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David Kaufman

@kaufmanmd.bsky.social
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Physician/Internist focused on complex illness including Long Covid, ME/CFS, dysautonomia/POTS, MCAS, connective tissue disorder, and of course SIBO/Leaky Gut. And sadly, the ongoing coup.

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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE=FIVE shots in NYC at 4PM.More blood, more attempted murder, more crimes against Americans. Just watch what these thugs do on election day.Just watch what Hegseth has his testosterone primed warriors do on election day.Trump is dripping with our blood. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/n...
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ICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City
The person who was shot had been taken to a nearby hospital and was conscious and receiving medical attention, according to the New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooti...
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Another step into hell and barbarism as Trump/Hegseth catapult America into the dark ages. Beyond shameful. Every cleric of every religion should be shouting from their pulpits. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I shouldn't be surprised, shouldn't even react. But having spent the first 20 years of my career enmeshed in HIV medicine, this makes me sick, sad, and outraged. Trump is erasing decades of progress and millions will be sick and die. So much blood on his fat hands. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/h...
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Trump Administration Delays Threaten Funding for HIV Research
The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hmmm. Gee whiz. Do ya think this might be, could be related to the Election in five weeks? Nah, why would we think that. More thugs, more intimidation, bye bye election. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive
A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Climate change is a hoax right? Wildfires are imaginary right? Melting glaciers are fun right? Trump will relentlessly work to destroy our planet. Think of your children and grandchildren. What will be left for them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c...
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please take a look at my new Substack post. I would say 'enjoy' but it is not a happy post. dlkmd.substack.com/p/circling-t...
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Circling the Drain
Our National Nervous Breakdown
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Did I say land of the free? Eyes wide open folks. We are descending in Fascist/Nazi hell. Just because you feel safe right now, how do you think you will tomorrow, next week, next month. They are on the warpath, locking down before the so-called election. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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How Trump Has Cracked Down on Dissent Since the Killing of Charlie Kirk
The White House has labeled critics terrorists, attributed violence to a left-wing conspiracy and investigated unions, nonprofits and other groups in a battle over free speech.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just because mainstream media has been mostly quiet, don't think the ICE thugs have been on break. Welcome to the new America, home of the brave, land of the free....we are so so screwed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer
A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another example of Trump/RFK cruelty. This will harm millions of people who cannot get their meds approved by insurance and US cash price is a ripoff. Cost Plus is great but does not solve all the problems. People will go without their meds and pay a steep health price. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Americans Are About to Lose Access to Cheap Gray-Market Prescriptions From Canada
Millions who use online pharmacies from Canada and other countries could get cut off in October.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New podcast discussing Vindara Health, who we are, how we got here, and where we are going. open.spotify.com/episode/0ePV...
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Dr. David Kaufman & Paddy Monahan on Vindara Health for Complex Patients
The POTScast · Episode
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yeah, this is precisely what dictators/fascist do. They take over. They set up permanent centers of power and control. National security my ass. Trump is preparing and building for the fascist/billionaire long haul regardless of midterms or 2028. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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Trump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and Snipers
The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For long covid, hopefully we will see positive results from Nancy Klimas trial. Pemgarda has been used by many but with mixed results, some getting much worse after the infusion.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
As predicted in my earlier posts, Trump completes the fascist takeover of American science and research. Between Trump and RFK, we can kiss it all goodbye. nytimes.com/2026/09/20/…
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Can't say much. Definitely has very significant risks/side effects. Would be very cautious.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A free press and an informed public are the strongest defenses against authoritarianism and fascists like Trump et al. He's killing the election and has steadily gone after the press. Chip chip chip and we circle the drain. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Chip chip chip. Hard to believe there is a Kennedy in his Cabinet while this is happening. Jack and Jackie spinning in their graves. www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com/p/trumps-ven...
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Trump’s Vengeful Rampage: Sworn Court Filing Reveals Crews Already Battering the Kennedy Center
He razed the East Wing on a whim. Now a witness caught him doing it again.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
President asshole at it again, slowly chipping away at 50 years of conscious moral efforts to save the planet and its residents. The Dark Ages are coming. Everyday a new effort to send us backward 50 years. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Some very scary, sad, infuriating numbers. There goes American science. There goes American basic science research. There goes progress...Welcome to the Trump Dark Ages. www.the-scientist.com/us-research-...
