Patrick D. Herron, DBe, HEC-C (He/Him/His)

Clinical Ethicist at @MontefioreNYC; Assoc Prof at @EinsteinMed; Adjunct Assoc Prof at @GUMedicine #MedEd; #Bioethics #LGBTQ+ #HealthEd & Baking too

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

HOLY SH*T, this parting statement by Scott Pelley is WILD:

"New management has instructed me to INJECT FALSEHOODS AND BIAS into a politically sensitive story. I've been told to include assertions that are unverified."

I bet he knows a LOT more, too. 🔥

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 HOLY SHIT.

A U.S. citizen just testified before the Senate that ICE agents ignored his passport, detained him, placed him on suicide watch, and released him WITHOUT charges or explanation.

Read that again.

An AMERICAN CITIZEN says he showed agents his passport multiple times…

and still ended up locked in a cell under 24/7 lights, stripped naked, wearing a hospital gown while guards watched him constantly.

His family reportedly had no idea where he was.

Then after all of that?

No charges.
No explanation.
Just released.

[ABC News @ABC]

Sunday marks the 105-year commemoration of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The events of that day in Tulsa, Oklahoma, still reverberate throughout a community seeking justice. https://t.co/Nrkz07Ub2F

[Patrick D. Herron, DBe, HEC-C (He/Him/His) @pdherron]

Still waiting for press release from Mary Todd Lincoln on whether she will be performing at Freedom 250 …

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

Follow the money on this one. It is rotten to the core.

The Pentagon just lent $620,000,000 to a tiny North Carolina startup called Vulcan Elements. The company is two years old.

It had fewer than 50 employees.

And three months before the deal was announced, Donald Trump Jr.’s venture firm quietly took a stake in it.

Here is the part the administration tried to bury.

Of the dozens of companies the Pentagon was weighing, Vulcan was the only deal initiated by a top White House aide. That aide was Peter Navarro, a close friend of Trump Jr. The order came down to move fast.

One official put it plainly: The call came from the White House. We have to get this done.

Staff worked late nights to push it through in weeks. Deals like this normally take many months of vetting. And when it closed, Vulcan’s valuation jumped from about 200 million dollars to roughly 2 billion.

A windfall for the investors, including the president’s son.

This is public money. Your money.

Routed through the Pentagon to enrich the president’s family and their friends. The Bush administration’s own chief ethics lawyer called it corruption we pay for.

And there is more coming.

A drone parts company Trump Jr. holds a stake in is also under Pentagon review.

This is not a one-off. It is a pattern. The president’s family is treating the federal Treasury like a private bank, and the bill lands on every taxpayer.

https://t.co/4kB1cZNmlE

[Governor Newsom Press Office (parody) @AwesomeNewsom]

American soldiers die in Trump's war, not a word from Donald. Gas and food prices skyrocket, not a word from Donald. People demand the Epstein files, not a word from Donald. But the minute you take his fat name off a building, Donald writes Mein Kampf for Morons.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

It's time to retire this idea from some that Democrats should nominate a straight white guy in 2028 to be "safe."

Just look at GOP attacks on James Talarico, a straight white Christian.

They're calling him "Tofu Talarico" and "transgender" and running the exact same culture-war playbook they've used on everyone else.

They called Joe Biden a communist.

Don't base decisions on GOP talking points. Pick the best candidates and stand by your values.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded?

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

Morning everyone.

Do you know that your President just exempted himself, his family, and all his family's companies from our tax laws?

You are subject to the law. Now he is not.

No one should not pretend this is okay or normal. It's an ongoing constitutional crisis.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Amazon is worth $2 trillion. But it didn't deign to pay the millions of dollars it racked up in unpaid fines as its’ trucks illegally polluted our air and forced New Yorkers to breathe in their exhaust. 

We collected every dollar they owe the people of this city — and will continue to hold them accountable. In New York, corporations are held to the same standard as everyone else. 

No company — no matter how large or powerful — is above the law.

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

Remember: it was like pulling teeth to get Republicans to fund the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.

But it took them no time at all to create a $1.8 billion Insurrection Slush Fund to pay off the legal fees of the January 6th rioters who beat cops.

These are sick, corrupt people.

[Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @JoshEakle]

Mike Johnson says Congress can't survive on $174k because of inflation, and uses that to justify letting members trade stocks.

Incredible take from the guy who decided his only job was taking orders from the President.

[Montefiore Health System @MontefioreNYC]

Pain, loss of active routines and fears can all be barriers to movement for older adults. The Patricia Bauman Center for Integrated Geriatrics Care shares expert tips to help. Read via @AARP: https://t.co/q4jfwc86QV

[Stephen King @StephenKing]

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

[Patrick D. Herron, DBe, HEC-C (He/Him/His) @pdherron]

Applications still open for our graduate level intensive on Bioethics Mediation - taught online (June 15-17, 22, 23). Email [email protected] or visit https://t.co/HOTeOTTzfS #highered #meded #ethics #onlinecourse #mediation #healthlaw

[Patrick D. Herron, DBe, HEC-C (He/Him/His) @pdherron]

Registration is still open for our online graduate Research Ethics seminar taught by @dr_liz_chuang ! Email [email protected] or visit https://t.co/HOTeOTTzfS #highered #meded #ethics #onlinecourse #researchethics

[Patrick D. Herron, DBe, HEC-C (He/Him/His) @pdherron]

Registration is still open for our online summer graduate seminar exploring #bioethics in films! Email [email protected] or visit
https://t.co/HOTeOTTzfS #highered #meded #ethics #onlinecourse #ethics

[Molly Jong-Fast @MollyJongFast]

This Supreme Court seems to work very quickly when it’s signing off on redrawing the map to help republicans.

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

This story neatly encapsulates the Trump years: the Transportation Secretary, a former Fox host, takes seven months off work to drive across America, family in tow, for a reality show, sponsored by the companies he regulates, and no one notices or cares. https://t.co/cvj3Zf5ynJ

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

You wouldn't have thought this community note needed to be said.