David States MD PhD
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Goodhart's Law, transplant edition even when gaming the system involves invasive medical procedures www.statnews.com/2025/12/01/o...
Doctors may be ‘gaming’ the organ transplant waitlist
Patients have been given invasive treatments that their conditions did not warrant to push them higher on the organ transplant waitlist.
www.statnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Goodhart's Law, transplant edition even when gaming the system involves invasive medical procedures www.statnews.com/2025/12/01/o...
Impeach RFKjr, he is a danger to our health who lied during his confirmation hearings
This is the new chair of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which meets this week to scrutinize the childhood immunization schedule and administering hepatitis B shots at birth www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Impeach RFKjr, he is a danger to our health who lied during his confirmation hearings
Reposted by David States MD PhD
The square antenna on the top of the fuselage of this Russian jet-powered Geran (Shahed) drone looks like Starlink (?)
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The square antenna on the top of the fuselage of this Russian jet-powered Geran (Shahed) drone looks like Starlink (?)
Reposted by David States MD PhD
The ultra-conservative, polyamorous homosexual billionaire Peter Thiel is a bit of a hypocrite when he claims that the Pope is a tool of the Antichrist because he is not conservative enough.
‘Do as I say, not as I do’ is probably Thiel’s favorite sentence
‘Do as I say, not as I do’ is probably Thiel’s favorite sentence
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The ultra-conservative, polyamorous homosexual billionaire Peter Thiel is a bit of a hypocrite when he claims that the Pope is a tool of the Antichrist because he is not conservative enough.
‘Do as I say, not as I do’ is probably Thiel’s favorite sentence
‘Do as I say, not as I do’ is probably Thiel’s favorite sentence
$474M in now tax exempt investments
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
$474M in now tax exempt investments
Reposted by David States MD PhD
RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya must resign
NEW: On Friday, a gunman shot up the CDC campus in Atlanta. He reportedly believed himself injured by the COVID-19 vaccine.
The following day, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room and called to end the mRNA platform while promoting misinformation about the shots.
The following day, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room and called to end the mRNA platform while promoting misinformation about the shots.
NIH Director Spreads Vaccine Misinformation One Day After CDC Shooting
Jay Bhattacharya called to end the mRNA platform on Steve Bannon’s War Room.
www.importantcontext.news
August 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya must resign
Reposted by David States MD PhD
MAGA: Children shouldn’t learn about slavery.
Also MAGA: We’re reinstalling this monument of a confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
Also MAGA: We’re reinstalling this monument of a confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
New in PN: Trump's Confederacy rises again
"The straightforward explanation for Trump’s Confederacy fetish is that he’s a virulent racist who would’ve enslaved people himself. If you think that’s hyperbolic, just listen to the man."
"The straightforward explanation for Trump’s Confederacy fetish is that he’s a virulent racist who would’ve enslaved people himself. If you think that’s hyperbolic, just listen to the man."
Trump's Confederacy rises again
The Lost Cause doesn't seem all that lost anymore.
www.publicnotice.co
August 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
MAGA: Children shouldn’t learn about slavery.
Also MAGA: We’re reinstalling this monument of a confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
Also MAGA: We’re reinstalling this monument of a confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
Long overdue, noise cameras using technology and steep fines to combat roaring engines and blasting radios
www.wsj.com/us-news/new-...
www.wsj.com/us-news/new-...
New Noise Cameras Pit Drivers of Fast Cars Against Their Neighbors
Traffic police deploy new technology—and steep fines—to combat roaring mufflers, revving engines and blaring stereos.
www.wsj.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Long overdue, noise cameras using technology and steep fines to combat roaring engines and blasting radios
www.wsj.com/us-news/new-...
www.wsj.com/us-news/new-...
