David Yarnold

Nationalize Starlink

What to do with your $90 Medicare bribe? Pay it forward to a D running for office. My wife and I got our $ yesterday and a democratic congressional candidate had the money by end of day. #medicare #bribes #dems

#medicare #dems @atrupar.com

@aoc.bsky.social egg-freezing posts got me wondering: why do we treat fertility care as a lifestyle choice, - not a medical issue that insurance should cover? @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

The Presidential Fitness Test returns to school this year, even as school budget cuts and $$$$ youth sports make it harder for kids to be active. My latest for @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social. Thanks to Hannah Thompson @npi.ucanr.edu & Chad Killian. centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

As Medicare starts covering GLP-1s for weight loss, state Medicaid programs pull back. How do economics, stigma and bias influence who “deserves” treatment for obesity and who gets shut out? @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

It’s not science if nobody’s keeping score. What will happen when SNAP bans spread?

La Jolla #NoKings surrounds the four corners leading to downtown. Check out the car horns. Joyful.

When you have to be rich to become a doctor, patients pay a price. My latest for @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

My first remarks since being arrested last night.

Nailed it

This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.

Y’all thinking about this? #GIS

Big Tech is projected to invest $500 billion this year on AI infrastructure. What could go wrong? @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social @ericnost.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

A red flag warning. Sports books are going to wound large numbers of mostly young men, disproportionately of color. Sports betting perverts actual news coverage when @Espn and others have an ownership stake — undermining their credibility. This is a national own goal of disastrous proportions.

It was a pleasure to speak with @fransmith.bsky.social about our recent @jamahealthforum.com study. centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

While we retreat on climate policy… @astokespop.bsky.social @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

The Amazing Fran Smith’s latest — with authority!

I am, in fact, the arbiter of proper behavior, and the sooner everyone accepts this, the better off we'll all be

Folks are frustrated with Dems in Congress right now. Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings. I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them. Get local media there. Make it real.

Senator Mitch McConnell, too little too late. GFY.

Literally have been telling this dude this for a very long time. Keep up, Chuck. Also: WTF are you going to do about it?

It’s this simple. Thanks @aoc.bsky.social

Did you tune out most of Inauguration Day? Waited a news cycle for the dust to settle on exec orders? I did. What crashed through was Musk’s Nazi salute — actually the most troubling image of the day. I’m new on Bluesky and can’t actually tell if the handful of posts I’ve written are even being seen

"Mrs. Betty Bowers is currently holding up a middle finger in Elon Musk's general direction, drawing comparisons to a vulgar gesture associated with scorn. But who really knows what she means?" --The New York Times

Whatever your line is — red, in the sand, whatever — a Nazi salute is forever wrong. Heads up, eyes up — this guy means what he does. It’s full on now.

I'm with them.

Today marks 4 years since one of the darkest days in #American history. When Democracy was tested at a level not seen since the #CivilWar Four years later, our Democracy will prevail once again today as it did on that day. We will once again have a #PreacefulTranaferofPower ##NeverForgetJanuary6th 🙏

Kylie Kelce's new podcast has been #1 on Apple and Spotify for 10 straight days, knocking Joe Rogan from the top spot. She says her political views skew "aggressively left" and she doesn't care what Trump fans think of her. Here's a gift article: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/b...

Don’t mistake our kindness for weakness.

It won’t be a blip on the news radar by midweek. Most of the hand-wringing was boring and self-absorbed, TBH. Let’s move on to the real threats. What do you say?