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David Tom Cooke, MD, FACS

@davidcookemd.bsky.social

Husband, Dad, #LungCancer, Esophageal #Cancer Surgeon. #Robotics, #MedEd. Chief, General Thoracic #Surgery, Physician-in-Chief Cancer Center, #UCDavis. Novice Fencer.

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Maybe that accomplishment doesn’t portend what we think it portends.

01.03.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A team this bad, with such a high payroll. Oof. Ends of dynasties die painfully.

01.03.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Boston, we don’t rewrite historyβ€”we learn from it.

Thank you to all of our community partners, city teams, residents and neighbors who made our citywide celebrations of 100 years of Black History Month so meaningful.

28.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

It’s interesting so many in national media, including Breen, were shocked by that shot. Dub fans who watched every game during his rise knew he was measuring up the shot.

Also, no one ever mentions he did the Oakland A’s β€œBernie Lean” during the celi !

27.02.2026 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the first time in a decade, the California Golden Bears have won 20 men’s basketball games. They tried to destroy Cal and now they’re thriving in the conference of hoops. You shouldn’t have poked the bear.

26.02.2026 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

If Michael Bay arranged the French national anthem. β€œWinterOlympics

22.02.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope John Roberts signed all his mortgage paperwork correctly

20.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 20064    πŸ” 2894    πŸ’¬ 557    πŸ“Œ 170
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A Fatal ICE Shooting Occurred in Texas Months Before Renee Good’s Killing

RIP Ruben Ray Martinez

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

21.02.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Wait what? 🀣

Hoiberg cites pacemaker as reason for fan incident

20.02.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oakland proud. Congratulations to Alysa Liu on bringing home the gold!

19.02.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2278    πŸ” 299    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 23
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Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate 100 years of Black history, community and legacy at our Black History Month flag raising earlier this month.

Visit boston.gov/bhm to see the full lineup of the City’s Black History Month events.

19.02.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What can go wrong…?

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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:

"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

10.02.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 32370    πŸ” 7765    πŸ’¬ 493    πŸ“Œ 652
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National Cancer Institute studying ivermectin’s β€˜ability to kill cancer cells,’ alarming career scientists The National Cancer Institute is studying ivermectin as a potential cancer treatment, according to its top official, alarming career scientists.

A year ago, we were on the cusp of turning many cancers into chronic rather than terminal diseases through immunotherapy and mRNA vaccines. Today, we're working through the curative qualities of a magical horse paste instead.

10.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1546    πŸ” 603    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 81

So if the #Ring can do that for dogs…that means they can do it for people… #Creepy

09.02.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They sang β€œAmerican Idiot”

08.02.2026 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3660    πŸ” 526    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 20

Whether it's Donald Trump taking bribes from terror-sponsoring foreign governments, Donald Trump plotting to rig the 2026 election, or Donald Trump posting a video of the Obamas as apes, both parties must do better.

07.02.2026 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1180    πŸ” 196    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 6
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistβ€”because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

06.02.2026 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 47135    πŸ” 19332    πŸ’¬ 1349    πŸ“Œ 795

Pat Spencer legacy game.

05.02.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If they strikeout on Giannis, shouldn’t the Warriors trade a couple of unprotected to Wizards for AD?

04.02.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😯

03.02.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are people doing BlueSky watch parties of #antiquesroadshow and I’m just now finding out about it?!?!?

03.02.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 420    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 9
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Troublemaker is my middle name.

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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

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Lowers Porter’s trade value now…

02.02.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.

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Aren’t investments like the Curran Theatre (and Mission Bay real estate investments) supposed to fund the baseball enterprise? Similar to Chase, and related investments, and the Warriors?

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