Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I feel blessed to be among so many intelligent and accomplished colleagues when I'm just some dipshit in Florida 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Man keeps running into someone he can't quite place. Meanwhile, a widow plans to build a railway station. 001
Reposted by Clinical mulchIan Hayden @haydenwhat.bsky.social · 25/07/2026christopher nolan acupuncture drama would go hard 011
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 25/07/2026What can we do to get Christopher Nolan interested in old Chinese medicine texts? 🤔 www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...inquirer.comA Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold more than a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer. 110
Reposted by Clinical mulchThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Top #gardening tip: keep "ypericon" (St John's Wort) in your garden for optimal demon repelling. From Tractatus de Herbis, a northern Italian manuscript made to help apothecaries and physicians identify useful ingredients. More here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t... 011433
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Anyone planning to visit DC, be careful not to trip over all the rolling heads 020
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Been years since I listened to this album www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ5U...youtube.comMasters of Persian Music - Tasnif ba Man Sanama (Mowlavi)YouTube video by Henri de Saussure 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Hella busy at the clinic today and fasting so I'm running on empty so I almost forgot today is Bandcamp Friday. I did knock one more off my wishlist, Scott Kinsey's Luniwaz Live. scottkinsey-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/luniwa...scottkinsey-whirlwind.bandcamp.comLuniwaz LIVE, by Scott Kinsey12 track album 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 19/02/2026My son's new demo reel is live. Have a listen if you've got a minute and a half. 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Fascinating conversation around Latin American history and the recurrent theme of Saturn-Neptune conjunctions, with a special focus on Bad Bunny and Puerto Rico. The guest is my astrologer and Chinese medicine colleague Ashley Otero, L.Ac. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFZe...youtube.comBad Bunny, Puerto Rico, and the Saturn-Neptune ConjunctionYouTube video by The Astrology Podcast 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Florida nurse has her license suspended after being fired for a social media post. www.wptv.com/news/region-...wptv.comBoca Raton nurse barred from practicing in Florida following viral comments about Karoline LeavittA Palm Beach County nurse whose online comments made national headlines is no longer allowed to practice in Florida. 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026my son, who locks himself in his room for hours making strange noises 020
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Spending most of my day doing acupuncture, translating old medical texts, and reading research I DL'd on CNKI is how I'm living my very Chinese time. www.wired.com/story/made-i...wired.comWhy Everyone Is Suddenly in a ‘Very Chinese Time’ in Their LivesThe viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It's a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost. 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Listening to Ralph Towner after the sad news that he passed. RIP maestro. 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Per the repost about how making >$5 from writing puts you in the top 1% earning bracket for writers throughout history... I'm grateful to the folks who have donated to support my publication, and amazed that I'm in the top 1% of anything. 010
Reposted by Clinical mulchBen Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 08/01/2026I remember when a writing teacher asked us to raise our hand if we've made more than $5 from our writing. Three of us did. We were told that's enough to put us in the top 1% of most successful writers through history. A little hyperbole, but not far off. I still think about it. 42019184
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 21/12/2025This looks good, downloading into my TBR file. 010
Reposted by Clinical mulchIASTAM @iastam.bsky.social · 18/12/2025WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine is live now. This links to the programme as well as the live feed. tm-summit.orgtm-summit.orgSecond WHO Global Summit on Traditional MedicineThe World Health Organization’s Global Summit on Traditional Medicine explores ‘Restoring balance: The science and practice of health and well-being’. 021
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025“I would just leave it at, ‘Hey, it’s really hot’ or ‘There’s a hurricane coming.’” This has been my experience too. A lot of tiptoeing, though here we're at ground zero for sea level rise. Big money is at stake which breeds an atmosphere of intimidation. 020
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Just donated to WLRN's end-of-the-year fundraising drive. Support public broadcasting! www.wlrn.orgwlrn.orgWLRN Homepage | WLRNThe latest breaking news, stories and features from Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach County from the award-winning team at South Florida's NPR member station. 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 03/12/2025According to my Youtube 2025 recap, this was the track I played most this year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALzI...youtube.comSo I Got To GrooveYouTube video by Tower Of Power - Topic 030
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 29/11/2025I mulched the commentary on the Four Seas in Zhēn Jiǔ Féng Yuán (針灸逢源, Encountering the Origins of Acumoxa) by Lǐ Xuéchuān, 1815, and present it here with some notes of my own. clinicalmulch.substack.com/p/ancestors-...clinicalmulch.substack.comAncestors of the Hundred RiversOn the Four Seas 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 19/11/2025About this time a couple of years ago, I published what turned out to be one of my more popular posts in terms of views. Still not sure why, lol. I’m seeing a lot of respiratory stuff lately, as one would figure in metal season, so it’s good to revisit. clinicalmulch.substack.com/p/rectifying...clinicalmulch.substack.comRectifying Counterflow in Metal SeasonOn Treating Cough 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Good piece on how GenAI reinforces colonialist hierarchies and accelerates the loss of traditional and indigenous knowledge. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...theguardian.comWhat AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel DennisonThe long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing 020