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US Research Cuts Drive Scientists to Germany | The Scientist
US-based researchers are seeking academic asylum in Germany following the Trump administration’s funding cuts—a loss to American science.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just read this headline/article and ponder. Trump is so fucking moronic and dangerous, it is mind boggling. Will we actually ever recover or survive this disaster? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/b...
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Trump Blames Ukraine for Global Diesel Shortage
President Trump said Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries were “hurting the world,” amid a global energy shock driven primarily by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There goes our air. There goes our environment. And pity our children and grandchildren. Trump and his fellow assholes will end up killing us all. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is a painfully good summary of deep into his Fascist adventure Trump has gotten, particularly in contrast to his botched efforts in the first administration. thegrimhistorian.substack.com/p/the-last-p...
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The Last Person to Know the Dictator Is Screwed Is the Dictator
History shows us what happens when an authoritarian stands on the balcony too long.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is good. And when a US Senator does this, you know we are in deep deep shit. www.facebook.com/share/v/1C7y...
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We have officially entered an alternative universe. Read this statement and think about it. WE are blaming Ukraine for hi oil prices. And WE are blaming them after RUSSIA told us this. Mind fucking boggling. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
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Bessent Blames Ukraine for High Energy Prices
After meeting with Russia’s finance minister, the Treasury secretary said Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure were contributing to a global energy shock driven mainly by the U.S. war with ...
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
And the attack goes on.He will never permit free and fair elections with full citizen participation. He will never accept an adverse electoral outcome.His backup is in our face: ICE gestapo and the new loyalist armed forces modeled on China on Russia. Bye bye America www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...
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USPS Is Building a Mail-In Ballot Screening System Despite Legal Battles Over Trump Order
Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is sickening.His corrupt mafioso actions are worse by the day.We need a NO KINGS mass demo at the site to prevent "breaking ground".There will be no America to save, no DC to save even if somehow there is an actual free and fair election...which there won't be. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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Plans Announced to Break Ground on Trump’s Triumphal Arch Before Final Approval
Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gee, maybe, do ya think, this is all in preparation for Trump's national emergency and cancellation of elections. ICE, vicious as it is, is not big enough so Trump and Hegseth will need the armed forces. Hmmm. Could be. This is the purge that all dictators do. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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Hegseth Targets 7 More Officers as His Frustrated Army Secretary Quits
The defense secretary’s cuts, which have hit about 10 percent of the military’s top officers, are dividing the Pentagon, officials said.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A new Substack from Dr. Maitland, a major expert in the world of MCAS and chronic complex illness. Her posts will be important reads to those of us working in this complex illness world and to the patients and families living in it. DrAnneMaitland drannemaitland.substack.com?r=gfpyp&utm_...
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DrAnneMaitland | Substack
An Immunologist exploring the neuro-immune–connective tissue axis in EDS, MCAS, POTS, Long COVID & ME/CFS. At MUSC, connecting the dots, challenging healthcare silos, and advancing care for complex, o...
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Read this. Still think we will have free and fair elections? One more bullet strikes the elections and our democracy along with ICE, G.L.O.V.E.s, destruction of the voter rights act by SCOTUS, billionnaire dark money, voter intimidation, etc etc. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Please take a look at my new Substack post. It is politics so feel free to ignore it. I'll get back to science soon. Still recovering from the latest headlines. Subscribing would be great. Comments even better. Thanks. dlkmd.substack.com/p/the-iceman...
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The ICEman Cometh
Trump takes off the gloves--ICE puts them on
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Nazis called it Entartete Kunst, Degenerate Art. Trump calls it Woke. Language folks, language. He can play with it and make up new bullshit but we should call him and his thuggish sycophants what they are : Fascist Pigs destroying our nation. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/a...
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Trump Officials Propose Sale of ‘Woke’ Painting by Kehinde Wiley
The State Department recently removed the painting of Dominicans from a U.S. embassy, noting it was by the artist who made Barack Obama’s presidential portrait.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
You know what. Maybe this asshole is actually a Russian or Chinese asset. If he's not, they should reach out and hire him. He and Trump have turned our 1.5 TRILLION/yr Defense Dept into a global joke. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...
