NPs in all specialities are basically holding medical care together by a single fiber at this point. This is about to be a fukn disaster for all of us.

Genuinely needed this after the news broke that both PA & NP programs were removed from the “Professional Program” list for student loans.

You can get $50K/yr in loans for chiropractic school or theology, but PA & NP students are now limited to 20K/yr.

Those programs cost 100K btw…

The owner was one of the folks quoted in A Precarious State. I wonder if having WeWork as a tenant is as responsible for any precariousness as whatever is happening on the street.

This line from Mamdani's father just really struck me. Great profile:

“I was an Indian in Uganda. I was a Muslim in India. And I was all of these things in New York City,” Mahmood Mamdani explained to his son. And “to be a minority is also to see the truth of the place amidst the promise of it.”

Heartiest congratulations to @sethrockman.bsky.social, whose wonderful new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery has been awarded the Beveridge Prize!

Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy – AHA The Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy honors individuals whose work has promoted literacy in public culture.

And congratulations to @jamellebouie.net for winning the American Historical Association's Tikkun Olam Prize for promoting public historical literacy www.historians.org/award-grant/...

I am obligated to inform you that in the original Hebrew, it is a plague of Frog. One. Singular. Giant. Frog.

Do with the knowledge what you will.

Older adults less likely to be classified as having long COVID, study finds

Among more than 10,000 participants with prior infection, the odds of having long COVID symptoms were lower in those aged 70 and older than in younger age groups.

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I had never really thought about the fact that The Lord of the Rings is the 500,000+ word version of “the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house” but here’s the explanation.

Anyone aware of an existing Bluesky list or starter pack of mutual aid orgs in Minneapolis? I want to help folks stay up to date on community needs and actions. For now, or going forward, I'm adding to this list. Share orgs with me that post here! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Tweet from Dan Satterfield Ok, I keep getting asked about how to complain about Kimmel. The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact? See if you have a Sinclair or nexstar station in your area. 2. Watch the local newscast tonight or some time this week. 3. Note the companies that bought tv adverts. 4. Call them and let them know you will boycott them until they quit supporting that media company. Trust me. I worked in tv for 45 years. Nothing you do will have greater impact.

and a retired meteorologist shall lead us

Quick takes: Mosquito-borne illness in Europe, polio in 3 nations, avian flu hits more US poultry France and Italy continue to battle chikungunya outbreaks and the spread of dengue, as Greece probes possible local malaria cases.

Quick takes: Mosquito-borne illness in Europe, polio in 3 nations, avian flu hits more US poultry

France and Italy continue to battle chikungunya outbreaks and the spread of dengue, as Greece probes possible local malaria cases.

Eight teas to celebrate Latin American Heritage Month (plus one bonus goodie)

Welcome to Latin Heritage Month! We've got a magical roundup for you: 8 different teas either from Latin American farms or paying homage to LatAm stories & culinary landscapes, all packed with love at our Mexican-American owned tea house just for you!⁠

⁠➡️ Scroll through to see your LHM menu!

Minneapolis Animal Care and Control is offering free animal adoption events every Wednesday through September thanks to a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/august/macc-adoption-event-fall-2025/

KFF poll shows most Americans plan to skip fall COVID booster

Only 49% of poll respondents said they trust the Food and Drug Administration or the CDC to make sure vaccines are safe.

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the mRNA vaccines are an absolute miracle of science that saved millions of lives and we're going to throw the entire technology out because they could not vaccinate society against putting the worst and most ignorant people alive in charge of our medical system

my most Gen X coded belief is that cities and the culture at large suffer profoundly for the near-complete death of alt-weeklies

Wild how Shadowrun today feels like an optimistic alternate future. Native Americans gain independence from the U.S. government? A benevolent dragon becomes the president and governs by suicide? People still communicate primarily through message boards? Sign me the fuck up.

This summer's State Fair crop art is going to be WILD

"Things seem dire now" -- true

"LOL, why do you even try, you know it's all meaningless and our rights are toilet paper" -- go fuck yourself

Just to be clear: it is okay to struggle. It is okay to voice those struggles. It is okay to need help.

My issue is when people tell others, who are trying to do things, that doing so is wrong and misguided.

The people who think they are good at everything because they are good at coding are also bad at coding.

this

Do a concrete thing that makes people's lives better like this and I guarantee it will improve your mental health 1000% more than doomscrolling

A colleague wants to call ICE on a patient. What should you do? Concerns over a patient’s immigration status can create uncertainty and stress in clinic. These five legal points add clarity.

A reminder that HIPAA applies regardless of a patient’s immigration status.

A 6-year-old article from the AMA with evergreen guidance for healthcare providers facing this situation:

www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...

Trust no source that won’t say what we all saw happen.

US respiratory disease markers remain high for flu, COVID, RSV

Hospitalization rates are on an upward trend for all three viruses, with the highest levels for flu.

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4 in 10 Minnesota #COVID survivors report having at least one lingering symptom

Participants who received at least one COVID-19 vaccine booster dose had a 30% lower risk of long-COVID symptoms than their unvaccinated peers.

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U of M researchers examine preparedness for possibility of CWD jump to humans A new University of Minnesota report examines whether there have been sufficient preparations for chronic wasting disease, which is always fatal in deer, making the jump to other animals, including hu...

U of M CIDRAP director Michael Osterholm said it took a group of 67 national and international CWD experts two years to complete the study, which details preparedness and response gaps should cross-species transmission of CWD happen between deer and other animals, including humans.