Max Jordan Nguemeni

The *cities* conversation is a proxy for racism. I think people should stop pretending they don't know this. YEARS ago, I said that "woke" conversations were a REACTIONARY TRAP and to look with suspicion especially on the white people who used the term. I was 1000% vindicated in this.

But thank you it’s still demoralizing to be working on a submission in this climate and worse yet from an institution that just got wrecked lol

Hasn’t happened to me bc I have no grants lol but many colleagues as of yesterday

Remember when Biden won in 2020 Charlotte Clymer said the victory made her so excited she might reenlist.

Lol I can’t tell if you’re joking… but it’s like, if you already bought supplies/data etc and say, work on stuff yourself, why can’t it keep going? Do they “own” the research bc they gave you funding?

What exactly happens if you continue doing the research after NIH says the grant is frozen

"But what universities are learning, that authoritarian scholars already know and have been saying, is that complying with illegitimate attacks does not make them stop—it makes them continue"

Super useful timeline of the attacks on GMU

It was David Scales! Found him

“The only people I know” is an important qualifier here.

There’s an MD-PhD (sociology?) Hospitalist who does work on contested illnesses. Based out of NYC I think. I’m blanking on his name. Help!!

Naw

There’s an MD-PhD (sociology?) Hospitalist who does work on contested illnesses. Based out of NYC I think. I’m blanking on his name. Help!!

Was a delight to be in conversation with you both!!

Thank you, everyone who came out to hear the brilliant @maxjordan.bsky.social, @morgangodvin.bsky.social @chelsealshover.bsky.social, and me chat about #LiberateMethadone. It shouldn't be easier to get the poison than the cure. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781015...

Did anyone download the medicare part D spending by drug from the CMS website for years before 2019

I dont think I’ve been bitten by anything! But every time I eat a burger or steak I feel sick, queasy etc for HOURS and I try to sleep it off if I’m home.

Pretty sure I’m developing some kind of intolerance to beef which is really tragic bc I love a good steak. And oxtail 😩

It’s almost like somebody wrote a book relevant to this stuff 👀

They say pay us to kind of teach you how to think and idk reason your way through a library’s stacks? Bc I feel like using GPT to “search” for stuff successfully essentially requires you to really know how to ask questions and where to look for the answers, otherwise it gives you garbage?

Is there a reconstructive surgery job shortage

Right?!

Who is submitting 40 NIH proposals this is crazy greedy (or desperate?). Chat GPT ruining science 😠

Important new article led by @maxjordan.bsky.social - shows that USMLE QBanks often present patients experiencing homelessness in ways that are stereotypical & stigmatizing. This is how med students learn —> important implications for care. We need to do a lot of work / retraining here.

Louisiana Police Chiefs Accused of Fabricating Robberies in Immigrant Visa Scheme Prosecutors said the chiefs and other officials exploited a program that offers immigrant victims of violent crime a pathway to residency and citizenship.

Police reports in small Central Louisiana towns described a rash of armed robberies. The crimes had targeted people with no ties to the region, all of them immigrants struggling to find a toehold in the country. But according to federal investigators, the reports were full of lies.

How a Generation’s Struggle Led to a Record Surge in Homelessness

Homelessness is rising among older adults, driven by lack of affordable housing paired with a late Baby Boom cohort effect (entire generation coming of age amidst recession and poor job opportunities). Good deep dive in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

Los Angeles people:

Come see me speaking at a book talk with @maxjordan.bsky.social and “Mother of Methadone” author @melodyglenn.bsky.social.

I’m on methadone, it’s gonna be a lively chat!

Thursday July 24, register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/opioid-cri...

How did snapchat come back

No worries at all, happens to us all