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Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless
The leadership vacuum comes as the Army is trying to adapt to a new kind of war dominated by deadly drones.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Exactly!! Hopeless. And now this latest SCOTUS ruling. Probably more garbage response from the Dem leadership. I've run out of words....
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One more reason to say bye bye to the midterms. SCOTUS is beyond sickening. Talk about domestic terrorists. The court, Roberts, are clearly hell bent on destroying our democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Don't let the truth scare you. The Gestapo is here. Read it. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-most-d...
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The Most Dangerous Feds You’ve Never Heard Of
ICE has its own FBI, but dumber
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You'd think he would care about his children and grandchildren but, well, narcissists don' give a shit about anyone but themselves. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Leaked memo shows how U.S. aims to weaken global limits on plastic pollution
A memo reviewed by The Washington Post, circulated by U.S. diplomats, comes as negotiations over a plastics treaty reach a critical point.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This one speaks for itself. Trump clearly believes he will be dead before his climate denying, pollution denying policies finish off the earth, so why should he care. But he will have his Ballroom bunker to hide out in, so no big deal.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meet privately. Jeffries, the House minority leader, and Kushner, a son-in-law of President Trump and a top outside adviser, held a discussion recently about topics of mutual interest,"
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Are you fucking kidding me? What can the Dems be thinking? They seem to live in la la land and never learn anything about Trump and his band of thugs. And they actually act as if they can believe anything he says. Jeffries has lost it and lives in an alternative reality. From the NY Times:
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Trump delay of a food traceability rule slowed efforts to trace this summer’s record Cyclospora outbreak, which sickened roughly 14,000 people and hospitalized 740, including two deaths Sickness, death, and the destruction of science. Thank you Mr. president. drruth.substack.com/p/dr-ruth-re...
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Dr. Ruth Report, 8/23/26
Summer COVID wave. Long COVID with abnormal retinal blood vessels, brain perivascular spaces, and gut microbiome signatures during acute infection.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Some headlines from the great Dr. Ruth Report: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades | Nature 8/20/26 Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more | The Guardian 8/18/26
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Why do we call these people "settlers" when they are really vicious terrorists? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
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Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village
Palestinian and Israeli authorities offered divergent accounts of the incident, which came as settler violence has surged across the Israeli-occupied territory.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis | Lancet 7/19/26"
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Our estimates show that, unless the abrupt funding cuts announced and implemented in the first half of 2025 are reversed, a staggering number [14 million additional deaths, including 4.5 million children] of avoidable deaths could occur by 2030.”
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
From the Dr. Ruth Report (drruth.substack.com/p/dr-ruth-re...) A staggering example of Trump's cruelty and its murderous outcome. “USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades.
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Dr. Ruth Report, 8/17/26
The summer COVID wave has arrived, especially in the West and the South, as seen by increasing levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Our Gestapo, Trump's private ICE militia of thugs at work. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/if-the-sho...
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If the Shock Glove Fits
ICE’s electrified gloves are more desperate than diabolical
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is Helen Cox Richardson summarizing ONE WEEK in Trumpland. I urge you to read the whole piece. Pay attention to the corruption, the ICE violence, the incredible tax dollars being basically stolen. Profoundly depressing/infuriating. Folks, things are desperate. substack.com/@heathercoxr...
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August 13, 2026
Today Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted to put Trump’s name back on the Kennedy Center, this time in letters saying the building was “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Feels like a total waste of time to be making my posts about Trump, citing articles from the Times. Maybe this makes more sense for those of you interested in learning more.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This one's great. There at least three major articles in today's Times on global heat and climate change and storms. Trump's response: kill the messenger whenever possible. Meanwhile we sweat or worse, run out of water, the icebergs melt, but hey Trump knows best. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/c...
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Top Science Body Deletes Climate Chapter From Judges’ Manual
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine had been under pressure from Republican leaders, including President Trump.
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David Kaufman @kaufmanmd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
good advice, thx
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