peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026ok, it's late. I'm signing off. Good night. 170
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026 I was a litigator for 25 years. Now I just do transactional work. So much less stress. 170
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I don't do a lot of medical research personally. so I don't know the details of how it is done. But it seems like there might be a fine line between conducting research on humans and interacting with them clinically. Maybe not, but it seems that way to me. And the latter would require a license. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026But if it's any comfort to you, I know that you are not. And that your legal knowledge is largely self-taught and somewhat recently acquired. Being a lawyer is more than doing pretend cross-examinations on Bluesky. Which is maybe why you cannot tell the difference between a real lawyer and a fake. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Ok, as I often say, believe what you want. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Not when I'm reading you. The bullshit quotient is too high. And there's that whole thing about doing research on humans. What is that about? It does suggest that in some states, a license might be required. But I haven't done enough research on that and don't intend to now. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026you can call him whatever you want. The issue is what he calls himself. And under MI law, he is not a physician. But we've been over that. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Why do you think that is? The only explanation I can see for it, given his background, is that he wants people to think he has more clinical experience and medical qualifications than he has. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Not what he identifies as. He says he is a physician. He could very easily say something else. But he chooses not to. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026It does if you are in clinical practice. That's the point. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Like I said, I only read about half the shit you post. I'm not sure what "interacting with research subjects" means but there is a lot of variation within states as to where the licensure line is drawn. If they do only "pure research" then they probably don't need a license. But so what? 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026It depends on whether that degree has a licensing requirement attached. If you are in clinical practice you cannot put MD on your letterhead without a license. But then you already know that. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026As for El-Sayed, he does not say he is a physician-scientist. He says he is a physician, and he implies clinical practice. He doesn't need to mislead in this way. He could clear up any confusion by using appropriate terms, but he chooses not to. I don't know why. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I told you initially I didn't have enough info to say why your dad's folks call themselves what they do. There are plenty of MD-PhD's who do have clinical practices, or interact with patients and are required to be licensed. So don't pretend to be shocked because I thought those folks did too. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Ok, but from your initial description I thought you were talking about people in clinical practice. State laws seem to vary on this, but in general if they are doing pure research and not any clinical activity then they don't need a license to call themselves a physician-scientist. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Don't kid yourself, that was not in any way a surrender. But it's late and I'm tired and that one petty point doesn't matter anyway. Believe what you want to believe. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Because they are misrepresenting their qualification to give advice. I think misrepresentations about ones qualifications are bad. I prefer honesty. But apparently that is a minority view. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Not sure if that meets your definition of an ipse dixit, which seems like one of your favorite terms, but it does inform my views. I don't like people who claim to be something they are not. It makes me feel they are untrustworthy. At a minimum I ask why are they doing that? 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Well i don't know why those particular people call themselves physicians. I don't know enough facts. But do know my nephew has a PhD and does research at a prestigious med school but would never, in a million years, call himself a physician. He would think that was a completely wrong thing to do. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I am not aware of a general exemption for PhDs or MDs but either your dad's colleagues found one that applies or they are calling themselves physicians when they are not legally allowed to do that. I doubt there is much rigid enforcement of the law in that context, but doesn't mean it doesn't apply 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026SME exceptions generally require licensing from somewhere -- or a process to expedite it in certain states. Again, I know you think this is irrelevant becasue, you know, it's "legal stuff" but he does not have a physician's license from anywhere, and there is no indication he intends to get one. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026ok fine. You say I'm wrong about everything anyway (except for that one time you finally agreed I was right), so we'll just leave it at that. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I don't look at WebMD, but if lots of people are on there claiming to be physicians who don't have licenses, that would be a pretty bad thing. I would expect that, from time the time, various state licensing boards would crack down on that, but who knows? I only know what the laws say you can do 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026No. Not answering anymore hypos about actors in other states. That is irrelevant to the question of whether this candidate is misleading voters about his qualifications. Which might even a criminal offense/ 000
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Oh now if you are talking about SME's, which you did not mention before, they usually fall under specific statutory exemptions, as I previously said. But none of those apply to El-Sayed. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026No. But then I don't bother to read half of the shit you post. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I guess this is what comes of "playing" a lawyer on social media without actually having any respect for the law. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026No he is not, legally, because he does not have a physician's license. Why do you insist that doesn't matter? Becasue you know "dozens" of people who call themselves physicians and don't have licenses? So your anecdotal reflections are a basis for ignoring clear law? 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026No he did not. You are just making shit up. Getting an MD does not entitle you to claim you are a physician. The opposite is true. Many statutes make it a separate crime to say you are an MD, or even put that on a piece of letterhead or your website, if you are not licensed to practice medicine. 300
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026And I know lots of people who cheat on their taxes and don't get caught. What is your point? 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026The CA medical board, among others. And no I will not look up the cite. Do your own research. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Again, why is this criminalized everywhere? Because it is inherently misleading to claim you are a physician when you do not have a license to be one. So let's put aside whether this guy is liable for some criminal offense, or what defenses he could muster. He is still misrepresenting his status 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I hate to beat a dead horse, but as far as I can tell you cannot call yourself a physician ANYWHERE in the country unless you have a medical license. There are some statutory exceptions to this, and maybe your dad's colleagues fall into one, but they are very strictly construed. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026ok, gotta love the shifting goalposts. First it was Oh he never claimed he was a physician! Now it's Oh he never claimed he was actually a "practicing" physician. Next it will probably be "Oh he never said he was a practicing physician at this very moment in time!" What complete slop. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026ok, give him the titles he earned. He has not earned the title of physician. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026That is completely backwards. There is no requirement to actually be practicing medicine to be liable for holding oneself out. Unauthorized practice is a completely separate and distinct crime. 000
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Yes, and being a physician is practicing a health profession. They are synonymous. Unless you specify that you are retired or otherwise inactive. Which he has not done. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026He says he is a physician. Physicians practice medicine. Do you need me to write it in captial letters so you can understand? 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026That is precisely what it means to call yourself a physician! That is what physicians do - they practice medicine. This is really insane. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026you are parsing words that, as far as I can tell, have played no role in interpretation of this statute. If you can show me a case making the "practicing" vs. "not practicing" distinction, I might change my mind, but I don't see that anywhere. 200
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Oh I am so tired of this. If any other candidate for office claimed they were a physician but had never had a license to practice medicine, all of you would be up in arms about the misrepresentation, even if it was not a crime. But in this case, the guy can do no wrong. The hypocricy is sickening 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I'm saying that was never my point because i did not originally think it was "illegal" in that way to call himself a physician if he doesn't have a license. Now I see that it is. Apparently in all 50 states. 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Yes, he most certainly has. Show me a quote where he says "I'm a physician but I'm not practicing now." 100
peanut24.bsky.social @peanut24.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Oh my god, the tortuous route you will follow to deny the obvious. He says he IS a physician (not was, not wants to be, not someday might be). He is holding himself as practicing, as much as anyone can. Now maybe he could beat a rap if they prosecuted him by saying "not right now," but I doubt it. 200