The. comments section gives a useful window into the editorial policies of the NY Times. Not what they contain, but what they censor. Sure ways to get your comment nuked, call Trump:
- corrupt
- senile or question his mental acuity
- mention his age and infirmity
Sorry, but the NYT supports him
- corrupt
- senile or question his mental acuity
- mention his age and infirmity
Sorry, but the NYT supports him
August 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The. comments section gives a useful window into the editorial policies of the NY Times. Not what they contain, but what they censor. Sure ways to get your comment nuked, call Trump:
- corrupt
- senile or question his mental acuity
- mention his age and infirmity
Sorry, but the NYT supports him
- corrupt
- senile or question his mental acuity
- mention his age and infirmity
Sorry, but the NYT supports him
Reposted by David States MD PhD
The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce.
July 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce.
The human cost of China's chemical warfare attack on the US. Fentanyl is very tightly regulated in China, but they turn a blind eye or worse on exporting fentanyl and precursors to the West
www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...
www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...
‘People overdosed,’ drug dealer texts friend who had already died in mass poisoning
They planned to open food trucks together. Now, one is dead and the other is in federal prison.
www.mlive.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The human cost of China's chemical warfare attack on the US. Fentanyl is very tightly regulated in China, but they turn a blind eye or worse on exporting fentanyl and precursors to the West
www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...
www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...
Reposted by David States MD PhD
Gilead to provide HIV prevention drug to 2 million people in lower income countries at cost
Agreement with Global Fund does not include PEPFAR, reflecting Trump’s cuts to foreign aid
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
Agreement with Global Fund does not include PEPFAR, reflecting Trump’s cuts to foreign aid
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
Gilead to provide HIV prevention drug to 2 million people in lower income countries at cost
Gilead announced a deal to get its groundbreaking HIV prevention drug to lower income countries. Notably, the deal does not include PEPFAR.
www.statnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Gilead to provide HIV prevention drug to 2 million people in lower income countries at cost
Agreement with Global Fund does not include PEPFAR, reflecting Trump’s cuts to foreign aid
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
Agreement with Global Fund does not include PEPFAR, reflecting Trump’s cuts to foreign aid
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
Little known, America was a British penal colony. During the 17th and 18th Centuries, tens of thousands of convicts were sent to the colonies as indentured labor. England only started using Australia when the Revolutionary War closed American ports podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
When Britain Sent Its Convicts to America
Podcast Episode · American History Hit · 07/07/2025 · 28m
podcasts.apple.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Little known, America was a British penal colony. During the 17th and 18th Centuries, tens of thousands of convicts were sent to the colonies as indentured labor. England only started using Australia when the Revolutionary War closed American ports podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Public schools have been one of America's great strengths. The Trump administration continues its war on the fabric of our society.
Trump administration withholding $157M in funding for Michigan schools
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/e...
Trump administration withholding $157M in funding for Michigan schools
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/e...
Trump administration withholding $157M in funding for Michigan schools
Michigan leader called for the funding to be released immediately, saying it supports economically disadvantaged and vulnerable students.
www.detroitnews.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Public schools have been one of America's great strengths. The Trump administration continues its war on the fabric of our society.
Trump administration withholding $157M in funding for Michigan schools
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/e...
Trump administration withholding $157M in funding for Michigan schools
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/e...
Sad that it has come to this. Personal threats and vandalism are not free speech.
University of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persist
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
University of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persist
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
University of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persist
The University of Michigan says the Michigan Constitution requires that regents be able to carry out their duties free from intimidation and threats.
www.detroitnews.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Sad that it has come to this. Personal threats and vandalism are not free speech.
University of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persist
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
University of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persist
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Human intelligence is the result of millions of years of biological evolution to create systems that can live and work with each other. AIs have none of that. In essence AIs are sociopaths.
The Monster Inside ChatGPT
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
The Monster Inside ChatGPT
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Monster Inside ChatGPT
We discovered how easily a model’s safety training falls off, and below that mask is a lot of darkness.
www.wsj.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Human intelligence is the result of millions of years of biological evolution to create systems that can live and work with each other. AIs have none of that. In essence AIs are sociopaths.
The Monster Inside ChatGPT
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
The Monster Inside ChatGPT
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
The costs of gun violence we too often ignore. Security guard suffered a shattered tibia and will be out of work for months, may well end up with a permanent disability. Deacon lost his truck.
