David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Protecting personal privacy has been at the core of my public service. I have an established record opposing artificial-intelligence-based mass surveillance and will continue to be a champion for that cause. Please watch the video for more information. 031
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The success of the Stop the Water Steal movement that I founded in preventing the transfer of upon to 100 million gallons of water/day from Wabash River-associated aquifers is inspiring those who are opposed to tax abatements for data centers in Indiana. davidsandersindiana.com 051
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Please visit my revamped website at davidsandersindiana.comdavidsandersindiana.comDAVID SANDERS FOR INDIANA STATE SENATE--DISTRICT 23 042
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Because of a proposed lawsuit we still don't know who won the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 23. But I know who lost. 021
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 10/08/2026My opponent in the Indiana State Senate District 23 race has been endorsed by one of the founders of Save Heritage Indiana. Please consider donating to my campaign. secure.actblue.com/donate/david...secure.actblue.comDonate to David SandersShow your support with a contribution. 121
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 10/08/2026My opponent in the Indiana State Senate District 23 is a person whose claim to fame is that she refused to wear a mask when she was conducting her official duties as County Clerk during the COVID-19 pandemic--a violation of state law. Please support my campaign. secure.actblue.com/donate/david...secure.actblue.comDonate to David SandersShow your support with a contribution. 032
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Expertise in gene therapy and research integrity came together in my participation in the scientific analysis described in this article. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgExclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made publicParents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals 021
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 24/07/2026“Journals need to take these issues seriously in a timely fashion and address them correctly,” Sanders told us. “There was no need for this long a lapse before the article was retracted.” retractionwatch.com/2026/07/22/j...retractionwatch.comJournal retracts breast cancer paper 10 years after sleuth flagged issuesA biomedical journal has retracted a paper by a cancer researcher who sued her former institution over misconduct allegations. The action comes a decade after a sleuth first raised concerns about t… 243
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Protecting the natural resources of Indiana is essential. When I founded the Stop the Water Steal movement to protect the aquifers that are associated with the Wabash River that was precisely our goal. www.indystar.com/story/news/e...indystar.comResignations fault state for failing to protect natural resourcesFour members of the state's Natural Resource Commission abruptly resigned, citing concerns about top down decision making and degrading public trust. 064
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 12/07/2026"That's why Christianity takes precedent over all other faiths," [#Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith] said. "Everyone can worship how they want, but you don't get to implement Islam in our public spaces." I oppose this statement of Beckwith completely. secure.actblue.com/donate/david...secure.actblue.comDonate to David SandersShow your support with a contribution. 130
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 09/07/2026"upholding his burden of scientific responsibility, it is incumbent upon[Adriano Aguzzi]to withdraw these...publications/correct errors contained therein. Should[he]fail to ensure that these publications are corrected/retracted,this would constitute a separate violation of good scientific practice."thetransmitter.org 142
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 07/07/2026As a member of the Greater Lafayette Steering Committee on Homelessness(Beyond the Bridge),I am opposed to the criminalization of homelessness enacted by the supermajority in the Indiana State Legislature. Photo is with Don Sawyer, director/producer of BEYOND THE BRIDGE: A Solution To Homelessness 062
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Some thoughts on the 250th Anniversary Independence Day. "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Video won't load here. But you can see it here. x.com/DavidSanders...x.com 011
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Jay Bhattacharya,whose proudest achievement as NIHDirector is the elimination of DEI from grants,confused a former Chicago Bulls basketball star(Derrick Rose)with a deceased policeman(David Rose). What does this say about him vis-a-vis African Americans? www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/nih-...timeshighereducation.comThe NIH director’s visit has only deepened my concerns about himI expected scientific ignorance, right-wing pandering and victimisation claims from Jay Bhattacharya. I was not disappointed, says David Sanders 052
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 30/06/2026NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has made a career about whining over his "victimization" by those who opposed his unfounded herd immunity arguments in the Great Barrington Declaration. Look at the level of vileness from his antivax critics. 141
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Meanwhile over on X from Jay Bhattacharya. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/nih-... 152
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Both Republican candidates claimed victory in the Indiana Senate District 23 primary before the final results were known. The vote was extraordinarily close, so there is going to be a recount, and we still don't know who will be declared the winner. But I know who lost. www.aol.com/news/opinion...aol.comOpinion: Indiana Senate candidate Sanders calls out primary rivals - AOLIndiana Senate District 23 candidate David Sanders argues that the recent Republican primary race lacked integrity. 131
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026"Initial inquiries can be conducted in-house,but once a case proceeds to the investigation stage,to reduce conflicts of interest,the committee should be composed of experts who aren't associated with the institutions of the researchers being investigated. www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/do-we-...timeshighereducation.comDo we need harsher sanctions for research misconduct?A series of new initiatives to punish researchers for retractions and AI hallucinations has led to fierce disagreements about whether such draconian methods are merited by the nature and scale of malp... 141
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026 “Retractions are not only for misconduct. Serious errors that undermine the reliability of the data or their interpretation are sufficient reasons for retraction." 062
