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Christine Milbank
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UT by way of CT, NY, PA and MA
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Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.
Screenshot of a NewsWire post on X displaying a headline stating that U.S. vaccination rates are declining and that no county in Idaho, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, or Wisconsin has reached kindergarten herd immunity. The headline cites The Washington Post and appears on a plain background without an accompanying photo.
January 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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this seems pretty massive — @nytimes.com @theguardian.com @wsj.com @lemonde.fr @washingtonpost.com @cnn.com @msnownews.bsky.social —
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Rock and dust samples brought back from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu contain organic matter, including amino acids and all five DNA and RNA nucleobases, according to two papers published in Nature Astronomy and Nature in January.
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This figure illustrates molecules and minerals discovered in samples of near-Earth asteroid Bennu, which were delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023. The upper left panel depicts precursor molecules like ammonia and formaldehyde, while the upper right depicts salts and clays. These early ingredients mixed with water inside the parent body to undergo chemical reactions and synthesize organic molecules, shown at bottom. The lower right panel depicts nucleobases, the genetic components of DNA and RNA, while the lower left depicts amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. The Bennu samples contain all five of the nucleobases that are found in DNA and RNA, and 14 of the 20 amino acids that life uses to build proteins. Credit: NASA
January 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...

Glyphosate kills
A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup
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January 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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poo-tin commits war crimes not only against Ukraine and Ukrainians, he also commits war crimes against his own troops.

Time to free Russia from that POS war criminal.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers (Gift Article)
Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.
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January 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
December 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.

A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
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Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Almost every Tuesday in America, there's an election. Tonight, another win for 'we the people' & forging solutions for us.
We need to fight for every seat, every election. Help us do that. Join fieldTeam6.org @fieldteam6.org
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#usDemocracy
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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BREAKING: Court releases redacted transcript from sealed motion hearing in Tyler Robinson murder case.
Court releases transcript from sealed motion hearing in Tyler Robinson murder case
The transcript from accused assassin Tyler Robinson's closed-door hearing was released to the public.During a virtual hearing on Dec. 29, Judge Tony F. Graf, Jr
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December 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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A pelvic fracture, for example, was uncommon on a pedal bicycle — only about 6 percent of conventional cycling injuries. For e-bike crashes, though, it was 25 percent. The most alarming difference was the fatality rate. “On a pedal bike, the chance of dying from an injury is about three-tenths of 1 percent,” Alfrey says. On an e-bike, the data indicated, it was 11 percent.
December 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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“Utah would be better off if this particular petition drive fizzled and our elected officials were told, again, to follow the law, and the will of the people, and keep Proposition 4 in place once and for all,” writes The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board.
Tribune editorial: Utah lawmakers take a hypocritical turn in their drive to undermine Better Boundaries initiative
“Utah would be better off if this particular petition drive fizzled and our elected officials were told, again, to follow the law, and the will of the people, and keep Proposition 4 in place once and for all,” writes The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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2025 was 'insane' year for Utah wildfires. Will it continue in 2026?
Wildfires burned more land in Utah this year than in the past three years combined, resulting in greater structural loss, as well. Experts are tracking weather that could indicate next year's risks.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Brown University police chief put on leave — 5 years after facing scrutiny in Utah
Brown University Chief of Police Rodney Chatman has been put on administrative leave following the shooting at the Ivy League institution on Dec. 13.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Fierce Woman #mural by #artist Micaela Levesque in Hartford, CT.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; First Lady Michelle Obama & CT. Governor Ella Grasso; the first U.S. elected female governor.

#feminists #trailblazers #StreetArt
December 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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This message hits hard.
Graphic with a blue background and large white text reading “DEAR AMERICAN FRIENDS.” Below is a screenshot of a post explaining that Canada does not have CBS, that a “60 Minutes” episode aired normally in Canada, and stating that Canadian networks are not subject to U.S. government interference. The post ends with “We’re not under a dictatorship. You are.”
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.
Screenshot of a tweet by James Tate reading, “An educated populace is a threat to power.” The tweet includes a quoted graphic stating that ICE is offering a $45,000 signing bonus and $100,000 starting salary, compared to a teacher earning $55,000 in their eighth year with a master’s degree, arguing that education has been intentionally defunded.
December 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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ICYMI, the Utah Senate President has an idea he thinks could help states along the Colorado River. California says let’s talk: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Court blocks Trump homelessness plan, creates uncertainty for Utah 'central campus' funding
President Donald Trump's overhaul of federal homeless services faced a setback on Friday that could jeopardize Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's top priority for 2026: funding Utah's massive central homelessnes...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Utah becomes a test case for Trump's immigration strategy as street arrests skyrocket
Street arrests conducted by federal immigration authorities spiked in Utah during the month of September to five times the level of President Donald Trump's first six months in office.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Utah's longest-serving female legislator to step down after 26 years
Utah's longest-serving female lawmaker announced Monday that she will not seek reelection next year and will conclude her service after 26 years in the Utah Legislature.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Fantastic sunrise this morning.
But the temperature is over 60F.
December 22, 2025.

#sunrise #Utah
Sun-touched clouds over a dark mountain ridge line and neighborhood roofline.
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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The Tribune sent more than a dozen detailed questions to ICE and received no answers to those or a later inquiry. The agency had multiple days to respond but didn’t do so.
How many Utahns have been arrested by ICE under Trump’s second term? Here’s the data.
Cold holding cells, “food for dogs” and an uncertain future: These Utahns say a Trump-ordered immigration crackdown has wrecked their lives.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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We’d like to share a remembrance for Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, who has passed away. Her life and work helped preserve history, expand whose stories are told, and inspire generations to come.
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Gildardo Escobar arrived in the U.S. with his father when he was 16 and makes a living cooking at Denny’s.
He has six traffic infractions, nothing else.
But Escobar’s life with his kids and his partner was upended on Aug. 4. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/12/19/ice-arrests-utah-detentions 
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December 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM