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Ben Duong, DO MPH

@benzodiazejam.medsky.social
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Infectious Diseases Fellow | IM Physician | sci-fi, fantasy, food, and other things | views are my own | he/him/his

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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 03/09/2026
The lack of a conclusion for this will always haunt me because of how bonkers the lore got before they cancelled it
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 18/07/2026
La La Land with every rewatch remains one of the greatest movies ever made
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Giving billionaires and corporations the green light to buy our elections. Making it easier for polluters to destroy the planet. Stripping millions of reproductive freedom. Granting presidents immunity. Gutting the protections of the Voting Rights Act. The shame of the John Roberts court.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 23/05/2026
Our new boy Gimli
Orange and white cat laying down on a bed, getting its belly scratched
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Joseph Marcus @josephmarcusid.medsky.social · 19/05/2026
Super proud of my ID fellow mentees @ogallardo.bsky.social and @benzodiazejam.medsky.social who were both eloquent and extremely knowledgeable in their podium presentations at a local conference today! Preparation goes a long way. #ProudMentor #IDSky
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 11/02/2026
This is like the least important issue facing the field of medicine all things considered. I frankly do not care when we have bigger issues like the ongoing destruction of public health with declining vaccination rates and people chugging raw milk.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
If the government won't bail out my crypto losses, I'm going to become an even bigger libertarian.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Last year a whistleblower said DOGE had illegally accessed a Social Security database. SSA now acknowledges it's true—& that DOGE employees had secret agreement w/ unidentified political advocacy group to use SocSec data to help overturn election results. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Blood on their hands.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 27/09/2025
One Battle After Another easily took my #2 spot for best movies of the year (right after Sinners, which still holds my #1 spot). This is a must see movie and everyone should absolutely go see it. My brief impression here:
boxd.it
A ★★★★★ review of One Battle After Another (2025)
One Battle After Another had a lot to say about the nature of revolution, of oppression, of fascism, of failure, of compromise, of being washed up in another generation, of being a parent, and so much...
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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.medsky.network · 19/09/2025
#Medsky🧪 #publichealth #Medsky🧪# The use of AI tools by doctors raises concerns about potential negative health outcomes for women and ethnic minorities, as evidenced by a growing body of research. This research suggests that many large language models downplay the symptoms of these patients.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 18/09/2025
Interesting
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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Friday to authorize medical professionals to provide updated COVID-19 vaccines to nearly anyone who wants it in Illinois, despite an effort by federal officials to limit access to the life-saving shot. to.wttw.com/41MG4Xd
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Pritzker Signs Order to Get Around US Limits on COVID-19 Vaccine
“This is about making sure no family in Illinois is left wondering if they can protect themselves against preventable serious illness,” Gov. JB Pritzker said. “When the federal government abandons its responsibility, Illinois will step up.”
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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
“The retired general [said] more than 10% of Gaza’s 2.2 million population had been killed or injured – “more than 200,000 people”. That estimate is…close to the current figures provided by Gaza’s health ministry, which Israeli officials have frequently dismissed as Hamas propaganda.”
theguardian.com
‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000
Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 12/09/2025
AI at this point is just one massive bubble propped up by slop, underpaid/overworked tech workers, and rampant copyright infringement that’s gonna explode
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I know Charlie Kirk valued debate and free speech because he blocked me for fact-checking his lies on Twitter and then put me on his organization's Professor Watchlist for writing a book he didn't like.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/09/2025
We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories. Vaccines are safe and effective. Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans. He must resign.
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
theatlantic.com
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 06/08/2025
Musk takes first canceling international aid that has consigned millions of people to death around the world. But RFK Jr is the second worst figure for the harm he is about to inflict on the long term health and future longevity of Americans
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
There is simply not enough to say about how bad this is. Not only will we miss out on cures for infections & things like pancreatic cancer, the US will fall behind in science, tech, economy, and while other countries will take this over it will still be slowed/delayed. It’s a national security risk!
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Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
"Every day I watch patients deteriorate and die, not from their injuries, but because they are too malnourished to survive surgery. The surgical repairs that we carry out fall to pieces, patients get terrible infections, then they die." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
A permanent ceasefire, the free and safe flow of aid, and the lifting of the blockade are needed now – all could be achieved with political will, says UK surgeon Nick Maynard
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
It’s Abu Ghraib all over again. But inside our borders.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 22/07/2025
$100 million a year to avert about 6 million disease cases and save 300,000 lives, potentially more depending on the outbreak. Absolutely worth it. Vaccines remain one of the best health care investments ever
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 16/07/2025
White Lotus gets a dozen noms despite being their worst season yet, with average to subpar performances. Pedro Pascal gets a main actor nom despite being on screen for less than 10 minutes. Andor gets none for any of its jaw dropping performances. Wild. One of the worst Emmy nom slates in a while.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 14/07/2025
Grain fields of southeastern Washington State. Captured in iPhone while on our road trip down to Texas. Probably one of the most beautiful pictures I’ve taken.
