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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD
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Prof & Lab Head in NYC. 100% research: cell division, genome integrity, cancer.

Curious to a fault. Also πολύτροπος. Talking here for me alone. I listen to the finest worksong. Like/repost = bookmark/news, not agreement/endorsement.
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Sometimes you have to say it out loud to appreciate how dire t all is:

The president just openly declared his plans to steal the midterm elections — in an interview with the former number two person at the FBI.
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
desecration and destruction of our shared national heritage are crimes that no American ought to abide
February 3, 2026 at 3:14 AM
these are the stakes in November and beyond
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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Current U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, btw.
Of all the things in the history of the world that definitely did not happen - this is the pinnacle.
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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‪Latest: I’m now hearing they’re being held in a detention site in Mississippi. No word back on when they might be deported. ‬
Good morning. We're monitoring the journey of those 50+ Cuban men who thought they were being deported, then found themselves stranded at Guantanamo Bay. It looks like they were transferred back to Louisiana early today. Will they be consolidated into a belated January repatriation flight?
The Journey of a Group of Cuban Deportees Stuck at Guantánamo
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“A lot of Americans are tired of being pitted against their neighbors and hunger to be brought together for a common purpose; they want common-sense solutions and to preserve our most cherished public institutions,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
Opinion | How a Conservative Texas District Rejected the Politics of Division
Many Americans are growing both exhausted and frightened by Trump’s scorched-earth, hyperpartisan, fire-ready-aim approach to the presidency.
nyti.ms
February 3, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.

Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.

But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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February 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
we went from "the soft bigotry of low expectations" to the hard stuff
“White kids are just the right amount of lazy” is some fascinating racism.

Reminds me of the argument from the right that hard-working immigrants who bust their asses in food service, landscaping, etc. rob red-blooded American teens of the right to half-ass it at your first job.
I'm not saying anything new here but the rapid normalization of open extreme racism, thuggery, & general idiocy on the American right is really astonishing! This has been the case for a while now but has become notably worse in the last year, w/ these people increasingly just sounding like
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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U.S. Failed to Alert Judge to Press Law in Application to Search Reporter’s Home

The Justice Dept. did not address a 1980 law that generally bars warrants for reporting material when it sought to seize a Washington Post reporter’s devices, an unsealed filing shows.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
U.S. Failed to Alert Judge to Press Law in Application to Search Reporter’s Home
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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At the conclusion of her introduction Judge Reyes emphasizes what's really at stake here:

"Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight."
February 3, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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FWIW the majority of players liked it, and one gave this quote:
February 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
While in college, I knew a resident tutor from Haiti. He was an HST pathway med student at Harvard. Kind, gentle, wise. I ran into him again at Hopkins, where he was on the faculty as an ear, nose, and throat surgeon. He patiently tutored us during a surgery (removal of an acoustic neuroma).
Judge Reyes begins by explaining who the plaintiffs are: not "killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies" as Kristi Noem suggested.

They are a neuroscientist, a software engineer, a laboratory assistant, a registered nurse, and an economics major. All were facing deportation.
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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you come at the king, you better not miss.
February 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Trump DOJ sued DC like a month ago for having laws against semi automatic weapons
Pirro: "You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law abiding law owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this District, count on going to jail. And that makes all the difference"
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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They're cooked.
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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"Dr. Norton told NPR in October, “[the admin and president] is asking us to do things that are illegal and harmful to the American public.”

@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been an inspiration to many scientists and citizens.
I can't count the number of colleagues who have praised her to me.
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower Protection
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Emphasizing that ICE had the funding and ability to do this all along.
Breaking:

WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Noem says every DHS officer deployed to Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera.
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
principles matter
resistance works
fight to the last hour
The Trump administration is no longer trying to get cash from Harvard as it seeks a settlement. At this point, the White House seems happy to get a signature on anything they can call a compact.
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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SCOOP: An outspoken critic of Trump who organized the "Bethesda Declaration" is seeking whistleblower protection. NIH program director @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social says the administration retaliated against her by putting her on paid leave. She wants her job back.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower Protection
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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It’s like Watergate but far far worse. And far far far far stupider.

Like this leaked two days later. Two freaking days.

I guess the very very very small consolation to the End of the Republic is going to be watching Johnson, Graham et al make excuses for this with a straight face.
February 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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A judge just said the Trump Admin must allow oversight visits by lawmakers to ICE detention facilities.

Billions of dollars are being used to carry out a violent & lawless immigration agenda. Americans deserve transparency and accountability.

Following the law is not optional.
February 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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If you want to know why John Thune agreed to split the Homeland Security bill, this explains a lot. Republicans are bleeding with rural whites on ICE.
Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll.

And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.

This is digging deep into Trump's base.

We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Trump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
As Trump grows more delusional about how hated his ICE raids have become, a longtime pro-immigrant organizer explains why this may be a watershed moment in terms of public opinion on the issue.
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM