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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 2d

They haven’t worked; they shouldn’t be paid.

Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · 4d

The discourse on active shooter drills, particularly in K-12 schools, is complex. Thank you to Time for this piece, for referencing our recent NASEM consensus study findings, and for including myself and many of my wonderful colleagues in this reporting:

time.com/7331491/less...

How to Make Active Shooter Drills Less Traumatizing

Research shows there are best practices for how to prepare students for active shooters in schools.

time.com

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 4d

Jeff, Are you getting overall totals of shootings (counts) or do you have incident-level data with geocodes?

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 7d

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Nice piece from NPR on our new paper from a JAMA Summit on firearm violence and injury prevention. There are clear political headwinds now, but my esteemed colleagues & I feel that it is especially important to set out a vision for substantial reductions in gun violence.

A gun violence 'action plan' calls for a new emphasis on prevention

Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.

www.npr.org

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 8d

I’m thrilled to contribute to this effort to think big and longterm about a path to substantial reductions in gun violence, suicides, and injuries in the US. Solutions depend not only on good data and science as a guide, but on political and social change for a whole govt and society approach.

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.social · 8d

New @jama.com report, “Toward a Safer World by 2040: The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms,” co-authored by @daniel-webster.bsky.social & @drcrifasi.bsky.social is now available! A safer country will require long-term investments in solutions that center those most affected.

A Roadmap to a Safer Future: JAMA Summit Charts Bold Path to Reduce Firearm Harms by 2040 | Center for Gun Violence Solutions

The JAMA report concludes that a safer nation will require long-term investments in solutions that center the people and communities most affected by firearm violence.

publichealth.jhu.edu

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.social · 8d

New @jama.com report, “Toward a Safer World by 2040: The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms,” co-authored by @daniel-webster.bsky.social & @drcrifasi.bsky.social is now available! A safer country will require long-term investments in solutions that center those most affected.

A Roadmap to a Safer Future: JAMA Summit Charts Bold Path to Reduce Firearm Harms by 2040 | Center for Gun Violence Solutions

The JAMA report concludes that a safer nation will require long-term investments in solutions that center the people and communities most affected by firearm violence.

publichealth.jhu.edu

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 9d

Yes!

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10d

When it comes to murdering fishermen on the high seas, Donald is lawless and careless, but when it comes to finding excuses not to feed Americans, he's a precise bureaucrat, obsessed with following the law.

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 14d

Blue Jays manager and coaches have kept them from winning this game. Schneider had no chance to be safe at home running against one of the best OF arms he was out by 15 feet. Guerrero would have hit with runners on 3rd and 2nd. Hard to watch.

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 14d

Jays manager hasn’t figured it out. Dominguez can’t be trusted to locate as directed. Probably the worst control on their staff. IBB was the call. And don’t put in an inexperienced, average LP in place of a HoF P. I don’t care if Ohtani got him last time.

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 14d

Better to sub in an average LP with little playoff experience to handle the best hitter in baseball?!?

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 14d

Disagree. Maybe if you had an excellent, shutdown LP to bring in sure; but that wasn’t the case. Very average P expected to get Ohtani, Betts and Freeman. I’d trust the HoF pitcher pitching a pretty good game to that point.

Joanne Kenen @joannekenen.bsky.social · 15d

It's not all gloomy!. We write about vibrant nonprofit news outlets --both the now big and established ones like @kffhealthnews.org and @propublica.org to excellent small ones popping up and doing great work in smaller communities -- and giving voice to communities that are not always heard

Joanne Kenen @joannekenen.bsky.social · 15d

I haven't been all that active on this site - but maybe publishing a new book is a good time to change that. with @drjoshs.bsky.social and l. Morales. We write about the intertwined crisis of the decline of the US news industry -- and the rise of misinformation and mistrust of public health. I

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 17d

Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA

There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.

He crazy.

Donald J. Trump +
@realDonald Trump
Just in: Documents show conclusively that Christopher Wray, Deranged Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, and other crooked lowlifes from the failed Biden Administration, signed off on Operation Arctic Frost. They spied on Senators and Congressmen/women, and even taped their calls. They cheated and rigged the
2020 Presidential Election. These Radical Left Lunatics should be prosecuted for their illegal and highly unethical behavior!
2.73k ReTruths 7.67k Likes
10/24/25, 22:11

Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · Oct 9

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Sep 28

Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans

This feels ominous. Trump seems to be setting the table to use the U.S. military against American foes. Military leaders will be selected based on their allegiance to Trump and his clan rather than the Constitution.

