Reposted by brookswalshChristopher Farnsworth @chrisfarnsworth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comLeon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College Positions (Gift Article)Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. 12411
Reposted by brookswalshbrookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I'm not an Apollo historian, but let me tell you my version of why Hamilton is a Real One™️ So she's briliant and everything, gets a job working on the Apollo programming. Important work! But it's not like NASA had daycare for employees, so one day ... 253
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I love the 1202 alarm history. So many actors working hard 010
Reposted by brookswalshJack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Regardless of what the bigots may say, trans people are people deserving all our love and respect as people — and people exceptionally committed to living in their truth 1123
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026And they also deserve to play sports, especially the kids, on the team they identify with. And don't come at me with fAiRnEsS, that's hogwash. 120
Reposted by brookswalshLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Another woman we never learned about in school. May she rest in peace. The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...nytimes.comMargaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has DiedMargaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90. 02910
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026... Hamilton had brought her kid to work, identified the problem, and then advocated strongly to close the potentially dangerous loophole, was proven right by Lovell's oopsie, and then Finished.The. Job. So cool. I love the stories around the 1202 alarm, so many heroes. Like Hamilton. 020
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The alarm goes off like 75 more times, but the flight continues because the computer is still humming along. Because Hamilton had made that program *bomb-proof* Gosling nails the landing, but only because...static.klipy.comALT: 100
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026So the bosses are like "You heard Tom Hanks, go fix that Hamilton." So she did. Fast forward to Apollo 11, Armstrong is guiding Eagle down to the moon. Stuffs going smooth when outta nowhere the computer starts freaking out a "1202 Alarm." But. The Eagle keeps flying, computer still running.static.klipy.comALT: 100
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Bosses are like "Nope, our pilots are highly trained dudes who don't press random buttons, we're all good." Hamilton is like ok.... And then Jim Lovell (pre-Apollo 13) presses That. Exact. Button. Crashes the computer. After he lands, Lovell is like "WTF we *knew* about this?!"static.klipy.comALT: 100
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It's running a simulation of a landing, and the daughter pushes a random button, and *kaput* the program crashes. Hamilton is like "WHAT JUST HAPPENED." Computer didn't like that very random input. She goes up to her bosses and is like um, we better fix this.static.klipy.comALT: 100
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026... she has to go in to work, but husband/family/neighbors, *nobody* can take care of her daughter that day. So it was bring-your-daughter-to-work-day before it was cool. And like any good parent, she sits her girl down with a screen to keep busy. Except it's an Apollo computer. 100
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I'm not an Apollo historian, but let me tell you my version of why Hamilton is a Real One™️ So she's briliant and everything, gets a job working on the Apollo programming. Important work! But it's not like NASA had daycare for employees, so one day ... 253
Reposted by brookswalshRoger Wang @rogerrwang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026First female NASA programmer has died. Popularized the term “software engineering” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...nytimes.comMargaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has DiedMargaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90. 001
Reposted by brookswalshDavid Hughe @dhughe3.bsky.social · 08/10/2026www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comMargaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom 052
Reposted by brookswalshVeronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Legend. Legendary story: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...nytimes.comMargaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died (Gift Article)Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90. 0103
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Ok, a woman who worked on the Apollo program, software pioneer etc., but *so* much more than that in her story! There's an amazing story that starts with bringing her daughter to work (no day care!) and ends with Armstrong not having to abort the landing. #1202Alarm news.mit.edu/2026/margare...news.mit.eduMargaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90. 1365
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026static.klipy.comMaster And Commander Far Side Of The WorldALT: Master And Commander Far Side Of The World 020
Reposted by brookswalshBrynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Coming tomorrow on my Substack: A look at how history has affected American perceptions of Israel over time. I'm sure lots of people will be angry at me for being both too pro-Israel AND pro-Palestinian. But, I wanted to look at perception shifts and why they happen. 0182
Reposted by brookswalshworkingclasstg.bsky.social @workingclasstg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How about a cover from the late 1980s youtu.be/4B_UYYPb-Gk?...youtu.beRUN DMC - Walk This Way (Official HD Video) ft. AerosmithYouTube video by RUNDMCVEVO 1613
