Rheum Cat
@rheumcat.bsky.social
Salute to me, I’m your rheumatology queen.
Rheumatologist in Boston. Clinical researcher. Cats, baking, reading, Taylor Swift references.
Rheumatologist in Boston. Clinical researcher. Cats, baking, reading, Taylor Swift references.
Pinned
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“The arrangement would give Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, a direct role in determining how NIH distributes its $48 billion in congressionally-appropriated money.”
Bypassing the many checks and balances at NIH on grant funding decisions.
Bypassing the many checks and balances at NIH on grant funding decisions.
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
The move came after the NIH director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard grants in an Oval Office meeting.
dlvr.it
September 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“The arrangement would give Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, a direct role in determining how NIH distributes its $48 billion in congressionally-appropriated money.”
Bypassing the many checks and balances at NIH on grant funding decisions.
Bypassing the many checks and balances at NIH on grant funding decisions.
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a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever
September 20, 2026 at 12:57 AM
a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever
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corporate asked you to find the differences between these two pictures
September 20, 2026 at 12:14 AM
corporate asked you to find the differences between these two pictures
Congrats to recent @bu-bmc-rheum.bsky.social fellow Divya Sudireddy on her new publication: a systematic literature review to examine the evidence of “steroid sparing” biologic or small molecule therapies in ANCA vasculitis, GCA, and PMR
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me
September 20, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Congrats to recent @bu-bmc-rheum.bsky.social fellow Divya Sudireddy on her new publication: a systematic literature review to examine the evidence of “steroid sparing” biologic or small molecule therapies in ANCA vasculitis, GCA, and PMR
My phone reminding me of this simple and kind of life changing salad
September 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM
My phone reminding me of this simple and kind of life changing salad
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Caturday profiles
September 19, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Caturday profiles
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I was going through old recordings and played one of one of our cats making very sad noises. My little lovebug came running over to comfort me. 🥹
September 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I was going through old recordings and played one of one of our cats making very sad noises. My little lovebug came running over to comfort me. 🥹
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Caturday greetings from Liz Lemon
September 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Caturday greetings from Liz Lemon
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This is my favorite vaccine poster. Make your flu shot appointment before Halloween. It's sPoOkY to not get your flu shot!
September 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This is my favorite vaccine poster. Make your flu shot appointment before Halloween. It's sPoOkY to not get your flu shot!
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DON’T TOUCH BATS
A woman picked up a rabid bat in downtown Minneapolis. Health officials are trying to find her
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/a-woman-picked-up-a-rabid-bat-in-downtown-minneapolis-health-officials-are-trying-to-find-her
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/a-woman-picked-up-a-rabid-bat-in-downtown-minneapolis-health-officials-are-trying-to-find-her
September 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
DON’T TOUCH BATS
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americana (complimentary)
Aw shucks: Dolly Parton corn mazes crop up in fields nationwide
Dolly Parton’s megawatt smile and big wavy locks are gracing cornfields across the U.S. and in Canada this fall
abcnews.com
September 19, 2026 at 8:34 PM
americana (complimentary)
Family members of patients in the ICU would tell me to go eat lunch
I have a strong memory of worrying about a patients oral intake and urine output over the course of the day … and then realising that they were probably still doing better than I was 🫣
September 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Family members of patients in the ICU would tell me to go eat lunch
It’s pumpkin spice everything season at Trader Joe’s and maybe pumpkin spice hand cream was a bit much
September 19, 2026 at 8:33 PM
It’s pumpkin spice everything season at Trader Joe’s and maybe pumpkin spice hand cream was a bit much
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I have a little family, the baby is adopted
September 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I have a little family, the baby is adopted
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Unsubscribe isn't cutting it anymore. I need to burn this fucking email list to the ground
September 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Unsubscribe isn't cutting it anymore. I need to burn this fucking email list to the ground
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Look what a friend got me! The card read “because you like cats and don’t like fascism”
September 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Look what a friend got me! The card read “because you like cats and don’t like fascism”
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Lunch is a Pretzalo!
September 19, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Lunch is a Pretzalo!
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please meet boo
September 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
please meet boo
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Spotted at DC’s H St Festival: “This Flock camera tracks our movement!”
September 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Spotted at DC’s H St Festival: “This Flock camera tracks our movement!”
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uhhhhhh yeah
The growing use of AI large language models (LLMs) could make human writing, perspectives and reasoning more alike, according to a research paper that raises questions about creative diversity and authorial voice 👇
Researchers warn use of AI in writing could ‘homogenise human writing and thought’
ebx.sh
September 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM
uhhhhhh yeah
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Happy Caturday from this backpack boy 🖤 tired from an exciting morning walk!
September 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Happy Caturday from this backpack boy 🖤 tired from an exciting morning walk!
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Shout out to all the other supervisors who have managed to not have relationships with any (let alone three) of the people they supervise. Yay us 🙄
A sworn ethics complaint filed with the U.S. House Committee on Ethics alleges that Rep. Lauren Boebert engaged in sexual relationships with three House employees under her direct supervision—Colorado Times Recorder
September 19, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Shout out to all the other supervisors who have managed to not have relationships with any (let alone three) of the people they supervise. Yay us 🙄
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the mirror is acting weird again
September 19, 2026 at 11:51 AM
the mirror is acting weird again