Reposted by David SampsonEmily R Smith, ScD, MPH @dremilyrsmith.bsky.social · 15/06/2025The New York Times has a story on PAGE TWENTY of today’s Sunday paper saying thousands mobilized?! Absurd. Most others estimates suggest there were millions who took to the streets in something like 2,000 separate protests around the country yesterday. 1143
Reposted by David SampsonMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/06/2025This...is...not...honest. This pic is from five years ago and not even in Los Angeles. Immoral opportunists like James Woods and Ted Cruz trade on lies to promote other lies. 16437121190
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 09/06/2025“Judging by reactions on social media and interviews on television, a lot of people seem to think such performances are heroic—which means they’re poised to give Trump’s enforcers what they’re hoping for. “Be warned: Trump is expecting resistance. You will not be heroes. You will be the pretext.” 130
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Inside the automated lab that runs blood tests day & night @ UCLA Health. Below is "the line," a 78 foot conveyor belt that shuttles tubes to testing stations. Some 20 million tests are done every year. www.uclahealth.org/news/article... 020
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 11/04/2025“Laughton claimed REI signed the letter in an effort to ‘have a seat at the table….’” 🤦🏻♂️ komonews.com/news/local/r...komonews.comREI retracts endorsement of Trump's Secretary of Interior, vows to protect public landsREI's CEO has publicly retracted the company's previous endorsement of President Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Interior - and issued an apology. 000
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 07/03/2025I'd be careful about celebrating the very practices that make kleptocracy so toxic. 000
Reposted by David SampsonThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 05/03/2025I've collated some ideas for the @standupforscience.bsky.social signs! Your favorites? 1. Science does not give a fuck what you believe 2. Got Polio? Me Neither, Thanks Science 3. Science: It's like Magic, but REAL 4. This is my EVIDENCE BASED OUTRAGE 5. Fund Science, Not Billionaires 67556127
Reposted by David SampsonThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 01/03/2025#StandUpForScience #LA 08213
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Are modern ICUs are doing better at allowing sunlight? Not so much: "... persistently low light levels and lack of light-dark variability raised concern about the contribution of ICU lighting to patient circadian entrainment and healing-centered recovery." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comLight levels in a modern intensive care unit: Impact of time of year, window directionality, and outdoor light levelsThe intensive care unit (ICU) environment is designed for the care of acutely ill patients, with lighting conditions reflecting the needs of the busy clinical setting. Earlier ICU studies suggested... 000
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Today in symbolism www.masslive.com/news/2025/02... 010
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Did today’s storm really catch us up to normal in LA? 001
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025The vast majority of people who bought Teslas are progressives who did so to get away from big oil and internal combustion. Perfect example of progressives attacking themselves rather than the true opp. 120
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 09/02/2025This isn’t reducing wasteful spending. It’s cutting social services for people in need to pay for tax cuts for the rich. abcnews.go.com/Politics/mus...abcnews.go.comMusk's role 'an unbelievable opportunity' for US government: Rep. TurnerOn "This Week," Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, discussed Elon Musk's federal overhaul, the shuttering of USAID and Trump's comments on owning the Gaza Strip. 011
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025I can't help but note that among protests being discussed today are ones at Democratic lawmakers' offices and a medical center that provides gender care. Progressives are great at attacking themselves rather than opps. 010
Reposted by David SampsonSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Written in November 2024. So sad to see people falling for these tactics now. You still have a choice. You always have a choice in how you treat people. Full article: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of... 12703282
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025And now CBS with coverage of a carefully chosen raid. And not a single bit of reporting questioning the overall effort. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-rai...cbsnews.comHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says filming ICE raids is an "accountability measure""It's not a spectacle," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said of filming ICE raids. "This is our nation's law enforcement." 100
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 28/01/2025There's been a lot of coverage of Dr. Phil embedding w/ICE in Chicago; not as much about NBC doing the same thing. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 100
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Link to release: www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/the-tre...thetrevorproject.orgThe Trevor Project Reported a 33% Increase in Crisis Line Volume on Inauguration DayYour Support Saves LGBTQ+Youth's Lives Every DayDonate Tuesday, January 21, 2025 – The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and […] 012
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 17/01/2025"The most common tactic (found in half of the sources) was public discreditation: academics, advocates and their work were publicly criticized in newspapers, advertisements, public statements, websites, social media and other public forums...." www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.com‘Nicotine Nazis’: the brickbats hurled at scientists researching tobacco’s harmsA study highlights how public-health researchers are targeted for focusing on tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods. 010
