Hi friends. Newly migrated from you know where, hoping to connect over medicine, #MedEd, #MFM, and mutual support, with a smattering of politics and public policy discourse.

My research interests are fetal growth restriction, #stillbirth, placental insufficiency, and developing novel approaches to risk stratification.

The Grotto, past the 12 apostles on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia.

#landscape #photo #photography #victoria #Australia #seascape #caves

Singer Josephine Baker was the toast of Paris. She was a spy for the French Resistance during WWII & secured passports for Jewish citizens fleeing Nazi territory.

Her marriage to a Jewish businessman drew the attn. of Hermann Göring, who poisoned her. Members of the Fr. Resistance rescued her; she recovered.

She was awarded the Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre & the Rosette of the Resistance. In 2021, she was inducted into Panthéon, France's hallowed tomb of heroes. #BlackFriday

I'm not planning to change my Twitter username from "Evan Greer is on Mastodon," which apparently may or may not violate Musk's latest anti-speech policy of banning promotion of alternative social media sites so...

...getting banned on Twitter feels like it's a matter of when not if at this point.

Can folks give this a boost so others here can find me? Time to rebuild!

Just so it's easier to find me, I'm the real #RedTRaccoon

If you let everyone on Twitter know to search your name using a hashtag, it makes it easier for them to find you.

If you are a journalist newly migrating to #Mastodon,
from the #TwitterMigration,
here are a few tips for you:

1. WELCOME TO MASTODON!  ​​

2. INSTANCE 🏡​

There is a Mastodon instance (server) dedicated to journalists called journa.host . But, you can choose any instance you see fit. You can migrate your account from an instance to another later on if you change your mind, and keep your followers. Here's a link if you want to learn more about this instance: https://journa.host/about

3. ADMINISTRATOR(S)  ​

If you have a large audience, make sure to support your instance financially if you can. Increase in traffic usually means increase in cost to run an instance. Since there are no ads here, community support is important.

4. TIPS AND GUIDES 📚

There are a lot of great guides to help Mastodon newcomers. But, to get you started:

Here’s a great website to learn how Mastodon works: https://mastodon.help/

Here’s a great account to follow to get regular tips: @feditips

Here’s a toot (post) with a few mini guides I wrote for newcomers: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/109323504324459171

5. FINDING AND BEING FOUND #️⃣

Hashtags are important to find and being found here. You can even follow a hashtag and toots using it will get in your Home timeline. It is best practice to CapitalizeEachWord in a hashtag for accessibility.

6. CULTURE  ​

Mastodon is a more interactive, more personal social media platform. Do not hesitate to interact with others, boost (repost) the toots of others, and to follow many. You can separate the people you follow using Lists if you get overwhelmed.

7. MASTODON IS DIFFERENT 🐘

Take your time to discover the different features here. It takes some time to get used to it. But it is a wonderful place, and I sincerely hope you will like it as much as I do 💚