Today is Summer Solstice, the 10th solar term in Chinese calendar. Pond with lotus flowers in full bloom is the most pleasant view to see in this season.
After a long ER shift where nearly half my patients had alarming #COVID19 signs and symptoms (chest pain, shortness of breath, vomiting, high fevers, hypoxia) this is how it feels to see the president triumphantly declare the virus to be no big deal:
We lost Democracy this week, and I feel like I'm standing over a casket and thinking I should have been nicer when it was alive. #RIPAmerica#PartyOverCountry
Before arguing with friends or family around the Thanksgiving table, take a look at the science behind arguing better. And it'll never hurt to try this: "Listen to people, get them to think about their own experience, and highlight your common humanity." https://t.co/AZC9kpqoqx
Sometimes I feel like screaming, "Everybody knows that Trump is as crooked as a broken nose and as dumb as a fencepost. Just quit shitting around and get him the fuck out of there."
I had forgotten what a US President capable of showing respect and empathy, while articulating human emotion in complete sentences and coherent thoughts sounds like.
Thanks for the reminder, @BarackObama. 🇺🇸
BREAKING: As President Trump urged Ukraine’s leaders to investigate his political rival Joe Biden, associates of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani were looking to profit from the country’s state-run natural gas company, AP sources say. https://t.co/yhOu9ZliTf