Ben Forer
@forer.bsky.social
🫀 Heart transplant dad
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🎓 Syracuse, UCLA Anderson
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🎓 Syracuse, UCLA Anderson
📍 Los Angeles
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
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November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
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www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
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Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
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October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
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i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
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The MAHA Report cites studies that don’t exist.
W/ @emilykennard.bsky.social:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
W/ @emilykennard.bsky.social:
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The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The MAHA Report cites studies that don’t exist.
W/ @emilykennard.bsky.social:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
W/ @emilykennard.bsky.social:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
“With the appointment set for 7/31/23, Vargas… carefully carried her daughter out of the hospital, her nutrition bags still connected intravenously.”
When your child is sick, nothing else matters. In S.G.V. , I see my daughter. Both patients at CHLA. Both overcoming more than any child ever should.
When your child is sick, nothing else matters. In S.G.V. , I see my daughter. Both patients at CHLA. Both overcoming more than any child ever should.
4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care
In 2023, a Mexican girl, 4, was allowed U.S. entry for lifesaving medical care. She and her parents, who live in Bakersfield, have been told they must leave.
www.latimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“With the appointment set for 7/31/23, Vargas… carefully carried her daughter out of the hospital, her nutrition bags still connected intravenously.”
When your child is sick, nothing else matters. In S.G.V. , I see my daughter. Both patients at CHLA. Both overcoming more than any child ever should.
When your child is sick, nothing else matters. In S.G.V. , I see my daughter. Both patients at CHLA. Both overcoming more than any child ever should.
The next step — VR. The best seats in the house from anywhere in the world. Seems like a value prop that could get people to put on their headsets.
www.axios.com/2025/05/20/b...
www.axios.com/2025/05/20/b...
Broadway's TV revival
Streamers and live productions are converging as content owners see value in expanding reach from stages to screens and vice versa.
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May 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The next step — VR. The best seats in the house from anywhere in the world. Seems like a value prop that could get people to put on their headsets.
www.axios.com/2025/05/20/b...
www.axios.com/2025/05/20/b...
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The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
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Our daughter is immunocompromised. Her safety depends on the whole community being vaccinated—not just her.
This policy hurts everyone, especially the most vulnerable.
This policy hurts everyone, especially the most vulnerable.
In addition to healthy people who just, you know, DON'T WANT TO GET COVID with the attendant risk of long covid (which can happen to anyone, no matter how previously healthy) — this will hurt households where one person is at high risk and their loved ones can't get vaccinated to help protect them
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Our daughter is immunocompromised. Her safety depends on the whole community being vaccinated—not just her.
This policy hurts everyone, especially the most vulnerable.
This policy hurts everyone, especially the most vulnerable.
Hopefully it’s not for many, many years, but whenever it’s time for PTI 2.0 — @pablo.show & @jheil.bsky.social have my vote.
Pablo Torre: Influence + Audience = The Cultural Supremacy of Sports — Impolitic with John Heilemann
Pablo Torre, ESPN and MSNBC commentator and host of the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning video podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out, is back with John to weigh in on an assortment of red-hot stories at the int...
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May 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Hopefully it’s not for many, many years, but whenever it’s time for PTI 2.0 — @pablo.show & @jheil.bsky.social have my vote.
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My favorite person in the world is immunocompromised and this shit is galling and terrifying.
Anyone who was in Newark Airport's Terminal B between 12:30-4 p.m. Monday may have been exposed to measles, according to the New Jersey health department.
Traveler with measles was at Newark Airport while infectious, health officials say
A traveler with measles was at Newark Liberty International Airport for several hours while infectious Monday, health officials said.
www.cbsnews.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My favorite person in the world is immunocompromised and this shit is galling and terrifying.
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CNN will broadcast the penultimate performance of "Good Night, and Good Luck" on June 7! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/t...
Clooney Brought Edward R. Murrow to Broadway. Next Stop: CNN.
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
CNN will broadcast the penultimate performance of "Good Night, and Good Luck" on June 7! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/t...
Must have watched the Google Gemini ad at least 100 times during the NBA playoffs. Still can’t figure out why you’d run an ad where AI identifies a bunch of problems and doesn’t help solve any of them.
