David Hill
@cleanairblueskies.bsky.social
Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Advocate. Chair of the American Lung Association National Board. Avid Reader. Focused on Clean Air, Health effects of climate change, tobacco control, health care access. Views are my own He/Him.
We can clearly state without any scientific doubt that vaccines cause adulthood.
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We can clearly state without any scientific doubt that vaccines cause adulthood.
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The committee that settled on the phrase “underscoring his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy” should be dissolved and its members compelled to take a remedial course on the scientific method.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The committee that settled on the phrase “underscoring his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy” should be dissolved and its members compelled to take a remedial course on the scientific method.
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According to the Trump admin, nursing isn’t a profession so they won’t qualify for student loans 🤬
We’re barely recovering from the last RN shortage and they want to create another one 😫
Literally zero patients survive the ICU without outstanding RN care.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
We’re barely recovering from the last RN shortage and they want to create another one 😫
Literally zero patients survive the ICU without outstanding RN care.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
According to the Trump admin, nursing isn’t a profession so they won’t qualify for student loans 🤬
We’re barely recovering from the last RN shortage and they want to create another one 😫
Literally zero patients survive the ICU without outstanding RN care.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
We’re barely recovering from the last RN shortage and they want to create another one 😫
Literally zero patients survive the ICU without outstanding RN care.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
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RFK Jr’s CDC posting lies about vaccines and autism on their website isn’t just misinformation, it’s intentionally weaponized eugenicist rhetoric that will kill people.
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
RFK Jr’s CDC posting lies about vaccines and autism on their website isn’t just misinformation, it’s intentionally weaponized eugenicist rhetoric that will kill people.
Seeing patients with tick borne illnesses in the ICU in Connecticut in late November. Anorher healthcare impact of #ClimateChange.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Seeing patients with tick borne illnesses in the ICU in Connecticut in late November. Anorher healthcare impact of #ClimateChange.
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RFK Jr has to go! Vaccines do NOT cause autism!
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
RFK Jr has to go! Vaccines do NOT cause autism!
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
My commentary on American Lung Association's annual State of Lung Cancer report. We are making progress, but there is much more to be done. If we don't fund CDC, NIH, and affordable access to quality healthcare we will go the wrong direction. www.healio.com/news/hematol... #LungCancer
Increased lung cancer screening improving outcomes, but rates ‘still too low’
The 5-year lung cancer survival rate has increased more than 25% over the past decade, highlighting the impact of increased screening and earlier diagnoses, according to American Lung Association&rsqu...
www.healio.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My commentary on American Lung Association's annual State of Lung Cancer report. We are making progress, but there is much more to be done. If we don't fund CDC, NIH, and affordable access to quality healthcare we will go the wrong direction. www.healio.com/news/hematol... #LungCancer
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"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
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Keep thinking about this: Maine passed gun legislation that was opposed by both the dem governor and the police in the middle of hunting season.
If gun laws can pass here, they can pass anywhere.
If gun laws can pass here, they can pass anywhere.
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Keep thinking about this: Maine passed gun legislation that was opposed by both the dem governor and the police in the middle of hunting season.
If gun laws can pass here, they can pass anywhere.
If gun laws can pass here, they can pass anywhere.
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My wife just called what’s happening tonight “forwardlash.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
My wife just called what’s happening tonight “forwardlash.”
"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness". Desmond Tutu #ElectionDay2025
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness". Desmond Tutu #ElectionDay2025
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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Every one deserves to eat. It’s that simple.
October 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Every one deserves to eat. It’s that simple.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.
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If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
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Every other democratic country gets universal healthcare.
How can we give Argentina $40,000,000,000.00 without taking care of our own?
How can we give Argentina $40,000,000,000.00 without taking care of our own?
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Every other democratic country gets universal healthcare.
How can we give Argentina $40,000,000,000.00 without taking care of our own?
How can we give Argentina $40,000,000,000.00 without taking care of our own?
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We just gave $40 billion to a country that is screwing us by selling to China, so China doesn't have to buy from or deal with the US.
That's almost the entire budget for USAID, except instead of saving one South American dude, we could have saved millions of children.
That's almost the entire budget for USAID, except instead of saving one South American dude, we could have saved millions of children.
October 17, 2025 at 5:25 AM
We just gave $40 billion to a country that is screwing us by selling to China, so China doesn't have to buy from or deal with the US.
That's almost the entire budget for USAID, except instead of saving one South American dude, we could have saved millions of children.
That's almost the entire budget for USAID, except instead of saving one South American dude, we could have saved millions of children.
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The mounting evidence of natural carbon sinks failing really should be one of the biggest stories in the world right now, demanding a response from governments and boardrooms everywhere. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520467...
'Huge cause for concern': Atmospheric CO2 reaches new high after record spike in 2024
Wildfire emissions and reduced CO2 absorption by carbon sinks push atmospheric CO2 to record levels, UN agency reveals
www.businessgreen.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The mounting evidence of natural carbon sinks failing really should be one of the biggest stories in the world right now, demanding a response from governments and boardrooms everywhere. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520467...
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
