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David Anderson

@dmaanderson.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor, Health Services, Policy & Management @ University of South Carolina.
I study individual choice health insurance.

All opinions are mine and mine alone.

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David L. Anderson is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California from 2019 to 2021. Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney, he practiced law at the law firm of Sidley Austin. .. more

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · Aug 31

I am chairing the search for two (2) Tenure Track positions at the Department of Health Services, Policy and Management at
@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social

We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly

#HealthPolicy
#AcademicSky

uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...

Assistant/Associate Professor (2 Vacancies)

uscjobs.sc.edu

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 22h

Got 2 minor R&Rs for Christmas

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Stephen Jones, David L. Anderson , and 1 more Richard S.J. Tol, Stephen Jones, David L. Anderson, Jon Dean

Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable."

REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.

"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"

YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.

"So we can believe the big ones?"

YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.

"They're not the same at all!"

YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.

"Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—"

MY POINT EXACTLY.

Reposted by David L. Anderson, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Jeannette Sutton

Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 1d

Previously, I posted that Na-ion batteries were likely to reach Li-ion battery energy density faster due to the prior advances and experience from Lithium work. Well, that’s appears to be the case. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.uh.edu/news-events/...

Breakthrough New Material Brings Affordable, Sustainable Future Within Grasp

Researchers have developed a new material for sodium-ion batteries, sodium vanadium phosphate, that delivers higher voltage and greater energy capacity than previous sodium-based materials. This break...

www.uh.edu

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 2d

Possible record warmth here for Christmas. Have I mentioned that we hope to continue hiring in the years ahead? :)

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 2d

Good driving music

open.spotify.com/artist/1p0Nh...

Spotify – Web Player

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 2d

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 2d

Merry Christmas to all celebrating starting tonight. (Everyone else, meet you at the movies and Chinese food)

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 2d

"Even after accounting for the upfront costs and delayed benefits, enrolling marginal applicants to public universities generates substantial net returns for society, the marginal students themselves, and the government budget."

Public Universities FTW!

Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Steve Peers, Stephen D. Murphy , and 1 more John R. Hutchinson, Steve Peers, Stephen D. Murphy, David L. Anderson

Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 2d

Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice

That black cat named Moon at Stonehenge surrounded by its adoring crowd during this year's winter solstice

Reposted by Megan L. Ranney, Juan Cole, Robert C. Richards , and 2 more Megan L. Ranney, Juan Cole, Robert C. Richards, Catherine J. Frieman, David L. Anderson

Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 3d

Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.

Two ancient humans, including famed ‘Iceman,’ had cancer-causing virus

Findings from ancient DNA may shed light on HPV’s history in our species

www.science.org

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Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s a more normal colored one. I took this around 6 AM in February 2024.

An adult eastern coyote caught in my car’s headlights standing in front of Florida scrub.

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Laura Davulis @davulis.bsky.social · 3d

This post-holiday party pile of balloons has been sitting in the @hopkinspress.bsky.social basement for several days and I believe I showed admirable restraint for those several days but today I could restrain myself no further

Pile of blue and white balloons with googly eyes

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Jon Kimball @jonkimball.bsky.social · 4d

Chapel Hill will finish in the top ten wettest years on record despite an abnormally dry fall. The 8.66 inches departure from normal is almost entirely from 3 hours of rainfall in July from tropical depression Chantal.

Chapel Hill, NC moves into 9th place on record (since 1891) for precipitation with 57.52 inches.

Reposted by Steve Peers, David L. Anderson

Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 4d

watching the CECOT 60 Minutes segment that CBS suppressed, it’s striking that Weiss specifically called out as unnecessary some of the most rigorous investigative work in the segment, including an explanation of how it was done (by human rights researchers)

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dgschwendtner.bsky.social @dgschwendtner.bsky.social · 4d

Chapel Hill- go catch the sunset, right now.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4d

I honestly can’t take a fourth presidential election cycle in a row in which privileged white leftists claim that the Democratic Party doesn’t do anything because they’re too lazy to spend 5 minutes doing a Google search.

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 4d

Feels sort of under the radar amidst everything else: CMS has until December 31 — just six business days away — to decide awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program.

Every single state is waiting to learn what share of the $50 billion pie they’ll be getting.

Reposted by David L. Anderson

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 5d

Tale of two states: Effects of strict silver loading or the lack thereof in the 2026 ACA marketplace xpostfactoid.substack.com/p/tale-of-tw...

Tale of two states: Effects of strict silver loading or the lack thereof in the 2026 ACA marketplace

Arkansas took extreme action to offset the likely expiration of ePTC in 2026.

xpostfactoid.substack.com

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Tim Bale, Alistair Munro , and 6 more Richard S.J. Tol, Tim Bale, Alistair Munro, Richard Waite, Stephen D. Murphy, Margot C. Finn, David Underdown, David L. Anderson, Kathleen Kennedy

Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 5d

NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹

They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.

A new scoop for The Reengineer!

www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...

Church organ tuning records mirror our warming climate

The records appear to reflect climate change, as well as the increased heating of churches in winter

www.thereengineer.pro

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NFL Daily News @fantasynflnews.bsky.social · 5d

Kenneth Gainwell: catch of the year candidate

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Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s my version of the chocolate fudge brownie. There’s several different versions of the recipe bouncing around the intertubes. Including on the Palmer House’s website. The brownie itself was invented there. Mrs Palmer wanted a signature desert for the World’s Columbia Exposition 1893. 1/

A pan of dark chocolate fudge brownies waiting to go into the oven.

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Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 5d

Double chocolate mousse pie time!
Ingredients:
16 ounces of heavy whipping cream divided.
8 ounces of dark chocolate (I mix the 66% & 74%)
1 box of chocolate teddy grahams
6 ounces unsweetened butter
Vanilla extract to taste (a splash)
1/

A picture of a double chocolate mousse pie. The mousse is a deep chocolate brown and bits of crushed up Oreo cookies can be seen mixed into it. The mousse is on a chocolate graham cracker crust in a white ceramic pie pan.

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 5d

Go with Jones

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 5d

The problem is not that he is a clueless physician but that he is a clueless Senator on a top 3 or top 5 policy area

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 5d

Lots of physicians have no idea Bout payment policy

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 6d

Jim Beam Whiskey will shut its distillery for 2026 thanks to plummeting sales amid retaliatory tariffs from the European Union after Trump's tariffs and a bourbon boycott from Canada.
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026

The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.

www.kentucky.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6d

James Madison’s collapsing just like his vision of checks and balances did.

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7d

Big eligibility shock for #ACA as pricing and enrollment rules for AI/AN individuals are v different

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 9d

! Just saw members of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. filing into the Senate gallery to watch the Senate pass the NDAA, which grants them federal recognition.

Some tribes have questioned Lumbee's legitimacy + are furious.

Lumbee went for Trump in '24. He pushed this thru.
www.huffpost.com/entry/lumbee...

GOP Lawmakers Tucked A Controversial Provision Into A 3,000-Page Bill

Lawmakers tucked language into a fast-moving defense bill to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the only tribal provision in the 3,086-page bill.

www.huffpost.com

Reposted by David L. Anderson

Happy Honda Days @michaelt2300.bsky.social · 8d

so it's not a good idea to deep fry my frozen turkey next to my dried out tree?

Reposted by David L. Anderson, Kathleen Kennedy

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 8d

You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"

Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.

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