John Belmont
@jwbelmon.bsky.social
#MD, #PhD | #Pediatrics | #Medical #Genetics | #Human #Genetics | #Cardiovascular | #Congenital | #Genome #Sequencing | #HealthEcon | #Causal #Inference
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John Belmont
@jwbelmon.bsky.social
· Aug 19
The Causal Pivot: A structural approach to genetic heterogeneity and variant discovery in complex diseases
We present the Causal Pivot (CP) as a structural causal model (SCM) for analyzing genetic heterogeneity in complex diseases. The CP leverages an estab…
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Causal Pivot is an idea that comes from differential diagnosis in medical practice www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Chad Shaw and I drew DAGs for molecular diagnosis and gene discovery. He saw an opportunity to exploit collider bias in an interesting way.
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SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
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WHY has no one in the Epstein Files been charged? Epstein and his girlfriend, and literally no one else.
DOJ has spent more time and resources protecting the criminals than investigating them. Even as a blanket cover-up it doesn't make sense.
DOJ has spent more time and resources protecting the criminals than investigating them. Even as a blanket cover-up it doesn't make sense.
February 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
WHY has no one in the Epstein Files been charged? Epstein and his girlfriend, and literally no one else.
DOJ has spent more time and resources protecting the criminals than investigating them. Even as a blanket cover-up it doesn't make sense.
DOJ has spent more time and resources protecting the criminals than investigating them. Even as a blanket cover-up it doesn't make sense.
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Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
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I hear from people who are surprised I'm still talking about ICE, they thought they'd withdrawn from MN.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I hear from people who are surprised I'm still talking about ICE, they thought they'd withdrawn from MN.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
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Heritability of intrinsic human life span is about 50% when confounding factors are addressed www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Heritability of intrinsic human life span is about 50% when confounding factors are addressed www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!
Davis Summer Population Genomics Program
Want to learn population genetics? Please fill out this form to indicate your potential interest in a 2-week intensive online summer population genetics course taught by Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra and Graham...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!
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Another Claude project: a static site that pulls in GWAS SNP data from ensemble, multiple public biobanks, open targets, gtex, eqtl catalog, and OMIM.
sashagusev.github.io/gwas_lookup/
sashagusev.github.io/gwas_lookup/
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Another Claude project: a static site that pulls in GWAS SNP data from ensemble, multiple public biobanks, open targets, gtex, eqtl catalog, and OMIM.
sashagusev.github.io/gwas_lookup/
sashagusev.github.io/gwas_lookup/
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Rita Levi-Montalcini was raised by a strict father who disapproved of women in higher ed.
She convinced him to let her study medicine.
She went on to co-discover the Nerve Growth Factor. She received the Nobel Prize in 1986.
She was another immigrant that gifted the US with pioneering work.
🧪
She convinced him to let her study medicine.
She went on to co-discover the Nerve Growth Factor. She received the Nobel Prize in 1986.
She was another immigrant that gifted the US with pioneering work.
🧪
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Rita Levi-Montalcini was raised by a strict father who disapproved of women in higher ed.
She convinced him to let her study medicine.
She went on to co-discover the Nerve Growth Factor. She received the Nobel Prize in 1986.
She was another immigrant that gifted the US with pioneering work.
🧪
She convinced him to let her study medicine.
She went on to co-discover the Nerve Growth Factor. She received the Nobel Prize in 1986.
She was another immigrant that gifted the US with pioneering work.
🧪
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Yesterday marked the start of congenital heart disease week. #CHD affects 1 in 100 births. 25% of babies will require surgery or intervention to save their lives. Learn more about defects & how you can help at: www.heart.org/en/health-to... 🧪
February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Yesterday marked the start of congenital heart disease week. #CHD affects 1 in 100 births. 25% of babies will require surgery or intervention to save their lives. Learn more about defects & how you can help at: www.heart.org/en/health-to... 🧪
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SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
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"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
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New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur
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February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
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Topol’s wellness advice: don’t buy wellness stuff.
Also Topol: please buy my wellness book right here stacked behind me. 🤝😂
Also Topol: please buy my wellness book right here stacked behind me. 🤝😂
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Topol’s wellness advice: don’t buy wellness stuff.
Also Topol: please buy my wellness book right here stacked behind me. 🤝😂
Also Topol: please buy my wellness book right here stacked behind me. 🤝😂
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5 years more than the NIH Director
February 8, 2026 at 5:21 AM
5 years more than the NIH Director
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"Members of the U.S. military at eight facilities around the world say they were encouraged or pressured to attend a screening of the new movie 'Melania,' according to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF)."
Military Commanders Pressured Troops To Watch “Melania”
Service members at eight U.S. military facilities report being encouraged to attend screening of First Lady documentary
substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"Members of the U.S. military at eight facilities around the world say they were encouraged or pressured to attend a screening of the new movie 'Melania,' according to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF)."
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Powerful white men once equated Black people with monkeys to justify their abduction, deportation, enslavement, lynching and segregation.
The heinous image that Trump shared is explicit racism.
There is no nowhere for his supporters to hide. Supporting him is incompatible with basic human decency.
The heinous image that Trump shared is explicit racism.
There is no nowhere for his supporters to hide. Supporting him is incompatible with basic human decency.
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Powerful white men once equated Black people with monkeys to justify their abduction, deportation, enslavement, lynching and segregation.
The heinous image that Trump shared is explicit racism.
There is no nowhere for his supporters to hide. Supporting him is incompatible with basic human decency.
The heinous image that Trump shared is explicit racism.
There is no nowhere for his supporters to hide. Supporting him is incompatible with basic human decency.
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“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
208. The Fifth Circuit Jumps the Immigration Detention Shark
Late Friday, two of the nation's most right-wing circuit judges adopted an odious legal claim that district court judges from across the country (and ideological spectrum) have overwhelmingly rejected
www.stevevladeck.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
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Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
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The best guest host for the Muppets would be Werner Herzog
February 7, 2026 at 2:32 AM
The best guest host for the Muppets would be Werner Herzog
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The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Today Fulton County, Tomorrow???
On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Operation Center.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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#DefundICE So apparently white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so ICE agents waste time pulling them over. They call it ICE fishing. 😂 🧊🎣🧊
February 7, 2026 at 2:36 AM
#DefundICE So apparently white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so ICE agents waste time pulling them over. They call it ICE fishing. 😂 🧊🎣🧊
White House Suggests Smithsonian Add a Trump Display www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/a...
White House Suggests Smithsonian Add a Trump Display
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:11 AM
White House Suggests Smithsonian Add a Trump Display www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/a...
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Nonsense promoted in social media is endless.
February 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Nonsense promoted in social media is endless.