Reposted by David States MD PhDAlex Wenzel @alexwenzel.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Prison guards: - Watched a woman experiencing psychosis gouge out her own eyeballs. - Ignored a man’s beeping insulin pump for more than 24 hours before he died. - Left a man sitting in his own feces not eating for weeks, he lost 60 lbs before he died. All in San Diego County, last ~5 years. 181497513
Reposted by David States MD PhDTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comInside the New Fast Track to a Presidential PardonEven some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons. 272
Reposted by David States MD PhDYuri Quintana @yuriquintana.com · 21/12/2025Trump order blocking state AI laws could slow health AI adoption, leave patients vulnerable State laws offer providers some guidance and protect patients in the absence of comprehensive federal AI laws www.statnews.com/2025/12/12/t...statnews.comTrump order blocking state AI laws could slow health AI adoption, leave patients vulnerableTrump's order to block state AI laws could help the tech industry but hurt health systems looking to adopt AI safely, and leave patients vulnerable. 021
Reposted by David States MD PhDYuri Quintana @yuriquintana.com · 21/12/2025STAT reports departures of multiple FDA digital health leaders. The transition may affect near term guidance priorities and industry expectations for clinical AI oversight. www.statnews.com/2025/12/17/f...statnews.com 021
Reposted by David States MD PhDGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2043...newrepublic.comFiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Abrego Garcia CaseJudge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish. 12064172020
Reposted by David States MD PhDJoni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Trump’s strategy is to be so corrupt, dishonest, and hypocritical that people eventually stop calling him out 3606
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 04/12/2025@covertshores.bsky.social what’s up with Japanese subs? x.com/pati_marins6...x.com 030
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Goodhart's Law, transplant edition even when gaming the system involves invasive medical procedures www.statnews.com/2025/12/01/o...statnews.comDoctors may be ‘gaming’ the organ transplant waitlistPatients have been given invasive treatments that their conditions did not warrant to push them higher on the organ transplant waitlist. 080
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Impeach RFKjr, he is a danger to our health who lied during his confirmation hearings 070
Reposted by David States MD PhDH I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The square antenna on the top of the fuselage of this Russian jet-powered Geran (Shahed) drone looks like Starlink (?) 714026
Reposted by David States MD PhDJoni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 24/11/2025The ultra-conservative, polyamorous homosexual billionaire Peter Thiel is a bit of a hypocrite when he claims that the Pope is a tool of the Antichrist because he is not conservative enough. ‘Do as I say, not as I do’ is probably Thiel’s favorite sentence 57525
Reposted by David States MD PhDColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 11/08/2025RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya must resign 822859
Reposted by David States MD PhDThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 09/08/2025MAGA: Children shouldn’t learn about slavery. Also MAGA: We’re reinstalling this monument of a confederate general who fought to preserve slavery. 371749412
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Long overdue, noise cameras using technology and steep fines to combat roaring engines and blasting radios www.wsj.com/us-news/new-...wsj.comNew Noise Cameras Pit Drivers of Fast Cars Against Their NeighborsTraffic police deploy new technology—and steep fines—to combat roaring mufflers, revving engines and blaring stereos. 150
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 08/08/2025The. comments section gives a useful window into the editorial policies of the NY Times. Not what they contain, but what they censor. Sure ways to get your comment nuked, call Trump: - corrupt - senile or question his mental acuity - mention his age and infirmity Sorry, but the NYT supports him 052
Reposted by David States MD PhDMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/07/2025The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce. 894304978611
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 20/07/2025The human cost of China's chemical warfare attack on the US. Fentanyl is very tightly regulated in China, but they turn a blind eye or worse on exporting fentanyl and precursors to the West www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...mlive.com‘People overdosed,’ drug dealer texts friend who had already died in mass poisoningThey planned to open food trucks together. Now, one is dead and the other is in federal prison. 130
Reposted by David States MD PhDMatthew Herper @matthewherper.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Gilead to provide HIV prevention drug to 2 million people in lower income countries at cost Agreement with Global Fund does not include PEPFAR, reflecting Trump’s cuts to foreign aid www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...statnews.comGilead to provide HIV prevention drug to 2 million people in lower income countries at costGilead announced a deal to get its groundbreaking HIV prevention drug to lower income countries. Notably, the deal does not include PEPFAR. 0108
