#Poverty

On another odd Sabbath I'm spending a lot of time thinking about what it means to honor "the Lord's Day." As a physician, no one ever questions my commitment to
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What is your Easter Sunday tradition? For me, kite flying is a big part of Easter. This epic handmade, customized kite brought us so much joy & treasured memories three
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Fuck normal. Refuse to “go back to normal.” #COVID19 @rerutled Let go of the “normal.” See it for the abnormal it was.Look around and see all the injustices that
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1) A thread and new blog post about the Great Disconnect, in terms of urban needs, between the nation's elite, mainly coastal, cities; and many of the cities located within
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Maybe John Kass, a supermarket owner's son who recently sold his house in Illinois' 15th wealthiest municipality for the better part of a million dollars, lecturing young men in Chicago's
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Pneumonia with Dr Wunderink:Great pearl. Mortality for CAP stayed same for decades until recently. Do to either/both of following: *pneumococcal vaccine for kids which decreased cases for kids AND their
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The world knew her as "Aunt Jemima," but her given name was Nancy Green and she was a true American success story. She was born a slave in 1834 Montgomery
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John McCain was a Traitor to his country and to Vietnam POW's.He prevented POW's still imprisoned in Vietnam from being repatriated.John McCain and the POW Cover-UpThe “war hero” candidate buried
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Today I read, in the alt text for a chart on a local news site, that the NYC new COVID case count has declined steadily since April 26 and continues
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Hollywood trains young people to believe someday they’ll be uplifted from their mediocre lives for being secretly special.Harry PotterLord of the RingsStar WarsMagical old wizard saying “Oh hey, sorry I
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If the pick isn’t Tua or Love 10 days from now I will officially be jumping ship idc how much backlash I get for it on here but 20 years
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Speaking of other divides and hardening of the categories: As some of you know (because of my pinned thread and the strange story), I've been spending quite a bit of
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It’s easy to see a lot of stupidity out there in the USA protesting to open up. But at the same time, they’re desperate because they can’t exist. They’re not
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I need to get something straight, Is Laycon not a worthy role model? Is Laycon's story to stardom not worthy to celebrate? Is Laycon not academically sound? Is laycon not
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NEW: In my latest article, I assess how racism & inequality have left minorities most at risk from Covid-19, after a recent study suggested Black, Asian & minority ethnic groups
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the hot mess that was @rcgp labelling COVID-19 a lifestyle disease: a thread from an (incredibly disappointed) medical student who used to be a social worker before coming to medicine,
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