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nvasquez.bsky.social
Arizona Native, ER Doc, Dad, and #chesspunk
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FWIW I've worked 20 years in the ER and the ONLY show that comes close to what I see on a daily basis is The Pitt on Max. If you're curious to see what we go through, watch an episode. www.max.com/shows/pitt-2...

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

Hey #chesspunks, I'm writing Chess improvement posts aimed at adults < ELO 2000. Hope you take a look nickvasquezmd.substack.com/p/welcome-ba...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

New video: Visualization Training based on Step 3 Thinking Ahead. Seventeen puzzles on Pawn Endings (key squares and rook pawn). Practice your visualization and sharpen your pawn-ending skills. youtu.be/4wvY8hx6ncA

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

OK #chesspunks White to move and win (from a blitz game - proud to say I found this line in the game)

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

The CDC as we've known it is now dead. Doctors, nurses, and public health will be on their own without guidance or good data. We need to pull together to recreate trusted epidemiologic data for the benefit of us all.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

#chesspunks. Black to move and win. Missed this with 58 seconds left in my Rapid game

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

FWIW - I oppose #RFKJr for #HHS. As a doctor I find he is unfit for the position. He has a history of making terrible decisions regarding health, ignores good data, favors the worst kind of research, and does not care who he hurts. Our healthcare must be better but this is not the way

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Some hospitals are bringing in dogs to spend entire shifts with doctors and nurses. The trained canines help staff cope with the stress of their work amid high levels of burnout.

submitted 39 days ago • 166 comments

Gotta say best part of Bluesky is how easy it is to block random sketchy accounts that follow me. Keeping my feed to what I care about

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Ok #chesspunks Simple two move tactic. White to move and win a pawn

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

This is not a s problem

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