Reposted by brookswalshSeth Trueger @mdaware.org · 06/10/2026we do a LOT of reproductive health care in the ER aortic dissection, PTX, tamponade, ruptured AAA: each *well* below 1% of ED visits each ER doc treats 800 patients with early pregnancy loss in their career #ACEP26 1116
Reposted by brookswalsh😱 Spooky SpectreKILLoquy 🔪 🩸 @caulimovirus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026transplant surgeons should refer to the kidneys as port and starboard instead of left and right so they don’t accidentally get confused about which one they’re using if they stand in a different spot 5404
Reposted by brookswalshMongabay Latam @mongabaylatam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🌎 El Niño ya está dejando efectos en Latinoamérica. Ecuador y Perú registran lluvias intensas, mientras Colombia enfrenta una reducción de precipitaciones. En México, la actividad ha sido desigual entre el Atlántico y el Pacífico. ⬇️ es.mongabay.com/2026/10/el-n...es.mongabay.comEl Niño extremo ya se siente en Latinoamérica: inundaciones y sequías pronostican un diciembre con mayores impactosEl fenómeno de El Niño es uno de los más intensos que han ocurrido desde la década de 1950. Los efectos ya se sienten en Latinoamérica. 035
Reposted by brookswalshGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically. 1335721331
Reposted by brookswalshProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20264/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck. 6725481247
Reposted by brookswalshProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The breast cancer center appealed thousands of Blue Cross reimbursements for being too low. At trial, the insurer revealed that it had never considered any of the appeals — and that they were pointless: “An appeal is not available to review an underpayment.” (Published April 2025)propublica.org“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over DoctorsBlue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million. 26947501
Reposted by brookswalshChristina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026NEW: Ken Paxton's office is investigating pediatricians for vaccinating children. He alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...nytimes.comTexas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 27307156
Reposted by brookswalshSeth Trueger @mdaware.org · 05/10/2026cool study of my health code, a (non commercial) tablet-based #EndOfLife intervention for patients in the ER to get #GoalsOfCare conversations started & advanced #ACEP26 1486
Reposted by brookswalshRyan O’Connell @ryanoconnell79.bsky.social · 04/10/2026File this one under: Pretty Bad Ass. Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Nathaniel Rateliff, Tom Morello & company at Power on the People last night, ripping “Fortunate Son.” 21682207
Reposted by brookswalshAnna Zand @annazand.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Firefighter saying his gear adds 30lbs and my brain instantly translating that to one toddler. 0413
Reposted by brookswalshCosmically Funny @cosmicallyf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026So if I put cyanide into food, it's poison, but if I inject the same cyanide with a needle, it's venom? I need to get this love letter just right. 073
Reposted by brookswalshjosh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Growing up, I used to feel bad for Larry and Curly. But now, I realize Moe was right about those guys 31948
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026static.klipy.comGroundhog Day: It's Gonna Be ColdAlt: The most iconic and frequently quoted line from Groundhog Day is Phil Connors' existential weather forecast: "It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life." 010
Reposted by brookswalshSeth Trueger @mdaware.org · 03/10/2026static.klipy.comBill Murray's Iconic Groundhog Day ReportAlt: Bill Murray's Iconic Groundhog Day Report 141
Reposted by brookswalshMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026I split the G (train) with the Prime Minister of Ireland, Michéal Martin. Sláinte! 268145451943
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I want to skip ahead to the blooper reel of his attempts to speak Irish 241
Reposted by brookswalshdon't hug me I'm porksweats @porksweats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you see this, post a not quite Star Trek. 1201
Reposted by brookswalshbrookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hasn't stopped them from speeding like demons on rt 95, so f' em. 001
Reposted by brookswalshSeth Trueger @mdaware.org · 03/10/2026"oh well she had comorbidities" yeah we're supposed to protect vulnerable people 611324
Reposted by brookswalshBrynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"I'd buy that for a dollar."static.klipy.comI'D Buy That For A Dollar RobocopALT: I'D Buy That For A Dollar Robocop 1291
Reposted by brookswalshBlitzy 🩺 ⚡️🏁 @blitz-y.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Bro tried to tell me once “I got into a whole nest of Brown Recluses” I asked him if he knew what recluse meant 281
Reposted by brookswalshAine Yore, MD 🏳️⚧️🇮🇪 @aineyoremd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Better be careful letting residents close their streets to cars. They might discover that they like their neighborhoods better when they’re not designed entirely with cars in mind. 081
Reposted by brookswalshKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Nicole is a leading expert on the issue of campus sexual violence. I am floored that USA Today would do this to her. I find this kind of journalistic behavior unethical and morally reprehensible, twisting an interview with a renowned advocate for survivors into a hit piece against a survivor. 131673462
brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's like, I really believe we need board-certified emergency docs in every ER. Buuut ... if the cost of defeating Nazis was replacing us all with PAs, I would be just fine with that. 010