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Wizard_of_Obs

@brianhiestand.bsky.social
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Emergency medicine, smoked and grilled meats, and martial arts. Coding and compliance work as well. Opinions are very much my own, do not represent my employer, etc etc.

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Sameer Ashar @sameer-ashar.bsky.social · 22h
This is my nephew, please forward to your networks, esp any University of Maryland students.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026
NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 30/09/2026
these river otters are blissfully unaware the Cuyahoga has 13 fires in its history
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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good morning 🌞 I really need coffee ☕️
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Sam Weller @samwellerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the most remarkable story Ray Bradbury ever shared with me. He told it to me late one night, sitting in his den of antiquities and mementos. Take five minutes to read this. It’s pure magic. #Writing #Living #Creativity #RayBradbury #BookSky
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Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TODAY'S COMIC: Crabby
PANEL 1: A red-orange crab stands on sand with a blue sky behind him. Next to him is a paper coffee cup with lid and a brown sleeve.
CRAB: Before Coffee: Crabby.

PANEL 2: The same scene.
CRAB: After coffee: STILL CRABBY.

PANEL 3: The same scene, the crab stares at the viewer.

PANEL 4: The crab turns to the side, thoughtfully.
CRAB: …but better able to articulate why.

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Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Klobuchar: "The fact that when people are hurting this much and literally can't pay their bills & insurance premiums, that he then spends govt money instead of to help people pay for their insurance, on an ad to glorify himself. They are making the connection now on corruption and affordability."
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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Send this to every university President in the country.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.
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Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis
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Aine Yore, MD 🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪 @aineyoremd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hey fam Flu A is *spiking* in the Seattle area so if you haven’t gotten your flu shot now now now is the time to do it
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Frovo @frovo.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
ME: pack a bag, we’re flying to kansas MY WAYWARD SON: what kind of bag
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This right here…
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows a brain. The brain is saying "I'm 30 and YOUNG! I only recently fully developed!"
The second panel shows a heart. The heart says "I hear ya! I can keep going for DECADES more!"
The third panel shows a spine's face. It weakly says, "I am old".
We zoom out and the spine is using a walker. It continues, "so very old".
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In panel one we see Sarah, the protagonist, lying in bed with the lights out. She says, "Is everyone ready for sleep?"
In panel two we see a brain, heart, and stomach. They say, "Yes!" "Yup!" and "Yep!" 
In panel three we see a bladder, squirming. A speech panel says "Bladder?"
In panel four the bladder looks up. It says, weakly, "I don't know".
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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 19/09/2026
Things are getting tight out there. So a few general tips: 1) Make a “menu” for the week before grocery shopping. Be ready to change it based on sales, but if you know what you’re making and the ingredients it’s easier to budget.
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Wizard_of_Obs @brianhiestand.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Great thread. Key points: know your local grocery's schedule, sell by = still good, and adding in buy a vacuum sealer.
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Katie (she/they) @imagine0enigami.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Piggybacking on this, if you can swing a vacuum sealer DO it, it cuts down on freezer burn. 💜
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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky 1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research Open Access journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
UnitedHealthcare, which just posted profits of $5.5B for the 2nd quarter, takes your tax dollars under the pretense of providing coverage to Medicare patients. That’s up from $3.4B last yr bc they intentionally decreased the amount of medical care they will cover. That’s their entire business model
"The second quarter 2026 medical care ratio was 86.7% compared to 89.4% in the second quarter 2025," the company said of the ratio, which is the percentage of premium revenue that goes toward medical costs. "The year-over-year decrease was driven by benefit design and pricing discipline, member mix and medical cost management initiatives.”
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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peter 하영호 @thepeterha.com · 16/09/2026
If I have any followers in the US that work in PR/Comms, I'd love to chat. If you know anyone that does work in PR/Comms, could you please connect me? I'll share the full story later, but the job I thought I got in May turned out to be some elaborate scam, and I'm just collateral damage.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
12 hours on from my flu and covid shots, and I feel basically fine. I'm very mildly achy, like no worse than my autoimmune meds. PLEASE GET YOUR FLU AND COVID SHOTS THIS YEAR. Protect yourself and those around you.
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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
