Chris
@doctoralmind.bsky.social
Facts over fiction, science over gossip. Health advocate, speaker of truth and never afraid to be authentic.
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
RIP Uncle Bobby… you are a legend that transcended so many generations!
Bob Weir… October 16th, 1947 - Jan 10th, 2026.
#GratefulDead
Bob Weir… October 16th, 1947 - Jan 10th, 2026.
#GratefulDead
January 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
RIP Uncle Bobby… you are a legend that transcended so many generations!
Bob Weir… October 16th, 1947 - Jan 10th, 2026.
#GratefulDead
Bob Weir… October 16th, 1947 - Jan 10th, 2026.
#GratefulDead
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Colorado child care centers, counties scramble as feds say they are freezing funds for poorest families
Colorado child care centers, counties scramble as feds say they are freezing funds for poorest families
State officials received notice Tuesday night that the feds were freezing funding for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and other programs
coloradosun.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Colorado child care centers, counties scramble as feds say they are freezing funds for poorest families
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Five years ago, we witnessed the unthinkable--an attack on the Capitol to undermine our democratic republic and the rule of law. Our "nation’s challenge now is to ensure that the day is ultimately viewed as it initially was: as an aberration." Thread 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | 5 Years After Jan. 6, Lawlessness Has Triumphed
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Five years ago, we witnessed the unthinkable--an attack on the Capitol to undermine our democratic republic and the rule of law. Our "nation’s challenge now is to ensure that the day is ultimately viewed as it initially was: as an aberration." Thread 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
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Immigrants are the backbone of our farms, harvesting the food on our tables and powering our economy. Without them, our farms couldn’t function.
They deserve dignity and safety, not fear and intimidation from the Trump admin.
They deserve dignity and safety, not fear and intimidation from the Trump admin.
In WA orchards, immigration crackdown sows fear and uncertainty • Washington State Standard
The Trump administration’s deportation push has caused turmoil within the state’s farm workforce as federal legislation meant to improve the situation has stalled.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Immigrants are the backbone of our farms, harvesting the food on our tables and powering our economy. Without them, our farms couldn’t function.
They deserve dignity and safety, not fear and intimidation from the Trump admin.
They deserve dignity and safety, not fear and intimidation from the Trump admin.
Jan 6th, 2021.. a day to recognize the brave law enforcement officers whom stood against a violent attack on our nation’s democratic process. This act of terror was a moment we should never forget as our American principles are based on the constitutional protections to elect our leaders. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Jan 6th, 2021.. a day to recognize the brave law enforcement officers whom stood against a violent attack on our nation’s democratic process. This act of terror was a moment we should never forget as our American principles are based on the constitutional protections to elect our leaders. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
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Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage. n.pr/3YWyTJY
This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol
Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage. n.pr/3YWyTJY
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Emergency Medicaid accounts for less than 1% of total #Medicaid spending, even in states with large undocumented populations.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Emergency Medicaid accounts for less than 1% of total #Medicaid spending, even in states with large undocumented populations.
ja.ma/3Yx9hDD
ja.ma/3Yx9hDD
The 60 minute video on CECOT that everyone should see. Less than 3% or those deported had a violent criminal history and less than 50% had any criminal history at all (speeding tickets etc)
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The 60 minute video on CECOT that everyone should see. Less than 3% or those deported had a violent criminal history and less than 50% had any criminal history at all (speeding tickets etc)
American journalist injured in Israeli attack wants answers from Washington
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/g...
American journalist injured in Israeli attack wants answers from Washington
AFP's Dylan Collins was among journalists injured in an Israeli attack on Lebanon in 2023. The attack killed Reuters' Issam Abdallah. Collins was in Washington this month to press for accountability.
www.npr.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
American journalist injured in Israeli attack wants answers from Washington
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/g...
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The average person who shops for health coverage on their own will see a 101% increase in what they pay in 2026 unless the subsidies are extended.
Health insurance prices in Colorado set to soar for 225,000 people as Senate fails to extend subsidies
The U.S. Senate failed to extend expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies, raising health insurance prices for 225,000 Coloradans.
coloradosun.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The average person who shops for health coverage on their own will see a 101% increase in what they pay in 2026 unless the subsidies are extended.
