CBarberMD

@cbarbermd
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Emergency Med physician (25 yrs) & science journalist | Contributor @fortune @time @SciAm. Author: Runaway Medicine. Championing evidence, truth & democracy.
Websitehttps://www.carolynbarbermd.com

JUST IN: Trump-backed SAVE Act just FAILED in the Senate.

The bill would have required Americans to prove citizenship with documents like a passport or birth certificate just to register to vote — despite research showing millions don’t have easy access to them and noncitizen voting is exceedingly rare.

It also would have forced every state to submit voter rolls to a DHA system that has wrongly flagged U.S. citizens.

Trump called it a top priority. The Senate just rejected it.👏

Trump passed out again during his Oval Office announcement.

The AI boom has a hidden cost nobody talks about:

In one Ohio township, just 2 Amazon data centers triggered 84 emergency calls in 4 years — about 2 lights-and-sirens responses a month.

🚨 Fatal construction accidents
🚨 A 30-hour fire causing $50M in damage
🚨 Firefighters diverted from other emergencies
🚨 Taxpayers footing costs while some sites get tax breaks

AI isn’t floating in “the cloud.” It runs on massive physical infrastructure — and local communities are paying the price.

What if GLP-1 drugs don’t just treat obesity — but help prevent cancer and slow its spread?

New studies suggest GLP-1 users were:

• ~30% less likely to develop breast cancer
• >50% less likely to develop pancreatic cancer in a high-risk group
• Lower rates of leukemia + other cancers
• 38–50% less likely to develop metastatic disease in lung, breast, colorectal & liver cancers
• Living longer with some metastatic cancers

Scott Pelley: “In this moment, our rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack. Insidious fear is reaching through our schools, businesses, homes. The fear to speak in America”--r/t Lucas Sanders #press
Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning:
Source Ben Mullin, NYT

The collapse inside 60 Minutes is impossible to ignore::

“They can use the tick-tick-tick⏰, but they will never have the whole clock again.”

“It’s like being awake during surgery."

Scott Pelley says the show “lost its DNA” and alleges leadership tried to appease the Trump administration.

As Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist @mariaressa warned: “When journalists are under attack, democracy is under attack.”

Trump has reportedly profited at least $1.4 billion since returning to office — 16,822x the median U.S. household income.

A presidency drenched in crypto profits, foreign business deals, corporate settlements, and a $400M Qatari jet. This isn’t draining the swamp. It’s monetizing it. #press

19-year-old João Fonseca shocks Novak Djokovic after coming back from 2 sets down.

Before celebrating, before anything else: “First I need to make my mom’s day. Happy Birthday mom.” 🥹 #press

This man is an AMERICAN CITIZEN.
He testified before the Senate that ICE detained him anyway — despite repeatedly telling agents, “I have my passport.”

His family had no idea where he was.

He says he was placed on suicide watch, strip searched, forced into a hospital gown, kept under bright lights 24/7, and constantly monitored from Friday morning until his release.

Then he was released — without explanation and without a single charge.

An American citizen. #press