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Sep 18

The crime reductions are not 1-year blips and seem to signal a clear shift towards less crime and violence since 2022.

Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · Sep 18

It's not just murder. The US is on track to have the largest one-year percent drops in reported murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and auto theft this year based on data through July.

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Sep 18

Much to celebrate with huge reductions in all forms of crime. How ironic that under this set of factual conditions Trump and the GOP justify use of the military, masked federal law enforcement gangs and unconstitutional practices to control what they claim is unbearable levels of crime.

Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · Sep 18

It's not just murder. The US is on track to have the largest one-year percent drops in reported murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and auto theft this year based on data through July.

Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · Sep 18

It's not just murder. The US is on track to have the largest one-year percent drops in reported murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and auto theft this year based on data through July.

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Sep 12

I thought he only lasted a semester at college and then went to a trade school in Utah where I’m sure there was leftwing electricians brainwashing students.

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Sep 12

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect had criticized activist, officials say

Interesting headline that fits the narrative that political enemies were behind Kirk’s murder. But he is a 22 year-old white Mormon, son to a sheriff, gun enthusiast since he was a boy, no political affiliation or voting record.

Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · Sep 11

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Aug 29

Gun owners, lock up your guns.
I can’t help but wonder about the thousands of guns lost and stolen from licensed gun dealers. How many were sold off the books? How many were stolen by employees who aren’t required to be vetted? It’s signals poor regulation and oversight.

Andrew Morral @andrewmorral.bsky.social · Aug 29

Per a recent ATF report, in 2023 there were 208,184 firearms lost/stolen:
- 188,560 from private citizens
- 9,479 lost by gun dealers
- 5,755 stolen from gun dealers
- 4,390 lost/stolen in shipping

More than 1M between 2019-2023

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Aug 29

Yes, Blue states will have to fill the void left by the Trump Admin. ATF has been neutered and will incapable or unwilling to regulate gun dealers. States must fill this void with necessary legislation, regulation, and enforcement. It won’t fully fill the void because guns flow from Red to Blue.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Something blue states will need to explore: how to create cross-state compacts dedicated to a functioning government as the Trump administration walks away from it's responsibilities.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Aug 29

This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.

Dem govs must step up and fill the void.

New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...

Andrew Morral @andrewmorral.bsky.social · Aug 29

Per a recent ATF report, in 2023 there were 208,184 firearms lost/stolen:
- 188,560 from private citizens
- 9,479 lost by gun dealers
- 5,755 stolen from gun dealers
- 4,390 lost/stolen in shipping

More than 1M between 2019-2023

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Something blue states will need to explore: how to create cross-state compacts dedicated to a functioning government as the Trump administration walks away from it's responsibilities.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Aug 29

This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.

Dem govs must step up and fill the void.

New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...

Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon

Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.

newrepublic.com

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Aug 28

One reason the CDC leadership drew a line in the sand with RFK Jr is the fatal shooting at the CDC campus motivated by RFK jr’s disinformation on vaccines as being “poisonous” and demonization of public health scientists at CDC calling them corrupt.

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.social · Aug 27

Earlier this month, a gunman fired 500 rounds into CDC HQ, killing an officer.

When leaders stay silent, political violence thrives. Our leaders must say it plainly: political violence is never acceptable.

Op-ed via @drcrifasi.bsky.social & @daniel-webster.bsky.social: thehill.com/opinion/cong...

thehill.com

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thrilled to see this outcome. This gun dealer was a gross outlier in its sales of untraceable ghost gun kits, mostly cash sales, in Maryland. Teens, prohibited criminals, and traffickers were their market. $62M for evidence-based prevention programs is fair given the harms created. 👏👏

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.social · Aug 28

Baltimore was awarded $62M in the trial against a ghost gun dealer, for flooding the city with untraceable guns. The funds will support community violence intervention groups.

@daniel-webster.bsky.social, the Center’s Distinguished Scholar, provided expert witness testimony in the trial.

Largest Ever Verdict Dealt Against Gun Dealer Rendered for the City of Baltimore

The trial against Maryland's largest ghost gun dealer concluded tonight in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, with a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $62 million.

mayor.baltimorecity.gov

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Aug 28

“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time rather than his current ability to kill by the thousands. Why is it that killing a single person is seen as murder but killing masses is excused if you are a politician?”

Dr Bill Foege

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