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Sanctions for AI hallucinations: "David Sanders, a biologist at Purdue University best known for his research integrity work, takes an altogether more robust view, however"“Retractions are not only for misconduct" www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/do-we-...timeshighereducation.comDo we need harsher sanctions for research misconduct?A series of new initiatives to punish researchers for retractions and AI hallucinations has led to fierce disagreements about whether such draconian methods are merited by the nature and scale of malp... 021
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 10/06/2026In the wake of the 1-year anniversary of the Bethesda Declaration and the pseudodocumentary "Lockdown Dissidents," I thought it was worthwhile to share my recent experience hearing NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya speaking at Purdue University. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/nih-...timeshighereducation.comThe NIH director’s visit has only deepened my concerns about himI expected scientific ignorance, right-wing pandering and victimisation claims from Jay Bhattacharya. I was not disappointed, says David Sanders 092
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Here is the statement of @weldeiry.bsky.social . "Covid vaccine mRNA has been reported to persist for up to 706 days." He has no source for that fabrication. 3142
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 06/06/2026It is @weldeiry.bsky.social who is responsible for the falsehood spoken by Senator Ron Johnson who claimed that the COVID vaccine mRNA persisted in bodies for up to 2 years. There is no evidence for that assertion,which is stated in presentation below without a reference www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...cdc.gov 2167
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I'm racking up the pseudoscientist haters. I have now been threatened by Sabine Hazan! Badge of pride. @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social 291
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 05/06/2026According to this article, Indiana is considering sharing individual identifiable patient medical records, "in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism." I will do everything I can to protect the privacy of Indiana patient medical records. kffhealthnews.org/mental-healt...kffhealthnews.orgRFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines - KFF Health NewsTo collect and scrutinize millions of Americans’ health data, U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to work with state organizations that help health systems share medical records. In Nebra... 174
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I recently had the opportunity to hear Bhattacharya in person during his visit to Purdue University. I expected to endure scientific ignorance, right-wing pandering and claims of victimisation, and I was not disappointed. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/nih-...timeshighereducation.comThe NIH director’s visit has only deepened my concerns about himI expected scientific ignorance, right-wing pandering and victimisation claims from Jay Bhattacharya. I was not disappointed, says David Sanders 060
Reposted by David SandersGreater Lafayette Indivisible ❌ 👑 @lafayetteindivisible.com · 04/06/2026Did you know we were this-close to having an Ebola vaccine before the orange 🤡 & his cabinet of misfit toys got a hold of our government? 😭 #VaccinesSaveLives #StandUpForScience #ImpeachRFKjr 085
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 27/05/2026In podcast Jay Bhattacharya on Faith,Science&Public Health stated,“Smallpox is eradicated IN PART because we have had a great vaccine for it." What does he mean "in part?"Is he denying that smallpox was eradicated solely b/c of vaccination?More pandering. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/nih-...timeshighereducation.comThe NIH director’s visit has only deepened my concerns about himI expected scientific ignorance, right-wing pandering and victimisation claims from Jay Bhattacharya. I was not disappointed, says David Sanders 171
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Although some of the recommendations that I made during the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak (I started working on Ebola virus even before 9/11) have been adopted (such as restricinting US Ebola treatment to biocontainment facilities), we are still learning lessons that we should have learned before. 020
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I don't know who won the Indiana Senate District 23 Republican primary, but I know who and what lost. From the Democratic candidate for SD23. 031
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I won my Democratic primary election in the Indiana State Senate District 23 race that is gripping the nation. Please support me, the science candidate. secure.actblue.com/donate/david...secure.actblue.comDonate to David SandersShow your support with a contribution. 083
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The Indiana Senate District 23 election was featured in the New York Times. I am the Democratic candidate. Photo of a forum from the article. Please consider supporting science and the campaign at secure.actblue.com/donate/david.... 042
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Bhattacharya revealed what he modestly refers to as“the second scientific revolution”. What is this momentous event,equivalent of the advances of Vesalius & Copernicus?It’s a button on articles to say when they have been replicated. @314action.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/nih-...timeshighereducation.comThe NIH director’s visit has only deepened my concerns about himI expected scientific ignorance, right-wing pandering and victimisation claims from Jay Bhattacharya. I was not disappointed, says David Sanders 1106
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 01/05/2026the objection by scientists & physicians was to the novel and nonsensical definition given to herd immunity (“the point at which the rate of new infections is stable”)& to the suggestion that we could reach herd immunity through natural infection, www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/nih-...timeshighereducation.comThe NIH director’s visit has only deepened my concerns about himI expected scientific ignorance, right-wing pandering and victimisation claims from Jay Bhattacharya. I was not disappointed, says David Sanders 043
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 01/05/2026When Bhattacharya discusses “academic freedom”, he exclusively refers to his own claims of being persecuted... He falsely claimed that the rejection of the [Great Barrington] declaration by the scientific community was an attempt to prevent discussion. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/nih-...timeshighereducation.comThe NIH director’s visit has only deepened my concerns about himI expected scientific ignorance, right-wing pandering and victimisation claims from Jay Bhattacharya. I was not disappointed, says David Sanders 072
