... via @newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Amanita mascaria

#Mushroom season in #Oregon.

Not one of our edibles (contains several biologically active agents, at least one of which, muscimol, is known to be psychoactive)
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
#Vaccines do NOT cause #autism.

Joint statement from @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social #AMA @aafp.org and many others

shorturl.at/PjAUa

Medical researchers have spent more than 25 years thoroughly studying this. Vaccines are not linked to autism.
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Between 2010 and 2023, yearly #deaths caused by #cars and trucks striking #pedestrians rose 70 percent

So much for #VisionZero
#transportation @oregondot.bsky.social @bikeportland.org

www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The National Gallery of Art is such a stunning place. The architect, John Russell Pope, didn't live long enough to see it built. #DC #art And it is free to visit.
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Speaks for itself 👇 (hint: #Congress #GOP)
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
That's One Big Beautiful Ballot map.

#election #vote #Virginia

wapo.st/4qKoSMO
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Kudos to #Maine for soundly rejecting the anti-democratic
Ballot Measure 1. It would have adding a voting ID requirement and adjusting absentee voting regulations. #voting #democracy
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Ah Canada 🍁
October 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
October 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Massive crowd in #WarRavagedPortland for #NoKingsDay
October 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#WarRavagedPortland #NoKingsDay

Massive turnout. The group starting from Convention Center is still crossing Steel Bridge after 45 minutes
October 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
October 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
October 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
October 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#NoKingsDay

Keeping #PDX Portland weird

We the People.
October 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#NoKingsDay getting started at #PDX Convention Center before marching on to join up the main march in downtown
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If the squeaky wheel gets the grease, what does the squeaky sneaker get?

reader.theoregonian.com/lawsuit-clai...
October 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Pretty clear the public wants #GOP to extend the credits and end the shutdown...

"Despite Budget Concerns, 78% of Public Say #Congress Should Extend the Enhanced #ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including Most #Republicans and #MAGA Supporters"
October 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM