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“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” A. Camus
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He is now the biggest private landholder in the country:

www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/s...
Billionaire Rams owner Stan Kroenke becomes America's biggest private landowner
Kroenke represents a growing wave of ultra-wealthy entrepreneurs investing in long-held ranches and farmland.
www.cnbc.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Harvard Chan School’s Teresa Fung, Edward Giovannucci, Deirdre Tobias, and colleagues on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans advisory committee pored over nutrition research for two years to help inform the development of the new guidelines.

Read their full commentary: https://bit.ly/49nzpXC
January 13, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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Sometimes the hardest part of doing an unpleasant task is simply getting started

go.nature.com/3YwHl2H
Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why — and it can be turned off
Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.
go.nature.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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I also must say that it's a bit rich that Trump and his DOJ think it's a good idea to gin up a bullshit investigation about supposed illegalities in ... {checks notes} … renovating a federal building
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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DAN-RSV phase 4 trial: Respiratory syncytial virus causes some 470,000 hospitalizations and 33,000 deaths in industrialized countries annually. Research findings on the bivalent RSV prefusion F protein–based vaccine are summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/4qKqmWE

#MedSky #CardioSky
January 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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With everything that has happened this week, you know what didn’t happen?

The release of the Epstein files.
January 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Jan. 16, 2025: A SpaceX Starship rocket explodes over the Caribbean.

Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."

Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Good vs. Ice
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Trump extended his Palm Beach stay by an additional two days, keeping him at Mar-a-Lago through at least Tues. He landed in Florida just after midnight on Dec 20, meaning he will now spend at least 11 consecutive days at his private club rather than returning to the WH meidasnews.com/news/trump-e...
Trump Extends Mar-a-Lago Stay by Two More Days
Trump has visited his private golf club nine times during his ongoing Palm Beach trip
meidasnews.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Neurons can support cancer initiation, growth and migration and can drive therapy resistance through various mechanisms

go.nature.com/4rZrnLH
Neuronal transfer of mitochondria to tumour cells promotes cancer spread
Neurons often receive organelles called mitochondria from other cells. It emerges that neurons donate mitochondria that support cancer-cell spread.
go.nature.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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In the SONIA trial conducted in general medical wards with limited diagnostic and therapeutic resources in Kenya, glucocorticoids reduced mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Full trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/47glh02

#MedSky #PulmSky #IDSky
December 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Our investigation showed that levels of benzene, a cancer-causing gas, were 37x higher than what the facility reported in the past.

The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these…
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.

Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Apparently the Trump Administration thinks the trillions they spent on tax cuts for the wealthy wasn't enough. Now they're planning another huge tax windfall for the biggest corporations in the country.

@warren.senate.gov and I are leading the charge against this.
rollcall.com/2025/12/04/d...
Democrats tee off on possible Treasury corporate tax move - Roll Call
A group of Democrats is leading opposition to a potential regulatory carve-out from a new minimum tax on corporate profits.
rollcall.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Long thought of as support cells, astrocytes are emerging as key players in health and disease

go.nature.com/4pJn859
The ‘silent’ brain cells that shape our behaviour, memory and health
Astrocytes make up one-quarter of the brain, but researchers are only now realizing their true value.
go.nature.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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If Larry Summers is - rightly - disgraced following the latest Epstein revelations, there's another man who's been talked about less and who deserves disgrace at least as much.

@monacharen.bsky.social on Bannon and Epstein: lnk.thebulwark.com/48p9ywR
Steve Bannon Was Epstein’s Comeback Consultant. Where’s the Uproar?
The MAGA architect is escaping opprobrium for his chummy relationship with the notorious pedophile.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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This is why banks were invented, fyi.
Speaking of Sam Altman. . .

His ex-boyfriend (I know, right?) was just robbed of $11MM in crypto
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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“There were some cells in there that were very messed up”

In a technological tour-de-force, researchers have sequenced the whole genomes of more than 100 individual cells from one 74-year-old man
go.nature.com/4rvXH8Y
We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person
Nature - Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.
go.nature.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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🧬 CAR T treatments improve overall survival for patients with large B-cell lymphoma and progression-free survival for patients with multiple myeloma.

Save this Review for your bibliography:
ja.ma/49HHc34
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results

go.nature.com/4pdvHWa
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Nature - Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
go.nature.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM