David Sampson
@djsampson.bsky.social
Media relations at UCLA Health. Before that, American Cancer Society. Before that, Dateline NBC, KCAL-TV, KGO-TV. Opinions are barely mine, much less those of my employer. Proud dad. he/him.
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The New York Times has a story on PAGE TWENTY of today’s Sunday paper saying thousands mobilized?!
Absurd. Most others estimates suggest there were millions who took to the streets in something like 2,000 separate protests around the country yesterday.
Absurd. Most others estimates suggest there were millions who took to the streets in something like 2,000 separate protests around the country yesterday.
June 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The New York Times has a story on PAGE TWENTY of today’s Sunday paper saying thousands mobilized?!
Absurd. Most others estimates suggest there were millions who took to the streets in something like 2,000 separate protests around the country yesterday.
Absurd. Most others estimates suggest there were millions who took to the streets in something like 2,000 separate protests around the country yesterday.
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This...is...not...honest.
This pic is from five years ago and not even in Los Angeles. Immoral opportunists like James Woods and Ted Cruz trade on lies to promote other lies.
This pic is from five years ago and not even in Los Angeles. Immoral opportunists like James Woods and Ted Cruz trade on lies to promote other lies.
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This...is...not...honest.
This pic is from five years ago and not even in Los Angeles. Immoral opportunists like James Woods and Ted Cruz trade on lies to promote other lies.
This pic is from five years ago and not even in Los Angeles. Immoral opportunists like James Woods and Ted Cruz trade on lies to promote other lies.
“Judging by reactions on social media and interviews on television, a lot of people seem to think such performances are heroic—which means they’re poised to give Trump’s enforcers what they’re hoping for.
“Be warned: Trump is expecting resistance. You will not be heroes. You will be the pretext.”
“Be warned: Trump is expecting resistance. You will not be heroes. You will be the pretext.”
I know everyone's been breathlessly waiting for what I was going to write about LA.
here you go - gifted
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
here you go - gifted
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Means to Provoke, Not Pacify
Don’t give him the pretext he wants.
www.theatlantic.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“Judging by reactions on social media and interviews on television, a lot of people seem to think such performances are heroic—which means they’re poised to give Trump’s enforcers what they’re hoping for.
“Be warned: Trump is expecting resistance. You will not be heroes. You will be the pretext.”
“Be warned: Trump is expecting resistance. You will not be heroes. You will be the pretext.”
The privilege is strong with this one
May 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The privilege is strong with this one
Inside the automated lab that runs blood tests day & night @ UCLA Health.
Below is "the line," a 78 foot conveyor belt that shuttles tubes to testing stations. Some 20 million tests are done every year.
www.uclahealth.org/news/article...
Below is "the line," a 78 foot conveyor belt that shuttles tubes to testing stations. Some 20 million tests are done every year.
www.uclahealth.org/news/article...
April 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Inside the automated lab that runs blood tests day & night @ UCLA Health.
Below is "the line," a 78 foot conveyor belt that shuttles tubes to testing stations. Some 20 million tests are done every year.
www.uclahealth.org/news/article...
Below is "the line," a 78 foot conveyor belt that shuttles tubes to testing stations. Some 20 million tests are done every year.
www.uclahealth.org/news/article...
“Laughton claimed REI signed the letter in an effort to ‘have a seat at the table….’” 🤦🏻♂️
komonews.com/news/local/r...
komonews.com/news/local/r...
REI retracts endorsement of Trump's Secretary of Interior, vows to protect public lands
REI's CEO has publicly retracted the company's previous endorsement of President Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Interior - and issued an apology.
komonews.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“Laughton claimed REI signed the letter in an effort to ‘have a seat at the table….’” 🤦🏻♂️
komonews.com/news/local/r...
komonews.com/news/local/r...
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I've collated some ideas for the @standupforscience.bsky.social signs!
Your favorites?
1. Science does not give a fuck what you believe
2. Got Polio? Me Neither, Thanks Science
3. Science: It's like Magic, but REAL
4. This is my EVIDENCE BASED OUTRAGE
5. Fund Science, Not Billionaires
Your favorites?
1. Science does not give a fuck what you believe
2. Got Polio? Me Neither, Thanks Science
3. Science: It's like Magic, but REAL
4. This is my EVIDENCE BASED OUTRAGE
5. Fund Science, Not Billionaires
March 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I've collated some ideas for the @standupforscience.bsky.social signs!
Your favorites?
1. Science does not give a fuck what you believe
2. Got Polio? Me Neither, Thanks Science
3. Science: It's like Magic, but REAL
4. This is my EVIDENCE BASED OUTRAGE
5. Fund Science, Not Billionaires
Your favorites?
1. Science does not give a fuck what you believe
2. Got Polio? Me Neither, Thanks Science
3. Science: It's like Magic, but REAL
4. This is my EVIDENCE BASED OUTRAGE
5. Fund Science, Not Billionaires
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March 1, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Are modern ICUs are doing better at allowing sunlight? Not so much: "... persistently low light levels and lack of light-dark variability raised concern about the contribution of ICU lighting to patient circadian entrainment and healing-centered recovery."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Light levels in a modern intensive care unit: Impact of time of year, window directionality, and outdoor light levels
The intensive care unit (ICU) environment is designed for the care of acutely ill patients, with lighting conditions reflecting the needs of the busy clinical setting. Earlier ICU studies suggested...
www.tandfonline.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Are modern ICUs are doing better at allowing sunlight? Not so much: "... persistently low light levels and lack of light-dark variability raised concern about the contribution of ICU lighting to patient circadian entrainment and healing-centered recovery."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Did today’s storm really catch us up to normal in LA?
