mjmilloy.bsky.social
Epidemiologist; Research scientist and associate professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Nations; Working to improve the health and wellbeing of people who use drugs.
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I never said any different.
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Saw him referenced as "Phil 'Dr. Phil' McGraw" and that's entirely right. Or: "Phil McGraw, dba 'Dr. Phil'"
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I do not doubt that in the least
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Wait wait wait: Janelle Monae and THE Grace Jones?
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July 4? I no longer stand for The Star-Spangled Banner at Nat Bailey
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Pretty sure ol' Kev was one of those weenies with the combat helmet stenciled "PRESS" and brand new army surplus vests hiding behind the satellite trucks when I took three days of capsicum baths in Quebec City in the spring of 2001
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As someone who spent three hours driving a hazardous mountain highway to ensure my brachycephalic buddy stayed cool, I completely get it
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Did the pugs attend?
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Draw the curtains! I dont care!
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All drugs should be legalized and regulated
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Narduwar can do no wrong; Narduwar shouldn't be going to the US
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As a life-long Stillers fan, all I can say is: Go Birds
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Nothing involuntary is care
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Maybe; maybe a Brussels Griffon. My family added a rescue last fall that looks just like this wee wookie. The pound and rescue agency both thought he is a BG but my wife is sure he's an Affenpinscher. No matter, we love him!
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Consistent with how the city treated the impromptu memorials that arose around the site
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Raisins are the Devil’s fruit
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Nothing involuntary is care
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This conclusion assumes that 'key services' funded by the US federal government are responsible (at least in part) for recent reductions in the numbers of overdose deaths. Has that case been made?
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Well, thank God they're spending public funds on this and not supervised consumption sites, low-barrier methadone, or distributing free Narcan kits
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Rank highly in “Places I eagerly wish to exit once I enter” list
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Please explain how it is “unsurprising” without invoking stigma against people who use drugs
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Not sure anything from a cross-sectional observational study with a convenience sample of 55 people is really a finding
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Ah, a much better example
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The Band, Stage Fright. Some think it's about Robbie Robertson (who wrote it); others think it's about Bob Dylan. It's really about Elvis: 'He got caught in the spotlight/ But when it gets to the end/ He wants to start all over again.' youtu.be/ZIfKkV77lqM
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Looks like their data comes from birth records from 2001-2021 (from the US?) and it doesn’t look like they controlled for income, so… pretty weak social-sciencey research
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Doesn't even spell Franco’s surname correctly
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U2 were the second band I loved, the first I loved in part for their advocacy and passion.
And then Paul went and did this at the 2002 Super Bowl:
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That's my QB
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Any system that penalizes drivers for driving to the conditions—including the flow of traffic!—is not entirely about safety
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In 2023, 46% of all US deaths under age 65 were avoidable. That’s nearly 1 in 2 deaths in working-age adults—driven by overdoses, gun violence, car crashes, and chronic disease, rooted in policy failures and structural neglect. (3/5)
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Finally: The efforts to reform Canada's constitutional order were largely driven by a need to respond to the threat of Quebec separation. For a half century, that was the backdrop behind almost all federal politics. That threat is gone; as is the desire to debate changes to the constitution.
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Also: Helpful to know that Canada only patriated our constitution (fully breaking from the UK parliament) in 1982. That alone took 15 years of debate and nearly broke the country. Quebec still has not signed. Trying to remove Charles would re-open those wounds
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It ain't dead, it's just asleep