Today was a very, very odd day
I testified before @senatehomeland
They held a hearing on hydroxychloroquine.
Yup, HCQ
In the middle of the worst surge of pandemic
HCQ
It was clear how our information architecture shapes questions of science and medicine of COVID
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The hearing was a testament to how politicized science has become I shared evidence of studies that have failed to find benefit of HCQ 3 other witnesses shared personal experiences And suggested my testimony was reckless because it would deny people access to lifesaving HCQ
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There was an attempt to make it personal I passed I’m not big on personalizing disagreement I am more comfortable talking data, evidence, science Their engagement with data was sparse And they were horrified that I disagreed
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Most shocking?
@RonJohnsonWI, other witnesses essentially argued there is coordinated effort by America's doctors to deny patients HCQ Why would we do this? Because we’re in bed with Pharma A version of the anti-Doctor rhetoric from@realdonaldtrump, his "expert"@scottwatlasShow this thread -
On a personal note, it was disheartening to be personally attacked during the hearing By the witnesses,
@RonJohnsonWI And on@Twitter during and after But you may be wondering What is going on? Why hold a hearing on HCQ in the middle of the worst surge of the pandemic?Show this thread -
Why talk Hydroxy when so many Americans are dying? Because it was meant to push a narrative That masks and distancing don’t matter If you get infected – no big deal – take some HCQ Its stunning
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I'm left pondering a quote from
@barackobama An idea any American, liberal or conservative, would understand "If we do not have the capacity to distinguish what’s true from what’s false... the marketplace of ideas doesn’t work. And by definition our democracy doesn’t work" FinShow this thread
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The cure for cancer had been blocked too?
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There is no “Cure for Cancer”.
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In 1933, at a Congressional hearing on a new Food and Drug Law, a man testified against the law because the patent medicine "Eksip", which cured his diabetes, wouldn't be approved. He died the next day. Of diabetes.
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