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 15/11/2025"The results paint a picture of fibromyalgia as a brain-based disorder characterised by dysregulated neural communication rather than inflammation or peripheral tissue damage." www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...medicalrepublic.com.auFibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical RepublicA massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots. 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 15/11/2025“The storm hit rural Jamaica hardest – people who are poorest, least protected, and historically marginalised. The same communities shaped by slavery, colonial extraction, and racialised policies are now on the frontline of climate disaster." www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...theguardian.comHurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legaciesDestruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say 020
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 11/11/2025My family easily spent $250 a week at Publix. Now we go elsewhere. 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Farewell to a master. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...theguardian.comTatsuya Nakadai, Japanese actor of Ran, Yojimbo and Harakiri, dies aged 92Star of Japan’s cinematic golden age, who collaborated with Kurosawa and played the lead in Kobayashi’s Human Condition trilogy, died from pneumonia 0113
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 09/11/2025A couple of years ago around this time, I wrote about Fructus Amomi Villosi, better known to us as shārén, and questions of its channel entry. clinicalmulch.substack.com/p/qi-cannot-...clinicalmulch.substack.comQì Cannot Return to the SourceOn Shā Rén 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Happy Hallowe'en! Here is some mulch from a couple years back, on the #ghostherbs series and the ghost-ridden lore of the peach tree, including its seed, táorén, and its flower, táohuā. clinicalmulch.substack.com/p/the-essenc...clinicalmulch.substack.comThe Essence of Five WoodsGhost Herbs 5 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 29/10/2025"We don't like feeling shame. We want to avoid it. It's very uncomfortable," ... And if the source of shame is from the clinician, the patient may ask, "'Why would I go back?' In some cases, that patient may generalize that to the whole health care system." 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 27/10/2025RIP JDJ. Saw his band on a double bill with Dave Holland's quintet 40 years ago, so great. Spent many hours listening to recordings featuring his powerful, technically flawless and endlessly inventive drumming. Thanks for all the amazing music, maestro. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...theguardian.comJack DeJohnette, versatile jazz drummer known for Miles Davis fusion recordings, dies aged 83Drummer played on Bitches Brew and other landmark recordings, as well as making numerous albums as a bandleader 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 05/10/2025The treatment of pain with Chinese herbs has been an ongoing theme in our publication. In that vein, I’ve been doing some research on wēilíngxiān [Radix Clematidis, Clematis root]. Here are a few perspectives on the herb from the mid- to late-imperial eras. clinicalmulch.substack.com/p/mighty-spi...clinicalmulch.substack.comMighty Spiritual ImmortalOn Wēilíngxiān 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025 “This tendency to fantasize — when times change and things aren’t what they were — that the poorest and most vulnerable are actually some sort of malicious freeloading class is a very old one” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comThe deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purgeHow the idea of “able-bodied” is abused 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 26/09/2025High and dry, out of the rain It's so easy to hurt others when you can't feel pain www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmHE...youtube.comDaryl Hall & John Oates - Rich Girl (Official Audio)YouTube video by hallandoatesVEVO 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 16/09/2025My article for the latest issue of The Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine Journal is now up on Academia.The preview on the website looks off but it seems as if the PDF download button will produce a proper copy. www.academia.edu/143988477/TH...academia.eduTHE RETREAT OF ESSENCEFear and anxiety are on the rise. With an estimated prevalence of 4% of the global population and an increase of as much as 25% after the pandemic, anxiety disorders are bound to present in the clinic... 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 13/09/2025On this day 2 years ago, I posted a piece about Bàn Xià Bái Zhú Tiān Má Tāng (Pinellia, Atractylodes Macrocephalae, and Gastrodia Decoction), with one of my formula infographics. clinicalmulch.substack.com/p/transform-...clinicalmulch.substack.comTransform Phlegm and Dispel WindOn Bàn Xià Bái Zhú Tiān Má Tāng 010
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Hey, can anyone help me identify this mushroom? I found it in my yard while weed-whacking. Growing on a fallen palm trunk in a shady area. Southeast Florida, just north of Miami. Thanks in advance. #mushrooms #mycology 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 28/08/2025A little poria post. clinicalmulch.substack.com/p/hidden-spi...clinicalmulch.substack.comHidden SpiritOn Poria 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Laser-emitting peacocks are the kind of thing I needed to see this morning. Thanks, Wired! 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Does the study demonstrate how well machines are able to differentiate TCM diagnostics and therapeutics or does it perhaps reveal how machine-like TCM diagnostics and therapeutics have become? 000
Clinical mulch @clinicalmulch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025New on Clinical mulch: Fear is increasing globally. How can we as acupuncturists help our patients and ourselves through the dark times? Some thoughts from prominent late imperial era physicians, and a few of our own. clinicalmulch.substack.com/p/about-to-b... 010