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Scientific evidence shows, once again, there is no causal link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines cause adults. - @drtedros.who.int
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Scientific evidence shows, once again, there is no causal link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines cause adults. - @drtedros.who.int
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The climate crisis is a health crisis and each of us has the power to act:
👍 Choose clean transport
👍 Try a plant-based diet
👍 Shop locally
👍 Call on governments to ensure clean air & adopt smart climate policies
👍 Speak up about #ClimateChange
👍 Demand suppliers to reduce emissions
#COP30
👍 Choose clean transport
👍 Try a plant-based diet
👍 Shop locally
👍 Call on governments to ensure clean air & adopt smart climate policies
👍 Speak up about #ClimateChange
👍 Demand suppliers to reduce emissions
#COP30
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The climate crisis is a health crisis and each of us has the power to act:
👍 Choose clean transport
👍 Try a plant-based diet
👍 Shop locally
👍 Call on governments to ensure clean air & adopt smart climate policies
👍 Speak up about #ClimateChange
👍 Demand suppliers to reduce emissions
#COP30
👍 Choose clean transport
👍 Try a plant-based diet
👍 Shop locally
👍 Call on governments to ensure clean air & adopt smart climate policies
👍 Speak up about #ClimateChange
👍 Demand suppliers to reduce emissions
#COP30
Ambient AI technologies continue to impress with this new model recognizing tone, pace and more of natural language. Out are the days of limited interactions and responses with a much deeper approach to conversing with humans. I’m very interested in reviewing case studies of real- world utilization.
Amazon’s new Nova Sonic foundation model understands not just what you say—but how you say it
Our new gen AI model picks up on tone, inflection, and pacing, for a deeper understanding of human conversation.
www.aboutamazon.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ambient AI technologies continue to impress with this new model recognizing tone, pace and more of natural language. Out are the days of limited interactions and responses with a much deeper approach to conversing with humans. I’m very interested in reviewing case studies of real- world utilization.
Dr. Oz, I’m happy to help you understand why this isn’t just a terrible idea, but how harm will come from it. Perhaps on a TV shows this concept is “fun” but then, there’s the reality.
Artificial Intelligence (AI agents and more) is far from the ability to make accurate and sound decisions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI agents and more) is far from the ability to make accurate and sound decisions.
Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall
Dr. Oz, who now controls the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its $1.5 trillion budget, promoted the idea that AI avatars could replace frontline health care workers.
www.wired.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Dr. Oz, I’m happy to help you understand why this isn’t just a terrible idea, but how harm will come from it. Perhaps on a TV shows this concept is “fun” but then, there’s the reality.
Artificial Intelligence (AI agents and more) is far from the ability to make accurate and sound decisions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI agents and more) is far from the ability to make accurate and sound decisions.
Over 3.5 million people protested yesterday. No police were beaten, no building were desecrated, no attacks on a democratic process.
Protesting is a fundamentally protected American freedom as are laws protecting freedom of speech.
Impressive comparison and contrast to January 6th, 2021.
Protesting is a fundamentally protected American freedom as are laws protecting freedom of speech.
Impressive comparison and contrast to January 6th, 2021.
April 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Over 3.5 million people protested yesterday. No police were beaten, no building were desecrated, no attacks on a democratic process.
Protesting is a fundamentally protected American freedom as are laws protecting freedom of speech.
Impressive comparison and contrast to January 6th, 2021.
Protesting is a fundamentally protected American freedom as are laws protecting freedom of speech.
Impressive comparison and contrast to January 6th, 2021.
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Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company
IG 3sixteen
IG 3sixteen
April 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company
IG 3sixteen
IG 3sixteen
Meals on Wheels is now loosing funding, along with the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP program. This jeopardizes the health and well being of our seniors and disabled. There are significantly more responsible, and more efficient areas, in which to cut spending.
HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled
Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Meals on Wheels is now loosing funding, along with the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP program. This jeopardizes the health and well being of our seniors and disabled. There are significantly more responsible, and more efficient areas, in which to cut spending.
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Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
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The US Administration has been extremely generous over many years, & it is within its rights to decide what it supports, and to what extent.
But the abrupt cuts in funding from the US are putting at risk decades of progress in various health programmes across the world.
youtube.com/shorts/Atcjv...
But the abrupt cuts in funding from the US are putting at risk decades of progress in various health programmes across the world.
youtube.com/shorts/Atcjv...
Impact of the US funding cuts on global health programmes around the world
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
youtube.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The US Administration has been extremely generous over many years, & it is within its rights to decide what it supports, and to what extent.
But the abrupt cuts in funding from the US are putting at risk decades of progress in various health programmes across the world.
youtube.com/shorts/Atcjv...
But the abrupt cuts in funding from the US are putting at risk decades of progress in various health programmes across the world.
youtube.com/shorts/Atcjv...
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March 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Incredibly relevant and timely in the political climate. @hiddenbrain.bsky.social presents questions that generate deep thought and self reflection.
Marching To Your Own Drummer
Podcast Episode · Hidden Brain · 02/24/2025 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Incredibly relevant and timely in the political climate. @hiddenbrain.bsky.social presents questions that generate deep thought and self reflection.
#Alibaba launches wan-2.1, text-to-video AI video creation model… and it’s impressive.
Alibaba's new Wan 2.1 text-to-video AI is unbelievable
Chinese giant Alibaba released Wan 2.1 and made it open-source: It's a text-to-video AI service similar to OpenAI's Sora.
bgr.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#Alibaba launches wan-2.1, text-to-video AI video creation model… and it’s impressive.