Interpolations

Containment of COVID is a fool's errand. Why? In order for containment to work, it has to work everywhere. Not just in this or that neighborhood, but in all neighborhoods. Not just in this or that county, but in all counties. 1/x

Trump is in danger of repeating Bush's post-9/11 mistakes. The difference is that in 2003, dissenting voices were scarce. Today, sane voices on the left and right are converging. Honored to co-author this WaPo op-ed with my friend @mattduss washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

No. The big questions concern war aims: 1. Can US-ISR destroy Iran’s nuclear capacity, not just set it back? 2. Will the onslaught yield regime change? 3. Will Iran “unconditionally surrender,” the stupidest war aim of all? In all instances, the most likely answer is no.

Pro-war voices can insist that the US can stay out of Iran if the regime collapses. But Iranian history, ethno-sectarian dynamics, and the US alliance structure mean American won't be able to avoid the vexing aftermath. Share if you don't want that. unherd.com/2025/06/the-re…

This is not our war. But if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution. I’m introducing a bipartisan War Powers Resolution tomorrow to prohibit our involvement. I invite all members of Congress to cosponsor this resolution.

When things go well, Trump takes credit. When things go poorly, he assigns blame. In a week or three—or in the months ahead—Trump will start blaming others for the darkness visible that he (and neocon Dems) have unleashed.

Preventive, not preemptive. Very different.

I am a Nobody, but I stand with @ggreenwald. He infuriates all the right Somebodies.

Congratulations @VPrasadMDMPH and @US_FDA and @MartyMakary If you care about evidence-based practice, there’s no better choice than VP. This is a win for US healthcare and a giant step forward in regaining lost trust We endorse Professor Prasad 👇🏻

OLD SCHOOL—A street portrait in San Francisco

"All the world loves a big gleaming jelly." I'm going to ramble around in "Finnegans Wake" for a few days. wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-ke…

This article bothered me so much because of its' basic errors of fact and logic, I have written a rebuttal. Make sure accurate messaging prevails over the fearmongering by RT'ing widely

UNIVERSAL SIGN Street photography in Chinatown, San Francisco

Mahmoud Khalil never expressed "hatred" toward the US. To the contrary, he came to the US, is married to an American with an American baby on the way, on a path to citizenship. He criticized Israel. But because you're drowning in AIPAC money, you think Israel is part of the US.

This is one of the best assessments of why the Democrats lost again, by @kath_krueger. 👇

Nothing is more fitting. In 2020, Francis Collins dishonorably called Jay a fringe epidemiologist because Jay did not support school closure & lockdown. Francis should have had a series of public debates on these policies, but he demonized. So it's fitting Jay gets his job.

Transparency and obstruction. #portraitphotography

Peter hotez, the guy you cite, promoted cloth masking of 2-year-olds and school closure- that's anti-science. Believing in vaccines is not scientific either. Some vaccines are vital (MMR) Others are debatable (maternal RSV) and others net harmful (COVID in young men) No nuance.

We should all remember that RFK Jr would not be possible without Ashish. Had people like him actually demanded evidence for pandemic policy, there wouldn't be a huge public backlash against them. He pushed billion dollar drugs without data. Total sellout.

S, simply S, reflecting The Upside Down at a Bay Area museum. Happily S saved me from a wicked creative slump. I appreciate her calm in the combat of Red and Blue colors and all the tension and drama it holds. #portraitphotography

Properly shading each state based on 2024 election results, the U.S. is a far more purple place than it at first appears.