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@drmaligator.medsky.social
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ER Physician in a Red State, Covid frontline worker, Malinois Wrangler “A delightful mix of medical insights, puppy love, and a hint of existential dread.”-BlueskyRoast.com

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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 19/02/2026
#SouthCarolina #measles case leads to encephalitis and paralysis in #unvaccinated 7 year old “1 child out of every 1,000 who get measles, which has no cure, will go on to develop encephalitis” “He can't move his body, but his brain, his mind… My son is 100 percent there”
independent.co.uk
Mom whose 7-year-old has brain swelling from measles still wouldn’t vaccinate
EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication f...
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 17/02/2026
It’s Fat Tuesday!!!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 17/02/2026
They truly did
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 17/02/2026
This is shocking because I love the Coast Guard. Having worked hurricane disasters, there are often the only ones not in BDU’s, which matters to people. They have always been kind. Shoutout to Coast Guard Cutter Tiger Shark, which rescued me, after my sailboat was dismasted in open seas.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 16/02/2026
#Cambodia with its first human case of #H5N1 / #birdflu in 2026 “With intensive care from a team of doctors, the patient has recovered and returned home on Feb. 14." english.news.cn/20260214/477...
english.news.cn
Cambodia records 1st human case of bird flu in 2026
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 13/02/2026
#California hospital removes #ER #physician for private Facebook post “community members questioned was whether political expression was being restricted consistently, or whether consequences depended on which viewpoints were expressed” kymkemp.com/2026/02/05/t...
kymkemp.com
Trinity Loses Only Resident ER Doc Over Social Media Post
The removal of longtime ER physician Chad Smith after a private social media post has sparked community backlash, raised questions about workplace speech, and intensified scrutiny of leadership at…
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 05/02/2026
This makes me wonder if the reason that Trump isn’t going to the Super Bowl is that they know the crowd is gonna go for him. And they aren’t enough secret Service agents to to stop it.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 04/02/2026
Exactly!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 04/02/2026
#NewMexico newborn dies from Listeria infection likely contracted in utero from mom drinking #rawmilk “the mother consumed unpasteurized milk while pregnant” “The bacteria in unpasteurized milk can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm birth or fatal infection in newborns” #publichealth
nbcnews.com
New Mexico warns against consuming raw milk after newborn dies from listeria
While the New Mexico Department of Health said it can't pinpoint the baby's exact cause of death, officials believe it could have been linked to the mother's drinking raw milk during pregnancy.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 04/02/2026
Immunity is temporary, accountability is forever
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 04/02/2026
#Minneapolis ER told by #ICE that detainee with 8 skull fractures and 5 brain hemorrhages “ran into wall” “..one doesn't have to be a physician to conclude that a person can't get skull fractures on both the right and left sides of their head and from front to back by running themselves into a wall
themirror.com
Fury as ICE claims man shattered skull by 'purposefully' running into wall
Anger over Immigration and Customs Enforcement's heavy handed tactics in Minnesota continues to grow after the fatal shooting of two protesters
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 02/02/2026
Well done sir. Thank you for defending Americans and all those who fall under her protection.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 02/02/2026
#Dutch dairy farms now reporting 5 more cows infected with #H5N1 / #birdflu.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 02/02/2026
#ArIzona AND #Texas now reporting active #measles infections at #ICE facilities Arizona with a case at the Florence detention center and Texas with two cases at the Dilley Family Detention Center which houses 400 children. #MedSky #publichealth www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
sacurrent.com
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the South Texas Family
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 02/02/2026
Right?!! I can’t believe this is an issue. Plus they can be charged for it; “six types of rules that can be used against people menstruating in prisons including property damage, maintaining personal hygiene, contraband, physical movement, work assignments, and feigning illness”
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 02/02/2026
#Ohio joining 25 other states in mandating free menstrual products for incarcerated women. Also provides for disposal of products. “ensure that women who are incarcerated, had access to feminine hygiene products” “says period products can’t be withheld as a form of punishment”
ohiocapitaljournal.com
A new law will soon require Ohio correctional facilities to provide free menstrual products • Ohio Capital Journal
A new Ohio law will give incarcerated women free access to period products in Ohio correctional facilities.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 31/01/2026
That’s it, hell has officially frozen over. Welcome back to reality Senator
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 31/01/2026
That’s so true. The current iteration of Christianity is something I want nothing to do with and either would Jesus
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 31/01/2026
I believe in you!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 30/01/2026
Rules for thee, but not for me.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 30/01/2026
We love you!!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 29/01/2026
#Alabama house advances a bill requiring protestors to have a #physician note to wear a #mask at a #protest. I want everyone to know; as a physician I will show up to the protest with my script pad and write notes for free all day long… #MedSky #publichealth www.cbs42.com/news/bill-re...
