Michael Burk, MD
@mjburkmd.medsky.social
Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician | #MedEd | #Medsky | #POCUS | @LouLectures founder | #Neurodiversity Fam | #Photography enthusiast | Nashville, TN | "Is going to need sleep" | Opinions are mine alone
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This is your moment. Make your plan, cast your ballot & make your voice heard.
Every vote is a voice. Every voice matters. Get out & VOTE💙
#Vote2026 #EarlyVoting
#VivaHerAlliance #SheShed
September 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM
#Vote early, vote every time. #Democracy is not a spectator sport, it is a privilege and an obligation to yourself, your family, your community, and your country. #TN
If you want to keep up with news and actual ethical journalism and you don't (yet) follow @aaronparnas.bsky.social on your socials, give him a listen.
Here's a great example of a story he reported on that I missed elsewhere this week:
youtube.com/shorts/NK6te...
#News #CurrentEvents
Here's a great example of a story he reported on that I missed elsewhere this week:
youtube.com/shorts/NK6te...
#News #CurrentEvents
Well that’s not great.
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
youtube.com
September 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
If you want to keep up with news and actual ethical journalism and you don't (yet) follow @aaronparnas.bsky.social on your socials, give him a listen.
Here's a great example of a story he reported on that I missed elsewhere this week:
youtube.com/shorts/NK6te...
#News #CurrentEvents
Here's a great example of a story he reported on that I missed elsewhere this week:
youtube.com/shorts/NK6te...
#News #CurrentEvents
All I see is an administration unwilling to deal with the cognitive dissonance that it is actively endorsing gender affirming therapy, but doing so in perhaps the most discriminatory fashion possible.
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.
September 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
All I see is an administration unwilling to deal with the cognitive dissonance that it is actively endorsing gender affirming therapy, but doing so in perhaps the most discriminatory fashion possible.
Omg YEEESSSSSS!!!! I'm not a UK fan but I love to see A&M lose lol. And the best part, it's not like it was a controversial call at the end of the game, it was at home, to *KENTUCKY* and by 10!! #CFB #YesIKnowItsPetty
September 20, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Omg YEEESSSSSS!!!! I'm not a UK fan but I love to see A&M lose lol. And the best part, it's not like it was a controversial call at the end of the game, it was at home, to *KENTUCKY* and by 10!! #CFB #YesIKnowItsPetty
I'm watching on a delay, but I just heard a broadcaster in the UofL/SMU game ask how inertia was related to football...and....My dude, football is a GAME OF INERTIA #CFB #L1C4 #HeDidntComeToPlaySchool
September 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I'm watching on a delay, but I just heard a broadcaster in the UofL/SMU game ask how inertia was related to football...and....My dude, football is a GAME OF INERTIA #CFB #L1C4 #HeDidntComeToPlaySchool
Reposted by Michael Burk, MD
KNOXVILLE: “Their pregnancy excitement turned into their worst nightmare… Tennessee (Republicans’) law, enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, complicated an already heartbreaking pregnancy.”
“We were forced to travel to save Amanda’s life”
www.wbir.com/article/news...
“We were forced to travel to save Amanda’s life”
www.wbir.com/article/news...
September 19, 2026 at 1:12 AM
KNOXVILLE: “Their pregnancy excitement turned into their worst nightmare… Tennessee (Republicans’) law, enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, complicated an already heartbreaking pregnancy.”
“We were forced to travel to save Amanda’s life”
www.wbir.com/article/news...
“We were forced to travel to save Amanda’s life”
www.wbir.com/article/news...
It would be funnier if he wasn't in charge of public health policy for over 300 million people.
September 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
It would be funnier if he wasn't in charge of public health policy for over 300 million people.
Oh, Canada 🤣 well done. 🤜🤛
September 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Oh, Canada 🤣 well done. 🤜🤛
If you think Trump is going to give you $5000, well, I have a wall to sell you.
September 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
If you think Trump is going to give you $5000, well, I have a wall to sell you.
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if this was in an evangelical movie about the antichrist you'd think it'd be a bit much
Trump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..."
September 11, 2026 at 2:53 AM
if this was in an evangelical movie about the antichrist you'd think it'd be a bit much
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BREAKING: The MAC has reversed its position and is fighting the Big Ten's extra 1 second for Michigan.
"The established replay protocol requires that the game clock displayed on the program feed be used in determining whether time remained."
"The established replay protocol requires that the game clock displayed on the program feed be used in determining whether time remained."
September 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: The MAC has reversed its position and is fighting the Big Ten's extra 1 second for Michigan.
"The established replay protocol requires that the game clock displayed on the program feed be used in determining whether time remained."
"The established replay protocol requires that the game clock displayed on the program feed be used in determining whether time remained."
Well I certainly did not have Western Michigan within one point of Michigan *at Michigan* at halftime on my bingo card this week, but I am here for it. #CFB #MACtion @sickoscommittee.org
September 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Well I certainly did not have Western Michigan within one point of Michigan *at Michigan* at halftime on my bingo card this week, but I am here for it. #CFB #MACtion @sickoscommittee.org
Yes please, everyone just buy an EpiPen if you need one. There are no Beta blockers in epipens. Just life saving adrenaline.
didn’t think I needed to say this but epipens do not contain beta blockers and this home brew “allergy kit” is not a substitute for an actual epipen
September 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Yes please, everyone just buy an EpiPen if you need one. There are no Beta blockers in epipens. Just life saving adrenaline.
