CombatDemographer
@combatdemographer.bsky.social
Health Demographer, Epidemiologist, Trauma Researcher and Data Science Enthusiast. I study the immediate and long-term consequences of trauma exposure in military and civilian contexts. All statements reflect my own personal opinions.
Article 1, section 4 is pretty clear about voting procedures
February 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Article 1, section 4 is pretty clear about voting procedures
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The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth ran the article on Nov. 17 without knowledge that the College had been involved.
www.thedartmouth.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
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First they came for California
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Californian
Then they came for Minnesota
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Minnesotan
Then they came for Maine
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Mainer
Then they came for my state...
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Californian
Then they came for Minnesota
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Minnesotan
Then they came for Maine
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Mainer
Then they came for my state...
January 25, 2026 at 4:16 PM
First they came for California
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Californian
Then they came for Minnesota
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Minnesotan
Then they came for Maine
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Mainer
Then they came for my state...
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Californian
Then they came for Minnesota
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Minnesotan
Then they came for Maine
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Mainer
Then they came for my state...
General Strike
January 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
General Strike
Everyone should read this
Attached is the letter I sent this afternoon to State Secretary Belio (Spain), and Mrs. Roberta Metsola (President of the European Parliament) regarding recent events in the United States, asking them to take action to preserve the dignity and sanctity of human life and to preserve global democracy.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Everyone should read this
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BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 AM
BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.
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Study of over twenty five million people over almost four years finds that COVID vaccines reduced COVID deaths by 74% and increased all-cause deaths by zero. I don’t know how much clearer it can get than that.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Study of over twenty five million people over almost four years finds that COVID vaccines reduced COVID deaths by 74% and increased all-cause deaths by zero. I don’t know how much clearer it can get than that.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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the Trump admin has a sneaky plan to cut veterans' healthcare and disability benefits. great reporting from Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early: prospect.org/2025/12/08/t...
Trump Is Coming for Veterans’ Disability Benefits - The American Prospect
The veterans disability system has traditionally been a sacred cow for politicians of all stripes. Now, as part of the conservative war on the Department of Veterans Affairs, the administration is fal...
prospect.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
the Trump admin has a sneaky plan to cut veterans' healthcare and disability benefits. great reporting from Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early: prospect.org/2025/12/08/t...
I can hear it now: but does it cause autism???? More compelling evidence that the mRNA vaccines are safe and effective. Population based study in France.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I can hear it now: but does it cause autism???? More compelling evidence that the mRNA vaccines are safe and effective. Population based study in France.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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“The irony couldn’t be starker: the… programs best equipped to study the social and ethical implications of AI were being defunded, even as the university promoted [its] use…across campus. This isn’t innovation—it’s institutional auto-cannibalism.”
Again, Refuse/Resist is the only reasonable stance
Again, Refuse/Resist is the only reasonable stance
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“The irony couldn’t be starker: the… programs best equipped to study the social and ethical implications of AI were being defunded, even as the university promoted [its] use…across campus. This isn’t innovation—it’s institutional auto-cannibalism.”
Again, Refuse/Resist is the only reasonable stance
Again, Refuse/Resist is the only reasonable stance
U2
The Cure
Billy Joel
New Order
Eagles
The Cure
Billy Joel
New Order
Eagles
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen
Patti Smith
Grateful Dead
Bruce Springsteen
Laurie Anderson
Rickie Lee Jones
Patti Smith
Grateful Dead
Bruce Springsteen
Laurie Anderson
Rickie Lee Jones
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen.
The Osmonds
Neil Diamond
Green Day
Bruce Springsteen
The Rolling Stones
The Osmonds
Neil Diamond
Green Day
Bruce Springsteen
The Rolling Stones
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
U2
The Cure
Billy Joel
New Order
Eagles
The Cure
Billy Joel
New Order
Eagles
Every American should read this and ask themselves why they are allowing this to occur.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Every American should read this and ask themselves why they are allowing this to occur.
Large population study published in JAMA last year shows not evidence supporting a link between Tylenol use and autism.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Large population study published in JAMA last year shows not evidence supporting a link between Tylenol use and autism.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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If Tylenol caused autism, we’d all be autistic. Almost every pregnant woman in America has taken Tylenol because it’s what doctors recommend during pregnancy.
September 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If Tylenol caused autism, we’d all be autistic. Almost every pregnant woman in America has taken Tylenol because it’s what doctors recommend during pregnancy.
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I was standing on a bridge looking that way when I heard the wind starting to blow down stream and in about 10 seconds time, I had to focus, meter and shoot before I was in a complete white out. One of my all time favorite images. It was 4 degrees F. Once in a lifetime shot
September 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I was standing on a bridge looking that way when I heard the wind starting to blow down stream and in about 10 seconds time, I had to focus, meter and shoot before I was in a complete white out. One of my all time favorite images. It was 4 degrees F. Once in a lifetime shot
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New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
Totally agree, it’s impossible to deal with
It's tough dealing with how needlessly insane this time period is.
None of this stuff makes any sense.
None of this stuff makes any sense.
Will be hard to explain in the future that the US government went antivax, causing a lot of avoidable suffering and death, not in response to any negative incident with vaccines, but to the biggest, fastest, most successful, most impressive vaccine rollout in history.
August 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Totally agree, it’s impossible to deal with
These people are truly sick, this is a GOP candidate for Gov of California
August 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
These people are truly sick, this is a GOP candidate for Gov of California
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What really gets me is how embarrassing this all is.
The United States is literally the most powerful nation in all of human history. And it has decided to just blow itself up.
The United States is literally the most powerful nation in all of human history. And it has decided to just blow itself up.
July 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
What really gets me is how embarrassing this all is.
The United States is literally the most powerful nation in all of human history. And it has decided to just blow itself up.
The United States is literally the most powerful nation in all of human history. And it has decided to just blow itself up.
Somebody is triggered
July 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Somebody is triggered