HERO'S WELCOME: Jack Hughes returns home to a roaring New Jersey stadium after scoring the overtime winner that delivered the first Olympic gold for U.S. men’s hockey in 46 years:
"I’m so proud and I’m so happy that the men’s and women’s USA hockey teams brought gold medals back to the United States of America."
“I wasn’t expecting that. very special. He’s a class act. Cares about his teammates, cares about his country. His team.”
Tage Thompson on Jack Hughes pulling him in to share the standing ovation 👏
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Have to give the Devils and their fans credit (which is tough as a lifelong Rangers fan)… the pregame ceremony was AWESOME! I got chills and goosebumps as the crowd serenaded Jack Hughes and Tage Thompson with cheers and USA chants.
Jack Hughes gets a warm welcome home from Devils fans, and he brings out USA teammate Tage Thompson from the Sabres bench for the ovation 👏🇺🇸
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I was hard on Casey Means last year when I analyzed her (in some ways questionable) biodata company. But here in this clip in her hearing for Surgeon General, she did an incredibly brave, honest and pro-women’s-health thing. She told the truth about the overuse of hormonal birth control, with its potential very dangerous side effects, including blood clots and strokes. Take note please of these facts @MartyMakary and also my good friend @DrDrew. And Brava to @CaseyMeansMD. @HHSGov
.@Surgeon_General nominee Dr. Casey Means: “One of the key root cause modifiable factors of chronic disease is nutrition…Starting with the Dietary Guidelines for America…This is the first time we’ve had a full-throated denunciation of ultra-processed food. I think this is historic.”
Surgeon General nominee Casey Means says she will be a proponent of informed consent for vaccines.
“I think it’s very important as a physician to rebuild trust in public health.”
“And to make sure that patients are encouraged to have informed consent with their doctor before getting any medication.”
“I do not want to not encourage patients to have a conversation with their doctor.”
“Informed consent is going to be part of building trust in public health.”
@CaseyMeansMD
Surgeon General nominee Casey Means: “Mental and physical health are unraveling from shared root causes that we can fix.”
“Preventable heart disease, our number one killer in men and women, is emblematic of a nation with a broken heart.”
“Diabetes, representing cellular energy collapse, is draining our human potential.”
“Dementia, depression, and neurodevelopmental decline reflects a society losing its mind.”
“Our bodies are telling us this current path is totally unsustainable.”
“There is another way, a path that unites rigorous science with reverence for our miraculous bodies and planet and brings Americans and our medical institutions together around actual healing and prevention.”
“This path is also economically sound with the potential to save trillions of dollars annually.”
“I feel profound awe at the privilege we have as adults to create a better world for future generations.”
“As Surgeon General, I would call on every American and the public health service to join in a great national healing, one that halts preventable chronic disease, makes healthy living the easiest choice, honors the body’s connection to the environment, and puts America back on the road towards wholeness and health.”
Don’t let social media convince you everyone’s awful and against you.
Most people are more like these guys.
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Meeting the cultural moment is exactly what these young men did, Mary.
Joyful, patriotic, proud, gracious, cheered like crazy for the gold medal winning women’s team they train with, & supported a widow and her children.
They are precisely what we needed in this moment. 🇺🇸
‘They [medical organizations] have tried to have it both ways: They’ve presented themselves as representing “the science” while sometimes violating science’s traditional norms of transparency and open debate.’
“Should we trust the science? Sure, in theory — but only when the science in question has earned our trust through transparency and rigor.”
Sounds like Covid huh?
[PS now do all so called “gender care.”]
My thoughts on Trumps comments about USA Women's Hockey Team:
1) If you're mad about this but don't believe women should have a category free of men, you're just an unserious person.
2) not going to lie, I face-palmed when I heard it. I knew exactly how it would be spun. I know his humor, but this one missed the mark IMO.
3) Trump is the reason true women's hockey exists. USA women's hockey has just recently voted to ban men from women's hockey (hasn't instituted it yet). Wouldn't have happened without Trump's EO. There are teams with as many as four men on one USA hockey women's team (Minnesota). How can people claim he doesn't care about women's hockey when his EO is the reason true women's hockey will exist at all?
4) it's unfair to disparage the men's team over taking the phone call, going to SOTU, being proud to be an American, etc. They've been incredibly supportive and congratulatory of the women's team. Jack Hughes said Megan Keller's golden goal in the women's game was his inspiration to do the same. Stop trying to pit them against each other.
5) I wish the women would attend Trump's SOTU address. They were invited just as the men were. I think their attendance would've inspired young girls across the country and been significant for the sport of women's hockey. I hope it really was just a scheduling issue they couldn't be there.
6) in general, there's a group of people so anti-America that they genuinely hate patriotism. They don't want unity. They'll use an inspiring sports story to tear down the man in the Oval Office. Y'all are weird. My heart swells with pride for both the men's and women's team.
6) there is still a ton of work needing to be done to protect women's sports and the threats they face (abusive coaches, NIL, adequate funding & resources, etc). I'll continue to use my contacts and platform to advocate for these things and encourage others to do the same.
Incredible fan view from the stands when the U.S. beat Canada in Olympics. #hockey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRWjRwHsn-Q
Is anyone else just obsessed with that backcheck by Hughes to prevent an OT goal, then the forecheck by #8 and #86 ferociously winning the puck and setting up the golden goal? That winning goal would never have been possible without #8 Werenski and I think he needs more attention :)
The US hockey team rolled into E11ven night club in Miami and led the club in singing the national anthem. This is phenomenal:
In COVID times, a cardiologist was forced off a peer reviewed paper on the topic of vaccine myocarditis, but yes tell me more about how much you care about misinformation.
I’ve signed 100% of compassionate use requests that have come to my desk.
Can Clalit undertake an investigation? Can our FDA collaborate to get more data from them?
Anybody who is mad about this video has a dump in their pants. Talking to the President after winning Gold is as American as Apple Pie. Hockey twitter stays the softest group of crybabies who ever existed.
I’ve watched this so many times…the twirls are cool but also just look at her hand movements. So delicate. So calm. Flawless!
She really earned this one. 🇺🇸
The team wanted to share their victory with the children of their teammate who was killed by a drunk driver.
One of the best moments in sports history.
This is America 🇺🇸🙏🏼
When I was a kid, this photo would be on the cover of Time, the Wheaties box, next years Trapper Keeper, lunchboxes, and the bedroom wall of teenagers all over America.
Amazing to see USA win Olympic gold again as underdogs after 46 years!
I remember the last one well — I saved my birthday and Christmas gift money and allowance for several years and bought myself a 12” BW tv for my room when 9 years old in January 1980, costing $70, and the Miracle on Ice was one of the first things I watched!
Thank you for sharing this. So many good men out there. Give him a hug for all of us.
I didn’t know this about the Hughes brothers. I admire them even more now.
He lost two teeth during the game, there was blood on the ice, and he kept fighting. And scored the gold medal winning goal for Team USA.
This is why we love sports.
What a champion. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
This letter to @SecKennedy from these politicians is absurd.
It claims I have a "history of anti-vaccine ideology" - but with no support for this claim.
I'm not anti-vaccine. My positions are clear - & they're things we all agree on:
-Pregnant women deserve accurate counseling about vaccines.
-Vaccines carry risks & benefits.
-Pregnant women should be counseled properly & supported in their vaccine decisions.
These are uncontroversial, common-sense positions supported by the overwhelming majority of the public & I'm honored to be serving on ACIP.
Thanks to this wonderful team of scientists for continuing to look at the data on this using a nuanced approach.
"I thank the Lord the most for everything... God is good."
- Team USA Women’s Hockey Player Joy Dunne After Winning Gold
Dunne also talks about taking pride in being American & representing the red, white, & blue 👏
Couldn't agree more. Yesterday was the start of Lent. Hallow and Ascension have great tools for daily reflection if you would like something on your phone to bookend your day. It's a great way to use that "devilbox" for some good! :)
This article is misleading. NIAID is refocusing on its core mission, advancing rigorous research in allergies and infectious diseases, and moving away from the out of scope, pandemic-era policies that fell short. The January 16 announcement clearly outlines this direction and is linked here. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12820581/
“The Moderna drama didn’t start with the new FDA. It started the moment Peter Marks left in March 2025. Suddenly the permissive guardrails were gone, and the gamble they took under the old regime was laid bare.”
Cc @matthewherper - thoughts ?
R to @KrugAlli: Thanks to the author team:
Paul Bourdon, PhD - mathematician
Ram Duriseti, MD, PhD - computational modeler and clinician
Christian Gromoll, PhD - mathematician
Dyana Dalton, PhD - immunologist
Kevin Bardosh, PhD - bioethicist
Alli Krug, MPH - epidemiologist
Read the full paper for details on methods, supplements, & why this matters for future pandemics. Feedback welcome!
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