Proud to say that going in and (by hand) re-writing or upgrading to a modern, race/ethnicity neutral equation set has been one of the first things I have done at my last two practices. Proud of my mentors at @iupccm.bsky.social and especially the great Dr. Mark Farber for showing me how. #Pulmsky
The spirometer, used to help doctors diagnose lung disease, had a so-called race equation built into it.
It was drawn from assumptions about the anatomy of Black people that were false and based on “science” traced back to American slavery.
Why are hospitals around the US still using it?
It was drawn from assumptions about the anatomy of Black people that were false and based on “science” traced back to American slavery.
Why are hospitals around the US still using it?
A “race equation” baked into a standard medical test is hurting Black patients, but most hospitals are still using it
A standard medical test with racist origins is cutting off Black patients from needed treatments. Why do hospitals still use this harmful test today?
revealnews.org
September 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Proud to say that going in and (by hand) re-writing or upgrading to a modern, race/ethnicity neutral equation set has been one of the first things I have done at my last two practices. Proud of my mentors at @iupccm.bsky.social and especially the great Dr. Mark Farber for showing me how. #Pulmsky
Jessie Welles is just out there in the field, writing the protest music of a generation.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDo9hsqW/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDo9hsqW/
#song
TikTok video by Welles
www.tiktok.com
September 1, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Jessie Welles is just out there in the field, writing the protest music of a generation.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDo9hsqW/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDo9hsqW/
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Me, an european: Surely americans are exaggerating with how good Dolly was, like any celebrity with decent PR, right?
Me after reading on her:
Me after reading on her:
Dog Crying Meme: Doggo Crys
ALT: Dog Crying Meme: Doggo Crys
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August 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Me, an european: Surely americans are exaggerating with how good Dolly was, like any celebrity with decent PR, right?
Me after reading on her:
Me after reading on her:
🦋😢
August 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
🦋😢
Wow, the chaotic good debate kid in me really enjoyed this exchange. At this point, maybe the only thing left to make Fox News clutch pearls and faint is if @abdulelsayed.bsky.social started wearing a stovepipe hat and referring to himself as "Honest Ab".
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Abdul El-Sayed asks Jesse Watters if he is circumcised during combative interview
The deeply personal question came after Watters asked the progressive Democrat whether he supports gender-affirming surgery for minors
www.the-independent.com
August 25, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Wow, the chaotic good debate kid in me really enjoyed this exchange. At this point, maybe the only thing left to make Fox News clutch pearls and faint is if @abdulelsayed.bsky.social started wearing a stovepipe hat and referring to himself as "Honest Ab".
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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So did the FDA lie about the food recall rate? The problem is that today we all believe they would.
FDA Told the Country Not to Believe the Fake News and Posted a Chart. Susan Mayne Pulled the Same Dashboard and Found the Chart Is Not About Food, and That Food Recalls Are Running Toward an Eight-Yea...
The FDA’s official account posted a chart on August 21 under the words do not believe the fake news, reporting 1,836 recalls in fiscal 2026 and calling
www.marlerblog.com
August 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
So did the FDA lie about the food recall rate? The problem is that today we all believe they would.
If people continue to be irrationally mad and are perpetually stuck on this topic are they considered "in cells"?
I have done a gender and am now in league with Pete Hegseth for not thinking AI is revolutionary for all peoples :(
August 21, 2026 at 11:25 AM
If people continue to be irrationally mad and are perpetually stuck on this topic are they considered "in cells"?
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Well hell. Just realized we never did one of these. Represent like it's 2020, y'all! But please know: Deadly serious. And also: What else would you add? -SR
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
August 20, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Well hell. Just realized we never did one of these. Represent like it's 2020, y'all! But please know: Deadly serious. And also: What else would you add? -SR
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
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weirdly delightful disability moment in faculty meeting when a prof was worried about noise cancelling headphones in class so I explained how they work, that you can still hear & let him try mine: he sat bolt up IT IS LIKE A SWITCH WENT OFF IN MY BRAIN & that’s how he discovered his accommodation 😂
August 19, 2026 at 12:38 AM
weirdly delightful disability moment in faculty meeting when a prof was worried about noise cancelling headphones in class so I explained how they work, that you can still hear & let him try mine: he sat bolt up IT IS LIKE A SWITCH WENT OFF IN MY BRAIN & that’s how he discovered his accommodation 😂
Went with the family to see the show #SIX in theaters and it was fantastic! It's not your typical Broadway show and the music is top notch. Several families were there and all the kids were dancing in the aisles during the last number. If your kids like Hamilton but struggle w/the length, try SIX.
August 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Went with the family to see the show #SIX in theaters and it was fantastic! It's not your typical Broadway show and the music is top notch. Several families were there and all the kids were dancing in the aisles during the last number. If your kids like Hamilton but struggle w/the length, try SIX.
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I don't care who disagrees because it needs to be said: there's no reason a politician should have a better healthcare plan than a combat veteran who put their life on the line for their country.
August 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I don't care who disagrees because it needs to be said: there's no reason a politician should have a better healthcare plan than a combat veteran who put their life on the line for their country.