GoFundMe efforts set up for 2 heroes who prevented mass church shooting
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
GoFundMe efforts set up for 2 heroes who prevented mass church shooting
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GoFundMe efforts set up for 2 heroes who prevented mass church shooting
A security officer injured in church shooting will be out of work for five months, while the deacon who ran over the gunman lost his truck in gunfire.
www.freep.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The costs of gun violence we too often ignore. Security guard suffered a shattered tibia and will be out of work for months, may well end up with a permanent disability. Deacon lost his truck.
GoFundMe efforts set up for 2 heroes who prevented mass church shooting
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
GoFundMe efforts set up for 2 heroes who prevented mass church shooting
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Alert parishioner and a security guard averted a mass murder. Authorities said Browning was armed with an AR-15 style rifle, more than a dozen fully loaded magazines, a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Police ID suspected gunman fatally shot at Wayne church
Officials said his mother was a member of the church.
www.detroitnews.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Alert parishioner and a security guard averted a mass murder. Authorities said Browning was armed with an AR-15 style rifle, more than a dozen fully loaded magazines, a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Unreliable expensive energy. Michigan's electric utilities need to get their act together instead of asking for yet another big rate increase. www.mlive.com/environment/...
Why are Michigan’s residential power rates so high? ‘This is getting outrageous’
Michigan residents pay on average the highest electric rates in the Midwest and among the steepest in the nation.
www.mlive.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Unreliable expensive energy. Michigan's electric utilities need to get their act together instead of asking for yet another big rate increase. www.mlive.com/environment/...
Reposted by David States MD PhD
Nissan Leaf, on road since 2009 and best sold EV model worldwide on 1-1-2020: zero (!) people burned alive
27 fire victims in the cheap Ford Pinto half a century ago, "worst fire hazard car ever in automotive history"
And now 138+ burned alive in a Tesla:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
27 fire victims in the cheap Ford Pinto half a century ago, "worst fire hazard car ever in automotive history"
And now 138+ burned alive in a Tesla:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
People burned alive in a Tesla, by Ton Aarts
docs.google.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Nissan Leaf, on road since 2009 and best sold EV model worldwide on 1-1-2020: zero (!) people burned alive
27 fire victims in the cheap Ford Pinto half a century ago, "worst fire hazard car ever in automotive history"
And now 138+ burned alive in a Tesla:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
27 fire victims in the cheap Ford Pinto half a century ago, "worst fire hazard car ever in automotive history"
And now 138+ burned alive in a Tesla:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Americans want and deserve secure borders and control over immigration, but as we clean up the mess of decades of failed border policy, we need ways to recognize people who have contributed to society and not caused trouble www.mlive.com/public-inter...
After driving 6 mph over speed limit on a rural U.P. road, couple faces deportation
More than 200 miles away from the Canadian border, in a remote corner of the Upper Peninsula, a couple was stopped by police and picked up by border agents.
www.mlive.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Americans want and deserve secure borders and control over immigration, but as we clean up the mess of decades of failed border policy, we need ways to recognize people who have contributed to society and not caused trouble www.mlive.com/public-inter...
Cutting primary care access by cutting Medicaid will drive people into ERs, the least efficient way to deliver care. Bad policy.
Hospital ERs will be overwhelmed if $800 billion Medicaid cut passes, doctors warn
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Hospital ERs will be overwhelmed if $800 billion Medicaid cut passes, doctors warn
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Hospital ERs will be overwhelmed if $800 billion Medicaid cut passes, doctors warn
Doctors at Trinity Health Ann Arbor warn cuts could reduce well-child visits, overwhelm emergency departments, and cause people to fall through the cracks.
www.mlive.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Cutting primary care access by cutting Medicaid will drive people into ERs, the least efficient way to deliver care. Bad policy.
Hospital ERs will be overwhelmed if $800 billion Medicaid cut passes, doctors warn
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
Hospital ERs will be overwhelmed if $800 billion Medicaid cut passes, doctors warn
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...