Benjamin Rubin

TV writer (#Dopesick on Hulu) / former political speechwriter/comms

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

Seen all of #Dopesick?

Few were willing to challenge OxyContin's rise. But now we have the benefit of hindsight

Here are just some of the unethical, immoral & criminal acts of Purdue Pharma the series exposes

As the Sackler Family likes to say: Judge For Yourselves
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[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

Finally the Court did something right. Even this SCOTUS realized the Sackler Crime Family deserves justice for causing & profiting off the opioid epidemic, not immunity. After waiting years, it's time for @DOJCrimDiv to put their mountains of smoking-gun evidence to use #Dopesick

[Ed Bisch @ejb1893]

SCOTUS has done their job on #Sacklerreleases , now ⁦@DOJCrimDiv⁩ needs to do the same with the evidence they possess on #Sacklercartel ⁦@USAO_NJ⁩ ⁦@USAttySellinger⁩ #Purduepharma #oxy #oxycontin

[Ed Bisch @ejb1893]

Great conversation today with @BarryMeier #painkiller and @benjamin_rubin #dopesick and look for public access episode in near future @statnews

[STAT @statnews]

Join us Monday as activist @ejb1893, TV writer @benjamin_rubin, and journalist @BarryMeier discuss what’s gained, lost, and changed when news stories are adapted for the big screen. Only on STAT+ Connect: https://t.co/R274ZW7fio

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

Fans of #Dopesick @DopesickOnHulu @papergirlmacy -- Monday 3/25 at 11AM ET join me, @ejb1893 and NYT journalist @BarryMeier for a STAT news panel discussion on The Opioid Crisis - From Book to Screen

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

@countmystars @AoDespair @HollyBSo @moses_marquez @stevendeknight This is a great point. So I want to echo what I said in the meeting last night: As Story Editors / Lower Levels, our careers & our livelihoods literally depend on showrunner discretion. So to all the showrunners out there we’ve marched with for 5 months, please *don’t forget us*

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

@AoDespair Thank you. I raised this question with captains and at the @WGAEast meeting last night, and this was not the response we got. A lot of lower levels are very disappointed right now, so I highly recommended the council communicate this to membership officially! @LisaCullen

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

@brieburnham @countmystars @moses_marquez @stevendeknight Unfortunately those numbers are totals. So for the small room, they have to hire 3 people. Of those 3, 3 must be mid-to-upper levels. So my concern is: Where do lower levels fit in?

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

#Dopesick fans: A must-read by my friend @ajsaeedy. #PurduePharma was just the start. An outrageous story of generics maker Mallinckrodt illegally pushing cheap Oxy & abusing bankruptcy system to avoid consequences @papergirlmacy @Dannystrong @RexChapman
https://t.co/aG8swaVWkh

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

@KeithNHumphreys His predecessor was Spark something? Without google, that’s as far as I can get. Anyone?

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

@KeithNHumphreys Daniel Akaka?

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

If you saw #Dopesick you know of the amazing author @papergirlmacy. Her follow-up book RAISING LAZARUS is out now! Thrilling, eye-opening, inspiring, it's one of the most important books I've ever read.

A must-read on the opioid crisis & the path forward
https://t.co/DCp4TV4Qwv

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

@katakeith Hey Katie, thank you! And I'm so glad to hear this stuff was helpful. I can definitely point you to all the sourcing (it mostly came from various state Attorney General legal filings, etc). I'll DM you to get into specifics.

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

Seen #Dopesick ep 6?

I bet you were appalled by the "blood charts" & manipulated data Rick & Randy uncovered. Think that can't be real? No way #PurduePharma actually did that?

Let's start from the beginning. This is what a normal, scientific chart should look like...

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[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

@alikat747 @StarTrek That Richard Sackler deposition might very well be the single most terrifying thing I have ever seen in my life. And my uncle let me watch "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Shining" back-to-back, when I was 11.

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

More Americans have died from overdoses than Covid-19. If you saw #Dopesick you know our healthcare & regulatory systems helped create our opioid crisis. But they STILL haven't mobilized to seriously address it

A must-read from Dopesick's @papergirlmacy
https://t.co/tpvVljm5DQ

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

@TimAlricB Thank you, this really means a lot to all of us involved. I'm glad the show is resonating and helping to spread awareness. Thanks for watching

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

@AbbeyResearch Thank you for having me! Couldn't have asked for a better & more informed interviewer than Dr Kristen. I highly recommend all who are interested to check out the @AbbeyResearch YouTube page where they've done a phenomenal job covering #Dopesick (among many other things)

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

Want to hear more about #Dopesick? Check out my 1st on-camera interview where I discuss working on the series.
An honor to be a part of @Dannystrong's show & to be able to discuss it here
Big thanks to @klndonnelly & @AbbeyResearch for having me & 4 all the amazing work they do!

[Benjamin Rubin @benjamin_rubin]

In 10 day Covid isolation I've rewatched every Star Trek film ever made. My conclusion?
The greatest Trek line ever written: "There's an old Vulcan proverb. Only Nixon could go to China" -Spock, Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country
Thanks to writer @NicholasMQ
I feel better now