February 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Did today’s storm really catch us up to normal in LA?
"Our top story tonight...."
The Danielle Sassoon letter to AG Bondi is wow.
If you have a tip about what’s going on in DOJ/SDNY, I can be reached on Signal at annabower.24
Read the letter: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
If you have a tip about what’s going on in DOJ/SDNY, I can be reached on Signal at annabower.24
Read the letter: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Sassoon Bondi Letter
www.documentcloud.org
February 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"Our top story tonight...."
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This isn’t reducing wasteful spending. It’s cutting social services for people in need to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/mus...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/mus...
Musk's role 'an unbelievable opportunity' for US government: Rep. Turner
On "This Week," Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, discussed Elon Musk's federal overhaul, the shuttering of USAID and Trump's comments on owning the Gaza Strip.
abcnews.go.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This isn’t reducing wasteful spending. It’s cutting social services for people in need to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/mus...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/mus...
I can't help but note that among protests being discussed today are ones at Democratic lawmakers' offices and a medical center that provides gender care. Progressives are great at attacking themselves rather than opps.
February 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I can't help but note that among protests being discussed today are ones at Democratic lawmakers' offices and a medical center that provides gender care. Progressives are great at attacking themselves rather than opps.
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Written in November 2024. So sad to see people falling for these tactics now. You still have a choice. You always have a choice in how you treat people.
Full article: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
Full article: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
February 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Written in November 2024. So sad to see people falling for these tactics now. You still have a choice. You always have a choice in how you treat people.
Full article: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
Full article: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
I mean at this point....
January 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I mean at this point....
What? No.... they're not.
January 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
What? No.... they're not.
There's been a lot of coverage of Dr. Phil embedding w/ICE in Chicago; not as much about NBC doing the same thing.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
January 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
There's been a lot of coverage of Dr. Phil embedding w/ICE in Chicago; not as much about NBC doing the same thing.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
"The most common tactic (found in half of the sources) was public discreditation: academics, advocates and their work were publicly criticized in newspapers, advertisements, public statements, websites, social media and other public forums...."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Nicotine Nazis’: the brickbats hurled at scientists researching tobacco’s harms
A study highlights how public-health researchers are targeted for focusing on tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods.
www.nature.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"The most common tactic (found in half of the sources) was public discreditation: academics, advocates and their work were publicly criticized in newspapers, advertisements, public statements, websites, social media and other public forums...."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Vista storage facility, adjacent to the Tesla facility in Moss Landing (south of Santa Cruz) is currently on fire. Lithium storage batteries.
January 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Vista storage facility, adjacent to the Tesla facility in Moss Landing (south of Santa Cruz) is currently on fire. Lithium storage batteries.
A study in how people seek comfort and self worth by choosing conspiratorial thinking over mundane explanation.
lataco.com/partially-bu...
lataco.com/partially-bu...
Finding Burnt Pages of Books in Your Yard? Wildfire Experts Say That's Normal ~ L.A. TACO
“Although it certainly offers a dramatic visual, seeing partially burnt pages from books and newspapers fall from this sky is an all-to-familiar experience for anyone who has experienced a major fire ...
lataco.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A study in how people seek comfort and self worth by choosing conspiratorial thinking over mundane explanation.
lataco.com/partially-bu...
lataco.com/partially-bu...
This week's disastrous NYT op-ed by Amy Chozick is a example of the same fears that have led to the US's move towards authoritarianism. Great column.
Amy Chozick's embarrassing NYT op-ed said she's desperate for leaders with a "dollop of despotism" to fix the LA fire disaster.
But despots don't settle for dollops, and autocratic leaders are actively worsening the planet's crises, especially global warming.
www.theframelab.org/amy-chozick-...
But despots don't settle for dollops, and autocratic leaders are actively worsening the planet's crises, especially global warming.
www.theframelab.org/amy-chozick-...
LA fire fuels NYT writer's 'dollop of despotism' fantasy
'This infantile "I want a big daddy figure to reassure me" attitude goes a long way to explaining how Trump got a second term.'
www.theframelab.org
January 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This week's disastrous NYT op-ed by Amy Chozick is a example of the same fears that have led to the US's move towards authoritarianism. Great column.
New etiquette issue for LA folks: How to proceed when you see a gardener using a leaf blower on your street.
If, like me, you've seen leaf blowers blasting and wondered... LA County Public Health this week prohibited their use.
publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfi...
publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfi...
January 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New etiquette issue for LA folks: How to proceed when you see a gardener using a leaf blower on your street.
If, like me, you've seen leaf blowers blasting and wondered... LA County Public Health this week prohibited their use.
publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfi...
publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfi...
January 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If, like me, you've seen leaf blowers blasting and wondered... LA County Public Health this week prohibited their use.
publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfi...
publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfi...