‘In a previous piece, The Duty to Warn, I argued that by remaining silent, physicians risked far greater harm to potential victims of a nuclear attack than by assessing one president’s mental condition based on the public record. In last week’s piece I combed the historical record over the prior forty years of the President’s life for possible clues of his psychiatric instability which could lead to a catastrophic failure over his command and control of nuclear weapons. This week there is more evidence.
An AI image he posted this week underscored Donald Trump’s intoxication with nuclear weapons. The image seemingly touted the Space Force on Truth Social features Trump with his face with a vengeful grimace, his fingers hovering over a glowing button, with explosions already occurring around him. In the posting Trump has become Shiva, the destroyer of worlds, without the capacity for remorse of an Oppenheimer.
This post from a United States president is not normal. This is a man-child playing a game called “I Can Start a Nuclear War Any Time I Want To.” This is also the ultimate call for physicians to warn.
The fifteen signs and symptoms of Trump’s mental instability I had previously published on Substack are…’ (Henry Abraham via Substack)
‘When scientists first discovered the insulin secretion effects of gut hormone GLP-1 in the 1980s, it seemed like the automatic gateway toward a landmark diabetes treatment. GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1, slows digestion, signals the pancreas to release insulin, and even makes you feel full after a meal. If that peptide could be turned into a medication, experts theorized, GLP-1 could revolutionize pharmaceuticals..
But there was one major problem stumping researchers: GLP-1 lasted mere minutes in the body. Bodily hormones quickly break down both naturally produced and synthetic GLP-1, and that left drug developers unable to determine if a consistent dose of the peptide could effectively regulate insulin. It seemed, at the time, that GLP-1 was the miracle hormone that vanished too fast in the body to even be useful as a medication.
What GLP-1 lacked, however, is what another peptide had.
Enter exendin-4, composed of 39 amino acids and a close match to the sequence of GLP-1. As told in this Popular Mechanics feature, researcher Jean-Pierre Raufman and endocrinologist John Eng discovered exendin-4 in the 1990s in the most unlikely of places: the venom of the thick-skinned Gila monster. Turns out, the venom proved useful as a blood sugar and appetite regulator. Raufman’s years of studying animal toxins led to the uncovering of exendin-4 and eventual production of type 2 diabetes drug Byetta—and it’s a breakthrough that kick-started the entire GLP-1 drug industry.’ (Ashley Tysiac via Popular Mechanics)
‘Donald Trump’s reputation and political career were built on his dealmaking prowess, yet the president keeps demonstrating that he is a terrible negotiator…’ (David A. Graham via The Atlantic)
‘Researchers who have tested Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 say their hacking capabilities are a “game-changer.”…’ (Maggie Miller via POLITICO
‘The tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died Monday… Rollins… had been largely housebound over the past couple of years because of various physical problems.
From his early days as a teen phenom to his more measured solo work and experimentation with free jazz, Rollins was revered for his improvisational skill. He was one of the last living greats of the bebop era and — along with John Coltrane and Charlie Parker — one of the most influential saxophonists of his time.…’ (The Associated Press via WCVB)
