David Ashley Davies
@davidashleydavies.bsky.social
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Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
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🚨🚨" Some leaders have chosen to hunt them down and deport them through operations that are both unlawful and cruel. My government has chosen a different way: a fast and simple path to regularize their immigration status." Spanish PM Pedro #Sanchez on why #migrants are essential for Western society:
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
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I remember six years ago when a cardiothoracic surgeon Tweeted that getting COVID does the same damage to your body as 5-10 years of pack-a-day smoking. And that was very early on before we knew about all of the other damage COVID does to our bodies and before we could study repeat infections.
Sorry, re-posting because I accidentally mentioned the wrong stat. If your kid starts smoking in front of you and smokes their whole life, they have *15%* of developing lung cancer. If an adult gets three covid infections - just three - their risk of developing Long Covid is up to 40%
“The take-home message from this study is clear: long COVID is here to stay, even in children, & can be exacerbated by reinfections and sustained by high viral circulation. …Without decisive action, the long-term societal cost of long COVID will continue to rise.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I remember six years ago when a cardiothoracic surgeon Tweeted that getting COVID does the same damage to your body as 5-10 years of pack-a-day smoking. And that was very early on before we knew about all of the other damage COVID does to our bodies and before we could study repeat infections.
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“We can’t eliminate SARS.”
We can, and we did.
“Well poor countries can’t do it.”
Poor countries eliminate bad diseases all the time, with some outside help in the past. Yeah. Even airborne ones.
The only reason we have COVID-19 circulating is because rich countries said so.
We can, and we did.
“Well poor countries can’t do it.”
Poor countries eliminate bad diseases all the time, with some outside help in the past. Yeah. Even airborne ones.
The only reason we have COVID-19 circulating is because rich countries said so.
January 27, 2026 at 7:52 AM
“We can’t eliminate SARS.”
We can, and we did.
“Well poor countries can’t do it.”
Poor countries eliminate bad diseases all the time, with some outside help in the past. Yeah. Even airborne ones.
The only reason we have COVID-19 circulating is because rich countries said so.
We can, and we did.
“Well poor countries can’t do it.”
Poor countries eliminate bad diseases all the time, with some outside help in the past. Yeah. Even airborne ones.
The only reason we have COVID-19 circulating is because rich countries said so.
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Imagine if you tried to get ethics approval for a study randomizing the placement of smoke detectors in schools.
This is EXACTLY what we are doing with these ridiculous randomized trials of air purifiers.
Stop it. Just STOP.
This is EXACTLY what we are doing with these ridiculous randomized trials of air purifiers.
Stop it. Just STOP.
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Imagine if you tried to get ethics approval for a study randomizing the placement of smoke detectors in schools.
This is EXACTLY what we are doing with these ridiculous randomized trials of air purifiers.
Stop it. Just STOP.
This is EXACTLY what we are doing with these ridiculous randomized trials of air purifiers.
Stop it. Just STOP.
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Good analogy.
It's quite something when medical doctors believe that the laws of physics need to exposed to randomized trial. (No, we prove them.)
All these experiments have already been done anyway and the optimal placement has been found via simulations.
It's quite something when medical doctors believe that the laws of physics need to exposed to randomized trial. (No, we prove them.)
All these experiments have already been done anyway and the optimal placement has been found via simulations.
January 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Good analogy.
It's quite something when medical doctors believe that the laws of physics need to exposed to randomized trial. (No, we prove them.)
All these experiments have already been done anyway and the optimal placement has been found via simulations.
It's quite something when medical doctors believe that the laws of physics need to exposed to randomized trial. (No, we prove them.)
All these experiments have already been done anyway and the optimal placement has been found via simulations.
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What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
January 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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This fact *alone* demonstrates the utility of masking (and social distancing,) and that the main utility of the vaccines is to protect hospitals, not humans.
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This fact *alone* demonstrates the utility of masking (and social distancing,) and that the main utility of the vaccines is to protect hospitals, not humans.
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It should be taken seriously as an indicator of high psychopathy.
Empathy is on a spectrum - enjoying terrorising animals is taken as red flag for APD, so why do we treat hunting differently?
Empathy is on a spectrum - enjoying terrorising animals is taken as red flag for APD, so why do we treat hunting differently?
Fox hunting is a revolting sport. It's only survived in any form because it's done by ghastly, entitled, influential and aristocratic people who feel it's the God given right to charge about the place in silly costumes tearing animals apart for no good reason.
December 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It should be taken seriously as an indicator of high psychopathy.
Empathy is on a spectrum - enjoying terrorising animals is taken as red flag for APD, so why do we treat hunting differently?
Empathy is on a spectrum - enjoying terrorising animals is taken as red flag for APD, so why do we treat hunting differently?
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If it's a Russian advent calendar, shouldn't a journalist or opposition leader fall out of each window that you open...?
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If it's a Russian advent calendar, shouldn't a journalist or opposition leader fall out of each window that you open...?
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They should invent a research career where you don’t have to force yourself to stop doing research and write the grant instead
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
They should invent a research career where you don’t have to force yourself to stop doing research and write the grant instead
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Yes, everyone, it's time for another Very Theory Xmas. We're here until early January with Terry Eagleton's chocolate orange, shameless theory puns, and of course #LastZizekIGaveYouTheReal. Rejoice!
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yes, everyone, it's time for another Very Theory Xmas. We're here until early January with Terry Eagleton's chocolate orange, shameless theory puns, and of course #LastZizekIGaveYouTheReal. Rejoice!
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When illness felled me and ended my medical career, when I moved to the "other end of the stethoscope" as they say, I realized so many things. The unimaginable value in knowing you've been heard, chief among them. I so wish I could practice again, knowing what I live every day.
A Medical must-read⬇️
A Medical must-read⬇️
“I must sound so ungrateful,” a father said. Where patients usually say “thank you," he said: help me understand why no one listens to us? The “ungrateful” patient taught me: Patients don’t owe us gratitude. We owe them the truth. And the willingness to listen.
drzedzha.substack.com/p/the-ungrat...
drzedzha.substack.com/p/the-ungrat...
The "Ungrateful" Patient
for whom I am grateful
drzedzha.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM
When illness felled me and ended my medical career, when I moved to the "other end of the stethoscope" as they say, I realized so many things. The unimaginable value in knowing you've been heard, chief among them. I so wish I could practice again, knowing what I live every day.
A Medical must-read⬇️
A Medical must-read⬇️
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“On February 1, 2022, while facing the Omicron variant and with the older adult newly boosted, Denmark became the first country to drop all NPIs. A few months later, 70% of the population had been infected with the Omicron variant, showing the SARS-CoV-2 transmission potential when unmitigated.”
A disease suppression strategy in action: The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions in the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
When a new respiratory virus emerges, the only control options are non-pharmaceutical
interventions (NPIs) until a vaccine or an effective treatment becomes available.
An early analysis of NPIs conclu...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“On February 1, 2022, while facing the Omicron variant and with the older adult newly boosted, Denmark became the first country to drop all NPIs. A few months later, 70% of the population had been infected with the Omicron variant, showing the SARS-CoV-2 transmission potential when unmitigated.”
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This is not that surprising, given how greedy Witkoff is.
It is sad that there are only clowns around Trump and that they fired most of the competent people.
It is sad that there are only clowns around Trump and that they fired most of the competent people.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is not that surprising, given how greedy Witkoff is.
It is sad that there are only clowns around Trump and that they fired most of the competent people.
It is sad that there are only clowns around Trump and that they fired most of the competent people.
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What
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
What
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always thinking about this 2024 @qjurecic.bsky.social essay
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
always thinking about this 2024 @qjurecic.bsky.social essay
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“Back in 2020, many voices on cable news and in the media openly called for the mass infection of an unvaccinated population, including children, with a brand new SARS virus. Knowing very little about this new virus, they proclaimed that there was nothing more to understand.” #COVID
🚨 ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Harm the Brain?
Here is an (organized) mountain of 60 studies detailing COVID-19's impacts on the brain, as well as a useful video by @daniellebeckman.bsky.social & @davidjoffe64.bsky.social
👇 READ, SHARE WIDELY, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-d...
Here is an (organized) mountain of 60 studies detailing COVID-19's impacts on the brain, as well as a useful video by @daniellebeckman.bsky.social & @davidjoffe64.bsky.social
👇 READ, SHARE WIDELY, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-d...
ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Harm the Brain?
A Collection of Medical Research (60 Studies)
www.panaccindex.info
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Back in 2020, many voices on cable news and in the media openly called for the mass infection of an unvaccinated population, including children, with a brand new SARS virus. Knowing very little about this new virus, they proclaimed that there was nothing more to understand.” #COVID
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Ein Review zu Therapieoptionen bei #POTS, mit einem extrem relevanten Satz:
"...in patients with #MECFS, physical training might increase the risk of PEM and therefore usually needs to be adapted or is not realistic."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"...in patients with #MECFS, physical training might increase the risk of PEM and therefore usually needs to be adapted or is not realistic."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Systematic literature review: treatment of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) - Clinical Autonomic Research
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition defined by symptoms of orthostatic intolerance and a sustained heart rate (HR) increment of ≥ 30 beats per minute (bpm) upon postural ch...
link.springer.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Ein Review zu Therapieoptionen bei #POTS, mit einem extrem relevanten Satz:
"...in patients with #MECFS, physical training might increase the risk of PEM and therefore usually needs to be adapted or is not realistic."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"...in patients with #MECFS, physical training might increase the risk of PEM and therefore usually needs to be adapted or is not realistic."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Imagine being so desperate you ask Lauren Boebert to lend you a hand.
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Imagine being so desperate you ask Lauren Boebert to lend you a hand.
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the point of camo for a soldier is to obscure their position from the enemy. camo in an urban environment is completely different, and this forest green or desert pattern is functionally useless.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
the point of camo for a soldier is to obscure their position from the enemy. camo in an urban environment is completely different, and this forest green or desert pattern is functionally useless.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.