May 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Must have watched the Google Gemini ad at least 100 times during the NBA playoffs. Still can’t figure out why you’d run an ad where AI identifies a bunch of problems and doesn’t help solve any of them.
@reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz Official speaker of the LAFD! Perfect for today’s open house.
May 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
@reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz Official speaker of the LAFD! Perfect for today’s open house.
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BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.”
@financialtimes.com
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@financialtimes.com
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May 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.”
@financialtimes.com
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@financialtimes.com
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“Approximately 40,000 children born every year have some type of heart condition, Antaki said, but that isn’t a large enough number to incentivize medical device companies to invest ..
“For that reason,” Antaki said, “our only option is federal funding ..”
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
“For that reason,” Antaki said, “our only option is federal funding ..”
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Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies | Cornell Chronicle
After receiving a stop-work order from the federal government, the future of a device to help children with heart defects is uncertain.
news.cornell.edu
May 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“Approximately 40,000 children born every year have some type of heart condition, Antaki said, but that isn’t a large enough number to incentivize medical device companies to invest ..
“For that reason,” Antaki said, “our only option is federal funding ..”
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
“For that reason,” Antaki said, “our only option is federal funding ..”
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
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One of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies | Cornell Chronicle
After receiving a stop-work order from the federal government, the future of a device to help children with heart defects is uncertain.
news.cornell.edu
May 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
One of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
Our daughter isn’t able to receive the MMR vaccine because she received a heart transplant at six months old. Herd immunity is vital to her health and safety.
Thank you @katie-drummond.bsky.social for speaking so strongly on why vaccination isn’t a personal choice.
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Thank you @katie-drummond.bsky.social for speaking so strongly on why vaccination isn’t a personal choice.
overcast.fm/+ABFs15H8qP4
May 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Our daughter isn’t able to receive the MMR vaccine because she received a heart transplant at six months old. Herd immunity is vital to her health and safety.
Thank you @katie-drummond.bsky.social for speaking so strongly on why vaccination isn’t a personal choice.
overcast.fm/+ABFs15H8qP4
Thank you @katie-drummond.bsky.social for speaking so strongly on why vaccination isn’t a personal choice.
overcast.fm/+ABFs15H8qP4
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A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop. www.wired.com/story/scient...
Scientists Find Measles Likely To Become Endemic in the US Over Next 20 Years
A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop.
www.wired.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop. www.wired.com/story/scient...
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Larry David perfectly trolling Bill Maher for bootlicking is a nice Monday surprise
Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf (Gift Article)
When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Larry David perfectly trolling Bill Maher for bootlicking is a nice Monday surprise
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Imagine being the Palantir internal comms person writing that your company is "committed" to "privacy and civil liberty protections" and then also saying a few paragraphs later that you know that there will be "failures in the removal operations process."
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April 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Imagine being the Palantir internal comms person writing that your company is "committed" to "privacy and civil liberty protections" and then also saying a few paragraphs later that you know that there will be "failures in the removal operations process."
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
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The whole ethos of these tech guys is that laws don’t apply to them. It explains so clearly how Musk and DOGE are behaving. They’re not geniuses. They’re just willing to behave lawlessly in ways most of us won’t.
April 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The whole ethos of these tech guys is that laws don’t apply to them. It explains so clearly how Musk and DOGE are behaving. They’re not geniuses. They’re just willing to behave lawlessly in ways most of us won’t.
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“More than a prison, El Salvador’s CECOT has many if not all the hallmarks of a concentration camp." talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
Trump Is Sending People To The Camps
“More than a prison, El Salvador’s CECOT has many if not all...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“More than a prison, El Salvador’s CECOT has many if not all the hallmarks of a concentration camp." talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
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Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”
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April 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”
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So from my uniquely weird perspective after living in the UK through Brexit, being in India during Modi's demonetization, and living in Brazil when the real tanked during the Bolsonaro administration, I can confidentally say that Americans do not and can not understand how bad this is going to be.
Every damned word of this 4-graf brief, except “By WSJ Staff,” should scare the bejeesus out of you this morning.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
April 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
So from my uniquely weird perspective after living in the UK through Brexit, being in India during Modi's demonetization, and living in Brazil when the real tanked during the Bolsonaro administration, I can confidentally say that Americans do not and can not understand how bad this is going to be.