John Quain
@jqbioethics.bsky.social
Bioethicist, journalist Signal: bioethics.68
"Follow the money." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:01 AM
"Follow the money." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Time and again, successful resistance to Trump’s authoritarianism comes from ordinary Americans putting their actual bodies on the line, when institutional leaders can’t even deign to use strong language.
Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Time and again, successful resistance to Trump’s authoritarianism comes from ordinary Americans putting their actual bodies on the line, when institutional leaders can’t even deign to use strong language.
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Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
Get ready for generic #GLP-1 It's coming this year to...Canada. How markets will react is anyone's guess, but one thing is for sure, U.S. customs officials are going to have their hands full: endpoints.news/jpm26-sandoz...
Generic GLP-1s are coming this year. The CEO in charge doesn't know what to expect
As Sandoz prepares to launch what could be the world's first generic version of Novo's Ozempic in Canada and possibly Brazil in 2026, there are endless questions on how that market plays out.
endpoints.news
January 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Get ready for generic #GLP-1 It's coming this year to...Canada. How markets will react is anyone's guess, but one thing is for sure, U.S. customs officials are going to have their hands full: endpoints.news/jpm26-sandoz...
Video, eyewitnesses, and now forensics show that ICE shooter #JonathanRoss committed murder. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Video, eyewitnesses, and now forensics show that ICE shooter #JonathanRoss committed murder. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
If you're convicted of bribery, just bribe #Trump and you'll be free: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
If you're convicted of bribery, just bribe #Trump and you'll be free: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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The president of a university actually defends forcing a professor to remove Plato from his course by saying, "We didn't ban ALL Plato." Um, first, no one said you did. Second... dailynous.com/2026/01/13/a...
A Dishonest Response from TAMU President Tommy Williams - Daily Nous
The interim president of Texas A&M, Tommy Williams, has publicly replied to last week's reports of his university telling a philosophy professor to remove readings by Plato and others from the syllabu...
dailynous.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The president of a university actually defends forcing a professor to remove Plato from his course by saying, "We didn't ban ALL Plato." Um, first, no one said you did. Second... dailynous.com/2026/01/13/a...
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Kudos for the officials refusing to participate in a purely retaliatory investigation.
These are absolutely monstrous people
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Kudos for the officials refusing to participate in a purely retaliatory investigation.
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Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
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Lists of Jews? Sounds more like 1930s Germany...
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UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Lists of Jews? Sounds more like 1930s Germany...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
#ToddBlanche moves quickly to cover up a murder many Americans witnessed on video: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
DOJ won’t investigate killing of Minneapolis woman shot by ICE
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's statement comes as new polling shows over half of Americans say the shooting was unjustified.
www.usatoday.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 PM
#ToddBlanche moves quickly to cover up a murder many Americans witnessed on video: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Censorship comes to the #Smithsonian "Impeached twice, on charges of abuse of power and incitement of insurrection after supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021" is removed from #Trump's plaque: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/a...
Smithsonian Removes Label Noting Trump Impeachments
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Censorship comes to the #Smithsonian "Impeached twice, on charges of abuse of power and incitement of insurrection after supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021" is removed from #Trump's plaque: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/a...
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Ok Google, press releases are not "news," just FYI. So you (or your AI) might want to fix your "news" page.
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Ok Google, press releases are not "news," just FYI. So you (or your AI) might want to fix your "news" page.
It's a wireless world, so #Sennheiser decided to bring sonic fidelity and flexibility to the category with the HDB 630 Wireless Headphones. The Absolute Sound review: youtu.be/viIya1961sc?...
Sennheiser HDB 630 Wireless Headphones Review
YouTube video by THE ABSOLUTE SOUND
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January 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
It's a wireless world, so #Sennheiser decided to bring sonic fidelity and flexibility to the category with the HDB 630 Wireless Headphones. The Absolute Sound review: youtu.be/viIya1961sc?...
#ReneeGood was trying to get out of the way. She gets out of the way of one #ICE vehicle and waves the other one on...but they shoot her instead. Full video here: news.sky.com/story/what-d...
What does the footage of the fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting show?
Sky News has been reviewing footage from before, during and after Renee Nicole Good was shot dead to determine how the incident unfolded.
news.sky.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
#ReneeGood was trying to get out of the way. She gets out of the way of one #ICE vehicle and waves the other one on...but they shoot her instead. Full video here: news.sky.com/story/what-d...
Starting my "best of CES coverage," #Dreame's ambitious plans for this year from intelligent hair dryers to smart refrigerators, and everything in between. www.ontheroadtoautonomy.com/single-post/...
Best of CES 2026: Dreame Goes Big (and Smart)
Traditionally, if a company introduced a couple of new products at the annual CES consumer electronics show, it was considered to be significant news. Dreame just exploded that quaint idea by introduc...
www.ontheroadtoautonomy.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Starting my "best of CES coverage," #Dreame's ambitious plans for this year from intelligent hair dryers to smart refrigerators, and everything in between. www.ontheroadtoautonomy.com/single-post/...
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?" #Trump's Murder Inc. bringing it to fruition: #ReneeGood www.npr.org/sections/the...
Donald Trump: 'I Could ... Shoot Somebody, And I Wouldn't Lose Any Voters'
The GOP presidential candidate cracked the joke at a campaign stop in Iowa on Saturday. Less than two weeks from the state's caucus, Trump had been remarking on his supporters' loyalty.
www.npr.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?" #Trump's Murder Inc. bringing it to fruition: #ReneeGood www.npr.org/sections/the...
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I chose a private liberal arts college over a state university precisely because it would allow me to take a wider more varied course lineup, rather than confining me into a narrow track.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/m...
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‘We are in class five rapids right now.’ New England’s liberal arts colleges are in crisis. Can their model survive? - The Boston Globe
Ten college presidents spoke to the Globe in defense of their institutions.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I chose a private liberal arts college over a state university precisely because it would allow me to take a wider more varied course lineup, rather than confining me into a narrow track.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/m...
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
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"Tankies" was the name for lefties who continued to support Stalinism even when it became obviously indefensible *by their own standards* (when the tanks went into Hungary). What do we call their equivalents on the right: Icicles?
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 AM
"Tankies" was the name for lefties who continued to support Stalinism even when it became obviously indefensible *by their own standards* (when the tanks went into Hungary). What do we call their equivalents on the right: Icicles?
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I have drafted a motivation for my university to leave X/Twitter, arguing that posting to it risks feeding our PR images into the porn and harassment machine (so leading to staff, students or others being harassed) and that being there violates our official stance against gender-based violence. /1
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I have drafted a motivation for my university to leave X/Twitter, arguing that posting to it risks feeding our PR images into the porn and harassment machine (so leading to staff, students or others being harassed) and that being there violates our official stance against gender-based violence. /1