James Stein

Who Needs More Cardiac Screening Tests? Probably Not You. Pre-note: Finally!

Somewhere between the doctor’s impulse to test and the patient’s desire to know, predicting risk of heart disease and stroke has become an obsession in the doctor’s office, the medical literature, and even at the dinner table.

The Blogs: Does Israel Make Jews Less Safe? From the blog of James H. Stein at The Times of Israel

I hadn’t planned to write again so soon about Israel and antisemitism - I’d turned to essays on health-related topics. But a friend’s good-faith claim that Israel makes Jews less safe deserved a response. I disagree—and explain why: bit.ly/4lco1AD

The Blogs: When Progressive Jews Have Antisemitic Ideas From the blog of James H. Stein at The Times of Israel

I wrote about antisemitism in progressive Jewish spaces knowing it would invite backlash. Anti-Zionist rhetoric—especially from fellow Jews—often collapses under its own ethical logic. I hope to spark moral clarity, and remind peers that integrity must outweigh social comfort: bit.ly/40A0F0i

If you think things are bad now, just wait for Tucker Carlson's sit-down interview with Grok.

In related news of the obvious, inhaling poorly regulated chemicals manufactured by unregulated companies with no interest in safety on a regular basis may be harmful to your health.

Just How Harmful Is Vaping? More Evidence Is Emerging. A new study that found high levels of heavy metals in popular nicotine vapes adds to concerns about the products.

A new study found high levels of heavy metals in popular nicotine vapes. Other studies have suggested that vaping can affect the heart, lungs and brain.

As NOAA braces for more cuts, scientists say public safety is at risk As severe weather season kicks off for large portions of the country, climate scientists warn cuts at NOAA and NWS could put public safety in jeopardy.

When people ask me "how will the public notice capacity failures?" I will point to the fact that Trump is seeking to significantly degrade the ability to prepare for and respond to national disasters at a time when national disasters are getting worse. See also: FEMA.
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Those of us who warned—before the election—that a Trump regime would eventually come for everyone were called “cynics”, “alarmists”, “idiots”, or worse.

Fast forward to not even 6 months in to his second term and he is now calling for expelling American citizens as he opens concentration camps.

The political strategy of
1) don't resist Trump
2) wait for thermostatic public opinion to just happen
3) don't talk about unconstitutional ICE actions and violations of the 1st Amendment
4) wait for the Supreme Court to solve it
really doesn't seem to be working.

My (not-so) hot take on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social winning the NYC Democratic mayoral primary:
Outside NYC, no one really cares.

It’s trending because:
✔️New Yorkers think the world is parochial
✔️Media loves a spectacle
✔️Some use it as a wedge within the Dems

Not sure which is most to blame.

If you’re an anti-Zionist and don’t believe Jews should have a sanctuary state to escape to, you need to work twice as hard to ensure that the Jewish diaspora is safe.

Yet how come anti-Zionists do everything in their power to dismiss, excuse, and apologize for antisemitism?

So many people don’t recognize how prevalent hatred of Jews is today. Because it’s not aimed at you.

Jews see it because we experience it. Believe us.

You should not have to see a body count to realize antisemitism is real. And it kills.

Russia was kicked out of the G8 in March 2014 exactly BECAUSE it launched its war in Ukraine by invading and forcibly annexing Crimea.

BDE.

A little more on RFK's new vaccine committee:

Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS

Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection

Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids

Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit

Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax

Calling Greta Thunberg a hostage is spitting in the face of Sharon Cunio and her 3-year-old twin daughters — who have been waiting 615 days for David Cunio to come home.

You want to talk about hostages?
Talk about him.

Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original

Remember when the world said only the UN could deliver aid?

Turns out, not only is an alternative possible, but it’s surprisingly easy to do better.

For the first time, Hamas couldn’t steal, and Gazans are getting FREE aid. The way it should be.

I am just so tired of having to explain why targeting Jews to protest Israeli policy is antisemitism. None of this helps Palestinians — or anyone other than the extremists. It only makes Jews less safe.

Same!

No, @nytimes.com, an anti-vaxx grifter is no longer recommending #Covid vaccines. Many of us in the US with actual medical credentials still recommend it.

👇🎯 Happy week, everyone. It is an incredibly ugly, utterly depressing & revealing week. Just like all the other ones since January 6, 2021.

A useful way to think about his tanking poll numbers is that they would be far worse if more people knew what he is doing

So the free speech advocate who believes comedy should not give into woke culture has his feelings hurt?

I don't get it. He's the one insulting live and dead Jews for having dinner with a fascist.

How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions iNearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after the team said top buyers could join the president for dinner.

New: We analyzed Trump's meme coin -

At least 27 crypto wallets have picked up $100 million worth of $TRUMP coins since his team said the top holders would join him for an "intimate private dinner."

Huge profit for Trump; "the most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done"

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Make no mistake about it though, Republicans are exploiting and amplifying distrust in public health and allowing this to happen by continuing to support misinformation from the federal government. RFK Jr. must be removed from office. He’s already caused incalculable damage.

Even in Idaho, the state with the highest childhood vaccine exemption rate in the United States, 85% of parents vaccinate their kids. Vaccines are not controversial and they are not partisan. Pathogens do not care about your political beliefs.

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