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Focusing on issues and local sovereignty not on advertisements with false accusations against opponents. Democractic candidate for Indiana Senate District 23 @314action.bsky.social www.wlfi.com/news/david-s...wlfi.comDavid Sanders Campaigns for District 23 Seat, Emphasizes Transparency and Local ControlWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI)-- As the primary election approaches, David Sanders is making his case to voters as the Democratic nominee for Indiana’s District 23 State Senate seat. 010
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 29/04/2026"These are just some examples of the immediate consequences of anti-vaccine rhetoric&the widescale cuts to science funding in the early months of the 2nd Trump administration,according to DavidSanders,associate professor of biological sciences Purdue U" www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/us-sci...timeshighereducation.comUS science budgets have been spared. So why is no one celebrating?The Trump administration’s proposals to eviscerate the NIH and NSF have been overturned in Congress after a year of cancelled programmes and legal wrangling. Yet as funding continues only to dribble o... 011
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I will sponsor legislation that creates a nonpartisan state redistricting commission that uses the principles of Equal Population, Compactness and Contiguity, & Respect for Existing Political Subdivisions and Communities of Common Interest. Indiana Senate District 23 www.jconline.com/story/opinio...jconline.comIndiana Senate candidate calls out redistricting 'hypocrisy' in letterIndiana State Senate candidate David A. Sanders calls for redistricting reform, citing 'hypocrisy' in current gerrymandering practices. 030
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I am the only Indiana State District-23 candidate with both experience and independence — I am not a stand-in for either a former governor or a current lieutenant governor. I am the only candidate who respects other people’s family, marriage, and childbearing decisions. 020
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I am the only Indiana Senate-District23 candidate who has a history of working with a broad coalition & achieving results. Empowering the public to express their concerns is democracy in action,& as state senator,I will continue to encourage such mobilization of the community to promote its welfare. 010
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I will continue to oppose the corporate welfare that uses our taxpayer money to bribe companies to site data centers, semiconductor plants, and carbon-dioxide storage in communities that do not want them. I will continue to fight for clean water and against large-scale transfers of water. 051
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I was speaking at a public forum about the Indiana Senate District 23 campaign for which I am the Democratic candidate. The advertisements being run by the Republican candidates are the ugliest side of politics. 020
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I am honored to be in this group. Bringing science into public policy has always been one of my major objectives. I have been an advocate for basic science and vaccines for decades. Please consider supporting my campaign. secure.actblue.com/donate/david...secure.actblue.comDonate to David SandersShow your support with a contribution. 040
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Sanders supports a nonpartisan redistricting commission,longer voting hours, & broader access to candidate information.“In our current system, voters do not select their Representatives, Representatives select their voters.” www.purdueexponent.org/campus/event...purdueexponent.orgWL Councilor Sanders says Purdue students should care about gerrymanderingAt a West Lafayette press conference, the District 23 candidate called for a nonpartisan redistricting commission and said partisan map drawing has weakened voter participation in Indiana. 010
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Please visit my campaign account www.instagram.com/davidfordist... PRESS CONFERENCE: 4:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026, WEST LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARYSTATE SENATE CANDIDATE—DISTRICT 23 DAVID SANDERS SUBJECT: GERRYMANDERING, REDISTRICTING, AND VOTER PARTICIPATION davidsandersindiana.comdavidsandersindiana.comDAVID SANDERS FOR INDIANA STATE SENATE--DISTRICT 23 120
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 13/03/2026several candidates for the Indiana House of Representatives gathered in Lafayette to answer questions from the community. The town hall, hosted by We The People: Indiana Revival, was moderated by Purdue professor & West Lafayette City Councilor-at-Large David Sanders. www.wlfi.com/news/town-ha...wlfi.comTown Hall Gives Indiana House Candidates Chance to Address Voters Ahead of Primary ElectionLAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI)-- With less than two months until Indiana’s primary election on May 5, several candidates for the Indiana House of Representatives gathered Thursday night in Lafayette to answer 020
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 10/03/2026The number of measles cases in the past year in the United States has surpassed the total number of cases in 2014-2024 including the spike in 2019. It is the largest number of cases in a one-year period since 1991-1992. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...cdc.govMeasles Cases and OutbreaksFind the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly. 020
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 09/03/2026“Sometimes the public only becomes aware of how valuable public health&our research infrastructure is when there are bad things happening.I never hope for those bad things to happen…but that complacency will cause people to realise the benefits of these.” www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/us-sci...timeshighereducation.comUS science budgets have been spared. So why is no one celebrating?The Trump administration’s proposals to eviscerate the NIH and NSF have been overturned in Congress after a year of cancelled programmes and legal wrangling. Yet as funding continues only to dribble o... 021
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 09/03/2026"These are just some examples of the immediate consequences of anti-vaccine rhetoric and the widescale cuts to science funding in the early months of the second Trump administration, according to David Sanders, an associate professor of biological sciences at Purdue University." 000
David Sanders @davidsanderssci.bsky.social · 22/02/2026In the first 7 weeks of 2026, in the United States we have already surpassed the total number of measles cases for all of 2020-2024. The photo displays Edward Jenner, vaccination pioneer, with a virologist and vaccination advocate. 082