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Vista storage facility, adjacent to the Tesla facility in Moss Landing (south of Santa Cruz) is currently on fire. Lithium storage batteries. 174
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 16/01/2025On the bright side..... never mind there is no bright side. 010
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 16/01/2025It should really read he CREDITED his former chief operating officer for Facebook's culture, which Zuck is intent on destroying. 0130
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 16/01/2025A study in how people seek comfort and self worth by choosing conspiratorial thinking over mundane explanation. lataco.com/partially-bu...lataco.comFinding Burnt Pages of Books in Your Yard? Wildfire Experts Say That's Normal ~ L.A. TACO“Although it certainly offers a dramatic visual, seeing partially burnt pages from books and newspapers fall from this sky is an all-to-familiar experience for anyone who has experienced a major fire ... 010
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 16/01/2025This week's disastrous NYT op-ed by Amy Chozick is a example of the same fears that have led to the US's move towards authoritarianism. Great column. 020
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025New etiquette issue for LA folks: How to proceed when you see a gardener using a leaf blower on your street. 010
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 14/01/2025If, like me, you've seen leaf blowers blasting and wondered... LA County Public Health this week prohibited their use. publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfi... 110
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Older adults with higher life satisfaction have lower frailty risk. academic.oup.com/biomedgeront...academic.oup.comThe Relationships between Subjective Wellbeing and Frailty: Staying with a Positive Mind, Stepping away from Accelerated AgingAbstractBackground. Subjective wellbeing (SWB) is a crucial measure of life quality in older adults. Understanding its relationship with frailty may inform 010
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Did the fire grow 34% in two hours? Or did they recalculate based on their regular survey and republish two hours later? 010
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 09/01/2025“Despite the exceptional nature of what’s transpired and is transpiring, I fear we are getting a look at a new, terrible and tragic normal.” www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.comSunset Boulevard in ruins: Fire’s massive scale comes into focus in Pacific PalisadesIn the catastrophic Palisades fire, one of the city’s iconic thoroughfares was severely damaged and large swaths of homes were reduced to smoldering rubble. 010
Reposted by David Sampsonanil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 06/01/2025today's study on IQ & fluoride will probably make waves here's what experts had to say about what the study says as well as some limitations — including the fact that it did not include any studies from the U.S. www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/f...statnews.comWhat to know about a controversial new study on fluoride and IQCritics of a new study on water fluoridation and IQ are questioning its data and methodology. 084
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Patients who use non-tobacco nicotine products, like e-cigs/vapes, face higher rates of postoperative complications after shoulder surgery. journals.lww.com/jaaos/abstra...journals.lww.comNontobacco Nicotine Dependence and Rates of Periprosthetic... : JAAOS - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeonsd surgical postoperative complications. This study hypothesizes that patients with NTND will experience more postoperative complications. Methods: Using the TriNetX database, which aggregates deide... 000
Reposted by David SampsonDan Ly @meddly.bsky.social · 23/12/2024🚨New paper🚨The emergency department (ED) is like a box of chocolates; you never know which doc you're gonna get. What happens when you get a doc that admits patients more often? Are you less likely to die? @stephencoussens and I explore this question in @JAMAInternalMed.🧵1/ 66123
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 17/12/20242025 is looking better already laist.com/news/politic...laist.comCalifornia new laws for 2025: Cannabis cafes and entertainment zonesThe state is allowing more on-street alcohol sales and food in cannabis lounges. Supporters say the laws will boost downtown economies. 000
Reposted by David SampsonCarla K. Johnson @carlakjohnson.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. My colleague Mike Stobbe has the story. apnews.com/article/teen...apnews.comMost US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey saysTeen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. That's according to the results from a large annual national survey released Tuesday. 012
Reposted by David SampsonAlicia Ault @aliciaault.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Some health care workers don't mind covering a holiday shift. Some seek it out. Many feel good by doing good. My story for Medscape. #MedSky #emergencymedicine #hospitalmedicine #residentsmedscape.comFinding the Joy in Working During the HolidaysCovering a shift over Christmas and New Year’s may not be everyone’s first choice, but there are rewards. 032
David Sampson @djsampson.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Higher ambient temps, more frequent and severe heat waves will impact patients with dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. It is critical to strengthen evidence base and develop targeted solutions, says @drisubramanian.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comHeatwaves and Neurodegenerative DiseaseThis Viewpoint discusses strategies for people with neurodegenerative diseases to manage their health and safety during a heat wave. 032