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Webpuppy45 @webpuppy45.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Kinda wild so many people are so easily able to just ignore or dismiss the many women science communicators who are now and have been easily accessible to “MAHA women” for many years if they wanted helpful, accurate information. Most of MAHA is looking for confirmation bias, not factual information
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Everythin’s fine
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Remember when John Kerry got swiftboated for his ACTUAL Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts?
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Routine reminder that Bhattacharya is an economics researcher who has never practiced medicine and whose best known publication is overtly fraudulent. He has never done infectious disease research and has never treated a single virus or infection in his entire career. He’s likely never seen measles.
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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
they named a university "ball state" and expect any of us to be normal about it
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 03/09/2026
James Talarico on America’s backwards priorities: “I wish our government would go after pedophiles the way they go after brown men headed to work at 7 a.m.” Me too. #SheShed
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Wizard_of_Obs @brianhiestand.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
m.youtube.com/watch?v=plUD.... I had no idea Dolly Parton had covered this one until last week. As good as, if not better than, the original.
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Dolly Parton - Shine (Official)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/08/2026
Oh, this needs to happen. No hiding or excuses. Just Darlene Graham and Annie Andrews on that debate stage. 🔥 “The television stations are ready. I’m ready. The only person we haven’t heard from is the woman who believes she deserves to be handed a six-year Senate term.” - Annie Andrews
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 31/08/2026
The Lake America thing really drives home that the fundamental divide in this country isn’t left or right, it’s who sees the world and acts like an adult, and who wants to still be a child, throwing tantrums when they don’t get their way. It just happens to map well onto a partisan axis these days.
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🕸️🕷️SpiderPost🕷️🕸️(mortem), if clinically indicated @ridertoast.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
POV: you are the third year med student consulting ortho
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Rabies is 100% fatal if untreated. Please help spread the word about the exposure at the Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo in North Carolina. The vaccine is incredibly effective and will save your life. Also…. Rabies at a petting zoo!?!? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the petting zoo held events involving children and elderly people between July 28 and Thursday.
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Wizard_of_Obs @brianhiestand.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Why Tho Cat Meme
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Mary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Texans check your voter registration, especially those in Dallas, Collin, Denton, and Tarrant counties. From the article: Suspended voter registrations span the whole state, but these Blue/Blue leaning counties are targets: Dallas: +129,000 Collin: 56,000 Denton: 56,000 Tarrant: + 73,000
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Texas Has Suspended More Than 1 Million Voters Ahead of Senate Race
If you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it.
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Dr Rasu Shrestha @rasushrestha.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🌀Come on Dolly, you know you want to. Dolly always does the right thing. 😏
Will Hurricane Dolly hit Mar-a-Lago?
Probably not, but it’s understandable why so many people hope so
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Wizard_of_Obs @brianhiestand.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Rabid baby goats at a traveling petting zoo... www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-r...
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Funny Goat Sticking Tongue Out
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 28/08/2026
Texas has suspended over 1.2 million voter registrations. Many valid voters in Texas have found their voter registrations were somehow canceled when they checked. Check your registration here and fix it immediately - Texas doesn't always honor provisional ballots cast on election day.
goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Moderna/Dolly story is not just “rich person gives money”, it was so much more than that especially when you consider who trusts Dolly
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Lisa @footenotes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
300 million books given to toddlers THREE HUNDRED MILLION Imagine being a three year old in a household with a tight budget receiving a new Imagination Library book BODHISATTVA TIER
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
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Isobel, MD @bellewerx.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Preserved for your enjoyment! In the evening of May 30, 2023 my neighbors had.. a marital disagreement. These were my contemporaneous observations posted on Twitter. "My neighbors are loudly fighting. I think someone was cheating. This is me right now:
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Scissors @scissors.myatproto.social · 11/11/2024
Y’all… If you like threads like the rice truck story, this, imho, is right up there with it Reading it today was just as enjoyable as reading the events as they unfolded
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Elias the Extraterrestrial @eliasvarden.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
twitch turned everyone's streams into amazon AI training data — on by default, opt-out buried three menus deep. they don't ask you, because a question can come back a no. easier to make the yes the setting nobody finds.
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Twitch is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI
Here's how to opt out of Twitch's new generative AI training setting.
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