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Little known, America was a British penal colony. During the 17th and 18th Centuries, tens of thousands of convicts were sent to the colonies as indentured labor. England only started using Australia when the Revolutionary War closed American ports podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...podcasts.apple.comWhen Britain Sent Its Convicts to AmericaPodcast Episode · American History Hit · 07/07/2025 · 28m 000
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Public schools have been one of America's great strengths. The Trump administration continues its war on the fabric of our society. Trump administration withholding $157M in funding for Michigan schools www.detroitnews.com/story/news/e...detroitnews.comTrump administration withholding $157M in funding for Michigan schoolsMichigan leader called for the funding to be released immediately, saying it supports economically disadvantaged and vulnerable students. 000
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Sad that it has come to this. Personal threats and vandalism are not free speech. University of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persist www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...detroitnews.comUniversity of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persistThe University of Michigan says the Michigan Constitution requires that regents be able to carry out their duties free from intimidation and threats. 010
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Human intelligence is the result of millions of years of biological evolution to create systems that can live and work with each other. AIs have none of that. In essence AIs are sociopaths. The Monster Inside ChatGPT www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...wsj.comOpinion | The Monster Inside ChatGPTWe discovered how easily a model’s safety training falls off, and below that mask is a lot of darkness. 000
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 26/06/2025The costs of gun violence we too often ignore. Security guard suffered a shattered tibia and will be out of work for months, may well end up with a permanent disability. Deacon lost his truck. GoFundMe efforts set up for 2 heroes who prevented mass church shooting www.freep.com/story/news/l...freep.comGoFundMe efforts set up for 2 heroes who prevented mass church shootingA security officer injured in church shooting will be out of work for five months, while the deacon who ran over the gunman lost his truck in gunfire. 120
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Alert parishioner and a security guard averted a mass murder. Authorities said Browning was armed with an AR-15 style rifle, more than a dozen fully loaded magazines, a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...detroitnews.comPolice ID suspected gunman fatally shot at Wayne churchOfficials said his mother was a member of the church. 010
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Unreliable expensive energy. Michigan's electric utilities need to get their act together instead of asking for yet another big rate increase. www.mlive.com/environment/...mlive.comWhy are Michigan’s residential power rates so high? ‘This is getting outrageous’Michigan residents pay on average the highest electric rates in the Midwest and among the steepest in the nation. 000
Reposted by David States MD PhDTon Aarts @tonaarts.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Nissan Leaf, on road since 2009 and best sold EV model worldwide on 1-1-2020: zero (!) people burned alive 27 fire victims in the cheap Ford Pinto half a century ago, "worst fire hazard car ever in automotive history" And now 138+ burned alive in a Tesla: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comPeople burned alive in a Tesla, by Ton Aarts 064
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Americans want and deserve secure borders and control over immigration, but as we clean up the mess of decades of failed border policy, we need ways to recognize people who have contributed to society and not caused trouble www.mlive.com/public-inter...mlive.comAfter driving 6 mph over speed limit on a rural U.P. road, couple faces deportationMore than 200 miles away from the Canadian border, in a remote corner of the Upper Peninsula, a couple was stopped by police and picked up by border agents. 031
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Cutting primary care access by cutting Medicaid will drive people into ERs, the least efficient way to deliver care. Bad policy. Hospital ERs will be overwhelmed if $800 billion Medicaid cut passes, doctors warn www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...mlive.comHospital ERs will be overwhelmed if $800 billion Medicaid cut passes, doctors warnDoctors at Trinity Health Ann Arbor warn cuts could reduce well-child visits, overwhelm emergency departments, and cause people to fall through the cracks. 000
Reposted by David States MD PhDJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Here's the CBO's analysis: www.cbo.gov/publication/... 7323100
Reposted by David States MD PhDDelthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The Trump regime has quietly shut down the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions. Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the US just about every other day. Eliminating the US Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board will come at a huge cost to safety—and lives👇grist.orgTrump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosionsThe Chemical Safety Board, a federal agency that investigates large-scale industrial chemical disasters, will close under Trump's orders. 12627
