David Bowen
@davidcbowen.bsky.social
It's so fun to be here. Health policy, global health, pandemics -- and a bit of sports.
Politicians on this side of the Atlantic, take notes…
December 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Politicians on this side of the Atlantic, take notes…
LBJ: bleeding heart liberal and complete ruthless bastard on tactics for getting legislation done.
Winning combination.
Winning combination.
It’s 2025 and children of color are still having the same experience. Even worse, they have to fear being picked up and separated from their parents.
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
LBJ: bleeding heart liberal and complete ruthless bastard on tactics for getting legislation done.
Winning combination.
Winning combination.
I’m glad that I still retain my ability to be appalled.
The UN just held a vote on ending torture, in which three countries voted against ending torture.
🔍 Zoom in…
🔍 Zoom in…
November 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m glad that I still retain my ability to be appalled.
My favorite Thanksgiving tradition…incendiary turkey safety videos.
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
My favorite Thanksgiving tradition…incendiary turkey safety videos.
It's only because Americans -- in an act of shocking disloyalty to our Dear Leader -- tend to notice the price when they stubbornly insist on buying food on a regular basis.
They should really learn to live without as it distresses him so when they disagree that prices are plummeting.
They should really learn to live without as it distresses him so when they disagree that prices are plummeting.
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It's only because Americans -- in an act of shocking disloyalty to our Dear Leader -- tend to notice the price when they stubbornly insist on buying food on a regular basis.
They should really learn to live without as it distresses him so when they disagree that prices are plummeting.
They should really learn to live without as it distresses him so when they disagree that prices are plummeting.
I wonder. Is Mike Johnson’s plan with Rep-elect Grijalva to keep her out until Sherill resigns to become NJ gov?
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I wonder. Is Mike Johnson’s plan with Rep-elect Grijalva to keep her out until Sherill resigns to become NJ gov?
Just when I think FIFA can't disgust me any more with their abject pandering, they outdo themselves.
www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Just when I think FIFA can't disgust me any more with their abject pandering, they outdo themselves.
www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
And not necessarily a bad thing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
And not necessarily a bad thing.
A flaming exododus is a terrible sight.
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A flaming exododus is a terrible sight.
The thing I find so ironic about Andrew Cuomo's attacks on Mamdani is that Mamdani's vision sounds so much like Cuomo's -- Mario Cuomo's. Here's his speech to the Dem convention in 1984.
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The thing I find so ironic about Andrew Cuomo's attacks on Mamdani is that Mamdani's vision sounds so much like Cuomo's -- Mario Cuomo's. Here's his speech to the Dem convention in 1984.
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This is completely fantastic.
Meet Makai King, the 10-year-old who loves the T and has gathered a small but fiercely supportive following on social media with videos about his adventures. trib.al/rSCI2ZQ
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is completely fantastic.
Wait…if Mamdani wins, New York will be rid of Cuomo AND George Santos??
My closing pitch to voters? “I will only live in this awful place if I rule over it”
October 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Wait…if Mamdani wins, New York will be rid of Cuomo AND George Santos??
Dunno about any of your workplaces, but anywhere I've ever worked, if some numbskull from HR sent out 700 termination notices in error, theirs would be the next termination sent out -- and it wouldn't be an error.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and whiplash’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while former top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Dunno about any of your workplaces, but anywhere I've ever worked, if some numbskull from HR sent out 700 termination notices in error, theirs would be the next termination sent out -- and it wouldn't be an error.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
You know that if anyone had so much as thrown gum on the sidewalk at any No Kings rally, Fox would be screaming MASSIVE DESTRUCTION!!!!
The fact that even they are not shows how peaceful, positive and disciplined the marches were.
The fact that even they are not shows how peaceful, positive and disciplined the marches were.
October 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
You know that if anyone had so much as thrown gum on the sidewalk at any No Kings rally, Fox would be screaming MASSIVE DESTRUCTION!!!!
The fact that even they are not shows how peaceful, positive and disciplined the marches were.
The fact that even they are not shows how peaceful, positive and disciplined the marches were.
Trump’s Luca Brasi.
Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Trump’s Luca Brasi.
That’s Columbine.
Columbus is a type of monkey with black and white fur.
Columbus is a type of monkey with black and white fur.
That’s Columbia.
Columbus is the site of a famous high school mass shooting from the late 1990s.
Columbus is the site of a famous high school mass shooting from the late 1990s.
That’s Columbo.
Columbus is an Ivy League University in Upper Manhattan.
Columbus is an Ivy League University in Upper Manhattan.
October 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
That’s Columbine.
Columbus is a type of monkey with black and white fur.
Columbus is a type of monkey with black and white fur.
Having been a Congressional staffer, let me say two things: (1) this is about a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 of being chewed out and (2) if I had ever done the same thing to my boss, all hell would have broken loose.
Can anyone seriously think the reaction would be the same if she were male??
Can anyone seriously think the reaction would be the same if she were male??
EXCLUSIVE: Katie Porter tears into a staffer in a newly released video, telling them: "Get out of my f--king shot."
‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video
Porter in the July 2021 video call exclusively obtained by POLITICO also vented that she was snubbed by the Biden White House, complaining she raised the president “a shit ton of money.”
www.politico.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Having been a Congressional staffer, let me say two things: (1) this is about a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 of being chewed out and (2) if I had ever done the same thing to my boss, all hell would have broken loose.
Can anyone seriously think the reaction would be the same if she were male??
Can anyone seriously think the reaction would be the same if she were male??
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Affirms Safety and Benefits of Acetaminophen during Pregnancy
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ACOG Affirms Safety Benefits Acetaminophen Pregnancy
"The data from numerous studies have shown that acetaminophen plays an important—and safe—role in the well-being of pregnant women."
www.acog.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Affirms Safety and Benefits of Acetaminophen during Pregnancy
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In London, hate will never win.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In London, hate will never win.
Actual question. When considering the upcoming deadline for funding the Fed govt, do you think Democrats should:
(a) vote with R's to keep govt open?
(b) close govt indefinitely with no conditions?
(c) vote to keep govt open only if certain conditions are met? If so, what conditions?
(a) vote with R's to keep govt open?
(b) close govt indefinitely with no conditions?
(c) vote to keep govt open only if certain conditions are met? If so, what conditions?
September 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Actual question. When considering the upcoming deadline for funding the Fed govt, do you think Democrats should:
(a) vote with R's to keep govt open?
(b) close govt indefinitely with no conditions?
(c) vote to keep govt open only if certain conditions are met? If so, what conditions?
(a) vote with R's to keep govt open?
(b) close govt indefinitely with no conditions?
(c) vote to keep govt open only if certain conditions are met? If so, what conditions?
Billions more dollars from us to their cronies.
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon
This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Billions more dollars from us to their cronies.
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EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon
This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.