Brandon Lewis

Emergency Medicine doc Texas A&M Class of '95

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Comparing the California High Speed Rail to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

This is how criminally inefficient California's bureaucracy has become

- The California High-Speed Rail Authority is 6 years older than SpaceX
- Total private funding for SpaceX was $12 billion, whereas California's high-speed rail is projected to cost $231 billion by the time it's completed (That's 2,000% more funding than SpaceX had)

In the same amount of time, California has laid zero miles of high-speed rails while SpaceX has developed a reusable rocket, delivered astronauts and saved astronauts from the International Space Station, and as of today has a $2.5 trillion market cap

Elon Musk will literally have been able to send people to Mars at a fraction of the cost and at a fraction of the amount of time that it's taken Gavin Newsom just to send Californians up the coast

[MERICA MEMED @Mericamemed]

How it feels right now after beating Australia in soccer.

[@BatDudeUpdates @BatDudeUpdates]

Yep.
Seeing this ALL OVER X!

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽

My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around.

I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it.

Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought.

We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!!

Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ??

Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity."

Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in.

When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided.

My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress.

Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country.

People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.

Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism.

We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."

[Zachary Levi @ZacharyLevi]

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[USACS @USACSolutions]

Our recruiting team has made their way to Salt Lake City, UT, for #ACEP25! We look forward to meeting those in attendance at this year’s Scientific Assembly. Stop by booth #1157 to learn more about our practice and the careers available to you.

[USACS @USACSolutions]

We had a blast at the Tulsa Drillers game last week! Our Saint Francis physicians joined EM residents from University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. Thanks to all who came by and made it memorable! To plan an event for your program, email [email protected].

[Brandon Lewis @Texagdoc]

@musk_news13 👍🏻

[EKO @EkoLovesYou]

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[George @BehizyTweets]

This is still one of my favorite political ads that has come out this cycle

Hung Cao is running a phenomenal campaign for Virginia's U.S. Senate. If Trump wins the state, Cao will win the senate race as well

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

Wait for it…. 😂🔥

[ACOEP-RSO @ACOEPRSO]

🗣️🗣️ Tuesday! Calling all first years - it’s never too early to start thinking about EM! We might be biased, but it’s the BEST specialty😌

[ACOEP @ACOEP]

Secure your spot in the heart of the action! 🏨✨ ACOEP's 2024 Conference destination bookings are now open. Don't miss out - https://t.co/CIPstTUKlh #ACOEP24 #ACOEPEducation #EmergencyMedicineSkills

[ACOEP @ACOEP]

Renew your ACOEP membership to amplify your voice in the world of osteopathic emergency medicine. 🗣️🌎 Let's make a difference – together.

https://t.co/N9qQBTTZWJ

[ACOEP @ACOEP]

Spring into action! Mark your calendars because registration for the #ACOEPSpringMeeting is opening soon. Get ready to immerse yourself in cutting-edge insights and networking opportunities.

Learn More: https://t.co/gcktTr4Hh3

[Brandon Lewis @Texagdoc]

@wiseconnector I might pay to do it

[Jason Hine @JayHineMD]

Excited to have been part of the awesome education at #ACOEP in DC this week!

@SimKitCo @molly_estes @DrChrisER

[Brian Acunto @AcuntoBrian]

Diagnostic Errors. Failure to dx, misdx, failure to tx, 3 top reasons for medical mal which = dx errors. Heuristics are mental short cuts that are fast and accurate used in EM. Complexity, ambiguity, and variation lead us astray. Use metacognitive tools to avoid. @ACOEP #SA23

[ACOEP @ACOEP]

Speaker Highlight: Our thanks to Dr. Theresa Nguyen, the Keynote Speaker for the Women's Committee Luncheon today at 12pm. #ACOEP23