Reposted by David States MD PhDJane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 17/06/2025It’s always fun when the “anti government paranoia” switch gets flipped to the “actually we love our armed agents of the state, don’t we folks” side 632036376
Reposted by David States MD PhDemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Amy Klobuchar (who got Mike Lee to take down his hateful tweets) speaking now. www.c-span.org/event/us-sen... 1262087
Reposted by David States MD PhDKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I worry about the disabling effects of the viruses RFK Jr wants to let run rampant Long Covid surpassed asthma to become the most common chronic illness in children Measles & polio both disable at an alarming rate What will happen to these kids under a Regime that devalues disabled lives? 16462136
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Geological hydrogen could drive an energy revolution, and Michigan is positioned to be a leader www.freep.com/story/news/l...freep.comEnergy source emits water instead of greenhouse gases — and Michigan may be a hub for itScientists believe Michigan may be an abundant source of what could become the next big thing in carbon-free energy. 010
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Michigan Republican House proposed 65% cut in state funding for @UMich Ann Arbor. This is a terrible idea. The Ann Arbor campus has been an engine of innovation for the Michigan economy and attracts many talented people to our state. www.mlive.com/politics/202...mlive.comMillions of dollars in cuts to MSU, University of Michigan part of GOP’s revised planThe 13 other public universities in the state, besides Michigan State and Michigan, would see significantly higher funding under the Republican budget proposal that passed the Michigan House late Thur... 011
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 12/06/2025The apps are being distributed nationally. Where are the FBI and FCC? Why are we relying on state Attorneys General to file lawsuits blocking foreign actors putting malware in apps? www.wsj.com/opinion/nebr...wsj.comOpinion | Chinese Spyware, Only $6.99Nebraska sues Temu for siphoning sensitive data from Americans. 000
Reposted by David States MD PhDJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Prasad has promised several times that new vaccine RCTs will be done by spring 2026. If they are not, I’m not blaming drug companies. I’m blaming him & our medical establishment. Is their job to deliver results for us. Let’s hold them accountable. 🧵 m.youtube.com/watch?v=1SII...m.youtube.comDr. Vinay Prasad says Big Pharma should study vaccines, results available spring 2026YouTube video by Jonathan Howard 5323
Reposted by David States MD PhDMichael Mina MD,PhD @michaelmina.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Today RFK Jr took the single biggest step towards destroying childhood vaccines When @nytimes asked me in December whether RFK could kill the vaccine program - I said he’d have to remove CDCs ACIP And… that’s exactly what he just did today Not good-just like that we cannot trust CDC on vaccines 526593
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 08/06/2025It was a public waterway before they built the dam. Why should building a dam to generate their own electricity give them the right to exclude the public now? [sorry, paywalled :(] www.mlive.com/environment/...mlive.comCongressman pushes to let Boyne Mountain dam avoid access demandBoyne Mountain doesn’t want new hydro dam license to allow the public to access the Boyne River pond above its 250-kilowatt dam. 010
Reposted by David States MD PhDJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag. 46078461704
Reposted by David States MD PhDVatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 08/06/2025In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll talk about Finland and how pro-Kremlin propagandists have become more active in the Finnish political space since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For the first time since 2022, they’ve gained some political power in Finland. 1/16 5322100
Reposted by David States MD PhDAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 08/06/2025▪️In the fall of 2022,Ukraine faced relentless drone attacks from Russian forces using Iranian-made Shahed drones.In response,Ukrainian engineers developed Sky Fortress—a nationwide network of acoustic sensors that tracks drones by sound 316211
Reposted by David States MD PhDJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/06/2025This exchange is revealing, terrifying, and intellectually bankrupt. No world leader would ever want to enter a room to deal with this guy because he's a crank. 1292803548
Reposted by David States MD PhDDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Had a call with trump for 1 hour and 15 mins. Apparently "The Art of the Deal" lets me do whatever I want. 1267769
David States MD PhD @statesdj.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Nice to have it reopen, but renovating a news stand should not take 5 years. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...thecrimson.comHistoric Harvard Square Kiosk Reopens as Cambridge KiOSK After 5 Years | News | The Harvard CrimsonThe newly renovated Cambridge KiOSK — formally known as the Harvard Square Kiosk — welcomed visitors back with a ribbon cutting celebration on Friday morning. 000