cbs42.com
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 29/01/2026
Right?! As a physician it is so painful to watch us try to save our patients are being refused. Just let us help people.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 29/01/2026
#Doctor who tended to #Pretti “None of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, and I could tell that the victim was in critical condition” “Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice”. "Instead..the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds”
people.com
Doctor Who Fought to Treat Alex Pretti Says Border Patrol Moved His Body to Count Wounds Instead of Doing CPR
A doctor who fought to render aid to Alex Pretti has said in a written statement that instead of performing CPR, border patrol officers moved the ICU nurse's body to count his wounds after he was shot
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 28/01/2026
My daughter is totally into MTG. I got a little crazy buying fun cards for Christmas. But I will admit, there is some beautiful art on them.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
Right?! Once you see it, it can’t be unseen. It’s exactly what they’re doing.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
As a dog trainer I think… A dog that jumps on people or pees in the house or won’t come when called is “poorly trained” A dog that viciously attacks people and then resource guards their corpse is more than “poorly trained” Also, this post isn’t about dogs. #abolishICE
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
As a dog trainer I think… A dog that jumps on people or pees in the house or won’t come when called is “poorly trained” A dog that viciously attacks people and then resource guards their corpse is more than “poorly trained” Also, this post isn’t about dogs. #abolishICE
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
True. But they are getting checks cut in their names and taxes taken out under their social security numbers. They are not nameless. Their mugshots will not be faceless. Their cellmates will know what their on for.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
How are they gonna run immigration operations in a sovereign country?! No is a complete sentence.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
Glad to see Congress finally found its balls again. So you go do anything with them, or just keep rolling them around in your hands while your constituents are dodging bullets in the street. -Asking for a nurse friend
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
We love you too!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
Go build your community!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
Alright, but only because you’re cute!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
As a dog trainer I think… A dog that jumps on people or pees in the house or won’t come when called is “poorly trained” A dog that viciously attacks people and then resource guards their corpse is more than “poorly trained” Also, this post isn’t about dogs. #abolishICE
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
Yes please!!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 26/01/2026
Alex Pretti’s colleagues and friends mourn his loss at the VA today.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 26/01/2026
We are proud of you too!!!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 26/01/2026
One can always hope. But yeah, while they imagine themselves to be these big strong men, they are starting to realize that “ICE” thugs are going to shoot one of them. And when the world background checks them, they will shrug and say; you get what you voted for. And it terrifies them
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 26/01/2026
We didn’t just lose a man. We lost a nurse. A protector. A healer. And the hardest truth of all: he spent his life running toward danger for others — and in the end, that is what killed him.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 26/01/2026
As physicians, we talk about teams, about trust, about partnership. Alex was the kind of nurse every doctor hopes to have when things go bad: the one who has your back, the one who has the patient’s back, the one who never looks away.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 26/01/2026
His instinct was the same one every ICU nurse knows: see harm, step in, protect
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 25/01/2026
He stepped toward someone being harmed — not as a threat, not as a protester looking for chaos, but as a healer responding to suffering: the same reflex that defines this profession. is gun was legally holstered. His hands were occupied filming.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 25/01/2026
And then, one last time, he served as a nurse outside the hospital. With a camera in his hand. With his conscience in front of him.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 25/01/2026
“Ask any doctor who worked with him and they will tell you: he protected. He taught. He defended women colleagues. He bought coffee for broken interns. He made the ICU more human. That is what great nurses do. They don’t just carry out orders. They carry the unit.” -A physician friend of Pretti
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 25/01/2026
Catahoula’s are amazing dogs!
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 24/01/2026
#American #Nurses Association statement concerning the homicide of VA #nurse Alex Pretti “As incidents with federal law enforcement continue to rise across the country, we are deeply concerned for the safety of nurses, both on the job and in the communities they serve” #EMSky #MedSky
nursingworld.org
Statement from the American Nurses Association regarding the death of registered nurse Alex Pretti
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is deeply disturbed and saddened to learn of the death of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse, in Minneapolis earlier today. We extend our condolences to Alex’s loved...
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 24/01/2026
The real physicians and scientists reject our leaving the WHO
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 23/01/2026
Knowing their rights isn’t enough. We are asking you to fight for their rights. Legislate for their rights. Subpoena for their rights. And Convict for their rights. We elected you to do these things for us and beside us.
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drmaligator.medsky.social @drmaligator.medsky.social · 23/01/2026
Hadn’t heard of listifications. Thank you
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