Blue skies with white clouds above golden-yellow fields of grains. Some farm buildings in the distant horizon.
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NPR @npr.org · 12/07/2025
There could be about a million 'orphan' oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or unhealthy chemicals.
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Defunct oil wells are a national problem. Finding them is the first step
There could be about a million 'orphan' oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or unhealthy chemicals.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 25/06/2025
I refuse to give money to the NYT, but here’s my best movies of the 21st century so far. Honorable mention to The Vast of Night and Ratatouille, which are interchangeable with Your Name and Shin Godzilla.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 12/06/2025
Good reminder that it’s unethical to pay money to the NYT. Time and time again they pander to authoritarianism, anti-science, bigotry, and corporatism, and are active participants in the enshittification of this country. There are other publications and journalists that are more worthy of your dime.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 09/06/2025
Bleak
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 05/06/2025
🚨BIG STORY: Senators put a line into the crypto bill requiring bankrupt banks to prioritize remunerating crypto investors over depositors. The provision could require banks to take cash from your savings account & use it to pay senators' crypto donors. www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...
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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
A sad reminder this Memorial Day: At least four times as many active duty personnel and war veterans of post-9/11 conflicts have died of suicide than in combat. watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
This blue Bay Area county insists it has 'zero contact' with ICE. But it gets $$ for sharing its info with federal immigration authorities. It's all part of a little-known data-sharing program that exists around the country & only some places have quit. really critical new reporting:
boltsmag.org
This Bay Area County Says It Cut Ties with ICE. This Program Says Otherwise. - Bolts
A widespread data-sharing program highlights financial ties between local police and immigration enforcement—and how even sanctuary jurisdictions still feed “the deportation machine.”
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😱 Spooky SpectreKILLoquy 🔪 🩸 @caulimovirus.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
they really gotta start bringing back 90% tax brackets
click2houston.com
Texas doctor who falsely diagnosed patients with chronic illnesses in $118M scheme sentenced to prison
A Texas doctor who falsely diagnosed his patients with chronic illnesses in a $118 million scheme has been sentenced to prison.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life. Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
We shouldn’t let people yammer on about how it’s a “violation of free speech” to face backlash from the community for repeatedly calling a child the n-word on camera. The term they’re looking for is “speech without accountability”.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 29/04/2025
JFC
latintimes.com
RFK Jr. to End 'Godsend' Narcan Program That Helped Reduce Overdose Deaths Despite His Past Heroin Addiction
Despite overcoming heroin addiction himself, RFK Jr. is backing plans to cut a critical Narcan program that helped reduce overdose deaths.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 29/04/2025
Yep sold I’m in
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 29/04/2025
If you haven’t seen Sinners yet, go see it (in IMAX). If you have seen it already (but not in IMAX), go see it in IMAX!
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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
This will have devastating impacts on the social infrastructure of American cities and towns, especially in rural communities where the library is often the only game in town.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The speed at which American universities & companies are giving up on DEI is a dead giveaway that they were never serious to begin with
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 13/03/2025
Biden screwed us all to protect an ultimately weak legacy that is currently being dismantled (easily) by Trump. One of the worst Dem presidents in the past century.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 12/03/2025
No good billionaires
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Tesla stocks just hit a new low for the year. Here's why that's bad news for Joe Biden.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 24/02/2025
We’re so back
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 23/02/2025
This email looks so terrible I would’ve immediately clocked it as a cybersecurity risk, reported it, and deleted it lmao
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
NEW: To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Could Slash Benefits for Poor, Working Class @justinelliott.bsky.social @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
propublica.org
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 24/01/2025
Oh lovely
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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Roughly half of the Pentagon's spending since 9/11 has gone to military contractors. A large portion of these contracts have gone to just five companies. Read the research: watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
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Ben Duong, DO MPH @benzodiazejam.medsky.social · 19/01/2025
Oh good. I would like to emphasize then that I think all private health insurance companies should be nationalized and the wealth that their executives made directly from overcharging patients or denying lifesaving care should be stripped from them and used as seed funds for a single-payer system.
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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 16/01/2025
Talking of Skeleton Crew, I'd like to pay tribute to the work of the visual effects studios (and ILM in particular, of course) for the tremendous job they did on this TV show. Skeleton Crew is almost an 8-hour VFX movie. Spectacular. I'm going to miss the Onyx Cinder.
Onyx CinderMore Onyx CinderMOAR Onyx CinderOnyx Cinder, son of Prometheus
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